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1978 27 O'Day manual SamanthaBritt at 6:25am 04.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1246 I am looking for the owners manual to a 1978 27 ft O'day. Any helpful websites or stores where I can
Finding hull ID number Grem at 4:57am 04.10.12 Lancer 2/1689 We have looked everywhere we can think of and cannot find our hull ID number. Where can we look?
Anchor Alarm! (1) Roger Long at 4:06am 04.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3106 I was woken from a sound sleep by the insistent beeping of the anchor alarm and sprang to my feet.
Keeping Genoa sheets out of the prop when furling!! Joel H. at 3:44am 04.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/3648 So I went out in a bit of a blow yesterday....Solo! I thought I was being smart by only flying a de
Window rebedding psherwin at 10:46pm 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1733 Just noticed a corner of a window on '93 33.5 loose. Is it time to rebed those windows? If so, wha
ok so i did it.... SVPardonMyFrench at 8:55pm 04.09.12 Big Boats 15/3105 Hi All - So i just purchased at 93 40.5 upgrading from my 93 36 catalina. Very happy so far.. but
Window install on curved cabin Lost Parent at 7:04pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1866 I just recieved my new windows from Cruising Concepts yesterday and was wondering how other people h
Yet another kerosene stove post.... HelloOutThere at 6:23pm 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/932 Still liking my Kenyon 550K stove after (gulp) 29 years.... cleaning needles are getting tougher to
Have S2 9.2s crossed oceans? jerlhoir at 6:12pm 04.09.12 S2 7/21660 Can S2 9.2s go anywhere? Has anyone here used one for passagemaking? I am in the market for a us
O'Day 23 Antenna position on the mast. heymagic at 5:23pm 04.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1750 I am in the middle of rewiring the mast. The anchor light is mounted on top of the mast. The antenna
Replacing mainsheet cleat Dave2424 at 5:20pm 04.09.12 Big Boats 22/7821 Hey All I have a 1991 Catalina 34 tall rig. It has the factory clam cleat for the mainsheet. I un
Beached in Virginia (3) Webone at 4:36pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 34/8774 Was camping last weekend at Virginia Beach when at about 3:00 am the wind whipped up and rain to bea
Lancer 28 Value Fairwind at 4:21pm 04.09.12 Lancer 0/1475 We have a 1978 L-28 with an 8hp 4 stroke Mercury on a decent trailer located (at the moment) in San
painting hull javelin at 3:59pm 04.09.12 Catalina 30 5/2377 I have painted smaller boats, 22' and 26' with great success and last year I painted the hull on m
Swing keel bolts (1) zephyritmo at 3:16pm 04.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3372 I recently bought a 1983 M-25 and am trying to figure out where the pin or bolt is that is supposed
Is This Safe? (1) GorillaToast at 2:38pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 45/5825 I know that small camp-style propane tanks should not be stored in the cabin or a lazarette, and I'v
Magma grill regulator Jan11 at 2:24pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/12328 I have a Magma kettle grill 10-007 original size combination type that calls for a 10-263 low heat r
Fiberglass Hull Restoration andersailing at 2:24pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2147 Hi Everyone, I have two questions for you all. 1) I am planning to try to clean up the stained
radar mount minnella at 2:22pm 04.09.12 Big Boats 1/1081 I am about to install Simrad 3g radar on my 376. Having surveyed the transome there are a couple iss
Si wheel pilot gearbox Brahmany at 2:09pm 04.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/823 Hi all, My S1 wheel pilot drive gearbox has failed. (plastic gears) This is the second time in 3 ye

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430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 12:28pm 10.27.22 It looks similar to the Harken MKIV but not going to guess. Owner needs to verify. If a Harkin you
Outboard for Sirius 21? jssailem at 12:24pm 10.27.22 On my 15ft Montgomery (750 displacement) I used a 2HP Mariner Long shaft 2 cycle. Drove the boat in
430 1995 Roller Furling JamesG161 at 12:22pm 10.27.22 My 1998 H430 used Profurl. Jim... PS: That may be Harken
430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 12:14pm 10.27.22 What furler are you using? Are you talking about the turnbuckle? The threaded stud and toggle to at
Refilling CNG Tank jssailem at 12:05pm 10.27.22 You Go Terry. :biggrin:
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? jssailem at 12:04pm 10.27.22 Was that an option on Catalina 25s? Not definitive, but I strongly doubt it was a Manufacturers op
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:03pm 10.27.22 So, tomorrow I plan to pick up my two re-certified CNG tanks from Fire King in Seattle, then drive t
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 16's would be way overkill. I have 7's on my V25, and i hardly ever need to crank them with the ha
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 Lead halyards and sheets through turning blocks, deck organizers then through clutches then to self
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 10.27.22 The other suggestion was to remove the valve cover and push a quarter in between the tops of the va
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 11:35am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:26am 10.27.22 For an in-mast continuous line you want a spliced low stretch line without lumps. For halyards and c
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 11:20am 10.27.22 if you have in mast roller furling, you will know that a knot will jam the furler. A tapered eye w
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:11am 10.27.22 Not all 3/8" Dacron (proprietary polyester) rope is the same. For control line Samson XLS3 or New En
ODay 34 refrigeratiom AndreNJ11 at 10:59am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? BigEasy at 10:55am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
40 ft O Day winterizing water system AndreNJ11 at 10:50am 10.27.22 Don't forget: Shower sump pan to overboard drain through the pump (a pint or two should do). Shower
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long dlochner at 10:43am 10.27.22 Interesting. So the water goes past the rings into the crankcase? I'll have to check that out. The
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and

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