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1979 Speed and depth readout Captainron1 at 8:12am 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/904 Hello My 1979 O'Day 30ft is missing the speed and depth readout. I guess the previous owner removed
Engine Alignment Ron Roman at 8:08am 04.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1023 My engine needs to be realigned. As of right now my yard is going to do it. There saying it should
2 Battery connections Captainron1 at 8:04am 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/886 Hello, My 1979 O'Day 30ft Has only one battery at present but is set up for two, what it the correct
Boom position mac 25 Terry Potvin at 7:46am 04.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1758 With the pop top up my boom rubs on it under light sail. Anyone have photo's and dimensions of boom
Propeller specs for Pearson 27 rjones at 7:31am 04.14.12 Pearson 3/3128 Just purchased a 1988 Pearson 27. The original 2 blade prop was replaced with a 3 bladed prop not
Identifying a finish and repairing CuriousChris at 7:31am 04.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1113 Im new to hull maintenance. I have a very small area of rust on my keel and would prefer to patch ra
Loose bow eye where winch connects Ward H at 7:27am 04.14.12 Trailer Sailors 14/7201 My Newport 17 has only been off the trailer once, for a trial sale, since I bought it. Now I am gett
Replacing a porthole SHADS at 6:53am 04.14.12 Smaller Boats 3/1055 I need to replace a porthole. Has anyone replaced one? Is it hard?
SPOT On Roger Long at 4:36am 04.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1986 I keep forgetting to turn on the SPOT in my current bumbling around cruising mode. I'm also finding
Y25 lower shrouds angled chainplates dee.yeah at 3:46am 04.14.12 Yamaha 1/1278 The original ones show some tiny cracks, possibly due to extensive racing by the previous owners. B
Engine compartment thermal pads Endurance2010 at 12:13am 04.14.12 Big Boats 4/1418 Does anyone know where to buy the thermal insulation pad which lines the engine compartment in the H
Ultimate Head (2) Sail123 at 9:25pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1370 Have a sailboat that is 32 feet long with an aft cabin and a center cockpit. Currently the factory p
Rocna, yes or no? Florida sail at 7:07pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 57/13304 Does anyone know if the inferior steel problem with the Rocna anchor has been remedied? I notice th
What have you paid for a 3 sided enclosure RWSlater at 5:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1013 Hi everyone I recently purchased a really nice Hunter 42 CC and it came with a Bimini. I want an
Marathon Harbor (5) seadaddler at 5:32pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2533 Well we pickedup a mooring in Booth Key Harbor today and went ashore for a party with about 20+ boa
need a charger and monitor Bob 04 H260 at 5:08pm 04.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4865 We just bought a H356 that needed batteries. We picked up 4, 105, AGM's at Sam's, but now our old 30
First impressions - Seahawk Silver Bullit bottom paint (1) Juice6576 at 4:52pm 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1570 A lot of firsts today. Cut off the shrink wrap. Pain in the >>>>. Glad I won't be doing that again.
Outboard Control conversion Terry R at 4:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4025 We have a 23.5 Hunter with a Honda BF8A outboard mounted in the Motor well ... at issue is this boat
Hunter 19 purchase ladreyes at 3:51pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 1/1051 Considering purchasing a Hunter 19 for sale in Michigan. Intend on keeping it on an inland lake but
Water Tank Location on Oday 22 sailguy40 at 3:25pm 04.13.12 Day Sailers 5/2608 I have a 1980 Oday 22. I have a 3 gallon water tank on the starboard side in the cockpit storage loc

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Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? George Braun at 8:25am 12.04.22 Hunter 36 here also, 2008. New-to-us, so plenty to learn and figure out. No gas spring, but the van
Helm Seat (1) Sailgunner at 8:17am 12.04.22 Love the helm seat I installed. Easily removed.
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:00am 12.04.22 No lifejacket MOB and being unable to recover. Yep. I think you just trumped everything else.
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement Kings Gambit at 7:23am 12.04.22 I understand that other reputable manufacturers sell for far less and are of equal or superior in qu
Large opening on the stern ?? Joe at 7:14am 12.04.22 Looks like he was mounting the outboard there. You can see the mounting plate outline at the bottom
Replace Lifelines Joe at 6:52am 12.04.22 West Marine often has a DIY swaging setup in their stores Most do, I agree. But, you'll need to b
Helm Seat Terry Cox at 6:45am 12.04.22 Gave a thought to mounting one of these by the helm, but it seemed a bit too small. Bigger is better
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants sailcapt340 at 6:35am 12.04.22 Must be dinghy flooring season. Personally, I can be accused of trying to save a dinghy floor for 3
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations Gene Neill at 6:26am 12.04.22 let the comments begin! Sounds legit enough to me! I just wipe a little waterproof grease on t
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location hbzeih at 5:53am 12.04.22 LOL yes that's exactly what I did and found it. For those who wish to know, for this particular one,
Clever Boat Names smokey73 at 5:48am 12.04.22 Most are fun, but do they make sense over the radio? Will they confuse the marina or the USCG? Real
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location jssailem at 5:41am 12.04.22 Welcome @hbzeih to the SBO forum. New boats are a bit of a mystery to new owners. You need to be a b
Clever Boat Names jssailem at 5:33am 12.04.22 just for the Halibut!" :facepalm: Groan
Engine leaking diesel jssailem at 5:32am 12.04.22 Check the fuel hose connections. A clamp that has come loose or a fuel line that is cracked or faili
Cirved Companion Lens on 85' FIRST 305 Replacement CYQK at 5:13am 12.04.22 There is a guy in annapolis that curved my replacement. Cant remember the name but a search will fin
Helm Seat (1) RoyS at 5:02am 12.04.22 211335
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Mifeo at 4:04am 12.04.22 No lifejacket MOB and being unable to recover.
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? All U Get at 2:50am 12.04.22 Waiting for repairs that I no longer had the ability to do.
ODay 40 Windlass Setup (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:13am 12.04.22 See if you can use anything from this when I installed a Lewmar windlass on my H-310. It all depend
Can anyone identify this pump? Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 12.03.22 If your pump is anything like mine, the packing gland consists of an "O" ring. Finding an "O" ring

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