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O'Day 30ft 1979 Manual Captainron1 at 5:45pm 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2890 Hello, I am looking for the manual (s) that would have come with the O'Day 1979 30ft. My boat has 5
New batteries Blitz at 5:04pm 03.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3003 I was recently instructed by my supplier to two new house batteries (US Battery group 31) that I sho
Off 'center' spreader (2) Team118 at 5:00pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 5/1343 I just noticed this on the way home tonight. The port spreader seems to be a bit 'downward' as com
Balancing my 30 MK 1 C&C tanders at 4:48pm 03.18.12 C&C 2/2247 With my 30 C'C MK I seem to have to reef down at least one in the main ' some in the jib when winds
Dingy on Davits DougMc at 4:44pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 2/1436 I currently keep a 10'6" inflatable on davits on my H 36. I sail on lake Erie with the top of the di
Yamaha 25 Yanmar YSB8 Exhaust Issue gobluemich290 at 4:39pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 7/3470 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and when replacing it, noticed ano
H33.5 Water fill leak WestCoastMike at 4:37pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/922 Hi all, I have a leak on the fill line to my fresh water tank. Has anyone pulled apart the wood
Yanmar YSB 8 Exhaust HELP NEEDED! gobluemich290 at 4:33pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 0/1 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and then replacing it, noticed an
H22 Rain Leak Viesail at 4:32pm 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 16/3640 Water filling up in bilge after rain. Sat in cabin and watched for leaks during storm, nothing visib
question rudder post jhenderson at 4:27pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/980 How do you take the play out of the rudder post I have a Beneteau 400 Oceanis... Do you know where
Prop shaft coupling philliz at 4:21pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 2/2203 Hi I am in the process of replacing my cutlass bearing. I have taken the prop shaft coupling apar
Centerboard Cable Help dsciba at 4:20pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1841 Hi, I have a 1974 Essex 26 and my centerboard cable broke. The boat is out of the water now, and I
Commissioning Hunter 39 canuck at 3:47pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1541 Any thoughts on the size of fenders that should be used on this 18,000 lb displacement boat? In th
Mobile Marinas JohnnyMac at 3:04pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1452 Does anyone have any insight into marinas around Mobile? The likely candidates I found on the Intern
84 Hunter 34 Refit - First group of pics... (14) brian3820 at 11:51am 03.18.12 Big Boats 22/6427 OK guys, I have finally went through some pics and have a small batch to post... I have a ton and am
Smoking Yanmar under load Dubai at 10:43am 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/11889 Haven't taken my Hunter 326 out for a while but have started the Yanmar 2GM20 engine ' run for 15 -
Yanmar 2gm20f build year jphud at 10:21am 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/7011 I have a 2gm20f # 14713. Can anyone tell me the manufacture year? I believe it is 1995. Thanks
Some jerk stole them! 9.2C Calypso at 10:10am 03.18.12 S2 4/1832 Launched the boat yesterday. Put headsail up and discovered the turning blocks for the jib sheets ar
H-26 Best Battery Location Chiriqui at 9:50am 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 5/1731 Since purchasing my 1996 H-26 about 2 years ago the batteries have served me well. I started having
Rigging question Bonzai at 9:04am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 43/10361 Hey guys, am having work done in preparation to move my newly aquired old boat closer to home. Riggi

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My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Mifeo at 8:07am 12.05.22 Unbelievable ! ... I'm afraid that gentleman is a continuous accident looking for a place to happ
House battery recommendations artleyt115 at 7:57am 12.05.22 Start with calculating the amount of energy that you will need to power your toys for as long as y
Change taps Rich Stidger at 7:56am 12.05.22 The aft head shower is very easy. Just grab the lip under the faucet and pull. The sink faucets in
handheld VHf? dlochner at 7:53am 12.05.22 Yeah, Dave, no kidding. Posts over a year old should be locked. There may be posts worth keeping
handheld VHf? Brian D at 7:46am 12.05.22 Yeah, Dave, no kidding. Posts over a year old should be locked.
House battery recommendations jssailem at 7:45am 12.05.22 We talk about an "Electrical Budget". Not all owners know what we mean. Here is an example from Sail
handheld VHf? dlochner at 7:44am 12.05.22 I suspect the OP has made a decision on a radio as the original post was about a year and half ago.
handheld VHf? RoyS at 7:35am 12.05.22 As mentioned above sometimes the received messages are hard to understand. My latest handheld (ICOM
Used Furler Parts Roger Fowler at 7:33am 12.05.22 Thank you for the pointer. Roger
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 7:31am 12.05.22 Reading the Augst report in Sail magazine... I was struck by the importance for long passages of sat
House battery recommendations rgranger at 7:25am 12.05.22 @dlochner summed it up nicely. I suspect the real energy hog will be the use of the inverter to pow
Used Furler Parts rgranger at 7:19am 12.05.22 SBO does support a "Parts Search" forum here https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/parts-search
House battery recommendations dlochner at 7:19am 12.05.22 Start with calculating the amount of energy that you will need to power your toys for as long as yo
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? George Braun at 7:17am 12.05.22 I have always thought about putting a guide block on the end of the boom to use the topping lift as
Helm Seat RoyS at 7:08am 12.05.22 My helm seat is shown above and left. I like it a lot. If you are considering one like it keep the f
Propeller decipher (1) JamesG161 at 7:05am 12.05.22 211357 I bought the new one from this site and it was re-pitched for my transmission. Jim...
Propeller decipher JamesG161 at 7:01am 12.05.22 I had to replace my 14 year old prop. There has been much advancement is propellor design. If you a
Propeller decipher Arctic Hawk at 6:53am 12.05.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? tfox2069 at 6:37am 12.05.22 2009 Hunter 36 here, no gas piston when I bought the boat 4 hears ago. Sourced one and installed (v
Change taps didiercat at 6:36am 12.05.22 Very good idea to cut the fiberglass panel ... Thank you ..

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