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Technical Electrical/Electronic Question (2) Shoaldrafter at 7:07am 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2274 All, I normally reside over on O'Day Owners Forum, but am making a double entry post over here also
Technical Electrical/Electronic Question (2) Shoaldrafter at 6:52am 01.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1626 All, I routine point folks to archives on questions. I asked our archives several questions using
Deck Hardware Backing Plates JimLor at 6:00am 01.08.12 Pearson 14/5061 You may notice from another post that I am chasing leaks on our new to us Pearson 28. I also noticed
Head refit on 1977 Hunter MLampner at 8:15pm 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4181 Peggie have been following your forum as I begin to think seriously about an overhaul of the head. H
Running rigging storage blue dolphin at 8:09pm 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1176 in the cockpit there are round plastic rings with string attached/mounted on bulkhead. String is lo
Wiring question Kestle at 8:00pm 01.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2136 OK, wiring is my weak spot on boats. Here's what I want to do, and I'd appreciate feedback... I'm
Chartplotter/Autopilot Lost Parent at 7:02pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1627 I am picking up a Raymarine A57D Chartplotter and looking at buying a new Raymarine Smartpilot X5 a
Deadline approaching, still undecided Bonzai at 6:49pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2745 Well,the time is fast coming up,end of January,when I need to move my newly acquired sailboat to new
Rigging on French built 411 Jorgeusa at 6:41pm 01.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1459 I own a French built 411 2001 and was wondering what threads are used on the rigging hardware (I'm p
Marine SSB Functionally Obsolete? Rick D at 6:35pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/6449 I have a single sideband marine unit installed. It works; I have talked to others hundreds of miles
H410 Windlass FrankT at 6:13pm 01.07.12 Big Boats 5/1335 I have a H410 2002 that's equipped with a Simpson Lawrence windlass. The owners manual indicates the
Getting farther along on the wiring (4) toddco at 5:29pm 01.07.12 Day Sailers 5/1555 Since the weather doesn't want to cooperate for goose hunting, I've been running the electrical thro
Macerator Freezing Up Between Uses Rick D at 5:23pm 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/6808 OK, so I have a Johnson macerator in a non-boating application emptying the contents of a 15 gallon
Speaking Of Cutting Stainless... Rick D at 5:07pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2098 (Rather than taking another thread in a different direction) So I was modifying a bimini frame. I sc
Best way to lower a Dodger (1) rpwillia at 3:39pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3019 My dodger is the Catalina Factory Dodger which is the exact perfect height that when I stand at the
Blaise: Blue water H37c ? MATHURIN2 at 3:01pm 01.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 26/5148 Blaise or others, I'd like some serious first hand impression on the handling of our H37c in heavy w
Where to find replacement collapsable water tanks tink at 2:37pm 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1479 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. The collapsable water tanks have developed leaks and I would like to repla
Where to attach toggle?! (1) Viesail at 2:29pm 01.07.12 Smaller Boats 2/1060 Just got a new forestay made with a johnson lever rigged to spec (28' 1 1/4" per 1985 Hunter '22 man
Cal 2-30 Instrument Panel Snickant at 1:30pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2359 where is the best place to find an instrument panel for a cal 2-30? thanks, glenn, catonsville, md
Will Prestone Antifreeze Damage Impeller? Ducati at 12:58pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2765 When I winterized the Volvo I ran Prestone antifreeze through the system. Will it damage the impe

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Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:04am 12.04.22 If you are unsure about the risks and solutions, perhaps it is better to consult a professional in
Engine leaking diesel (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.04.22 Hi Ken, Can you indicate on this photo where the pool of fuel is collecting : oes this show the ar
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location jssailem at 8:50am 12.04.22 When I bought my boat, I spent a weekend looking in all the covered and closed voids. The seller did
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 8:44am 12.04.22 If you are making a decision about rigging of your boat, you should do your own research and not rel
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 8:34am 12.04.22 No lifejacket There is a solution for that.... Everyone gets a Life Jacket when they board the boa
Helm Seat jssailem at 8:30am 12.04.22 Bigger is better, eh? Trouble with that is you'll fall asleep at the helm. Then the only solution.
Helm Seat Hollyberry at 8:26am 12.04.22 How about a larger wheel so you can reach it from the side seats? We rarely steer from directly behi
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

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