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Stepping and Unstepping Deck-hinged mast anchorh at 4:33pm 12.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4762 We have an O'Day23 which has a deck-stepped (hinged) mast. Any special tricks and / or additional eq
Another source of odor Prime Time at 4:28pm 12.04.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3370 This yr we rebuilt both WC SKipper II, replaced all hoses with the best Trident, replaced the vent h
Dry dock Balboa22 at 2:00pm 12.04.11 Balboa 1/2841 My land yacht (Airstream) got priority over my sail boat the past few months. Today I constructed a
This was floating around at sea?! Jared1048 at 1:57pm 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7175 http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/12/02/mammoth-piece-of-driftwood-washes-ashore-in-la-push
De rigged JasonC at 1:12pm 12.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1376 Just finished de-rigging the boat. I bought the speedy rigger videos, they helped. Going to take th
Hurth tranny colinhulse at 12:27pm 12.04.11 Bigger Boats 6/1947 I am pulling the transmission from my 1983 30 O'day. It is mated to a Universal 16 Hp diesel. The t
Battens toddco at 12:14pm 12.04.11 Day Sailers 3/1758 Hello All, I've been looking at the sails for my O'Day 20 and the battens are missing. I measured th
Moving winch position slr8873 at 12:06pm 12.04.11 Pearson 1/1495 Ive owned my person 28 for not quite a year now. It has a wheel and sailing solo it's very difficult
Elan 431 vs. Beneteau 411 kunami at 11:14am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/11969 I have recently sold my regal 40' (yes I know, a powerboat :redface: ) and was looking to buy a sail
?'s buying a 1984 22ft coleinkc at 10:40am 12.04.11 Seafarer 1/5218 Is there a manual bilge pump? I have looked everywhere cant find one How hard is it to take mast
Glass in a shaft tube Part 2 Stephen Trapani at 9:46am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3323 The Backstory: Going round and round the bend and back, taking my time, over how to repair my ste
Butyl Tape Lost Parent at 8:19am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 12/8916 After reading mosts of the posts on line on different forums and also being in the RV industry I am
Holding tank back wash? tacanno at 7:11am 12.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1242 We have recently purchased an 1984 37ft Oday. The holding tank for the aft head seems to be seeping
ICW Tails (1) Roger Long at 4:24am 12.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4192 It was worth waiting that day in Vandemere. Instead of a hard windward slog under power, we had a g
Hiking Straps for H15/H146 (14) esterhazyinoz at 2:52am 12.04.11 Day Sailers 3/4970 Hiking Straps for H15/H146 - A solution It is amazing how life gets in the way of you messing about
Centerboard pendant weeds: prevention / removal (1) Mich222 at 2:08am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2041 My Oday 222 has a shoal keel with a pendant line attached on the aft edge of the centerboard (center
Replacing foam in cushions Stu Jackson at 8:07pm 12.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2783 I've got a good source for foam replacement in some of my cushions. Having difficulty in getting so
Engine, transmission alignment sfgary at 7:47pm 12.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2451 I lost reverse about 5 weeks ago and have since had the transmission rebuilt. I am replacing the mot
New carpet (2) chiefaponte at 5:02pm 12.03.11 S2 2/1551 Today I got to lay a new carpet from a one piece pattern I made from butcher paper
Replacing Passage 42 lower rudder bearing. Paul Cossman at 3:35pm 12.03.11 Big Boats 12/4996 This is just an informational posting for you P42 owners. I have a 1991 model Passage 42 (hull 65) o

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Furling jib sail (1) Stu Jackson at 12:21pm 11.11.22 Some jib selection info for you to help you decide what can work for you: Jib Size Selection 101 Ji
Veteran's Day Soundoff ggrizzard at 12:19pm 11.11.22 Ensign, USN - Viet Nam Era VA 196 BN, Grumman A6
Do you put your bimini down? (2) patbratton at 11:16am 11.11.22 Our bimini came with the boat. We are the third owners. It is a '98 Hunter 240. We have had the boat
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 11:13am 11.11.22 Well I guess I asked for that, I was thinking maybe with the short tacks I could get by, but it sou
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 11:11am 11.11.22 Please define the term. What are you desiring to do with the boat? You could raise a bed sheet and
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (1) Scott T-Bird at 10:12am 11.11.22 Monica is fun ... but I'm kinda partial to her sister!
Timidly rebedding stanchions Dalliance at 10:12am 11.11.22
Furling jib sail Kings Gambit at 10:08am 11.11.22 What size pendant should I use? Looks to be right around 7 ft of total length according to your me
Stepping a mast jssailem at 9:49am 11.11.22 Lifting a mast and setting it down in a boat or on the deck is not without risk. If you have never d
New Instruments capta at 9:46am 11.11.22 A little background first as I think that will impact answers. Recently purchased my third and las
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! jssailem at 9:39am 11.11.22 I take this off for racing! The pretty lady or the hunk of metal. Give the lady your credit card
Veteran's Day Soundoff kappykaplan at 9:36am 11.11.22 1974-1978 USNA Midshipman 1978-1998 US Navy as a surface line officer (or transportation specialist
Furling jib sail jssailem at 9:35am 11.11.22 will this jib suffice with a full main? Please define the term. What are you desiring to do with
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! capta at 9:31am 11.11.22 That's not an anchor ..... THIS is an ANCHOR! I take this off for racing! Nobody is going to steal
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! capta at 9:29am 11.11.22 That's why some of us pay thousands of dollars for a MaxProp. In the end, it is a good investment.
Veteran's Day Soundoff (1) jssailem at 9:26am 11.11.22 Here is a shout-out to all Military Veterans. ff the East Coast. It was a great touring seat up the
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 9:25am 11.11.22 I have been pondering the same question for my C22. Thanks for sharing the link to the SBO Store sc
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 9:17am 11.11.22 What size pendant should I use?
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 9:16am 11.11.22 N/S But will this jib suffice with a full main?
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 9:14am 11.11.22 8-10 knot winds is right in the Go have Fun zone. is the lake oriented n-s or e-w N/S

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