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Oops! Bill Jones at 12:42pm 11.07.11 Smaller Boats 1/1100 I took my H23.5 off the lake Saturday and noticed when parking it for the long winter I was missing
What to buy, 26M, 26X 25M +Video of my Mac 25 abk at 12:14pm 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2524 Just a link to a video on my 1984 25M on the Delaware River near Bristol, Pa on July 4th 2011. I ha
An idea for Cabin Lights... (1) rgranger at 10:56am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4851 I was at a trailer supply shop Saturday and saw these... They are fully enclosed backup (White) LED
Gudgeon for O'Day 25? DharmaBum at 10:53am 11.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3840 Hi, Anyone have any ideas where I can find a transom-mounted gudgeon for my O'Day 25 tall-rig? The
ODay 28 - Winterizing Engine questions skisil at 10:25am 11.07.11 Bigger Boats 2/1691 I have an OD 28 with a Universal 5416 Diesel. This is the first time that I have winterized engine a
GFI in Catalina 25 kmdeleon at 10:22am 11.07.11 Smaller Boats 5/2394 Hi All, Hubby and I went to spend some quality time on the boat this weekend only to find that we ha
Speed Paddle Wheel / Knot Meter jrgINTHEoc at 10:17am 11.07.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2687 Newer owner of a 1974 Cat27. Knot Meter was inop so I located the speed paddle wheel and housing in
53 'Cheoy Lee Motorsailer vatab at 9:50am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4423 I am looking for a large sail boat in size 50-55 foot for sailing around the world. I wonder if the
Bow plate Dreamgate at 9:48am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 I read a great article by Bob Skalkowski in 2004 on how he modified the bow plate for an anchor set
Solar panels in the pacific northwest Jared1048 at 9:47am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2035 I'm looking at getting a 65watt panel added to the top side of my deck below the main. I know its no
Bent Mast drterryh at 9:44am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1815 I have a friend with a small daysailer who has a bent aluminum mast. The mast was in it's cradle and
Attention all O'day Refurbishers /Recyclers (1) Panta Rei at 8:49am 11.07.11 Bigger Boats 19/5392 Picking up on Joe's (25 years later) recycler concept , I have decided to make a set of rub on dec
Pettit Ultima SR 60 Questions..... (1) Sumner at 8:23am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 11/9996 First thanks for the help on the Zipper/Enclosure Window question. I'm going to get some 303. We a
Feathering Prop & barnacles Ken13559 at 8:00am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1315 Those who uses feathering prop e.g. Kiwi Prop, could you advice me if barnacle growing around the pr
Some Photo sharing allen-deckard at 7:57am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 0/1017 Just thouught it might be fun for people to share some photos of this past boating season with each
Main sail question allen-deckard at 7:41am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 4/1467 This spring I plan on buying a new main sail. When I was at the anapolis sailboat show I went arou
oil filter question hmurmur at 7:24am 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/2335 I successfully changed my oil on my Yanmar engine. I drained the oil, removed the old oil filter and
Well, I did it! Now what? joes new addiction at 7:08am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1848 Got the sailing bug in '88 after a pisser of a motorcycle wreck and 18 months in a leg cast, (raced
peeling bottom paint DJN51 at 6:29am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/890 Just helped buddy pull his boat for season 79 S2.He had painted it with Blue Water ablative bottom
hunter 376 on a run with swept back spreaders captcwc at 5:57am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2652 Am interested in observations of ability to sail on a run with swept back spreaders thank you

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O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 3:05pm 10.24.22 I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year? nvm: YOU HAVE ENCAPSULATED KEEL. My
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:54pm 10.24.22 If it pegs out only when the engine is running, probably voltage regulator.. if it pegs out with e
Voltage Meter Issue Stu Jackson at 2:52pm 10.24.22 Went through the battery test routine along with a load test/recovery and that showed battery 1 was
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:23pm 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:22pm 10.24.22 Next time it happens, check your batteries with a digital voltmeter and find out exactly what's goi
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:07pm 10.24.22 One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound keel stay held on by the encapsulating fiberg
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 2:06pm 10.24.22 Interesting, I wonder if other O'Day 28's with encapsulated keels do the same.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:03pm 10.24.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:02pm 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Insurance claim Rick D at 1:55pm 10.24.22 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to h
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Davidasailor26 at 1:52pm 10.24.22 Presuming the boat yard guy had it right.... One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 1:47pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encaps
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Roger B at 1:30pm 10.24.22 We have a windward slip (good) but there is usually a bit of an angle from the starboard side. We a
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 1:07pm 10.24.22 Safe to say, then, as a '78 model he's looking at an encapsulated keel. The smooth keel surface with
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 12:44pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encapsu
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (2) Tally Ho at 12:37pm 10.24.22
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement jssailem at 12:16pm 10.24.22 Alternatively the halogen could be replaced by a brighter LED bulb. Not sure real bright lights are
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 11:48am 10.24.22 I have a 1985 and it is a bolted keel. I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck bris59 at 11:39am 10.24.22 Thank you
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 11:16am 10.24.22 Really good information, I'll research further. tks

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