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O"day 222 compass and companionway bulkhead Zoomie at 9:50am 09.22.11 Day Sailers 2/2139 Hi all! It's been awhile since posting and I have a few new questions. I want to install a compass a
Bilge Question tfoster at 8:03am 09.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1548 The bilge drains into three cavities under the floor boards. They do not appear to be connected so t
Block suggestions for first block on roller furling allen-deckard at 7:17am 09.22.11 Catalina 22 5/2009 Just wondering what others are using for the first block leading out of their roller furlings to kee
Covers for sink on a H22 drumbeater at 6:39am 09.22.11 Smaller Boats 4/1358 My sink boards are gone on my 82 H22. I was going to cut some new ones out of starboard and didn't k
Hatch Components (2) Paul and Judy at 6:19am 09.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2100 I broke one of the locking hatch components and cannot find one anywhere. I contacted Hunter and th
Electrolysis or is it Galvanic corrosion? Bill1565 at 5:48am 09.22.11 Ask All Sailors 32/5470 My diver recently moved on. I got a new diver to scrub my boat bottom. He braggs unmercifully abou
Asian charts g5665 at 5:34am 09.22.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1396 Does anyone know where to download charts for Asia? I been looking for a Hong Kong/ Macau chart or
Power inverter CAT 30 at 11:06pm 09.21.11 Catalina 30 10/4672 Can I use a Targus Slim Line Style 100-Watt DC to AC Mobile Power Inverter w/USB to run a TV or DVD
Hunter 25.5 hull crack by pads (1) Canonshooternb at 7:26pm 09.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1277 I am fairly new to sailboat repair and Hunters and hoping that I will find information here from the
Is this normal? An anonymous user at 6:45pm 09.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3222 Guys, We had a wonderful time sailing in 15-20 kts winds last weekend. I noticed when we were sailin
Jabsco Electric head issue... weinie at 4:58pm 09.21.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4086 Peggy, Last year I replaced a jabsco manual head with the electric version (model 37010- 1090) in
Cat 22 for cheap - what trouble to look for? mkb at 4:51pm 09.21.11 Catalina 22 6/1726 I have a chance to get a Cat 22 very cheap. Are there particular issues I should look for? What ar
California dinghy registration question flyguysocali at 4:13pm 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8011 Hello, newbie here to post but I've been a lurker for years. I am planning a weekend trip to Catali
Raising the Solar Panels higher on the Davits (2) bigmuffin at 3:20pm 09.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 17/9936 Hi! I was wondering if you had any advice on how to raise my solar panels. The boat I bought came
2nd video attempt-Lake Monroe FL Tori Taylor at 2:26pm 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2475 Here is my second video much improved upon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UVDew_A_Qc 6UVDew_A_Q
halyards Frank Ama at 1:54pm 09.21.11 Smaller Boats 1/1193 I just purchased a 1970 Herrshoff American 18. For its age it is in nice condition including a nice
corpus Christi rrranch at 1:41pm 09.21.11 Destinations 10/9011 Does anyone know some nice anchoring spots around Corpus? I never realized before that the bay was s
Yamaha Outboards? cb32863 at 1:37pm 09.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3482 Anyone familiar with the good, bad, '/or ugly of the mid 90's 9.9HP outboards motors? Thanks.
1979 O'Day Hull Painting Jclark29 at 1:08pm 09.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2012 Hello All, I am a brand new owner of a 1979 O'Day 23 as well as brand new to sailing. I am curiou
Painted Anchor BillyK at 11:56am 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 23/9107 Has anyone ever painted their aluminum anchor? what did you use and how did it work out for you?

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Water filter clarification... xavpil at 4:58am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 10.24.22
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 4:25am 10.24.22 Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio for 3 years, but came from the e
winter cover (1) Jim Legere at 4:23am 10.24.22 With my old H37C I used to tarp off the cockpit from the companionway back to the stern with a 10' x
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 4:21am 10.24.22 We don't have barnacles.... Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio fo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 4:16am 10.24.22 Why? Your gelcoat is probably fine. If the boat spends most of its life on a trailer, there is no
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement sailme88 at 3:59am 10.24.22 I replaced my steaming/deck light a few years ago.. Decided to go with LED.... Bad choice.. Good for
Sinks draining slowly. sailme88 at 3:54am 10.24.22 I've encountered both the slow drain and weak raw feed to the engine. In both cases the culprit was
Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 3:34am 10.24.22 You asked and I be tellin' ya : ll as I mentioned in post #7. When the handle is in line with the
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tin Kicker at 2:01am 10.24.22 303 is made for UV protection and is at many Home Depots, Walmarts, Amazon, etc. https://www.homede
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 10.23.22 New one from West Marine said "store out of sun when not in use" !!!!!!!. Is that a Smartplug. G
Alternator NYSail at 11:03pm 10.23.22 what is the alternator directly wire to? On my beneteau the alt was originally wired directly to
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:56pm 10.23.22 I cleaned out my2GM20F HE last winter and replaced the gaskets. Really quite easy and the two block
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Clydo at 10:48pm 10.23.22 That is DEFINITELY the way to go Greg. When I purchased mine, purchasing the fittings only was an
Water filter not needed right? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 10.23.22
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 8:55pm 10.23.22 You can take the heat exchanger to a radiator shop. They can flush and clean the unit. Then pressure
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft JohnShannon at 7:57pm 10.23.22 A shark? Not a dog shallow enough draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_24
Water filter not needed right? Justin_NSA at 7:32pm 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 7:20pm 10.23.22 Says they have a fixed keel: "We have the 2500 lb lead deep profile fixed keel. " Yes, we have the
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 7:13pm 10.23.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an in

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