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plugging leaks dtrainor at 11:15am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/882 Folks, My wife and I purchased a (very) used 15 foot O'Day and we have enjoyed sailing it on a smal
Rotten bulkead and counter GDavies at 11:00am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1212 A project I'll be taking on soon will be the replacement of the bulkhead below the cockpit, and the
Okay, gimme hell... zeehag at 10:03am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3521 found a cheeepo ct41 for parts boat--- i can use much of the items on board and not have to pay ret
Passport II A/C: Control Board or Compressor? Capn D at 9:47am 09.05.11 Big Boats 2/2179 I've got an 11 year old Marine Air Passport II 16K A/C system. About 6 years ago the control board f
Interior Wood Touch Up Suggestions Ducati at 9:04am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3515 After a season of racing the inside of our boat has its fair share of interior wood dings. The mar
Cockpit Wood Steps (Boards) replacement (5) Sylvain at 8:41am 09.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4122 The teak steps (boards) on the edges of the cockpit were not the best looking and needed to be refin
West Coast delivery, running the gauntlet.. (7) CharlieCobra at 7:46am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 35/8455 Time for a break from my insane schedule so we are fixing to drive down to Frisco to pick up a Hudso
LED lighting replacement recommendations luken7 at 7:04am 09.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/9911 Good day, on our B361, we're looking to change the interior lighting to LED bulbs to help with our p
Jib furling systems and sails Jeff Janice Whipple at 6:55am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2953 We have owned our O'Day 25 for just one year now. A very fun boat! We are looking to purchase new
impeller damage mortyd at 6:48am 09.05.11 Catalina 30 7/1714 my engine stopped pumping water and my mechanic replaced the impeller and the problem was cured, but
MacGregor 25 Pop-up top lock Mity at 6:20am 09.05.11 Parts Search 1/3895 Hi, I have a MG Venture 25 and the PO took out the lock for the pop up top. I have been trying to fi
H336...Mast Rake Dmac336 at 6:01am 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1722 Recently purchased a '96 336.....the 336 has an exaggerated taper in the mast...boat was shipped ove
Ft Lauderdale to the Keys and maybe bahamas on way back? redunculous at 3:53am 09.05.11 Destinations 21/9599 Ft Lauderdale to the Keys and Dry Tortugas Well First time sailboat owner here, I spend a lot of
just wondering fandango at 10:48pm 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1174 I recently returned to sailing with the acquisition of an 05, 26M. I have been very impressed with
Seeking O,Day 222 Manual///Rigging specs cachila6969 at 10:43pm 09.04.11 Day Sailers 2/4605 I am new at sailing and just purchased a used 1985 222. The rigging is entirely disassembled, need t
Confusion - Hunter vs. Rhodes vs. S2 JimGo at 8:54pm 09.04.11 Trailer Sailors 69/19329 I'm relatively new to sailing (taken a few lessons, gone out single-handed several times in a 14' re
windows Lost Parent at 8:00pm 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1354 We have a 1982 Catalina 30 and i was wondering if anyone has removed the ugly grey windows and insta
Oday 26 jproppe at 7:15pm 09.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5127 How much should a fully loaded clean and in excellent condition O'Day 26 sell for? The boat I'm inte
improve my FM radio reception eianm at 6:56pm 09.04.11 Big Boats 5/3962 I have a Panasonic FM stereo amp ( runs off the inverter), but all it has is the O.E. silly "T" wire
Sea birds and boats Ross at 6:35pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2147 The other day I witnessed a perfect bird repelant while I was at my boat. There was either a gull or

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Frozen prop shaft Ralph Johnstone at 6:22pm 08.26.22 Hum, good advice... If I can't get the coupler & output shaft to spin a bit with just a nudge of fo
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? shemandr at 6:20pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim, I'm a weather forecaster". Not a weather controller. Jim correctly predicted fair we
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 6:18pm 08.26.22 208733208734
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:17pm 08.26.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:16pm 08.26.22 Oh wow. What a bummer. How soon do you have to leave? Grandma loses her in home care coverage at t
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 6:01pm 08.26.22 As other's have mentioned and I alluded to, I wouldn't use too much torque. You said it was in Ne
New Catalina 30 Owner mermike at 5:58pm 08.26.22 Take her with you. A PITA, but doable.
Mainsheet location shemandr at 5:54pm 08.26.22 Now I like to have a pillow for my ss.*
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:53pm 08.26.22 Former C30 owner here. The direction seems to be to figure out what is holding the prop shaft- is
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 5:47pm 08.26.22 OK, that might work, will give it a try... thanks As other's have mentioned and I alluded to, I
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:45pm 08.26.22 I am betting it is the shaft packing gland is dried out and frozen. That said way to many variables
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:41pm 08.26.22 IT'S frozen. What is IT? I'd suggest finding just what IT is before you apply any force. 1. Sepa
Frozen prop shaft RitSim at 5:38pm 08.26.22 Former C30 owner here. The direction seems to be to figure out what is holding the prop shaft- is i
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 (1) Kingjim91 at 5:37pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:33pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:31pm 08.26.22 There are bolts on the coupling that are probably on either pretty tightly or frozen themselves. M
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 5:18pm 08.26.22 I am betting it is the shaft packing gland is dried out and frozen. That said way to many variables.
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? mermike at 5:07pm 08.26.22
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? JamesG161 at 4:55pm 08.26.22 Dammit Jim" looking for some perspective here. check your PM's
Frozen prop shaft Ralph Johnstone at 4:50pm 08.26.22 IT'S frozen. What is IT? I'd suggest finding just what IT is before you apply any force. 1. Separ

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