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O'Day 20 weight mrmuha at 6:46am 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4499 Hello all! I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 16
Total Dry Weight mrmuha at 6:44am 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1156 Hello all! I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 160
Permission to come aborad? twodzusfittings at 6:35am 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 6/1430 Just joined the forum in hopes to find great information regarding keeping my (soon to be mine) 1984
Anchors in Trees OS2Dude at 6:20am 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1722 I have an issue I'm not familiar with. I am used to sailing in bays and the gulf, but I'm now in a
A Power So Primitive Ed Schenck at 6:19am 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2124 This morning, while looking for something else, I came across this old mimeographed single page. So
Fire Island - Great South Bay NY robfmcc at 4:20am 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/5767 Anyone sail in Great South Bay/Fire Island? A friend of mine rented a house out there and I was won
flange replacement colombia 30 falcolnxp at 11:26pm 08.11.11 Parts Search 0/2350 wanted flange , hose. propeller Sailing Partner = Have years of experience and willing to mentor
Rigging Details PYCsailor144 at 11:01pm 08.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1131 Hi, I'm a sailing instructor who has just started teaching 2 students who own a 1969 MacGregor Vent
Flange replacement colombia 30 falcolnxp at 10:33pm 08.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1089 1971 model colombia with 1 inch shaft Someone mentioned adding heat to the flang to help remove Ea
Best cockpit gauges? Stephen Trapani at 10:10pm 08.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3921 I took the advice here and disconnected the cockpit ammeter. Now, instead of a 20ft run of wire betw
Gel coat cracks (2) SailorDave5050 at 8:25pm 08.11.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6483 I am looking at buying a 22 foot daysailer. It has some cracks in the cockpit gel coat (see photos).
Faux Pirates Faris at 8:25pm 08.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1702 There's a big cruisers festival going in the San Juans this week. This year it is pirate-themed. T
sailing on Lake Tillery seaowl at 8:01pm 08.11.11 Destinations 0/3178 Looking to get into sailing. Have found a couple of good deals on 22 footers. Am hoping to do over-n
There were only 30 2QM20 engines made Hermit Scott at 7:41pm 08.11.11 Ask All Sailors 13/11718 Weird but true. I found out I have serial number 0006 for the block and 0005 for the clutch housing.
Oil Change jorgefife at 7:15pm 08.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2444 Just changed the engine oil on my boat; surprised I didn't think of it earlier! Now I want to change
Tuning my rigging help (1) KandD at 6:57pm 08.11.11 Big Boats 3/1199 Last summer we had our rigging tuned and were to go out for final tuning, but logistics prevented th
refrigerator locks The Irish Wake at 6:44pm 08.11.11 Big Boats 5/1669 does anyone know where I can purchase these locks for my1995 hunter 336?
Furler Problem Tom Bricking at 6:02pm 08.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1440 My 1989 Hunter 335 has a furler which has the spool just barely above the deck. It is impossible (a
O'Day Osprey Rudder Specs Richard47 at 5:39pm 08.11.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2081 Lost my rudder. I plan to build a replacement and need the dimensions, length and height. Picture wo
KSF drawer paulj at 4:11pm 08.11.11 Catalina 310 8/1965 Just enough room, to get your fingers in, to withdraw KSF. :yeah: I think, the tab on the drawer wa

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Another solar panel install question Juice6576 at 10:51am 07.07.22 That's what I thought. Just wanted to bounce that off with you guys. Thanks
Exhaust pipe bends.... Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 07.07.22 I called centek and based on all components involved said there would be no issue. Famous last wo
Exhaust pipe bends.... NYSail at 10:33am 07.07.22 Any chance of using something like this: e the lowest frictional loss with two 45 deg. bends. Ye
Garmin UHD 73cv and Wind Vanes/Sensors Calif. Ted at 10:24am 07.07.22 I believe a Garmin wind sensor will connect direct to that plotter and probably most cost effective.
Catalina -> True North Tedd at 10:21am 07.07.22 I have no prediction. It's hard to believe that, with fuel prices and environmental concerns, powerb
boom attachment on mast (1) Tedd at 10:13am 07.07.22 It sounds like the pin that attaches the gooseneck to the mast fitting. On my Mac, I replaced it wit
Sailing with a depth finder thinwater at 9:58am 07.07.22 The draft on a hunter 280 with a wing keel has a draft of 3'6". That in itself is very cool. No (f
Another solar panel install question DArcy at 9:57am 07.07.22 My solar MPPT is connected to a battery bus bar, not directly to the battery. The fuse between the b
Worth a shot-- Tedd at 9:44am 07.07.22
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 9:32am 07.07.22 @travorgeron , Just had a closer look at your drawing. That's a terrible way to use a shoulder bolt
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:31am 07.07.22 If you have the cover, just take it to a local plastics shop and have them cut a new one. It will b
10 guage to 16 guage? Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 07.07.22 Excellent post, Scott! I would only take exception to this: Most bilge pump wiring I've seen sk
Exhaust pipe bends.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 07.07.22 Any chance of using something like this: flow numbers on the system, but pretty sure this would be
Garmin UHD 73cv and Wind Vanes/Sensors dlochner at 9:26am 07.07.22 My wife bought me a Garmin UHD 73CV Chart-plotter/fish finder last Christmas for a bay boat that I
Replacement Parts dlochner at 9:21am 07.07.22 Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit, hatch for the deck over the head, and lo
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 9:21am 07.07.22 Hi @travorgeron , There's no consensus among engineers on re-using nylocs, but there is agreement t
Mast Strut Bolt (1) travorgeron at 9:11am 07.07.22 Are you talking about the bolts on the baby struts? I'm not familiar with the details of the H240 i
Mast step help kbapark at 9:07am 07.07.22 Thanks for the recommendation Tater. Me and the wife were able to step the mast a couple days ago af
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Have you tried calling a Beneteau dealer? Yes, but no return call yet.
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Maybe. What kind of replacement parts? Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit,

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