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Rotten bulkead and counter GDavies at 11:00am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1239 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 15/3564 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 2/2243 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 11/3561 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 16/4220 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 35/8617 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 22/10065 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 7/3014 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 7/1770 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 1/3929 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 3/1770 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 21/9783 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 2/1186 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 2/4688 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 69/20086 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 1/1370 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 13/5182 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 5/4162 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 4/2169 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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Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 2:36pm 10.23.22 Where is the fun in that? Beside, you might miss the opening and closing temps of the thermostat.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 2:35pm 10.23.22
winter cover shemandr at 2:28pm 10.23.22 With regard to custom covers I think they have to end at the outside toerail/rail guard or go past t
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug jssailem at 2:09pm 10.23.22 And until I'm retired, I'd rather keep my boat shore list to what must be done. May your retiremen
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 2:07pm 10.23.22 much easier to diagnose it with temperature gun readings from various points on the engine. Where
winter cover David in Sandusky at 1:43pm 10.23.22 We pull the wood on the companionway entry and hatch slides and replace them with pine for the winte
winter cover (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 10.23.22 Finding a used one will be tough. It has to fit not only the rough length and beam of your boat, bu
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 1:13pm 10.23.22 Says they have a fixed keel: "We have the 2500 lb lead deep profile fixed keel. "
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (1) Tally Ho at 1:10pm 10.23.22
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug SawyerCurt at 12:42pm 10.23.22
Water filter not needed right? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 10.23.22 A perhaps more interesting questions is where does the teed off line above the strainer go ?? I th
Water filter not needed right? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 10.23.22 Presumably there is a valve (seacock) between the strainer and the thru hull? I assume that black d
Water filter not needed right? Hollyberry at 11:54am 10.23.22 A perhaps more interesting questions is where does the teed off line above the strainer go ??
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 11:45am 10.23.22 Looks like it is an encapuslated keel: 28 Oday Keel Construction In that case, 4" of movement is eve
Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 11:43am 10.23.22 You can pull the thermostat. put water on the stove in a pan. Heat it up. Use a thermometer to test
Water filter not needed right? Richard19068 at 11:38am 10.23.22
Morse dual lever controller lever question jssailem at 11:34am 10.23.22 Could it be a rpm set point indicating that it is safe to change gears?
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Richard19068 at 11:23am 10.23.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an int
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (1) Tin Kicker at 11:19am 10.23.22 I put a Smartplug in the previous boat and used their end on the original Marinco cable. Worked fine
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug BigEasy at 11:05am 10.23.22 Curt, Replaced my standard marinco plug years ago with a smart plug & repurposed the marinco c

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