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Know When to Fold 'Em arknoah at 5:12pm 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2884 You gotta know when to come in, and apparently, I do. My daughter and I were hoping to get a little
Steaming Light Not Working Cferguson at 3:24pm 07.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2311 I have just purchased a 1980 Catalina 25 and I tested all of my lights last evening. All are workin
Two unrelated questions. Ed Schenck at 2:32pm 07.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2324 What do you do with old wire? I have all new standing rigging and a garage full of old 1/4" shrouds
Flew the Spinnaker today! (1) Tally Ho at 2:21pm 07.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1252 My son Chris and I tried to get out on Lake Michigan today (south end) and the winds were pretty lig
26x back stay cable size? goinfishin at 1:08pm 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1309 '97 MacGregor 26x Hi, does anybody know off hand what size the back stay and inner and outer shroud
Problems with leaky hose connector edbulmer at 12:38pm 07.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2007 I have an Oday 32/1989. There are some hoses that connect the head to the holding tank in the back
Swing keel stuck with clay Zorba at 12:28pm 07.04.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5668 I beached my 1988 O'Day 192 for lunch forgetting to pull up my swing keel. Once I realized what I'd
Rubbing Bumpers Mick at 11:04am 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2464 I am restoring a boat that was headed for the dump. Coming along slow but sure. I need the plastic
What a way to start paulj at 10:35am 07.04.11 Catalina 310 2/1584 the fourth of July............................. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5lbNXNn3CI'feature=
Water in the Cabin Faris at 10:29am 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1468 Well, we made the 100-mile trip from Seattle to Blaine (Canadian border), and had a great trip. The
Cleaning shades (1) AndrewB at 10:28am 07.04.11 Big Boats 9/2013 What do you use to remove mildew from (concertina) fabric shades. Please see pic.
hunter 40.5 measurements iwillmott at 10:26am 07.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2245 I.m trying to calculate tonnage for my new to me 40.5 , '96 vintage for Canadian registery. I have l
Mystery fitting (1) Igetit at 10:01am 07.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1584 Can anyone identify the fitting in the center of this picture, just starboard of my motor mount? Th
center board cable repair g1lindsey at 9:59am 07.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1780 My cable that raises the centerboard snapped. Does any one have advice as how to repair it? Tha
AC Condensation outlet. AndrewB at 9:45am 07.04.11 Big Boats 7/1986 We have a 2000 410 and I can see the drain for the forward AC unit BUT cannot see where it goes. Doe
Is an O'day Widgeon for me (beach sailing?) kmbarnes1 at 8:14am 07.04.11 Day Sailers 3/3799 I am looking at learning to sail with my fiance and I've been given a good opportunity to get a O'Da
Flying a sym spin like a A Sym C Jones at 7:15am 07.04.11 Smaller Boats 1/1150 Went out yesterday and ran out of air. I was on a run with my genoa out on the whisker pole and the
Another use for LED lights Bob Poff at 7:06am 07.04.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5596 Last night we were on a dinner cruise boat to see fireworks. I noticed something that I thought was
Floatation Foam 1975 Oday 20 toddco at 6:53am 07.04.11 Day Sailers 2/1671 I'm starting to layout the interior of my ODay 20. The interior was completely stripped prior to me
Regarding mast paint touch up Slanderscribe at 6:20am 07.04.11 Catalina 22 7/5838 Forum, I have a relatively aged mast that I would like to fix a few blemishes on. Is there a g

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Cordless power tools: best for boat? Sefuller at 4:47am 06.26.22 Milwaukee M12 is the way to go - they have an almost unlimited number of tools available. I keep on
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect Ward H at 4:46am 06.26.22 Sounds like several issues posted here. Last year my issue was after an update the SG200 screen woul
Window saga continues Sefuller at 4:42am 06.26.22 We had that happen on our last O'day, the originals were fixed to the cabin top with adhesive and sc
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem dlochner at 3:52am 06.26.22 To expand a bit on what @mermike said. When the boat is plugged into shore power the inverter should
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Kings Gambit at 11:02pm 06.25.22
Cordless power tools: best for boat? mermike at 10:12pm 06.25.22 I'm a fan of the Milwaukee M12 series of tools. Smaller and lighter than my DeWalts, plenty of torqu
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem mermike at 10:05pm 06.25.22 If the boat is plugged into the shore power pedestal, the neutral and ground will be connected, back
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries Benny17441 at 9:37pm 06.25.22 My take on dedicated starting batteries is to be able to have one compatible with those on the House
H34 mid ship cleats location Len Ingalls at 8:52pm 06.25.22 and then there is this cool capt. yKu9s2MC-cw:64
H34 mid ship cleats location Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 06.25.22 Why does the boat have to be perfectly parallel to the dock when you are temporarily hanging off a
H34 mid ship cleats location Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 06.25.22 What happens when you say that "it works ? As long as the stern dock cleat is at least parallel to
H34 mid ship cleats location Len Ingalls at 8:41pm 06.25.22 Why does the boat have to be perfectly parallel to the dock when you are temporarily hanging off a "
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 06.25.22 Maybe I'm just too much of a cowboy here. Giddy up :p . I always use the midship cleat when coming
Window saga continues Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 06.25.22 Opened blinds and found our cabin port split in two. I'm going to say the plexiglass is too solid
Dock line noise. jssailem at 7:55pm 06.25.22 Oh boy @rgranger another grant test is possible. Can a teflon Lube spray make lines squeak-less?
H34 mid ship cleats location jssailem at 7:53pm 06.25.22 You can locate the mid cleat behind the mast or center point of rotation and make it work. The issue
Water heater blows feed line off. Ralph Johnstone at 7:50pm 06.25.22 I would suggest you remove the smooth walled copper fitting and replace with a brass - or bronze -
H34 mid ship cleats location Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 06.25.22 Loop a dock line over the winch, connect it to the stern-most cleat on your dock, and power slowly
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:27pm 06.25.22 definitely behind the mast on my boat. Curious about mine and took a picture today. 5 ft. aft of
H34 mid ship cleats location Len Ingalls at 6:09pm 06.25.22 If the dock doesn't have a tie point convenient to your midship cleat,you can use your stern line in

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