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O'day '34 Portlight Lens Replacements jmseas at 3:25pm 06.09.11 Bigger Boats 1/1829 Ahoy O'days... Curious if anyone has ever found replacement lenses for the PYHI portlights. th
boat speed and max rpm. joecathy at 2:11pm 06.09.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1641 We purchased a 2005 Beneteau 323 with with swing keel last year. It has a 20 hp Yanmar 2 cylinder.
Isolater Blitz at 1:48pm 06.09.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2760 How far from the inlet receptacle should the islolator be installed? Does ABYC specify? Also the s
How good are Doyle sails bought through Sailboatowners.com yeterp at 1:06pm 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3081 I'm in the market for a new mainsail for my Pearson 10M (33 footer) and find that I can buy a Doyle
Upper Chesapeake race THECUSCUS at 12:11pm 06.09.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4328 Calling all small boat owners! Please consider joining us for the "Sippy Cup", an informal race to A
Desperately Seeking Aluminum Toe Rail Cap joelmcc at 11:37am 06.09.11 Irwin 0/2332 Or rub rail. Folks who know more than I have called it both. I tried to post this once before but it
dinghy info? dutchy at 10:27am 06.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/958 I am looking to buy an inflatable Seabo dinghy. However, it has a slat floor which I am uncertain a
how much will cable stretch LordNelson at 10:12am 06.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2378 i used my new loos gauge and set my stays at 15 before launching and they seemed tight. a day or so
Small Sailboat rigging.... Im so lost mavreix at 9:45am 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5275 So I have this small sailboat and Im trying to get the sail up but Im pretty lost on the rigging of.
Mast Step Issue! (2) jbrock at 8:55am 06.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1713 Any suggestions on how to fix this? I have a replacement for the mast step itself but I'm not sure
Stuffing Box JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:48am 06.09.11 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4670 Hello Maine Sail. I hope your sailing season is going well. I have a quick question about my stuff
Massive Solar Flare Misses Earth jfmid at 8:12am 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3117 Here is a link to an article that gave me pause the part that caught my attention is about the GPS
Throttle adjustment S2 Henry at 7:46am 06.09.11 S2 3/1729 I have a S2 9.2C with an Edson steering system. There is only one throttle for fuel. The fuel thrott
removing roller furling rodb at 7:27am 06.09.11 Bigger Boats 2/6204 I have an O'Day 27 that suffered minor damage in a recent storm. My roller furler is beyond repair.
Leaky inflatable IanJ at 7:27am 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2451 I have an Avon Rover 23-10 dinghy. It is 100 years old, and is a brilliant inflatable. Only problem
exhaust srokos at 7:13am 06.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1466 Hi everybody! I am new owner of 1981 Hunter27 and I need help. I have 2GM20F yanmar with exhaust ou
O'day 39 Toerail replacement Panta Rei at 6:43am 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3029 I'm looking to replace a section of my toe rail. Does anyone know of a machine shop or yard with cap
Mac 26 M - Slugs Cameo380 at 6:41am 06.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3843 I am modifying the main sail so I can operate it right from the cockpit which requires to install sl
Questions about sailing Lake Michigan out of Chicago Igetit at 5:27am 06.09.11 Destinations 3/3189 I have an Oday 222 that I sail on Lake Monroe in Indiana, and a son who lives in Chicago (Belmont ar
Traveler car (1) Ed13740 at 5:25am 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1822 Hi. I am in heed of a traveler car for a 1981 Hunter 30. I believe its a Merriman. If you look at t

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Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller (4) jssailem at 3:32pm 06.16.22 Others have stated, the video (nice one by the way) shows what normally happens during the last bit
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 JamesG161 at 3:20pm 06.16.22 I assume the loads are pulsing shearing loads :plus: A lot of forces are in Play. 1) Engine in Fo
Well its been a while. pclarksurf at 3:01pm 06.16.22 sorry to hear brother-- but I'd be interested in sails (main and drifter/spin) if you want to DM me.
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 2:45pm 06.16.22 The problem is that they all appear to be about 5.5" deep and I think that is too deep and won't fi
Instrument Package Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 06.16.22 On my Starwind 27, I had the displays mounted on the bulkhead because instruments had already been m
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ward H at 2:42pm 06.16.22 My new Twin Disc TMC 40 tranny came with Grade 8 bolts. Original bolts were Grade 5. Somewhere I s
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix dlochner at 2:36pm 06.16.22
Wire Size mikeracca at 2:28pm 06.16.22 @mikeracca Mike, I've been following your rebuild thread and think you're doing a great job. Kee
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 06.16.22 Remove all of the electronics and convert it into a mini bar. A good thought. I still need to pro
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 2:22pm 06.16.22 You mean turnbuckles, not toggles, Scott. Toggles are used to make sure the shroud has a straight
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 2:18pm 06.16.22 I have a water proof cover that covers front hatch and goes forward of hatch about 2 or 3 feet whic
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix (1) jviss at 2:18pm 06.16.22 loosen the toggles You mean turnbuckles, not toggles, Scott. Toggles are used to make sure the sh
Wire Size Stu Jackson at 2:17pm 06.16.22
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 2:12pm 06.16.22 I decided to replace it -- but I'm starting another thread because it's proving troublesome......
Vented Hatch Covers seadaddler at 2:04pm 06.16.22 I have a water proof cover that covers front hatch and goes forward of hatch about 2 or 3 feet which
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 2:00pm 06.16.22
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS thinwater at 1:44pm 06.16.22 It's for the hard of hearing :doh: . Hard of seeing?
New jib sail ? h2o_snow at 1:22pm 06.16.22 And....check your PM. :waycool:
Replacing engine instrument panel markwbird at 1:20pm 06.16.22 Well, yes, I am planning to do that. It still leaves me with what to with all the stuff in that bo
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 06.16.22 Or the hull is too flexible? I'm not sure I understand why they had to pick up the boat. Why not j

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