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O'Day 26 cabin headroom dbonifield at 12:45pm 03.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3229 I am getting ready to look at a 1984 O'Day 26. Does anyone know the cabin standing headroom dimensio
Schaefer Roller Furler ciswindell at 12:43pm 03.07.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/3612 I just picked up my 1980 Com-Pac 23. It came with a Schaefer roller furler, however I prefer a hank
Lift Don Guillette at 12:26pm 03.07.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/3579 I had some interesting discussion with some of the over 165 sailors I spoke to at the Lake Havasu Po
MAST Stepping GBillstein at 12:13pm 03.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2171 Hi I'm an ex-power boater and very new and excited to be entering the into the Sailing world. I p
diesel fuel tank removal and repair Denny23837 at 11:25am 03.07.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3286 The original aluminum fuel tank on my 1984 Catalina has developed a leak. It appears to be a seam le
Need Info rpfleger at 10:18am 03.07.11 Big Boats 2/1172 I will be sailing a Hunter from Watts Bar Lake to Nichajack Lake on the Tennessee River and I need s
Cable Run Beneteau 321 at 8:20am 03.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1546 Has anybody out there ran wireing to the wheel pedistal on a 1997 Ben 321-any help/ short cuts woud
New portlights (1) Don Crowther at 8:15am 03.07.11 Big Boats 22/3882 Hello all Just recieved my new portlights from SBO. I have two to replace. On a side by side compa
Dodger/Bimini conundrum Stargazer3 at 8:08am 03.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1901 Like a lot of Hunters with the overhead arch - mine does NOT have the optional dodger - and that's f
Bad Bottom Paint Job Levin at 7:48am 03.07.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4696 Hello all, Recently I got myself a new diving service because I felt the old diver I had cleaning
Source for metal backing plate Snotter at 7:36am 03.07.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5415 I've upgraded to larger winches on my boat. The old 1/4" aluminum backing plates are not wide enoug
Chutescoop versus ATN Sock Ed Schenck at 7:22am 03.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/8651 Is anyone using a Chutescoop for snuffing their asymmetrical? I know most of you use the ATN but ch
Split AC Unit BillyK at 6:46am 03.07.11 Catalina 30 8/1985 I'm trying to avoid another through hull.. and of course the cost of a water cooled AC system.. I
To screw...or rivet? Mookie B at 6:14am 03.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4512 Hello, all. I'm leading the main halyard aft to a clutch via a turning block and a deck organizer. I
H355 Symmetrical Spinnaker Strategys ? Stretch at 6:02am 03.07.11 Racing 11/5037 I got to fly the ''chute'' yesterday all the way home on our new boat and I was a little disappointe
Hunter starboard bow cleat needed EdwardinSTX at 5:59am 03.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1286 One horn of my starboard bow cleat broke off with a loud bang during rough weather when I secured an
Rebuilt Yanmar? CapeMaySailor at 5:21am 03.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4321 I am in search of a rebuilt Yanmar 1GM for a Hunter 27. Does anyone know of any availability, perfer
Electrolysistic Problems with alluminium prop EPRIMA14 at 4:01am 03.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1244 Good morning, I have a SD-20 Yanmar salidrive and aluminum propeller 3-blade. A few days ago I was d
Things to look for dbonifield at 9:35pm 03.06.11 Day Sailers 4/1402 I am getting ready to look at a couple O'Day 26 boats, one outboard ' one inboard. Photos look great
1st day on the water! doehunter at 7:52pm 03.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2837 I finally got the new 26s on the water today. Wind was about 5-10 maybe a little more early. Sailed

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Just Say'n BobH57 at 1:42pm 12.11.21 Army scores again! Go Army Beat Navy!
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 1:36pm 12.11.21 Ok. I will try it with the seacock closed. I recently replaced some raw water hoses from the seacock
Just Say'n BobH57 at 1:26pm 12.11.21 So far so good!
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 1:11pm 12.11.21
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Tally Ho at 1:05pm 12.11.21
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:49pm 12.11.21 What was the daughter's name? -Will
Two dipsticks on my diesel? acudavid at 11:53am 12.11.21 Thanks everybody! Upon further examination, I think there are three dipsticks on my boat: One for
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Tally Ho at 11:52am 12.11.21 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. GFS at 11:49am 12.11.21 Thanks to all for the information; gives me much to consider, I will also reach out to the 351/352 g
Funny Friday!!! (1) Richard19068 at 11:33am 12.11.21 A cautious father.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Mechone at 11:11am 12.11.21 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 10:52am 12.11.21 I'm at a craft fair in Milford today. The guy selling custom t-shirts across from me has this for s
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. SycloneDriver at 10:46am 12.11.21 You might want use an optical tach to check factory tach. I wouldn't replace a prop based only on t
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) rgranger at 10:45am 12.11.21 I love these sort of design questions. That should not be very difficult. I made a new gin pole f
H26 crutch mount bolts CaptainRan at 10:04am 12.11.21 After I saw the picture of the part and then reinspected the stern, here's the situation. This is an
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:57am 12.11.21 Thin I can understand your favoring of rollers. I do not understand the aversion to brushes. The co
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! MikeHoncho at 9:54am 12.11.21 If your in the fire service, there is one on taking OT for the truck but getting put on the medic un
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:53am 12.11.21 I've put about 10 hours on the new mounts, shaft alignment, exhaust and everything seems to be worki
Walking on water (1) JamesG161 at 9:51am 12.11.21 No biggie. We did that often. However I prefer Sitting on Water.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. (2) jssailem at 9:32am 12.11.21 Good morning GFS and Welcome to the SBO forum. Prop and anchor questions are popular discussions h

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