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problems with self bailer sailingnole at 6:45pm 02.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3179 While cleaning my newly accuired Oday 23 the cockpit was retaining water. The bailer was draining v
Free O'Day 25' in NH, craigslist CalebD at 6:09pm 02.21.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/7815 I came upon this on another forum: http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/boa/2225618165.html Not my ad
Time to laugh a "little". Steve Dion at 5:39pm 02.21.11 Ask All Sailors 33/6209 They say the happiest days in life are the day you buy a boat and the day you sell it!!! Well, here
rudder post stuffing box Joe23455 at 4:48pm 02.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2913 Well i finally took to a task that at least brings through my 36 from bow to stern. Drop the rudder
Shower...Use It? Siamese at 4:11pm 02.21.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/4231 I'm just curious to know if anyone actually uses the shower on their 309? I've never used mine
Whisker pole track on a furling mast Knuckle Dragger at 2:44pm 02.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1515 Hello all! New Hunter 38 owner and new to this forum. Been unable to find a cross section of the Se
Moor Instruments MLampner at 2:23pm 02.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1445 When I bought my boat most of the instruments were dead. Found a sender for the speed unit, the tach
Hunter 23, bilge water by the ballast bolts Airpilot2804 at 2:04pm 02.21.11 Smaller Boats 2/2005 During several winters my Hunter 23 was on a trailer and on a slant to drain the water out of the co
Mississippi Mud JWH2050 at 1:58pm 02.21.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2079 I made a trip down the Mississippi River last fall and I'm still trying to get the mud ring off the
DC Electrical Panel SVTatia at 1:40pm 02.21.11 Ask All Sailors 11/7315 I have searched long and hard to find something about DIY panels to no avail. I wonder if any of y
Beneteau 400 Wanted taylort100 at 1:34pm 02.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2565 We were just going to contract on a 1994 400 and had the sellers change their mind at the last minut
Good Site for Info on Odays derfus at 12:41pm 02.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1610 I found this good site on reviews for Oday sailboats. Thought I'd pass it on. The link goes to the 2
Don't know Jack (2) All U Get at 12:31pm 02.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2856 Hi all, I was just thinking ahead and was wondering about the bottom of my boat. When it warms up on
Faucet Handle/shut offs (1) Rizzman at 12:19pm 02.21.11 Yamaha 10/3136 Anyone know of a company that sells single style water shut offs like the ones in the picture? I ha
Achilles LD4 dinghy IanJ at 10:57am 02.21.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1761 I have just bought an Achilles LD4 to replace my aging leaky dinosaur. I only have a small Honda 2hp
O'day 25 or 26 trailering weight John Stevens at 10:34am 02.21.11 Day Sailers 6/8426 Has anyone weighed their 25 o 26 on a truck scale without supplies? I know the displacement is 48
Why cooling sea water to muffler? donlois at 10:30am 02.21.11 Catalina 30 3/1782 Water recently backed up into the engine via the salt water return from the heat exchanger. The pipe
My New Johnson Lever (2) JMonda at 10:28am 02.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3194 Hi Folks, I bought a new Johnson Lever and was preparing to attach it to my forestay when I became
One fuel tank or two? Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 02.21.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2384 We have a small aluminum tank (6 gallons) mounted under our cockpit sole just forward of the steerin
Adding a Radome????? Where????? And How?? seadoggie at 7:50am 02.21.11 Big Boats 1/1267 Greetings, My co-owner brother graced "us" with a new Radome unit for installation on our Hunter 40

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MacGregor 25 Decks Giro at 8:42pm 06.30.22 My '82 Mac 25 had some thin plywood under the mast tabernacle. I am pleased to find that most ever
Old bronze brass sailors bell? edw_kym at 7:56pm 06.30.22 Looks much like this "spinning doorbell" on Ebay. Vintage Unique Hand Crafted Metal Bell Spinning D
What's this called? twalker H260 at 7:39pm 06.30.22 Looks like it had a ubolt welded to the plate? You could remove the plate and take to a machine sh
Old bronze brass sailors bell? Calif. Ted at 7:38pm 06.30.22 Looks much like this "spinning doorbell" on Ebay. Vintage Unique Hand Crafted Metal Bell Spinning Do
G10 Material for Mast Step boonefamily91 at 7:16pm 06.30.22 Thank you very much ery much for your response! I appreciate it.
Fridge/freezer use Windpilot at 7:07pm 06.30.22 I don't think Dan's original question wanted this in depth drain discussion. It's at the bottom, unl
Mystery beneath my prop strut dlochner at 7:04pm 06.30.22 How are you going to replicate the position of the strut? I once pooched a strut re bedding becaus
What's this called? Tally Ho at 7:03pm 06.30.22
DOWNWIND Tedd at 7:00pm 06.30.22 Thanks, @Davidasailor26 , I didn't know about that. I'm not planning to race my next boat but I'd li
Need advice on paint dlochner at 6:51pm 06.30.22 Thanks RGRANGER, Yea I am looking for bottom paint. Thanks for the info. All the best Generally w
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:50pm 06.30.22 That would work, but it might be difficult to know that the "trap" had water in it, unless it was t
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 6:43pm 06.30.22 The most you're going to use to cool is about 5A, but that's going to potentially allow you to driv
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:39pm 06.30.22 "A fridge also needs a drain, but a simple open hole at the bottom will allow the cold air to quickl
Old bronze brass sailors bell? edw_kym at 6:33pm 06.30.22 I give my vote to "doorbell". If the circular handle is turned, I think the inner parts would rota
DOWNWIND Davidasailor26 at 6:33pm 06.30.22 I've actually looked into that but I haven't found one at a price I was willing to pay. Do you know
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:30pm 06.30.22 why would you want or expect water to be inside your frridge I don't know about anyone else, but e
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:25pm 06.30.22 I got out to Luna today and all is good. One of the guys at the marina dove under my boat for me and
Simple Ladder (1) sail sfbay at 6:22pm 06.30.22 Install a permanent one like this:
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:21pm 06.30.22 Suggesting it indicates a complete lack of understanding of basic plumbing functions I do happen t
G10 Material for Mast Step BAD ORCA at 6:17pm 06.30.22 thanks for your response! But I thought the point was to prevent corrosion between the stainless st

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