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I am a new owner O'Day 25 (2) Cabby at 6:39pm 01.22.11 Day Sailers 6/2577 Well, I pulled the trigger and we bought the O'Day 25. I think the hull number is 1192. I bought thi
K-40, hull number three "Seasmoke" may have a new steward... CharlieCobra at 5:56pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2094 I'm meeting with a perspective client who's driving 350 miles to see her tomorrow. He wants to sai
Winter Withdrawal Sites timebandit at 5:40pm 01.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3071 I know it has been in the 80's here in Southern California this last week but still I have winter wi
TV on B40 beneteau361guy at 5:18pm 01.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1638 Just purchased a B40 and need some recommendations as to the size and mounting of a flat screen TV.
AC 45s coming to SF bay sfgary at 5:12pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1561 Here is a sample of whats coming to San Francisco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKPMdZRv2U'feat
Beware of Scubapumps hookahs Jibnmaingeorge at 1:07pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 11/1253 I recently purchased a Scubapumps hookah diving system off of ebay to clean the bottom of my boat.
Autopilot Jorge Ojeda at 10:50am 01.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1735
Crimper Shoot Out / Load Test Results (1) Maine Sail at 10:17am 01.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 57/47129 For a long time I have known that well made crimps, with the right tools, are electrically very good
transducer hammerhead54 at 9:53am 01.22.11 Bigger Boats 3/1897 Where is the best spot to install a garmin through hull transducer that will shoot though the hull o
transducers hammerhead54 at 9:44am 01.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/950 Where is a good place to install a standard transom type transducers to shoot through the hull in 19
Cabin sole replacment garyc at 8:56am 01.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/8126 The center cabin sole seems too be coming apart. Has anyone experienced this and if so how did you f
...bottom Blisters...neighbors yacht Free Spirit at 8:38am 01.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2241 Just having fun with vessels. My neighbor has a vessel that has continuously had blister issues. Unf
Another issue of legal liability higgs at 8:23am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 28/4869 The thread on the submerged hazard got me thinking about this situation at my club. A fisherman sen
Size of Stuffing Box in 2002 Hunter 306 t054281 at 7:52am 01.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1438 Looking to replace the original packing in the stuffing box on my Hunter 306 with a GFO Gore-tex pro
E 15 Gasoline - Oh No! John T1594 at 7:48am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3063 I saw in the paper today that the EPA has just approved adding 15% Ethanol to gasoline. If it were n
Leaky Ballast Tank! Right On! at 7:39am 01.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1714 I sail my boat almost every weekend and I keep it tarped in between uses. everything is covered by t
Mast bend Quoddy at 5:15am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1916 Is the structural strength of the mast compromised by having it straight, without bend? We have a f
Painting interior fiberglass Mick143 at 4:15am 01.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2142 I am thinking of painting the cabin deck and the area directly under the seats in the galley. Can th
sounder transducer installation Jalepeno at 12:24am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3595
New Balboa 26 owner need help mark holcomb at 10:41pm 01.21.11 Balboa 5/7629 Hello, Thanks for any help. I just bought a Balboa 26. It has no sails so I need measurements to l

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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.09.22 Sorry you're the butt of my cheap humour but if you don't laugh at this stuff you'll eventually brea
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location jssailem at 10:21am 05.09.22 Phone spell :puke: Needs a good lift pump.
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 10:02am 05.09.22 That's great. It will be good to have a source for replacements. It will be interesting to see if h
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 9:55am 05.09.22 I get the humor, but bought the boat hurricane damaged and the previous owner neglected maintenance
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location kappykaplan at 9:40am 05.09.22 Mesnsv ??
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 05.09.22 "If it is not broken, don't try to fix it." But @sunlover now suspects his entire boat to be bro
how to take down mast for trailering LloydB at 9:20am 05.09.22 Go to YouTube and type in sailboat mast raising. You will find a large selection of examples from sm
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) jssailem at 9:18am 05.09.22 Sure. Just run a halyard down to the cockpit stern. and tie it off you then get four lines holding t
Is My Main Furled Backward flightlead404 at 9:12am 05.09.22 Interesting! My furling line does not "cross over from the black at the base" and I have had no iss
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) vrcornish at 9:11am 05.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Welcome back to sailing. Spreaders help to keep the angle from the mast
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains jviss at 9:10am 05.09.22 On mine, the chains get in the way on both diesel and waste; waste would be impossible to vacuum out
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location jssailem at 9:09am 05.09.22 Hey Mark. Congrats on finding your boat. That was a lot sooner than you expected? Where is the boat
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) jssailem at 9:01am 05.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Welcome back to sailing. Spreaders help to keep the angle from the mast t
how to take down mast for trailering PJL at 8:59am 05.09.22 Mast cranes are not necessarily required. That said, a hinged mast-step is required. Another requi
Loose shrouds? jssailem at 8:55am 05.09.22 Yes too sloppy. Begin at the base of the compression post with your repair. Solid block on sound kee
Rub rail and deck hull joint. kendyoozed at 8:31am 05.09.22 I pretty much ned to redo about 65% of my rail. It seems it lived life at a slip but took a good bi
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel Calif. Ted at 8:13am 05.09.22 I've tried a couple different caps and they leaked, that upper gasket that is cracked in your pictur
Rub rail and deck hull joint. THECUSCUS at 7:37am 05.09.22 How long a piece of that aluminum extrusion do you need? i Have some from a MacGregor 22/25 that l
Universal M-25XPBC stalling jviss at 7:26am 05.09.22 Yes, maybe a dirty screen somewhere.
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 7:23am 05.09.22 @jviss - yes, I was also surprised because my tank is above the engine and lift pump, so I expected

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