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My Awakening to Oday maisis00 at 10:48am 01.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2290 I have to admit, I had never seen an Oday boat before the other day; I came upon an image of a 1984
Masthead Sheaves for All Lines Halyards philwsailz at 9:56am 01.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2118 Hello all, I am converting my C-27 halyards to all line. In the process, I need to replace the h
DIY Bow Sprit for H260 or most small boats (7) soling42 at 9:33am 01.11.11 Smaller Boats 7/13651 Our 2004 h260 suffered from a lack of power on long runs off the wind with our rather small jib and
Ouch! Marina Fire... (2) Maine Sail at 9:29am 01.11.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5602 Ouch! Electrical fault!!:doh::doh: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/8897004 http://wwwcache2.w
Far East Sails BananaToe at 9:06pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 9/10402 Does anyone have any experience buying sails from Fareastsails.com ? It seems that they have a lot
repower Crabby at 7:05pm 01.10.11 Lancer 0/1662 I have a 1985 lancer 27 power sailer and just got end of last year and completely rebuilding it. w
Framed with poplar 25yearslater at 6:34pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2832 OK now that I have replaced all my cabin woodwork, can anyone offer a technical reason why poplar mi
Owners manual download drchpete at 6:21pm 01.10.11 Big Boats 0/1278 Anyone know where I can download a copy of the owners manual for a 2003 Hunter 466. Reallly need di
Do I need a halyard plate? jfrench at 6:07pm 01.10.11 Catalina 22 3/1491 I ordered a new mast step for my used Cat 22 and bought a halyard plate, thinking that I might as we
cape dory owners dockmaster at 5:56pm 01.10.11 Other Sailboats 3/2839 Any cape dory sailors on this site?
Interesting sealant remover jfrench at 5:50pm 01.10.11 Catalina 22 1/1432 I found this tonight on the Catalina Direct site. It appears to be a wiz-bang remover for 5200 and 4
H33 C fuel tank fiestaMojo at 5:06pm 01.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2801 One of the must-do projects on the ever expanding list is to replace my fuel tank. Does anyone know
Need towing weight of 1981 Mac 25 shine at 4:53pm 01.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/8959 I'm looking for the Boat and trailer towing weight together without motor and gear. Macgregor 25 198
Towing an Inflatable.... (7) Sumner at 3:49pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/9217 Last year there was a post of towing an inflatable. There was talk at the time of trying to tow it f
water holding tanks javelin at 3:29pm 01.10.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1995 I own a 1982 Catalina 30. There is a fresh water holding tank midships, starboard side and another
Adding a fuel Gauge Mayerdav at 1:59pm 01.10.11 Catalina 30 4/3956 I share our 1975 Catalina 30 with three others and we just rebuilt the Atomic 4 gas engine but there
Air Conditioner Mark H at 1:53pm 01.10.11 Smaller Boats 10/3698 In my 1993 Hunter 23.5 I would like to be able to use a 25 lbs/115volt / 5.6 amp /GE 5000 btu window
San Diego to Dana Point rfrye1 at 1:42pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3148 Can someone give me the approx NM from San Diego to Dana Point? We keep our boat in San Diego, but l
Potable water heater/ interior space 28 vs 30 quietriot at 1:18pm 01.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1151 I have two questions regarding the Oday 28. With the 2QM15 engine is there a special fitting for dir
Removing shear stripes..tape not paint. Slade at 1:17pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7317 Hi, quick question. Working on the hull on my Starwind 223. The shear stripes appear to be tape..

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Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 08.01.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Phil at 9:52am 08.01.22 Yep...the currents in some areas are pretty darn strong. The other day we were sailing ~6.5 knots th
Barlow 19 Winch rgranger at 9:50am 08.01.22 A machine shop might be able to make you a new one....
Tools (1) rgranger at 9:46am 08.01.22 I have had success using Corrosion Block Manufactured by Lear Chemical Research Company. Lear Chemi
Barlow 19 Winch dlochner at 9:43am 08.01.22 I think the lewmar pawls and springs will work. Check with Lewmar.
Barlow 19 Winch fourwhitesocks at 9:38am 08.01.22 Wonder how easy it is to get a new pawl...? Are those special size or easy to attain does anyone kn
Barlow 19 Winch fourwhitesocks at 9:29am 08.01.22 Yep I figured, just wondered if the 19 was ever came as a 2 speed winch.... Thank you! When I fin
Winch replacement FDL S2 at 9:28am 08.01.22 I replaced my sheet winches from Lewmar 7s with Lewmar 14 self tailing winches on my 24ft boat a few
Barlow 19 Winch dlochner at 9:24am 08.01.22 Probably a worn pawl(s) or broken pawl spring(s). You'll have to open it up and see.
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 08.01.22 WOW ! You guys operate at a much higher level than my pay scale. I find the fuel flow rate is so l
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams flightlead404 at 8:50am 08.01.22 The world of boat electrical is just not to the level of standard that you desire. Having the poor
Tools jssailem at 8:33am 08.01.22 I have had success using Corrosion Block Manufactured by Lear Chemical Research Company. https://ww
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams (1) jssailem at 8:21am 08.01.22 The world of boat electrical is just not to the level of standard that you desire. Having the poor
Tools (1) jon hansen at 8:14am 08.01.22 207845
Tools rgranger at 8:08am 08.01.22
In mast furling? flightlead404 at 7:46am 08.01.22 I had a lot of problems with my old baggy main jamming going in and (mostly) out When I did the pre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower drm1 at 7:34am 08.01.22 Yea definitely! Thank you!
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 7:29am 08.01.22 I have one of these lying around but not connected quite yet. Did you have proper sized fuses on th
Link 2000 amps function bittern at 7:21am 08.01.22 Sorry, forgot e-mail: jacmac (at) kawartha.net Thanks!
Tools JamesG161 at 7:14am 08.01.22 Buy Stainless or Titanium Tools. or one that offers free exchanges, if rusting, like Kobalt and Craf

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