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Water ElJuMar at 5:13am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1610 What is the best method to clean an O'Day 23 water tank? Eljumar O'Day23
Bow Thruster for passage 42 new install--? freedom at 4:05am 10.29.10 Big Boats 2/1767 Got lewmar 5 1/2" tube and all hardware now what? Mike at factory tells me it was not an option on t
Fuel tank replacement prdewolf at 3:29am 10.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1491 Has anyone had to replace their fuel tank on the 310? If so what was the way the tank was extracted
Gas Tank... (5) Sumner at 8:57pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4431 I finished putting in a .... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/10-14-10-21-Fuel%2
Florida help needed by landlocked sailor Catnip at 8:18pm 10.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2526 I live in Iowa. Have a boat here. I have sailed back and forth across the same little lake a thousan
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 5:54pm 10.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3526 Wow, nothing here since May. Hey, do all 30 members here talk this much on their radios?? QRZ
Low Moaning Noise - Wind Transducer steve stark at 4:57pm 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3030 On our H340, over the last couple of months, we have noticed a low, moaning acoustical noise that co
CDI roller furler Freebird at 4:54pm 10.28.10 Smaller Boats 12/2714 I'm planning on installing a cdi furler on a Hunter 23. I would like to install it high enought to c
Towing hitch KJH at 3:19pm 10.28.10 Catalina 22 12/2974 I have currently been towing my 1983 Swing-keel C-22 on a 4WD Grand Cherokee with a class III towing
Sail Sizes - 170 vs new 18 ddeand at 3:10pm 10.28.10 Day Sailers 3/4406 Digging into the differences between the Hunter 170 model and the new 18 model has been a fun way to
P42 windlass controls Matt at 3:08pm 10.28.10 Big Boats 0/995 I recently changed the switch on the controls on my P42 windlass to Imtra and added up and down on a
Black rubber gard Denis at 12:33pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1942 :) Hi everybody, last summer I hit a metal post while docking and tear the black rubber guard on the
Speaking of leaks... jfreeman at 8:22am 10.28.10 Catalina 310 2/1841 Since I owned Summer Sojourn (about 2 years), my C-310, I have had water in the bilge. I would clean
Best 30-32 foot performance cruiser Skipper at 7:55am 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 38/71007 I have done the research, now it would be fantastic if actual owners could chip in. Am looking for o
installing new engine missloulou at 7:12am 10.28.10 Bigger Boats 1/1655 I have the original Universal engine on my 37ft O'Day. I am currently trying to sell my boat in Turk
Johnson Sailmaster 8 XPatriot at 7:05am 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 7/7360 Hello all- This week I will pull my Johnson Sailmaster 8 off the back of my boat and bring it home
P42 - Electric heaters DanColucci at 5:10am 10.28.10 Big Boats 7/1683 I'm considering using my Passage 42 from time to time in the cold winter weather here in the northea
"Polars" LABoroviak at 9:48pm 10.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/4667 I recently aquired the polars for my First 32s5. How does one best use them to test boat performanc
new sailor and boat owner newsailor27 at 9:10pm 10.27.10 Bigger Boats 5/1851 Hi all, Just purchased an O'Day 27, would love to get feeback, considering I don't know the fir
Catalina 30 hot water heater GreenLight at 7:30pm 10.27.10 Catalina 30 2/3670 91 Catalina 30 MK II-- My hot water heater has a SHURflo strainer (ar least I think it;s a I think)

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Shore pwr plugs Mark Maulden at 3:52pm 08.06.22
Boats Designs and Docs sail sfbay at 3:36pm 08.06.22 Do an internet search on "1981 US 37 sailboat specs" to find links to resources.
Shore pwr plugs jrussnogle at 3:36pm 08.06.22 I suggest you read this article and then make up your mind. SmartPlugs are so much easier to use and
Boats Designs and Docs Richard19068 at 3:18pm 08.06.22 Best idea is to spend a day crawling into all of the nooks and crannies, exploring every inch of th
Main Engine Vented Loop smokey73 at 3:10pm 08.06.22 Wow - it must be really hidden on my 40.5? @Terry Cox I recall you had a 40.5 so any tips on where
Boats Designs and Docs Tally Ho at 2:53pm 08.06.22 Congratulations on your new boat! I am sure it will be a learning experience as any almost 40 year
Shore pwr plugs Siamese at 2:22pm 08.06.22 Another vote for Smart Plug here. Doesn't seem like a place to skimp.
Shore pwr plugs Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 08.06.22 All the others, including the smart plug don't really seem to be an improvement and I believe Boate
Semco vs CETOL? arf145 at 2:12pm 08.06.22 I absolutely agree that that looks fantastic, @capta! But I would either run around putting doilies
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring capta at 2:08pm 08.06.22 If you've got the money for LifePo, by all means go on ahead. Otherwise, for those few unbearably ho
Semco vs CETOL? (2) capta at 2:00pm 08.06.22 In my opinion, varnish is the only way to go! Nothing, absolutely nothing shows how much you care fo
Shore pwr plugs dlochner at 2:00pm 08.06.22 In any country you will find manufacturers who will build quality components if they are paid to pro
Main Engine Vented Loop Nichole340 at 1:52pm 08.06.22 Well you piqued my interest. Where do I get the Vacuum Breaker Vent? I've looked at mine and it se
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped capta at 1:51pm 08.06.22 The idea of replacing an old furler with a new one might sound appealing until you consider that you
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped Leeward Rail at 1:47pm 08.06.22 Worst case a machine shop could likely make that bolt. Less hassle that a new furler assuming that t
Shore pwr plugs capta at 1:41pm 08.06.22 In my experience, replacing the twist lock plugs now and then is just one of the costs of boating. M
Shore pwr plugs Johann at 12:47pm 08.06.22 There are plenty of very high quality components from China, no one said otherwise. But Amazon, eBay
Main Engine Vented Loop Terry Cox at 12:36pm 08.06.22 The design people who hide critical parts like that should have to do the repairs. And for free, e
Nonsuch 22 outboard size David in Sandusky at 12:35pm 08.06.22
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? ShawnL at 12:24pm 08.06.22 It's definitely a no right answer sort of question. Mine sits on the trailer in my back yard in the

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