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O'Day 30 Cradle size Barquito at 8:13pm 08.21.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2282 We have acquired a 1978 O'DAy 30 with a swing keel. We now need a cradle for it. Does anyone have di
HELP with stuffing box maxxx at 7:41pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2494 Help!!! I need advice on how to tighten the stuffing box (packing ???) on my Oday 28 with the 11 hp
Bowl filling with water dfast7181 at 7:12pm 08.21.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3594 We have a 2005 Hunter 33 with an electric head. The problem is that when we leave the boat we leave
Oday 19 -Trailering weight vs displacement are very different. Snowdog2 at 7:06pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 4/5127 Hello, How is this possible? I am purchasing a 1980 O'day 19 (not the Mariner) and the information
Family dingy, Lido 14 or O'Day 17? WildBilly at 6:29pm 08.21.10 Trailer Sailors 6/14599 Hi everyone! I grew up on Sunfish and Snarks, and now want to get something to take my wife and 2 k
Tips for Using Kenyon Gooseneck Reefing Line Jam Cleats? (1) rardiH36 at 5:52pm 08.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3945 Hi: I thought to ask the Cherubini crowd for usage tips in repect of the spring loaded reefing lin
Newbie (1) kevgrn114 at 5:45pm 08.21.10 Smaller Boats 10/1934 Hi, new guy here. I used to have an 87 HUnter 23. It was a great boat. I kept it in a slip and on
Backrests, anyone? radioguy at 5:09pm 08.21.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1939 Hey guys, So, took the boat out for its first sail today. Went well. Still some bugs to work out.
It's not often I get perplexed Witzend at 4:40pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 29/8074 but, this really has me stumped. Or second thought, may I spend most of my time confused and don't e
Batten fraying Ken13559 at 4:22pm 08.21.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1117 I need some advise on repairing a fraying batten. My fibreglass batten started to fray causing strai
Raritan PH II wont pump out rsimmons at 3:49pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3127 My Raritan PHII recently plugged up when I was accompanied by some land lubbers that decided to wipe
Looking for Mac 26M owners in Southern New England MrWhibbley at 2:52pm 08.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1374 I am interested in buying a 26M but as many may know, there are no dealers in Southern New England d
Best Varnish? (2) Jfelkins at 1:29pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4306 I just made a new tiller for my Oday 23 out of figured oak I had. What do ya'll think is the best ec
Fuel Filter Location? EVERETT TAYLOR at 12:38pm 08.21.10 Catalina 30 9/3083 Hello All, I just purchased a 1979 C30 and am trying to resurrect an A4 that has not been running fo
Help with deck repair bigsick at 12:34pm 08.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1683 I just recently chipped my deck down to fiberglass and also noticed a place where slight bubble is c
norcold conversion kit-SCQT 4407 kenhubbard at 11:53am 08.21.10 Catalina 30 1/2728 I want to install a SCQT 4407 conversion kit in my C-30 Mark II. ny suggestions?
amateur needs help/lessons mihalis at 11:20am 08.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1184 Hi, I would like to learn sailing on a Macgregor, hopefull in long beach or around. I live in the hi
Boat to put my old engine in (2) druid at 11:08am 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2586 (This isn't EXACTLY sailboat-related, but... well, the engine IS out of a sailboat, and there's lots
Cleaning overspray/paint from rigging dstaylor95 at 10:16am 08.21.10 Catalina 30 1/1511 I recently painted the deck of my boat and despite my best effort of taping the rigging off, there i
Southern California C-22's? CaptDon01 at 9:24am 08.21.10 Catalina 22 3/1502 Just wondering how many folks with C-22's living in the Southern California area check into this sit

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Lines Aft on an old Precision 18 Joe at 4:54am 07.07.22 If you feel safer with the halyards led aft, by all means, make the change. A cheek block at the
boom attachment on mast Joe at 4:45am 07.07.22 Post a picture.
Spinnaker Question Joe at 4:43am 07.07.22 If the two edges from the Head (top) are the same length it's a symmetrical or racing spinnaker. If
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast SVSEA5 at 4:40am 07.07.22 Thank you everyone for your help. We are taking the boat back to the yard and they are going to rem
Spinnaker Question (1) jviss at 4:39am 07.07.22 ATN Products - The Tacker
Replacement Parts Joe at 4:30am 07.07.22 Have you tried calling a Beneteau dealer?
Outboard mounting bolts seized jviss at 4:05am 07.07.22 This is a good reminder to put some grease on those bolts on my outboard, thanks!
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter RoyS at 3:51am 07.07.22 Chart plotter as large as you can afford and mounted at the helm.
Cheap Fuses/Breakers be careful! RoyS at 3:41am 07.07.22 There appear to be many brand name items for sale on Amazon that are really counterfeits although ca
Spinnaker Question justsomeguy at 12:03am 07.07.22 Exactly, an adjustable tack line. Maybe use some parrel beads around the furled headsail to keep the
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 nightowle at 11:44pm 07.06.22 Seahawk makes a good ablative paint for fresh water.
Bavaria steering, rudder resistance increasing nightowle at 11:43pm 07.06.22 Kings Gambit has chimed in with the best recommendation for a perennial Bavaria problem. You may al
Outboard mounting bolts seized skunther at 11:26pm 07.06.22
Low oil indicator fading in and out mermike at 10:15pm 07.06.22 The terminal strip fits very nicely in that box. I'm going to have to steal this :biggrin: I've bee
Wiring schematic mermike at 10:01pm 07.06.22 Respect, not fear. That's the approach to take. Charlie Wing has an excellent book, as does Nigel Ca
Wiring schematic Halvern at 9:50pm 07.06.22 Electricity has always scared me, my wife has to change lightbulbs. I know basically how it works bu
Lines Aft on an old Precision 18 jssailem at 8:52pm 07.06.22 Just a thought... While running the sheets and lines to the cockpit feels like it is safer, I conjec
Low oil indicator fading in and out Kingjim91 at 8:44pm 07.06.22 I did this on a C36 and I liked having the terminal strip. It really neatens things up, and makes
Mast gate for old Precision 18 ? jssailem at 8:41pm 07.06.22 Hello. Welcome to the SBO forum. Sorry I can not help with the Sail Stops on your boat. Most of the
The one armed electrician... jssailem at 8:35pm 07.06.22 THAT IS TERRIFIC. :wow3: Well done. Nothing like a garden automatic watering system. Keep'er goin.

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