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Recommendations for Pulling a O'day 22 New Purchase tchodgd at 9:35am 05.29.10 Trailer Sailors 12/4765 I'm buying an oday 22 on a Load Rite Trailer. What type of vehicle/hitch do I need to rent to haul
all roller trailer txtowman at 9:33am 05.29.10 Catalina 22 4/1520 I like the idea of an all roller trailer, but wonder if it damages the hull structure if you hauled
Electrical problem Canuk111 at 7:29am 05.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1393 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. There seems to be a fault on the electrical panel.When the stereo/radio s
Racing Tips - PLEASE ! Canuk111 at 7:14am 05.29.10 Racing 5/3682 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. Can anyone give any racing tips? 1. The boat has a 29hp Yanmar engine wit
Need Help! jmv3326 at 7:01am 05.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1385 Hey everyone...I am the owner of a 1994 Hunter 29.5...Last night we lost the cockpit center/helm sea
Shakes fist at cross wind! RECESS at 6:46am 05.29.10 Ask All Sailors 24/7075 We have two parties to go to after my wife gets finished with her graduation ceremony. So I get up a
1974 Hunter Rigging Instructions Heelamonster at 6:18am 05.29.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1942 I can't seem to find the answer to this in the archives, so forgive me if this has been answered bef
Diesel fumes Capt Jim24025 at 4:57am 05.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2819 Does anyone know how to clean the diesel fumes out of foam rubber? Thanks,
Missing 4 inch deck plate rjenk94699 at 11:22pm 05.28.10 Pearson 0/1396 I am missing the 4 inch deck plate (screw in/cover) over the anchor rode locker on the bow of a 30'
Dingy Towing w/ O'day 22 ? David S at 10:17pm 05.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1893 Has anyone towed a hard dingy with this size boat? My friend and I towed a rubber raft/dingy 2 days
Securing the boat to the trailer (H260) Claudia at 9:38pm 05.28.10 Smaller Boats 6/1533 I spoke with another sailor who said he ties a line from a stern cleat to the trailer. What's the b
Drilling Holes..... (2) CaptDon01 at 8:31pm 05.28.10 Catalina 22 1/1266 "Drilling holes in your boat is like whipping your kid......you hate to do it, but sometimes it's ju
need help (2) Alfredo JR navarro at 8:11pm 05.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/964 hello i need help identifying this boat , is for free needs a lat of work i think is an oday 30
Slugs vs Bolt Rope tomgrigsby at 7:51pm 05.28.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/13572 I'm doing a bit of weekend beercan racing. I have slugs on my main, but there is a bolt rope as wel
rudder, steering kegendron at 6:47pm 05.28.10 S2 2/1904 I just bought a S2 9.2 m 30' sailboat. I was checking the rudder,steering from the engine compartmen
broken masts Sambo at 6:15pm 05.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/947 My 1980 O'Day 23 has experienced 3 broken masts, the latest one, my first, leaves me wondering what
Stay Tension 1/8" stays RECESS at 5:33pm 05.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2676 I have looked at the running rigging chart. Looked at previous posts. But I was still wondering what
Replacing a Jabsco with a Raritan PHII cymeyer at 4:52pm 05.28.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/13005 Hi Peggie, have never asked you for advice. Have read many threads on this subject. I have purchase
Bottom Paint, primers, Barrier Coats wufibugs at 1:16pm 05.28.10 Ask All Sailors 13/6038 It is time to paint the bottom of the 1986 Hunter 31 I recently bought. I am assuming that the bott
position of retracted keel keeljoy at 1:14pm 05.28.10 Catalina 22 8/2123 Hey I was just wondering I saw a picture of a 22 for sale and the centerboard (swing Keel) was not v

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The dead of a boat Tally Ho at 8:47am 06.11.22 She popped into FWD pretty quickly after ramming the sailboat. Good thing the captain of the sailboa
Battery bank question NYSail at 8:32am 06.11.22 I had a 36-2 also with a 3HM35F. I added a 3rd battery aft of the batter compartment where the old w
The dead of a boat Will Gilmore at 8:21am 06.11.22 Horrifying! I can't imagine how that captain's stomach felt as he watched the disaster. So lucky n
Battery bank question DayDreamer41 at 8:16am 06.11.22 We have had 6 Volt Trojan T105's on our Sapphire now since spring launch 2017 their state of health
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 8:16am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade... if the boat performs satisfactorily under power
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 8:13am 06.11.22 Real Estate Location is no good unless there's a view True... Kind of depends on your perspective.
Starting my LFP build. jssailem at 8:11am 06.11.22 The excitement builds....:biggrin:
Epoxy questions jssailem at 8:09am 06.11.22 Hi Jay. While it may be possible to use a QT container, it is hard to identify till you identify cle
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:06am 06.11.22 Some more bits and bobs showing up. A bag with (16) of these two-hole buss bars showed up the other
Epoxy questions Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Prop Efficiency JamesG161 at 7:36am 06.11.22 How would I determine what type of a prop to install. There is a stamp on the hub of the propeller
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? Marmalade at 7:35am 06.11.22 Next time you haul, it might be really easy. I replaced a sensor thru-hull this spring... I was not
Battery bank question Bob S at 7:22am 06.11.22
Prop Efficiency sail sfbay at 7:19am 06.11.22 Theoretically, a propeller with fewer blades is more efficient. Most props have three blades to prov
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 7:15am 06.11.22 Many Thanks, Claude.. I seemed to remember that they were not standard size.. I know that mine are m
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Davidasailor26 at 7:13am 06.11.22 And even then if your batteries are near fully charged the cooling fan in the charger may not run
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 7:08am 06.11.22 Going to the boat later this pm. I'll measure and get back to you tonite. Sorry about the tardy an
Where Is Your Battery Charger? RoyS at 5:09am 06.11.22 With regard to battery charger noise while sleeping; this would only occur if you are sleeping while
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 4:47am 06.11.22 Excellent, thank you for the information and I will check that out!
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Marmalade at 3:03am 06.11.22 Not the same exactly, but lots of people have written/described making beams to stiffen the Olson 30

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