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This Old Boat magazine review of ODay 26 cadams at 4:15pm 11.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/8208 In the May 2009 issue of This Old Boat magazine, there was a review article on the ODay 26 (the boat
New Site for Bristol Owners - Bristol27.com avd155 at 3:50pm 11.20.09 Bristol 0/3284 Hi Everyone, I've just put together a site documenting my rebuilding of a Bristol 27. The site can
You might be a redneck if... (2) ChrisNC at 3:04pm 11.20.09 Trailer Sailors 11/5216 ...your boat is up on concrete blocks in front of your house! I had seen a number of ways to suppor
Jabsco Electric conversion agaliha at 2:09pm 11.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/5679 The Admiral wanted an electric head like our powerboat friends have. I was reluctant because I had
Sailor's Prayer ~ Grace Pythagoras at 2:04pm 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 9/21643 I have been asked on short notice to say grace at our Annual Commodore's Ball ' Awards Night... TOMO
replacement lenses for hatches - B361 agaliha at 1:53pm 11.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1481 I have a 2002 Beneteau 361. The lenses for both of the large Lewmar hatches (forward) are "crazed."
Venture 25, MacGregor 25 derfus at 12:43pm 11.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3137 I have seen both listed Venture 25 and MacGregor 25 is there a difference between the two? If so, w
Late fall Sailing yodagwb at 11:17am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2256 Has anyone left, does anyone leave for the Bahamas from Norfolk Va in early December, 1st wk, and if
Cal 28-2 Keel lnsc23 at 9:45am 11.20.09 Cal 1/3912 I have an 87 28-2 shoal draft and am considering replacing or extending to the deep draft (3' 9" vs.
Another 40.5 Question Michael G at 9:13am 11.20.09 Big Boats 6/1617 I am about to install a radar pole on the back of my 40.5 and as you would know it I stumbled on a g
Teak Cleaner Salty at 8:58am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 15/9600 I am in the process of looking for a teak cleaner and varnish / oil to redo my boat interior. I am r
Soundproofing I/B Diesel engine area sail2kn0m0r at 8:10am 11.20.09 Day Sailers 2/1967 Has anyone soundproofed their inboard engine "room" I have 26 Oday Yanmar 8hp and found this product
Sailboat Power systems kloudie1 at 7:03am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 35/7084
replace inboard with outboard on a 82/30 john w smith at 6:35am 11.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2025 I have a 1982 - 30 with a DEAD engine . I also have a newer 15 hp long shaft outboard. I woul lik
Stu Pls Help DanNahant at 6:13am 11.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1918 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II with the Universal M25XP diesel. Even when the batteries are fully c
Beneteau 361 - second fuel tank Phil_Oceanis 361 at 5:46am 11.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3969 Has anyone added a second fuel tank to a Beneteau 361 (or similar boat)? Any ideas how to do it? T
Captain Herring needs to post ... Shoaldrafter at 4:47am 11.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1283 Folks, Captain Herring needs to post a "utube" or video of how to use this new item from his boat
Tuning the rig on hunter water-ballast boats Nicky17000 at 1:33am 11.20.09 Smaller Boats 5/2414 Hi, I would like some advice for proper rig tensioning on these type of boats. Usually I set the mas
Reducing sail on a Catalina 320 with roller furling main C22Reflections at 7:16pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/5481 Question for Catalina owners with roller furling mains. I have owned a 1986 Catalina 22 ("Reflectio
bunks on trailer dtdsail at 5:11pm 11.19.09 Catalina 22 6/1902 I am trying to get a trailer set up for my Catalina 22. Does anyone know how high to put the bunks o

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Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 John Marrone at 1:25pm 04.22.22 I would consider Tohatsu 8HP The 9HP may prove to be too heavy for the OEM Spring Loaded Lift you cu
Anchor locker leaks Davidasailor26 at 1:25pm 04.22.22 In case it provides any inspiration - We had a leak in our Beneteau anchor locker when the boat was
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 1:22pm 04.22.22 Welcome to the forum. 9.9 is overkill 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro Extra long shaft. Designed for sailboat
Anchor locker leaks smokey73 at 12:51pm 04.22.22 There are two threads about anchor leaks. Here is my fix but my location may be entirely different
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters smokey73 at 12:48pm 04.22.22 Here is the link. My fix starts at post #13 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/hunter-40-5-
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters smokey73 at 12:45pm 04.22.22 I tracked my water leak from the anchor locker to the drain near the bottom of the locker. On my bo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters senang at 12:42pm 04.22.22 We have a 2005 H38 with a similar anchor locker leak. My analysis based on water leak traces is that
Anchor locker leaks Hollyberry at 12:20pm 04.22.22 Very odd that that location so high up in that area would leak in any significant way before the loc
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 04.22.22 Is the water gathering under your cushions? or appearing in a locker area below? A photo or two mig
Anchor woes fred1diver at 11:55am 04.22.22 I took a closer look at the cap and it has a recess to let the rode pass with the cap partly raised
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Hollyberry at 11:46am 04.22.22 Is the water gathering under your cushions? or appearing in a locker area below? A photo or two migh
Wooden interior steps (1) Hollyberry at 11:41am 04.22.22 Might I suggest an alternate? Reface them with Lonseal or possibly Plasteak... no more issues with w
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 04.22.22 Oh, you want specs @Stu Jackson ? I wasn't going that deep into the weeds! But here they are ... h
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 04.22.22 As for cleaning, I think I would use a garden sprayer to hose the inside of the tank with a de-grea
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 04.22.22 So, @Ralph Johnstone , if you've got any System Three left, I may need to borrow some. :huh: Don'
Epoxy and stainless steel. senang at 10:24am 04.22.22 By the look of it this a standard Volvo lipseal. Volvo does NOT mention this arrangement with the wa
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed dlochner at 9:55am 04.22.22 Try special order from SBO Shop, ask @Dave Groshong
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed JRacer at 9:54am 04.22.22 Adding an inspection port is good idea. Do a search there are several companies that can provide t
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed senang at 9:48am 04.22.22 +1 For what Ritsim above posted. Cut a hole, thoroughly clean the insides, replace hoses. Cutting a
X2Power AGM battery Stu Jackson at 9:36am 04.22.22 but it doesn't appear that they all have exactly the same specifications WADR, your post includes

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