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Outboard Tiller sandpiper10471 at 5:50am 10.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1355 I would like to connect the tiller of my ODay 23 to the outboard so that the two work in unison. Has
rub rail quest dkosuth at 5:49am 10.07.09 Ericson 1/2546 I am a new owner of a 1978 Ericson 32; its in great shape but has a lot of the original equipment in
430 Holding Tanks mrkirk77 at 8:13pm 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1419 I recently purchased a 1995 Hunter Legend 430. All holding tanks are aluminum. I need to replace the
Just contracted for a 42' cbreezenva at 7:55pm 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1414 just contracted for a 420, my first boat, your input please
tapered or not packman at 7:14pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4118 Hello All, My question concerns tapered vs non tapered masts. I'm purchasing a new mast from Ballen
Catalina "smile" fox islander at 6:29pm 10.06.09 Catalina 30 1/2098 Searching catalina 30 at wikipedia there is a paragraph about the "smile". It mentions that this is
stabilizing binoculars paphman at 6:02pm 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1386 My wife and I are thinking about a pair of stabilizing binoculars for the boat. We have a regular
What is it? (3) Qoheleth at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2624 Does anybody know what these are, what they are for and what they are doing hanging from my pulpit?
Newbie purchasing first boat - 1975 25' Wayne Gibson at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1672 I'm purchasing my first boat, a 1975 25'. Starting out with a broken hatch over v-berth. Is this a
Need New Jib - Storm Damage jerryf609 at 1:43pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3425 I could use some advice. A recent big blow in Muskegon Michigan, loosened my furled jib while at the
Boat off Trailer Mic Jones at 1:21pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2043 Hi Paul ' Sum, etal See att photos for progress. Thanks for your ideas and support. I made the cr
Anchor Setting Comparison (Video) Maine Sail at 1:08pm 10.06.09 Musings With Maine Sail 157/42698 With all the threads on anchoring this week I thought it a good time to do another comparison. This
Electro Scan on 410 Sailgunner at 11:36am 10.06.09 Big Boats 2/1456 Has anyone installed an Electro Scan with the 4 gal tank/injector pump on a Hunter 410? I am thinki
Suggestions for installing bead board below gabriel.donnelly at 10:42am 10.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3298 I'm planning on installing bead board in place of the hull liner, (horizontally of course) the quest
replacing ignition panel on our '82 Bahama 30 bstaff2 at 10:15am 10.06.09 Islander 0/2451 Hi, My husband's leg went right through our ignition control panel in the cockpit during one bluster
headway in a Force 6 chris odgers at 9:49am 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1123 how strong does the wind have to be before I can't be making any windward progress? (I have a catali
mounting a switch in my Edson pedestal jknappsax at 9:37am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1617 I have an electric centerboard winch on my O'Day 32' CC which reels in or out by a heavy-duty moment
Yanmar Impeller Replacement Mike H. at 8:04am 10.06.09 Big Boats 12/5478 I replaced the impeller on our 1994 Yanmar 3jh2e. What a PITA!!!! :cussing: The location of the
od25 centerboard lwi101 at 7:43am 10.06.09 Day Sailers 4/2128 I am looking to buy an Oday 25. looked at a 75 which has what looks like a winch assembly in a stee
Aft Cabin Fixed Portlight Leak robertsapp at 6:40am 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1331 The starboard fixed portlight in the aft cabin of our H336 is leaking when it rains. This doesn't a

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Fuel tank/sender dmax at 1:54pm 03.07.22 Or you could get a plastic tank through which you can see the fuel level - never lies.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 1:48pm 03.07.22 I know it's too late, but I would have left the full length, taped the ends, coiled them up, and le
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included JoeWhite at 1:24pm 03.07.22 I would think it would be pulsating DC rather than AC. Meaning the voltage does not go below zero vo
Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 1:23pm 03.07.22 I just pulled the burlap fabric off and used a plastic scraper to remove the majority of dried glue
Fuel tank/sender JoeWhite at 1:15pm 03.07.22 I replaced my fuel guage sender with one that has a floating doughnut ring.
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (1) jssailem at 1:07pm 03.07.22 Dave I see where the rubbing is happening. Have you looked at running the line down the Starboard
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Banooma at 12:59pm 03.07.22 Thanks for your Forked River and Mariners-specific comments - especially with regard to the blow-out
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) jssailem at 12:52pm 03.07.22 Still learning about Sea Talk and how everything integrates together. Installing the EV AP I found
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? BigEasy at 12:50pm 03.07.22
Mods to our 35s5 kappykaplan at 12:42pm 03.07.22 Looks great, @Hollyberry ! :beer:
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 12:40pm 03.07.22 I'm thinking Tom had something else in mind. He might suggest a come-along winch could be useful!
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 12:38pm 03.07.22 If you recall the plotter had been mounted on a coaming, also the small compartment below had been c
Mods to our 35s5 (9) Hollyberry at 12:33pm 03.07.22 I'm Baaaack!! ;) Took a couple of months off over winter, did some wood turning crafts and things,
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jviss at 12:33pm 03.07.22 I know it's too late, but I would have left the full length, taped the ends, coiled them up, and lef
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jviss at 12:32pm 03.07.22 Doing that doesn't meet code so the next time you have it surveyed just tell the surveyor to ignore
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 12:31pm 03.07.22 No idea why you're trying to complicate something so basic and simple. I'm not overcomplicating an
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 12:31pm 03.07.22 Wiring and plumbing is often installed before the interior of the boat is installed, especially wit
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? dlochner at 12:27pm 03.07.22 Other boats to look at are Sabre 32, 34, 36, 362 with wing keels or centerboards. My 362 has a 4'10"
General Handbook AaronD at 12:27pm 03.07.22 @brockangelo the owners manual is easily found online. For technical resources the Tech manual for
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 12:21pm 03.07.22 They are removable with the right tools. Wiring and plumbing is often installed before the interi

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