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Using the forum awoody at 11:20pm 10.15.09 Smaller Boats 3/1803 I have been receiving a lot of good information from the forum. However, I must not be using it cor
Replacing fuel lines sol y mar at 8:04pm 10.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/4186 I just purchased a 1989 catalina 30 with the M25 diesel. I want to replace both the fuel line and th
Another bilge cleaning question - waxy-grease? KandD at 6:56pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2789 So, I found my bilge pump went out on me a few weeks back and over the course of a week or two, it f
Adler Barbour Refrig Lowell at 5:34pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 12/7035 I have an Adler Barbour Cold Plate refrigeration system that I believe to be the OE and should be a
The singing yellow strap Joe Blizzard at 5:24pm 10.15.09 Trailer Sailors 12/3710 I have one of those big yellow ratchet-straps that I use to tie my boat to its trailer. The side wit
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:57pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 In the summer there is not so much of a problem, but in the spring and fall the hot water in a water
new 28 owner maxxx at 3:44pm 10.15.09 Bigger Boats 5/2458 New to the web site and posted on ask an Oday owner instead of bigger boats. I have a 1983 28. Any h
Rudder Repair - Hunter 30/1983 erictowse at 3:39pm 10.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1763 The bottom of my rudder has a 3/4" stainless tube which connects it to the hull. This tube is loose
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:18pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3678 Due to a problem in the 110 side of my 6 gallon water heater I have only the engine-heated hot water
rigid vang with mid- boom sheeting rognvald at 2:59pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3348 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
rigid vang with mid-boom sheeting rognvald at 2:51pm 10.15.09 Pearson 5/2950 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
Newto me 28 maxxx at 2:11pm 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1763 I have just bought a 1983 Oday 28 that seems to be in pretty good shape.(surveyor rated it above ave
Diesel fuel and gaskets higgs at 11:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 14/12210 I am going to be resealing my inspection port cover onto the top of my fuel tank. It had been seale
in mast furling sail storage secondwind410 at 11:20am 10.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2029 I have had an in mast furling main sail on my 410 for two years now. I live in Ontario Canada and m
Onboard Computer - Here's an idea Bob Poff at 10:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 43/9367 I find the idea of dragging my laptop along to and from the boat, and the possibility of it getting
Please to announce Lake Lanier is at full pool Bob4203 at 10:50am 10.15.09 Catalina 30 0/1164 No big shakes in the scope of world events, but for boaters here in Atlanta, we have waited five yea
cushion measurments maxxx at 9:53am 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1567 Does anyone have the measurments for all of the cabin cushions for an Oday 28. I need an idea of how
Boat info Old Weird Harold at 9:37am 10.15.09 Cal 0/2229 Hi all, I have recently (this past spring) purchased a 1979 Cal 2-35. I love the boat and would re
Head system rebuild (2) phantomracer at 9:16am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6976 After sailing our new-to-us boat this year, I think I have found some issues with the head system (s
San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada Don3098 at 8:29am 10.15.09 Destinations 3/3430 My wife and I spent a month cruising the San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada on our H

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Solar Charge Controller Question MikeHoncho at 2:25pm 05.04.22 How big is your propulsion bank? If I'm reading it right you would like to charge it off of two 175
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 2:25pm 05.04.22 I don't know how sat/nav computers do it. They are certainly capable of using true North, but that
Mariner 2=2 kappykaplan at 2:19pm 05.04.22 It's called a compression post. I'm sure @Will Gilmore will have some ideas for you. Welcome to th
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement (1) MikeHoncho at 2:10pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back tog
Pedestal Compass, True North? Will Gilmore at 2:10pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 isaksp00 at 2:10pm 05.04.22 If you don't have a station nearby that offers ethanol free gas, apparently the gas sold for piston
Pedestal Compass, True North? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 05.04.22 Correct. That depends! It can be a big deal if you're transiting a narrow channel in fog, and usi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 2:02pm 05.04.22
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement dmax at 1:56pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back toge
Pedestal Compass, True North? jviss at 1:30pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:24pm 05.04.22
Spin vs whisker pole BarryL at 1:22pm 05.04.22 Hi Fred, Congrats on the new boat. Congrats on having a symmetric spinnaker and thinking about flyi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:21pm 05.04.22 Ethanol (corn syrup crap) will foul the jets. I use to carry 2+2 carb cleaner and sprayed the jets
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 1:20pm 05.04.22 The centerboard is good. I have had it out, repaired some dings, and painted it with anti-fouling. T
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 1:19pm 05.04.22 power current (aAmps) fixed it for you :) As noted in that link, ammeters measure FLOW of electro
Ship/Maintenance log book Dalliance at 1:15pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access dmax at 12:39pm 05.04.22
Newport 30-3 grab rails (3) bil1215 at 12:25pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access bil1215 at 12:21pm 05.04.22 Bill I looked at the images of a Newport 1986 Mk3 listed for sale out here on the west coast. It loo
cl 14 dewe48 at 12:20pm 05.04.22 Thanks for all the help. It's actually up to 60 today so I hope to get this thing in the water and

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