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Size matters beachkoma at 8:06am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2752 Will a Sevylor Electric Trolling Motor (18 lbs thrust) be enough to power my 1976 Widgeon in a salt
H34 Interior Measurements? Mark3755 at 7:05am 10.16.09 Big Boats 4/1917 My boat is about an hour away, so I was hoping to get some help to save me a 2 hour round trip for
Below water through hull fitting - O'Day 25 Raftco at 5:53am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3108 I have a through hull brass or bronze fitting that is directly below the sink in the galley on my O'
Under Water Hull Scrub Zoey at 4:37am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 26/5375 If sailboats already have antifoul paint (Baltoplate) why do owners they have the undersides scrubbe
SF Bay bottom paint ? pkdailey4 at 1:11am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3397 Whats the best paint that's legal in California waters ? I'm using Interlux Ultra now but I don't kn
Using the forum awoody at 11:20pm 10.15.09 Smaller Boats 3/1809 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 6/4188 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 14/12214 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 8/2030 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 43/9373 I find the idea of dragging my laptop along to and from the boat, and the possibility of it getting

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Single-handing a Catalina 310? marchem at 7:30am 05.05.22 As others have said, sailing the 310 single handed is not difficult, and some have suggested modifi
Mounted VHF Radio drewlamparello at 7:28am 05.05.22 I'm looking to install a VHF on board with an antenna mounted at the mast head. I found a Cable ins
Generator dLj at 7:23am 05.05.22 I'm not sure why, but even the other models of Honda gensets are considerably noisier than the 2kw
Generator capta at 7:08am 05.05.22 I'm not sure why, but even the other models of Honda gensets are considerably noisier than the 2kw m
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Hello Below at 7:05am 05.05.22 Read the reviews first. As a Professional electrical business Renogy by a very long shot is the lea
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments Tin Kicker at 6:57am 05.05.22 I found a sale on a B&G Vulcan 7" for $600 and am moving it to the new boat. It is GREAT, especially
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:50am 05.05.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 6:47am 05.05.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 6:40am 05.05.22
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 05.05.22 Thank you that is great advice, I do have an I/R gun as well. I bought the boat over the winter an
Ammeter replacement questions mikeracca at 6:35am 05.05.22 The purpose of the colors is to prevent confusion. Red = DC Positive. Black = AC Neutral or DC
Misc Issues jssailem at 6:30am 05.05.22 @sailme88 you been watching NCIS reruns? Gibbs rules to live by. NCIS Photos on CBS I though there
Generator smokey73 at 6:04am 05.05.22 If you get a dual fuel make sure the power rating is sufficient for the fuel you intend to use. For
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater jviss at 5:52am 05.05.22 The best way I have found to fill an engine cooling system is to open the highest point of the syste
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater smokey73 at 5:41am 05.05.22 You should have engine coolant up to the "full cold" mark if there is one or up to about 1/2 of the
Misc Issues sailme88 at 5:22am 05.05.22 Rule 119.7.... all diesel exhaust has an electrostatic charge that requires it to adhere to fibergla
New owner! RoyS at 5:19am 05.05.22 Even if you have enough clearance for a bridge, you are going to love looking up as you pass under a
Misc Issues mjsb at 5:18am 05.05.22 If your engine is difficult to start you may see this result. Engine starts right up, no hesitatio
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater sailme88 at 5:15am 05.05.22 At one time I'd had an overheating issue after draining out all the coolant during a " replace the o
Misc Issues RoyS at 5:08am 05.05.22 If your engine is difficult to start you may see this result.

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