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first sailboat-what year? digitek718 at 8:31am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1305 I just bought my first sailboat about a week ago..an oday 25...I went out sailing a couple of times
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 6/4189 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 12/7036 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 5/2951 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 14/12218 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 8/2031 I have had an in mast furling main sail on my 410 for two years now. I live in Ontario Canada and m

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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out kappykaplan at 10:38am 05.05.22
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.05.22 Just to balance this post please also have a look at the 1,000s of reviews from Amazon.com Perhap
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 10:33am 05.05.22 Maiden voyage with electric powered (registered!) dinghy for NGCC event 2022
Generator tfox2069 at 10:32am 05.05.22 If you get a dual fuel make sure the power rating is sufficient for the fuel you intend to use. Fo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:26am 05.05.22 Nothing cheap no more, plus the wheel brake is missing on the pedestal I bought me a new one of thos
Generator dLj at 10:22am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (b
Generator kloudie1 at 10:12am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (bo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 10:10am 05.05.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:09am 05.05.22 I would run it dry by unhooking the fuel hose from the engine end after every use, at least if you
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Maine Sail at 10:04am 05.05.22 Admittedly a slightly below average rating for this rating site; however, it is a fairly small samp
Generator BigEasy at 9:43am 05.05.22 Agree with Capta, Honda 2200 is the standard, by which others are compared. There are propane conv
Generator Head Sail at 9:31am 05.05.22 Any suggestions from you on what is a good model generator. Any input or suggestions would be great
windlass not working and how to use it solo? BigEasy at 9:29am 05.05.22 The remote looks badly weather worn, but if it's not broken, don't fix it. Not sure of yo
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 9:23am 05.05.22 Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when
Pedestal Compass, True North? Mark Maulden at 9:16am 05.05.22
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 9:10am 05.05.22 Thanks that is great to learn, just talked to the they are BoatUS now. Will give me some additional
Pedestal Compass, True North? LloydB at 9:06am 05.05.22 Paper charts show true north. Magnetic campuses point to the northerly direction of the magnetic fie
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 9:05am 05.05.22 Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when t
Mast wiring access (1) jssailem at 8:56am 05.05.22 Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 jon hansen at 8:54am 05.05.22 i carry a photo copy of my master's license, now expired. the coasties excepted it during a random s

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