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Replacing flooded batteries with gel jrpla at 9:52am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2622 Replacing flooded batteries with gel Is time to replace my batteries, I was thinking in changing
mast step replacement (2) Steve22124 at 9:26am 08.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2182 Last winter I found that my mast step had cracked. I assume it was due to metal fatigue and temperat
Howdy All! Zoomie at 9:14am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1099 Howdy All! Brand new guy here. I live in SC and work in NC. I'm a DOD air traffic controller and fly
New Here, Hi to all O'day 25 Coty137 at 9:06am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1566 Good day to all, I am new to your community and would like to salute all of the O'day owners here!
Raymarine ST6002 problems bman88 at 8:51am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3440 I recently hooked up my Raymarine ST6002 auto pilot to my new Garmin 540 GPS, and after considerable
removing mast step pin R.S.Cape at 8:01am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 7/1951 Does anyone have any tricks for removing the mast step pin? We lowered the mast for the first time o
leaky sink drain hose tombow88 at 7:52am 08.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1202 Hi folks, I just bought an '05 Mac26m and it stunk! turned out, kitchen hose was leaking waste wate
Cutting through fibreglass core decking suggestions? Starfish at 7:28am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 20/6535 Hi, I am replacing the forward hatch of my Seidelmann S299 and need to cut out the decking for the o
Gelcoat thinner RichH at 7:25am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1503 Am looking for east coast supplier of "Duratec High Gloss Additive" -- a thinner used for spraying
Some many parts ,so little knowledge Mitchell Slochower at 7:00am 08.14.09 Pearson 1/1525 I just moved up from a very basic O'day 22, to a 1984 Pearson 34. I am looking to replace some of th
Swimming with friends (1) amcmahon at 6:52am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1456 In a previous thread (1 gm heating) I mentoned that I had gone in the water to clean the coolant wat
Painting Hull sgreenest at 6:50am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 1/2523 Painting Hull/need "pick points" We are new to this, we need to have the hull repainted and need to
Lewmar Hatches Richard E. ("Dick") Craig at 6:22am 08.14.09 Big Boats 2/1227 Has anyone replaced the lens in their Lewmar hatches?
Forestay replacement????? steveebryant at 5:17am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1649 I need to replace the forestay on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would like to replace it as soon as possible.
Holding Tank Leak MikeWilkinson at 7:38pm 08.13.09 Big Boats 8/2333 My 2005 Hunter 36 holding tank has a hose fitting cross threaded from the factory. It has taken 3 y
Air conditioner mold odor Rxman47 at 6:46pm 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5151 In my Hunter 336 when we switch on the A/C we get very strong odor of mold. Probably the PO didn't u
1968 Ericson 30' Restoration TipsySailor at 5:38pm 08.13.09 Ericson 2/5267 Hi, I would love to talk with anyone who owns another Ericson 30 Sailboat, we haven't had ours long,
Roller furler replacement dduhaime at 4:03pm 08.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1158 I have a 1993 First 35s5 with the original Profurl roller furler. I replaced the upper bearing last
Galley Counter Mod Siamese at 2:12pm 08.13.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1846 Okay, so I haven't done this mod yet, but when the snow flies...... I'm not in love with the hatch
Catalina Owners Kubota Engines Surftraveler01 at 2:00pm 08.13.09 Catalina 30 1/1842 If anyone is having a hard time finding parts for their Universal or Yanmar Motors, or is outraged b

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New Hunter 19-2 update Marshall-Sevilla at 11:14pm 01.05.22 The Bimini was designed to fit under the boom when sailing. There are instructions how to mount
Engine control display - replace Teleflex one artboas at 10:06pm 01.05.22 Hello. on my H50 2007 a Teleflex display is installed at the port helm and I would like to replace
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Will Gilmore at 9:55pm 01.05.22 The round turn with two half hitches is a fast easy knit that holds well. A fisherman's bend is a g
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... justsomeguy at 9:16pm 01.05.22 Mmm, dupplex stainless.
Jibing The Mainsail justsomeguy at 9:11pm 01.05.22 Chicken gybe!
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? Ward H at 9:02pm 01.05.22 @kjdoyle1 I think you're getting it. Here are some comments on this revision. Sometimes you do
Jibing The Mainsail Joe at 8:57pm 01.05.22 The most important element is communication. Intention...then action. Using Don's stated conditio
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 01.05.22 You might want to investigate more and learn how a boat muffler works. Good luck.
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 8:08pm 01.05.22 Thanks for your input.
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 8:02pm 01.05.22 Update and final resolution. Spoiler Alert - replaced carb. Fuel leak at fuel pump (apparently - co
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:44pm 01.05.22 I cannot believe it has been 4 days and no one owns a screw drive and camera.
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? (1) rgranger at 7:40pm 01.05.22 201520
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 7:26pm 01.05.22 I have heard...
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) LeeandRick at 7:03pm 01.05.22 Another solution is a tiller pilot mounted on the aft deck. You could put a bracket that held it in
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? dlochner at 6:50pm 01.05.22 Hey guys, I can't thank you enough for your advice. The sailing community is amazing! Here is wher
ocean proofing a Legend 41AC? Windpilot at 6:43pm 01.05.22 I thought about needing to seal that aft lower locker area on my 410. But, there are more than a few
Low Profile mattress jssailem at 6:42pm 01.05.22 hyper vent or equivalent, it really does work :plus: Up here in the Damp PacificNW the Hypervent i
O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 6:39pm 01.05.22 Thank you everyone for the warm welcomes, comments and suggestions! I read the boat reviews, very he
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... jssailem at 6:31pm 01.05.22 Daryl, Congrats on your boat, Welcome to the SBO Forum. You say there are cleats and O rings. Is t
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? dlochner at 6:31pm 01.05.22 Looks pretty clean...what is the purpose of the fuse on the ground circuit? Is that normal or calle

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