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mast step replacement (2) Steve22124 at 9:26am 08.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2232 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 2/1128 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 7/1615 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 6/3685 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 7/2013 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 1/1231 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 20/6858 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 2/1559 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 1/1563 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 3/1509 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 1/2552 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 2/1261 Has anyone replaced the lens in their Lewmar hatches?
Forestay replacement????? steveebryant at 5:17am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1702 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 8/2433 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 8/5419 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 2/5453 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 0/1186 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 0/1897 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 1/1880 If anyone is having a hard time finding parts for their Universal or Yanmar Motors, or is outraged b
Mainsheet adjustment when single handing Irish Ayes at 1:23pm 08.13.09 Catalina 310 27/7411 Has anybody retrofitted their mainsheet controls so that you can make adjustments without having to

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Purchasing Sails garymalmgren at 12:46am 03.15.22 Well. I have no local. The last sailmaker in Japan closed shop a few years ago. So, I'm going the of
Shackleton's Endurance Found Kings Gambit at 11:28pm 03.14.22
Shackleton's Endurance Found Kings Gambit at 11:25pm 03.14.22 So, I'm not sure I understand the logic of an international treaty that leaves shipwrecks alone. I
Sea Tow's new (across the board) web sites no longer show web cams? JamesG161 at 11:16pm 03.14.22 Sea Tow did stop their Radio Check channel. Jim...
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 10:49pm 03.14.22 203444 That looks like 1973 vs 1963. -Will
Its funny Friday! mikeracca at 10:28pm 03.14.22 Wonder why they chose 13 buttons; maybe for 13 original colonies /states??? That's the story they
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Glenn2002 at 10:08pm 03.14.22 I realized I hadn't taken any pics, but definitely will and post them. I didn't realize they weren't
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker JRacer at 9:28pm 03.14.22 JRacer, your graphics guy is talented. That's a nice logo. -Will The idea that he came up with
How to cleaning halyard on the boat markwbird at 9:26pm 03.14.22 If you can find a commercial laundromat that is VERY close to the water perhaps you get the best of
Its funny Friday! BigEasy at 8:59pm 03.14.22
Its funny Friday! mikeracca at 8:41pm 03.14.22 Oh the 13 buttons. Not a bad thing until you have to go really really bad...
Bottom scrubbing issue jssailem at 8:34pm 03.14.22 I looked a long time and through many websites. Just got lucky.
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? (3) jssailem at 8:33pm 03.14.22 Ben It is your boat and you do not have to live with any rules under the "bennetae oceanis 400" manu
Its funny Friday! (3) jssailem at 8:16pm 03.14.22 Look at those bell bottom high waist pants she is wearing. Reminds me of the wool ones issued in nav
Sea Tow's new (across the board) web sites no longer show web cams? RobG at 8:05pm 03.14.22 Bump. I was hoping to hear from some Sea Tow customers that I'm correct in my assumptions. Anybody??
Backing plates for Sinlocks? jssailem at 7:51pm 03.14.22 Lots of online sources:West Marine, Defender, Amazon Perhaps even here at SBO... SailboatOwners.co
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes jssailem at 7:48pm 03.14.22 Fisheries in Seattle has an assortment of lifeline fittings. Perhaps you can identify the one you h
Decal Questions Gene Neill at 7:35pm 03.14.22 You definitely need to have a naming ceremony....check the "rules" on line via a google search. It
Sailing and restoring #9874 Leeward Rail at 7:30pm 03.14.22 Yes, it looks a little hackish with the scrap of green hose to connect it to the original flush att
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE Leeward Rail at 7:26pm 03.14.22 Maybe Boat US can help ?

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