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Steve22124 at 9:26am 08.14.09
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Last winter I found that my mast step had cracked. I assume it was due to metal fatigue and temperat
Zoomie at 9:14am 08.14.09
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Howdy All! Brand new guy here. I live in SC and work in NC. I'm a DOD air traffic controller and fly
Coty137 at 9:06am 08.14.09
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Good day to all, I am new to your community and would like to salute all of the O'day owners here!
bman88 at 8:51am 08.14.09
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I recently hooked up my Raymarine ST6002 auto pilot to my new Garmin 540 GPS, and after considerable
R.S.Cape at 8:01am 08.14.09
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Does anyone have any tricks for removing the mast step pin? We lowered the mast for the first time o
tombow88 at 7:52am 08.14.09
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Hi folks, I just bought an '05 Mac26m and it stunk! turned out, kitchen hose was leaking waste wate
Starfish at 7:28am 08.14.09
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Hi, I am replacing the forward hatch of my Seidelmann S299 and need to cut out the decking for the o
RichH at 7:25am 08.14.09
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Am looking for east coast supplier of "Duratec High Gloss Additive" -- a thinner used for spraying
Mitchell Slochower at 7:00am 08.14.09
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I just moved up from a very basic O'day 22, to a 1984 Pearson 34. I am looking to replace some of th
amcmahon at 6:52am 08.14.09
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In a previous thread (1 gm heating) I mentoned that I had gone in the water to clean the coolant wat
sgreenest at 6:50am 08.14.09
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Painting Hull/need "pick points" We are new to this, we need to have the hull repainted and need to
Richard E. ("Dick") Craig at 6:22am 08.14.09
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Has anyone replaced the lens in their Lewmar hatches?
steveebryant at 5:17am 08.14.09
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I need to replace the forestay on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would like to replace it as soon as possible.
MikeWilkinson at 7:38pm 08.13.09
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My 2005 Hunter 36 holding tank has a hose fitting cross threaded from the factory. It has taken 3 y
Rxman47 at 6:46pm 08.13.09
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In my Hunter 336 when we switch on the A/C we get very strong odor of mold. Probably the PO didn't u
TipsySailor at 5:38pm 08.13.09
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Hi, I would love to talk with anyone who owns another Ericson 30 Sailboat, we haven't had ours long,
dduhaime at 4:03pm 08.13.09
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I have a 1993 First 35s5 with the original Profurl roller furler. I replaced the upper bearing last
Siamese at 2:12pm 08.13.09
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Okay, so I haven't done this mod yet, but when the snow flies...... I'm not in love with the hatch
Surftraveler01 at 2:00pm 08.13.09
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If anyone is having a hard time finding parts for their Universal or Yanmar Motors, or is outraged b
Irish Ayes at 1:23pm 08.13.09
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Has anybody retrofitted their mainsheet controls so that you can make adjustments without having to

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A lost art: Conserving ice.
Mark Maulden at 10:29pm 03.27.22
What about a couple handful size of dry ice?
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Mark Maulden at 10:10pm 03.27.22
I had no problems with DMI!
Hatch handle
Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 03.27.22
No problem. Glad to help anytime. Mine must be hull 40. We are true sisterships! As for new board
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mikeracca at 9:26pm 03.27.22
Did you click on the products link/tab? IIRC, it has gauges to fit existing holes. DMI Marine, In
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FastOlson at 8:05pm 03.27.22
Many years ago I replaced our boat's three OEM Datamarine instruments. Since the holes in the bulkhe
O'day 23 through hull access
Tom J at 7:50pm 03.27.22
Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You mi
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port?
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Yes, you can run a battery charger with a 1000 Watts inverter. Some generators like a Honda 2000 h
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The operational turning range of a Yanmar engine is between 750 to 3,600 Revolutions per Minute. Y
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question
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I am also wondering if I could connect the existing rudder position sensor to the Sea Talk backbone
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port?
jssailem at 6:15pm 03.27.22
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Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question
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I have the EV100 working with out a rudder reference. That said I understand that it works even bett
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I have the original Raymarine wheel auto pilot that came with the C310. It does not have a rudder r
Anchor Locker Not Draining (C27)
mixmarkai at 5:32pm 03.27.22
To clear the blockage without damaging the drain hose, use water hose and push water in from outsid
Anchor Locker Not Draining (C27)
JoeWhite at 5:19pm 03.27.22
To clear the blockage without damaging the drain hose, use water hose and push water in from outside
Datamarine Instruments
heritage at 5:15pm 03.27.22
I replaced the Datamarine depth and speed instruments on my Hunter after a year or so trying to get

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