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Driveway space for Oday 222 on trailor Freeblowing at 4:21am 08.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1222 I am wondering how much space I need to keep an Oday 222 on a trailor. Can someone measure the total
Lewmar 65 ST, 1987 model wryan at 10:37pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1666 Any known retailers of parts for these old winches by chance? Thanks
Listing problem normhildreth at 8:06pm 08.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1370 I have a 1993 First 31 Beneteau Shoal draft. When I bought the boat 3 years ago I noticed a slight l
Shaft Diameter gfrazzle at 5:31pm 08.12.09 Big Boats 2/1312 Anybody know the prop shaft diameter on a Hunter 41DS with the 54 HP Yanmar? Thanks
Swing Keel question(s) peptobysmol at 4:23pm 08.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1500 I recently bought a 1985 23. There are 2 lines that go down the cockpit drain, through a tube to th
Diesel Quandary Prime Time at 3:54pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2762
pitots eleanorsantos at 3:18pm 08.12.09 Day Sailers 2/1215 Our pitot, a plastic j shaped tube for measuring speed under sail by simply dipping it in the water
What Happens if Lead or Entire Keel Removed mntjohnson at 3:16pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2101 What Happens if Lead or Entire Keel Removed,,, either to lighten boat to be used just for motoring o
Need honest opinion from old timers on mast replacement Mick at 3:13pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1762 I have a chance to buy a 29 ft mast , boom ' sails , from a 1978 baylinner buccaneer 27 feet . . The
Cutting out Cockpit Footwell for Rear Queen Berth mntjohnson at 3:01pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2271 The rear area of a Mac 24 or 25 is large enough for a quadruple berth but this area is covered by th
Locating batteries asymmetrically jcherubini at 2:13pm 08.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1489 By necessity I have to install one battery to each side (under the berths). The boxes are securely
Bilge pump/sink 22 o'day JAGM at 2:02pm 08.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1716 How do install/ where is the bilge pump on a 1973 oday 22? Also the sink doesn't have any tubes conn
Anchor Line - Brait or not rpwillia at 1:45pm 08.12.09 Catalina 310 6/3386 I need to replace my anchor line. Last winter a guy from New England ropes gave a presentation about
Deck Light Lens rpwillia at 1:34pm 08.12.09 Catalina 310 5/2641 My deck light lens (front of mast half way up) fell out and broke. I think it is an Aqua Signal, but
Rigging Info NuGuy at 12:59pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1935 I just purchased a 1972 21' Aquarius sailboat. The mainsail did not come with the battens. Is it pos
Earth Ground gczenis at 12:07pm 08.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1423 I'm in the process of installing a Xantrex inverter on my Catalina 34 Mark II, the boat is 2006 with
stuffing box leak green98tj at 11:30am 08.12.09 Big Boats 10/3743 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The suffing box leaks more than it should. I have been
Hunter 23.5 transom drag 23-5sailor at 11:21am 08.12.09 Smaller Boats 7/2842 Hello All. I have a 93 hunter 23.5 with sugarscoop transom. I noticed my transom drags. I would h
1gm Heating floridabill at 11:20am 08.12.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1428 I have a 1982 1gm raul water cooled. I would like to put a real temp gauge on the engine in additio
Picture of Hunter 23.5 bimini from local chandlery 23-5sailor at 11:08am 08.12.09 Smaller Boats 1/2897 Hello All. This spring I bought a 93 Hunter 23.5. I'm slowly making upgrades to it. I'm thinking

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I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Hayden Watson at 9:38pm 03.23.22 The Only time we use an isolator diode= (NEVER) or FET= (for LiFePo4 installs). We use DC to DC the
Black rubber stuff in bilge? mikeracca at 9:30pm 03.23.22 Looks like bilge sludge to me. But I would wonder not only does it smell bad but is the water in the
No clue mikeracca at 9:27pm 03.23.22
No clue SFS at 9:21pm 03.23.22 Did her beau regard her highly enough to get it engraved? Apparently not. Too subtle?
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. JRacer at 9:07pm 03.23.22 Thank you. Yes, atomic 4 rebuilt with 500 hours. She purrs. I'm excited to learn the ropes Tho
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Hayden Watson at 9:06pm 03.23.22 In Everett, you have a very good sailing resource in the Milltown Sailing Club. I few nights of cre
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. racenmotorsports at 8:31pm 03.23.22
Hatch handle Halvern at 8:12pm 03.23.22
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Scott T-Bird at 8:08pm 03.23.22
Hatch handle (1) Mark Maulden at 7:47pm 03.23.22 The teak pieces run across, 90 degrees to the slider sides. Almost like two long washers sandwichin
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice (1) reuabyor at 7:40pm 03.23.22
Fiberglass repair BigEasy at 7:25pm 03.23.22 Agree with David that the rudder is failing from a previous repair. I would get some 36 or 80 grit
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions Scott T-Bird at 7:25pm 03.23.22 Need your advise on this... ASAP This is part of the ad: Mechanical "Yanmar marine diesel engine ne
Starting over from scratch BigEasy at 7:22pm 03.23.22 Do you recommend I go back with something like a 9.9 Mercury, or do you think it would handle a 15
No clue JamesG161 at 6:57pm 03.23.22 The little tag says colet Probably a Cajun girl, named Colet, owned it last. Jim...
Fiberglass repair Johann at 6:50pm 03.23.22
Hatch handle Halvern at 6:34pm 03.23.22 The teak pieces run across, 90 degrees to the slider sides. Almost like two long washers sandwiching
Black rubber stuff in bilge? DArcy at 6:24pm 03.23.22 anyone know what this is? Sludge
Fiberglass repair Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 03.23.22
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive BarryL at 5:57pm 03.23.22 Hi, What I like about the SailDrive (with folding prop) is very low drag when sailing, good perform

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