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O'Day 20 Fabric John O'Day at 1:53pm 07.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2589 Hi, I just bought a 1976 O'Day 20. The bulkheads in the cabin have some sort of fabric/carpet on th
Replacing interior wood...saw through the glassed over parts? (4) Unsatiable7 at 1:05pm 07.10.09 Seidelmann 7/4391 Recently bought a 83 that was left on stands for a few years...a small leak at the foot of the mast
Oday Speader Repair (2) jhook at 12:27pm 07.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3256 Oday Spreader Repair Has anyone been able to find a replacement spreader and rubber stay for an Oda
My GPS went wacky Ken Palmer at 10:39am 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 24/3408 I have owned my Magellan Meridian Receiver for many years, and it has always worked well. Yesterday
Reef main on 22 estutzman at 10:26am 07.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1379 Maybe it is just me but as being fairly new to sailing I am not sure how to reef the main sail on my
Hull Identification MrMikey64 at 10:00am 07.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1246 Can anyone help decipher this production model: MACRO339N801? I believe it to be a 1980 Mac 25, but
Equalizing batteries walt at 8:49am 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1861 Stu asked a good question about when I had equilized my batteries and I wanted to start a new thread
What are the best places to order parts for a 70's V22? jpeterson at 8:13am 07.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1376 I'm new to this forum and just bought my first sailboat, a 1970's V22. As you can imagine, there are
This forward hatch has a GASKET?!?! emergpa1 at 8:06am 07.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 30/4318 Hello, On the deck side of the frame of the forward hatch I just got from Rudy at D'R is a rubber ga
Sail Slug repair JCDSAIL at 6:32am 07.10.09 Catalina 310 5/2658 I have a broken sail slug to replace. Anyone familiar with how to replace this onto the webbing on
center board rope jcnesler at 6:05am 07.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1004 how do i replace center board rope on my hunter22 1983 model ?
Trailer Conversion (1) henryange15 at 6:02am 07.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1948 Hey folks. First time post here with a 1982 MacGregor 25. I have a good used Hunter 25 trailer and w
A Few Schooners Soundbounder at 4:51am 07.10.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/3789 Here are some schooners I have seen in recent months around Long Island Sound: Quinnipiack http://
Ballast Hugh4753 at 4:35am 07.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/939 Have recently added a reverse cycle ac to the starboard side of the boat which caused a slight list.
Do you have a sailboat rigging knive? Shoaldrafter at 4:27am 07.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1282 If you have a sailboat rigging knife, check out: http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.
Antifoul care Brahmany at 12:15am 07.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1289 I have some barnies and alge growth appearing on my antifouled surface on my fibreglass hull. How be
Thumbs Up for Triple M Plastic Holding tanks! PrincessoftheLake at 10:03pm 07.09.09 Big Boats 0/1204 In April of 2007 my husband and I installed a new holding tank that we purchased from Triple M for E
LinkLITE (2) paulj at 9:10pm 07.09.09 Catalina 310 3/1688 Installed a battery monitor this week so now I don't have to write down times and amps. The house ba
Check out my doors for 9.2C (2) Calypso at 7:13pm 07.09.09 S2 6/1828 I made these doors for Calypso. They are teak and bronze tint 1/4 plexiglass which can slide up fro
polishing my 9.2c (1) Calypso at 7:06pm 07.09.09 S2 1/1525 When we bought the boat last year we started with Ajax cleanser with bleach to kill all the black sp

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Choosing a battery charger jviss at 1:21pm 02.16.22 The Sterling PCU does not have remote volt sense but the optional"battery Chemistry module" does..
Choosing a battery charger (1) Maine Sail at 1:19pm 02.16.22 wire You guys might want to check out theABYC wire sizer app
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 1:11pm 02.16.22 Scott, I have a bunch of PCU's left over. Only problem is I can't ship them. If you know anyone in
Choosing a battery charger Maine Sail at 1:10pm 02.16.22 From the Sterling PCU manual: "Advantages of this product ... 6) Remote battery sense compensate f
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 1:07pm 02.16.22 Why? Why not use the handy BlueSeas wiring sizing chart? Wire Sizing Tables from West Marine (unfor
Choosing a battery charger Maine Sail at 1:06pm 02.16.22 Scott, I have a bunch of PCU's left over. Only problem is I can't ship them. If you know anyone in
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. Parsons at 1:02pm 02.16.22 I did that with a Hunter 216 - left a big streak of gelcoat then fiberglass on the asphalt launch ra
Choosing a battery charger Stu Jackson at 12:56pm 02.16.22 I'm just going by the chart that Sterling puts in their manual. Why? Why not use the handy BlueSea
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 12:42pm 02.16.22 I have trouble believing that you can find something to do all that which is either free nor cheap.
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Head Sail at 12:42pm 02.16.22 https://www.smartdraw.com/circuit-diagram/electrical-design-software.htm?id=370861&msclkid=ceec6d29b
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. SkookumZac at 12:38pm 02.16.22 What's your process? I have a similar repair in my future.
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? DayDreamer41 at 12:36pm 02.16.22 Just to clarify the queston. I am an electrical engineer, and I've done some mechanical design too
Choosing a battery charger jviss at 12:36pm 02.16.22 Sizing the charger can be done according to your use case. How are you using your boat and batterie
Choosing a battery charger jviss at 12:33pm 02.16.22 I'm assuming the charger doesn't compensate for voltage drop. From the Sterling PCU manual: "Adva
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 12:29pm 02.16.22 Just to clarify the queston. I am an electrical engineer, and I've done some mechanical design too,
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 12:22pm 02.16.22 It is worth understanding the need to not take big waves, up or down, straight on or at right angles
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 12:12pm 02.16.22 OK thanks all, good information. A bit more effort and I found that both are the usual glycol produc
Choosing a battery charger DayDreamer41 at 11:37am 02.16.22 Scott, its a good thing you found a home for the charger, otherwise I was going to suggest you get a
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? DayDreamer41 at 11:22am 02.16.22 Electrical or Mechanical?, I have done both on excel, you just have to be creative with the symbols.
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 11:16am 02.16.22 Is it recommended to partially tighten the thru hull, wait for the sealant to cure and then tighten

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