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Oday 23 Bimini? Capt Long Femur at 6:43pm 07.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/6188 Has anyone installed a bimini on an Oday 23? I need some shade, but I'm not sure what kind of room
alternate means and materials packman at 5:52pm 07.09.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1962 Hello Madame, I have a question about alternate means and materials for waste plumbing for my Lancer
84 Hunter 31 V-Berth remodel Missinglink at 5:49pm 07.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/3035 I just ripped out the old carpet on the walls of the V-Berth that Hunter had installed with foam ins
Old Style Mast foolproof at 5:35pm 07.09.09 Catalina 30 4/1654 Hello All: I am considering buying a 1976 C30 that of course has the old style mast, with the weld
ice box 323 pearson hopperislander at 4:52pm 07.09.09 Pearson 0/1340 How to insulate ice box
O'Day 222 mast support strut sailfox1989 at 4:35pm 07.09.09 Day Sailers 6/4903 I have a 1984 O'Day 222 that doesn't have the mast support part inside the boat that gives additiona
More Link 2000 questions Smitty at 4:22pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2489 I'll start with a description of the system I've put together on Chikara. I have 2 100 AH Lifelines
Aft Centerline Cabin Better? SunHawk at 3:16pm 07.09.09 Big Boats 9/6233 I just got an '88 Legend 37. The aft cabin is on the centerline which subjects a great deal of the b
Sail Repair Referral Mike H. at 1:55pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1318 Does anyone know of a good place in the San Francisco Bay Area where I can get some minor repairs do
mast light wiring 1980 25 ft oday dennyg4 at 1:24pm 07.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2637 Note sure I posted this question properly so trying again. the wiring the runs from accessory panel
Let me introduce myself! panman60 at 1:16pm 07.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1283 Hi, My name is Tom, I'm a project junkie. All my life I aquire things and fix/refinish/rebuild thin
Diagram/Schematic ChicagoJourney at 1:04pm 07.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1188 We have a 1979 S2 11.0A. Looking for a downloadable Black ' White Diagram to post location of thru
Argus Battery Bug - opinions javaprog at 1:01pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2928 I can't believe no one on these forums has asked about these battery bugs. If they have I can't find
Mast Float Solution GBDUX at 1:01pm 07.09.09 Day Sailers 3/4394 I have a hunter 140 Recently, I flipped the boat after getting cought in wind gust and the mast w
lookin for a live aboard FL.PHIL at 12:41pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2320
New Guy needs help h2obob at 12:32pm 07.09.09 Smaller Boats 4/1195 New guy on the block. Just bought a 23. Tried to raise the mast, I think the mast step is missing? W
Bulkhead around Bow hatch and bow nav light Gypsy at 12:17pm 07.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1420 Got another question , I would like to change my bow light from a single one , to a port and star
Diesel Universal 25 cranking problem Medicpilot at 11:29am 07.09.09 Catalina 310 2/1464 Can anyone help? My engine will not even hand crank forward. I have to hand crank it in reverse appr
Diesel engine hydraulic lock Medicpilot at 10:50am 07.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2671 Does anyone have any knowledge about an innability of a diesel engine to crank by hand due to a comp
216 shroud modification question bucshot at 10:25am 07.09.09 Smaller Boats 2/1182 I took delivery of my new 216 last month and I love the boat. I keep the boat on its trailer so I h

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First start in awhile... Benny17441 at 9:58am 02.16.22 Engine oil thickens when cold. Cold engine oil can place a drag on the starter motor causing it to
Thru Hull Backing Plates jssailem at 9:58am 02.16.22 To each their own path. The "double" Nuts is nuts in my opinion. I prefer solid and simple. I woul
Securing Batteries on my H34 Benny17441 at 9:51am 02.16.22 You could do screws in conjunction with epoxy if there is adequate surface area to adhere to.
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar (1) Benny17441 at 9:43am 02.16.22 First of all 30 degree weather diminishes the power capacity of a battery, 2nd) the engine oil thick
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle AaronD at 9:43am 02.16.22 Ours was corroded badly enough that it had lost multiple chunks of the aluminum casting. I know it's
Hunter 34 companion hatch kloudie1 at 9:38am 02.16.22 My companionway slider had a teak "stop" underneath the front of the slider. It had two screws holdi
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 02.16.22 I'm familiar with Mainesail's procedure for thru hulls. After some thought here's what I'm going to
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 9:21am 02.16.22 Or roll over repeatedly taking one on the beam. Worse would be surfing down the face into the bottom
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 9:14am 02.16.22 Is not the height that is the problem. It's like falling from an airplane. You're fine until that
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 02.16.22 Don't use butyl to install the windows. Use 3M 4000 UV, 3M 4200 or Loktite PL series marine adhesive
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 02.16.22 Was that just reopening the cockpit drain or putting in a new one? I destroyed the thru hull fitti
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:58am 02.16.22 I once heard a story about Silent Cal. One Sunday, Silent Cal went to church, but his wife had to s
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 8:40am 02.16.22 Oh great...:facepalm: Just when I am talking about planning for a cruise along the Western coast of
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft (1) Will Gilmore at 8:30am 02.16.22 Reviving an old thread here to post this article about a recent rogue wave event of Vancouver. The
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Jacktar at 8:20am 02.16.22 buy the ruddercraft one with gas up lift
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 8:05am 02.16.22 No idea if this the one you need, but it shows that they are available. https://edsonmarine.com/pe
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle LakeShark at 7:51am 02.16.22 Pictures might help as the kick up rudders I believe changed once or twice if i remember correctly.
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 7:40am 02.16.22 Thanks, Does anyone know where to get an Edson wheel brake? Lol
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:07am 02.16.22 Not really funny but interesting:
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 02.16.22 Why do you believe 4AWG is inadequate for 60A? My wire tables indicate 4AWG is OK for 60A for powe

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