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O'day 23 Owners Manual aondersma at 9:59am 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/8972 My husband and I are refurbishing an O'day 23, and are very new to sailing. We are looking for an ow
New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2143 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2524 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1965 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1535 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no
What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4849 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2415 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING
Gelcaot cleanup RacerX at 9:30pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2077 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas
Honda Outboard question RacerX at 9:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1565 I have a Honda BF8A outboard that has been very reliable since I got it (circa 2002), but has develo
Sailing courses, first boat, second boat, oh my! mbullis at 9:21pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1130 Hello! My wife and I are going to try "the sailing thing" soon. First thing is first, we are landl
need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1206 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2364 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1137 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1367 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa
autopilot bigsarg1 at 3:29pm 07.01.09 Irwin 2/2520 I am looking for a good priced autopilot for my Irwin 37 CC. I want a new one for the perks. I also
I read a post yesterday on using a cheap t-stat with marine air system. cant find it today. luvitt at 2:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 anybody have any info on using a a cheap thermostat with a system? I have gathered all the pieces o
Detailing Questions Devian at 2:16pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1777 Greetings all. So I have a question. I have a white Columbia 28' and after just washing it, it still
Main AC breaker sunseeker at 2:14pm 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1428 On a recent overnight at the dock, I used the AC shorepower to run the battery charger, water heater
Fastners for Oday 26 emergpa1 at 1:03pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2207 Hi, I am almost ready to begin to re-attach my stanchions, rails. I need some new fastners as about

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Dometic AC needs capacitor (3) kbgunn at 1:18pm 03.05.22 This issue is closed. AC compressor is running again. I wired a new relay for the compressor and now
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Maine Sail at 12:31pm 03.05.22 I just realized, the 310 AHr rating is probably wired in parallel, not series. The listing does say
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 12:23pm 03.05.22 Once there was a father who sat on the front step sharpening his hunting knife. He smiled at the you
Cleat at goosenext (1) rgranger at 12:13pm 03.05.22 Related to your situation. I don't recall there being springs. So you may go to all the trouble of
Inside Passage Book Recommendations jssailem at 12:12pm 03.05.22 Mike. Waggoners is excellent. Love the new book format. If looking for a digital version of sites,
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice reuabyor at 12:09pm 03.05.22
Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 12:06pm 03.05.22 That is a Z- spa ed mine a few years ago. Got the parts right here at SBO. Reach out to @Dave Gro
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? jssailem at 11:59am 03.05.22 About moving the rigging, I did not think how that changes everything I am glad you picked up on t
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 03.05.22 I'm pretty much with DArcy ... if the boat really suits you, nothing you mentioned seems like a deal
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? DArcy at 11:14am 03.05.22 I'm not sure why you would consider changing the location of the chain plates. If the bulkheads wher
Inside Passage Book Recommendations Stu Jackson at 11:09am 03.05.22 Mike, Truth is there really aren't that many. If you're "doing" the Southern Gulf Islands, you hav
Inside Passage Book Recommendations Hello Below at 11:04am 03.05.22 Planning a couple week trip into Georgia Strait and possibly and the east side of Vancouver Island
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? DArcy at 10:59am 03.05.22
Inside Passage Book Recommendations Richard19068 at 10:45am 03.05.22 When I cruised for a couple of weeks up there I liked the Dreamspeaker guides. A good companion to t
Inside Passage Book Recommendations Terry Cox at 10:34am 03.05.22 Given the limited amount of time, I would stick with Waggoners, which has good anchorage coverage of
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice dlochner at 10:22am 03.05.22
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 10:18am 03.05.22 About moving the rigging, I did not think how that changes everything and not necessarily for the be
Replacing portlights with screwless, VHB tape mounted windows BigEasy at 10:01am 03.05.22 If you are using adhesive only, I understand the need for screws or cleats to retain the glass while
Defender Warehouse Sale lehighsail at 9:35am 03.05.22 Was up there from NJ a couple of times for the annual sale to pick up some specific items......worth
Replacing portlights with screwless, VHB tape mounted windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 03.05.22 Some folks have used temporary screws (as few as possible) to hold the frameless glass in place unt

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