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Catalina 22 shroud anchor replacement amynstanley@yahoo.com at 1:07pm 06.14.09 Catalina 22 5/2356 I recently bought a CAtalina 22 and have done a lot of work on it and am loving it! I went to the m
Barlow 16 winch Mitch at 12:53pm 06.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/9453 I removed and cleaned all my winches this past winter except for the Barlow 16 on the mast used to r
diesel deck fill - replacement cover reserche at 12:01pm 06.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1743 Hi there! I have an 87 Hunter 31. Does anyone know what the brand is for the deck fills? I wanted t
Possible leaking Cylinder Head Gasket SEADANCE at 10:22am 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2646 Hi guys...need some help with this one This season we noticed another loss of power in our engine
Instruments with NMEA hookups. CharlieCobra at 8:51am 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1726 I have acquired some old Telcor gauges with NMEA input jacks. Will any NMEA equipped Anemometer wor
Outboard Engine for Cal 2-27 bmickel at 8:21am 06.14.09 Cal 1/3712 We're docked in the southern end of the SF Bay and frequently sail to the Northern regions of the SF
Gas Tank Storage jnolan at 7:23am 06.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2826 I have a 22 ft O'Day sailboat. Just launched it. it is in a slip about one hour from my home. I have
Centerboard performance Quoddy at 6:24am 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6039
Mast rake fazzollini at 5:36am 06.14.09 Seidelmann 3/2790 I aquired my 1985 295 two years ago and have been working on it since. It is a fixed keel and takes
Is fuel "polishing" worth the trouble?? jibes138 at 3:17am 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 47/19995 bRobins recent post got me thinking. In a recirculating diesel fuel system the fuel is constantly ge
St. Mary's next weekend? Bad Obsession at 11:34pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1190 I was wondering if anyone else was planning to go to Saint Mary's City, MD next weekend for the 375
Water under galley in H-26 gnedc at 7:52pm 06.13.09 Smaller Boats 9/3064 I have a chronic problem in my 1995 H-26. When I sail it hard and heel a lot, I get water in the ar
OMG!! Maiden Voyage and hit the perfect storm. luvitt at 5:05pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 38/5210 OMG!!! I survived!!! I just finished my boat after 2 years of work, and today was the day I cruise
Flotation Compartments Echo at 4:42pm 06.13.09 Sirius 21/22 3/3246 We are interested in outfitting our sirius for cruising which may require the addition of some water
Lancer 30mk-v general questions 1sttimeforeverything at 4:36pm 06.13.09 Lancer 4/1900 Hi all, I'm new to the forum and sailing, so i'm looking for information related to sailing in gen
stove Echo at 4:25pm 06.13.09 Sirius 21/22 4/3408 Hi All~ Just wondering if anyone has a stove on board their sirius? We are looking around and its h
Bilge Leak Soved!! Beneteau 331 (1) CABixler at 1:32pm 06.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2916 After two season I finally found the souce of a leak into the bilge from outside the boat. I won't
Lettering the boats name? jackhartjr at 1:29pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2053 Hi folks, several months ago there was a post in which there was a photo of on of our members letter
just an update! maiden voyage, half way there! luvitt at 12:37pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1307 the engine is performing flawlessly! motoring about 3 knots, total of about 15 miles. may have un
Gelcoat Voids Are Not Fun Bugs at 11:51am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2497 Hi all, So this week, at the suggestion of a friend, I rented a power-washer to remove the old fl

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Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? mikeracca at 5:27pm 02.27.22
V-Belt Replacement lehighsail at 5:24pm 02.27.22 Thanks for the input. I have located a Gates 19" belt with the same profile as the M-20. I was wo
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? sail sfbay at 5:20pm 02.27.22 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pri
Down windsails. Diablito at 5:11pm 02.27.22
Boat Speed sail sfbay at 5:08pm 02.27.22 Hull speed for your sailboat (LWL = 24.17 ft SailboatData.com - O'DAY 302 Sailboat) is =1.3424.17^0*
Boat Speed Voyager1 at 5:00pm 02.27.22 6.6 seem more accurate, usually run it at 2900, does go a bit higher but not much. I have an ongoing
Morse or no morse JamesG161 at 4:49pm 02.27.22 Marines and some parts of the Navy still require Morse code. dit dit dit ... dah dah dah .... dit
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Head Sail at 4:46pm 02.27.22 No. 2. The artwork for most boats is in the cabinetry, and to some lesser extent, the fiberglass.
Boat Speed smokey73 at 4:40pm 02.27.22 I believe the calculated "hull speed" for an Oday 302 is about 6.6 kts based on a waterline length o
Boat Speed Tally Ho at 4:37pm 02.27.22
Boat Speed (1) Tally Ho at 4:37pm 02.27.22
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 4:35pm 02.27.22 You might go on YouTube and look up how to "Ohm a compressor" but if it doesn't start, hums and cli
Morse or no morse Brian D at 4:35pm 02.27.22 I have always been a proponent for Continuous Wave over radio and Morse by other means. It is not a
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Stu Jackson at 4:25pm 02.27.22 https://oceanplanetenergy.com/advanced-energy-storage-systems/ope-li3-marine-lithium-battery-systems
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc kbgunn at 4:21pm 02.27.22 Your boat has a fiberglass arch versus the stainless arch. Sailrite is the right spot for DIY. See t
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 4:20pm 02.27.22 We survived WWII on spam. It was still a staple at my house in the sixties. You remember the sixti
V-Belt Replacement garymalmgren at 4:08pm 02.27.22 At $2 for a new belt. I wouldn't bother with filing. Gary https://www.vbeltsupply.com/conventional-w
Morse or no morse Tally Ho at 4:07pm 02.27.22 I changed to an electronic flare a few years ago, just because I was tired of throwing flares away e
V-Belt Replacement Tom J at 4:04pm 02.27.22 Definitely go with the smaller belt. It's better to have a little extra room to adjust the tension
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jon hansen at 4:04pm 02.27.22 That makes perfect sense. After all you sail and Alden 50. Alden Yachts is a renowned top of the li

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