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Oday 22 Painting Question paullauderdale at 2:12pm 06.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1126 I recently purchased a 1976 O'Day 22. Now I am a first time boat owner. I am interested in paintin
4 stoke upgrade breezo at 1:56pm 06.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1099 I have a 26.5 hunter on a lake with unreliable wind which causes me to have to motor often. I have a
Islands 20 Sailboats ozarkray at 1:26pm 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 Looking for any information on the company that manufactured the Islands 20 sailboats. The title li
Rigging questions mikefrom gloucester at 12:45pm 06.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1320 I bit off more than I can chew. For an O'Day 22 does anyone know if there is a place with pictures
Looking for Stanchion brackets... wojo59 at 11:56am 06.04.09 Big Boats 2/1224 I have a 1983 Hunter 34' sloop. Looking for 8 brackets for the 1 inch stanchions. This is a 2 hole
Patten Inflatable KD3PC at 9:51am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 Guys and Gals Any thoughts on how to repair and get replacement caps and inflate valves for a 1997
26s mast raising system? Krantz at 9:40am 06.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/6724 Just bot this 92 26s and can't get a mast raising kit from dealer. Has anyone rigged up their own sy
Water System Pump Gives Up! Replacement? Bob4203 at 9:21am 06.04.09 Catalina 30 5/4125 On my 1988 Mark II, we discovered that the water pump for our fresh water system would not turn off!
Building a cradle jdamm3000 at 8:53am 06.04.09 Day Sailers 1/1080 Does anyone out there have any info on building a cradle for an O'day 23? I have seen other small bo
Bimini Top on 260 earlkeim at 8:11am 06.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1562 Hi all, I hope you are having a great summer. This year I purchased a bimini top for a 260, sta
Propane Tank Replacement Murray16764 at 8:11am 06.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2355 Has anyone had to replace their propane tank on their late 90's Beneteau? In Canada the regulations
Metric Rigging higgs at 8:06am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1498 When replacing some of my rigging, I have been told that no one, any where on the planet, makes rigg
lock down swing keel rosfreed at 7:58am 06.04.09 Catalina 22 6/3257 We just bought a catalina 22 1980 swing keel and imported it into Costa Rica. It doesn't appear to
tankage capacity and mat'l sailormanbigd at 7:10am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1038 Was thinking....see the smoke? I want to replace my 50 gal steel diesel fuel tank on sv free Wiley,
nanopulser jtmccue at 6:04am 06.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1809 Has anyone had experience with the "Nanopulser" (~$85) - the unit is attached to the battery termina
Probability of Capsizing a Hunter 22 Capt w/o a mate at 5:42am 06.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3794 I am the "new owner" of a 1981 Hunter 22 and wondering about the possibility of capsizing. My girlfr
Check your EPIRB registration Chuckbear at 4:27am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1144 There may be a problem. See the info at http://www.acrelectronics.com/alerts/psa_regcodes.aspx Chuc
Main Sail MED at 4:12am 06.04.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2508 Has anybody fitted a mainsail with full length battens. If so, in your opinion how does the main w
Mr. Dieselduck44 at 1:52am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1317 Where/how would I post if I was looking for crew to assist in bringing my Diesel Duck 44 steel sailb
Mr. DieselDuck44 at 12:45am 06.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1224 I've got a man who started working for me recently and he says: I've sailed my O'Day 26 from Ft Mye

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Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:33am 03.18.22 Some people just don't have what it takes to pull off dark humor. It takes a lot of creative thinki
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 12:50am 03.18.22 sorry Art, not my pic, just an internet pic to help explain what I was asking. I'll take a pic of
H34 1984 prop strut replacement artboas at 12:45am 03.18.22 Update.. i removed the old bent strut but found out a direct replacement from the store would take
Its funny Friday! SFS at 11:46pm 03.17.22 ...I miss The Far Side... He is making the occasional new cartoon. Check out his website, which i
Are the water tank outlets accessible? mikeracca at 10:40pm 03.17.22 I finally started the project. All of the original vinyl tubing has been removed except for the hos
Catalina 30 starboard water tank mikeracca at 10:37pm 03.17.22 10 year old thread... @barnstormer did you find a solution? It's looking like I'll have to cut t
Repurposing a Rope Clutch jssailem at 10:12pm 03.17.22 It is old school but a solid option. Just secure the halyard to a cleat. Be it at the mast or in the
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:45pm 03.17.22 @peggie I would like a link to your article on vacuflush heads. It's not a link, it's document th
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 8:25pm 03.17.22 This is an exciting project. We each have a particular focus that influences or desires for a boat
Old style square circuit breakers Glenn2002 at 8:21pm 03.17.22 Wow I sure will!! Thanks for that!!
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION jssailem at 8:12pm 03.17.22 G10 (according to Laminated Plastic https://laminatedplastics.com/g-10.pdf ASTM D695 Compressive S
Old style square circuit breakers Phil Herring at 8:05pm 03.17.22 Hi Glenn, give us a call tomorrow at 877-932-7245 (9am to 3:30pm Pacific time). We've got a stash of
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Ralph Johnstone at 8:01pm 03.17.22 Is that located in Vancouver ? Care to share the name as I'm going to be in the market for new line
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Arbee at 7:52pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the replies, I'll start from the bilge pump to the discharge and explore that route as @C
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Glenn2002 at 7:50pm 03.17.22 Thanks for your responses, they have been helpful. I have now sourced a supplier who can get me what
Boat Bike "tech support" John Nantz at 7:40pm 03.17.22 Well? We're waiting...;) The unanimous opinion seems to be it's normal. All front derailleurs are p
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? jssailem at 7:37pm 03.17.22 This is an exciting project. We each have a particular focus that influences or desires for a boat
Boat Bike "tech support" John Nantz at 7:35pm 03.17.22 In my experience, what your photo shows is quite normal for the non-sprocket side of the crank assem
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? jviss at 7:32pm 03.17.22 Probably a bit smaller :( But a functional layout for me in a small footprint. But I am jealous o
Catalina 30 starboard water tank fox9988 at 7:30pm 03.17.22 10 year old thread... @barnstormer did you find a solution? It's looking like I'll have to cut t

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