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New owner with a few questions oday630 at 10:27am 05.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1071 Hi all. I am a new owner of a 1986 oday 28, and I have a couple of quick questions. How can I dete
Lifting Boat Norm at 10:25am 05.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1501 My '85 Mac 22 sits on trailer when not used. The left side of hull which rides on trailer bunk is f
Lower hull JustWait'n at 10:14am 05.18.09 Day Sailers 5/1378 :confused:I just purchased a 1974 O'Day 25. The lower hull, and rudder, has a powder like coating ov
Catalina 22 vs O'Day 19 Rosasco at 10:03am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/12806 I am very new to sailing but would like to get a small boat soon. I'm considering two boats: 1979 Ca
Rigging tape on spreaders Sailoff at 9:25am 05.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4761 We have a 1986 Hunter 34. The mast was down this winter to rebed the wiring and we thought it would
Bimini frames Jim Bunting at 9:23am 05.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1154 I bought a 1998 Hunter 340 and the frames for the bimini are missing. does anyone know where to fin
Inverter panel doesn't light up obezyanka at 9:07am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1562 We got a problem with our inverter control panel that doesn't light up. My husband tried to reset it
Batteries, Gell or Glass Mat James Dugan at 9:05am 05.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1271 I just had to take out another group 27 gell battery in my 95 Hunter 336. This is the second in two
1977-V-21 Mast head cap gabriel at 8:58am 05.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1351 Hi all, Over the week end I decided to re-place the wire that feeds the mast head light and install
Breakthrough in eco-friendly bottom paint technology Tim R. at 8:44am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1589 And no, it is not chili powder! http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=56563'rid=11
Aft Water Fill manuevers at 8:44am 05.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2395 I just bought a 1987 Hunter 34. I filled the water tank from a fill amidships on the port side and e
Electrical Problems--Engine starting manuevers at 8:41am 05.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1087 I'm trying to understand the battery wiring better. I have a 1987 Hunter 34. I seem to have to set t
Alcohol and Sailboats william at 8:36am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 80/10134 Has economy affected your choice of drink? Favorite drink? One disturbing sight this weekend was a c
Engine Hours sailaway78 at 8:17am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2109 Have been curious for some time about how many hours could be realistically expected from a small di
rebuilding the icebox insulation obezyanka at 7:58am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3532 We have 1991 Beneteau 390. I want to rebuild the insulation in the icebox. Currently we have the foa
Sizing a Solar Panel Mickey G. at 7:30am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2025 I have a Hunter Legend 37 which has been kept in a slip with power for the past 10 years. Due to th
Blister repairs...Now or later? sailingchefs at 7:01am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2033 Just got my new (good old) boat shipped up from Lake Lanier to NH. Turns out it last got bottom pain
Outboard suggestions for MacGregor 25... JustinG328 at 6:46am 05.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4020 Greetings, I am in the market for an outboard not only for my Mac25 but also for an AMF Sunbird wh
Echo Charger Bob S at 6:13am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1421 I know a lot has been posted on the subject. I have one question I couldn't find the answer in the a
Hooking electric bilge pump into manual pump dacheez at 5:54am 05.18.09 Bigger Boats 0/1274 Installing an electric bilge pump in an O'Day 272LE. Had read a thread last week from several years

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New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 10:06am 03.12.22
Great Lakes Charter wanted? DArcy at 9:52am 03.12.22 I would strongly recommend searching in the North Channel, which is north of Lake Huron but part of
Here's something you don't see every day JohnShannon at 9:51am 03.12.22 A couple of years ago a pair managed to steal an Oyster ( big) from Sausalito and get out the Golden
Here's something you don't see every day DArcy at 9:39am 03.12.22 You really have to wonder what the heck he was thinking, more likely wasn't thinking. The idiot obvi
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:21am 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. (1) jon hansen at 9:19am 03.12.22 wanna leap frog over many years of 'trial and error'? buy types of sailboats
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:10am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard sbo.com! You're about to become a very busy person, 'cuz if you've never owned a "
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 9:08am 03.12.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (1) Maine Sail at 8:08am 03.12.22 That looks a lot like a Balmar regulator. I read the spec, it's a three-stage reg for lead-acid.
Here's something you don't see every day All U Get at 7:27am 03.12.22
Legend 40.5 (and likely others) - Princess stove 3372 grates (1) sail sfbay at 7:25am 03.12.22 Part 70114 per attached manual. Buy them here: 70114-SS Stainless Replacement Top Burner Grate Seawa
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 7:17am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 7:07am 03.12.22 The shaft would be removed and the strut is already broken so it will be clamped in a vise. Either
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:59am 03.12.22 Perhaps they do. Not sure about LiFePO Power Accessories \| Xantrex Alternator Regulator \| Xantrex
refrigeration for a s2 11a Tally Ho at 6:58am 03.12.22 I can dream but I know that I am not going to be doing any long range cruising with this S2. Just h
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 6:57am 03.12.22 Xentrex does not make regulators. Perhaps they do. Not sure about LiFePO Power Accessories \| Xan
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:56am 03.12.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430??? As per the title, it is a hunter 30. I will
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:55am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:52am 03.12.22 What you are looking for is a press. A hammer may destroy the bond of the strut to the hull. See
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 6:52am 03.12.22 Interesting. There must be two layers of film over the screen. The one I removed was very thin and p

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