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Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
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Last week my anchor light didn't work when I was anchored. It worked the week before that when I wa
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I am looking to replace three cheek blocks on my '89 macgregor 26. It would be nice to replace them
Don LePage at 3:51pm 05.03.09
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Hi All: Question about rig tuning. A friend lent me a rig tuning gizmo and I though I would set up
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Hi Peggy, I've read that leaving the boat for a while with Calgon Water Softener (and maybe a bit
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I'm about to replace my old Nissan 5 hp with a Tohatsu 6 hp for my Mariner 19. I have a choice betwe
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I have a 8 month that I wish to have sleep up in V birth. Would like to know how to gate or net her
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Not a critical issue, but this boat was new to the harbor this weekend, and I admired her. So, look
rmallen at 1:03pm 05.03.09
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does anyone have a holding tank treatment that works really well. any thoughts about using fresh
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I have a LPG stove set up with a solenoid valve. My stove burners have stopped lighting. It starte
Steve22116 at 12:46pm 05.03.09
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Good afternoon all. I was pleased to find the original operating instructions for the alcohol stove.
DanoDano at 12:44pm 05.03.09
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I am in the market for a larger boat. I currently have a 356 and really would prefer another Glenn
abluemle at 12:34pm 05.03.09
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On the haulout each season ;I notice chipping of the fiberglsss edges on the stern. I have repair th
JimGeddes at 12:20pm 05.03.09
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So i just bought this 84 C27, and one of the things that needs work is the heat exchanger... I guess
jhussey at 11:33am 05.03.09
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:) Has any one installed Lazy Jacks on an Oday 25, considering several brands, do not want to change

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USCG Registry versus State
Tom J at 10:36am 02.23.22
USCG Registry versus State
jviss at 10:21am 02.23.22
@BigEasy I don't know how you did it, bu you really screwed up the "quote" feature in that reply. :
USCG Registry versus State
DayDreamer41 at 10:19am 02.23.22
Interesting, ya learn something new everyday, our Sapphire is USCG documented and I still display th
Another Ship is burning.
Richard19068 at 10:09am 02.23.22
Hopefully they can tow it out of the environment. ;)
USCG Registry versus State
BigEasy at 10:07am 02.23.22
Why would you need registration to enforce sales tax? Simple, no decal on your boat is reas
BATTERY BANK SETUP
LloydB at 10:00am 02.23.22
I feel like I'm in a herd of cats and someone just shined a laser pointer at us.
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
jssailem at 9:58am 02.23.22
Why would you want stretch in a sail control line using composite sails? These types of sails are
Another Ship is burning.
jviss at 9:54am 02.23.22
Felicity Ace on marinetraffic.com
Another Ship is burning.
jviss at 9:52am 02.23.22
I sure hope my Bentley wasn't on there! Smells like a Li-Ion battery pack fire.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION
eherlihy at 9:47am 02.23.22
Following Peggie's train of thought; Marine through hulls should be bronze, not brass. While bronze
Newport 30-3 grab rails
bil1215 at 9:39am 02.23.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP
Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 02.23.22
I was wondering the same thing. Toss a hand grenade into the group, stand back & watch the show :)
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water?
miraculix at 9:24am 02.23.22
Hi all, After some time thinking about the project I have to realize and admit that there is not t
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback
Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 02.23.22
Thanks for the info @dmax ! That's really helpful. The price for raw material is much better than ex
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
sail sfbay at 9:04am 02.23.22
In your case flying a composite sail, low stretch makes sense. My jib and mainsail are cruising tri-
Another Ship is burning.
DayDreamer41 at 9:00am 02.23.22
Sure hope my new GT3 isn't on the ship, I'll be really sad....
BATTERY BANK SETUP
Bob J. at 8:58am 02.23.22
Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and
Newport 30-3 grab rails
jssailem at 8:56am 02.23.22
One of our sailors @TomY who is handy with wood working built his own, in order to improve on the t
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
LakeShark at 8:51am 02.23.22
I purchased a Viper for a spinnaker halyard. Not enough stretch and not smooth enough for a control
venture 17 cockpit drain
tgrayson at 8:39am 02.23.22
inside of boat is fine,bottom of boat is fine,sorry it took so long to reply, been very busy

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