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oil less Compressor for Diving Me at 7:26am 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/14890 Any one know where to get good info for using a oil less compressor for air supply to cleaning the h
Wheel Steering Conversion H27 bsavulis at 7:22am 03.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1944 I picked up an Edson binnacle recently, to convert my 75 H27 to wheel steering, has anyone out there
Is an O'Day Tempest right for me? jfrancis100 at 6:27am 03.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1585 Hi, I'm a new member and live in Mattapoisett, Ma on Buzzards Bay. I haven't sailed for a very lon
trailer for oday 25 swing keel Uncle Bill at 5:53am 03.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/8822 Mainly for storage, but would like to be able to make short (30-50 mile) hauls to the finger lakes.
Looking for trailer for Oday 25 Uncle Bill at 5:43am 03.22.09 Day Sailers 0/4 Mainly for storage, but would like to be able to make short (30-50 mile) hauls to the finger lakes.
Self Tacking Jib Ksarna at 5:37am 03.22.09 Catalina 30 4/3248 Does any one have or installed or used one.Im intrested in one for my 89
Lines to Cockpit Chris3704 at 10:14pm 03.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1222 My wife and I purchased an O'Day 23, with what appears to be the original running rigging, back in J
Navimatics Maps for Garmin chartplotters captain frank II at 8:06pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2337 Any body have experience using Navimatics maps in their Garmin chartplotters ? They are so much chea
'86 22 flcaptainbill at 7:59pm 03.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1285 Considering purchase of an 86 22 and have a couple of questions. 1. What is the towing weight. 2.
Help Running with the wind KandD at 7:52pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 8/1868 Not sure if this is the place... but I went out for a sail today and tried to run wing and wing with
Pedestal for Catalina 42 Salon Table lavie423 at 5:04pm 03.21.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1596 To appease my first mate and make for a happy crew, I built a cabinet to support the salon table for
Mixing elbow sail361 at 5:39pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1978 I have a simple question for you motor heads. I tore apart my heat exchanger today to check it and c
SD 20 oil seal in water replacement? tsmwebb at 3:57pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2377 I'm back in La Paz, Mexico because one of my saildrives has started to leak a bit of tranny oil out
Irwin 31' Citation JoeD at 3:31pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/10864 Looking at a 31" citation. It has damaged mast strp and floor grid. Looking for any information that
Floor grid JoeD at 3:26pm 03.21.09 Irwin 1/2009 Looking at a 31' Citation. The mast step is broken and floor grid damaged. Anyone know any thing abo
can someone start a thread on how to properly wax a boat? (1) luvitt at 2:55pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2259 sounds silly, but i've not had good results in the past. I guess there is some trick, or special sa
Measurement question for PSS shaft seal Ken Honeycutt at 2:35pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 0/40 I want to install a PSS shaft seal before splash down this spring so I took some measurements today.
Plastic Clips (1) AndrewB at 2:33pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 5/1443 Does anybody know where I can purchase some new plastic clips for the hindge of our hatch. Photo is
Store survey Phil Herring at 1:46pm 03.21.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1906 First, I want to thank everyone who responded to our store survey. We received many, many responses
Skylight Replacement; hardware or not Mysterious Ways at 1:23pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 1/1346 I was once told that when replacing the skylights I should not have the corners of the new acrylic d

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Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 8:20am 03.09.22 You can probably reverse the wind direction if that helps. If the sail has UV protection, it would
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 8:20am 03.09.22
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price FastOlson at 8:14am 03.09.22 I used to race against a Newport 28. Fast fast boat. I could beat it, but only by a few lengths afte
Foresail pennant (2) Jacktar at 7:54am 03.09.22 Mine is a vinyl covered steel cable with addition of a a pvc cover over the turnbuckle to keep all
Best anchor and chain flightlead404 at 7:46am 03.09.22 Pick up a copy of Hine's seminal work on anchoring and mooring. Personally I carry a 55lb Rocna wit
Foresail pennant kappykaplan at 7:26am 03.09.22 @Joe , wish I could give you both a like and a hah! :beer:
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 7:25am 03.09.22 So, @Garbonzo , if I understand this correctly, on the RV you use lead acid connected to the alterna
Restoring electrical panel dmax at 7:20am 03.09.22 Picture? Which O'Day model? I have added additional circuit breakers to my panel that match the orig
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Joe at 7:18am 03.09.22 Which aren't available Well, then call rig rite and ask them what's up.
Foresail pennant Joe at 7:14am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Shifting issue on my '96 Evinrude 8hp. dmax at 7:14am 03.09.22 I had the same engine at one time, it should not be difficult to shift at all. Don't add leverage, y
Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 6:50am 03.09.22 I should have been more specific . Cedar does well in high humidity situations .With other woods mol
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 6:33am 03.09.22 Thanks - that was my first thought but wasn't sure if aluminum foil would be enough. Worth a try.
Ford 20 information landhort at 6:21am 03.09.22 That is exactly what the other FORD20 skipper told me. He said to fasten the shrouds to the outer c
Removing wall covering jssailem at 6:19am 03.09.22 keeps moisture at bay How does the aromatic cedar accomplish this function?
Ford 20 information jssailem at 6:14am 03.09.22 That certainly can be a design. Such an arrangement could be to deal with a mast design that needs s
Foresail pennant Gene Neill at 6:12am 03.09.22 Yes! All of our headsails have pennants. The smaller the sail, the longer the pennant. The added vis
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV RoyS at 6:07am 03.09.22 You can probably reverse the wind direction if that helps.
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 6:03am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions pe
Ford 20 information landhort at 5:56am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hu

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