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bilge pump and oday 23 kdnichols at 4:20pm 11.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2768 I've had my O'day 23 in the water since June with no bilge pump. Is a bilge pump needed? If so,
used main BobM at 2:16pm 11.28.08 S2 6/1702 There is a used main for a 9.2 on craigslist in Philadelphia if anyone needs one. Price was $300. I
Zinc replacement AllenF at 2:06pm 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2213 What's a "normal" length of time between zinc replacements, assuming there are no unusual sources of
Icom 706Mk11 Andre Tremblay at 12:15pm 11.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1172 Did you used a Icom 706MK11? What about your experience? Thank. at
SSB books Sue H at 11:04am 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1294 Does anyone have suggestions about a good book explaining how to install and use SSB? Thanks.
LED lights MoonSailer at 10:19am 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1349 I was changing the oil in my car and went to autozone to get a new oil filter. While there I looked
Winterizing in Seattle jackj4 at 7:08am 11.28.08 Big Boats 3/2178 What type of winterization is recommended for the Seattle area? I plan to use the boat periodically
Boomkicker jackj4 at 7:03am 11.28.08 Big Boats 4/1379 Has anyone installed one of these boomkickers? I'm trying to clean up the deck / lines and one solu
Dumb question time.. bsavulis at 6:38am 11.28.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1713 I am about to prove that I really am as dumb as I look! Can anyone tell me what a Cherubini hunter i
soda washing Bryce22345 at 4:35am 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2345 had trouble with my bottom paint starting to flake off this year. after hauling my '98 H410 this fa
Getting an H33 to Perform nick at 9:59pm 11.27.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3846 I received the following email from a fellow H33 owner and would welcome Don Guillette's comments on
Happy Thanksgiving To All bwingler at 6:46pm 11.27.08 Trailer Sailors 1/2394 Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving, you all are a great bunch of folks.
Deciding between a Y-30 and Y-29? silohsia at 9:43am 11.27.08 Yamaha 6/4773 I sold my Y-25 a long time ago, but now i am deciding between a Y-30 and Y-29, i know they are quite
O'Day 32 - questions from Greenhorn (1) Konstantin at 9:35am 11.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 49/6864 Hello all! I have bought an O'Day 32 but I haven't got enough information of that. In fact it's real
Raymarine Autohelm 3000 spadaforaj at 9:19am 11.27.08 Ask All Sailors 7/4669 I just purchased an older boat with this unit - it is missing several parts and needs a pedestal mou
New Owner DavidB75 at 8:28am 11.27.08 Smaller Boats 4/1363 Hello everyone, just wanted to say that I am now the proud owner of an 85 Hunter 22. I have some wor
Holding Tank Vent Line jrocheleau at 7:48am 11.27.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2958 I'm thinking about refitting a very old holding tank and hoses on my 1984 Oday 30. Everything looks
the"Venture" model michael44a at 7:41am 11.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/10303 Is there a way to tell if I own a "Venture" model or just a plain 21' Mac? Thanks! Michael 1968 21 M
This Just In! Bob Poff at 6:49am 11.27.08 Sails Call Lounge 0/2241 Happy Thanksgiving. Area Man Sneaks Own Balloon into Macy's Parade :) From Bob, Marsha, and the
Length of gear shift cable? Dare at 6:06am 11.27.08 Ericson 0/1715 Does anyone know what the length of the transmission shift cable on a 35-2 boat is? I know it is a

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Masthead Repair Blitz at 6:45pm 12.13.21 Thanks looks like the right head box that's a Kenyon mast, probably from the 80's. The two bolts ho
deck craze lines PaulK at 6:44pm 12.13.21 Gelcoat crazing is a problem with some boats because the resins they used in building them had some
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 6:37pm 12.13.21 They've already been asked but the OP hasn't responded.
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance DArcy at 6:36pm 12.13.21 I was told by the boat broker this model does not have a water ballast system. Maybe it does Sailb
deck craze lines dlochner at 6:01pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix? No it is not difficult, just incredibly tedious and time consuming.
P42 Maxwell Windlass (2) Jim_H42 at 5:56pm 12.13.21 Thanks Terry for the write-up. Did you ever determine whether the flat head machine screw that sec
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 5:53pm 12.13.21 My layout is similar to this except that the ACR leads skip right over the isolation switches and a
deck craze lines Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52pm 12.13.21
deck craze lines Captain W at 5:22pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix?
deck craze lines Rick D at 5:21pm 12.13.21 Geeze. OF COURSE it has crazing. It's a 1990 boat. I have a 1994. Is there crazing? OF COURSE.. Am I
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MN
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance sail sfbay at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! It might be a water ballast per Catalina 250 - Practical Sailor (practical-s
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws heritage at 5:04pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MNQ
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:53pm 12.13.21 Yeah, the PNW is a good place for people who like the color grey. No gators, though!
Rigging attachment question PaulK at 4:43pm 12.13.21 The eyes on the spreaders look like they'd be good to rig bullet blocks for flag halyards. A radar
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 4:41pm 12.13.21 These are all great ideas. I'm leaning towards trying to incorporate the traveler since it would pro
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 4:41pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist. Ah, not there. I guess I could buy
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:33pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist.
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Crazy Dave Condon at 4:22pm 12.13.21 A lot depends on what the owner advises regarding the response to my questions
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18pm 12.13.21

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