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I'd like Your Opinion on my Choice for First Sailboat . . . JW at 8:24pm 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2651
Oday emblems...paint???? jackhartjr at 9:22pm 06.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1075 Hi folks, in looking through BaySailorBill's website I saw his Oday emblem was painted red with blue
Wood table for cockpit Louis at 10:25pm 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1391 I would like to make a small portable wooden table to lay across the cockpit seats (for lunches,etc)
Instrument Covers John T1594 at 12:45am 06.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/957 I have a 2000 H340 with (Autohelm) Raymarine instuments - wind, depth, speed. The wind is an ST-60 a
Has a boat manufacturer ever stood trial on manslaughter in Nth America? Ken13531 at 12:38am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1277 Check this story from Australia.Someone bulds a race boat. Some of the crew die at sea and now the
Andersen Winches Plastic Spring Problems MoonSailer at 12:18am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1374 I am having trouble with my Andersen Winches they are the 40ST model with the plastic spring on top.
Where to boat in Lubbock TX AircooledPatriot at 2:12am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1484 Where are good places to sail an O'day 26 near Lubbock, Tx?
The Sea Dart of Tristan Jones' Fame (2) oreana123 at 2:04am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 22/9957 I have been working on the Sea Dart. I made a custom fit cover for trailering the boat, and now I am
Belt for Auto Helm ST 4000 DanT at 2:03am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1401 Source for ST 4000 drive beltSt 4000 drive belt 425 syncroflex AT 5/750Poly Tech Design26 West
Height of Hunter Legend 37 with 5' 9" draft less mast for shipping purposes Dorothy at 1:58am 06.06.08 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/3361 The owner wants to ship this boat to FL and needs to know the height of the boat with the mast down.
tiller - engine FS Sailor at 4:17am 06.06.08 S2 0/1325 I acquired a S2 8.0 B without a tiller. What are the deminsions of the tiller for it - butt deminsi
Water deck fill cap for C-36 Dan C at 4:38am 06.06.08 Big Boats 5/2608 Oops! Deck fill cap went into the deep. There are three water fills, plus waste and diesel, all or
Fitted sheets for v-berth Dan C at 4:32am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/5238 Where's a good place to get fitted sheets for a Catalina 36 v-berth? Probably will need to go to cus
race to the coast ChuckThomas at 6:10am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1106 anyone participating in the SYC 'race to the coast' next weekend?
Replacing sheaves at base of mast Nick Jeszenszky at 7:30am 06.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3322 I am trying to reinstall the main halyard sheave and shaft pin at the base of the mast. The pin cam
Fuel kill cable 272LE shem at 8:44am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/949 Hi All,I have a busted cable fuel cut off. My wife refuses to stick her hand in the engine conpart
Teak Stain color alumrock at 8:44am 06.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2259 I am replacing some of the teak in my 1984 Hunter 31. It looks like it has been stained with some c
Rust alibi at 8:34am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 My keel bolts were mildly rusted as I noticed while inspecting the bildge pump.I sanded them to a c
Outboard price tag Wind Dancer24484 at 8:52am 06.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1072 I found a rebuilt Mariner 8hp 2 stroke outboard w/ a long shaft at a local repair shop for 750.00, I
E10 gas Roger Keele at 9:00am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/937 I did a search and couldn't find anyone discussing E10 gas on here. Just curious as to what most peo

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bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Parsons at 5:12am 12.14.21 Fully agree with leaving the bottom bare :cool:. For future reference, when I had a trailer sailor
310 DC Current Draw Chart RoyS at 5:12am 12.14.21 Do not forget Autopilot if equipped. If there are any incandescent lamps, be sure to replace them wi
Chart Plotter Location shemandr at 5:10am 12.14.21 That Sail Steer screen seems more for racing but would be useful just sailing. I would probably use
310 DC Current Draw Chart SycloneDriver at 5:02am 12.14.21 I'm only guessing but I think these are two different boats. With 2.3 and 5.2 amps there must be s
P42 Maxwell Windlass Terry Cox at 4:58am 12.14.21 Did you ever determine whether the flat head machine screw that secures the drum/gypsy and clutch p
deck craze lines All U Get at 4:35am 12.14.21 Or would having faux teakwood or anti skid epoxy make a better solution?
deck craze lines prosmile at 4:20am 12.14.21 I called a broker to schedual an appt to see a 1990 boat listed for sale. The broker said the boat
Can't find the leak norbszczurek at 11:32pm 12.13.21 Help, I own a 1984 Catalina 38 #274 with a Universal M-30 5425 engine. Months ago we overheated, th
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Ted at 10:11pm 12.13.21 You didn't mention what size you needed. Try this link. https://usa.banggood.com/10pcs-M4-or-M5-or-
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Crazy Dave Condon at 10:06pm 12.13.21 When anyone posts a question, the more information we have, the better we can respond wash off the
Chart Plotter Location Joe at 9:52pm 12.13.21 You really have to decide how you want to use it. My experience is that I rarely have the map scre
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Plumbean at 8:09pm 12.13.21 If you bypass the start battery isolation switch and connect the ACR directly to the start battery,
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 Randy Michaelis at 7:55pm 12.13.21 Hi. Let me make sure I am understanding this. If I remove the existing fiberglass, I should attach
310 DC Current Draw Chart Tom J at 7:32pm 12.13.21 The only apparent issue is that Barefoot draws 1.7 amps on the lighting breaker with the lights off.
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Ward H at 7:25pm 12.13.21 So if my alternator or charger is putting out current, the batteries may not get any current if the
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch (1) MikeK2B at 7:22pm 12.13.21 "The start/reserve battery has a 2 pole MRBT, one lug to the starter, one to the ACR." Question: how
deck craze lines shemandr at 7:11pm 12.13.21 Time for the obligatory asking for pictures. I'm in the camp that it's mostly cosmetic. Unless ind
310 DC Current Draw Chart Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 12.13.21 Thought I was somewhat experienced with electrical issues, but could you explain what a ZoeVie (108)
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 6:57pm 12.13.21 There you go. Skip the bottom paint. Keep your bottom clean and smooth.
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Bill Russell at 6:53pm 12.13.21 @Bill Russell a lot of good responsives but two questions for a better response. First is traile

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