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Trailer U bolts Jack Nolan at 6:00am 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 I have a older 22 foot O'Day with a Shoreline trailer that needs work.Several U bolts are completel
H37C Stanchions Richard McDonald at 7:37am 05.11.08 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1576 Just finished repairing my H37C Stanchions, pulled them last week for repair and re-bedding as some
Lappity, lap... Doug/Karen at 6:55am 05.11.08 Big Boats 1/1173 ...goes the water against the underside of the stern when the wind blows in from the west. Now that
O'Day 22 '73 or '83? Bryan McCarthy at 8:14am 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1374 I have a '73 O'Day 22 that I am pretty happy with, and have finally gotten fixed up the way we like.
Combining two backing plates??? Samson post and forestay hardware... Don at 8:33am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1891 Hello I was working on my boat and I realized that both the fore stay and samson post backing plates
First sail and other updates nickt7 at 8:44am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1509 Hello all,This site has given me alot of knowledge and in an effort to give back, I share my smi
Cabling diagrams for 34' swing keel woodman2103 at 9:37am 05.11.08 Morgan 1/3023 Im doing this for a friend who doesnt have access to the net. He has 1976 34' Morgan swing keel and
Renault Diesel Engine - 8 Hp (1) Russell at 9:23am 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1935 I am looking for a copy of the owners manual for the Renault Diesel Engine in my Hunter 27. It is 8
Anchor type and size - Georgian Bay linda&chris at 9:58am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6279 What type and size anchor would you recommend for a 37 foot sailboat in Georgian Bay? Just got our
Adding distilled water to batteries?? John F at 10:54am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 31/3340 I bought 2 new Group 27 batteries last May (2007). I hear that I should be checking the water lev
shipping a 31 Don Crowther at 11:01am 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/996 Hey I finally bought a 31 now I need to ship it. Does anyone know the height from the bottom of the
Sweet Tank Capt Andy at 10:57am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1501 Anyone got any experience with the "Sweet Tank" holding tank systems? Would appreciate hearing about
Polished, waxed and ready to splash (2) Tim R. at 11:35am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1011 And yes, Rich, the cover is off!
P 303 bilge drain Rich Barrett at 11:57am 05.11.08 Pearson 4/1615 I bought a 1984 Pearson 303, and it is great. But the main bilge pump drains to the floor of the co
78 H30 Galley Cabinets David Popken at 12:10pm 05.11.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1220 In one of her previous lives, Orion was owned by a live aboard. I have no details of that chapter o
He who lives in a Glass House......... Alan at 12:43pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/910 I recently replaced all my portlights. They successfully passed the rain test! This past week we had
Rusted Nuts..... Don at 12:33pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1885 Hello I was wondering what I can do about some rusted nuts on my boat. I think the nuts might be or
The whole nine yards SailboatOwners.com at 2:16pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1613 Do you use the services of a boatyard? What's you experience been?Are they prompt and careful, wi
whats wrong holenonemike at 1:58pm 05.11.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1010 I am a new catalina owner. I noticed my cabin lights going dimmer and dimmer so I replaced the batte
Any Oday 22 owners... jackhartjr at 1:58pm 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1069 ...with the boats WITHOUT the fuel locker on the port side rear tried to make one?If so how did you

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Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 Hello Below at 5:27pm 11.17.21 Under the V-berth mattresses there are several lift out panels that provide access to your fresh wat
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 (1) Pat Hooyman at 5:00pm 11.17.21 In your owner's manual, behind the wood panel is the Anchor Locker. The Anchor Locker has an abov
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 (1) Pat Hooyman at 4:50pm 11.17.21 Reply to OP: The bottom panel is just held with 4 woodscrews and gives access to windlass and surr
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle (4) jssailem at 4:43pm 11.17.21 I understand @Scott B. While this years storm is causing bad experiences for many in BC ( which I p
Masthead main halyard sheave? valcour at 4:24pm 11.17.21 all four are identical. I got the sheaves from Catalina for a standard mast a few years after the h
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle Scott B at 4:00pm 11.17.21 They call this event an Atmospheric River, due to the amount of moisture in the air that dumps an en
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle Scott B at 3:49pm 11.17.21 I hear your concern @Stu Jackson . A sudden wall of water dumped on the Island first time in 6 year
PacificNW Weather Wet with intermittent Rain followed by damp drizzle jssailem at 3:41pm 11.17.21 I hear your concern @Stu Jackson . A sudden wall of water dumped on the Island first time in 6 years
PNW flooding, terrible.. jssailem at 3:19pm 11.17.21 Don't you find 6 inches in 24 hours to be just a mite excessive It is a bit much in my area. Would
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild shemandr at 2:45pm 11.17.21 How much is the tool? I bought one many years ago but it worked and I didn't do the one armed paper
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild RitSim at 2:40pm 11.17.21 Been there done that. Dropped a lot of balls handling the car with a piece of Harken track (close b
seacock corrosion chaves188 at 2:36pm 11.17.21 When is the next haul out? The problem with the corrosion is only one problem. The bigger concern
seacock corrosion dlochner at 2:30pm 11.17.21 When is the next haul out? The problem with the corrosion is only one problem. The bigger concern i
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:30pm 11.17.21 Make up a test diesel fuel supply consisting of 1 gallon jug, fitting, clear fuel filter and hose. H
PNW flooding, terrible.. shemandr at 2:21pm 11.17.21 ...We had a semi truck blow over on Deception Pass bridge and it was only saved from the 200' drop
PNW flooding, terrible.. kappykaplan at 1:53pm 11.17.21 semi truck blow over on Deception Pass bridge and it was only saved from the 200' drop by the stren
door kit for 1996 bennetau oceanis 400 Justin_NSA at 1:51pm 11.17.21 If you can wait and get on their distribution, they have sales on them.
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 senang at 1:41pm 11.17.21 Reply to OP: The bottom panel is just held with 4 woodscrews and gives access to windlass and surro
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Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 ggrizzard at 1:23pm 11.17.21 The molded anchor locker only occupies a portion of the space in the bow. The access for hull repa

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