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O'Day 22 '73 or '83? Bryan McCarthy at 8:14am 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1385 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 5/1902 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 8/1518 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 1/3092 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 1/2008 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 7/6378 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 31/3496 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 3/1004 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 1/1507 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 13/1023 And yes, Rich, the cover is off!
P 303 bilge drain Rich Barrett at 11:57am 05.11.08 Pearson 4/1672 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 2/1232 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 0/921 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 20/1920 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 17/1640 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 1/1028 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 6/1080 ...with the boats WITHOUT the fuel locker on the port side rear tried to make one?If so how did you
More cooler capacity nick at 4:26pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/970 As I am going on a six month cruise in June I was looking for ways to increase the refrigeration cap
satana s20 rudder damage yeto at 8:11pm 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 2/974 Ahoy, I am going to look at a Santana S20 that the owner has told me has rudder damage. How likely
Stovetop Scratches )-: Ken at 11:08pm 05.09.08 Big Boats 5/950 Someone, probably me, was cleaning the SS stove top with too much pressure and left faint scratches.

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eye candy shemandr at 7:06pm 12.22.21 find a pair of undershorts flying!
Fumoto drain valve? rgranger at 6:50pm 12.22.21 I have one on my lawn mower
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 6:48pm 12.22.21 And don't forget slide rules. We put men on the moon with them. I still have mine :wink: I have on
H23 bilge weep/limber holes rgranger at 6:45pm 12.22.21 Leaf blower or shop vac hooked up in reverse. Blow out the holes. Add a little soapy water repea
Pick one... rgranger at 6:43pm 12.22.21 Back when I was a much younger man, serving on the USS Richard E Byrd DDG-23 I was told a couple of
Should I add fiberglass rgranger at 6:40pm 12.22.21 One main thing. Cut blisters out and let the hull dry out for several months to allow moisture in
Flawed Logic? rgranger at 6:38pm 12.22.21
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Fitting a bigger anchor on a Hunter 45cc SVFreedom at 6:18pm 12.22.21 Thought i'd add this in case anyone else could use the info. In a google search I found a Hunter 45
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 5:36pm 12.22.21 201161 7 1/2' keel old school:)
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Fumoto drain valve? sail sfbay at 4:42pm 12.22.21 Great idea but access to the engine drain plug on my sailboat is a challenge do not likely for it.
charlieann Ralph Johnstone at 2:50pm 12.22.21 See posts #3 and #7 for a few ideas: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/gel-coat.187661/?hig
charlieann Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 12.22.21 On one of Andy's youtubes on fixing gelcoat cracks he suggested using prethickened Gflex epoxy to al
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits videorov at 12:02pm 12.22.21 Im going to figure this thing out some way. So I can use the Davits for the sailboat and use the boa

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