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After Winter Start Up Soggy Paws at 1:35pm 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1386 Life is good, got to put the boat in the water last week. She started up just fine. I let the 18 h
Rudder Castle Wind Dancer24484 at 4:00pm 04.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1575 Hi all, I'm new to this site and am trying to get back into sailing. I have had the pleasure of sail
Liquid Wrech Steve22116 at 7:28am 04.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1116 Good afternoon all. Before I removed my keel bolt I soaked it with liquid wrench many times over sev
Trouble with stem piece (1) Peter Brennan at 7:24am 04.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1238 This problem may apply to other O'Day models. The stem piece is a large aluminum casting to which is
mast for a 28 OI ronlaw1 at 8:19pm 04.09.08 Morgan 2/1798 I am restoriing my Morgan 1973 28 OI and need a mast. Anyone know of one that is available?
Catalina 320 leak Bill O'D at 11:15pm 04.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1872 A friend with a 320 has a mysterious leak that seems to be coming from the unattached air conditioni
Forestay length Bob at 12:29am 04.10.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1577 I want to replace my CDI furler with a simple forestay to use with a blade jib. Can anyone tell me w
Hatch Recommendation LOTM at 1:16am 04.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I need to replace the hatch on the bow of an O'Day 222. Any recommendations?Thanks.
Sailboat in Englewood,Florida seadaddler at 2:35am 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1391 Any sailboaters keep their boat in the englewood,Fl area,I will be looking at a slip on the south s
How to edit Picture Caption Clark at 2:19am 04.10.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1255 Phil, I uploaded a picture in the Model Information section and made an error in the caption. Is th
Model of Hunter 40 Swissmiss13 at 5:10am 04.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/885 I am wondering if anyone is aware of where I might find a model (toy) of a Hunter 40?
Raymarine ST70 Instrument Jim S.1435 at 4:58am 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1546 I need to replace my ST50 tridata instrument. Has anyone any experience with the ST70 system?
Parting shot... (1) walt at 4:11am 04.10.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1182 Thank heavens winter is about over...(rear drain hole on a 26C - one month ago at 8600 feet in Col
Best kept secrert paulj at 6:47am 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1225 paulj
Bimini reloaded Vitger at 7:19am 04.10.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1537 Gentlemen! I am sure this has been extensively discussed already. The problem is as you probably we
Am I the only one? Mike4116 at 7:06am 04.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/989 Am I the only O'day 28 owner out there with six opening ports? All of the other 28's I have seen hav
keel crack spellbinder at 7:02am 04.10.08 Smaller Boats 1/1397 Goog morning everybody! I would like to have an idea how to repair my joint of keel on my Catalina 2
FYI Alan at 7:02am 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 30/2148 A class action law suit was brought to Federal District Court in California representing boat owners
bleeding M25xp RussT1950 at 7:28am 04.10.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1604 I have just replaced my Racor filter ' engine filter on my M25xp. I have an electric fuel pump, raI
Sons Widgeon Project Christ Toro at 7:27am 04.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1364 My son and I are refurbishing a 1978 Oday widgeon.needs wood seat rail specs and info.MIssing head

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Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... MikeHoncho at 10:05am 12.19.21 I replaced the whole thing with a replacement from HDI about three months ago. Couldn't be happier.
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 joker460 at 10:05am 12.19.21 The forward head intake is behind that access door and the forward head discharge is under the sink
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 12.19.21 At least I have it off, so I can use the big old vice in my shop to hold the one half while I torqu
Should I add fiberglass jssailem at 9:53am 12.19.21 @Grumps The case of blisters is a challenge for a plastic boat. Here are a couple of links that will
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend (1) Hollyberry at 9:34am 12.19.21 I always thought that boat (and the 37.5)should have had a truncated transom at the stern platform
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:31am 12.19.21 It looks like what you're looking for is located near the forward holding tank. You should be able
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. Hollyberry at 9:28am 12.19.21 Have the same fasteners on our '91 35s5... I think they are meant to be carriage bolts, so shouldn't
How old is Grandpa? Brian D at 9:10am 12.19.21 Popping the cardboard plug from the top of the bottle and spooning out the cream that settled to the
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Benny17441 at 9:06am 12.19.21 In 2019 each 6 volt cost me $108.00 at Sam's Club, a total of $432.00 Yes, but they are hardly po
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 (2) joker460 at 9:03am 12.19.21 It looks like what you're looking for is located near the forward holding tank. You should be able t
How old is Grandpa? Crusty Ol Salt at 8:57am 12.19.21 We have a dairy that still delivers too and they provide a porch box.... https://www.oberweis.com/p
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dlochner at 8:55am 12.19.21 Looks like I'm headed for the replacement route, Dave. "Only" $194 for the HDI elbow. So I just ch
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 Benny17441 at 8:49am 12.19.21 Can't believe a boat manufacturer would hide a Thru-hull and valve behind a molded head enclosure.
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:30am 12.19.21
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Steverhnm at 8:28am 12.19.21 Replace all your hose clamps, any suspect rubber hoses (diesel compatible) and all your copper crush
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 8:25am 12.19.21 One, but more are coming if I don't do this. It was actually a pretty dangerous situation. She was
Mast wire deck tube (1) jssailem at 8:16am 12.19.21 There is an alternative to the Swan Neck tube for wires. Bent hose. s bent over inside the mast. Le
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. smokey73 at 8:12am 12.19.21 Pictures are a little hard to tell but is it possible that those are actually "carriage bolts" that
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. jssailem at 8:06am 12.19.21 Can any one explain to me the need to use a slot less screw to attach the toe rail.... the use of
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 jaysweet at 7:45am 12.19.21 You want to access your forward head by going through the hull? Sounds a bit extreme to me...

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