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Owners Manual for ODay 25' Chance at 2:58am 03.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1085 Looking to find a copy of an Owner's Mamual for 1979 Oday 25' specifically how to raise and lower th
Wanting to buy - questions re where and transport SoSound at 3:21am 03.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1354 My wife and I are interested in buying our first boat. We kind of have our hearts set on either a B
Topside grip-tape Derelicte at 3:26am 03.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/2765 Hi all...again. I'm having excellent success using advice from all of you while bringing my '83 20
Prop Size? Eric7209 at 3:26am 03.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1335 Question. I have a 1984 Cat. 27. Universal M-18 Diesel. What would be a good prop size if I want m
O'Day 22s in the UK Gareth15964 at 3:41am 03.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1196 Hi,There are a small number of O'Day 22 yachts in the UK. I'm fortunate to own one of them, and th
MOTOR MOUNT BLOCK FOR O'DAY 23 fastscot at 3:59am 03.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2816 I am replacing my current motor (2 cycle, 7 HP) bracket on my 1983 23' O'Day with a heavier duty one
Phil... Lightning speed Rich (P303) at 12:22am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1164 today. What's up with the server?Very cool!
Owner's Manual (1) R�gis at 5:21am 03.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1227
Maxwell Winch disassembly question Fred G at 6:25am 03.17.08 Big Boats 6/2409 Hello, I have a 85' H40, and I am going to attempt to disassemble, clean and lube the winches in
SpinSheet magazine Bob at 7:05am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1224 I just got done reading the latest Spinsheet magazine. I read it cover to cover every month. The mag
Solar Pannels Tony23670 at 7:20am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2093 Gentlemen: I have a Hunter 22.5 with one 12volt battery to run all the electricals on the boat. No A
Another monster storm RobG at 7:37am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1159 In the Atlantic. Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 48.6 kts Wind
Fishing Gear NautiDuck at 6:09am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1357 We will be cruising in the San Juans and Canadian Gulf Islands in the spring and fall. I would like
Raymarine Autohelm Drive Unit AndrewB at 6:03am 03.17.08 Big Boats 1/1010 I am having all sorts of problems with our Autohelm.1. Suddenly we have got a "Claging" sound out
hull numbers Ed Oliver at 7:58am 03.17.08 Other Sailboats 1/926 how do you determine the production number of a Bayfield from the hull number on the stern?
Viewing angle on the ST60 plus instruments?? Pat T at 8:07am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1014 I currently have the St50 plus instruments but will probably soon purchase the newer ST60 plus. I no
Horizontally mounted self-tailing winches sailingdude at 8:22am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2900 I have a 1980 Catalina 30. These boats have two small winches mounted on the mast, one on each side,
Legend 40.5 Mainsail Cover Frank P at 5:54am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1182 Hello All,The mainsail cover on my Legend 40.5 with a Dutchman system has seen its last days. Has
Want a smaller steering wheel Capt. Rex at 5:46am 03.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1958 The steering wheel on our Beneteau 393 is 41" diameter and so close to the cockpitside seats that i
170 , 240 and tender john6206 at 8:41am 03.17.08 Smaller Boats 13/2828 I know this topic has been beat to death, forgive me for asking one more time. I read all of the ow

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Propane solenoid valve (1) leo310 at 8:45pm 10.04.21 Looking at the ABYC Doc the SS valve will be ok.
Changing Hoses 12PT at 8:20pm 10.04.21
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Skipper at 7:48pm 10.04.21 Consider continuity of the temp sending unit lead and the unit itself. I used an infrared thermome
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Skipper at 7:45pm 10.04.21 Have you checked the impeller? The change in temperature is a clue, what's making the engine run at
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? LeeandRick at 7:35pm 10.04.21 Check the hitch itself as @sail sfbay says, minus the call to Trail-rite. You never know what someo
Electronic enclosure box for Beneteau Marek Jadczyk at 7:28pm 10.04.21 Try this : NavPod :: Waterproof Housings for Marine Electronics
Key Lime Sailing club, reviews? ramoore at 7:27pm 10.04.21 My son and I stayed there in 2018 for a few days while we were taking scuba classes nearby. We real
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount MikeHoncho at 7:27pm 10.04.21 Consider continuity of the temp sending unit lead and the unit itself.
Changing Hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 10.04.21 I do believe I need to change the hoses, although from external inspection, they feel and appear in
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 7:16pm 10.04.21 Thanks for the info on the topping lift Jim! Would you know what function the rail with those two c
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! (3) Mooseman at 7:14pm 10.04.21 This site will help you sort out your lines. https://catalina30.com/TechLib/PartsManual/Rigging.pdf
grinding sound starting?? MikeHoncho at 7:07pm 10.04.21
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 6:58pm 10.04.21 The ablative paint is many coats thick and cracking etc so it needs to come off regardless of what p
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 6:52pm 10.04.21 This site will help you sort out your lines. https://catalina30.com/TechLib/PartsManual/Rigging.pdf
Propane solenoid valve BigEasy at 6:37pm 10.04.21 The stainless steel valve is considerably less expensive the Trident brass body "marine" valve Wil
Anti slip in cockpit repair, is there a roller to stamp new antislip ? dlochner at 6:37pm 10.04.21 Both of the above mentioned methods will work. The easiest will be to use Soft Sand and a 2 part pol
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BigEasy at 6:31pm 10.04.21 This is unlikely, as these boats usually didn't come with an electrical system in the 70s, but it i
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dlochner at 6:29pm 10.04.21 Have you checked the impeller? The change in temperature is a clue, what's making the engine run at
Propane solenoid valve sail sfbay at 6:08pm 10.04.21 The stainless steel valve is considerably less expensive the Trident brass body "marine" valve Marin
Anti slip in cockpit repair, is there a roller to stamp new antislip ? berner73 at 6:02pm 10.04.21 Andy at Boatworkstoday shows how to make a pattern of your existing nonskid for just this purpose.

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