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1972 O'Day 22 help Wackman at 10:10am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1337 I have just become the proud (?) owner of a 1972 O'Day 22.As I basically know nothing about this bo
New Hunter 36 and Jeanneau SO 36i Craig at 10:01am 04.05.08 Big Boats 8/1646 Has anyone got a view on the pros and cons of these two models?Did anyone recently consider both a
Coal Tar from Piling Selena at 10:25am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2491 Any suggestions on how to remove black soot deposit on my ladder area from the exhaust. Next, how t
Centerboard replacement / repair Jerry Ganshorn at 10:20am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1644 My centerboard sticks/jams when in up position. I know it is a composite material. I know there is a
What goes at bottom of mast?????? jackhartjr at 11:51am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1101 Hi folks, I have a 75 Oday 22.Looking throught the D'R Marine site I saw a "Mast Step Casting". I
cabin heat - any natural gas models available ? bob at 11:48am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2884 my H40 has Compressed natural gas stove which I am happy with. I want to extend the season a bit a
Master cabin storage... Doug/Karen at 1:00pm 04.05.08 Big Boats 1/915 On the aft wall of our newly acquired H356, there is a removable panel held in place by two sliding
Cannot separate shaft coupling from transmission ... MafaldaII at 12:43pm 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2702 Last year a bought a Catalina 30 84 with a m25 motor. The boat had been basically abandoned for a co
Foam Flotation?? Popeye18296 at 5:38am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1667 Are the foam blocks(flotation?) actually useful? Have a 1976 V25.When I aquired her there were only
Acetone affect on fiberglass? Charlie at 9:48pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/27228 Between the paper mills and the marina sanding bottom paint my boat gets a dark coating of I can onl
Shrink wrap help. chinny at 10:43pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 9/2031 I'm trying to put together some semblance of a budget for our Hunter 34, and wondered what most owne
HELP, need west coast florida yard with mast equipment!!!! mike at 10:42pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 i cant seem to find a yard to lift my boat and unstep my mast without taking my first born!! i just
Best sanitary hose? david wigler at 10:38pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1955 Is the AVS-96 still available?How about the Sealand OdorSafe?Any problem using home-style pvc pi
VMG strategy HAL at 11:57pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3071 What is the best vmg strategy for the following circumstance?A light displacement boat is close ha
yanmar 2qm 15 injectors stuck cb at 12:04am 04.04.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1678 My yanmar2qm15 on a hunter 30 1981 starts slowly when cold - fine when warmed up. I wanted to check
hood? joefusa at 12:33am 04.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1269 looking into getting a new furler for a C-30. anyone with experience with the hood seafurl 5 series?
Boat Naming David Hall22685 at 12:43am 04.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1447 My boat has a new resting place at the lake. However, to make application, they wanted to know the
Considering installing a watermaker Larry Jackel at 11:11pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 5/1225 We are considering installing a watermaker in our 2005 H44 and are soliciting recommendations and co
Air Head sailordel at 11:04pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1547 Does any one have experience or knowledge of this product? Practical Sailor gave it a good rating b
Fitting a Fishing Downrigger to An Inflatable Tsehum Pete at 11:01pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1890 I have fished for salmon from my sailboat for several years. I now wish to try fishing from my Walke

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Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 4:28pm 12.10.21 Thin I can understand your favoring of rollers. I do not understand the aversion to brushes. The co
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 4:25pm 12.10.21 Keel bolts were checked at last sliping and no water in bilge unless we have heavy rain, so i am ass
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 4:17pm 12.10.21 It hasn't been winterized. The last time I ran it was in late September.
self tacking jib jssailem at 4:15pm 12.10.21 it goes better with crew. Like tea is better with milk.
self tacking jib shemandr at 4:14pm 12.10.21 A 130 is reasonable. With good technique it can be tacked without undue effort. A 150 not so much.
self tacking jib jssailem at 4:13pm 12.10.21
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use eianm at 4:10pm 12.10.21 and the factory supplied/ designed emergency tiller clears the back stay easily
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 (1) Tally Ho at 3:46pm 12.10.21 I think I will find a lot of things that used to be white on this boat... :) You are not too far a
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 3:44pm 12.10.21 I wish I knew more about her but the surveyor said whoever did have her took pretty good care of her
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Terry Cox at 3:28pm 12.10.21 Also there is no OEM backstay on Hunters with B&R rigging... So I was curious about that comment.
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Tally Ho at 3:28pm 12.10.21 Hi All, I recently tried to start my Catalina 400 in Seattle today, however it wouldn't start after
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 3:26pm 12.10.21 I think I will find a lot of things that used to be white on this boat... :) You are not too far aw
self tacking jib Tally Ho at 3:23pm 12.10.21 I would prefer the self tacking jib. Life is too short to crank in genoas. I get a lot of power o
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 dmax at 3:23pm 12.10.21 The larger hose (yellow) is the manual pump hose, the white cylinder that says Rule is the electric
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.10.21 Thank you very much, my first of many projects, I did find out the light at the top of the mast is
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 (1) BKParks at 3:05pm 12.10.21 Thank you very much, my first of many projects, I did find out the light at the top of the mast is b
Bow berth remove fabric & install wood battens Tally Ho at 2:54pm 12.10.21
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 (1) dmax at 2:53pm 12.10.21 I don't know about the 28's but I should think you have a manual bilge pump standard as well, it sho
keel bolt torque Tally Ho at 2:51pm 12.10.21 I doubt torque values are useful here. If you have a metal to metal interface, like an engine head
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 2:33pm 12.10.21 Can you tell me what type of hose you used and do all of these boats have a manual bilge as well? I

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