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URGENT NEED FOR RIGGING INSTRUCTIONS Billy Under at 7:18am 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1082
H23 bimini? SweetTrade at 7:13am 07.15.07 Smaller Boats 5/1113 Does anyone have a bimini or dodger on there H23? I want to get one made but dont know the functiona
Boat Insurance for Older Boat Brett at 10:57am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1778 I have a 1978 Catalina 30 which is currently ensured by State Farm. I am located in New Jersey and
Bilge Pump problem shemandr at 11:21am 07.15.07 Big Boats 11/1005 My 356 electric bilge pump has quit. The light is out on the panel. I doesn't operate on manuel ei
swing keel wedges Ken3389 at 12:00pm 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1259 i have made several posts refering to the swing keel bumping around while in the down position, i ju
Water under bilge and grid system Toronto at 11:55am 07.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/977 We've had a small leak around our holding tank and water has entered under the bilge area trough the
fuse in grounding system on beneteau ? svenusa at 11:53am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2148 Im trying to replace a grounding wire (braided copper) that grounds my keel bolts to the rest of the
Spinnaker Pole length Breakin Wind at 12:27pm 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/900 Can someone tell me the length of their spinnaker pole for a 27' O'day? I can't seem to find any inf
Bimini for Oday 22?????? jackhartjr at 12:42pm 07.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1343 Hi folks, has anyone with an Oday 22 built a bimini...or is that possible? And if possible is there
How close to top of mast should mainsail be? Second Wind21298 at 12:39pm 07.15.07 Big Boats 6/1046 I just received a new vertical batten furling mainsail and think it was made too short. How close t
I am looking for a bow pulpit Bill at 1:42pm 07.15.07 Other Sailboats 1/1175 I am looking for a bow plpit for my Pearson 26 one design.
Splicing in an extra battery heath at 2:22pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2409 Hey fellas. I help my buddy maintain his Hunter and we were wondering about giving ourselves more b
Sounds like trouble SailboatOwners.com at 2:19pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 59/3437 What's your least favorite sailing sound?Perhaps it's the annoying slap of halyards in an otherwis
Cooling System captain at 10:00am 07.15.07 Big Boats 7/1065 I have recently determined, at least in my mind that my boat is not pumping enough water out the exh
Rejuvenating Teak Handrails Steve L22188 at 9:45am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 4/6118 I spent the afternoon in 96 degree weather removing the teak handrails from my O'Day 302. Fun job.
Adding a Swim Platform or steps. Malaga at 12:34am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1482 I'm looking for a way for my elderly parents to get onto my Catalina 30. I was thinking that a swim
1985 Catalina diagrams of Hallyards and turnbuckle Nelson J. Flowers at 1:40am 07.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1123 Who do I contact to see a diagram of our boat. I kinda mixed some lines! I need a diagram concerni
Mounting Traveler to M-25 Abby Normal at 2:07am 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/915 I finally got my traveler, thanks to a hook up from the classifieds on this site.It's 48" and I'll
Taking on water G15884 at 2:01am 07.13.07 Other Sailboats 1/845 I started taking water in my Sovereign 18 five days ago. I miss took it for a leak in the portapott
Yanmar Throttle PERCHER at 2:23am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2397 The throttle on my Hunter 34 must be held in poition to maintain any RPM. It there a way to increas

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Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Parsons at 11:40am 07.13.21 Not a 310 owner, but some general questions that may help: If you have any slugs between the second
Gauges that do not fog Benny17441 at 11:38am 07.13.21 Production boats do not usually come with EOM temperature gauges so I would think you may have an af
Bilge Drainage? SirMichael at 11:34am 07.13.21 Benny, Many thanks for the reply. That does answer my question. I'll probably follow up
Bilge Drainage? Benny17441 at 11:22am 07.13.21 To answer your question, yes there are areas in the hull that will not drain into the bilge. The p
GFCI trouble shooting Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 07.13.21 The other part of the problem is that from time to time boats seem to get unplugged for one reason
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Marmalade at 11:00am 07.13.21
GFCI trouble shooting Benny17441 at 10:46am 07.13.21 Take an extension cord and run it to a different pedestal and see if you have the same problem.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 10:26am 07.13.21 Fantastic! Feels good to be home with the boat, I'm sure!
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (4) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 And a couple more from the latter portion.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (9) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 Some pics from the second half
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (10) duck21 at 10:21am 07.13.21 Here are some pics from the first half of our trip.
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (3) jssailem at 10:09am 07.13.21 You have a : Hunter 41DS with Raymarine autopilot p70 Nice information, but it does not tell us wh
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 9:47am 07.13.21 thanks for sharing
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? Philly2DC2LBI at 9:35am 07.13.21 thanks, sail sfbay. That's the same manual I downloaded. Oddly enough it shows the boom vang connect
Boat ID please Roadking Larry at 9:31am 07.13.21 No HIN to be found. I'll check with the marina office to get an official ID for it. And maybe find o
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? (1) sail sfbay at 9:05am 07.13.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Does the owner's manual attached help?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Siamese at 9:01am 07.13.21 So, did you dis-engage the wheel clutch for the auto-pilot?
Boat ID please JRacer at 8:32am 07.13.21 Can you find a hull number or is it too old? What about running the OK numbers with OK registration
Boat ID please kloudie1 at 8:17am 07.13.21 I don't know either but the water stains about a foot above the waterline stripe would make me very
H26 Lightning ground caverun at 8:16am 07.13.21 My 240 had a heavy gauge ground wire attached to the mast step running through the deck down along t

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