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O'day 30 Yacht Owner's Manual available Phil Correll at 5:13am 07.31.07 Bigger Boats 1/2269 The purchase of a 1979 O'day 30 k/cb in December 2006 included a copy of the Banger Punta Marine O'd
Plugged Raw Water Intake Tom Spohn at 5:23am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1290 I had a new one last week returning from a month long trip from Tacoma to Nanaimo. On leaving the m
Doyle Sails vs. Neil Pryde Sails wsimpson at 6:17am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 9/6930 Does anyone have an opinion on which sailmaker produces the better sail, Doyle or Neil Pryde?
Navico WP5000 Landlocked at 6:23am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2641 I purchased a 30 ft Newport with a Navico Wheel Pilot in a box. I do not know if it has been used. I
rOnDAYvous writeup (1) Capn Pete at 6:07am 07.31.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1114 For those who might be interested, here's a link to a feature story that appeared in The Milford Wee
Cannot find winch springs Bruce Gage at 6:04am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1514 Hunter equipped their 25.5 sailboat with size 17 Maxwell winches. These winches seem almost indistru
Bilgewater? townpiper at 5:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1066 I have a US Yacht 18 (1982)daysailer. I've only been sailing a couple years and have heretofore trai
Chart Plotters gary at 6:56am 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 6/1056 I am curious as to what brand of chart plotter is the most popular. Also wondering about hand held
Anchoring Tip Gary Wyngarden at 10:04am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1058 We anchored out 18 nights on our recent cruise on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in winds rangi
GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September patrick at 10:08am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1499 GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September Jul 31, 2007 GPS World The U.S. Air Force sai
Did a search but hope more info on ice coolers KennyH at 8:33am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3548 Just returned from a 3 week cruise along the coast of North Carolina with my Hunter 25. One problem
Time for all of us to step back Ross at 7:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 29/1756 Just last week we had a brouhaha about a spoof by kyle, This week Gary posted a very well intended m
Air Battens for furling main Scott B at 7:29am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1386 Just read the latest UK-Halsey newletter. Seems a customer has developed an air-batten system for f
Can I live without a Boom Vang? K-Mac at 7:23am 07.31.07 Catalina 30 3/1585 I have recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and was surprised to see it did not have a van
Image of OEM Stuffing Box Warren Milberg at 7:08am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1093 Since there have been a number of threads dealing with various aspects of the infamous Hunter OEM wh
water heater for cat 30 jerry at 12:54pm 07.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1117 my water heater tank has a leak and must be replaced. has anyone removed and replaced one and can te
Maxwell Winch Wrench Jake Barnes at 12:38pm 07.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1539 I can't find anything in the archives. Where can I get a wrench to pull apart my winches. They're st
Backstay padeye Robert Martin at 12:16pm 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1056 My backstay was attached to a U-bolt which used a piece of oak for the backing plate. The oak split
internal halyards seth dixon at 11:10am 07.31.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1153 Has anyone ever rerouted their lines inside of the mast? I am considering giving this a try. It wil
Lubrication of Blocks Chief at 1:44pm 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/5964 I have recently noticed that it is taking more and more effort to haul in my main. Can all of the bl

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Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel odaydokay at 10:46am 10.01.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and mag
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed sail sfbay at 10:44am 10.01.21 ..........My Volvo Penta 2004 D-2 55 pushes my Bavaria 41 at 7 knts at 1800 RPM with existing 3 blad
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 10:44am 10.01.21 It's usually right on top of the thermostat housing, a small petcock. But that's the hard way to d
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Stu Jackson at 10:31am 10.01.21 Winterizing an Engine on the Hard (Thanks to Maine Sail) - NEVER connect a hose to your raw water pu
Interior Cushions 29.5 sail sfbay at 10:27am 10.01.21 Congratulations in your new boat!! ggrizzard............gave you a good start. Unless you are a DIY
Interior Cushions 29.5 lakesailer22 at 10:22am 10.01.21 Will mostly be daysailing on the lake. Really just trying to dress the interior up so it is more lik
Interior Cushions 29.5 ggrizzard at 10:08am 10.01.21 There are many suppliers of foam on the web. If you plan on sleeping on them for more than a night,
Interior Cushions 29.5 lakesailer22 at 9:40am 10.01.21 Thanks for the reply. Was wondering where to get the info on the cushion design and types of foam fo
Interior Cushions 29.5 ggrizzard at 9:22am 10.01.21 There should be a local upholster in your area who can quote the job, but be prepared for a large in
water pressure loss senang at 9:08am 10.01.21 Confirm there is water in the tank...... .......and the main tank valve is open.
Fuel Cap Winch Hollyberry at 8:45am 10.01.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil THANKS!... have sent for a custom
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 8:33am 10.01.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil
Tempest International (8) BigDream at 8:20am 10.01.21 Nice work BigDream. No Tempest experience but the basic step you took seem solid. The use of Dynee
Fuel Cap Winch (1) Hollyberry at 8:19am 10.01.21 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it This looks like the tic
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 10.01.21 I'd not trust bungies in keeping the gin pole centered .As long as you have a firm method of control
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 7:47am 10.01.21 Would it not be easier to check it with luggage? My wife recently went on a flight and did not che
Bottom Paint in Northern duality at 7:45am 10.01.21 +++VC17, Actually the west marine knock off, spring sale is about $20 less a quart.
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? sail sfbay at 7:38am 10.01.21 Would it not be easier to check it with luggage? My wife recently went on a flight and did not chec
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? NLPete at 7:34am 10.01.21 I have a 97 Tartan 3500 and the macerator pump is directly aft of the outboard edge of the holding t
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? Scott T-Bird at 7:09am 10.01.21 However, one important thing to note is the need to include a rudder position indicator in any of

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