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240 starboard list woody at 4:29am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1053 my oday 240 is equipped with a honda 9.9 extra longshaft and electric start. It list to starboard e
Peggy...I still have a slight odour... Paul H at 5:18am 07.09.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2919 After several cleanings of my holding tank...I did the "sniff tests" on all of my connection hoses,
Replaced your cabin bulbs with L.E.D? Jeffrey at 5:32am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1073 There was a young man selling the small L.E.D. replacement bulbs at a marine swap meet here a few we
Rebedding teak toe rails Capt Jim24025 at 5:47am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3053 I pulled all my toe rails. They had been rebedded with a variety of different products by POs.I wa
Let us redesign the O30 Head Denise at 5:38am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/845 Mine is vintage 80's with the (ugh) brown fiberglass sink that is molded out of fiberglass. That as
Basic battery care Ben16737 at 6:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1070 I finally had to replace the battery on my Capri 22. It had a fairly standard combination deep cycl
sailing with dogs update.... Paul H at 5:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1572 I am pleased to say that my golden retriever did amazingly well on our 10 day trip...there were time
Where to find interior trim? Curt4327 at 6:43am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1036 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to
Forward hatch Popeye18296 at 7:01am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1019 Ahoy Mates, As usual there is another question i have that i'm sure you experienced sailors will
Solar Power Capt. Strap Foot at 7:16am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1571 Ok, guys. What is the skinny on solar cells. All I need is one that will power my Garmin Gps 498 a
O'day Daysailer restoration needed Robert H. Wilson at 7:49am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1969 I own a 1962 O'Day Daysailer and I am looking for someone in Massachusetts who is interested in doin
Mainsail Arthur Stock at 8:11am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/1124 I just blew my mainsail yesterday on my 1987 Ericson 34. It was an older but still very serviceable
Trailer hitch repair Jack at 8:06am 07.09.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1619 The clamp on my trailer hitch needs repair. Should I just replace the clamp or the entire unit? the
Propane tank Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:10am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1461 Who knows where to order one of those little propane tanks that come with the new Hunters? Part num
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1607 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/933 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
lost battens David Wilson at 10:48am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1233 We've watched our battens fly out of the pockets into the water! There doesn't seem to be any built-
Great sail Saturday...finally had a camera RobG at 10:58am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1052 So I thought I'd share:)Great steady wind at 8-10.
torqeedo John R. at 11:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 30/2745 I am planning to buy a small dinghy and a motor for the dinghy. I've read a little about and seen th
Modify ski boat trailer for Oday 22 Wes Brown at 11:22am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1127 I am going to buy an 1980 O'Day 22'. I have an 18' Ski boat trailer that I want to modify for the b

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Hunter 376 Water Tank Shut Off Access (1) senang at 12:22pm 10.03.21 H38 2004 build. If similar setup the water line to the pump leaves the tank at the aft bottom end an
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Stu Jackson at 12:18pm 10.03.21 I have what i consider an easier way of feeding in fresh water while on the hard, every fall when i
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair senang at 12:10pm 10.03.21 Or redrill and retap for oversize bolt if there is a glassed-in (probably aluminium) plate.
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B ifmdalvey at 12:09pm 10.03.21 I have what i consider an easier way of feeding in fresh water while on the hard, every fall when i
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 11:53am 10.03.21 I appreciate all the helpful responses. It's gives me things to think about. Many thanks
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 11:51am 10.03.21 As for the rest of your questions, I'm not sure yet. There are a few more stanchions with stress c
Leaking Boat Stanchions Bluenose at 11:46am 10.03.21 OK, you were lucky. When I removed the base, the threads were shot - maybe because of the heat gener
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 11:43am 10.03.21 toe rail, thank you, I didn't know what it was called. I was planning to take it off but when I s
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 11:41am 10.03.21 First layer of fiberglass. Is that an end grain balsa cored deck or plywood? Strange design
Electronic enclosure box for Beneteau Davidasailor26 at 11:36am 10.03.21 I own a Beneteau Oceanis 37 and can't find the electronics enclosure box. Does anyone know where it
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 11:23am 10.03.21 I just noticed that the stanchion didn't have a gasket and only a small lip to prevent leakage.
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 11:23am 10.03.21 Will this fit - used on eBay The dimensions of the mounting holes indicate it will fit. Thank you
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 11:20am 10.03.21 polished stainless. Casting not an option
Leaking Boat Stanchions (2) sunlover at 10:43am 10.03.21 198952First layer of fiberglass. 198953. I just noticed that the stanchion didn't have a gasket a
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Tedd at 10:26am 10.03.21 Given the general level of quality of Seawards, it wouldn't surprise me if there's an aluminum or st
Tiller "slop" thoughts kloudie1 at 10:12am 10.03.21 A couple of flat shims about 1/16" thick, one on each side . make them as long as the clevis. It has
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair kloudie1 at 10:07am 10.03.21 An option: use a piece of flat 1/4" plate (steel or aluminum or stainless) same width as the mount's
Leaking Boat Stanchions (3) sunlover at 10:00am 10.03.21 I was able to get the nuts off. I removed the medicine cabinet in the head and that provided me
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Stu Jackson at 9:56am 10.03.21 A cam cleat makes much better sense. Not necessarily. Cam cleats are good for lines that need to
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Marmalade at 9:44am 10.03.21 Will this fit - used on eBay

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