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Starting my diesel on O'Day 28 sapadeni at 9:47am 05.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2204 Well, my new (used, but new to me) 1984 O'Day 28 is finally in the water. Now for what may be a VER
GPS Greg at 10:29am 05.16.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1025 Let see pictures of where you mounted your GPS. I'm looking for ideas.
Restoring old Oday 22 VentureCrew at 11:22am 05.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/973 I am an adult advisor for our Veture Crew (Boy Scouts of America) 508 and we are the proud owner of
Donna Lange is on a mooring in Bristol Ross at 12:25pm 05.16.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1053 http://www.donnalange.com/logstatusupdates.html
Sail Handleing buzzzsaw at 1:06pm 05.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1027 I have noticed in my indoctrination to the Mac 25 that the decks are not easy to walk on. How do you
S Rudder Reference Installation Greg W at 1:19pm 05.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/833 Installed rudder reference unit this evening in my H31 with assistance. For those of you who might
time for a new depth sounder mrscott at 1:39pm 05.16.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1133 My Hummingbird "el-cheapo" depth sounder finally died and it is time for a new one.Before I go bu
Charging System David at 1:44pm 05.16.07 Big Boats 19/1263 I have a 2005 38 Hunter I bought new that I have had many problems with. It was a early production
storage boxes under the seats dougphurd at 8:30pm 05.16.07 Bigger Boats 1/1053 I am looking for a source to replace the fiberglass storage boxes that fit under the seat cushions.
Converting to fresh water flush sailgirl at 7:08pm 05.16.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/3394 We have a Catalina 387 with a Raritan electric head. It is set up for raw water flushing and we wou
Use on Anti-seize on motor bolts in saltwater Skippercanuck at 12:15am 05.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1509 My 92 OMC 8 hp O/B had a cracked exhaust gallery cover when I got it this spring as part of a boat d
Osmosis..Q&A for daysailors. Skippercanuck at 12:42am 05.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1164 Problem: A 1980 O'Day 23 arrived here with a lot of old antifouling build up to be removed. Scraping
auto pilot or tiller tamer walt at 1:18am 05.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2919 I would like to get my boat so that it is "more comfortable" for single handed sailing. I have a han
Almost Trim question Jim Seamans at 1:14am 05.17.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2257 What do most of you use to attach the tailtales to the sails?I need to put mine back on the sails.
looking to visit P42 & 450 Ed at 2:15am 05.17.07 Big Boats 5/764 I'm interested in the Hunter P42 ' the H450. I'd like to get a chance to visit these boats locally.
Hunter 34 Comment and Question craig at 2:24am 05.17.07 Big Boats 6/871 A couple months ago or longer I posted a question about a leak...It was migrating out the aft fixed
battery replacement jack gallagher at 2:28am 05.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1566 It is time to replace the two batteries in my cat 270. I don't have a lot of ocal choices up here
79-27 Hunter Toe Rail Ed at 3:44am 05.17.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 I am a new sailor and have recently acquired a Hunter 27 with approximately 6 feet of damaged Port T
Top speed Scott B at 2:36am 05.17.07 Mid-Size Boats 23/2142 Last weekend we were out and hit 7.4 knots at one point and I know I could have squeezed a little mo
head installation access Tim Haibach at 4:07am 05.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1056 How does one access the backside of the fiberglass to remove or tighen the nuts when mounting the ba

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D&R MARINE: Still in business? Jtcf78911 at 8:15pm 06.29.21 This is Rudy's VERY Busy time of year, we all find something that needs fixing when we end the seas
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 8:01pm 06.29.21 Thank you!
Family Cruise MikeHoncho at 7:44pm 06.29.21 A lot of counties are going to a 6pm to midnight on the 4th only fireworks restriction.
Docking Against the Wind Tedd at 7:34pm 06.29.21 Very nice. I'm going to try that next time I dock where there are cleats.
to be or not to be Jacomo Sailor at 7:06pm 06.29.21 If you have space to store it, for 200 bucks I'd grab it. Then when you do find the right boat you'
Docking Against the Wind sesmith at 7:06pm 06.29.21 We've tried every manner of using docking sticks, center cleat and prop walk to get onto the various
Family Cruise Hayden Watson at 6:55pm 06.29.21 Oak Harbor is having their "on the harbor" fireworks on the 4th this year.
240 center board Bubbadog at 6:52pm 06.29.21
Family Cruise jssailem at 6:38pm 06.29.21 Fair winds and favorable seas.
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging Hardhead at 6:26pm 06.29.21 I Agree. Wife let me borrow a huge needle so all I need to do is get to Jo Ann Fabrics and pick up
Water Pump Gasket Terry Cox at 6:19pm 06.29.21 As a foot note, Yanmar used an 'O' ring as a seal between the cover and the housing. Still in good c
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging John Marrone at 6:16pm 06.29.21 I Agree. Wife let me borrow a huge needle so all I need to do is get to Jo Ann Fabrics and pick up s
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Sailfanatic at 6:10pm 06.29.21 Confused. Wish to avoid confusion. Fresh water cooled 2GM is a rare animal indeed. The original
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 5:48pm 06.29.21 This is a 2GM, raw water cooled with no heat exchanger.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? fullbore at 5:43pm 06.29.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Charles Erwin at 5:10pm 06.29.21 This engine is fresh-water cooled, as you can see the heat exchanger in the photo. The OP needs to
Cam Cleat Adjustment? C-Craft at 4:49pm 06.29.21 Amazing to have so many responses in such a short amount of time. Thanks all. There is plenty of inf
Cam Cleat Adjustment? jssailem at 4:37pm 06.29.21 Were you using the boat in saltwater? Salt crystals can build up in the cam cleat. Give the unit a g
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Sailfanatic at 4:33pm 06.29.21 This 2gm is probably raw water cooled. Likely it does not have a temp gauge either. Temp gauge o
Cam Cleat Adjustment? shemandr at 4:31pm 06.29.21 I'd try a dry lubricant. Outside of that, maybe the springs have weakened.

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