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Need 1985 O'Day 26 owner's manual philmoffett at 5:15am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1859 If you have any information related to getting a copy of a 1985 O'Day 26 owner's manual, please let
Rudder removal O'Day 32' CC jknappsax at 6:05am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1357 Can anyone tell me how to remove the rudder from my 1978 32' CC. There is some cracking of the gelco
Companionway step (1) Joe11688 at 6:31am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/948 Since I've owned my O'Day 222, I've done a lot of modifications to it. Some of them were stolen from
Breather Hose on Universal M-25 Richard Maier at 7:14am 05.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1203 Does anyone know about this breather hose? It is at the top of the engine then runs down the side an
Don - White Rock - Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:49am 05.10.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1894 Don: So many times a sailor will describe a situation to me and talk about a couple of controls and
bad parenting? Raven at 10:06am 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1480 Hello all. I'm thinking of buying a Mac24, so have been scouring your site for info. I used to sail
Swing keel question Yankee22 at 10:49am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/915 Does the swing keel on the 23 "swing" all the way up into the keel so that it is totally hidden or d
first day out bill earnhardt at 10:51am 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/911 First day out, lite breese, 75 degrees, Iam all smiles.Lake Tahoe, it just dosen't get any better t
A furler Crotch for trailering (1) Joe11688 at 11:55am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1073 I just installed a new roller furler on my boat, and of course when the mast is laying in my mast ca
Tanks All U Get at 11:30am 05.10.07 Catalina 30 3/1314 I'm looking for a fuel tank for my 1981 Catalina 30TR. The old 20 gallon tank sprang a leak and I c
YSB12 cylinder head torque spec. Big Joe at 6:24pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 1/2173 I just got my Yanmar YSB12 cylinder head back after a valve job. During this process my Service manu
Boom Vang buzzzsaw at 3:35pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1391 Does the boom vang connect to the boom and mast with the jam clete next to the boom or near the mast
What are these cletes for ? buzzzsaw at 3:30pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1015 Have a horn clete screwed to the rudder. What is that for ? On a 84 Mac 25.
main boom running lines buzzzsaw at 3:16pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/895 Need some help with the line for the main boom control. Got a double pulley big one above little one
Picture problems Andy at 1:22pm 05.10.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1180 I have been trying for two days to post a series of pics about halyard retrieval. Everything load l
Prop and reduction gear ratio for I 28 with MD7A? Donald L. Hendrix at 1:15pm 05.10.07 Islander 3/5059 I am considering changing from a two-bladed to a three-bladed prop on my I 28 equipped with the orig
Is 5W-40 oil OK to use in a Yanmar 3GMF? Joe Mullee at 12:35pm 05.10.07 Big Boats 16/5470 I recently changed the engine and transmission oil in my Yanmar 3GMF with a Mobil Oil diesel grade p
Fuel Tank Cleaning John M at 12:31pm 05.10.07 Bigger Boats 2/1325 Has anyone tried to clean the fuel tank ON a 322? There is a lot of gunk in mine and I'm thinking i
New find paulj at 12:14pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 5/1846 New item discovered.I do not know what it is for.paulj
Prefilter Question frank balcer at 8:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1473 Okay folks, I changed my diesel filters last night. When i bought the boat 6 months ago the previous

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Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 5:00pm 08.25.21 CPT Autopilot is a wheel mount. Stand alone system that can and has steered very large vessels. I li
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:59pm 08.25.21 You seem pretty comfortable with this type of work so I would not approach the yard until absolutel
37C Mast Lights Bolander at 4:53pm 08.25.21 Great Advice! Thx
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) heritage at 4:41pm 08.25.21 I removed and replaced the prop strut on my 84" H27 which probably has the same strut and bolts as y
Galled stanchion removal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:21pm 08.25.21 Had a similar problem with a cleat machine screw. In this case, I beat the 1:1,000,000 odds and fou
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Ralph Johnstone at 3:46pm 08.25.21 I believe they are hex bolts sunk into the strut. But I don't follow.. Why would I have to kiss the
Auto-Pilots sail sfbay at 3:22pm 08.25.21 I have only installed or have Raymarine autopilots so I do not have an opinion on the other brands y
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 3:11pm 08.25.21
Galled stanchion removal dlochner at 3:05pm 08.25.21 Skipping ahead to the reassembly, get some Tef-Gel to prevent the corrosion. BTW, if the backing pl
Galled stanchion removal Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 08.25.21 Stainless & aluminum like to bond with corrosion, doesn't it? I assume by your description that you
Prop Specs Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 08.25.21 For a sailor, you sure are stressing over your prop and engine! ;) And I thought I was overly conce
Racing Rules LakeShark at 2:06pm 08.25.21 What do you mean by projecting anchors? If you mean throwing an anchor at another boat :yikes: tha
Racing Rules Davidasailor26 at 1:57pm 08.25.21 What do you mean by projecting anchors? There is no rule against dropping anchor, as if to moor whi
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 1:44pm 08.25.21 The Ottawa river is a lot more forgiving than Lake Ontario. Don't worry about the rapids, just turn
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Sailfanatic at 1:17pm 08.25.21 There seem to be plenty of "Learn to Sail" videos on youtube, presented by people with decades of e
H41 aft shower sump-out time? MFD at 12:53pm 08.25.21 I have a 2009 H41DS. Rarely use the aft shower. A couple of comments and my boat construction may
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay Crazy Dave Condon at 12:53pm 08.25.21 Photos sure would help
H216 Bilge Water. Crazy Dave Condon at 12:51pm 08.25.21 The keel-stepped mast with an easily removable mast is the root cause. Unlikely that it is from sea
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 12:44pm 08.25.21 Antifreeze cooling systems can be a bugger if you get air bubbles in them when changing the coolant
H41 aft shower sump-out time? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:44pm 08.25.21 When I owned a 2007 H41, I would have to clean the pump strainer all the time.

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