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Boat renaming Mike at 10:53pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2385 I'm just wondering if anyone performs a renaming ceremony anymore. I can understand the desire to h
Folding Kayak? Ralph18414 at 11:47pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1090 Sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in northwest AL would be grander if I could explore the many creeks that
Install T-Track DC1417 at 12:01am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1515 Last year I bought T-track w/ jib leads for my '72 O'Day 22. Previously the boat only used the work
REAL KEEL DEAL Lots-a-Knots at 12:32am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/925 Just purchased '93H 23.5, water ballast, but unable to drop down swing keel. Do you think it's just
Yanmar ysm8 jb20731 at 12:41am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 8/3958 I'll be the first to admit I'm mechanically challanged. I am install new mixing and exhaust elbows o
Cleaning Lexan Steve A. at 2:10am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1572 The Lexan "skylight" on my 1992 H28 is developing what appears to be salt deposits or water spots.
Attention Great Lakes sailors Mike at 12:02am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1003 We are headed to Mackinaw Island at the straights of Mackinaw this summer for the first time. I have
Cat 22 keel problems Ken Todd at 2:34am 05.09.07 Catalina 22 4/1363 The keel on my cat 22 is lying at the bottom of the marina. Does anyone know how much the keel weigh
Anchor line container (1) Joe11688 at 3:39am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1257 Year ago, I used to do up my anchor line up every time I finished using it, to make everything look
S/V (?) Richard at 4:02am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1777 I see a lot of posts where the boat is listed as S/V whatever. I guess S/V stands for sailing vessel
Height/length of boat/length of mast down Tim Haibach at 4:22am 05.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1220 Trying to find out the dimensions to commercially transport my C27 std rig down to florida. I'm not
Cockpit manual bilge pump Mike Martin at 5:12am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1638 Looking for a pump repair kit for the manual cockpit bilge pump. It's made by Kempax from Sweden an
Our government is at it again Nimbus at 5:31am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2185 I just recieved an e-mail from my club to bring to my attention an a new bill to be introduced. It
Tanks Voyager5994 at 5:19am 05.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/985 Gill -The attached photo shows the area under my aft floor. The foto was taken from the entry way
Setting up to sail....how long? tegwilym at 7:51am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1953 I'm still new at this trailer sailing thing, and have only had my new (used) Catalina out sailing 3
Bosun Chair renom2 at 6:49am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1312 I need to replace my windex. Is there any special considerations I should think of if I want to try
Install AC After market DaveH20533 at 6:37am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1030 I am looking at a Hunter 29.5 and was wondering if anyone has experience putting in AC after market.
headstay length redux Lenny Martin at 6:28am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/963 Hey all. I've seen this topic posted before but with no real definitive answers. I'm trying to det
Prop Shaft 31seahorse at 10:12am 05.09.07 Bigger Boats 3/1514 Hello O'Day List Members,We are new owners of a 1984 O'Day 34. In the process of repairs for relau
Anodized Toe Rail Ron Lambert at 10:17am 05.09.07 Seidelmann 1/1716 Has anyone had any experience refinishing an anodized black toe rail? During the course of this past

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Advice on securing outhaul and topping lift led to cockpit DougM at 6:17am 09.03.21 On my boat the topping lift is rather redundant since it has a rigid boom vang. I leave the lift cli
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 6:13am 09.03.21 Cursed! My brand new seaflo running barely two weeks locked up the night of the storm the boat was a
Never say never (1) Grotto at 5:32am 09.03.21
Advice on securing outhaul and topping lift led to cockpit Davidasailor26 at 4:35am 09.03.21 I have a conventional main, with a bit of a strange arrangement for the traveller, which occupies o
H41 losing coolant somewhere Nodak7 at 3:39am 09.03.21 2008 H41DS with 4JH4E. Some tiny amount of coolant disappears without a trace. Never goes over 17
Advice on securing outhaul and topping lift led to cockpit sailme88 at 3:38am 09.03.21 Not sure if this will work for you, but I re-positioned my topping lift to the cockpit. I shortened
Beneteau 40 Quick Windlass braddexter at 2:36am 09.03.21 Since Beneteau stopped production in US I've found their US spare parts website seems to have becom
Advice on securing outhaul and topping lift led to cockpit sail sfbay at 9:47pm 09.02.21 Ditto other posts.........route the lines through turning blocks through a clutch on the cabin top c
Does any one have the size and lengths of all the lines on a oday widgeon 1965 year sail sfbay at 9:43pm 09.02.21 Welcome to the forum!! The manual I found did not list them. The way I do it on my boats is to att
Gelcoat Repair question Ralph Johnstone at 8:22pm 09.02.21 Gel coat only. Be sure to grind out the rough stuff so the gel coat isn't sitting on air when you a
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts Scott T-Bird at 7:55pm 09.02.21 You could try these guys, I use them for parts http://niemiecmarine.com I bought all my parts from
Advice on securing outhaul and topping lift led to cockpit (1) SoSound at 7:38pm 09.02.21 I have a conventional main, with a bit of a strange arrangement for the traveller, which occupies on
North Salish Sea Tour jssailem at 7:33pm 09.02.21 Nice that you could visit our northern friends.
North Salish Sea Tour Terry Cox at 7:22pm 09.02.21 Hi Michael, I do hope your engine did a little self healing. A puzzle for sure. It seems you had a g
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Crusty Ol Salt at 7:03pm 09.02.21 What side is the water tank on? When full mine has more of a lean than that. Water tank is 40 gal
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Crusty Ol Salt at 6:58pm 09.02.21
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Crusty Ol Salt at 6:55pm 09.02.21 Does the growth ring (Slime) around the waterline correspond with the list. If so it may indicate
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Crusty Ol Salt at 6:53pm 09.02.21 Where are the batteries? One mid cabin on the port side. One mid cabin on the stbd side
Looking for a swing keel CavuDave at 6:25pm 09.02.21 I'll sell you mine for $2750.00. (comes with a boat, motor and trailer)
North Salish Sea Tour leo310 at 5:49pm 09.02.21 The increase oil level was a clue that the rings did not seal giving high blow by to the intake, had

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