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Finding a Trailer? Lynn Ocean at 10:05am 03.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1026 I am learning how difficult it is to find a trailer for an ODAY 222. The boat I am acquiring is in
wet sand/buff- I want this thing looking new B737 at 11:02am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2532
insurance in Mexico Monty VM at 11:15am 03.27.07 Big Boats 7/1010 I am trying to find insurance that will cover my vessle for the baja ha ha this fall. I have been wi
Removal of floor at helm 97 376 randy18488 at 6:24am 03.27.07 Big Boats 1/922 I have to get at my stearing cables at the helm, has anyone had to take the fiberglass floor were yo
Gary Wyngarden seanshine at 10:04am 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1007 Gary,congrats on having your picture on the back page of the new Sail magazine. Your description of
Exhaust flange Rick DeGregorio at 9:51am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/792 I removed my riser to clean it out in the fall,went to reinstal with a new gasket ,went together ea
CNG to LPG conversion Mike McKendy at 9:37am 03.27.07 Big Boats 3/907 I am in the process of converting from CNG to LPG (Propane). Read many of the archive posts but hav
radar reflectors? Bob at 9:18am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 24/4281 Now that i'm a new sailboat owner, I have looked into getting some info on radar reflectors in the a
33.5 questions LUCKY14693 at 8:13am 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1011 could someone tell me if there were any recalls or factory buletins for a 1988 hunter 33.5 model. m
FlexiTeak John Ehricht at 7:17am 03.27.07 Big Boats 9/1945 FlexiTeak comes on the new Hunter 38s. In addition, FlexiTeak is listed as standard on 33s,36s,38s,
Pan Oceanic "Sea star" Cap'n Ron at 7:10am 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1384 Any Pan Oceanic owners out there?Looking at a 46 ft Seastar and would like any negatives or positi
WaterTank Lid Leaks Glenn8732 at 11:28am 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/966 My water tank lid leaks when the boat heals over. I've taken the lid off and used silicone to seal
Battery indicator light Ken at 12:15pm 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/980 The green indicator light has burned out on my power panel that usually glows green when one or both
Yanmar 2GM20F Alternator Bob at 12:07pm 03.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/4622 HI - I have a Yanmar 2GM20F, 18hp, in a 2000 Hunter 320. I think the alternator is a 55amp. Can I
Anchor chain gathers, tangles and stops Ivan Bekey at 12:26pm 03.27.07 Big Boats 1/917 I added 100 ft of hi test 5/16 chain to my primary anchor last fall. It works very well and lowers
To Bottom Paint or Not to Bottom Paint??? Rich at 12:24pm 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/975 My new to me O'day 272 was painted in May of 06. Launched in late June of 06 and pulled out in late
wing for a shoal draft keel dmc at 12:04pm 03.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1204 As I was working on the bottom of my '78 H 27' and preparing it for a mid april launch, I began to w
Alternator Belt chief14326 at 12:00pm 03.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/961 Thanks to all who responded last weekend regarding my alternator questions. In the end I asked my Ya
Sulfur Smell from water tanks Archer Watkins at 12:26pm 03.27.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1258 Water from tanks smells like sulfur. Any suggestions? Thanks!
measurements for 222 trailer beds Cpt. Tom at 12:46pm 03.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/966 My new 222 is in the water and to fit a trailer for it, I need measurements off a dry hull. I need t

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Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:12pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follow
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:10pm 08.31.21 On a related note, I plan on adding an NMEA2000 external GPS such as this one, and an NMEW2000 AIS t
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:02pm 08.31.21 That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plotter? That may be the issue. Jim
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 12:58pm 08.31.21 Did you miss twisting off the bottom of the electric fuel pump, pulling the plastic fine sieve and m
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 12:53pm 08.31.21 An easy thing to check is to pull the hose off the raw water pump to HE and check that it has no old
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really nee
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 12:48pm 08.31.21 We added some DIY sun shades that make a big difference. Good idea. I made one for the south faci
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 12:44pm 08.31.21 NEVER Assume it needs Refrigerant. R12 and R134A are NOT compatible because of the oil in the compr
Stantion bases Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 08.31.21 READ ALL ABOUT IT ! ! ! ! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/galled-stanchion-removal.124993
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Jacktar at 12:26pm 08.31.21 Put a simple DYI awning over boom to keep shade over cockpit and allow air flow from a breeze if one
propeller selection, and shifting dlochner at 12:00pm 08.31.21 If you have the standard Edson Pedestal with the gear shift sitting athwartship and the throttle run
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light kloudie1 at 11:59am 08.31.21 It is a generic panel that includes a sail drive diaphragm warning. On a boat with sail drive it lig
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:59am 08.31.21 If rain and wind, your ventilation options will be very limited Fortunately our marina is very she
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all po
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:57am 08.31.21 PS. 30C is not hot :biggrin: That is what the "ish" is for. We hit 36 or 37 this summer. Likely
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power dlochner at 11:52am 08.31.21 To sum the many good suggestions, provide shade for the boat and don't block air flow. A boom tent w
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 11:51am 08.31.21 I got a set of Outland Hatch covers for our boat. They work great. Between that, lots of ventilati
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power kappykaplan at 11:50am 08.31.21 "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc :plus:

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