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oday 222 rigging rbel at 11:49pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1343 I was wondering if the rigging for a oday 22 is the same on the oday 222. I am specifically wonderin
Good News for Us Around Here Rick Webb at 12:15am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1008 Maybe not so great for others but I think we have earned a break.
Heaving to on main alone (1) Terry Arnold at 12:48am 07.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1563 About 4 am on Saturday, June 17th, 2006 Sarah and I went out at the Venice, Florida inlet aboard my
scupper drains to where? rcfpe5 at 1:08am 07.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1310 I have recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22. There are 2 drains in the cockpit floor that are pipe
Jabsco head flush problem Bob La Salle at 1:14am 07.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1886 I have a 2 year old Jabsco 29090-2000 manual head. When flushing, the bowl empties but then "squirt
Return from rOnDAYvous 06! Bill Coxe at 1:27am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938
Conversion of alcohol stove Hugues at 1:20am 07.24.06 Catalina 30 5/1544 Does anyone know how and where to purchase conversion kits to convert alcohol stove on 1983 catalina
Leak (1) David ONeill at 1:31am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1039 I have a 1979 Oday 22. I have noticed after a day of sailing I take on water and it settles in the
Boat Insurance Abby Normal at 1:41am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1380 Greetings all, I am in the process of buying a 1984 MacGregor 25. I am going to get a quote for ins
How big is a Mid-Size Boat? Jack at 11:15pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/771 The following is an observation in regards to the Catalina Owners part of the website.In the navig
Headsail Question Lee Y at 11:09pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/926 Is it better to sail with a reefed main alone in 20 knot winds or with only the jib? Does it put exc
Trailer rim size Randy Kaufhold at 2:46am 07.24.06 Trailer Sailors 2/1867 Any idea on what type of rim is used on a Macgregor 25 trailer. The trailer came with the boat new.I
Fuel tank access Gene at 2:59am 07.24.06 Big Boats 7/1504 I would like to know if anyone has added an access hole to the fuel tank on the Legend 35.5 (1995 mo
The payoff (1) GThorne at 3:06am 07.24.06 Big Boats 7/966 After spending hours scouring numerous forums on the web, talking with local marine supply stores an
Legal help with marina Tony Litvak at 2:06am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1891
Hot Water Smell Scott at 3:43am 07.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1093 I have a 1988 Cat 27 with the typical 6 gal. 110v and engine heated round hot water heater and can n
Packing Gland Charlie at 3:40am 07.24.06 Big Boats 3/815 About 150 Tach hours ago I noticed that the Packing Gland was not dripping when the motor was on. I
back in the water (too deep by the stern) tmason at 3:55am 07.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1568 The operation was a success. My '79 H27 is back in the Chesapeake after an 18-month bow-to-stern ref
Preventing Entanglements - folding vs. fixed props PHitchcox at 3:54am 07.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1113 We've had many threads about the advantages and disadvantages of folding props. Putting aside those
16 HP enough? Pilot at 4:13am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1071 Folks, great forum here. I am looking at an O'day 30. Seems to be in great shape. One concern I h

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Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Alan Gomes at 1:26pm 07.03.21 After too long suffering with the tools Terry mentioned, I went to a tool shop, bought the right si
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 1:19pm 07.03.21 Actually, contaminated soil must go either to an incinerator or more likely any of a number of lice
Roller furling failure thinwater at 1:10pm 07.03.21 I would never do this head to wind. First, I would try manual furling on a very deep reach or even D
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Ken Cross at 1:00pm 07.03.21 Ours is about 6 inches away. I'm headed that way now so I'll take a picture.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 07.03.21 Like the soil remediation stupidity when then clean contaminated soil at decommissioned gasoline
Portable solar panels??? Ken Cross at 12:56pm 07.03.21 That's $100 or so cheaper than the one I was looking at but similar idea. Ken
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 12:34pm 07.03.21
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? MFD at 12:33pm 07.03.21 +1 on just refreshing the main, greasing the upper bearings (which is not easy) on the furler, and o
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 07.03.21 The point is that in-water hull cleaning activities do not contribute a significant amount of coppe
Roller furling failure twistedskipper at 11:57am 07.03.21 Theme throughout seems to be knowing how to drop the headsail on your particular furler and practici
1996 26X foresail rigging jjmcp2 at 11:46am 07.03.21 Thanks very much. I've seen and printed these files but the resolution leaves a lot to be desired. I
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Richard19068 at 11:44am 07.03.21
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Sailfanatic at 11:40am 07.03.21 Not my bible when it comes to wrenches. The two referenced, pipe and adjustable, which I have tried
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 11:39am 07.03.21 Installed the momentary control just like the Jabsco control on the sailboat.
Roller furling failure Richard19068 at 11:34am 07.03.21 My first go to would be to drop the sail while head to wind. Having completed this maneuver many ma
Hello justsomeguy at 11:33am 07.03.21 kQ_ZgpxZDiI
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 11:31am 07.03.21 Are any of them any good? No.
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working hvac&r tech at 11:30am 07.03.21 Nice, whatever that white gunk is sounds like the problem unfortunately is all around the hot water
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Richard19068 at 11:24am 07.03.21 Here in Puget Sound, hull cleaning has been outlawed for years with ablative bottom paint. This is
Adding a whisker pole topping lift markwbird at 11:19am 07.03.21

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