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WINCH MOUNTING gene at 9:59am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/801 WHAT IS the degree that the sheet enters your coming mounted winch on O'day 25s? I am replacing my
O'Day 192 Outboard Size?? Tim at 11:17am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1454 I'm looking for guidance for the correct outboard HP for an O'day 192. The boat came with an old Jo
Pedestal Throttle Parts Island Sun at 1:12pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/810 I need Pedestal Throttle Parts for 1985 Hunter 285. The pedestal is the original and not an Edson. L
Suntan Lotion staining gelcoat HELP!! Bill at 1:09pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/9628 Whenever my crew wears suntan lotion, it turns the Gelcoat Orange wherever the suntan lotion has con
Shower track rollers rad at 11:31am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/804 Has anybody any idea where to find replacement mini rollers for the head shower track? I am missing
Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/920 I recently loaded my 23 hunter onto it's trailer for the first time. Following someones advice I fl
Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/863 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1103 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1474 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1236 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1217 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1786 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch
Quick C36 spec question please jviss at 3:43am 07.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 I wonder if soemone can tell me, off the top of their head:1. Length of mooring cleats at stern qu
How to rig a 2-line single reef? Clark at 3:49am 07.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/850 I have an H280 equipped with 2 lines; one for the first reef and one for the second. My sail does no
Should we? tj at 3:53am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1113 I have been boating for over 35 years now on Lake Erie, all power boating. My wife and I have been

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Introducing Myself Tedd at 7:28am 07.16.21 Happy to help, @Catalina 22 ! Regarding that anchorage on the south side of Echo Island: It's fairly
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view Tedd at 7:24am 07.16.21 Is there any restriction on having a clothesline?
Sta-lok fittings FastOlson at 7:23am 07.16.21 One caveat: do not ever assume that all swaging machines are equal. They have to be checked regularl
Determining Trailrite C22 1982 VIN Jacktar at 7:17am 07.16.21 BMV is wrong, example Florida, no titles for trailer under 2000 lbs. New ones need to have it weighe
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 7:11am 07.16.21 196276
Electric repower sail sfbay at 6:55am 07.16.21 That subject came up on these SBO threads: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/repowering-wit
Throttle position while sailing? Maine Sail at 6:45am 07.16.21 Yanmar's official position is neutral while sailing or to use a dedicated shaft-brake.
A New Record! All U Get at 6:44am 07.16.21 You can avoid all that by following me south for the winter. :cowbell:
Throttle position while sailing? ldegagne at 6:44am 07.16.21 Great information, thank you!
Throttle position while sailing? DayDreamer41 at 6:34am 07.16.21 Neutral is the safe way http://crowleysyachtyard.blogspot.com/2013/04/sailing-with-transmission-in-g
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 6:08am 07.16.21
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal DayDreamer41 at 6:06am 07.16.21 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Vendor-Manuals/Whitlock%20Cobra%20Steering.pdf http
Reverse Steering Characteristics Fleet at 5:57am 07.16.21 Two blade. Springline is free. Thanks guys. Will practice applying power and seeing if I can get
Peggy Hall - Vinegar sitting in toilet after pumping dry dlochner at 5:04am 07.16.21 Remove the 4 bolts that hold the pump onto the base Do NOT remove any hoses! Lift the pump of the b
Sta-lok fittings patbratton at 4:16am 07.16.21 I only know of practical sailors article: Mechanical Terminal Pull Test \| Practical Sailor that is e
Sta-lok fittings dLj at 4:03am 07.16.21 Does anyone know the actual strength difference between machine swaged and Sta-Loc connectors? I fi
Reverse Steering Characteristics justsomeguy at 9:41pm 07.15.21 Spring line?
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal Claude L.-Auger at 8:37pm 07.15.21 My 34 pedestal is a Merriman Yacht Specialties. Long out of business! You can check here on site for
Peggy Hall - Vinegar sitting in toilet after pumping dry Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35pm 07.15.21 Nope...The pump needs real LUBRICATION. There are two ways to do that: 1.The never ending job of fl
Replacing water tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 07.15.21 Ronco Plastics has been Catalina's OEM waste and water tank supplier for decades. You can buy direct

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