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Universal diesel 5416 Oil Change charliehall1@verizon.net at 6:40pm 07.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2524 My recently purchased Oday has a universal 5416 engine. I went to change the oil and the oil pump I
pop top enclosure chris at 5:01pm 07.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 Does anyone know where I could find a pop top enclosure for a 25.5? There isn't any listed on the ch
Universal M-25 XPB - WARNING Maine Sail at 10:02pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/3445 Hi All,For about six weeks now I've noticed a funny vibration/rattling when running my engine and
SAIL LINE QUESTION (1) jerry10848 at 11:14pm 07.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1056 The bottom 4 or 5 sail slides on the mainsail of my ODay 28 are not directly attached to the sail, b
Exhausted after 4 hours Tony Litvak at 11:16pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1044
Replacing a keel cable Malcolm & Darlene at 11:16pm 07.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1219 I am soon going to have to replace my keel cable,,,what working strenth should I use,,and how do I k
void under companionway step Bill at 11:28pm 07.09.06 Catalina 30 1/1403 FYI - I was searching for the source of a leak around the companionway on my 1984 C-30. I removed t
Icebox Captain Flipper at 11:57pm 07.09.06 Catalina 30 0/1149 I have a 76 Catalina 30 with a front loading ice box.The outside frame is cracked, and it has the d
Owners Mannual Seekswind at 12:26am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1070 I am trying to find an owners mannual for my 1985 O'Day 28. Does anyone know where to find one.
Help a prospective owner Pete at 12:24am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1079 Someone wrote to me recently with an Oday question that I couldn't help with, so I'm tossing it out
Tachometer- test Jim at 12:50am 07.10.06 Big Boats 2/1017 My tachometer if reading all over the place . I am doing 7 knots and it is reading 500 RPM'S or less
The smell is gone!!! walmsleyc at 1:29am 07.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1483 We have just replaced ALL the head hoses on our Hunter Legend 35 (1987) in hopes that we can reduce/
Lowering the Salon Table for sleeping! Nina at 5:15am 07.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4045 We recently purchased a 95 Beneteau Oceanis 351 and can't seem to find the easiest way to lower the
A Venture 25 with only two dead lights or ports? Old Salt at 5:05am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1718 There is a 1972 "McGregor 25" on ebay that has only two port lights. I have never seen a Venture 2
direct replacement cleats? Ed Kruzel at 5:05am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/887 Does anyone have a source for a direct replacment for our plastic horn cleats? I'm starting to do a
Is a Catalina 30 a reliable/sturdy cruising boat Patman at 5:04am 07.10.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1013 Im looking at a 1978 Cat. 30, tall rig with a 4' 5" draft and am wondering about Catalinas reputatio
Help a prospective owner Pete at 6:05am 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/877 Someone wrote to me recently with an Oday question that I couldn't help with, so I'm tossing it out
drain question Justin_NSA at 3:23am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1041 Has anyone added a screen of some sort to the cockpit drain? I flushed a lot of debris from mine yes
beaching a 260 Tim at 3:14am 07.10.06 Smaller Boats 6/1784 I'm wondering if anyone has been beaching their 260, resting on the keel in the up position. I woul
Datamarine depth sounder question Brian Faris at 3:03am 07.10.06 Catalina 30 1/2673 I reciently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 with a Datamarine Corinthian series S 200 DL depth sounder.

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Tach stopped balmar 614 jssailem at 9:17am 07.12.21 Are you sure you wired the unit correctly. Install WHITE Stator-In And Tach-Out Wires When an electr
Tach stopped balmar 614 Maine Sail at 9:15am 07.12.21 If your tach gets its pulse from the alternators stator, then it's your solar causing the reg to shu
Looking sternward... jssailem at 9:12am 07.12.21 @Leeward Rail Yes, I agree. It caught my attention.
Looking sternward... Leeward Rail at 9:10am 07.12.21 Wow. Very good essay
Oops message jssailem at 8:51am 07.12.21 I sent info to Phil regarding the issue. I think it is a glitch related to the automated questions a
6" round fluorecsent Udi at 8:50am 07.12.21 So these are fluorescent lights, and not ones with a simple bulb but rather a circular (as opposed
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 8:44am 07.12.21 But this is not the first time I've seen this error. It has happened several times to me in the las
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 8:38am 07.12.21 Hi - If you tell me how many pages you have in your manual, I'll compare to mine... a 2012manual...
Oops message jssailem at 8:30am 07.12.21 Ed Looks like there is something wrong with the link... I got the same message.
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Captain Larry-DH at 8:30am 07.12.21 @Don S/V ILLusion I had to look up the term; "free surface flooding". For others of us who aren't f
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 8:27am 07.12.21 You can stop the cover from popping off by moving the unit aft (it has two rods that it slides back
Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 8:17am 07.12.21 You can stop the cover from popping off by moving the unit aft (it has two rods that it slides back
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 8:04am 07.12.21 Update: Rudy can source the strut for an O'day 35. There is no telling how much longer Rudy and Debb
Tach stopped balmar 614 JoeWhite at 8:04am 07.12.21 I had noticed that when I first started the engine while at dock and shore power plugged in, that ta
Dark Days Scott T-Bird at 7:59am 07.12.21 Oh well. The acronym SWMBO exists for a reason. Not knowing exactly what this acronym means (I'll
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 7:56am 07.12.21 If you are looking for the little wheels around the perimeter (which always fail), you can buy supe
Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 7:49am 07.12.21 If you are looking for the little wheels around the perimeter (which always fail), you can buy super
Navico Simrand WP-30 sail sfbay at 7:47am 07.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! Might check here for Navico Simrad WP-30 parts: Simrad View All Accessories
Hull Number JuanMarcos at 7:34am 07.12.21 Still unable to find the hull number on my First 38. Any other suggestions?
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? Chris & Lenore at 7:28am 07.12.21

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