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outboard motor lift Lannell14055 at 10:56am 04.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/961 I have a 1985 O'Day 26 which uses a 9.9 Yamama outboard. This engine weighs about 107 poun
Wiring connection to mast head light synergy22414 at 6:07pm 04.06.06 Big Boats 1/1152 I own an 8 year old Catalina 34 mark 2. The mast head (anchor light) has failed. The electrician inf
Battery Age PHitchcox at 9:27pm 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1126 From another posting, sailor Tom provided the link to a "State of Charge" chart. I didn't want to h
water balast Bernie2212 at 10:49pm 04.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/815 I bought a 1983 25' MacGregor at a local hospital auction, I did not recieve any paperwork with the
Mast Step Redecking bcwave at 11:06pm 04.04.06 Other Sailboats 3/1019 I am having the standing rigging replaced on my 30+ yr old 26. When they stepped the mast, the fello
Impellers john at 11:46pm 04.04.06 Big Boats 3/846 I am about to replace impeller for the first time myself, is there any tips or precautions one shoul
P36-2 Questions NYSail at 11:58pm 04.04.06 Other Sailboats 2/827 Hello all, In my work around my boat, I am looking at a few part locations and was wondering what
wire vs rope pennant TJ at 12:36am 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 4/4120 When running a too short headsail on a roller furler you need to add a pennant to head above luff t
Tabernacle Mast Mic at 12:27am 04.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1232 Looking for help in the use of my Tabernacle mast. Does anyone have a diagram as to the way that it
Muffler drain higgins at 12:21am 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1526 Hi all,I'm fixing my Catalina 30 and found that it seems that the "handle" of the drain valve of t
Autoprop experience? Syros at 12:15am 04.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1163 I think I am going to buy an Autoprop and would like any and all feedback, especially if someone has
The archive search working? Brian D at 1:21am 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 0/962 I can't seem to get to archive.sailboatowners.com to look for a thread. Is the archive working?
1979 30' Experience DarkNStormy at 1:21am 04.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/786 Any owners of late 1970 or early 1980 30' O'Day owners have any advice for prospective buyer. Any c
AGM charge controller for alternator Donald6441 at 1:10am 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1550 I'm redoing the electrical system on my boat, and as part of that I'm putting in new Trojan 12V 27-A
Okanagan Bliss Alan Manzer at 1:22am 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1351 We are located just south of Portland Oregon and are planning a trip to The Beautiful Okanagan Cou
Anchoring - tying off, retrieving & storage (1) Bob in SF at 1:39am 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2060 I just had my first experience anchoring our new to us boat. On the positive note, the anchor held
Very confused on Cal 35 specs Tim R. at 1:49am 04.05.06 Cal 1/630 What is the difference between these 3 boats? They are all Cal 35s but have different layouts and d
Need a forward stbd window for 1991 Mac 26 max miller at 2:54am 04.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/869 The forward starboard window on my 1991 mac 26 was broken. Does anyone know of a supplier for this?
Mainsail handling Justin_NSA at 2:53am 04.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/750 I ordered my custom outhaul and single line jiffy reefing from Blue Water Yachts today. I tried to p
Looking to buy 24 -27 on the West Coast elizv at 2:58am 04.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/726 Where are all the Oday's on the West Coast, does anyone part with them!! Located in Portland Oregon

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Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 1:31pm 04.04.21 Brilliant ! Why didn't I think of something like that ? Maybe $100.00 for the flow switch. $0.00
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger dhandzy at 1:30pm 04.04.21 Is it the engine, or just the housing around the engine that is causing the problem ? Use just t
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) Ralph Johnstone at 1:28pm 04.04.21 Then you have a reminder to open your engine raw water valve.:banghead: Brilliant ! Why didn't I
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (4) skipperclaud at 1:28pm 04.04.21 Hello guys, I have some update on this weird situation. After emailing thousand people, asking for
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 04.04.21 If you didn't disturb the hold down bolts, then life is worth living again :dancing:. Next winter,
Equalizing batteries Benny17441 at 1:22pm 04.04.21 Remember that 6V batteries connected in series will not balance by charging or equalizing. After
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 1:22pm 04.04.21 These lights are mounted behind a cover at the outboard edges of the headliner, red over the Nav sta
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 1:21pm 04.04.21 Some sailors hang their ignition key on their freshwater thru hull lever so they can't forget. :re
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger dhandzy at 12:58pm 04.04.21 @Ralph Johnstone : Ugh, that does make sense. This is exactly what the PO said he had to do: pull t
Grounded or ungrounded boat? Borbeck at 12:55pm 04.04.21 Mast up in the water. Ready to sail.
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 12:53pm 04.04.21 So the wiring of the mast is done, wasn't easy, but it's done. fished the Coax, anchor light and dec
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Terry Cox at 12:49pm 04.04.21 Price seems pretty fair to me. You can always counter. Advice up to this point all good. Stuffing bo
Prevent engine starting in reverse Benny17441 at 12:38pm 04.04.21 Before getting the transmission back on neutral it is recommended to slow the boat speed down to und
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Benny17441 at 12:32pm 04.04.21 Echo Kloudie's recommendation about the raw water impeller, if possible I would replace it. Fresh
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? No Rush at 12:17pm 04.04.21 Go loose footed. I have measured and installed sails on over 100 boats when supporting a large inter
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 eherlihy at 12:14pm 04.04.21 what's the correct repair method?? Drop the keel, replace any damaged bolts, rebed and reinstall t
Equalizing batteries dLj at 12:10pm 04.04.21 The problem with folks who don't know how to equalize batteries is that they do it before they have
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 12:05pm 04.04.21 i dyed a gallon of water and poured it in the bildge. Guess what, I have red water weeping out of th
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 11:58am 04.04.21 Sail to Easter Island. Sheesh! What a hike. If I make it to Parks Bay, will I be close enough?
Grounded or ungrounded boat? JamesG161 at 11:46am 04.04.21 I assume you are camping with the Mast Down. If so, your boat is isolated from Lightning, if the tr

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