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Battery location on Oday 22. Jack Hart at 5:53am 10.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1181 Hi folks, could some please tell me where the battery on a 1975 Oday 22 is located? ( Am picking it
Sea Farer Head Jack Hart at 5:46am 10.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1427 Hi Peggie, thanks in advance for your answer, (I hope.)Am purchsing a 1975 Oday 22 with a Sea Farer
Too many thru-hulls Craig522 at 5:36am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1157 I'm doing a bunch of projects including replacing and/or re-locating all the thru-hulls and seacocks
Engine hot water hose / cooling system questions patrick at 5:15am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/5471 I am moving my hot water heater to a new place under the V-berth. I am just wondering what kind of
Winter projects--"do-able"? Mook16712 at 5:05am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1090 We bought a '78 Annapolis 26 last year mid-summer. She's a bit spartan and rough around the edges,
Do I put on an epoxy barrier coat Craig522 at 4:38am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1738 Hi All,I've got my boat on the hard for the next 4 or 5 months to do lots of projects. She's a 197
1991 First 310 Mast height John Reddinger at 3:25am 10.25.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1542 I'm considering sailing my boat from St Marks Marina (South of Talahassee, Fl) to Jacksonville, Fl a
anchor tied to stern Tom Atkins at 3:17am 10.25.05 Trailer Sailors 6/1834 I single hand about half of my sailing time. My boat is a small swing keel 22' sloop. Fighting the
WOW! Ya don't see LIS conditions like this RobG at 3:07am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1239 very often. Pic courtesy of UCONN MySound.
one for Peggy Ron at 2:23am 10.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1296 After winterizing, does it matter if the taps are left opened or closed ?
This hurricane survivor's priorities are obvious! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:03am 10.25.05 Other Sailboats 4/925 Hurricane Survival KitToilet Paper.......................................checkBud Light.........
prospective buyer of 36' ericson cutter Stephen L. Rohm at 2:00am 10.25.05 Other Sailboats 1/987 The Ericson 36 appeals to me. Wondering if anyone has offshore experience with one. I have a 50GT
Endeavour 37 Ketch Reviews? sailortonyb at 1:50am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2842 I will be looking for a new to me older boat in the near future. I am slowing losing my Catalina 30
SSB Radios O2Addict at 1:28am 10.25.05 Ask All Sailors 14/2576 I am looking at getting in to SSB for email and weather primarily. What should I look for in a unit.
Wire through hull Glen17331 at 1:10am 10.25.05 Smaller Boats 2/1007 I'm installing a radar dome on my split backstay (Radar On The Level) on my '94 Legend 37.5. The wi
Advice on inspecting a 26 for purchase please? Craig2Up at 11:48pm 10.24.05 Smaller Boats 5/959 After three years on a MacGregor 26C we have made an offer on a Hunter 26. Reading the owner reviews
Parts for Andersen Winches Tom at 11:35pm 10.24.05 Ask All Sailors 0/977 We have Andersen 40ST winches. The spring that holds the "jaw" together is made of plastic. The plas
Parts for Andersen Winches Tom at 11:34pm 10.24.05 Other Sailboats 0/853 We have Andersen 40ST winches. The spring that holds the "jaw" together is made of plastic. The plas
Mounting a GPS on arch Jim Seamans at 11:11pm 10.24.05 Big Boats 12/1342 I'm starting to investigate where I'm going to mount our new Garmin 3010 gps and thought I would ask
Renovation of Cal 39 John Cookson at 11:02pm 10.24.05 Cal 1/858 Has anyone renovated a Cal 39 (complete painting, new electrical system, etc) and up dated with the

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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dLj at 3:57am 05.13.21 There used to be a shop in Maine that would resurface a shaft. The price of new replacement vs res
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? Will Gilmore at 3:47am 05.13.21 I think sail sfbay has given good advice. I'm not familiar with the rule of thumb, but most owners
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 3:46am 05.13.21 Winterizing an Engine on the Hard (Thanks to Maine Sail) - NEVER connect a hose to your raw water p
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Captain Larry-DH at 3:42am 05.13.21 Normal. Agree with @TomY about windage forward as a contributing factor, but many boats are designe
Mooring - Boat to Bouy TomY at 3:25am 05.13.21 The windage on the bow, perhaps? Boats with high freeboard tend to sail around more than low freeboa
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.13.21 what is this sensor? From the location, looks like a temperature sensor.
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question Joe at 2:30am 05.13.21 Apply the barrier to Interlux specs, which is about thickness rather than number of coats. Here in
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 11:36pm 05.12.21 Leslie, Thank you for all your help. One more question. what is this sensor? Seems like there shou
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut All U Get at 11:32pm 05.12.21 There used to be a shop in Maine that would resurface a shaft. The price of new replacement vs resu
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Ron20324 at 8:59pm 05.12.21 The wind, and especially the tides and current will move your boat every which way. Live with it,
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 8:36pm 05.12.21 Hello. I just wanted follow up on the electrical issues i was having. I finally got the new breaker
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Stu Jackson at 8:33pm 05.12.21 Fuel pump is tied to the starter button. Glow plugs disengage upon release of the starter button, s
New job - new ride Apex at 7:58pm 05.12.21 like the spin retrieval unit. looks like your having a good time.
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? sail sfbay at 7:54pm 05.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! General guidance is 1 hp per 550 lbs of displacement. Therefore, given your
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Terry Cox at 7:53pm 05.12.21 Normal.
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:46pm 05.12.21 A delivery Captain will make this trip a lot shorter as he/her would probably make much longer days
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point (1) DArcy at 7:44pm 05.12.21 In my last boat I installed a lee cloth on a settee with a piece of 1" stainless tubing running the
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. LeslieTroyer at 7:43pm 05.12.21 The excite wire to alternator is your switched power. It turns on things with the key. The op wire
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 7:35pm 05.12.21 So 40 gallons, at 0.5 gph = 80 hours at 5 knots = 400 nm. You will never do an average of 5 knots i
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal dlochner at 7:31pm 05.12.21 PS And for some reason, being here on the west coast and all, I thought it was the C&D Canal. But w

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