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Tabernacle for O'Day 20 jumpnjimmyj at 1:17pm 08.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1268 Hi All!I am looking for a tabernacle for my 1974 O'Day 20 I just purchased. I could try and fabric
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Rudder posts siezed Reg Brown at 11:36am 08.08.05 C&C 3/2312 How do I free a rudder shaft siezed in the rudder tube. The top bearing is off and it does not budge

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Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 (1) jon hansen at 9:45am 04.23.21 193093 my old alden:cool:
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 9:45am 04.23.21 Thoughts of a Cowboy.
Tools needed? Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 04.23.21 I always keep my trusty metric adjustable wrench handy https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attac
Fitting a new head sail Scott T-Bird at 9:34am 04.23.21 Hi, I believe that the Catalina 30 comes with different rigs: standard, tall, bow sprit, tall+ bow
Rudder Bushing jssailem at 9:33am 04.23.21 Don, You might review @JamesG161 posts about his repairs for his SABA after Hurricane Zeta had her
Anti fouling Hunter 240 Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 04.23.21 What you have on there now could be anything from a mixture of bottom paint and poster paint all the
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 jssailem at 9:08am 04.23.21 I am with @jon hansen on this idea. Welcome Dan to the Forum. Congrats on your boat. With a sailin
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 (1) Whatfiero1 at 9:04am 04.23.21 A sail maker can measure your boat and determine the size
Tools needed? jssailem at 8:46am 04.23.21 You will never drop them because they know they can't escape! I had issues trying to train the soc
Tools needed? dmax at 8:45am 04.23.21 I also found you need two sets of wrenches (both sae and metric) because you often run into bolts wi
Trouble removing profurl furler jssailem at 8:39am 04.23.21 Firstly, working on the unit while it is on your forestay attached to the mast and fore deck is not
Tools needed? Serenity on Hudson at 8:34am 04.23.21 Tie the tools you are using to a belt loop. You will never drop them because they know they can't es
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? jssailem at 8:20am 04.23.21 Congrats @Flying Jay on your jump up to a bigger and more complex cruising boat. Many hours of fun a
Added a seat to my H26 CaptainRan at 8:17am 04.23.21 If you have the original bill of sale and /or dealer sticker , who was the dealer? Is this a regu
Tools needed? (1) Justin_NSA at 8:12am 04.23.21 I always keep my trusty metric adjustable wrench handy
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 DannD at 8:03am 04.23.21 so i go to their web sight. they say good to 12 knots of wind. apparent? true? we will assume app
Dock Tying Alternatives jssailem at 8:03am 04.23.21 looked at the geometry and realized the stresses on the track would be closer to parallel than perp
Centerboard removal issue RolfSail at 7:53am 04.23.21 Hi Dave. I sent some email responses but not sure if you are getting these Rolf Van Houten 715 7
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 sail sfbay at 7:47am 04.23.21 jon hansen............thanks for the analysis as I will keep that in mind if I consider a large geno
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 jon hansen at 7:40am 04.23.21 so i go to their web sight. they say good to 12 knots of wind. apparent? true? we will assume appa

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