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Teak Toe Rails Rob at 12:12am 06.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1017 I have a 1973 O'day 22, almost ready for the water. I took the back toe rails (where the track scre
Toe Zinc Brendan Gilbane at 12:02am 06.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/806 I have a 1980 Catalina Swing Keel, and I need to add a Toe Zinc or Finger Zinc to the keel because I
motoring with keel up? bob at 11:59pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1229 ahoy! - still adjusting to having a swing keel, in my mac25 -- i'm considering some fairly shallow a
Y connector or Y valve Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 11:44pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1722 Hi Peggy!I have a question and I will try to be as precise as I can. I am on the process of install
Hitch Pin.....is it there? sailorsue at 11:18pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/769 Ok, so I'm new to boating... does everyone Check to see that the pinis in, even when you know it mu
Boom Vang use Bruce at 11:09pm 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1256 When I first bought my V21, the mainsheet handling system(if you could call it that) was built mostl
Routing Shift Cable on Hunter 260 Herman18887 at 10:51pm 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1365 I need to install a new shift cable on my 2004 Hunter 260 with an Edson pedestal and Honda 8 outboar
Stuffing box packing nut is frozen aquaholic1 at 10:47pm 06.06.05 Big Boats 13/6896 I finally worked up enough nerve to attempt my first stuffing box re-pack (ever)in the water. I ha
DECAL ADHESIVE REMOVAL dstewart100 at 10:37pm 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1235 WE ARE REMOVING THE DECALS OFF THE HULL OF OUR HUNTER 23.5 AND WE WOULD LIKE SUGGESTIONS HOW TO SAFE
26x centerboard zenod51 at 10:28pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1507 Help!I own a 1999 26x and believe I "lost" my centerboard after it impacted on the bottom a few tim
12 Volt Power Socket on Instrument Panel DR13360 at 8:31pm 06.06.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1169 Could someone help ?Recently, I tried connecting an power invertor to the 12 volt supply but could
Slightly Different Pump Handle Resistance Problem Craig522 at 3:37pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1804 Peggie, I posted this a few days ago to the main shared forum by mistake. Can you please take a cra
test Craig522 at 3:21pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1257 test
Unknown cleat iseefine at 2:22pm 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/884 Please help me - I recently purchased a very nice O'Day 222 and am trying to identify a cleat/fittin
Manual head: when is it full? John at 2:01pm 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1160 This is my first season with my 1984 C22. It's got a manual head, which we've used a total of three
For the long distance guys sailaway78 at 1:56pm 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1866 Have a question. Lets say you are making a long run, Corpus to Ft. Meyers, New Orleans to Key West
running light nightmare tommyg at 12:38pm 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/1277 The steaming light on my 89 c -22 has been out since purchase three years ago. Now with the mast un
quick launch Jeff Prideaux at 12:14pm 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/992 Has anyone done (or thought about) doing the following quick launch idea?I typically use busy publ
Hey Culligan Man! Greg Mac 26S at 11:58am 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/922 Actually, I need a plumber. The Engine well 'drain' is blocked up, with I'm guessing leaves and suc
transducer location mulligan at 11:57am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/970 Anyone mounted a thru hull transducer on a 23 o'day? I'm attempting this but I've been unable to loc

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Electric Head Recommendation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:18pm 04.12.21 All of your questions should be answered in the "Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instruction
How does the "Lift Top" work on the 1973 23' O'Day sail sfbay at 3:17pm 04.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! What a clever idea: SailboatData.com - O'DAY 23-1 (LIFT TOP) Sailboat Mig
location of seatalk course computer sabbatical88 at 3:10pm 04.12.21 What model is your autopilot? Some of the Raymarine autopilots don't have a separate course compute
kanzaki KM4A2 sail sfbay at 3:05pm 04.12.21 I did not know Kanzaki manufactured a KM4A 1 gearbox. Thought the yamnar 4JH4-HTE engine was couple
There's a hole in my boat Tom J at 3:01pm 04.12.21
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels Ted at 2:56pm 04.12.21 I agree with Don's comment. The moisture readings will be influenced by where it is taken. Many boat
location of seatalk course computer JimP at 2:48pm 04.12.21 In my 2003 386, the Course Computer (ACU) was behind a panel at the nav station, against the wall fa
location of seatalk course computer Ted at 2:43pm 04.12.21 What model is your autopilot? Some of the Raymarine autopilots don't have a separate course computer
h49 propeller diameter? Dave Groshong at 2:32pm 04.12.21 Here's a link to our page, we do need your hull number to be sure about the prop size: https://sh
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels higgs at 2:23pm 04.12.21 Unless you are getting this boat real cheap, and DYI projects are your forte, I would walk. There a
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM higgs at 2:19pm 04.12.21 The sensor on the bell housing can go bad, but as others have pointed out, it might just be a bad co
Solar Panel Voyager1 at 1:57pm 04.12.21 Small red and white wires have been removed. Old photo
There's a hole in my boat (2) fred1diver at 1:53pm 04.12.21 Well I finally had time to sand the patch down, it has a few low spots but all in all a nice job
Thru hull drmelkay at 1:51pm 04.12.21
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM y knot at 1:47pm 04.12.21 I had the same problem. Either it is a bad alternator or the wire came off the back of the alternat
Solar Panel Richard19068 at 1:46pm 04.12.21 Other small red and white are from old old charger that has been removed. Just to make sure (f
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 1:42pm 04.12.21 Further reading about the the Whale piping (or metric pipe diameters). 15 mm is the outside diamete
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM 19thol at 1:41pm 04.12.21 Don't know if it's related to your motor, but mine has a sensor on the bell housing with two wires
Prevent engine starting in reverse Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 04.12.21 My Hurth tranny info has a warning about letting the prop spin while the boat is moving under sail.
h49 propeller diameter? sail sfbay at 1:21pm 04.12.21 I did not see the size in your manual. Do you have a Yanmar 4JH4HTBE engine? Might check with thes

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