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Beached O'day picklefreek at 11:18pm 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/785 Anybody catch the Fox 25 news today out of Boston? They were showing this beached O'day (looked lik
Looking for a website that provides spec's Jehmiah at 11:06pm 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1080 I have both a 25' Macgregor and a 26' Balboa.They are both in need of work. I'm hoping someone kn
add a 4 stroke O/B to a 1979 25 Charles Jones at 10:52pm 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2000 I have recently bought a 1979 O'Day 25 with a non-functional 9.9 Johnson 25" extra long shaft that
Boomkicker Installation on 29.5 ???s Grant Ziebell at 10:39pm 05.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1015 I am considering installing a Boomkicker to permit removal of the topping lift.Interested in any i
Keel material? Dennis at 10:09pm 05.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/950 I have been thinking about making a new swing keel for my V-222. Ive thought about many materials,
Marine Stereo David Williams at 9:37pm 05.25.05 Smaller Boats 4/1188 Once again, I need to replace my stereo. I would like to get one that sounds great with Bose speake
Water Pump pulley wear? Paul F at 9:35pm 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1157 I have had this boat for about three and a half years - In the last six months the water pump pulley
Need opions on roller furlers JB at 5:14pm 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1736 I'm getting ready to put a new roller furler on my Cal34. My friends all have differnt opinions on w
26M DANIEL at 3:53pm 05.25.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1084 To all Macgregor 26m owners..I will pay 21000 cash for your 26m w/motor..pop*
J-24 Sinks at US Nationals kgl at 2:58pm 05.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/906 For those who have not seen the picture, check this out.
Boomkicker Installation Specifics for H170 Rusty10343 at 1:52pm 05.25.05 Day Sailers 2/1592 Hello all,I finally got the boomkicker mounted and have some suprising information to share. I wil
CDI FF2 Not sure about deck hardware Doug J at 12:52pm 05.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1130 Okay, I've decided I'm getting the CDI FF2, along with a new head sail for my 26S. I'm still a litt
New Boat Capt Ron at 12:19pm 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1214 Has anyone seen, been aboard, sailed or even bought the new Catalina/Morgan 44 Deck Salon???? If so
h27 mast gunter meyer at 11:05am 05.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/986 mast puzzleIn the Kenyon mast of my 82 H27 there seems to be a block or something; at least there
Fuel gauge Doug4bass at 10:00am 05.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1284 Help guys!!My fuel gauge on my 1997 just died. Checked for loose connections on enginewiring harn
Fuel Gauge Doug4bass at 9:59am 05.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1129 Help guys!!My fuel gauge on my 1997 just died. Checked for loose connections on enginewiring harn
84 H31 Mast height from the deck Bob Rutland at 8:38am 05.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 I need to know the mast height from the deck(not the water).Thanks!!
sealand toilet parts L. Martin at 8:16am 05.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1269 I need parts to rebuild the pump and valves on a Sealand Toilet Model # 752. Anyone have any ideas
Another emergency Don Guillette at 8:10am 05.25.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/1660 Mates: This is for older catalina owners (early to mid 80's). It might apply to Catalina's in the 90
2001 interior varnish H320/326 Gary at 8:10am 05.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/863 It appears to me that Hunter changed the interior teak finish in about 2001. My 2001 320 has a varn

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Great Lakes Navigation Stu Jackson at 10:02am 03.28.21 The reality is paper (waterproof or not) does not provide very good situational awareness compared
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post Don Lucas at 9:52am 03.28.21 They all do this. There was a thread about the 410 and this not long ago.
fog scares me! (2) TomY at 9:45am 03.28.21 I remember this sail in the fog. Our modest speed (3kt?) gave the illusion that we were in the middl
Might be buying a Catalina 36 Head Sail at 9:39am 03.28.21 Make sure you have an autopilot.
Might be buying a Catalina 36 jssailem at 9:36am 03.28.21 Welcome @vetes123 to the SBO forum. Congrats on your choice of boat to possibly own. I have sailed o
Ever Given jon hansen at 9:22am 03.28.21 roy, a propellor works by digging into the water in front of it. the propwash is the byproduct of t
Close call? Kings Gambit at 9:13am 03.28.21 Since you'd already finished the race it was not necessary to have all the crew still on the boat t
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 8:40am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. Lo
Ever Given jssailem at 8:29am 03.28.21 Roy, Looking at the image I deduced: The 2 guys in the back of the truck are engineers and the guy c
O'Day 26 Backstay length jssailem at 8:26am 03.28.21 It is always great if someone can just tell you the length. Sometime possible if they have the recor
Ever Given John T1594 at 8:22am 03.28.21 Someone suggested using Metamucil.
Close call? PaulK at 8:20am 03.28.21 Since you'd already finished the race it was not necessary to have all the crew still on the boat to
Hunter 41ds sewer tank JamesG161 at 8:20am 03.28.21 If you are talking about the WEMA level gauge, it was an bad attempt at resealing from the outside.
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? JonnyEp at 8:06am 03.28.21 Chuck, Can you send me a link to the combiner and hose you are using. I have been unable to find a
Moisture damage jssailem at 7:58am 03.28.21 The primary lesson is check NOW and often for moisture, and to proactively rebed the obvious stanch
fog scares me! jon hansen at 7:29am 03.28.21 had to look that word up, Terry. ;) nice
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 7:11am 03.28.21 Our 1991 boat came standard with a dockside city water connection beneath the cockpit step. Never ha
fog scares me! Terry Cox at 7:08am 03.28.21 Foggy? No worries, just punctilious.
Emergency tiller inspection port replacement twodzusfittings at 7:03am 03.28.21 If its not cracked, then a decent cleaning in hot soapy water, (don't bleach it) followed by a good
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Terry Cox at 6:45am 03.28.21 I also prefer the Raritan toilets over the Jabsco. Likely a wise choice, also. It seems the later

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