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Looking for a 272 Doug Dannen at 8:42pm 03.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/753 My 1989 Oday 272 was totaled out after a lightning strike. I'm looking to replace it with another Od
3 Blade Prop Questions Jerry Raznov at 7:03pm 03.05.05 Big Boats 7/1163 I own a Hunter 410 which I purchased new in 1999. Hunter equipped my boat with a 2 blade prop which
bottom blisters-should I buy? Kevin at 3:16pm 03.05.05 Ask All Sailors 19/1607 I'm considering buying a 1986 Macgregor 25'sailboat and I noticed that the below water line hull are
H260 12 volt outlet placement BobSail at 3:01pm 03.05.05 Smaller Boats 4/916 Any good suggestions for 12 volt accessory outlet locations for the 260 cabin interior? Thanks!
35.6 Maxprop Jeff Harris at 2:41pm 03.05.05 Big Boats 5/1144 Anyone have experience replacing the stock prop with a folding 3 blade or Maxprop? What size is best
new main msail3216752 at 2:30pm 03.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/960 I have a 76 catalina 22 and am in the market for a new main. I want one with original specification
spinnaker suggestions spritzer at 1:30pm 03.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/814 Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on spinnaker size for a Mariner. I dont want it for raci
New guy needs advise on a marina problem? mpowered at 1:02pm 03.05.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1313 Greetings folks, I have a big problem and want to get any input from the community please. I have ha
Port leaks Teddy at 11:02am 03.05.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1235 We have leaking ports. Has anyone done this before? Do you have any suggestions before we start?
Oday...tell me about these boats Bob at 10:38am 03.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/722 I like the look of the Oday 39 and 40. Are these good solid boats? What type of sailing are they des
Battens DavenDebbie at 10:05am 03.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/942 I'm looking for the top batten for our Vision 32. It's a full batten main. The markings on the batte
Problems? Jon Ward at 9:19am 03.05.05 Smaller Boats 3/995 I am considering buying a Catalina 22 for costal sailing around the Charleston area. In reading the
Shorting Out the Running Lights Steven at 8:35am 03.05.05 Catalina 30 1/1499 The (correct) bulbs for my bow and stern running lights burn out shortly after being installed and t
Ah nuts!!!! Before the Bell at 8:03am 03.05.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1023 Has anyone had a "stripped" keel nut that they couldn't get off as it just turns and doesn't tighten
BOTTOM PAINT AND CLEANING BILL RAINES at 7:35am 03.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/804 I may purchase an older 25' oday, my wife has fallen in love with the boat so i have little choice i
Need info on a Captiva 270 j cianflone at 6:56am 03.05.05 Ask All Sailors 0/950 Can anyone provide info on a 1987 Captiva 270. I thinking about buying one. Thanks
Looking to buy a Mac Lyle14729 at 5:23am 03.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/868 Hello Mac owners, I am looking to buy a macgregor 26 used. I have read lots of different things ab
Back in the water. Al Francis at 4:43am 03.05.05 Day Sailers 3/1117 In 1967 I purchased an O'Day Javelin from a dealer in northern New Jersey. We moved to Arizona in 1
Dodger for a 260 Greg Zigmont at 4:02am 03.05.05 Smaller Boats 26/3369 Has anyone had a dodger fabricated and installed on their 260? My main purpose is to enable me to k
How to handle dighny new reiki at 4:02am 03.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/701 HI I just bought a 1997 336 and need to know the best way to store a hard sailing dighny on the boat

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Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer stephen_i_w at 7:52pm 03.10.21 Wow, I had no idea how strongly people feel about this. Yes, OK, it does make sense that the impell
Not really a question, but a thanks! jssailem at 7:10pm 03.10.21 Congrats @NINEv2 A new boat and sailing on a beautiful lake in the middle of Big Sky country. It is
Whitlock Mamba drive motor repair or replacement sail sfbay at 7:01pm 03.10.21 Had to replace the Raymarine linear drive since the clutch failed. Had to purchase a new one since
Not really a question, but a thanks! rgranger at 7:01pm 03.10.21 The 250 is a nice boat. I got a chance to sail one on Kerr reservoir once. CONGRATS and +1 on th
First 30 deck light JohnShannon at 6:51pm 03.10.21 Get an LED fixture and go up the mast with that. Then in principle you never go up there again.
Darn raw water intake blocked again JohnShannon at 6:49pm 03.10.21 The symptom would be overheating? Easy to verify?
New Owner O'Day 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:46pm 03.10.21 Can you post any pics of the pop top hardware?
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 Project_Mayhem at 6:45pm 03.10.21 Your mast step is much heavier duty than mine. Not sure if it's the original or not. The only issue
Help with shore power Ron20324 at 6:18pm 03.10.21 There should be a main breaker for A/C within close proximity of the shorepower inlet, start at th
Accessing swim ladder nuts MaryEllaRose at 5:57pm 03.10.21 Contorting is an understatement. I used an inspection mirror, flashlight and a long 7/16 box wrench.
Hunter 386 : Need to replace striping on hull. Phil Herring at 5:57pm 03.10.21 Hi Walt, While Hunter had standards for decals, dealers could order pretty much anything and often
Not really a question, but a thanks! PaulK at 5:44pm 03.10.21 Flathead lake is beautiful! We have friends in Kalispell. Eat some cherries for us.
Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu MaryEllaRose at 5:43pm 03.10.21 Any luck with you problem?
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer Alan Gomes at 5:36pm 03.10.21 The snap ring does one thing and one thing only: it keeps the shaft from sliding out the BACK of the
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 (1) Ameseys at 5:31pm 03.10.21 I've done this a few times. It's one long shaft from the reverse gear to the propeller. Disconnect t
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 5:28pm 03.10.21 Either remove those pieces of shitty threaded aluminum or if you don't want to do that, drill throug
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank MetricMountie at 5:22pm 03.10.21 Did my first fibreglass work on the rudder of a 1980 - 27 Cherubini Hunter by stripping the glass of
Not really a question, but a thanks! NINEv2 at 5:13pm 03.10.21 we will want pictures. we like pictures ;) Duly noted. When I finally lay eyes on her next month
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer weekendrken at 5:11pm 03.10.21 @STEPHEN What? The SHAFT rub against the cover? NO, the shaft CANNOT hit the cover plate. IMPOS
ramoore at 5:03pm 03.10.21 So, I'm the third, or fourth, to join this thread with exactly this problem. Has anyone found a sol

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