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WANTED: ODay Daysailor 16-17' class Jerry Czernel at 1:39am 02.06.05 Day Sailers 0/1061 I am looking for an O'DAy daysailor. I think I had a daysailor 2, from 1983 or 1984.which my kids l
Sailcatcher and furling jib John T. at 1:16am 02.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/886 Recently purchased a MAC 26x, looking to add sail catcher and furling jib system. Is this best purc
kerosene anchor lamp Harold at 1:09am 02.06.05 Ask All Sailors 6/5049 I am looking to purchase a kerosene anchor lamp. I have seen the very expensive models at West Mari
Pedistal Mount jdamann at 11:20pm 02.05.05 Big Boats 5/1285 I am about to take delivery of a new 350. I want to mount my Garmin 182C on the pedistal. Can anyo
Spec's for a 1969 Cal 25 Bob at 10:53pm 02.05.05 Cal 4/1012 I am having the bottom repainted and the blisters repaired. The repair shop asked me for spec's or
RESPONSE TIME BARRY at 8:33pm 02.05.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/991 I DONT UNDESTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE RESPONSE TIME, 24 HOURS Vs. DAYS OR WEEKS. IS THAT THE LENGTH OF
electrical schmatics for 1977 catalina 27 BARRY at 8:26pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1470 I NEED ANY INFORMATION ON THE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT FOR A 1977 CATALINA ESPECIALLY THE COLOR CODE USED I
Replacement pintles and gudgeons on 272LE? Lou Jacobs at 7:49pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/916 I have a 272LE which I bought last spring, with two minor problems. One is a leaky hatch seal, whic
water closet in a H26 Tom23170 at 7:08pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/898 Hi,I wonder if it is possible to install water closet in my H26 without any special made septictan
Rig Tension Mike at 6:29pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/838 Can anybody give me some advise on rig tension for a 26S, my boat came with the chain plates that ar
furling Carl at 3:34pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/884 Has anyone put a furling system on a Mac 25? How does it work? What are the challenges of rigging it
Help, need stormsail dimensions douglas marshall at 12:18pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/912 Help, I need a stormsail for my O'day 22. I find myself sailing on the edge alot and my jib, which
Flying Saucer Capnsandbar at 9:45am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1681 I have just been given a 1968 O'Day Flying Saucer that I am beginning restoration on. I have found
fwd hatch over v-berth 1978 h-27 mike d at 8:46am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/906 Has anyone ever replaced the forward hatch over the v-berth. How difficult was it for you? What meas
Help me measure a hatch! guy at 7:29am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/726 My boat is in storage and I cannot access it right now to measure the size of my forward v-berth hat
edson wheel slippage during 2-month layup? dave at 6:30am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/969 I put a 1980 O'Day 28 away at the dock in November, and came back over 2 months later and it seemed
1999 Beneteau cc Steve at 6:26am 02.05.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1180 thinking about the purchase of a 1999 beneteau 36 center cockpit thats in really good shape and at a
Pinning the mast raising pole?? Tip at 5:07am 02.05.05 Smaller Boats 16/1612 I just bought a repo H260 and am trying to get the mast up. The owners manual I downloaded says to
changing cutless bearing Obewan at 4:18am 02.05.05 Big Boats 7/1262 I have a 1988 Hunter Legend35. The Cutless Bearing appears to have to much slop in it and I need to
outboard power Dean Frick at 3:08am 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/958 I just bought a 26 M, and am looking at options for power. I note some dealers and owners are puttin

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Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? Stu Jackson at 9:48am 02.28.21 any help at this point is much appreciated! Thank, @jssailem for posting my log of that trip. @JC
Swim ladder step repair dLj at 9:44am 02.28.21 Epoxy with structural fillers. dj
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (1) Scott T-Bird at 9:42am 02.28.21 Ahhh! I think I see a way now. I think I can pull out the retainer from the back side of the case!
Sheaves needed ScottySailor at 9:41am 02.28.21
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless DArcy at 9:33am 02.28.21 There is a lot of discussion here about 5G effect on GPS but I cannot find anything that talks about
B411 Shaft Pitting dLj at 9:32am 02.28.21 How do you put your zincs on this shaft? I would look carefully at how that is being done. You say
B411 Shaft Pitting sail sfbay at 9:29am 02.28.21 Likely O2 deprived corrosion when the oxide surface film breaks down, then the exposed metal loses i
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 02.28.21 Tricky stuff! Usually, you can retract the brushes (in the first picture) and put a wire or small r
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kloudie1 at 9:26am 02.28.21 Fast forward to 7:32 ish to see the concept. You may have to use a nail because ya don't have a full
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me SycloneDriver at 9:15am 02.28.21 Exactly!
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kloudie1 at 9:10am 02.28.21 Tricky stuff! Usually, you can retract the brushes (in the first picture) and put a wire or small ro
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me kappykaplan at 9:00am 02.28.21 I have no idea how to help. Good luck! :beer:
New Owner 28.5 kappykaplan at 8:34am 02.28.21 i noticed the outlets and water heater run on AC but lights on DC only. Is this common? Yes. The
New Owner 28.5 jssailem at 8:27am 02.28.21 I remember the discovery days... So much fun. Some are boat owners who jump on a boat and want to bu
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (1) JamesG161 at 8:16am 02.28.21 PYI is the company name that made mine.
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. JamesG161 at 7:53am 02.28.21 The dripless packing may look overcompressed but PYS changed the bellows design and they now look l
Larger wheel? valcour at 7:36am 02.28.21 I have a 40" wheel on my 310.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 02.28.21 On color coordination of lines, look under boat information at the 260 as it was standard with all w
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 Brian D at 7:24am 02.28.21 Andy, go over the Yachtworld and look at the Hunter 36 boats that are listed. Lots of photos to look
New Owner 28.5 M. Maron at 7:14am 02.28.21 Excellent suggestions - i noticed the outlets and water heater run on AC but lights on DC only. Is t

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