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Boat speed on a Oday30 with the 5416 diesel? Tim at 6:56am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/897 I have lost significant boat speed after some bad fuel problems. I can't get enough RPMs under load
Frilight Comet Halogen Lightbulb Replacement Help! OkieDokie350 at 6:37am 06.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1434 Hidey,Well, can't seem to pop the interior light fixture apart enough to extract the halogen lightb
'glued' pumbing lines BarryL at 6:17am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1476 Hello,My new to me 1986 Newport 28 needs some improvments in thehead system. The toilet does not
Strong Onion smell Leviosa at 6:01am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3026 Peggy you must be tired of answering these questions and yes I really need to buy your book...I have
Battery Charger for a 310 John J6388 at 4:39am 06.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1035 Has anyone replaced the stock Charles charger on a 310? If so which model did you pick? Did you ha
Impeller lube? John T1594 at 4:25am 06.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1317 I would like to know what others recommend '/or use for lubrication when the engine water pump impel
Filling in gouges in the hull Paul17588 at 3:25am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1038 I would appreciate any advice out there on the best products, materials and techniques for filling i
Looking at 1973 41ft Columbia Pilothouse Sharpie at 3:02am 06.29.04 Columbia 5/9030 Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me some pros/cons about the Columbia 41 Pilothouse. I am lo
Jib sheet jams-up under load gball at 2:51am 06.29.04 Day Sailers 2/1317 Hi all,My wife and I were just out on our h170 this past weekend and I noticed something: the jibsh
Gel Coat Repair on H-240 bow Jay20587 at 2:15am 06.29.04 Other Sailboats 4/946 Hey Guys, We need some help. After trailering the 240, we got a good whack on the bow by the trai
Advice for purchasing an inland water sailboat Jack19635 at 1:33am 06.29.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1065 I am looking for a recommendation for upgrading my sailboat. Currently I am strictly a day sailer o
Propshaft decoupled on close reach mjmulleriii at 1:31am 06.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1522 Had a wonderful sail last weekend on my '79 H33 with a WSW wind at 10-15. Never tacked or jibed onc
Ocean Racing in O'Day 37?? Captain Rich at 12:02am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1036 We just finished the 2004 Bermuda Ocean Race in second place, with our cutter rigged O'Day 37, see a
"Strange" Before the Bell at 11:55pm 06.28.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1077 Anyone familiar with a boat by the name of "Strange" in the Narragansett Bay/N.E. area. It is a Hun
Morgan Bulkheads Leviosa at 10:51pm 06.28.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1417 We purchased our Morgan almost 2 years ago and after lots of rebuilding I think we are ready for at
Contact info needed bmwbob at 10:35pm 06.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/718 I've just bought a new 216, and have some questions for the Hunter composite folks.I sent an E-mai
Diesel Fuel Tank Gauge on O'day 26 Drifter13456 at 10:17pm 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1271 How do you read the diesel fuel level on the tank gauge? Mine is located on top of the tank which se
Screen for portals for 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig Belle at 4:25pm 06.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1286 Where do we get screens for the portals of our 1985 30 foot tall rig Catalina?
Windlass for 30 ft tall rig with bow sprit Belle at 4:24pm 06.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1376 What would you suggest for a electric/manual windlass for our newly purchased boat. She is a 1985.
Trouble raising main on a mac 22 (1986) pieperj at 1:25pm 06.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/856 I have recently purchased a 1986 Mac 22. The Main sail binds up during the last foot or so. Thd pr

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Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... (2) TomY at 5:39am 01.01.21 About 5 years ago our son started operating the boat. The boat is a kind of quirky so I drew up a "k
Explains a LOT sailme88 at 4:51am 01.01.21 @sailme88, Did you notice any reduced flow out of the exhaust? When I push my Yanmar 2GM20F hard
2021 kappykaplan at 4:33am 01.01.21 Open the hatches to let the old year out, open the companion way to let the new year in. Interesti
2021 All U Get at 4:32am 01.01.21 Open the hatches to let the old year out, open the companion way to let the new year in.
Reefing Davidasailor26 at 4:24am 01.01.21 What is the price difference for a couple of grommets? I bet it doesn't make any difference from th
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover (2) George_NJ at 3:19am 01.01.21 Bert, I just put mine on without any instructions when I got it, it isn't meant to give a tight sea
2021 Terry Cox at 10:45pm 12.31.20 A while to go here, but Happy New Year to all on this site. May you be blessed with good health, gre
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover rgranger at 10:15pm 12.31.20 Pics help a lot:beer:
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! rgranger at 10:08pm 12.31.20
Auto Pilot jssailem at 10:06pm 12.31.20 Mike I agree that a vane is a great option. Passages are often down wind. So following seas are a pa
2021 rgranger at 10:05pm 12.31.20 Tha ball dropped 64 min ago. :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Terry Cox at 9:41pm 12.31.20 Like turn on the battery. Check the voltage Check the oil and coolant levels Check that there is f
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 9:38pm 12.31.20 Walt. Your boat displacement suggests that you should be looking at a below deck linear or hydrauli
Antifoul prop while boat in water Blitz at 9:34pm 12.31.20 Forespar LanoCote can be applied when boat is in the water.
Explains a LOT Tally Ho at 9:28pm 12.31.20 @sailme88, Did you notice any reduced flow out of the exhaust? When I push my Yanmar 2GM20F hard
2021 Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:20pm 12.31.20 40 more minutes here, but happy new year anyway
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 9:20pm 12.31.20 Just thinking about how things can go on my boat and sharing an idea to protect. Happy New Year to
2021 Ron20324 at 9:05pm 12.31.20 I saw a nice Tervis tumbler at Fawcetts today: "Take life with a grain of salt. And a slice of lime.
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! justsomeguy at 8:26pm 12.31.20 Tell me how Patience is required. The vaccine rollout will seem interminable with glitches and mis
Enlarging hole in hull? jssailem at 8:16pm 12.31.20 Just thinking about how things can go on my boat and sharing an idea to protect. Happy New Year to

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