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I just used poli glow on my topsides. I found it pethia at 7:31am 06.10.04 Other Sailboats 1/775 very easy to use and the results were great. I have off white (buff) gelcoat on a 1978 cherubini. I
NEED A HATCH 23' ODAY 1979 sandbug3 at 6:25am 06.10.04 Day Sailers 1/1032 I have a 23' Oday I can't find anyone that has a hatch. I find other O'Day parts listed but never
anchor??? john12527 at 5:41am 06.10.04 Day Sailers 6/1274 My kids like to jump in and swim. I have found that it is harder on the 170 than on the Flying Scot
Halyards Sam Morgan at 5:11am 06.10.04 Smaller Boats 2/974 The halyards on my 2000 H-260 look sun-stressed enough that I want to replace them. A halyard failu
Glue for Registration Decals? Derek Rowell at 4:59am 06.10.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1001 Last weekend I took the old expired registration decals off my Zodiac dinghy. They were stuck real
cutless bearing william24410 at 4:54am 06.10.04 Big Boats 3/759 What is the dimentions i.e. length ,outside dia.My shaft size is 1" Is there a screw holding it in,
2 stroke motor oil ?? Bob255 at 4:33am 06.10.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1595 My manual calls for tc-w3 oil for my 2 stoke 3 hp dinghy motor. I have 2 stoke min bike motor oil. I
Raymarine ST 4000 Problems ex-admin at 4:20am 06.10.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1243 I have been trying to get my autohelm to work reliably fo rthe past 4 years with no luck. I have mov
Evinrude 9.9 hp 4 stroke ignition power pack Bob255 at 4:17am 06.10.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1351 Hi:I am not getting a spark on my motor and I am taking a $180 chance that it is the ignition power
Macgregor 25 Trailer Weight John Huck at 3:28am 06.10.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2782 I recently moved to Washington state and found out that in order to register the trailer of my '83 M
Self-tailing winches Chris443 at 3:19am 06.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1470 If you (or a previous owner) have upgraded to self-tailing winches on an O'day 23 what size and bran
Universal M-35B Tools ? DreamWeaver13428 at 2:37am 06.10.04 Big Boats 4/1112 I am putting a tool kit together to keep on board.Does the Universal M-35B engineuse English or Met
Swing Keel Winch :o Frenchie15864 at 1:49am 06.10.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1059 Hi Folks,New to this forum, just purchased a new 1982 Mac 25. I was going through the cabin with
PYI COUPLING INSTALLATION lloyd1814 at 1:30am 06.10.04 Other Sailboats 1/738 I DO NOT HAVE THE ROOM TO SLIDE MY DRIVE SHAFT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO INSTALL THE 2-1/4BOLTS BETWEEN THE
Looking for source of sail slides steve21792 at 12:12am 06.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1147 I have a Hunter 33.5 and am looking for a source to purchase replacement main sail slides. The manu
Need information on Genoa for Hunter 22 OkieSailor at 11:10pm 06.09.04 Smaller Boats 3/1051 I have found a Genoa set up for a CDI furler. The luff length seems to be correct at 23ft 9inches, b
34 rounds up in race at 25-33mph Jim Oursler at 11:00pm 06.09.04 Big Boats 7/972 Last weekend we were beat up in a race. My 34 main has one reef point. Have a 140 jib. We were reefe
need info on battery banks Joe11720 at 10:59pm 06.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/849 I have a 1984 34 Hunter. I am in the middle of redoing the whole boat. I need some ideas on the wiri
Lamps or Lights pros/cons Jeff10624 at 10:52pm 06.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1209 Want to replace lights in an older c27. There are as many oil lamps as hard wired lighting fixtures
Spare parts for a Blue Crab JimKimmel at 9:49pm 06.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/3072 I have a Blue Crab manufactured by Newport Boats of Gloucester, VA. IS there a place where I can fi

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Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. njlarry at 4:03pm 12.05.20 Welcome aboard. When I first got my 34 6 years ago the first thing I did was read all of the ODay bi
Boomless sailing 26S MAC Joe at 4:02pm 12.05.20 Removing the boom and traveler will make some difficult upwind sailing, especially with such a blown
Best sailing midsize Hunter with arch & aft jib winches Joe at 3:50pm 12.05.20 Find the boat you love and if the winches need moving.... move 'em. Take stu's advice and try stee
Catalina 38 daviddp at 3:43pm 12.05.20 We looked at 38, 40, and 350 on the same day, all about the same price. The 350 was newer for basic
Best sailing midsize Hunter with arch & aft jib winches Grip at 3:41pm 12.05.20
Catalina 38 vince.landseadal at 3:33pm 12.05.20 Thanks guys looked at the boat today it was priced to sell @ $12,000, but the bilge had water in it
Boomless sailing 26S MAC SFS at 3:31pm 12.05.20 Or just went BOOM!
Identify this boat dlochner at 3:28pm 12.05.20 Its a Landfill 2020. :cowbell: Walk away from it.
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? (1) SoSound at 3:04pm 12.05.20 I've been noticing a similar situation develop on our gray hull. This year, I cleaned it and waxed
Hunt for a 310 sailme88 at 2:54pm 12.05.20 I sail on the salt. If I were to relocate and become a laker, I would without question acquire a fr
Thank you all Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 2:51pm 12.05.20 ditto
Boomless sailing 26S MAC (1) Project_Mayhem at 2:43pm 12.05.20 The boat behind you already went boomless!
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? Project_Mayhem at 2:40pm 12.05.20 Perhaps a better picture would help determine what kind of damage this is
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? Hunter216 at 2:32pm 12.05.20 but it is odd being only in one place. Could this be caused by a fender rubbing in that area?
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. Project_Mayhem at 2:14pm 12.05.20 With the exception of the silicone that was used to seal many deck fittings they sail nicely and han
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:37pm 12.05.20
Thank you all ggrizzard at 1:35pm 12.05.20 You're Welcome! :biggrin:
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:34pm 12.05.20 oxidation usually manifests itself by creating a chalky appearance - run your hand over it to see if
WTB or a lead- Oday 25 Hinged Head Port Panes Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 12.05.20 D and R marine sells them
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? Project_Mayhem at 1:21pm 12.05.20 I'm no expert but I agree if that's oxidation I would try a moderate cutting compound and see what h

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