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34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) eherlihy at 6:11am 11.22.20 Bigger Boats 46/9380 Has anyone with an O'day 34/35 ever replaced their propeller shaft strut? If so; where did you get i
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil Gary Ryan at 6:03am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 5/859 Looking for a B35 Foil and Connector for our Sailboat. Any ideas where I might locate one? Not hav
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 4:56am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 20/5456 Looking for advice as I upgrade the old electronics on my Ericson 30+. Currently have a Raymarine X
Deck step repair junkydave at 4:29am 11.22.20 Cal 23/4481 Purchased a 1984 Cal 27 MKIII that needs some TLC I'm willing to take on but would appreciate some i
HOW TO FIND SOUTH PACIFIC MEMBERS michel06440 at 8:48pm 11.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/439 we are in new caledonia and are looking to make contact with owners of hunter Australians, New Zeala
New portlights Erbardy at 5:30pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1663 I have a question. I have a 1978 Chrysler 26. I just replaced all eight of the port lights. I used
ATN gennaker Member 131497 at 5:27pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 16/3004 Hi again rigging an ATN gennaker to the mast on a Bristol 24. How high on tbe mast should the block
Christmas shopping done! (1) Brian D at 3:22pm 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/737 187451
Anti-fouling wax Monterey385 at 3:17pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2978 Does someone want to retire rich? Invent an anti-fouling wax for use between the edge of the bottom
Sending Unit Leaking dhandzy at 2:58pm 11.21.20 Catalina 310 29/5328 Hi -- I've discovered that the flange attaching the sending unit into the tank is slowly leaking die
55 gallon drums of antifreeze Dr. D at 2:48pm 11.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1440
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project michaelapk at 1:51pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 18/6190 I have an '86 Ericson 30+ that is in need of some interior work. Both inside wood walls for the cab
Connecting old NAVMAN instruments to modern chartplotter (1) take.yvr at 11:52am 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3597 One of the winter projects I'm working on is adding a new chartplotter to my Hunter 306. Currently,
Mainsheet rigging for V222 RevRol at 10:42am 11.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1019 In the process of "resurrecting" a forlorn, but salvageable, 1971(?) V222 (Hull # 232) and need som
Generator for a Oceanis 40CC Corwin Coward at 9:26am 11.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1008 New Generator: I have given up on my old Paguro 4000. I want to install a new generator that runs at
Interesting concept? (1) Brian D at 6:26am 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 16/3715 Looks real. I wonder...
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. (3) TomY at 5:25am 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1234 Sitting in the cockpit in my harbor at dusk this past season, a Loon surfaced nearby with something
On the Level All U Get at 4:51am 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1172 I could save them a few bucks with my experience getting under fixed bridges. A satellite that wi
Dirty Jobs Tonight Ron20324 at 4:20am 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 8/763 Tonight/Saturday on DISCOVERY channel at 7:30 EST... Mike Rowe has an episode on "crushing abandoned
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? CaptainRan at 10:46pm 11.20.20 Smaller Boats 12/7133 I have a 1997 Honda 9.9 outboard on my 1998 H26. I do not see a canister-type oil filter on the moto

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Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F marcham at 12:12pm 05.05.25 Slow start is a feature of the GM series. Since they don't have glow plugs, some mechanics retrofit
Traveler car/track as tether? Hayden Watson at 11:54am 05.05.25 I rather like Elon Musk's mantra. "The best part is no part". In that vein, I believe that the best
Tight furler (1) Hayden Watson at 11:46am 05.05.25 I have a split backstay adjuster. I have it set so that the backstay is just short of floppy when t
Traveler car/track as tether? Foswick at 11:46am 05.05.25 I've been in enough off-shore snotty weather to be really happy to have higher lifelines than 30 i
BATTERY? (2) Hayden Watson at 11:36am 05.05.25 ... @Hayden Watson you say it is far less expensive but what is the conversion cost? Inquiring min
Tight furler jssailem at 11:34am 05.05.25 When I refitted my mast I had the rigger add this backstay adjuster. https://marine.wichard.com/en/s
Non binary boaters (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 11:28am 05.05.25 As opposed to old men who only care about girls, fast cars, sailboats, and relatively expensive bee
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 11:12am 05.05.25 Yipes ! The children. What will the little children think ? Oh the hell with the little rotters,
BATTERY? smokey73 at 11:10am 05.05.25 Always an interesting discussion but it always seems, when talking about the cost, to just list the
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 10:38am 05.05.25 So if I am wiring from the keyed starter switch directly to the battery with an inline 30amp fuse, I
First post. New C22 owner boulevardtalonman at 10:28am 05.05.25 File was too large, sorry
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.05.25 As opposed to old men Don't say "old." Say experienced.
BATTERY? Calif. Ted at 9:55am 05.05.25 I run 4D's which weigh about 110 lbs. I used to run FLA's but last 2 sets have been AGM's. Battery t
Traveler car/track as tether? Hayden Watson at 9:39am 05.05.25 It's interesting how we get so wrapped up with tether systems and don't talk as much about setting
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass kappykaplan at 9:24am 05.05.25 Tks for closing this out, odaydokay! :beer:
Tight furler Hayden Watson at 9:22am 05.05.25 I will pull the sail and check the top fitting, as well as foils and stay tension. I do notice some
BATTERY? Hayden Watson at 9:12am 05.05.25 Your replacement thoughts "looking at 4D or 8D or GC4s for house batteries" can be done. You have t
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 9:11am 05.05.25 Consider a 1-foot wide walkway, just as an example, and a relatively modest 20 degree heeling angle
Tight furler skunther at 9:03am 05.05.25 I will pull the sail and check the top fitting, as well as foils and stay tension. I do notice some
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 8:54am 05.05.25 Toe rails have saved me more times than I can count. Is there such a think as too high of lifelines

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