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ODay 28 Anti-Skid??? Sharon Beach at 5:38am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1007 My husband and I purchased a used Oday 28 in Feb. 2003. The prior owner had chainplate repairs done,
Backstay adjuster Ozana at 5:35am 06.01.04 Big Boats 10/1251 I just installed a "Johnson" backstay adjuster on my 35.5 with split backstays, but I have a problem
H260 trailer improvements Ed childres at 5:30am 06.01.04 Trailer Sailors 4/1524 Has anybody made improvements to there stock trailers to allow easier centering of the boat on retre
Traveler setting on a C27 ??? gregg whittenberger at 5:28am 06.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1071 Hello I need some help-----I just got a new traveler for my 1981 C27,the question is how for forward
23.5 Bimini vern at 5:27am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 10/1175 I presenty own a 1995 Hunter 23.5 . Although I've seen several pictures of 23.5s with biminis close
Jib Haylard exit block Jean Lefebvre at 5:20am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/899 I have a 336 Hunter 1996. What kind of haylard exit block i need for the 336 hunter 1996. Is it Spar
oday 30 mainsail track fred at 5:19am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/944 I need information on the cover for the main sale rail clips slot that keeps the clips from coming o
new outboard ted at 5:06am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/901 '89 26.5' hunter as good as new.changing original outboard from original 60lb 8hp tohatsu to 92lb
Adler/Barbour Cold Machine Fan Replacement? Dan Smags at 4:51am 06.01.04 Other Sailboats 1/2731 I have an old Adler/Barbour Cold Machine mounted in the bow of my 1984 Belliure 41...the cooling fan
Limiting anchor swing ?'s AndyS at 4:03am 06.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1470 I spent my first night out on my 26M this past weekend. It all went well (the only thing I forgot w
Interior paint is falling apart Stephen Fierro at 3:39am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1358 The paint inside my boat is peeling and flaking. It seems to have two different cotes. One a yellowi
Outboard oil/gas jp at 3:18am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1019 Hi Matey'sI goofed on my mixture. Supposed to be 50:1 on 9.9 Merc, I put in 25:1. So now what????
Wet Floor tgrass462 at 3:14am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 11/1167 As you all probably know - we've had a week or so of some pretty brutal weather here in the mid west
I sure could use some information / support? John C. Bollinger at 3:09am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1007 Hello Everyone,I currently own a 1983 C30, and the wife and I enjoy her tremendously. We are curr
teak brightener stain removal Craig at 2:36am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1037 I was using teak brightener on my boat and spilled some of it. I thought I had cleaned it up, but n
Autopilot - Sportpilot? AndyS at 1:57am 06.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1687 I am going to be doing a lot of singlehanding, and have decided that it would be nice to be able to
Doyle Zeinth Main Sail - H356 Robert Keller at 1:52am 06.01.04 Big Boats 0/736 Just a follow up to the discussion regarding the main sail issue with the 356s. Poor performance and
Used Sailboat Equipment Websites John12048 at 1:51am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1598 The other day I was surfing Ebay and could not find any threads for used sailboat equipment. Does an
how many degrees of list is too much? jhartman at 1:44am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 11/4109 We sail in the hudson river and the wind can be pretty gusty. We will be listing about 15 degrees an
How do I measure stray current at my marina? Mitch at 1:26am 06.01.04 Big Boats 4/13891 I'm burning up zincs. 1/2 of each one (2) Every two months. How do you measure the current in the

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BATTERY BASICS DArcy at 9:52am 01.19.21 Mine last 3-4 years. That sounds like a poor charging system. I used to get about 4 years from sto
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE capta at 9:51am 01.19.21 It looks like they used a water based latex inside to spruce it up for sale. There's nothing for it
1974 O'Day 20 project YiskNie2013 at 9:42am 01.19.21
anchor chain capta at 9:42am 01.19.21 There should be a chain size stamped on the gypsy. Last gypsy we bought cost us a grand, so it may b
BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 9:38am 01.19.21 Perhaps paying attention in High School Chemistry can pay dividends when you get older and start to
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Benny17441 at 9:33am 01.19.21 Before doing anything conduct a thorough inspection of the boat swing keel, keel raising and loweri
Garmin striker 4 Sanfelice at 9:28am 01.19.21 I use a striker 4 on my boat. You can install it by placing it inside the hull and using silicone to
BATTERY BASICS jssailem at 9:27am 01.19.21 Perhaps paying attention in High School Chemistry can pay dividends when you get older and start to
O'Day 222 Companion Way gowfer at 9:13am 01.19.21 Thanks ... I know Rudy has them but I want to re-make my own. I have a CNC machine and want to engr
O'Day 222 Companion Way sail sfbay at 9:07am 01.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some suggestions on replacing the companionway way boards in the thread belo
BATTERY BASICS FastOlson at 8:37am 01.19.21 When I was young I knew someone who did restore car batteries. He would melt the tar that held the
C309bSpreader Deck light sail sfbay at 8:14am 01.19.21 To be sure suggest taking a photo of your light from the deck with a zoom to confirm what you have t
Below Deck Autopilot (1) jssailem at 8:00am 01.19.21 When the wind gets above 10 knots the load builds up and the belt slips. ...... but that doesn't so
Capri 22 mast needed! sail sfbay at 7:58am 01.19.21 New masts: Catalina Direct: Spars Rig Rite: Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Spars, Rigging, and Har
Cracks around jib track sail sfbay at 7:47am 01.19.21 Looks like those linear cracks are caused by flexural strain...............but fixable. If you want
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 7:45am 01.19.21
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell heritage at 7:25am 01.19.21 I chose to isolate the small agm battery and large lifepo4 battery bank with a 20 amp dc to dc charg
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 7:21am 01.19.21 The belt slips. I replaced it a year after buying the boat, and over time tightened it on several o
AC/DC Grounding Question Davidasailor26 at 7:20am 01.19.21 Calder is correct about the reason for grounding AC and DC together. If there is only one DC ground
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:18am 01.19.21 Yes I'm looking for a boat between 30-40'. Something easily to maintain and manage in tight marinas

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