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Original O'day Upholstery Fabric (1) DannyS at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3372 Has anyone had any luck locating the upholstery fabric originally used on O'day 34's and 35's? Ours
cockpit size nottooold at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/701 how much longer is the cockpit in a capri 16.5 than a 14.2?
Painting just below water line NYCatalina30 at 12:00pm 04.26.20 Catalina 30 7/926 My Catalina 30 has 4 coats base + 2 coats of Interlux CRC applied. A more experienced sailor in my y
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? markwbird at 11:51am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 4/780
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 (3) geoks59 at 10:45am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 47/3532 Hi fellow sailors. I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I own a 1988 Pearson 27 (great
New owner of a 29.5 dbrooksatc at 7:57am 04.26.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1264 Assuming the survey and sea trial go well I will be a proud owner of a Hunter 29.5. I was wondering
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) (1) TomY at 5:31am 04.26.20 Destinations 4/658 Three Joel White Shellback dinghies and a Dyer Dhow, all rigged to sail, yesterday.
Mega 30 restoration (2) Ethanhopps at 8:30pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1366 My mega 30 that I got free is coming along. sanded it back to gel coat (the various colours of it),
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or O'Day 192? Csaucer at 8:15pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1236 I am a first time trailer sailor (have been sailing dinghy's exclusively) and I am looking at both a
Mt Sinai, NY Ablative Bottom Paint Recommendation? Mickstr at 7:33pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 12/800 I've had an O'Day 322 in Mt Sinai for 4 years now, using West Marine CPP bottom paint. I'm not lovin
Why I love newbe boat owners Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 04.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 44/2646 "Dear Headmistress. According to your instructions I put the thingamabob in the whatchamacallit, t
Need Hunter cabin fabric Chicago Syren at 7:30pm 04.25.20 Parts Search 4/528
Thrust requirements Jerrycans at 6:56pm 04.25.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/550
Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/828
Rudder post / sleeve leaking near hull (3) tylcole at 12:49pm 04.25.20 Catalina 30 2/1470 I've got a 1982 Catalina 30 that I've been slowly working on over the past year. When underway recen
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? smokey73 at 9:38am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1020 Does anyone know of a reliable place to send an Webasto Air Top 5000 Diesel Heater to for inspection
Luff tape All U Get at 6:24am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 11/4002 Hi all, We have a Hood Yacht Systems furler called Seafurl and would like to know the size of the e
Gelcoat or paint? (1) jaysweet at 6:11am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1581 What would you use to finish raw fiberglass in the bilge: gelcoat or paint? And if gelcoat, what par
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 6:09am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 27/1694 Some not so good news may have sped up my return to sailboat timeline. After I sold the Compac 23 (
Hunter 380 tb_gb at 4:33am 04.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/465 Does anyone have the specs on the 3 bladed option of the propeller? Also, did anyone replace theirs

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Beneteau 321 on the hard AlexisSTEPHB321 at 4:12pm 11.05.23 Thanks Greg
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 3:48pm 11.05.23 dj, They will only shut off rapidly if you charge them up to the point where the BMS needs to go i
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 3:30pm 11.05.23 Good information. Thanks. The Bluetooth app on my Epochs showed 100%, but, just to be certain, you'
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 3:19pm 11.05.23 As @Hayden Watson points out, the charging profiles for LFP and LA are different and it is easy to
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 3:15pm 11.05.23 Good information. Thanks. The Bluetooth app on my Epochs showed 100%, but, just to be certain, you'r
does h260 have steam light? Rick Webb at 2:58pm 11.05.23 If curious when switch set one way seems 2 wires send power up the mast to power both lights up the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 2:50pm 11.05.23 I feel going to LFP batteries is a major change in systems. One thing no one has mentioned is they
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 11.05.23 I loaded the wrong video on adding the thermal switch to an internally regulated alternator. I uplo
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 2:13pm 11.05.23 I feel going to LFP batteries is a major change in systems. One thing no one has mentioned is they w
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 11.05.23 C'mon, you're kidding us. Winterize in your climate ? 0's F. and the faucets will not freeze. T
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 2:09pm 11.05.23 As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat or build a LFP system. There is no best way, h
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 1:57pm 11.05.23
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:52pm 11.05.23 Yesterday, I winterized my Catalina 310 diesel and water systems in anticipation of the, usually, n
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 1:42pm 11.05.23 I will say that going from a 210Ah Lifeline 4D to a 560Ah LFP was life changing as far as our cruisi
26 vs 260 weight? (1) massnspace at 1:21pm 11.05.23 Thanks for all the replies. Crazy Dave in particular. I own a lovely 23.5. If I can find a scale to
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 11.05.23 There were discrepancies about the weights but I worked with engineering as a dealer. The original
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 1:15pm 11.05.23 Much of what you currently have is acceptable for use in an LFP house/ FLA start systems. The bigg
Beneteau 321 on the hard Tally Ho at 12:36pm 11.05.23 I think your boat is properly blocked. Greg
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 12:33pm 11.05.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 12:13pm 11.05.23 As with most upgrades on boats the first issue is the intended use. The other factor to consider is

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