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Trailer Specs for O'Day 22 Shallow Draft Jim Young at 2:52am 07.05.03 Trailer Sailors 1/6094 Several folks have asked for information to either build or to convert a trailer to fit a 22' O'Day
Rudder post fatigue...Catalina 30, 1978 Al B. at 2:45am 07.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1698 Water is coming in near the stern/rudder post of wheel steering and I understand this to be from vib
O'day 25 Powerhead Harry Schochat at 2:08am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1127 I recently purchased an O'day 25 with an inbgoard powerhead. The powerhead has the follwing number s
wheel steering catching on my H34 Jim Sides at 1:02am 07.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/796 The wheel steering is catching on my H34 and I was wondering if anyone has any advice before I start
Stuffing Box on 272 dennis young at 12:18am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/881 The manual says to use 3/16 flax, but it seemed a slightly loose fit even when tightened up (It also
When the heat's on Alan at 12:08am 07.05.03 Smaller Boats 1/988 I found out first hand yesterday how much relief can be when provided by a bimini. My brother and I
Zincs Again dennis young at 12:05am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1027 Anyone know why zincs have that little copper(?) bronze(?) ball embedded in the interior of each sec
Snake River Electronics/AcuGage Dennis at 12:04am 07.05.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2328 Have posted before but just wanted to post again.My new email address.snake.river@gte.netAny qu
Vertglas on Nonskid? Bob Shafer at 11:34pm 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/867 I recently did the hull sides of my C27 with Vertglas and it turned out great. I would like to use i
O'day 15 Boom Vang John Unser at 11:25pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1047 I just baught a used O'Day 15. The boom vang seems to be missing. The rudder does not look origina
deteriorating chain plates Dana at 10:49pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/877 I have a early model Marriner, before the self bailing cockpit, mid 60's? I have been noticing for t
Stuffing Box Warren at 10:20pm 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/906 On my 1989 Catalina 30 the stuffing box drips the recommended one to two drops per minute with the e
Groco head Paul Jaudon at 9:14pm 07.04.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1244 Does anyone know the differences between the Groco He and Hf models? The head on my '85 C27 is in n
Can someone please identify this thing? Gary at 3:03pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/848 Found several on my boat. Just can't figure out what it is. Thanks
Electrical problem ? Mike at 2:47pm 07.04.03 Big Boats 2/877 Tonight when I pressed the foot switch for the windlass everything including the running lights went
Much Information Needed - O'Day 23 Jesse Murphy at 1:56pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1039 I just acquired a 72 O'Day 23 Pop Top. It is an interesting boat but I have very little information
Hunter 37 Running Rigging Ken Bell at 12:29pm 07.04.03 Big Boats 7/1688 We just purchased a 1989 Legend 37 and she was finally launched today. After several hours rigging t
Head stay stemball modified for furling? Ulises at 11:13am 07.04.03 Smaller Boats 21/1934
Symptoms of Bad Cutlass Bearing?? Chick Weiss at 11:05am 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/9271 I've had an intermittent and troubling problem. I've never been able to demonstrate it to a mechani
Rub rail extrusion Jim Morris at 9:25am 07.04.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1161 I'm replacing my rub rail on a catalina 27. What is the best way to bend the aluminum extrusion arou

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More Alternator questions Scott T-Bird at 5:55am 06.04.20 Reportedly 125 Amp. Is Ampex a brand? I turn up nothing but that is how it is described by owner's
SOMEONE KNOWS THE OPERATION OF A BLACK WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH MACERATOR Justin_NSA at 5:26am 06.04.20 Your opinion... and its's wrong. It means I accidenatly hit the "caps lock" with my left pinky whil
Pintle size for Hunter 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20am 06.04.20 Tom. Order thru the forum store. They know what you will need owner of SBO is a former employee
H25.5 chain plate Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 06.04.20 There is a cover plate that goes over chain plate where most leaks occur Held in place if memory s
Im considering buying a NewPort 30 shemandr at 5:09am 06.04.20 There was a Newport 30 on the hard in a boatyard I frequented. I always liked the hull shape. In p
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. reworb at 5:09am 06.04.20 I would bet its your wiring harness. Its a common problem The following is from a post I made on ano
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55am 06.04.20 MacGregor centerboards were known to have holes allowing water to fill the centerboards. Former dea
More Alternator questions Maine Sail at 4:25am 06.04.20 We would need to know what external regulator is being used (brand & model) and what the rated Amper
Market research: What would you want? Will Gilmore at 4:17am 06.04.20 With vest mounted remotes on every crew member, it could also act as a MOB alarm and maintain a watc
Market research: What would you want? Will Gilmore at 4:12am 06.04.20 As a cruiser, I would be interested in local current information: direction, speed, incoming or outg
Im considering buying a NewPort 30 jon hansen at 4:03am 06.04.20 please send lots of pictures of your adventure here. we love pictures of great adventures
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. DayDreamer41 at 3:54am 06.04.20 Does your vessel have an automatic Sea-fire suppression system in the engine bay?
Market research: What would you want? Apex at 3:54am 06.04.20 For daysailing, I pay attention to depth, course/distance back to port and water temperature (swimmi
More Alternator questions dlochner at 3:50am 06.04.20 Belt alignment and belt tension may be causing the belt dust. 20 year old hoses? Time to replace no
Any Seaward owners here? Islands at 3:22am 06.04.20 Both the Seaward 25 and 26 are great boats, boat design and build quality is always an evolution.
Market research: What would you want? danstanford at 2:42am 06.04.20 How about speed relative to polar target instead of speed through water? You would need to also have
Hunter 386 Shrouds howardfrost at 12:51am 06.04.20 Hello all, hope you're managing to get a little sailing in :) I've been looking again at the boat I'
Market research: What would you want? BobbyFunn at 12:22am 06.04.20 Why mast mounted? I like a watch where i can flip through the info. Helm can see thier report, tac
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: (2) pclarksurf at 10:41pm 06.03.20 Thanks @Grotto , pretty much aligned with the "eff it" methodology, my fittings are removable, worst
Screws into fiberglass Project_Mayhem at 10:14pm 06.03.20 Use a sharp bit. The J30 has a cored hull. Drilling into it will give water a way to enter the core

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