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O'day 15 Boom Vang John Unser at 11:25pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1094 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 0/915 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 1/952 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 5/1287 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 4/910 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 2/938 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 2/1090 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 7/1963 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 21/2272
Symptoms of Bad Cutlass Bearing?? Chick Weiss at 11:05am 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/10567 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 1/1191 I'm replacing my rub rail on a catalina 27. What is the best way to bend the aluminum extrusion arou
honda parts john withrow at 8:22am 07.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/898 anyone have a good online resource to obtain honda outboard parts?
First 305 Robert Murphy at 6:41am 07.04.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1275 I am in the process of buying a First 305.Any problem areas I should look for or any information wo
Oday Widgon Rigging Jacquelyn Williams at 5:34am 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1296 I recently was given and Oday Widgon. I have never sailed before or been around a sailboat. I have
WATER WOES JASON at 4:07am 07.04.03 Ask All Sailors 1/840 WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO GET THE WATEROUT OF MY WIND GAUGE. IT'S LED AND OVER THE LASTMONT
wind-generator Frederick at 2:21am 07.04.03 Big Boats 5/949 Wind generator on P-42To recharge my batteries during extended anchor-out periods a be able to run
Pumpout Deck Plate Question Gary Felix at 1:16am 07.04.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3196 Peggie,In an attempt to be self sufficient when I need to pumpout, I now have in my possesion all
F235 Wing Keel Problem Dan at 1:10am 07.04.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3465 Has anybody ever had a problem with the wing section separating from the fin section of the keel? I
SuperLube for Heads Dave at 11:33pm 07.03.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1218 Peggy you recommend SuperLube but when i do a search on the net there are many products with this na
steering harry at 7:05pm 07.03.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1009 i was wondering if anyone could tell me the name of the device that screws into the column of the st

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34 Feet (1) Bill19233 at 3:21am 09.29.20 Hope to sail with you again soon! Check my Flickr page, got more photos of you Sunday.
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? greg_m at 1:14am 09.29.20 "...the extra length" - she never complained before! Whats the problem?
34 Feet Simon Sexton at 11:10pm 09.28.20
Boats, projects, and people. jssailem at 10:34pm 09.28.20 You have great eyesight. Yes it was I think back in 2016. I had completed the mast and rigging. But
Boats, projects, and people. nightowle at 10:27pm 09.28.20 John, Nice re-cap on what you've accomplished. Is that a picture of the marina at Langley? Hope t
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth srimes at 10:10pm 09.28.20 A pressure washer is great on mildew. When looking for soft spots on the inside stab the area with
New sailer Glsawyer at 9:52pm 09.28.20 Your life may rely on your chartplotter to get you out of a storm. I'm in no way saying you're not
New sailer Project_Mayhem at 9:51pm 09.28.20 For a chartplotter and gps I intend to use a raspberry pi build custom done for the purpose Your l
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth Project_Mayhem at 9:38pm 09.28.20 Try mixing a batch of die tracer that plumbers use with some water to find the source of the leaks.
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners justsomeguy at 8:44pm 09.28.20 Call them.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 8:23pm 09.28.20 Great news
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump justsomeguy at 6:58pm 09.28.20 Only cut out the beer / part page before I sold her. Priorities. I understand completely. ;) I've
What to do if you lose your rig. sloughsailer at 6:29pm 09.28.20 It happened to me. It was during the Double handed Light Bucket race a few years ago. I was on my bu
Reinforcement areas (1) Ed Caldwell at 6:12pm 09.28.20 When you drill your first pilot hole for the new winches, you'll be able to confirm the presence of
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Ward H at 6:11pm 09.28.20 If that works I'll replace the line with 3/16 or 1/4 so it can withstand higher loads I hope you m
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump NYSail at 6:01pm 09.28.20 If I had that page I would tell you. Only cut out the beer / part page before I sold her. Sorry dude
Unstepping a mast 25 ft. Oday Project_Mayhem at 5:32pm 09.28.20 I use an ATV winch 10+ feet in the air on my trailer. This year we pulled the boat to a dock and had
34 Feet Justin_NSA at 5:25pm 09.28.20 Great shots! Looks like a blast! :wow3:
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump justsomeguy at 5:20pm 09.28.20 My last boat had a 3HM35f with a shop manual that told everything from torque specs to what beer to
Oberdorfer Water Pump for 83 Oday Stu Jackson at 5:13pm 09.28.20 Another trusted source is www.depcopump.com A call to them could well answer your question. Also c

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