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Delivery Recommendation needed Dave at 3:53am 05.13.03 Ask All Sailors 0/850 Can anyone recommend a captain to deliver a 30-footer from Manitowoc to Waukegan?
looking for a paddle/boom cradle 14' oday w hallett at 3:41am 05.13.03 Day Sailers 2/1728 do you know where i can find one of these for an older oday 14 plus the hardware?
Help - Rigging an O'Day 28 Mark at 3:34am 05.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1568 Hello.I am thinking of purchasing an O'Day 28, and would like to know procedure to "tune the rig";
Dimensions of prop shaft H 31 0 Peter Hoenderop at 2:47am 05.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/870 I am owning a Hunter 310 build in 1997 with a yanmar engine. The propellor shaft is 25 mm. Can anybo
Anchor locker Carl Lebo at 2:19am 05.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/936 I've been kicking around the idea of adding an anchor locker. Is there a kit that would help or woul
Setting for a three blade PYI on new Hunter 386 Floyd at 1:27am 05.13.03 Other Sailboats 1/909 We are about to launch a new Hunter 386 with a PYI three blade prop and want to be sure on the corre
Spotlight electrical connector (1) Gary at 12:20am 05.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1104 I have a Catalina 30 on which there is a small electrical connector (fitting) just below the engine
Gelcoat repair Tim at 11:02pm 05.12.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 Does anyone here have any experience with the gelcoat repair kits that marine stores sell? Do they
non skid deck paint vendor and color John Fisher at 10:30pm 05.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1020 WE HAVE A FEW HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE NON-SKID SURFACE AREAS OF OUR 86 272 .WE HAVE FILLED THE CRACKS
How identify source of engine problems? Stuart at 9:13pm 05.12.03 Big Boats 10/1028 Have a 1999 Hunter 340. We've had two instances of issues with our Yanmar.First occured while m
Internal Halyard Sheave JimR at 9:02pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 1/996 Trying to find the replacement No. of the Internal halyard sheaves P'S located at the bottom of the
Boom topping lift (2) Ray Dobmeier at 8:59pm 05.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1496 We just launched and rigged our 1994 26S Mac. Nowhere in the manual does it even mention the boom t
Dimensions of 4 Post Bow Pulpit on 1981 27' Linda at 8:09pm 05.12.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1153 I've checked through the archives and haven't found this answer. I hope someone here can help.I r
Where Do Rudders Break? Herb Schiessl at 2:39pm 05.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1140 I am repairing my delaminated rudder, but I was wonderinng where a rudder usually breaks. Is it at t
Quick Question On Battery Relocation (1) Bob Fliegel at 1:31pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 7/893 I was thinking of relocating my two batteries from the starbord, aft section of the boat (next to th
spark plug and gap mmsailor at 1:25pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 6/1918 I can not find my owners manual for my 1999 0r 2000 nissan 5 hp 2 stroke outboard, I had someone tun
Water Ballast Tank Pump Out (1) Bob Fliegel at 12:42pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 11/913 Hi Everyone! I have been finishing up numerous winter projects prior to putting the boat back in the
Gel Batteries Warren at 12:23pm 05.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/972 On my recently purchased Cat 30 I have to replace the batteries, not so much due to a failure but du
Refrigeration not working Warren at 12:10pm 05.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/861 I recently purchased a 1989 Cat 30 with Adler/Barbour refrigeration not working. According to the PO
can you sail with the cabin pop up up anthony at 12:07pm 05.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1156 Ihave a 1977 24 Venture MacGrego sail boat. The cabin has a pop up, can you sail with the pop up? Th

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O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes shemandr at 4:47pm 10.04.20 Thanks. I should have guessed that is the technique.
New sailer Glsawyer at 4:34pm 10.04.20 Is there away to delete this tread? I'd like to not clutter the forum
Bow Eye Gene Neill at 4:30pm 10.04.20 This guy did it recently
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis sailme88 at 4:25pm 10.04.20 My ignition recently gave up the ghost.. The fact that the panel illumination failed would indicate
Cockpit Cushions Ron20324 at 4:24pm 10.04.20 Can I borrow your wife? Twenty dollars- same as downtown. ;)
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis garymalmgren at 4:23pm 10.04.20 Do you have a wiring diagram? Is so refer to it or post on here so we can follow it. The instrument
Sextant sailme88 at 4:20pm 10.04.20 FYI, you don't use a sextant to find stars and planets....... YUP,, got the FYI.... But it was/is
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis leo310 at 4:16pm 10.04.20 check the ground wire to the engine
Looking for photos of V-berth port and starboard removable shelves - O-Day 28 Richard19068 at 4:15pm 10.04.20 Sorry Fred. I misunderstood. For some reason I thought you were talking about shelves in the V-Berth
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes Timm R Oday25 at 4:09pm 10.04.20 The compression tube can be inserted through either the top or the bottom of the mast . We used a 20
Bow Eye Hardhead at 4:00pm 10.04.20 I can't tell you for sure - but I recall there being some project photos of an earlier bow eye repai
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 3:57pm 10.04.20 Yes, Mills race. It very hard to cut the rigging when the boat is violently rolling and pitching. W
Windlass Seized Clutch shemandr at 3:45pm 10.04.20 ...Windlass would have to come out to be able to get hammer swing room.. Maybe it's not appropriate
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 3:29pm 10.04.20 Tried to remove the set screw last week. No luck yet. Not enough room for my impact wrench. Need a l
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 3:23pm 10.04.20 Thanks all for your helpful tips and recommendations. A very good feeling when solving problems such
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis rgranger at 3:21pm 10.04.20 Not sure what engine you have but many have an inline fuse near the starter. It is not the fuse if
Cockpit Cushions Mikem at 3:19pm 10.04.20 Can I borrow your wife? Careful, Smokey
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis rgranger at 3:18pm 10.04.20 Obviously an electrical issue - two options - You left one out....:thumbup::biggrin:
Cockpit Cushions smokey73 at 2:46pm 10.04.20 Yep- ex- 9 years now Oops, didn't catch the then. Nevermind I already have a then wife but she co
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available shemandr at 2:39pm 10.04.20 I wonder what burning biodiesel would do to a typical engine warranty? I'd expect the manufacturer

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