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Fixed Keel Conversion for O'Day 26 C/B Chuck at 7:41am 10.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1479 Considering purchasing an O'Day 26 w/ inboard diesel. The boat has the standard short draft keel wit
Vire 7 vs Yanmar 8 Steve at 6:54am 10.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/930 Thanks for the feedback, I have done some research as well using this wonderfull thing called the in
Gelcoat Thining confusion Tim at 4:29am 10.26.02 AMF 2/1850 I have been sucessful on my own hull repairs using fiberglass, west system epoxy resins and fillers,
Tillerpilot bracket Wanderer138 at 2:52am 10.26.02 Ask All Sailors 3/950 My tiller had a pin on the top for the socket at the end of the tillerpilot arm. Although the pin wa
Potential diesel heater location on a Vision 32 Matt at 1:48am 10.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/964 Hi,I've been considering purchasing a diesel air heater to take the chill out over the slightly co
Looking for a tiller for a 1988 26.5 Walt at 1:45am 10.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/940 I need a new tiller for my 1988 Hunter 26.5. Can anyone help?
26X Jim Hughes at 12:29am 10.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/827 I'm suprised that Mac Gregor Yachts hasn't jumped in to clear this up about the 26Xs.With any boat c
Water in lower storage area Powers at 1:07pm 10.25.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/884 I have recently purchased a 99 26x. I am getting water from somewhere when the boat is on the trail
Selling on the Web David Saenger at 12:10pm 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1100 I have a 1981 MacGregor 22 which I am trying to sell using the MacGregor owners web site.Our marke
rudder for 22 oday brian lenda at 11:59am 10.25.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/930 I need a rudder for a 22 oday. does anyone want to sell me one?email aries@massed.net
Oil or Varnish Bob Maddox at 9:12am 10.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/951 Just purchased an '80 C30. The woodwork is in pitiful condition. Beginning restoration. Which is the
Wanted: Owners manual for an O22 Wayne Smith at 8:13am 10.25.02 Day Sailers 1/992 I am currently restoring an Oday 22 and am in need of an owners manual. Can anyone help? R_Wayne_Smi
UV treated - BS or not? Mike at 6:20am 10.25.02 Smaller Boats 4/738 OK the sails are clean, but I'm wondering about the longevity of the Doyle UV treated jib, which is
Freiberger Sextant Ron at 3:46am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 3/5266 Does anyone own a Freiberger sextant? I picked one up on ebay and it seems to be very accurate. I ca
ramp launch fox at 3:44am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 I am looking for advice on ramp launching the capri22 fin keel. I finally got my trailer set up with
ICW Fixed Bridges stephen depaola at 3:21am 10.25.02 Destinations 8/1682 While reveiwing the ICW Cruising Guide there is a Pungo Ferry fixed bridge in North Carolina on rout
winterizing 6 hp jack at 3:10am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 6/983 1st year sailor with a catlina 22 winged keel.Just a question about winterizing a 6 hp johnson. Pu
ZRC cold galvanizing for swing keel? John Perry at 2:45am 10.25.02 Smaller Boats 2/1211 We are going to refurbish our swing keel sometime in the near future and I am wondering about cold g
Trailering with O/B mounted Jack Spencer at 2:44am 10.25.02 Trailer Sailors 7/1628 I want to permanently mount my Johnson 9.9 (2 stroke) on the outboard bracket of my 79 O'day 23. I
Holding Tank Replacement (1) Wulfe at 2:44am 10.25.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1244 My 82 Islander Bahama 30 needs a new holding tank, and the hoses don't smell new anymore, either...H

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Prop Walk when in reverse al4b at 8:34am 04.27.20 My docking approach, Hunter 410. My prop walks to port and I nearly always dock to port. To dock, i
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap JRT at 8:33am 04.27.20 Love it @Ward H ! I need to do that center knot to my wheel which PO already wrapped!
Strange Winter? (2) jssailem at 8:29am 04.27.20 Spring sprung here in the PacificNW. It is a mixture of beautiful days like yesterday ker than a sho
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? Joe at 8:22am 04.27.20 I do it all the time. 20 years, no problems. The previous owner raced a lot... always used the seco
How to replace a pump-out hose? ToddS at 8:19am 04.27.20 @BigEasy I'd love 2" hose... and 48mm is probably(?) close enough with a little coaxing and a little
Marinebeam stern light wiring (1) jssailem at 8:15am 04.27.20
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Hunter216 at 8:06am 04.27.20 My 2 cents from my experiences. Seen the 26X, D, M, and S. They do NOT sail well, why do people kee
Painting just below water line fstbttms at 8:02am 04.27.20 What would happen if you were caught? Is it worth getting caught? That's a pretty dickish thing
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail cstonedent at 8:00am 04.27.20 I have a 2002 B311, wanted new sails for same reason. I worked with UK sails, they had a cruising la
Marinebeam stern light wiring Ward H at 7:51am 04.27.20 After installing a tricolor/anchor combo and the steaming/deck light combo, That is a nice set up.
Marinebeam stern light wiring Ward H at 7:50am 04.27.20 I do like them. Next & last to replace ... the bow lights, maybe. I bought the MB bow light but ha
Wasps in the bilge jssailem at 7:48am 04.27.20 Different wasps require different methods. But the overall strategy is the same as with bee keeping.
Leein207 at 7:46am 04.27.20 Perfect! Thank you! I hope you have a great sailing season!
(2) GSBNY at 7:43am 04.27.20
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric nramsey at 7:40am 04.27.20 Our '86 O'Day 40 had the same fabric and it does wear like iron. We replaced it with Brisa a coupl
Wasps in the bilge Whatfiero1 at 7:39am 04.27.20 Simple bug bombs you buy at grocery store kills them and give u a chance to find all holes in boat g
Wasps in the bilge GSBNY at 7:34am 04.27.20
Prop Walk when in reverse Whatfiero1 at 7:34am 04.27.20 Backing into slip makes it easy to get out. Backing easier with water flow across rudder so stop in
Prop Walk when in reverse Crazy Dave Condon at 7:28am 04.27.20 As a former dealer, I gave two weeks of instruction at no charge and this was one issue to instruct.
Leein207 at 7:27am 04.27.20

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