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O'Day23 swing keel cable Al at 7:16am 09.29.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1093 The line to the swing keel/centerboard on my O'Day 23 parted company. I've lifted the boat clear of
Warranty Willy at 5:34am 09.29.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/789
Shaft turning while under way carl gamble at 2:14am 09.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/822 I just noticed the other day that while under way (sails only), the shaft turning. Is this normal
In water storage? Steve Feinsilver at 12:37am 09.29.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1042 Considering storing boat in water for winter. Have heard that water supports boat better, but that
Mast Step Compression Fix - Wood Dry Out Dave Worfel at 12:30am 09.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1145 I spent yesterday pulling the mast step plate on my C30 and cutting the deck away under same to fix
Arty's 26x Blues Jerry at 12:01am 09.29.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1047 If you don't like your boat, sell it. Don't waste a person's time with your gripes. A 26x sails ju
V 17 Keel & sails Dwane at 10:58pm 09.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1011 Hi AllI'm the new sailer with a v17 in very nice shape except the keel! I did use a bunch ok WD fo
balsa core how much? Mark at 12:57pm 09.28.02 Day Sailers 0/1112 I knew there was a lot of rotted cabin sole when I got the boat, a 1976 22 footer, and that the mas
backstay hardware Brian at 12:41pm 09.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1102 My 74 Cat27 is has a split/adjustable back stay. what is missing is the line/block set up to adjust
Tarping for winter storage Fred at 12:24pm 09.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/1493 We are new Catalina 22 owners.Our boat will be hauled out and stored on our trailer,mast up, in the
Ray, Maria and "Scooter" are in Mobile Alabama. Ray Bowles at 12:17pm 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1098 Are any Hunter owners or Hunter sailers in this area? We are outfitting our newer boat for our 10 y
First Sail Mark at 12:17pm 09.28.02 Smaller Boats 1/990 I had the first sail today on my "new" '87 C22. Thought I would sandwich it in between Isadore and
1987 Hunter 37 exhaust hose Bob at 11:59am 09.28.02 Big Boats 2/989 Has anyone changed the hose on this model before? I checked the archives, and found one post dated O
Alternator Vibration Problem Dave at 10:26am 09.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1214 I have a continuous vibration problem with my alternator. I have replaced the original mounting bra
Hey! Do we own Cat 30's or Cal 30's hmmmmmmmmmmm? Joe R. Chicago-Hammond at 8:53am 09.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1095 no message, just the question.
Adler Barber Refridge question Bob F at 8:34am 09.28.02 Big Boats 11/1147 I am puzzled if I should run the sea water cooling pump on my refridg-freezer. I leave mine on 24/7
Remove your mast for winter storage? John Perri at 8:29am 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1470 Hi,i'm just taking delivery of my first baby - 1985 C27. Done a few posts here and haved gotten gre
Straits of Mackanac chuck at 8:22am 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/910 I have been thinking of sailing under the Mackinac bridge from east to west but wonder how strong is
Fresh water leak John Rodstrom at 8:21am 09.28.02 Big Boats 6/1092 I am having a problem finding a fresh water leak. I have checked all fittings under all sinks includ
Jib blocks chuck at 8:15am 09.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1014 Am fairly new at sailing. Have 23' oday and there are jibs blocks 1(1 per side) with a series of hol

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Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane sailme88 at 12:36pm 07.13.20 I have a three blade auto prop. Lots of likes and dislikes...Had it serviced this winter. between th
Deck Layout - Template or Drawing rgranger at 12:32pm 07.13.20 The alternative is paper templating the entire surface just to get a ballpark quote. Thanks in adv
tricolour Trip switch rgranger at 12:29pm 07.13.20 Heat would lower the resistance, and wouldn't do anything to trip the breaker that I can imagine.
Questions after first launch for Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 12:21pm 07.13.20 I have the two burner stove in mine and it is original. Love it. You pour ethanol (go to Lowes in
nramsey at 12:16pm 07.13.20 Our O'Day 40 came with a 155 genoa. It was a lot bigger than we wanted for casual cruising. We rep
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? rgranger at 12:16pm 07.13.20 If you were to install a more powerful engine, would your old '78 then meet those future needs you
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? rgranger at 12:13pm 07.13.20 Talk to the engine manufacturers, especially Beta Marine. If the engine is over sized it will not r
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 12:08pm 07.13.20 Did they machine it to accept replaceable bearing races? How bad did the original races look?
Hatch covers for hunter 34 (1) rgranger at 12:07pm 07.13.20 A less attractive option but one that is quick, easy and cheap would be to cut to fit and affix (tap
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? Mike Oldak at 12:07pm 07.13.20 Do you have a part number for the sw/gauge combo sensor?
Furling drum (1) sail sfbay at 12:06pm 07.13.20 Could this be the part from the catalog assuming they have the part available? Product
Hatch covers for hunter 34 rgranger at 12:04pm 07.13.20 Ooops hit send to soon. Here is a set for the H33 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=33&c
Hatch covers for hunter 34 rgranger at 12:02pm 07.13.20 I don't see hatch covers on this web site, anyone know of any stock hatch covers for 1983 H34. I
Sailboat adrift in the Catalina channel (Southern California) - July 12 2020 marke14 at 11:49am 07.13.20 Yeah Rick, we had a great wind angle yesterday and were pretty much on the ferry route heading south
Wind Instruments y knot at 11:48am 07.13.20 I had a SR Nav 10. Which stopped working. I sent it back to SR and they couldn't get it working. T
Sailboat adrift in the Catalina channel (Southern California) - July 12 2020 Rick D at 11:45am 07.13.20 We were monitoring 16 on the way back to the mainland, but at 1:30 we were very busy dodging jet ski
cyclical vibration under power ontherocks83 at 11:41am 07.13.20 So I am not sure if this means anything but, some things I observed this past weekend out on the boa
almost vacation time fred1diver at 11:13am 07.13.20 so I spent the morning on the boat, so far the floors have been cut and the mating surface has been
Furling drum mcphersl at 10:54am 07.13.20 Welcome to the forum!! So you need part #3001 from the attached parts manual shown on page 8? One
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? sail sfbay at 10:53am 07.13.20 Ron20324..............very thoughtful input to your marina restrictions!!

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