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Replacement spreader info Brad at 5:07am 10.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/880 I broke one of the spreaders on my 1978 22 a couple weeks ago (tripped and fell on the mast while wo
Phil, FYI Robert at 4:45am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1086 There are several links on the Reply side of the 24 hour forum that take you to a "casino" link rath
Racing A 235 steve meadows at 4:39am 10.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1610 Is anyone out there racing a 235 and willing to share some "speed secrets"? I've got about 8 races u
Bent chainplates? Rich Warner at 2:24am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1256 We have just purchased an 1987 H31 that has been raced often. The chainplates have been slightly ben
Repainting non-skid areas topside L and W at 2:15am 10.18.02 Other Sailboats 4/1612 Just bought an old Hunter 25. The topsides gelcoat is chalky. The deck consists of a combination of
Annapolis Question Tom at 1:59am 10.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1079 Quick question for the Annapolis veterans. My wife and I have considered going the last several yea
HOOD STOBOOM (FURLING BOOM) (1) JIM at 1:28am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/2397 ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A FURLING BOOM MADE BY HOOD CALLED STOBOOMNEVER SEEMS TO WORK RIGHT AN
Upholstery Robert Deschaine at 1:05am 10.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1011 Upholstery, on my C30 1977 - Hull#415 - This winter I would like to have all my Upholstery re-done -
bilge pump Dave at 12:20am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1202 I am installing an automatic bilge pump on my C27. It never had one before. I am wondering if I ca
Hauling and bottom paint prep Nichole at 12:06am 10.18.02 Big Boats 4/930 I am having my boat hauled and stored for the winter next weekend. I would like to start the bottom
bimini top for O'day?? Mark at 11:55pm 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4687 Hi,As winter falls upon us here in Wisconsin, (ugh) I'm going to take the winter time to prepare
Glow Plug Problerm J. Styrlander at 11:42pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1021 I have had starting problems with my C30 Mklll(25XP engine) since I bought it last Spring. An invest
26x sunk due to water ballast leak Madison Blackwell at 10:53pm 10.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/5913 The Eden, a Mac 26x purchased new less than one year before she went down, sank in the Chattahoochee
Best Way to maintain the Stainless Steel on deck Mike at 4:35pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1191 Just wondering if anyone would like to offer their best solution to easy care of stainless on the de
upholstery on the 42 Geri Edgren at 1:35pm 10.17.02 Big Boats 9/2026 We are in the process of purchasing a new 42MkII. Scary! We've previously owned a Bristol 40. Very t
Keel Mark at 1:09pm 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 1/932 Have not been under her in the water so was wondering how wide the keel is on the 260 WB?
Converting to single-lever engine control Bob at 11:08am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2042 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the engi
Hammock on deck Margaret Black at 10:59am 10.17.02 Big Boats 10/2072 Has anyone ever rigged a hammock to the deck of your boat. We received one as a gift and I was wond
Keel brackets missing ? Ken Hofmann at 9:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/797 I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Hunter 25. I have replaced all 8 threaded rods in the keel.
price reduction tony g at 8:33am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 1985 oday 26 roller fuling, inboard dsl. auto pilot. need hatch repair, 3 hasps, vhf wired and new

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Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Stu Jackson at 8:17pm 09.21.20 I hooked up to shore power and turned on the AC. Set temp to70 degrees and in about 5 mins, the cab
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.21.20 We have MarineAir reverse cycle units on our boat. Water temps in the winter seem to stay at around
Stink Boat mermike at 8:08pm 09.21.20 Peggie also recommends Pure Ayre for the problem you describe. I recommend you get Peggie's book.
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 7:06pm 09.21.20 One consideration when adding USB outlets - Devices like cell phones are increasingly moving to USB
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 6:57pm 09.21.20 It looks like clearance underneath may be a problem for a step drill. Even removing the nav station
Reinforcement areas HD74 at 6:55pm 09.21.20 I have not used it yet but it seems like it will
Sailmakers FastOlson at 6:53pm 09.21.20 We have had Great sails and service from UKSailmakers and more recently North. Fall is here.... tal
Sailmakers dlochner at 6:31pm 09.21.20 https://kingstonsailloft.ca :plus: Keep it local. Small independent lofts can give you good sails
WINTER arrived... dlochner at 6:30pm 09.21.20 Yeah, but who's counting? ;)
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 6:20pm 09.21.20 Fanatic- thanks much for your post. Earlier today I thought to look at the rig-rite web site who has
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer SycloneDriver at 6:15pm 09.21.20 Try a trailer shop. They are in the book or Google it. Etrailer.com is also a good source. I've u
Adventures in reefing Ward H at 6:02pm 09.21.20 Or maybe this one https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--40mm-t2-loop-soft-attach-carbo-single-blo
Neglected boat meets shore! Lazy1 at 6:00pm 09.21.20 and I paid good money for an '86. At least I got a trailer!
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 Ron20324 at 5:56pm 09.21.20 Looks like you've eliminated everything but a grill on the rail or a brick fire pit in the cockpit.
Sailmakers Hunter216 at 5:55pm 09.21.20 Hey everyone, started looking at a replacement main sail, so far I have a quote from precision sail
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Leakie Marine at 5:52pm 09.21.20 I 3rd what NYsail and Morgan doner say. Fuel pump diaphragm most likely has a split and is pumping
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Daveinet at 5:40pm 09.21.20 You should be able to tow 3300 lbs just fine. I towed my RL with a KL, and it worked really well. Th
Sailmakers BarryL at 5:38pm 09.21.20 Hey, My suggestion is to contact a few local sail lofts and see what they say. A good loft will ask
Neglected boat meets shore! Daveinet at 5:30pm 09.21.20 I could have stolen that mast for my boat.
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Daveinet at 5:27pm 09.21.20 My RL had cleats right at the edge of the cabin. This made it very easy to cleat and uncleat. I neve

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