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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 12/4682 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 40/5902 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 9/1190 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 9/2023 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 1/928 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 4/2041 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 2/792 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
Pulling out a saildrive Mat George at 8:30am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1007 I have a 1975 Oday 27 with an outboard and an OMC saildrive which is corroding quite badly on the in
Can a charger go dead? Bob Lufkin at 5:42am 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1131 Got a 20 amp Guest charger running on my new (used) 84 C 30. It hums, the light is on but the volt m
How to determine the draft of a 1978 Hunter 30 Doug Dixon at 5:38am 10.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1274 I own a 1978 Hunter 30, but I don't know (without pulling the boat out of the water), how to determi
hard to pump dave at 5:35am 10.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1389 When pumping in raw water to flush the bowl the pump appears to be pressurized and hard to pump,very
lowering keel for maintenance Eric at 5:35am 10.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/861 Hi...this is the same post I put on the C25/250 National page....thought I'd spread out the joy...
rebedding snaps john withrow at 4:53am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1107 What's the best way to rebed a snap?
Anybody watch the TV show "The Ship" Tom at 4:26am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1199 on the history channel recently. I thought it was very good. It is a show about a replica of Cap
Traveler for Hunter 23.5 Jim Durrett at 4:16am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/1112 I have only had my 1997 Hunter 23.5 for less that one year. I encountered winds in excess of 17 kn
Wing Keel Tom at 2:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 5/1003 I am interested in knowing if it is possible to convert the water ballast to a wing or fixed keel.

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Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 10:55am 09.20.20 Got a Dremmel tool? If not, they are cheap enough to buy and always useful. I've cut 1/2" SS shackl
Rust Never Sleeps. Stu Jackson at 10:54am 09.20.20 You can also buy these: https://www.westerbeke.com/Product/NIPPLE/299693
TS Sally (4) BigEasy at 10:35am 09.20.20 Wayne, Sorry to see that your boat was damaged; however, hopefully damage is repairable in a
TS Sally jssailem at 9:34am 09.20.20 Wayne, Palafox looked to be a nice place to dock your boat. May the be fortunate to rebuild and reme
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile (1) DianaOfBurlington at 9:25am 09.20.20 This 'smile' is very common with cheaper production boats having fin keels. I have it too on my H25
Chainplate Fabrication joe28532 at 9:22am 09.20.20 All good advice Diana. The discs used were non metallic. 36 grit zirconia flap discs actually and th
Cam Cleats how do you use them? Meriachee at 9:22am 09.20.20 Its the best solution for the track cars, traveler and EZGlide, although the loads on the traveler
Cam Cleats how do you use them? thinwater at 9:14am 09.20.20 ... I'm still working on getting the sheets into them while grinding, not as convenient as self tail
Chainplate Fabrication DianaOfBurlington at 9:12am 09.20.20 Wipe the stainless down very very well with solvents and rinse with water, then blot/air dry. Any r
Ranger 22 Cushions sail sfbay at 9:11am 09.20.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Ranger Yachts 22 boat!! Are these for the cock
Cam Cleats how do you use them? thinwater at 9:07am 09.20.20 Obviously it depends on the size of the boat: Sheets. Yes, if tackle or the tail of a winch. No if
TS Sally (1) WayneH at 9:07am 09.20.20 Palafox Marina before Sally
A cure for leaking chainplates DianaOfBurlington at 9:06am 09.20.20 I like this very much. I've been doing this or recommending it for about 15 years since Dave Cherub
Information sail sfbay at 9:02am 09.20.20 Suggest contacting Triad and Load Rite. https://www.triadtrailers.com/triad-trailer-gallery/sailboa
Trailer information for 22' Spindrift (1) sail sfbay at 8:53am 09.20.20 You might get a pretty good idea of how long and wide the bunkboards and keel supports should be fro
TS Sally jmce1587 at 8:45am 09.20.20 Good luck with insurance and ensuing repairs. Foss Foam in Fla is great for rudder replacements. A
H26 - Bottom Paint Flaking sail sfbay at 8:41am 09.20.20 If you plan to apply new barrier coat suggest 5 - 7 coats of epoxy AFTER the bottom is dry and BEFOR
After 10 Years Crazy Dave Condon at 8:11am 09.20.20 @Bobbi Ullinger The first photo said it all. Congratulations SAILOR. You made my day
Bow Eyes vwjay at 8:10am 09.20.20
H26 - Bottom Paint Flaking dmax at 7:47am 09.20.20 Poor adhesion - can be caused by wax left over when the hull was formed or some other contamination.

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