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Oday 28 Pivot Point rozdnek at 6:26am 04.27.20 Bigger Boats 11/1998 I'm installing amidship cleats on my 81 Oday 28 before I launch, does anyone have the pivot point lo
Hunter 45 DS steering wheel size Boby_Hunter33 at 11:18pm 04.26.20 Big Boats 2/800 Hi, I am away from my boat due to the US-Canada border closure. Need the size of the steering wheel
Mercury 9.9 running rough mid throttle doc2b4fun at 11:14pm 04.26.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/2924 Hello all.. Im hoping someone may have some words of wisdom for me. I have a 2014 Merc 9.9 4 strok
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Acvt at 6:25pm 04.26.20 Trailer Sailors 19/3213 Hello everyone! Thank you in advance for your input and experience. As a disclaimer I know what I am
SORRY POSTED TWICE, CANNOT DELETE. USE OReplacing Failing vinyl with teak (or stained pine) strips Pir8te King at 5:58pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/6 Like everyone, the foam backed vinyl on our 93 351 Oceanis is detaching. I came to Beneteau via Pear
Replacing detaching interior vinyl with wood slats (1) Pir8te King at 5:57pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2618 Like everyone, the foam backed vinyl on our 93 351 Oceanis is detaching. I came to Beneteau via Pear
Info on Goiot manual windlass, 351 Oceanis Pir8te King at 5:41pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/562
Prop Walk when in reverse billredd1 at 2:59pm 04.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/9029 I own a 1979 Hunter 33. It's challenging to handle when maneuvering in close quarters. It currently
Marinebeam stern light wiring Scott T-Bird at 2:08pm 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3403 It took me a while but I finally fished the wiring for my new LED stern light through to the panel.
next parts to add, mast turning blocks S/Y Obelix at 1:50pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/653 After a successful treasure hunt for a winch and deck organiser I have found myself in need of a cou
O'day Widgeon conversion to workboat dmtorre at 1:42pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3501 Hi All, Not sure how this will go over on a sailing forum but here goes. I've recently acquired an
Original O'day Upholstery Fabric (1) DannyS at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3956 Has anyone had any luck locating the upholstery fabric originally used on O'day 34's and 35's? Ours
cockpit size nottooold at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/841 how much longer is the cockpit in a capri 16.5 than a 14.2?
Painting just below water line NYCatalina30 at 12:00pm 04.26.20 Catalina 30 7/1219 My Catalina 30 has 4 coats base + 2 coats of Interlux CRC applied. A more experienced sailor in my y
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? markwbird at 11:51am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 4/837
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 (3) geoks59 at 10:45am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 47/4300 Hi fellow sailors. I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I own a 1988 Pearson 27 (great
New owner of a 29.5 dbrooksatc at 7:57am 04.26.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1390 Assuming the survey and sea trial go well I will be a proud owner of a Hunter 29.5. I was wondering
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) (1) TomY at 5:31am 04.26.20 Destinations 4/756 Three Joel White Shellback dinghies and a Dyer Dhow, all rigged to sail, yesterday.
Mega 30 restoration (2) Ethanhopps at 8:30pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1611 My mega 30 that I got free is coming along. sanded it back to gel coat (the various colours of it),
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or O'Day 192? Csaucer at 8:15pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1678 I am a first time trailer sailor (have been sailing dinghy's exclusively) and I am looking at both a

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B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 5:56am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:54am 07.11.24 Is that engine with <900 hours as old as the boat? If the pressure sensor wire is suspect, I would
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:48am 07.11.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. che
Dinghy best practices shemandr at 5:12am 07.11.24
What a day! shemandr at 5:08am 07.11.24
Unusual stuffing box jviss at 5:05am 07.11.24 Why not just ask over here: Cornish Crabbers Club
Unusual stuffing box Sailor Sue at 5:01am 07.11.24 In the very first picture there appears to be a hole in the main shaft tube. Could that be for a zer
P42 radar mount jviss at 4:58am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't
EV-100 auto helm issues jviss at 4:56am 07.11.24 FOLLOW UP: Contacted Raymarine in NH.. No solutions from them... Was aboard with a drill doing some
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Timm R Oday25 at 4:32am 07.11.24 I used them on my Hobie 16' . They are the cat's butt . I need to loosen my shrouds to raise or lowe
What a day! Hayden Watson at 4:28am 07.11.24 Nice write up. I'd have to comment that the seal didn't have a very good day! Well, it was a trans
EV-100 auto helm issues kappykaplan at 4:17am 07.11.24 Necessity IS the mother of invention... :plus:
Dinghy best practices east coaster at 4:09am 07.11.24 I believe he means "swampings".
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 3:47am 07.11.24 FOLLOW UP: Contacted Raymarine in NH.. No solutions from them... Was aboard with a drill doing some
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 3:43am 07.11.24 Update: Replaced the positive wires to the battery switch and the negative linking cable. Sanded the
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? jviss at 3:29am 07.11.24 They come with a variety of ends on them. Only thing, they are expensive.
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Indysailor at 2:52am 07.11.24 Is it possible to install a mechanical pressure gauge at the sender to test the actual oil pressure?
Dimensions of the companionway boards for a 1980 27'? holeinthewater at 10:13pm 07.10.24 I will have to measure. But here was my solution. 4 mini doors on lift off hinges, overlapping tri
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? john6206 at 10:08pm 07.10.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 8:50pm 07.10.24 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any comments as to a ver

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