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replacing flexible shaft coupler William Hankins at 12:41pm 04.15.02 Other Sailboats 1/1087 I need to replace the flexible shaft coupler on my ODay 27. It is equipped with a Ferryman diesel a
Lazy Jacks Jerry B at 12:29pm 04.15.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1331 I would like to install an easy to operate lazy jackset up that can be deployed from the cockpit. (
Heart Interface Inverter/Charger questions Bill Ellis at 12:00pm 04.15.02 Big Boats 10/10065 I have a Heart Interface Model EMS 1800-12 Inverter/Charger on my 1990 Passage 42 and last weekend t
CSC Second Coat Eric at 11:24am 04.15.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1133 I am in the process of doing the bottom. What will happen if I place the second coat on before the
lines aft brian at 10:57am 04.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/953 I have a '73 C27 with roller furling and no spinnaker gear. The only line I really need to bring aft
12 Volt batteries Hans Erwich at 10:36am 04.15.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1106 The fluid level in my 12 Volt batteries is low, to the point that the top of the plates is exposed.
Jibbaker Mike Maculley at 10:22am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1023 Had a great day on the James River sunday...steady 15 knot breezes. On the downwind leg I un-hanked
furler Dick P. at 10:14am 04.15.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1419 I'm looking to replace my furler. Is anyone familiar with Plastimo furlers. I would like your opinio
Position of mast eye for Oday 22. Larry at 10:03am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1276 I need to know where to position the mast eye pad for my new whisker pole. I have an Oday 22.
leaky sliding hatch fix Carl at 9:54am 04.15.02 Smaller Boats 2/1017 i always had water coming in the cabin during rainstorms it was leaking in where the plexiglass slid
Anchor light bulb replacement Bill Stumpf at 9:49am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1100 My anchor light is burned out. The O'Day manual does not list the bulb number. I don't want to mak
Fresh water pump vibration Bob F at 9:15am 04.15.02 Big Boats 3/990 The 12v fresh water pump is attached directly to the hull or floor pan. Its is not very quiet and vi
Got to Paint the Iron Genny Ian at 8:11am 04.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1060 Greetings all,It's time to paint my trusty Atomic 4. I bought the snazzy bronze paint, but I'm no
How cold? Paul Bednarzyk at 7:44am 04.15.02 Other Sailboats 2/767 Out of curiosity, what refrigeration units are most running, evaporator plate or holding plate, and
Worth the effort? Paul Heil at 7:42am 04.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/906 Recently picked up mid 70's retract. keel boat(catalina 22) for a feww hundred $$$. She floats and h
CDI Furling Warren at 7:32am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1058 I recently purchased an O'Day 23 with a CDI Flexible Furler 2 furling system. The previous owner rem
1962 Dolphin Ed at 7:21am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/928 A friend of mine has a 24', 1962 Dolphin. He told me the original design was to be produced by O'Da
Dress up the fixed port on the H34 Peter Roach at 7:12am 04.15.02 Big Boats 3/973 I have been in the process of attempting to make my fixed ports on my H34 look better (Glass is sepa
Suspected fresh water leaks Ken Perry at 6:40am 04.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1044 Recently I have noticed that the bilge pump is cycling on and off several times an hour. The cyclin
Replacing all Halyards, Sheets, lines. Ozana Halik at 6:39am 04.15.02 Big Boats 3/1301 I'm looking to purchase a 1987-90 Legend 37, and I have a couple of questions regarding gear.I've s

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Ballast Cracked Problem Jim26m at 4:41pm 08.02.20 @Tedd Unquestionably. But, if the boat heels to near roundup, there will be around 3ft of head (st
porthole windows for a Balboa 24 Dave Groshong at 4:37pm 08.02.20 They are likely Gray Enterprise or Beckson brand, look for a stamp on the inside frame: https://sho
Ballast Cracked Problem Tedd at 4:29pm 08.02.20 @walt : Blowing out the ballast like that is a clever idea. But wouldn't it be safer to close the b
Boom Vang question Terry Cox at 4:27pm 08.02.20 Please let us know how you finally rig it and how it works for you. Works well for us.
Boom Vang question capta at 4:27pm 08.02.20
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake NYSail at 4:24pm 08.02.20 Yea sounds reasonable. But My shower pans have always had some room so I wash, rinse a bit turn on t
Ballast Cracked Problem Jim26m at 4:23pm 08.02.20 If you can get your hands on some chemical smoke or build a smoke generator, it might make the leaks
Hood roller furler Tally Ho at 4:17pm 08.02.20 Sounds like an alignment problem as @dlochner said. Did something change in the geometry? Would
Identify this wire Tally Ho at 4:04pm 08.02.20
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake artboas at 3:57pm 08.02.20 In regards to your shower..... why not just Bring the discharge hose to the hull and pump over boar
M25 Universal troubles - need advice (1) garymalmgren at 3:48pm 08.02.20 Hi Ralph. I agree with your comment completely. "fitting a pressure gauge on to your oil system can
Batteries/Combiners jonelli at 3:48pm 08.02.20 1. What do you do about the core $ charge when you buy a new one? I always return the old ones to
A cure for leaking chainplates chichiflys at 3:43pm 08.02.20 G10 epoxy sheet is also a very useful material for this kind of work. I used a bunch installing new
Anchorage magnet... kappykaplan at 3:43pm 08.02.20 Inquiring minds want to know! :beer:
Ballast Cracked Problem walt at 3:43pm 08.02.20 I think a water leak test would be preferable.. but see you have a reason for air. Be careful with t
Anchorage magnet... Tally Ho at 3:42pm 08.02.20 Was your good looking 1st mate sun bathing on the foredeck? Why no pictures? Gteg
Anchorage magnet... Roland5048 at 3:40pm 08.02.20 What happened?
Invest 92L (2) JamesG161 at 3:40pm 08.02.20 Need help on Wind Barbs? as noted above. Arrows pointing direction and the wind speed as the feath
Boom Vang question williamtl at 3:35pm 08.02.20 Thanks all great comments and suggestions.
Boom Vang question williamtl at 3:33pm 08.02.20 If it is mounted on the mast step end you need to pull back toward you to tighten (easy), but pull

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