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Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet?
dlochner at 4:35am 03.11.25
Why buy two lines when one will work for both? Since line is priced by the foot not the piece you
Towing a Precision 23
kappykaplan at 4:24am 03.11.25
The 2006 Precision 23 is listed at 2450 displacement (is this the dry weight of the body, totally e
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!!
kappykaplan at 2:34am 03.11.25
Proposed dates are the week Of?
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet?
Project_Mayhem at 10:17pm 03.10.25
Why buy two lines when one will work for both?
Roadside assistance
Project_Mayhem at 10:15pm 03.10.25
Don't sign up for Good Sam. It'll take like three years for them to stop hounding you for renewals.
Bottom paint question
Project_Mayhem at 10:12pm 03.10.25
Do not put topside paint on the bottom. It will flake off. What doesn;t flake off is a very large jo
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help
wbarrie at 9:29pm 03.10.25
The two helm pumps should be connected with a non-pressurized fill or compensation line. This norm
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet?
BobSail at 9:01pm 03.10.25
Our trailerable H260 has some similarities with a MacGregor I believe. Our headsail halyard and main
Bottom paint question
jssailem at 8:44pm 03.10.25
So if I'm never keeping it in the water could I sand, prime, then put topside paint on the entire h
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet?
Will Gilmore at 8:42pm 03.10.25
Pictures will help explain your meaning. Welcome to sailing. As complex an endeavor one can under
adding electrical stove
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220 V will be hard ies are 600 amps or 600 amp hours each? Amps is their maximum instantaneous curr
Bottom paint question
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I wouldn't do anything. Let the paint erode away and maybe someday sand the remaining off. Topside
Oday 22 structural question
Timm R Oday25 at 6:41pm 03.10.25
The compression post on our 25 was not glassed into the hull .It was glued onto the port bulkhead .
Roadside assistance
Timm R Oday25 at 6:38pm 03.10.25
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Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move
Urban Hermit at 6:23pm 03.10.25
All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move
Urban Hermit at 6:21pm 03.10.25
If you are well healed and want to put down deep roots, investigate property along either Palmetto C
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move
Urban Hermit at 6:09pm 03.10.25
Any ideas about Gulf Shores or Orange Beach AL area? Highest prices between Mississippi and the Bi
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main
Hayden Watson at 5:57pm 03.10.25
That's a nice setup, thanks for the pictures and the description I sent you a PM with more details
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet?
dlochner at 5:43pm 03.10.25
No. Separate lines, separate purposes.
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main
DArcy at 5:28pm 03.10.25
2 230173 230174 230175 230176 That's a nice setup, thanks for the pictures and the de

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