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Catalina 30 vs. C25 Roland20228 at 10:48am 08.20.15 Catalina 30 2/957 We currently sail a C25 but are thinking about switching to a C30. Is their performance about the sa
Moving mainsail sheet forward on a Mac 25 suvh8er at 10:24am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2011 Hello everyone, hope you all are getting some good sailing in this summer. I have been contemplatin
The skinny on a 1989 Oday 280 27 lookingtobuy at 10:18am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/5500 Hello my name is Jay. I am considering a 1989 280 27 . Any info would be greatly appreciated, parti
good reading... for the extremely wealthy only!! centerline at 9:37am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1297 as much of a fan as I am of Nigel Calder and what he has to share with the world thru his books, I d
Where to advertise my boat for sail ? Oliver at 9:25am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/543 Where you guys look for boats for sale?
2006 MacGregor 26M Pinched Mast Channel Repair DavidEBIDLOCAL at 9:16am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/926 I've recently purchased a 2006 MacGregor 26M (with the rotating mast), and I just discovered on tryi
11983 Watkins 32 questions Roland20228 at 9:05am 08.20.15 Other Sailboats 0/1599 Looking for input about how this boat would sail on Lake Champlain, VT, where the prevailing winds r
Oday 322 Owners manual fireman416 at 8:35am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1503 Good Day All I was hoping that somone out there may has a digital copy of an Oday 322 Owner manual
Loose footed main flynhi4u at 8:24am 08.20.15 Smaller Boats 3/705 In the process of ordering new sails and they default to a loose footed main. Will I see much of a d
Changing the cabin layout in the bow. Tac1300 at 7:01am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/789 i have recently obtain a 2002 hunter 466 from my Dad but I am wanting to change the layout of the fo
hydraulic gangway for hunter 456 passage CC nmenkes at 7:00am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/605 I want to install a hydraulic gangway on my Hunter 456 456 passage CC 2004. I need a length of 2.5
Sirius 21-Thinking of Selling Baysailor6 at 6:14am 08.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/16 I got this boat last fall and never owned anything over 17' in the past. It sails great but is not e
Albemarle Sound- Near Edenton pdwireSML at 6:10am 08.20.15 Destinations 7/2383 Hello all, First time posting and enjoyed all the information gained from others adventures. My
C-22 Fleet-130, Metro Detoit Award CaptDon01 at 5:54am 08.20.15 Catalina 22 1/606 C-22 Fleet-130 is our "Fleet of the Year" for 2015. We are going to get together next Thursday, 8-27
Butyl tape with no nuts Graycruiser at 5:44am 08.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1852 I need to rebed a SS hand rail on our C320. It is held by 3 bolts thru the deck into threaded holes
Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1880 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p
Cabinet "sagging" in aft head? (2) smokey73 at 5:18am 08.20.15 Big Boats 1/673 Hunter 40.5 My cabinet is "sagging" (see picture) in my aft head. I only see one screw on each
shore power willsnow at 10:03pm 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2885 What's the simplest shore power setup if all I want to do is run a battery charger while on a dock?
Oday 22-water coming through the centerboard tube keary N at 8:12pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/706 My 1981 okay 22 gets water up and over the center board tube when in heavy chop or when sailing in
Leaking issues. Bm3moose at 6:59pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 19/2719 I've thumbed through multiple leak threads. I have a 77 and I'm getting significant amounts of water

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CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 1:08pm 08.22.23 I was considering this. West systems has quite a reputation. I Will look further into it. Now I am d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:03pm 08.22.23 Are they steel or Delrin? For Delrin that's actually not a bad price. For steel should be about 1
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 1:02pm 08.22.23 The West System by Gougeon Brothers is the one I have been using for the past 30 years and it makes
Hunter 23 Keel isaksp00 at 12:34pm 08.22.23 Also, looks like user @peptobysmol posted the earlier photos of the swing keel. Seems to have been a
Hunter 23 Keel isaksp00 at 12:29pm 08.22.23 Ok, while waiting for Crazy Dave, here is what it seems to me. First, since you don't see any riggi
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 12:02pm 08.22.23 Then I could order the qty needed at $0.11 each. Are they steel or Delrin? For Delrin that's actu
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Dalliance at 11:53am 08.22.23
Hunter 386 Exhaust/Water hose Gary Ryan at 11:48am 08.22.23 Ended up visiting the boat today and have the same as you. Doesn't look too bad, but I'll take the
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet WasabiRush at 11:47am 08.22.23 Am I seeing this correctly that you did not replace the fir compression post with an aluminum post?
new companionway doors Hayden Watson at 11:46am 08.22.23 Here is a video of my bifold doors. Note that they use the original drop boark slides so they can b
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 11:41am 08.22.23 Wow, that is a different response than I have ever gotten form Garhauer but I always dealt with Guid
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? dlochner at 11:40am 08.22.23 Just to follow up, I emailed Garhaurer with the same photo I posted here. I asked: Cost for BB repl
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet WasabiRush at 11:32am 08.22.23 Thanks Allan. I'm reading your compression post repair document. That's what I'm working on. Can you
new companionway doors BigEasy at 11:25am 08.22.23 Built these out of Starboard. Not Zacor quality but good enough for me. Very Nice! :plus:
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 11:08am 08.22.23 That's what I like so much about the Get Wet Organizers from Organized Obie. Winch handle, sail tie
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure shemandr at 10:52am 08.22.23 @shemandr, ... but we had a lovely overnight at Cedar Island Cove, the special anchorage just to po
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Ward H at 10:49am 08.22.23 Just to follow up, I emailed Garhaurer with the same photo I posted here. I asked: Cost for BB repla
Stowing Winch Handles Don S/V ILLusion at 10:41am 08.22.23 Many winch pockets also double as a beer can holder in a pinch :beer: Perspective is everything. m
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 10:28am 08.22.23 Many winch pockets also double as a beer can holder in a pinch :beer: That's what I like so much a
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Calif. Ted at 10:17am 08.22.23 I've got the hard pedestal holder like Dave and added a Suncor socket mount to side, since it's all

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