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Engine control panel replacement + intro (1) tredychris at 1:18pm 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1455 Hi I will be the 1st time boat owner of an '84 O'Day 28 (anniversary edition) by the end of this
Fiberglass drilling One arm sailor at 11:26am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/826 Hi all I have never drilled a hole in fiberglass! Is there any thing I Shaun know before I start? I
ST60+ Knotmeter Issue>>>Thoughts? Rick D at 11:13am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 32/4830 My Raymarine ST60+ not-meter is making me nuts. The display would not read knots when I was moving a
Oil paulj at 10:51am 08.20.15 Catalina 310 4/851 Which brand of oil and weight do you use on your Universal M 25 engine? paulj
Catalina 30 vs. C25 Roland20228 at 10:48am 08.20.15 Catalina 30 2/1041 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 10/2167 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 2/5852 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 11/1404 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 2/585 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 2/970 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 0/1746 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 4/1568 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 3/729 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 1/815 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 0/642 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 7/2618 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 1/647 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 2/1926 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 14/2140 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p

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Compass deviation dlochner at 11:37am 12.11.23 The North Star? Yes, Polaris is on the move. However given the distance from earth it will take s
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 11:26am 12.11.23 These are great resources, thank you! I think I feel comfortable putting in a brace without tearing
Compass deviation Stu Jackson at 11:25am 12.11.23 had I not been required to take the class by the USCG. I never took any classes. I read Duttons a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 10:41am 12.11.23 If all is good, I will take the boat out for a few hours spin to churn up the waters in Possession
315 Backstay Adjuster Scott T-Bird at 10:39am 12.11.23 I'm curious ... what is the purpose for having a pair of backstays running up to the head? The fore
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 10:36am 12.11.23 Thanks for that helpful post. Nice to see that at least someONE understands this difference betwee
Compass deviation Stu Jackson at 10:32am 12.11.23 Hi sailme88 - not to be a stickler but it's important since both corrections have to be applied to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:21am 12.11.23 Great inquiry Terry... Yes I have been letting the moss grow between my toes since my last visit in
Solar power systems LloydB at 10:13am 12.11.23 'Those solar generators' I actually believe they are not solar generators because otherwise there s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:47am 12.11.23 It was a good and successful day. Thread a bit dry. Hadley coming together? She about ready for a
Thru Hull Replacement? Johann at 8:45am 12.11.23
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 8:01am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Compass deviation jssailem at 8:00am 12.11.23 Yes it is in the sky a far distance from the earth. Not affected by the magnetic shift of the eart
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:59am 12.11.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:58am 12.11.23 this would be the last place on earth i would think of.... what ever you chose, put it on the
Compass deviation shemandr at 7:49am 12.11.23 The North Star?
Compass deviation (1) jssailem at 7:44am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Portlight help dlochner at 7:22am 12.11.23
Portlight help Rasselas36 at 7:13am 12.11.23 Hi! Just bought an 05' Hunter 46. Need to replace the portlight over the instrumentation panels f
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! kingle at 7:13am 12.11.23

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