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Oday 28 keel bolts wmacken at 5:54am 11.11.14 Bigger Boats 4/1167 Does anyone have the torque specs for the keel bolts on an Oday 28 with the fin keel? I have alittle
update Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 11.11.14 Smaller Boats 7/1321 Gents; I am now on my third haul and last to the mountain home. The home is at the head waters o
experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior... (3) centerline at 9:03pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1395 I have often wondered how they take the wide angle view photos of the insides of a boat or motorhome
Motor Replacement... DannySonja at 8:31pm 11.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2923 I have just bought a Macgregor 26D. It has a 9.9HP 1989 Suzuki on it. The previous owner told me t
Mac 26X Stern Tower papamills at 8:08pm 11.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1856 My back stay limits moving my Bimini to Aft. Thinking about adding an arch tower behind seat in mo
Cal 28 CorJen517 at 6:53pm 11.10.14 Cal 0/959 Greetings, My wife and I just purchased a 1964 Cal 28 for a very good price. Boat seems study so f
Re-blacking self-tailers IH82BL8 at 5:44pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1033 I'm dissembling, cleaning and lubing two self-tailing Lewmar winches. While I have them apart, is t
Propeller Replacement - Should I? salt water sailor at 5:21pm 11.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1137 My question has two parts. My 78 Hunter 30 is grossly under powered with a Yanmar YSB 12 hp which dr
handheld marine gps pupluv at 5:08pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3654 Garmin GPS 72H Bundle Handheld GPS Receiver Wal-Mart is selling this for $127, which seems very r
hunter 290 windlass fkudrna at 4:17pm 11.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1191 I have a 2001 290, that came without a winlass. I am trying to install a lewmar v700, and would like
Introduction: Bought a 1974 O'Day 23 Convertible (1) sreidvt at 3:45pm 11.10.14 Day Sailers 8/4658 Hello All, Have been working my way through many pages of old forum posts and am looking forward
Do you Dress Ship? (2) Brian D at 3:06pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1490 If you do, post you photos of your ship all decked out.
fresh water tank Cat 30 Bill Hauskins at 2:10pm 11.10.14 Catalina 30 13/2156 Need to install fresh water tank on 79 cat 30 hull 999. There was no tank when I purchased boat. Any
Best sealant option for underwater lights Rick at 1:59pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/873 Hi gang. Gonna haul the boat and h get her bottom painted. Also, I am going to install some seabla
Looking for C18 owners capnron209 at 1:49pm 11.10.14 Smaller Boats 6/1961 Looking for Capri/Catalina 18 owners to start our own forum. If interested, let me know. Good sail
Electrical problem Scosta at 1:38pm 11.10.14 Big Boats 18/2286 I have a reverse polarity light that comes on when I switch the battery switch to battery #2. Insta
Leaking Lewmar port windows Glenn Withrow at 1:15pm 11.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/2041 I have applied vaseline and tightened all the screws. Still leaks. Can I replace the rubber gaskets
Fenders chicagodave at 1:01pm 11.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1439 Just purchased a 423 Couple of Questions: 1. Where is the best place to store the fenders? Starboard
Plastic cover at the top of mast support/keel cable tube bobherk at 1:01pm 11.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/748 Hi, I have a '97 26X and would like to remove the black plastic covers at the top of the mast suppor
IPad Air 2 IOS 8.1 Login Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 12:10pm 11.10.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/7961 I got a new IPad Air 2 with IOS8.1 and it brought in my previous app. It apparently garbled the log

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Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice jssailem at 9:33am 11.25.22 I do not have a definitive answer. Either way you bring in the trailer and drive away happy. It will
The joys of boat ownership jssailem at 9:29am 11.25.22 my wallk to load the boat is back to 30 feet instead of 200 + yards. How do you get your daily ste
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice Salty Jack at 9:29am 11.25.22 Thanks! I luckily have a trusted local trailer shop. So you think they can be added without a new a
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice jssailem at 9:25am 11.25.22 I would suspect trailer brakes would be a sugar coated project for most trailer shops. Just check
Autopilot jssailem at 9:22am 11.25.22 Hello... You sail on fresh water lakes? I read you installed a Raymarine Wheel pilot a few years ag
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke JoeWhite at 9:07am 11.25.22 The first question I have is why did it break? If I had to guess, looking at the first photo it i
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Kingjim91 at 8:53am 11.25.22 The first question I have is why did the messenger break? Did the slide get jammed in the foil and
Oysters!! kloudie1 at 8:10am 11.25.22 yum! Oysters on the shell.. one of my faves! We are fortunate to have a few places nearby that have
The joys of boat ownership Kings Gambit at 8:06am 11.25.22
The joys of boat ownership SycloneDriver at 8:05am 11.25.22 Do you have space for it at home? If so and it's allowed in your neighborhood, have the boat delive
The joys of boat ownership kloudie1 at 7:55am 11.25.22 I feel for ya, Brian. About 10 years ago, our marina decided to upgrade the slips and piers. They to
The joys of boat ownership dLj at 7:22am 11.25.22 A number of years ago my brother bought a Lancer without a trailer. He bought a trailer with an axle
Keel is out... looks disturbing HeelBoy at 7:22am 11.25.22 I am also unqualified to weld in cast iron, and I don't like the brittleness is causes. Macgregor su
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 (4) THECUSCUS at 7:15am 11.25.22 here are pics of my V25 boom (would be the same as a 22) [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttp
The joys of boat ownership thinwater at 7:14am 11.25.22 Sadly the worst part of boating is dealing with marinas. Dealing with a marina and their ever incre
Keel is out... looks disturbing (2) THECUSCUS at 7:10am 11.25.22 Not sure what year your boat is (and consequently the design of the keel trunk), but you might be ab
The joys of boat ownership Brian D at 6:57am 11.25.22 I am looking for a trailer, but right now (for everything) cost is prohibitive at best. I looked at
New crew Will Gilmore at 5:40am 11.25.22 I'm amazed she's not angry that it took 12 years. Beautiful dog. -Will
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 JDW at 4:34am 11.25.22 I just finished a hunt for a new to me boat, of the 9 boats I viewed 8 of the boats the Fridge/Freez
Stepping a mast Project_Mayhem at 10:50pm 11.24.22 The average price in the Southern tip of Lake Michigan is about $200 for a 30' mast. I initially tho

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