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AYC Regatta at Lake Pleasant 1/16-18/2015 CaptDon01 at 12:48pm 11.25.14 Catalina 22 3/1399 Arizona Yacht Club Birthday Regatta/Leukemia Cup 1/16-18/2015 Mark your calendar and start making
Do you have more than one furling headsail? kito at 11:59am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1873 I bought a new Profurl furler for my H30 awhile back but didn't have a headsail to fit it. I ended u
To O'Day or not to O'Day dscribner at 11:04am 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2266 Looking for a bigger boat. Considering an O'day 272 LE. Although this is not technically a "traile
Senile wood pecker Clydo at 11:02am 11.25.14 Catalina 310 7/2079 Anyone have this problem? Had nice sail, boat back in slip ,all secured and I was ready to leave.
Rudder Removal Not Necessary (1) pvtpotter at 10:46am 11.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1349 :naughty: I see lots of people on here speculating about having to drop the rudder in order to remov
Ever move to a Powerboat and did you regret it? Cool Beans at 10:34am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 31/5633 A blasphemous question, no doubt :redface: But, it is a question I've been pondering for awhile. .
What is this knob for? (1) dfast7181 at 9:46am 11.25.14 Big Boats 7/3221 This knob/dial is located on the port locker in the aft cabin of my 2005 C-387. It's not a dimmer, v
Anchor size sailnoproblem at 8:56am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 52/10396 I have a 34C Tartan, 12,000lbs. Have a fluke anchor now but am switching to a Lewmar Delta. I have
Wierd HIN number davidmhull at 8:29am 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1933 I am trying to register my boat in Virginia and I noticed the HIN starts with DLZ. Every discussion
Joe Alves Jr. LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 7:03am 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1220 The late Joe Alves Jr., sailor of Trinka O'Day 22, would have been 71 today. Keep her in the wind Jo
battery powered fans? richk at 7:02am 11.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1832 Rather than rewire the boat I'd like to try battery powered fans which I can relocate for the best f
winterizing woes jkeaton at 6:35am 11.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/5074 Having a problem running anti-freeze through my yanmar 3gm30. When I pull the intake hose to put it
Dana Point or bust! Skipper at 5:17am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1746 --Updated 12/24 bottom of thread-- Woohoo! We're coming home. And we're bringing the boat with us.
Did I "steer clear" of a great opportunity? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 4:57am 11.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2917 At the present time, I am looking to replacement my beaten up Pearson with something newer and shini
heat exchanger timweed at 4:20am 11.25.14 Catalina 30 5/1977 It has been a very long time since I posted on the forum. This summer I lost my most recent crew d
Hunter 356 factory propeller tip clearance ALNims at 3:23am 11.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3780 I have been looking for the original factory propeller tip clearance. I would appreciate any informa
Ultimate Restorations - Schooner Coronet (1) caguy at 9:52pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/4186 Ultimate Restorations finally released the restoration of the Schooner Coronet in Portland, Maine.
painting Edson pedestels njlarry at 8:31pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4755 Assuming I can get it out of the boat, I would like to refinnish my steering pedestel. I am conside
How tight swing keel bolt? Sailor_Jeff at 8:26pm 11.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1408 Today I pulled the keel bolt in my 1984 Mac 22. I used a simple bottle jack under the boat to take
HAPS Annual Dinner Mikem at 8:14pm 11.24.14 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2955 Seems like each event sets another HAPS record. We had 38 persons at our Annual Dinner Saturday, No

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Deck paint recommendations (1) Nashville_Blues at 3:02pm 09.24.23 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painte
Deck paint recommendations Nashville_Blues at 2:59pm 09.24.23 You are absolutely right, once painted you can't go back. And perhaps it has already been painted.
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 2:38pm 09.24.23 As the gulper pump can run even if dry, is it even necessary to use the drain box? Just hook it up t
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 1:55pm 09.24.23 I found this video of Deception Pass. It was taken on a fairly low flood current but does show how
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Don S/V ILLusion at 11:59am 09.24.23 Are you saying that if I turn off the power to the splitter and the VHF, the AIS will transmit norm
Just a bit too much heel and helm Don Guillette at 11:58am 09.24.23 We have a reasonably tender boat that does not mind being pressed on but I would like to have a pro
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 11:42am 09.24.23 Are you saying that if I turn off the power to the splitter and the VHF, the AIS will transmit norm
23.5 unsinkable??? Roland5048 at 11:37am 09.24.23 Several years ago, a friend and I tried to sink a 25' sailboat hull. Dang thing would not go down.
1990 MacGregor 26s steering mechanism stickinthemud57 at 11:34am 09.24.23 Which part of your steering mechanism is bent? Could you provide some photos?
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II Why can't Sureseal have instructions lik
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 11:22am 09.24.23 On that subject, at least one person suggested that if it's epoxied to the hull, I'm in for a big w
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 11:07am 09.24.23 Interesting - so you only use 1 compressor and do a spillover? I was considering that...it sounds li
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 10:56am 09.24.23 Antennas are not really expensive. A second antenna will work much better than a splitter. I simpl
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Onoahimahi at 10:54am 09.24.23 I had this happen twice on different larger motors 1) No peeing but motor was not overheating: The p
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Lee Hadjiosif at 10:33am 09.24.23 In theory this will work. In practice it is an accident waiting to happen. If the VHF is used to tr
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 10:30am 09.24.23 This time of year we switch from Thursday nights to Sunday afternoons, and the fleet gets a bit thin
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) Justin_NSA at 10:16am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II
Catalina 22 Trail Rite trailer wheel bearings Leeward Rail at 10:12am 09.24.23 Good info ! Fwiw I always just measure the seal and use the numbers on the races and bearings. Trai
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 9:58am 09.24.23 I do not use the AC. Caribbean breezes keep thing comfortable at anchor where we spend all our time
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) Onoahimahi at 9:52am 09.24.23 Hello All - it has been almost two seasons since I posted my original question here and I want to th

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