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hull speed ?? sunset lady at 4:54pm 09.15.14 Bigger Boats 13/3718 I would like to know the hull speed of a 272 O'day? Thanks
Winter cover ideas??? boblufkin at 4:49pm 09.15.14 Catalina 22 23/7229 Anyone have any economical ideas to cover a 22 with the mast up while sitting on a trailer ?
Removing a keel rsfinley at 4:34pm 09.15.14 Smaller Boats 4/1779 We mostly use our boat to motor with small outboard around rivers and lakes and for sleeping quarter
Oday 25: teak plugs ddooher at 4:30pm 09.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1008 Removing teak rails and teak at cabin way. What is best way for taking out plugs that cover screws.
New overhead (1) Swampyankee at 1:01pm 09.15.14 S2 2/891 We stripped the carpet off the overhead when we got the boat, since it was falling down and seemed t
Orange O'Day Daysailer 2- gelcoat repair windsong2 at 12:45pm 09.15.14 Day Sailers 1/1515 If anyone out there has repaired gelcoat of an orange o"Day Daysailer 2, I'd like to hear what produ
Two Quick Electrical Projects Knocked Out this Weekend (7) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 09.15.14 Catalina 310 10/2398 This weekend I had a chance to jump on a couple of quicker electrical projects. The first was instal
Impeller Vanes (1) Marc14857 at 10:51am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/785 Are the vanes in the bottom of the pump aligned properly? Whenever I remove the cover to inspect the
Hand rails newsguy1 at 10:48am 09.15.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/725 I'm looking for a 4 loop hand rail. Problem is they now come in 10"centers. On my boat they are 13
Engien Monitor next to engien start pannel (1) capi6289 at 10:25am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/684 Does anyone know what this device is for No one in any of the boat yards seems to know, it was broke
Water in diesel tank Perfect Excuse at 9:40am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1192 Water got into my diesel tank, don't ask really dumb, I syphoned about ten gallons from the bottom o
O'Day 39 general knowledge and conversation JAyers at 8:57am 09.15.14 Bigger Boats 32/17593 My name is Josh Ayers, My wife and I just recently purchased a 1983 O'day 39 in San Diego CA. The
ODay 19 jib cleats RTSKI at 8:36am 09.15.14 Day Sailers 2/882 The round cam cleats for jib sheets on my O'Day 19 are too far forward to be handy for solo sailing.
Water and Waste Deck Caps RickyTak at 8:22am 09.15.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4138 The water fill caps on the deck of my 1982 Catalina 30 are an odd size and I can't seem to find repl
Bulb for recessed lights H36 zigracer at 8:16am 09.15.14 Big Boats 7/980 I have those small, bright recessed lights inside my 2008 H36. A bulb blew, but the printed number
Spreader boots 7.3 avariale at 7:56am 09.15.14 S2 5/1319 Can someone tell me the size of the spreader boots on the 7.3?? Bought the boat and had it stored
1983 Hunter 34 Throttle Issue enorfleet at 7:14am 09.15.14 Big Boats 4/1019 Last night my throttle malfunctioned. Revs the engine when you push forward hard but nothing happens
Point of Sail charliegrau at 6:47am 09.15.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 101/21569 This statement was posted in another forum to define Point of Sail. "A point of sail is the relati
Mast Climbing - How much is too much atwhite2 at 5:58am 09.15.14 Ask All Sailors 59/9981 Well, it is getting a little cooler here in the north part of the country and as the weather gets na
voltage regulation Don Lucas at 5:36am 09.15.14 Big Boats 1/629 I moved the power/sense red wire and the ground black wire for my Balmar voltage regulator from the

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Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (2) ...3TacksontheWater at 7:31am 05.19.23 On the current Mast Crutch, there are nylock spacers that stand the crutch off of the Unifoil rudder
Love to Hear the Story Behind This RussC at 7:18am 05.19.23 Back up about 40 feet and it will be fine. :facepalm:
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (1) AaronD at 7:10am 05.19.23
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Justin_NSA at 7:03am 05.19.23 :facepalm: Rick, you have a really nice sailing club there in Ft Walton. I found it while I was wor
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (2) Gene Neill at 6:43am 05.19.23
Wench upside down? stickinthemud57 at 6:06am 05.19.23 Jodyjuli, That was me from the MacGregor forum. I would suggest you perform an image search on Goo
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 05.19.23 We all screwed up on navigation!!!
Ranger 11' jdrutten at 5:57am 05.19.23 I would assume those are limber holes which are specifically designed to allow water to drain. I wou
2004 Raymarine C80 Display Sailgunner at 5:45am 05.19.23 If you want a used on try: Max Marine Electronics 2185 N Powerline Road Pompano Beach FL 33069 They
H34 keel smile kloudie1 at 5:38am 05.19.23 Torque first then epoxy/fairing.. That way, the keel gets set first and will not crack the fairing w
Reefing lines jamming Sailfanatic at 5:24am 05.19.23 If you are using a good quality 3/8" dacron braid line, I would expect that line to work fine, but I
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 05.19.23 @patbratton You are welcome sir
Wench upside down? kappykaplan at 5:17am 05.19.23 Please post photos of your set up so we can help you. P.S. It's a winch.
Spinnaker patbratton at 5:01am 05.19.23 Suggest a cover for the drum to prevent marring the deck Good idea. Thanks Dave.
Love to Hear the Story Behind This shemandr at 4:57am 05.19.23 Res ipsa loquitur!
H34 keel smile (2) cdells at 4:26am 05.19.23 Uncovered the most forward tabs completely now. It looks like they were just covered with thickened
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch jviss at 4:09am 05.19.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that wo
Jib Line Overlaps danstanford at 2:58am 05.19.23 Too many wraps before the tension comes on. Try two wraps only which should let you take all the loa
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:57am 05.19.23
2004 Raymarine C80 Display BigEasy at 9:12pm 05.18.23 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? Try c

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