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Female Sailboat Owners.... Warren Milberg at 12:50pm 12.12.13 Ask All Sailors 28/3871 In a recent post I put up about a course I am considering for new owners of sailboats, a number of r
how do I make a two piece rudder for a V21? troutman at 12:00pm 12.12.13 Smaller Boats 26/2114 I have seen pics of two piece rudders for V21 and wanted to know if this was made from a kit or if t
O'day 26 draft questions John Stevens at 11:02am 12.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1175 First, I've been told by Rudy that O'day never made a new hull when they built the 26. The 25 specs
Favored side of the race course oday630 at 7:20am 12.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/13968 So we had phrf race last week. We typically have a good size starting line, and approx 12 boats tota
Stereo suggestions kito at 6:51am 12.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4933 I will be starting my re-wiring soon on my H30 project boat. I am moving my switch panel from the qu
07 H-36 Cutlass bearing seadaddler at 3:36am 12.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/709 Anyone change their cutlass bearing on 07 H-36 with 1'' shaft. I am changing the bellows on my PSS
2000e coverage Meriachee at 12:21am 12.12.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1982 For anybody who has actually coated the hull with 2000E, as a barrier coat, what kind of "real world
O'Day 22 Interior Re-Design ChattOday at 7:55pm 12.11.13 Day Sailers 6/3241 I did a re-do, repair and re-paint of my boat's deck over the Spring and early Summer. Fixed everyth
Best IPad Charter/ Plotter App? fingerlakesailor at 7:51pm 12.11.13 S2 5/1710 Im a newbie sailer looking at Charter Plotter Apps for an IPad. Any recomendations would be welcome.
Catalina 30 Universal M18 underpowered John rolka at 7:42pm 12.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/4549 I thought the big work I was going to do was replace the prop shaft and cutlass bearing but I got si
Sad News For Sailing....... Maine Sail at 5:13pm 12.11.13 Ask All Sailors 65/13666 I was chatting with my buddy who works for Sabre Yachts, and we had an interesting discussion. He
Yanmar Transmission Gabor15908 at 3:52pm 12.11.13 Big Boats 10/2420 I was just told that it will cost $2500.00 to rebuild my KBW10 transmission on my 3JH@2E Yanmar. Is
Time to replace the standing rigging heart of gold at 2:26pm 12.11.13 Big Boats 17/3704 Its that time and the fact that I will be pulling the mast this winter will make it easier to do. Ca
H34 Rudder size? a65sailor at 2:19pm 12.11.13 Big Boats 7/1195 I have been reading and have found there was a rudder recall on early H34's. I would like to know if
Tablets for Navigation carboman at 12:02pm 12.11.13 Smaller Boats 19/2564 I am starting to check out tablets for navigation apps, mainly Navioncs, but am open to suggestions
Florida Benny17441 at 10:12am 12.11.13 Ask All Sailors 44/4900 To all of those that think Florida is the armpit of the Nation, we send you a warm X-mas greeting fr
272 Bimini Pat at 8:15am 12.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4645 I need to order a bimini for our 272 LE to protect us from the sun's harmful rays. As every 272 own
More info on MacGregor Sizes Tollergirl at 8:14am 12.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 48/6785 This summer I had the great fun of going for a cruise on a MacGregor 26 at our lake. I am in love w
Ropes Zakir Patel at 7:06am 12.11.13 S2 3/982 Hi, I own a 36ft S2 sail Boat, I want to replace all my ropes as they have weathered over the years
What is under here - h26 (1) Derf123 at 6:55am 12.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/918 Hello all, just had a dumb question.... anyone know what is under this hump? It is under the starboa

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Ball Valve and thru-hull Hunter Legend 43 Dave Groshong at 4:46am 03.14.23 Most macerators have 1 inch fittings
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? (1) rgranger at 2:31am 03.14.23 More like a window to the sole.
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 11:07pm 03.13.23 I'm the SF sailor who started this thread. For those not familiar with SF Bay conditions, from Apr
Mast step replacement jssailem at 9:01pm 03.13.23
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? Justin_NSA at 7:23pm 03.13.23 I could be wrong, but isn't that too high to be the top of a ballast tank? More like a window to th
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Tally Ho at 7:19pm 03.13.23 Very similar, it looks like the auto pilot arm is going to need about 2 to 3 inches of visible shaf
I need advice from sailors on keel CaseyJohn2001 at 7:17pm 03.13.23 From what I can see your main concern would mostly be one of water splashing out into the boat when
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim All U Get at 6:47pm 03.13.23 I'm still trying to reset my bladder.
Mast step replacement rgranger at 6:20pm 03.13.23 A 1/2" hole would probably be enough to get a look. It's fairly easy to fill and can be done under
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts Ward H at 6:03pm 03.13.23 Think I have a nice design plan to install 2 single line systems (using small blocks to minimize fr
Major post coming... (3) Screen Saver at 5:28pm 03.13.23 Yep same boat H49. replaced all the dimmable and non dimmable fluros with LEDS. Very simple. Remove
Sorry, I had to... (3) Will Gilmore at 5:12pm 03.13.23 213726 Yum. Hey, where's the hollandaise sauce? -Will
It's almost within reach! Ward H at 5:05pm 03.13.23 Out of curiosity, what kind of sander would you recommend for that curve? I was considering running
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Stargazer79 at 4:59pm 03.13.23 I added a rudder sensor that is attached to the steering quadrant (no significant force ). I do ha
It's almost within reach! Tally Ho at 4:42pm 03.13.23 I'd prefer the base plate as it's less work, more versatile and the arrangement can easily be chang
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation (3) Tally Ho at 4:38pm 03.13.23
I need advice from sailors on keel RussC at 4:05pm 03.13.23 From what I can see your main concern would mostly be one of water splashing out into the boat when
Replace Windlass Hunter 38 (2005) Rich Stidger at 4:00pm 03.13.23 I am still running my SL Anchorman since 1997. I have replaced the motor and the spindle bearings an
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (1) h2o_snow at 3:58pm 03.13.23 That would be for the stock slab type system (which does work). I just don't want to keep going to
Dometic Refrigerator Update h2o_snow at 3:50pm 03.13.23 Neat! On our list. I need to evaluate capacity and add another house battery. We are almost never

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