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Trailer Setup (1) mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3142 After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
Tie Downs needed for 25 SK? alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13 Trailer Sailors 19/3223 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1156 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2478 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1922 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/12049 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7417 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1199 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13889 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2481 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7711 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3649 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4689 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3403 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/3169 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
controls cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/644 Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower
how do you secure carpet? troutman at 7:09am 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/3628 I see many people like to have carpet inside and outside their sailboats. How is this secured? I w
Main reefing on '79 33 mystery117 at 3:13am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/977 When I bought this boat the main was missing and I had to set everything up myself. When I had to r
Bird Proof Wind Vane med2463 at 11:25pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 21/9658 Anyone know of a bird proof wind vane? We are done replacing the wind vane to our Garmin GWS 10 win
Improper CDI Furler Installation (4) CaptDon01 at 10:43pm 11.16.13 Catalina 22 13/2178 I purchased a used C-22 that came with a CDI furler. The previous owner didn't follow their installa

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Blown exhast (2) odaydokay at 8:06am 07.02.23 Apologies for the lack of info. It has happened only an hour before and I was on a hand held devic
ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 7:47am 07.02.23 And this also makes the point. if you are only going to disconnect it every 5 years for replacement
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Marty Gingras at 7:44am 07.02.23
ampacity of disconnects thinwater at 7:35am 07.02.23 That sort of defeats the purpose of the disconnects. You will end up off the connectors because the
In-mast furling nitrogenase at 7:29am 07.02.23 Our 323 manual specifies 10 mm for both inhaul and outhaul but, when replacing, I used 10 mm for out
Shooting some video in the harbor kappykaplan at 7:17am 07.02.23 I like the oars without the gunwale. :plus:
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 7:07am 07.02.23 I was not. I've just been hanging the test cell over the side near the prop and about the same dep
Shooting some video in the harbor jssailem at 7:05am 07.02.23 Enjoyable. The video was much improved. I liked the position of the camera with the oar dipping. The
Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 7:03am 07.02.23 Nice. I like the oars without the gunwale. Helps to tell the story of a row around the harbor and s
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:00am 07.02.23 Bob Olsen recommends hanging the reference electrode within 1 foot of the prop or shaft in freshwat
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery (1) dlochner at 6:52am 07.02.23 The advantage of the "silly way" is that it is considerably simpler and somewhat less expensive. I
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 6:42am 07.02.23 Another (hopefully) improved 5 minutes in the harbor. n_XNdSBMpKM
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:00am 07.02.23 I don't know the Oceanis 37 and rarely use furling sails, but that still looks like too much sag fo
Blown exhast dlochner at 5:59am 07.02.23 Not a great way to start a holiday weekend. The Y connector you mentioned, is this the water inject
bulb number Yanmar tach chp at 5:59am 07.02.23 Thanks. I got it figured out.
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank jssailem at 5:51am 07.02.23
Bimini and Dodger replacement jviss at 5:50am 07.02.23 Fabricating a new tensioned canvas from an old one is a bad idea. The existing dodger and bimini on
Bimini and Dodger replacement Spindrift NH at 5:32am 07.02.23 Fabricating a new tensioned canvas from an old one is a bad idea. The existing dodger and bimini on
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 5:30am 07.02.23 Today I remeasured the hull potential, it was -370mv. Then I added a shaft anode and it measured -
Raider Cherubini 33 rgranger at 5:08am 07.02.23

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