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Oday 1973 Purchased today! (5) banjoey at 1:00am 11.07.13 Day Sailers 6/1835 So today I purchased my first sail boat. An O'day 1973 22 foot. I got what I believe an incredible
Outboard and cold weather sailing russlmiller at 8:50pm 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1516 I am in east Tennessee so the winters are not to bad so I will be leaving my 1973 oday 22 in the wat
Rebuild idler? (4) Stephen Trapani at 8:40pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1555 As you can hopefully see from these pics, the plate on my Edson steering idler, under the base of th
85' 22 modifications Chasemixon at 8:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 15/1744 Here we go, at the end of this month, I plan to bring my boat home for the winter, not because it's
What Boat is This? (1) Phil K at 6:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2151 Saw this boat on a screen saver. Any idea of the manufacturer and possible model?
new to me (3) Snowman80 at 5:55pm 11.06.13 Catalina 22 28/2026 Well i finally got her home.needs a serious inside cleaning, scrubbing of the hull. Clean the keel a
Barrier coat on my project boat kito at 5:07pm 11.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1048 The Hunter 30 I bought has had a barrier coat applied over a year ago and hasn't been in the water s
Hunter 21.2 Stevext at 4:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 6/2420 Hello, I'm considering buying a Hunter 21.2. I'm going to have to trailer it about 400 miles to get
Forward looking depth sounder... rgarand at 2:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2058 Hi, Does anyone ever heard of a depth sounder used as a front viewing sonar ? I'm planning a cross a
Anchor locker latch handle (2) Blackacre at 12:18pm 11.06.13 Big Boats 0/1071 I have been looking for sometime now for a replacement latch handle for the anchor locker on my Hunt
how should i rig my mainsheet?? (3) hawk232 at 10:37am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/15234 wow, been a long time since I was last here. what can I say, life happened!! anyhow, I finally bough
Trickle charger caprice at 9:49am 11.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2669 Anyone know a good way to store the house and engine batteries over the winter? Should I keep both
rope Philip R. at 8:57am 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 21/2708 Have a 78 27'. What size and kind of rope do I need for my jib sheet?
transmission on 3JH2E Gabor15908 at 8:34am 11.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/995 I am looking at removing the transmission from the Yanmar 3JH2E diesel on my 376 Hunter. I found som
Catalina 25 sailman5188 at 7:19am 11.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/8161 Im looking at several sailboats trying to decide on the best boat for our family. My question is; wh
Docking in Duluth. Capt Strapfoots at 7:01am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/5544 Anyone have any recommendations for cheap docking in Duluth MN
venture 21 custom cabin pics wanted troutman at 6:04am 11.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3158 Hi, I bought a Venture 21 yesterday which is mostly complete. The cabin is completely bare, everyth
cannon mounting. GeorgiaBII at 12:20am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3991 I've got the urge to mount my cannon to the fore deck of my hunter 22. It's got a 1 inch bore and is
Recognize this boat? Ted at 8:41pm 11.05.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1136 I'm looking for another winter project and came across this boat. The owner doesn't know what model
Electric drive wjscuba at 8:13pm 11.05.13 Bigger Boats 3/1367 Has anyone converted their boat to an electric drive? Want to know some of the in and outs , problem

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Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? patbratton at 7:22am 07.04.23 I learned to sail at YMCA Camp Lakewood, Potosi, Missouri. I started on a small pram and moved up t
Engineering Issues jssailem at 7:15am 07.04.23 Spoken like a true Pirate of the Caribbean...
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12am 07.04.23 Something similar occurred when we grounded on a rock many years ago when we owned a winged keel boa
Engineering Issues BigEasy at 6:44am 07.04.23 Thats why I stay off of thrill rides & deep submersible watercraft.:yikes:
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? (2) jssailem at 6:27am 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desig
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 kappykaplan at 6:06am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. :plus:
Fuel (In)Efficiency dmax at 6:05am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, which ji
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 6:03am 07.04.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago,
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (3) Claude L.-Auger at 6:02am 07.04.23 I don't have an access port there, and it's not obvious to me how to remove that bulkhead (see phot
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 6:00am 07.04.23 There is more to a furler than just the furler. Most likely you will also have to make an adjustme
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 jssailem at 5:56am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. https://forums
Catalina 270 Rub Rail jssailem at 5:47am 07.04.23 Have you tried shopping here on this site? https://shop.catalinaowners.com/search.php
Engineering Issues jssailem at 5:41am 07.04.23 Ah Dave. Another Roller Coaster aficionado. The rush. The thrill. Ahhhh. Events like this definitel
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:35am 07.04.23 It may come to that.
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 5:32am 07.04.23 Shipping a keel to Hamilton Ont and back is expensive. Get out the chainsaw and fairing compound. ;
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything dlochner at 5:31am 07.04.23 A few thoughts. The weight of the hatch when open may be increasing the friction on the plastic pa
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 5:27am 07.04.23 i believe i in fact am the owner of a venture 224. ill post pics of lola mae today. if you folks
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:16am 07.04.23 The keel is lead. I got a quote to repair it, but I have to ship it to Canada (MarsKeel). They ind
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 4:52am 07.04.23 The keel joint crack may not be a particularly difficult job as it may only be the fairing compound

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