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How Old is Too Old wufibugs at 8:31pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1691 Respect the budget or sleep aft says She Who Must Be Obeyed. Received donation of near new Lowrance
If not a bimini, what? chrispala at 8:10pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 31/5267 Greetings, ye willful victims of Neptune, After over two decades on non-boat ownership (or boat n
Diesel drip at bleed screw seaduct at 7:00pm 07.12.13 Catalina 30 1/1111 I have an 86 Cat30 with the Universal diesel. I can't get the nuts behind the injector bleed screw
Sail cover repair Oblivionboyj at 6:48pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 The sail cover that came on my boat has a few holes. I'm more inclined to repair that replace. Is th
Can't find the sweet spot YVRguy at 6:42pm 07.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/3759 Ok, perhaps this falls under the heading of "you just need experience" but I'm hoping to better unde
My bottom is pimply zpeteman at 5:03pm 07.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1956 The hull below the waterline is covered in tiny "pimples." None of them are bigger than 2-5 millimet
problems to watch for? mdidomenico at 3:32pm 07.12.13 Catalina 22 1/1254 I'm looking into purchasing a catalina 22 around 70-80's vintage. Is there a list of most likely pr
Rear Mounted Radar and Tubular Type Radar Reflector DinoKanuck at 3:18pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1941 Afternoon: Going to use a Garhauer radar tower mounted at the stern. I'm thinking that the radar
Dehumidifying Oblivionboyj at 2:55pm 07.12.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2518 The interior of my boat smells a bit musty. I know the source of the moisture, the forward hatch has
Holding tank replacement Hunter 28 AnejoMD at 2:50pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2526
Pulling in new wires TherapyVA at 1:31pm 07.12.13 Big Boats 6/1622 I'm wanting to add a powered anchor winch on the bow of my Hunter 33.5. I was thinking I could use
Has anyone tried/used an "ice chest air conditioner ? abk at 12:51pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7864 I am getting mixed reviews on the portable air conditioners that need to be vented... Most say they
Original blue stripe, paint or gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 12:19pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1237 My anchor fell of of the bow holder and scratched the bottom blue stripe. I was going to tint some g
Solar Powered Water Heater Bad Obsession at 11:33am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 22/9576 I was thinking about this during down times last night at work. Wouldn't it be cool if you could bu
H34 steaming light Mark48 at 10:40am 07.12.13 Big Boats 1/1058 Before I go up the mast, does anyone know which bulb is required for the steaming light and what mig
Down Haul on Main Mark Nooney at 10:08am 07.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1076 I am thinking of installing a downhaul line for the Main Halyard. Has any one done this? Is the lin
How to install oar locks for Oday Javelin tomhv at 9:03am 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2891 Hey guys, I've just acquired a 1976 Javelin and would love to be able to row her about when there's
Spinnaker Sheet Control Decision Clark at 8:54am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1334 A little background info first. I have a Hunter 280 that I enjoy flying an A-kite on occasion. There
New guy Oblivionboyj at 8:13am 07.12.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/6961 Hello all! New here, and new to sailing.
Columbia 8.7 manual Oblivionboyj at 8:12am 07.12.13 Columbia 1/3616 Does anyone happen to have a PDF of a Columbia 8.7 owners manual? Mine is a 1978 model, but any year

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Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 10:41pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pu
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 10:34pm 05.15.23 Im gonna haul the boat out and try to get another wire up the mast for the antenna. Wish me luck. I
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:24pm 05.15.23 Oh, this may help as well, here is an O'DAY 12
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:20pm 05.15.23 The "A" in the Hull ID number indicates that this is a Widgeon. Widgeon was a sloop (2-sails, also o
Outboard for a Widgeon? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:11pm 05.15.23 I used a 1984 2hp Johnson on my 1970 WIDGEON, I did have to watch the mainsheet when tacking, but it
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Joe Kerr also worked at Hunter building boats but he designed many of the electrical systems on boa
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 Sunbird22358 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Another member with a 1979-83 O'DAY 22 may be able to measure their CB. I would also suggest giving
Older-Model O'Day Javelin - Unknown Year Sunbird22358 at 9:47pm 05.15.23 The fact that the boat has those 2 numbers (Hull# and Class#) rather than a single, 12-digit Hull ID
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:34pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anch
Insurance question Benny17441 at 9:26pm 05.15.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Is the boat going to stay in Milwaukee all year r
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, w
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 05.15.23
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 05.15.23 did it to correct for the Coriolis Effect. I knew it was something like that.
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 05.15.23 Dave's going to smack me if I'm wrong, but I think that sitting the hull on the stands without the k
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:07pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, wh
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pus
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hello Below at 8:55pm 05.15.23 Navonics shows less than a foot at the entrance at zero tide.
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 8:55pm 05.15.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 05.15.23 I don't know. With a shoal draft retractable keel and behind the break water, it probably wouldn't
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (2) MikeHoncho at 8:48pm 05.15.23 215700

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