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ODay 25 Mast Raising System bhender999 at 8:29am 02.05.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/12970 I would like to see the ODay mast raising instructions for the system using the triangular boom brid
Portlights for Voyager 26 Pat at 8:21am 02.05.13 Ask All Sailors 1/953 I am attempting to determine the type of bronze opening ports (portlights) used in the Voyager 26..a
anchor style for San Juans ? joshc at 8:21am 02.05.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6903 Morning all I am planning out a San Juan cruise for this coming summer. Of all the books I have, no
The Greatest Adventure in History, Hidden in Plain Sight robertsapp at 7:37am 02.05.13 Sails Call Lounge 27/29121 Are any of you out there fans of Michael Crichton style science thrillers? Would you like to help a
35.5 Head and System Replacement Stretch at 7:16am 02.05.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3424 Well, think I have it figured....read 'the' book, picked through 60 pages of back posts.... Admir
Ambitious Plans! Sailing the Keys HillbillyWanderer at 4:28am 02.05.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2942 Very little sailing experience so far, ASA 101 class and a couple times sailing on the closest saili
Back on Board yachtsman at 4:19am 02.05.13 Smaller Boats 5/1088 Am thinking I might be the owner of a 260 for the longest period.. What a great yacht they are. We
Wow!! yachtsman at 4:14am 02.05.13 Smaller Boats 0/761 After all these years I decided to order an AS spinnaker. The sail arrived today and short of flyin
Powering with ballast tank empty Gary A at 10:28pm 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1682 We are new Macgregor 26m owners and plan to do a lot of powering off our local shores between Ventur
Fresh Water Tank (2) davejet at 8:40pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/858 1983 Hunter 31. Just purchased a 83 Hunter 31. The fresh water tank leaks at the top and around all
Bow Thrusters db50 at 8:40pm 02.04.13 Big Boats 2/1812 I purchased a new C385 last year. I have been thinking about a bow thruster and have recently seen
Cockpit Scupper (5) davejet at 8:36pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1194 1983 Hunter 31. Just bought my first sailboat. I am trying to repair a leak on my where my cockpit s
Life Lines missing Pelican Hook (3) davejet at 8:12pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1490 Just got a 1983 Hunter 31. Trying to fix a few things. The life lines around the boat are in good s
After survey return, would you ask for price reduction? rayhi at 6:25pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 32/9460 This is my first boat (and being 61 years old probably my last). I am buying a 1982, 30 foot Cape Do
mast step on ODAY 272 sargentef2615 at 3:42pm 02.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 22/9825 Does the mast step hinge on the 272 like it does on the 22 for ease in dropping the mast?
Mystery Boat (3) FourPoints at 3:15pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2983 This boat belongs to my (distant) Uncle. I was told by him that it is a (1976?)center cockpit Columb
Extra scew mounting location on chainplate Jared1048 at 2:18pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/744 Looking at my chainplates (well, what I can see of it since its glassed into the hull) there seems t
Battery Charger Sizing Hello Below at 1:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 20/7242 Okay I have read Maine Sail's 101 on Installing a Battery Charger which includes information regardi
Realistic average motoring speed for a 26S ? zjtr10 at 1:11pm 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4722 I am sure it's been asked and answered before but I have not found what I need by searching so I'll
Outboard shifter / accelerator control cables Brian D at 12:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2233 Anyone know the anatomy of these cables? My shifter cable has a cut in the outer gray sleeve. The in

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Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 Alan Gomes at 10:01am 01.21.23 Indeed, Alan. But not only is the Scampi 30 "cool looking" it's also "hot sailing" :cool:. is not
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? DArcy at 9:52am 01.21.23 How about launching the pole from the boom the way 505s do. That would be impressive on 30 something
Gennaker shemandr at 9:43am 01.21.23 Restrictions regarding size and shape are in PHRF handicap rules and apply only to PHRF events. Yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (2) IORHalfTunner at 9:29am 01.21.23 The previous reply shows a Scampi 30-4. For comparision, below are 2 photos of the what the blog's a
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 9:18am 01.21.23 That's a cool looking boat! First time I've heard of it. Indeed, Alan. But not only is the Scamp
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 Alan Gomes at 9:02am 01.21.23 Sailboat Data does give credit to Norlin and contains comments regarding the Y 30 being 'based' on
Dock and Go Override How-to Hello Below at 8:57am 01.21.23 FYI, the company that makes the system, ZF, has one of the worst customer service I've had to deal
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 8:30am 01.21.23 Sailboatdata also writes "The third version of the SCAMPI was built by a number of firms around the
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) Hollyberry at 8:13am 01.21.23 Sailboat Data does give credit to Norlin and contains comments regarding the Y 30 being 'based' on t
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? twodzusfittings at 8:05am 01.21.23 Anyone store it on the cabin top attached to or adjacent to the hand rail?
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 7:37am 01.21.23 As I've not received a respose to my query, perhaps the link to a photo of the "original" Y30 will c
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 7:35am 01.21.23 The mfr of the grease gun I bought sent me a new nozzle - lifetime warranty on the gun. I'll check i
Bearing Cap rusted tight Orbweaver at 7:31am 01.21.23 I fought basic grease guns for years. Last year I finally got tired of it and upgraded: LockNLube \|
What did he mean when he said this? Orbweaver at 7:25am 01.21.23 I've found that most sailing magazines, and especially that one, tend to have a philosophy that any
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Crusty Ol Salt at 7:06am 01.21.23 Not familiar familiar with the toilet seal wax trick. Here is one of many posts about using toile
Renogy Georgedoyle at 6:46am 01.21.23 We purchased four 100 watt semi-flexible panels and an MPPT controller from Renogy two years ago. th
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 6:22am 01.21.23 :worthless: Greg
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car RoyS at 6:19am 01.21.23 If the control lines are too thick for the small sheaves on the traveller and the track end fittings
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 6:16am 01.21.23 The port side cabinet in the aft cabin does creak at times when the boat moves about in moderate to
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach RoyS at 6:13am 01.21.23 Tighten the nuts while holding the bolts from rotating. No need to over-tighten and damage the fiber

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