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Anchor Rode Locker Bill Roughton at 8:29am 10.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2056 Has anyone come up with a way to store an anchor and rode on the O'Day 27? I can hang the anchor fr
Ecoclad bottompaint orion at 8:07am 10.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1655 Has anyone had any experience with this new bottom paint? Sounds interesting but it is expensive- $3
sink seawater intrusion wesandevie at 7:19am 10.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2716 We are new owners of a 2004 Hunter 41. When we sail and heel over to the starboard, seawater comes
Alternator Recomendations for 25XPB jimmcgee at 6:02am 10.01.12 Catalina 30 20/5432 Over the weekend I noticed that my tach was reading high. About 500 RPM above normal at idle, 1,000
Huntington Long Island Roger Long at 5:49am 10.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4289 The year before my birth a book was published with the following passage: The cabin of a small
O'Day 222 Advice jerseygirl at 5:30am 10.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1233 Hello- I am a new O'Day 222 owner. I just put the boat in the water and am noticing some discrepan
Twin Main Sheet Set Up (2) Sylvain at 5:12am 10.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6461 I didn't like the traveler location on my H33C. Here are some photos of my new set up with twin m
Lancer25 markiv 3dunelane at 4:52am 10.01.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/4771 I need to give up my boat, I am in Gloucester Ma. It has a brand new main in good condition on a mo
NJ Passage Weather and Plans Roger Long at 3:55am 10.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1554 I have put together an email list of crew and others involved in my plans and just sent this out: T
Loose deck cleats karlos263 at 3:34am 10.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1106 I have a couple of loose deck cleats and thought I would be able to tighten them easily from inside
Boom placement crosswind at 5:59pm 09.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1483 So after setting out on 5 different sails in 5 knot and under winds I am slowly playing with as many
Question for Sea Casper Shoaldrafter at 5:57pm 09.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/101 I looked over on the engines and propulsion forum and could not find thread about engine efficienc
Hunter 40.5 Waste Hose and Tank smokey73 at 5:37pm 09.30.12 Big Boats 1/1177 I know many of you have replaced your holding tank with a Triple M tank and I plan to order one and
Will this mount hold my motor? (1) Viesail at 4:29pm 09.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1358 Just got a nice used Tohatsu 9.8 for my H22. I've seen where people have had 9.9's on their H22, so
How about some diesel advice from the experts? RAD at 4:05pm 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3585 On my way to the beach for the weekend I noticed the tach going nuts but no change in engine rpm so
Trailering a 25.7 or a 25S ??? aviatorjames at 2:38pm 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 48/26591 Anybody already doing this? If so, I've got some questions if you don't mind! Thanks in advance...
hunter30 chris byrd at 2:13pm 09.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1212 I have a hunter 30 1977. it is in panama ct.fl.it recently broke mooring. it was undamaged. it is cu
Does it still make sense to restore old boats? Jackdaw at 1:58pm 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 125/36658 A general question. Does it still make economic sense to bring a generic old fiberglass boat from th
Advice on a M25 rgranger at 1:00pm 09.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3126 Hello MacOwners So... I need (want) your advice. I've been thinking about abandoning a restoration
Main sail captain cotton at 12:08pm 09.30.12 Parts Search 8/6761 Looking for a main sail for a 1987 O'Day 322 ...

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MacGregor 25 Classification stickinthemud57 at 8:37pm 05.24.22 There seem to be two types of sailors - serious racing sailors and everybody else. Racing boats tha
Alternators mikeracca at 8:36pm 05.24.22 I don't understand why you would pay that much money for a disposable Chinese alt (you don't even w
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Stu Jackson at 8:28pm 05.24.22 1. Make sure about your plumbing to the water heater. If it is shut off, it could also shut off t
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) Sgt B Powell at 7:57pm 05.24.22 Good timing, I am about to do the same thing. Thanks for the insight.
New Articles Blitz at 7:50pm 05.24.22 If you are concerned about water loss and insist on keeping your charger always on at the slip I wou
Dealing with wind shear Mac Smith at 7:41pm 05.24.22
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training FastOlson at 7:35pm 05.24.22 No USCG Capt license, but about 20+ crossings. It's not difficult. Study the basics. Make very sure
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences chuckwayne at 7:30pm 05.24.22 We put a 20KG Rocna on our 356 and it's fantastic; always sets and holds even in bad bottoms here in
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Rocky Coast at 7:10pm 05.24.22 Thanks for the replies, 1.5k RPM's, excuse the typos please. Thermostat works well in pot of hot wat
MacGregor 25 Classification RichNils at 6:55pm 05.24.22 So, although there is a PHRF base rating for the model, it does not appear to be in the US Sailing
New Articles jaysweet at 6:21pm 05.24.22 Jay, The Victron chargers identified are decent support units that help keep a battery bank up over
Anyone know what this is? jssailem at 6:04pm 05.24.22 It looks a lot like a spring retainer cap. Bit rusted and a heavier weight than the ones I have used
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull jssailem at 5:59pm 05.24.22 then rivet it back on. Or tap and screw the end cap. Easier to open again...
New Articles (2) jaysweet at 5:49pm 05.24.22
Thru-Hull Stats BAD ORCA at 5:47pm 05.24.22 oh i didnt know you could do that. will definately think about that as i get the v-berth finished u
Off to the darkside... capta at 5:46pm 05.24.22 Wow that's a strong transom! I like your test method! I'm definitely leaning more towards an outboa
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38pm 05.24.22 WOW... At the speed you could lift off... I think that has to be... 1500 or 1.5K... @dlochner has
Survey Survey Survey (1) BAD ORCA at 5:35pm 05.24.22 I have an 1980 Peter Canning Mariner36. They used bronze, flanged taper cone seacocks on nine of my
Anyone know what this is? Justin_NSA at 5:10pm 05.24.22 looks like cast iron. ??
Anyone know what this is? kloudie1 at 5:05pm 05.24.22 I have poked around my 34 for many years and not seen that piece part. I dunno!

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