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Outfitting a sailboat new to me JJG jr at 2:53pm 12.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3751 Hello, I am looking to start putting things together for sail boat for springtime. The boat came wit
H26 Main Stay (1) jetboatn at 1:15pm 12.29.12 Smaller Boats 15/3171 Purchased a 95 h26. Raised mast for the first time. Main stay has roller furler. Had to tighten tu
New trailer winch design merlinuxo at 12:57pm 12.29.12 Trailer Sailors 24/12218 Good, new winch design http://greenfieldproducts.com/accessories/skywinch Again, not connected to t
Hard to find these SAILS (1) bobincorliss at 11:03am 12.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1580 What better place to search for help then here ! We are in the middle of a complete restoration o
I need affordable sails. andythewys at 7:06am 12.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2217 Hello folks! My wife and I recently purchased an O'day 20' "Sandy victim". She needs quite a bit of
Our Hunter30 Ron-Anne at 4:49am 12.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1149 We do have an interesting story, back in October 2000 we bought a 1990 Hunter 30 and sailed her for
Large concaved onside of boat J D Wilson at 4:14am 12.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1223 Ii have a 78 300 hunter that has deloaped a concave place on side undeer the chain plares on side ho
old nasty headliner StinkBug at 1:15am 12.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1527 I just picked up my M25 a couple months ago, and overall I got a pretty great deal on it, but the in
Cat 310-Side Decks Colour Albanach at 12:20am 12.29.12 Catalina 310 1/1624 Has anyone ever tried to match the colour of the non-skid gelcoat of the side decks or cockpit sole?
Sailing with the Main only... silvercharlio at 10:31pm 12.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4849 season greetings to all...please let me know your experience sailing only with the main, your oppin
Questions about hull defects. (4) Ward H at 9:56pm 12.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1541 Closely inspected the exterior hull and bottom of my O'day today. The bottom paint was very thick an
Water Water Everywhere IN MY BOAT! Ward H at 9:20pm 12.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1986 I know I have/had a slight rain-water leak and have had about an 1" of water in the bilge on and off
Bent Boom TR6 at 5:08pm 12.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1595 Anyone have experience of trying to straighten a slightly bent boom ? It is bent at the mainsheet mo
Freezing Ballast in 23.5 Browndog68 at 4:37pm 12.28.12 Smaller Boats 20/4818 The temps have been cold here in Kansas this past week. Parts of the lake have frozen, including ar
Catalina 375 Owners??? Hummingbird1 at 2:55pm 12.28.12 Big Boats 1/2160 Am I the only one?
Mainsail slug size Don Crowther at 2:35pm 12.28.12 Big Boats 3/1845 Hello fellow H 34 owners: I'm needing to find out the slug/slide size for my mainsail. I thought I
Nav System Ideas FredV at 2:24pm 12.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1618 The "Laptop Navigation" thread prompts me to ask about other navigation options. I've been playing w
Autopilot/seatalk/gps rdees at 12:39pm 12.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/6243 I have a '93 OC400. Recently purchased an Autohelm 7000+ autopilot contol head to replace the 7000
Need Mast 22' - 1981 fdc at 12:07pm 12.28.12 Smaller Boats 2/1020 I had the rare accident of losing my mast while sailing my 1981 Hunter 22 this past summer and I'm l
Southern California Coast sailing with a Mac walt at 10:51am 12.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2539 I lived in LA (Huntington Beach and then Long Beach) for a few years a LONG time ago and spent a lot

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Replaced all my sanitation hoses jdrutten at 6:44am 02.17.23 Congrats on the accomplishment! I've been fighting a boaty smell and have to assume that my 20-year-
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? rgranger at 6:41am 02.17.23
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions ...3TacksontheWater at 6:37am 02.17.23 Thank you all for the replies so far. Gene: That's an interesting observation on the foam. The port
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? (5) rgranger at 6:32am 02.17.23 Unlike @dlochner , I have had a winch handle go overboard ...twice. Both times the jib sheet caught
Dockside water connection jssailem at 6:12am 02.17.23 The perceived convenience of having shore line water and its pressure in your boat has complications
thru-hull size needed for bilge jssailem at 6:01am 02.17.23 This is an interesting question. :clap: I do not recall it being asked before. There is a basic assu
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions Leeward Rail at 6:00am 02.17.23 Custom foam... That way you can make them as firm as you wish
Dockside water connection George Braun at 5:26am 02.17.23 we go into our slip stern first, so the exterior connection line will only need to be about 8' long,
Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 5:24am 02.17.23 Guys, so the fix seems to be G10 from Jamestown, thinking below and above glassed in....what do you
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? RoyS at 5:13am 02.17.23 I also abandoned the locking type for the non-locking and have never had an issue. However, I lost t
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Leeward Rail at 5:11am 02.17.23 Define offshore. Sailing along the coast isn't that. Cell service is short range really meant for
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 5:09am 02.17.23 While your ability to use the internet will vary depending on where you sail, equipment you use, and
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? jssailem at 4:52am 02.17.23 I have sailed Dinghies and small sailboats without back stays. Each was safe and secure. I now sail
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit RoyS at 4:49am 02.17.23 Yes, fair point about hydro-lock. Remember to always race your engine for a second to blow coolant w
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Terry Cox at 4:44am 02.17.23 Hi Art. Sorry to hear about your head hose project. Had a similar issue a few years ago with a 16 fo
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Parsons at 4:20am 02.17.23 Sure, they are all interchangeable - never seen a handle that would not fit whatever winch, except r
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:13am 02.17.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking One could o
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? shemandr at 4:13am 02.17.23 Great pic of the trimaran, Thinwater! I note how close the main comes to being the shape of an airp
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 3:56am 02.17.23 Why didn't you tell me before you started ? I replaced all of my sanitary hoses a couple of years
Replaced all my sanitation hoses (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37pm 02.16.23

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