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Replace mid-ship toerail with sail track? OS2Dude at 1:37pm 08.14.12 Day Sailers 2/1027 I have an O'Day 23 and I'm toying with replacing the deck blocks with a sail track on the mid-ships
Tiller tamer worked great! (2) Hollyweirdos at 1:28pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1814 Happy to be able to get out today for a sail on the ocean. The new tiller tamer worked perfectly.
Looking for an Atomic 4 Bill Roughton at 12:55pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2635 Would like to install it in my O'Day 27. The boat is in southern Maryland and I live in Northern Vi
Hello coach4111 at 12:24pm 08.14.12 Chrysler 0/3911 Would like to hear from someone ..that has a C-13 Chrysler sailboat.. I have an 1980..Thanks Don...
Difficulties tacking in high winds and waves Piotr at 12:17pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4105 This is baffling, because in 30 years of sailing I've never had any problems tacking in any conditio
Are American Sailor More Over Cautious Then European Sailors (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 62/9515 I have recently made a new friend. He is a 25 year old sailor from Poland. He has been sailing for m
P 28 Outhaul JimLor at 11:54am 08.14.12 Pearson 4/1425 Ould like to know how much our puthaul should move - 1986 P 28. Right now it is almost nil, maybe an
Best Practices for Using 2 Water Tanks on 320 kwilson1033 at 10:48am 08.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/4166 I just bought a 1993 320 and have never had a boat with so many features. One of the more notable i
Hunter 170 Stemhead TLEEMING at 10:11am 08.14.12 Day Sailers 1/1396 I am a fairly recent owner of a Hunter 170 (my first sailboat purchased) and after a week of vacatio
Need feedback on replacing seacock (1) Igetit at 9:58am 08.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2572 This is a 2002 Hunter 270 (mostly identical to a 260) that I acquired two weeks ago. The boat had be
sliding galley upgrade? centerline at 9:48am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1605 has anyone put their sliding galley on tracks to make it easier to pull in and out for use and stowa
liveaboard in France donquijote at 9:33am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1320 How best to advertise Beneteau 50 based Med. France. For American or Aussie an inexpensive European
Raymarine System Calibration Rick486 at 9:28am 08.14.12 Big Boats 5/4974 Well, it's a slow summer cruising wise due to weather and breaking in new puppy, so in the meantime
cockpit seat hatch.... centerline at 9:08am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1645 on my boat (mac 25) there is a hatch built into the starboard seating area. I like it a lot.... on t
Quick question Lost Parent at 8:39am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/1724 We are on holidays and cannot get diesel to rev high it stops around 2500 rpm when it should reach 3
1975 O'Day 27 Manual wyattlisa at 8:01am 08.14.12 Bigger Boats 3/2332 Hi we just bought a 1975 O'Day... she is in great condition. Just wondering if anyone could email us
Looking for a cheap slip on Chesapeake AirBooss at 7:58am 08.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/7188 I am buying a boat and am looking for a convenient slip on the west side of the bay between about Pa
Compass Installation geehaw at 7:24am 08.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2582 Well I just got a new Ritchie SR2 compass. I see that there is not enough space between the inner an
How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps Ross at 6:43am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 25/3681 How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps. 1. Make it known that it is your boat and nobody does
Plywood in the Keel? Piratenorm at 6:12am 08.14.12 Catalina 30 7/3888 Just cruising through older posts and discovered a worrisome item, that my 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1, hu

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Low friction rings Hayden Watson at 5:55pm 05.11.22 As I have noted before, the drawing is of my current system which uses single blocks. IT DOES NOT S
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 5:43pm 05.11.22 How much time should I expect to spend bottom painting my boat? 28 foot Oday never done it before on
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 Tally Ho at 5:42pm 05.11.22 Hey Sailors! Has anyone found an easy drop in replacement for the Ritchie Powerdamp compass on the
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 BOSSailor at 5:11pm 05.11.22 You can have Ritchie refurbish the compass for far cheaper than a new one. I sent mine off to them l
Winch maintenance - how often do you? All U Get at 4:45pm 05.11.22 Just did mine, all thirteen. Mostly sticky grease with little wear.
Installing a Rule-A-Matic Series 40A Float Switch JoeWhite at 3:34pm 05.11.22 As above, you can use dremal tool to cut the head of the screw off, then remove the float switch the
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad MarkGreen8020 at 3:20pm 05.11.22 Hi Benny. Thank you for the reply. When you say how the boat can handle the weight do you mean even
Installing a Rule-A-Matic Series 40A Float Switch sail sfbay at 3:05pm 05.11.22 One strategy is to chip/break the plastic away from the screws, remove the float switch, carefully r
Sailing the Heel Tally Ho at 3:01pm 05.11.22
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. shemandr at 2:53pm 05.11.22 PHRF and what boats can sail to their rating and which can't is bar room fodder that keeps the brewe
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) (1) Maine Sail at 2:39pm 05.11.22 I still don't fully grasp the charging characteristics of LFP. I assume that you designed this cha
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) Maine Sail at 2:37pm 05.11.22 Beautiful work and it's really impressive to hear that those batteries are still hitting 400ah capa
how to take down mast for trailering Benny17441 at 2:11pm 05.11.22 Not all 27' boats were created equal, and in a Hunter 27 Cherubini the best way to remove the mast i
After a lightning strike? Benny17441 at 2:06pm 05.11.22 Call your insurance company and let them figure it out with the Marina Insurer. The Marina is like
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. Scott T-Bird at 2:04pm 05.11.22 You can look up their numbers here if that helps. Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing I've never seen t
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:04pm 05.11.22
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Benny17441 at 1:57pm 05.11.22 In strong winds or river currents I would definitely prefer a gas engine to an electric motor. The
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. Scott T-Bird at 1:57pm 05.11.22 Well, you could choose a boat with relatively low PHRF because you like the idea of having better pe
Which antiseize on injectors? Scott T-Bird at 1:37pm 05.11.22 A man with real-world experience, I see! That sounds good to me. I'd guess that you could just lo
Which antiseize on injectors? Scott T-Bird at 1:36pm 05.11.22 Most times, if an injector is a bother, you can blow it out by turning the engine over. Be sure to

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