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swing keel Marc Paulin at 6:46am 08.08.12 Day Sailers 1/1171 My Oday25 is a great upgrade for me but I have a swing keel and it is locked down and I don't know h
Looking to see a Mac 26s in person chapster5 at 5:09am 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3771 Hi My wife and I are new to sailing and we are looking at getting a trailerable Boat. We are intere
Ouch BobM at 4:36am 08.08.12 S2 2/1295 Took my Boss for a sail yesterday. Brilliant guy...but it was a bit like having a four year old abo
GFI Tripping vmaks at 4:29am 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2441 The title sure sounds like the "goovy days" doesn't it? I just had my O'Day rewired up to code, alo
Fynspray Hand Pump vmaks at 4:21am 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1567 I just replaced my Fynspray pump in the head sink with a brand new pump. Should I expect the water
Shurflo Pre Filter vmaks at 4:10am 08.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/933 On a recent trip I watched a few people use a pre-filter on their hose which fills the fresh water t
main traveler track bolt(s) size vmaks at 4:02am 08.08.12 Bigger Boats 2/1196 O'Day 28, 1983....the traveler track has "lifted", meaning, the last starboard bolt has lift to the
Where in the world to bareboat charter a macgregor? WhiteDown at 12:54am 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1695 Hi, After years of sailing in the cold North Atlantic, Irish Sea and Ireland's inland waterway syst
Frig drain on Oceanis 370 islandrunner70 at 8:16pm 08.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1602 I have taken ownership of a 1993 Oceanis 370. The water does not drain out of the frig drain and I
Meteors on the Chesapeake caruthers at 7:55pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1360 I'm hoping for good weather this Saturday night for the annual Persieds meteor shower. A question fo
removing tiller and re-drilling ... navigateur at 7:53pm 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3418 I am not at the boat presently, but when I return next week I would like to address the excessive 'p
Hunter Legend 37 with 2 blade prop mcfiechter at 7:40pm 08.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/3316 We purchased a 1988 Hunter Legend 37. The surveyor indicated the prop is approx 11" in diameter and
Sink faucets. Hardware vs chandlery Goldfinger at 7:30pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2383 Need to replace the mixer tap in the galley. Is there any difference between those chrome-plated bra
Deck flex ahead of helm in cockpit H33 Saqqara at 6:43pm 08.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2694 Boat shopping and boarded a 1980 Hunter 33. The deck flexed considerably when I stepped just forward
28-5 rudder split Jeff McVittie at 6:43pm 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1542 My rudder on my 28-5 is split down the rear seam when I purchased it. So now I have to decide wheth
Compression Post Repair (8) StanFM at 6:32pm 08.07.12 Catalina 22 19/10934 OK, Don't laugh. This could be the weirdest repair yet! When under sail, I collect a small bit of
Catalina 22 in Chicago? CABixler at 6:23pm 08.07.12 Catalina 22 0/1020 Good friend made the mistake asking me about maybe getting a sailboat in Chicago. Of course sailors
White smoke, reduced RPM, increased fuel consumption jviss at 6:17pm 08.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 25/16326 This year the M25 in my C36 has been smoking under load, white smoke. I had just assumed it was ste
Lewmar Folding Wheel CABixler at 6:15pm 08.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1451 Just thinking about it but I have a B331 with a Whitlock steering system and was curious if the Lewm
Using Split Backstay to Support Dinghy Davits? Piratenorm at 5:35pm 08.07.12 Catalina 30 3/2524 My Catalina 30 has a medium service davit set that uses 1" stainless steel tubing properly and profe

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Punxsutawney Justin_NSA at 12:00pm 02.02.23 Some would say that is about as good as real meteorologists. :poke: Who wouldn't envy a job where
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor JBP-PA at 11:59am 02.02.23 Those little outboard outputs do not really produce much power. My 7.5 HP can theoretical produce 50
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 11:55am 02.02.23 So many questions, so little time. :biggrin: Been a while since I looked into the regulations,
Punxsutawney JamesG161 at 11:17am 02.02.23 Oh No:eek: Ontario's Wiarton Willie Exposed Willies will hide fast.:cowbell:
Embrace the freeze. Serenity on Hudson at 11:14am 02.02.23 Blue Norther is a ski term describing solid ice that looks blue. Ski the rough stuff as if it is blu
Hunter Logo Removal Nodak7 at 11:13am 02.02.23 The job is done and here are the lessons learned! There are 3 layers to the logo. The first is the t
Embrace the freeze. JamesG161 at 11:11am 02.02.23 The names like Yukon Chill are interesting. True! Like these... YUK-ON and WIN-A-PEG or SASH-CAT
Punxsutawney Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 02.02.23 His accuracy is 40%, which is almost as good as flipping a coin! Ooooooooooooh, that's not very g
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 Scott B at 10:54am 02.02.23 Under deck hardware https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/model.php?m=36
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 02.02.23 So many questions, so little time.
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 02.02.23 Correct. A cast iron flange would be unusual. My first try would be to use the shaft and Xmissio
Hunter Logo Removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 02.02.23 It is much thicker than pin striping. Yup.
Embrace the freeze. Tally Ho at 10:10am 02.02.23
Embrace the freeze. Leeward Rail at 10:07am 02.02.23 Growing up in Houston, my mom would call them the "Alberta Clipper" and said that there was nothing
Embrace the freeze. Leeward Rail at 10:01am 02.02.23
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Sailgunner at 9:50am 02.02.23
Embrace the freeze. DaveJ at 9:47am 02.02.23 Spring isn't allowed until my parts arrive. Currently -25C wind NW@12knts Forecast -33C tonight. N
National Documetation Portal ifmdalvey at 9:43am 02.02.23 When i looked for myt boats name there are 10 Saorsa but only 3 have a HIN, including mine, how can
Embrace the freeze. WayneH at 9:40am 02.02.23 Growing up in Houston, my mom would call them the "Alberta Clipper" and said that there was nothing
Embrace the freeze. (1) Leeward Rail at 9:28am 02.02.23 https://content-pictures.jilljuck.com/funny-pictures/dog-gif-goes-into-cage-with-blanket-picture.gif

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