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O'Day Upwind Sailing DannyO at 11:34am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4300 I just purchased an O'Day 25. I noticed that when I try to point it upwind I can't get much past a b
Anchors Away... (1) Squidd at 11:20am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1690 First anchor out... Apostle Islands/Stockton Isl/Quarry Bay http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2
23 ODAY 1979 center board stuck up joeyd29676 at 11:02am 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1186 New to sailing this ODAY 23. On recent sail I anchored in cove with plenty of water below at low ti
Bowsprint/windless slowhandsailor at 10:56am 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1001 I own a H27 1979 and I would like to put a Bowsprint and windless on my boat . Has anyone done th
ST50 VMG Calibrating George-Flux at 10:39am 07.10.12 Parts Search 3/6058 From my windset Autohelm ST50, the VMG display is not telling me the correct wind-angle. Does somebo
Seaward F1150 Water Heater Leak Passagemaker at 10:22am 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1826 I have a 2010 (built in '09) Hunter 50 CC with a water leak coming from inside my Seaward F-1150 Wat
Guidelines for selling our H22 Squadron at 9:41am 07.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1654 Hey guys, I'm looking for a little guidance on listing our H22 for sale. Unfortunately, my wife g
Replacing the inverter/charger - advice? KandD at 8:41am 07.10.12 Big Boats 6/1239 Our old ('96) freedom 20 is 'on the bench' at a local electronics shop to get tested, but I fear tha
spinnaker for 373 Peter M at 8:31am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4524 In the process of purchasing a 2005 beneteau 373. I would like to add a crusing spinnaker to the boa
Mike Pae mike pace at 8:21am 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1545 Do to the mistake of assuming that the person that replaced the centerboard pendent on my ODAY 25 ha
K-50 Happy Talk blitz restore day 15 update... (4) CharlieCobra at 8:17am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2158 Here are some shots of Happy Talk, our Kettenburg 50 project on day 15 of the blitzrestore. We've do
Heavy cruiser comes into the shop... (4) CharlieCobra at 8:04am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2935 A Fisher 46, one of twelve made for work in the North Sea and a boat that typifies the term Old Shoe
Is This What We've Been Waiting For? robertsapp at 7:44am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1926 Google Nexus 7. A seven inch Android tablet with WiFi and Bluetooth. Includes GPS, accelerometer, g
Oc 351 Prop shaft taper?? sailrj at 7:03am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1040 I know that the shaft for an Oc 351 is 25 mm, does anyone know what the taper is and will a 1" prop
Acapulco to Puntarenas Costa Rica captain neo at 5:58am 07.10.12 Destinations 3/2328 I have been Looking to buy a sailboat in Costa Rica, Pacific Coast, I have found nothing, but i have
Sinking feeling rblevens at 5:41am 07.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/948 Last fall, after I made repairs to the bottom- I went ahead and bottom coating the whole bottom.
Automatic wet-cell battery break-in? jviss at 5:24am 07.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2836 Sorry if this is covered in another thread; I searched and couldn't find anything. Is there avail
Contact in San Diego Kordie at 5:20am 07.10.12 Destinations 1/1756 We are planning on doing the Baja HaHa this Oct. planning from Australia is tricky. I wonder if th
Cabin stereo speaker system jibes138 at 2:51am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2473 The speakers in my cabin, a set of Bose 101 outdoor speakers that are now about 25 years old, sound
Cheapest EPIRB ever AtlanticAl at 12:39am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2884 I just bought an EPIRB for $11.50 It was supposed to be out of date, but it tested perfect, besides

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Headed back to BAJA LakeShark at 8:48am 02.01.23 That looks like a great time. Have you ever thought of hosting a cruise with other boats?
Black residue in transmission jssailem at 8:43am 02.01.23 It could prevent a major repair down the road. Or at least let you know when something is going wr
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:36am 02.01.23 I know it sounds absurd by it's been really cold here in San Diego too !
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option jdrutten at 8:36am 02.01.23 ... If that is indeed the purpose of the red circled area, could one remove the furling main used f
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank jssailem at 8:30am 02.01.23 Not all of the 1990 Hunter Legend owners are here on the site. Since fuel tanks have a universal app
And this is? walt at 8:28am 02.01.23 FYI, Loose Cannon has what I think are good articles on both the wire brush things and Dr Ewen Thoms
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC jssailem at 8:20am 02.01.23 elastic lock nuts Do you mean Nylock lock nuts, Roy? plus lock washers?
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 7:42am 02.01.23 Did you survey my boat? When?
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel PMK at 6:59am 02.01.23 The primary cable is 7 feet long, including the hook on the boat end and the thimble on the crane en
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank rgranger at 6:20am 02.01.23 I don't know your tank but I do have experience with the concept of tapping a new port... on an oil
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC RoyS at 5:48am 02.01.23 Mine have all been slip fit and without an end bolt. The shaft will not slip out, however, after sev
Wear and Tear from Long Term Anchoring? Will Gilmore at 5:14am 02.01.23 Hi Pete, Congratulations on your boat. Very exciting and a great size to gunkhole around in. I'm a
Wear and Tear from Long Term Anchoring? RoyS at 5:13am 02.01.23 If your anchor rode is rope you should watch that for wear from rubbing along the bottom. One sharp
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56am 02.01.23 @Rick Webb What are you trying to do?
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 3:51am 02.01.23 My boat showed up. Confirmed the name with the Document number issued by USCG. :plus:
Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 12:50am 02.01.23 Agree, I don't get it either. Perhaps Cat sees these boats as casual trailer sailors, not tied up l
Black residue in transmission Ted at 9:48pm 01.31.23 You should probably have the fluid in the transmission professionally analyzed. The report you recei
lithium battery conversion mermike at 9:43pm 01.31.23 As David says - you shouldn't parallel Lead Acid and Lithium - the Lead Acid sits at 12.8V roughly,
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Tally Ho at 9:35pm 01.31.23 I contemplated removing my shaft flange and possibly the shaft. I talked with a prop shop and was a
Wear and Tear from Long Term Anchoring? jssailem at 9:01pm 01.31.23 Pete your query is difficult to answer. You have a boat that is 51 years old. You do not identify th

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