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O'Day Upwind Sailing DannyO at 11:34am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4313 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 8/1692 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 2/1189 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 1/1002 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 3/6067 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 3/1830 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 4/1659 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 6/1249 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 8/4545 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 5/1549 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 8/2162 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 16/2941 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 8/1934 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 0/1043 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 3/2340 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 1/958 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 8/2863 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 1/1768 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 6/2476 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 8/2898 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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Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 6:16am 02.11.23 Dave, I fully agree with the advice and warnings on not using 5200 on a boat. But, in this use, ad
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 6:05am 02.11.23 Do not let 5200 come any where near the backing plate or through hull. There is a special place in
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (5) Clutch Cargo at 6:04am 02.11.23 Well, its be a while so I thought I'd provide an update. After several rounds of taking measurement
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56am 02.11.23 Spoke with the poster yesterday. Boat is on the trailer collecting water from condensation. I di
Stale Forum jssailem at 5:56am 02.11.23 Lucky you. Take any pictures? I hear if you float a camera on a Mylar balloon and trail it on a str
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Justin_NSA at 5:48am 02.11.23 uncovered and use wrap pins That's what I use :plus:
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Crazy Dave Condon at 5:31am 02.11.23
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Hayden Watson at 5:15am 02.11.23 You are right. The DST 810 is a little larger in diameter than the older transducer. The current
I have come to the conclusion Caboteur at 4:55am 02.11.23 No, absolutely not. There is definitely a time when they should not be allowed on the freeway thou
I have come to the conclusion Rick Webb at 4:15am 02.11.23 No, absolutely not. There is definitely a time when they should not be allowed on the freeway thoug
I have come to the conclusion All U Get at 3:42am 02.11.23
I have come to the conclusion kappykaplan at 3:35am 02.11.23 Medicare Card in my wallet I gots one of dose, too! :beer:
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 9:03pm 02.10.23 If you haven't already, be sure to verify that your new transducer has the same diameter as the hol
Stale Forum mermike at 8:46pm 02.10.23 Had a great sail today back up to PL this morning. We left around 7:00AM to catch the ebb anf the ea
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 02.10.23 Hmmmmmmm. A tiny piece of flame resistant backing plate inside a fiberglass shell which supports fi
I have come to the conclusion jon hansen at 6:44pm 02.10.23 old sailors never die ......................... Gh48B5mX29A
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:38pm 02.10.23 worth watching i think.
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:38pm 02.10.23 .... and this guy is rebuilding duracell. to be a cruiser UjS5sfBZUSw
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:00pm 02.10.23 Miserable rotten break :banghead:. This is something I have always marveled at, that I was not see
I have come to the conclusion LloydB at 5:55pm 02.10.23 Old enough to know better than put himself into further jeopardy. Called mayday for help figuring ou

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