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Be Careful out there!! Bad Obsession at 6:54pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1318 It is hot here in the mid-Atlantic. It is WAY too hot! Heat index temperatures are around 110. To
Drain for cabin floor in 26D dawg2 at 6:47pm 07.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4558 I was thinking about drilling a hole in the cabin floor so water in the cabin can drain to the bilge
Traveler confusion dsreichert at 6:43pm 07.01.12 Day Sailers 2/1288 Are new to sailing and just purchased a 1988 240. The mainsheet traveler only adjusts the mainsail w
oday traveler chuckhrbek at 6:32pm 07.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4538 ill try again. i want to move the traveler on my oday 28 from the cockpit before the companionway t
Custom work for 1988 302? jboffa5474 at 6:30pm 07.01.12 Bigger Boats 11/2685 I am in the process of buying a 1988 O'Day 302 and it has no bimini top and I figured before I go ou
Snubber or bridle when anchoring? jviss at 6:16pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2039 So, based on an argument in another thread, I thought I just put it out there, as a poll question, i
Masthead upgrade d00424 at 5:59pm 07.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1281 My 1974 Macgregor venture 17' catamaran masthead sheave needs to be replaced.The halyard for the ori
Ray Marine coopert at 3:44pm 07.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1020 Is it time to replace the former Ray marine chartplotters 245c since they are no longer supported f
Cock pit microphone coopert at 3:36pm 07.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1593 Rerplaing the cokpit external hard wired mic. How can I pul the existing vable through, it seem it m
breezy sailing bffatcat at 3:00pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1409 I went out sailing today in my newly restored vintage Pearson 26w my wife It was blowing about 20
&%@$#! boom bouncing around and sail fluttering. Kivalo at 2:40pm 07.01.12 Smaller Boats 7/1832 So I went for a sail today and I had the main reefed. On port tack, always and only on port tack, th*
Raw Water Pump Lady B at 2:34pm 07.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 One, I am far from being a mechanic. Two, I am learning real quick. Some bad person stole my raw wat
What boat should I buy? sail20k at 1:51pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3492 Hi there, I am looking to upsize my boat to something around the 25 the 28 foot range. I live on Gal
Raymarine tridata tem calibration. Andreas7699 at 12:32pm 07.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1332 My tridata is showing at least 4,5 degrees C to much. I find in the manual that it should be possibl
O'Day Yngling (1970's) boom part needed (1) SadieQ at 12:05pm 07.01.12 Day Sailers 1/1831 ASAP need to replace the metal circular piece that fits on the stern end of the boom (same diameter
e36 main sail leech Oliverhg at 11:59am 07.01.12 Big Boats 4/1374 I have a 2012 e36 that I am going through a shakedown to get issues figured out. Even with the b
110 jib or 150 genoa? McZube at 11:30am 07.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3803 Our H31 has a roller furler and we have these two head sails. My question is, what's the point in u
Oday for sale? rocky97 at 11:26am 07.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3462 Looking for 25 or 27 outboard motor fixed keel!
3.3 hp enough?? SeaFrog at 11:20am 07.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1744 Greetings, I'm helping a friend move his newly aquired Oday 20. He's a youngster (89 yrs old) and i
Hunter (e)33 issues - Corion Waste Bin Lid Hello Below at 10:13am 07.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/3427 We were out for a spritely sail on Wednesday. Great speed (7.1 close hauled) but should have reefed

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Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 4:47pm 01.24.23 Hi Jeff. Had a similar problem many years ago and wrote an article about it here: Hunter 42 Owner Mo
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:42pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type?
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:27pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? Th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Orbweaver at 4:12pm 01.24.23 Yea...I think this qualifies as a SPOT. (St---- Previous Owner Trick).
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Orbweaver at 4:08pm 01.24.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Head Discharge Pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 01.24.23 Any suggestions? Yes. The make of the head and what you've done so far to determine the cause of
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 3:59pm 01.24.23 Yeah Dow Chemicals When I was in college studying Chemistry we had a Department open house. So we
Teak Rub Rail (1) Gene Neill at 3:57pm 01.24.23 I happen to have a spare one. It's 1 1/4" high, 11/32" thick at the top.
Slip n slide! rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 That sounds like a slogan for a drug company! ;) Yeah Dow Chemicals
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 :facepalm:
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 rgranger at 3:33pm 01.24.23 The swept back spreaders is why you dont need a back stay on the H26. The sails splits on the H26 a
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Justin_NSA at 3:32pm 01.24.23 Did you get a motor and trailer with it?
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Richard19068 at 3:13pm 01.24.23 Assuming I found an OEM mast and boom, would the sails matter as much? As much as what?
Bermuda dLj at 3:10pm 01.24.23 As the Gulfstream makes its own weather, a "weather window" can be a bit deceiving. Once you are ou
Bermuda dLj at 3:06pm 01.24.23 The Schengen clock starts when you enter the Azores and would stop if you entered another territory
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 12:38pm 01.24.23 Having successfully built a couple hobby fish tanks in another life it was surprising to find that s
Head Liner Replacement George Braun at 12:37pm 01.24.23 tracks can be re-used I have found. Best tool to install is a semi-rigid scraper with the corners g
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 dmax at 12:36pm 01.24.23 That sink location is tough, if it were my boat I would move the sink to the starboard counter and a
Teak Rub Rail (1) LakeShark at 12:31pm 01.24.23 Those are shot for sure. But you are correct in their shape as there sort of a triangle. They are
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 12:29pm 01.24.23 Thanks for the input all. I really appreciate it. Assuming I found an OEM mast and boom, would the s

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