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Optimum wind speed domalon at 12:37pm 06.18.12 Day Sailers 5/1994 What is the optimum wind speed that an O'Day 23 can be sailed safely?
Third Time's the Charm Roger Long at 12:18pm 06.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1754 I just went topside after a visit from one of the S.E.A. staff and looked over to see another resear
Tach Problems Knotsoffun at 12:17pm 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/821 My tachometer on my 2006 Hunter 31 was working fine one moment, then pegged itself over 5K without a
B331 Air Conditioning Install Help? Cwoody at 12:00pm 06.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/8423 Held off for a year, but before it gets too hot on the Chesapeake Bay.... Looking to install a Flags
Looking for a specific type of sail stop (3) John23883 at 11:28am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1472 I have a Hunter 26 that has an "L" shaped sail stop with stamped wings that goes into a drilled hole
tired today BobM at 11:26am 06.18.12 S2 2/1068 Second session cutting access to my water tank. The dremel vibrating saw was a good tool for the jo
Hunter 430 dismasted Hogfighter at 11:06am 06.18.12 Big Boats 26/13910 Sailing in 20 knots of wind on a beam reach with a reefed main and jib, my starboard chainplate gave
Taurus Taurus at 10:56am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2034
Anchoring in Lake Montauk AXEL at 10:49am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 It's been a while since I've been there. In the past I have motored around the Montauk Yacht Club an
new 10/4 owner Brooklyn at 10:27am 06.18.12 Irwin 6/6383 Just became the new owner of a 1975 10/4 and so far I'm loving the beamy little thing. She's been ke
Stuffing/packbox leakage Sails-n-Ales at 9:37am 06.18.12 Islander 10/6555 I have recently purchased a 1982 36' Islander and found that the stuffing box has a recurring leak.
Oday 25 - remove the fiberglass headliner Joe5893 at 8:38am 06.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5453 I did a search on the forums and couldn't find anything on this topic. I have leaks and the water r
A short pleasant first trip NOT :( (1) c_witch at 8:08am 06.18.12 Trailer Sailors 15/4503 The only damage being a bit of scratched paint in docking at 4:00 AM in total darkness and my pride
Hunter (e)33 - Issues, Concerns and Solutions Serena1 at 7:45am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 110/27066 Welcome Hunter e33 owners. The administrator has setup a model catagory - e33. Although this is no
products youve added that your glad you added allen-deckard at 7:42am 06.18.12 Catalina 22 35/5862 Thought id start a thread about things from companies that had good or bad products that youd like t
Lazy Jack Materials and Installation ktbowles at 7:24am 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/13101 I have a 2002 26X and have just ordered a new main sail with slugs and would like to install a Lazy
rudder noise on Hunter 34 ge8679 at 7:16am 06.18.12 Big Boats 3/1654 My rudder makes a chatter noise which goes away at higher speeds. just hauled it and the shaft is ti
New Toe Rails!! NYSail at 6:41am 06.18.12 Pearson 2/2006 Hello all..... I have a 1986 vintage P36-2. The boat has 4, 8.5 foot sections of 1" by 1" teak toe
End of an Era Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1231 I closed American Marine ' Sail Supply, Inc last year. Last week, I finally sold the last piece of
Well, that was a red banner day! :0 joes new addiction at 5:10am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1639 Had plans for "Father Day" to get up early and FIANLLY go sailing! I've been neglecting my poor boat

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I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Davidasailor26 at 2:26pm 01.10.23 However, the date was 25 May, 2003. That was surprising. The date epochs are 10 bits, which repres
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:08pm 01.10.23 You didn't hijack the thread...I just provided some additional solutions to your odor problem. --Pe
Considering a Catalina 27... tfox2069 at 1:08pm 01.10.23 I owned a 1974 Catalina 27 with a tiller and 9.9hp outboard for nearly 10 years and sailed her all o
Reefing Sail Trim Don Guillette at 12:54pm 01.10.23 If I were explaining this topic to a group of beginner sailors (for which this forum was developed f
Hunter 26 outboard engine Crazy Dave Condon at 12:53pm 01.10.23 Thanks for correcting me as I would not have recommended that engine for a variety of reasons
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Barnacle Bill at 12:47pm 01.10.23 I have done many Gulf Stream crossings from Florida to various parts of the Bahamas. I have done it
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? (1) brockfromwa at 12:30pm 01.10.23 So... I found the breaker. When I reset it a couple of times I forgot to ensure it was fully seated
Installing a Spinnaker Barnacle Bill at 12:13pm 01.10.23 With an asymmetrical spinnaker, you want to have a block attached somewhere where a tack line feeds
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:10pm 01.10.23 Getting in the boat with the fixed items (shrouds, trunk, tiller) you can sit on the sides and explo
Help IDing a Sailboat christophermoorkelly at 12:04pm 01.10.23 Thank you for all this info. I've been trying to figure out how exactly it was constructed as I've b
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:03pm 01.10.23 I'm about to get a new centerboard fabricated and design the cockpit, I would plan for Hiking stra
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) jssailem at 11:53am 01.10.23 Or a Lewmar EVO winch #40 vice on your boat. The cost for the #40 at WM is $1199 puts the price at
Hunter 26 outboard engine rgranger at 11:47am 01.10.23 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon Actually John installed that 9.9 a few years after you sold him the boat.
Help IDing a Sailboat shemandr at 11:37am 01.10.23 img 7346 shoes some interesting construction details - not helpful to ID but still interesting. It
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:32am 01.10.23 Can you take some pics of the repair? I will do that when I get the pipe I need. Have found a loc
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 01.10.23 Can you take some pics of the repair?
Movie for Winter Season PaulK at 11:28am 01.10.23 For good onboard shots of racing rtw, Maiden is hard to beat. OMBM10cBhIs
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 11:24am 01.10.23 I know what you mean about knowing the thickness in advance would make life so much easier. The wo
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:05am 01.10.23 Best to replace it. Don't see that happening.
Busted Mast markwbird at 11:04am 01.10.23 Best to replace it.

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