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Knotmeter, impeller, and transducer paint obsailor at 5:55pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4898 After carefully painting my depthsounder transducer with special paint this spring, I also applied i
Inverters Jim Beck at 5:39pm 05.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1000 I want to buy an inverter for my H33. A West Marine technical article recommends that, in deciding o
where & how to buy controler for my outboard jeanmarc109 at 5:17pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1603 well, I launched "un jour a la fois II" on friday and she floats !!!! i had some engine problems d
keel condition opinion (2) slowtype at 4:54pm 05.13.12 Catalina 22 11/2034 I am preparing my Catalina 22 for the summer. I just purchased the boat and don't know its history.
Anchor Questions BWagner at 4:35pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 22/4113 We have a 426DS and we need to upgrade the anchor in preparation for our cruise later this summer wh
lead keel blisters (2) Navicula at 4:30pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 2/3078 I took the grinder to the keel.............there was these bumps that looked like they shouldnt be t
Real Time (1) Maine Sail at 4:20pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3471 Wanted to test out my cell phone amplifier and 3G. Took this picture about 6 minutes ago. came back
H33 bow light frankiedogs at 3:28pm 05.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2371 Today as I was going through the systems of our new 1981 H33 I managed to drop the bow light housing
OMG it's Rock! (1) Roger Long at 2:43pm 05.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4429 A beautiful breeze yesterday and a forecast of strong southerlies convinced me to leave Stamford and
backstay/mainsheet atttachment mike b. at 2:20pm 05.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 22/6031 The short peice of backstay that attaches to the diamond plate and the chain plate twists causing wi
1971 2-22 Venture vs. 1964 25 Venture MacGreg at 1:21pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2514 My friend wants to sell me one of his Ventures because he is moving and can only tow one off. They a
Launched (1) Balboa22 at 11:22am 05.13.12 Balboa 4/4002 It's in the water now and ready to sail. Interior will get finished at a later date.
Keel tunnel repair Toms Mac 21 at 11:08am 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/979 My Mac 21 shows significent wear on the keel tunnel. The stop bolt hole is elongated and the tunnel
Spinnaker sheet length teacherspet at 10:52am 05.13.12 Day Sailers 4/1533 What is the length I need for sheets for a Spinnaker for an Oday 25?:)
Storm Taticts Jubilee1985 at 10:46am 05.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2124 I plan on taking a blue water cruise next year. Does anyone have any advice for handling heavy weath
rigging a amf minifish jsschoenig at 10:29am 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/14014 Someone just gave me a 1974 AMF minifish. I do not know anything about sailing and would like to kno
A better View from my new Helm Seat (5) Witzend at 9:23am 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2340 Never really liked the lack of visibility after mounting the chart plotter. So I came up with this.
Minneys Parking Lot Sale timebandit at 9:21am 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1000 If you live within 100 miles of Costa Mesa You migh want to go.:dance: 1500 Newport Blvd. Sunday
Through-hull anomalies (3) Paul Koestner at 9:05am 05.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1644 I'm revisiting this site for my old pal, Lew, who owns an '83 (I think) O'Day 28. He's still on the
H33C: Am I the only one with a corroded packing nut? (4) Sylvain at 7:38am 05.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2071 Good morning folks, I had to drop the rudder because my packing nut was corroded right through. A

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Leaving canvas up in northeast winter dlochner at 11:13am 11.01.22 Vinyl will shrink with cold. That will put a strain on the stitching as well as the connectors. Yo
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 11:09am 11.01.22 Sure I know that sounds sacrilegist to skiers and snow mobile riders.... :facepalm: Sailors and s
What do you have at the top of your mast? Davidasailor26 at 10:59am 11.01.22
What do you have at the top of your mast? Sailgunner at 10:28am 11.01.22 Ooof... well VHF is line of sight so getting the antenna up high is an advantage. I would not put
Slip Unavailability JoeWhite at 10:19am 11.01.22 In San Francisco Bay area 3 marinas have closed and converted into waterfront homes. Each housed ove
Saltwater hose to engine Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 11.01.22 Unfortunately, words do not convey the information that pictures do. With a few routing changes, th
Slip Unavailability dlochner at 10:09am 11.01.22 There are a number of factors contributing to slip shortages and it is probably somewhat regional.
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Timm R Oday25 at 10:02am 11.01.22 Ok .. I've read all the responses . Here is what I would do . I would sew a seperate 2" wide strip w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:59am 11.01.22 WHAT A BUMMER>... Dammit Jim... Here we are 3 days from my long awaited haul out. The forward looki
Keel sag orion440 at 9:59am 11.01.22
Seldon In Mast Furling - Halyard Swivel - it it right ? spadaforaj at 9:56am 11.01.22 Thanks all - chuckwayne - do you know the part name or picture and if the mast has to come down agai
Slip Unavailability rgranger at 9:49am 11.01.22 There are over 100 million more people living in this country than when I graduated college 45 year
What do you have at the top of your mast? (1) rgranger at 9:45am 11.01.22 Ooof... well VHF is line of sight so getting the antenna up high is an advantage. I would not put
Keel sag Don S/V ILLusion at 9:42am 11.01.22 Prolonged storage out of the water while keel unsupported? is the boat currently in the water and i
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? kappykaplan at 9:24am 11.01.22 Then, once the engine kicks on, it's a knee-jerk reaction to look overboard for the exhaust. :plus
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Scott T-Bird at 9:16am 11.01.22 The idea behind the magnetic switch is that it provides warning before the engine is turned on. Thi
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? JoeWhite at 9:05am 11.01.22 I'm always amazed at the ingenius ways we go about solving these problems, yet, I'm also not unders
Slip Unavailability Scott T-Bird at 9:04am 11.01.22 There are over 100 million more people living in this country than when I graduated college 45 years
Slip Unavailability Calif. Ted at 9:00am 11.01.22 Traditionally it was almost always possible to get a slip in San Diego, San Pedro and Channel Island
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Scott T-Bird at 8:40am 11.01.22 My solution: I installed a magnet inside the through hull valve handle and a magnetic switch caulk

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