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What kind of furler would you get? Lee Thompson at 3:43pm 01.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2064 I have a 84 H27 I am going to add a furler to the boat. My question is would you get one that replac
ODay 25 Keel glong3 at 3:35pm 01.05.12 Day Sailers 11/3453 I attepted over the holiday break to drop the mast and get my Oday 25 on the old trailer I bought an
We want to fly a Spinnaker therobesons at 3:31pm 01.05.12 Big Boats 7/1442 But our boat has no rigging for a spinnaker. We do has a stay sail halyard, but that only goes abou
Anyone in Central Florida with any restoration experiance? The Gentle Way at 2:31pm 01.05.12 Catalina 22 0/4 I was just wondering if there is anyone in Central Florida (Orlando area), with any old boat restora
Nature's Head Composting Toilet Styx at 2:29pm 01.05.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1453 Anyone have any experience with Nature's Head composting toilet? I am refurbing an S2 8.0C. Because
Anyone in Central Florida with any restoration experiance? The Gentle Way at 2:19pm 01.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1283 I was just wondering if there is anyone in Central Florida (Orlando area), with any old boat restora
keel bolts redhead78 at 12:26pm 01.05.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3054 Hi all, I have a ? from posts I have seen here and there over the years. I have a steel keel, and th
Give a Mouse a Cookie pafb19 at 11:49am 01.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2282 Working on my O'Day 28 reminds me of the classic childrens bedtime book I used to read to my own kid
1983 Hunter 34 Raw Water Thru Hull (1) Joe Mullee at 11:09am 01.05.12 Big Boats 13/4025 The ball valve that is attached to the raw water thru hull for my engine won't close so needs to be
Maine Sail Gets A Write Up On Panbo paulj at 11:05am 01.05.12 Catalina 310 5/2194 Compass Marine / Maine Sail: Installing a battery monitor ' much, much more paulj :troll:
H-26 Cabin Sole Screw Hole Repair BrianW at 10:18am 01.05.12 Smaller Boats 2/1262 I am in the process of chasing down several leaks in my H-26. The boat is currently on a trailer on
Forepeak locker Doc Nixon at 8:07am 01.05.12 Catalina 22 12/3046 I have another newby question. There is a small locker in the forepeak above the V-berth of my 1972
Helpful suggestion for hunter 49 & 50's artboas at 7:51am 01.05.12 Big Boats 3/1624 One of the great things that Hunter did on this boat was implement the Nmea 2000 interface on the en
H26 Rebuild Info Needed tlauniere at 7:19am 01.05.12 Smaller Boats 1/1293 I have a 1993 H26 that I am rebuilding and am looking for some information. I would like to know the
Epoxy brand Ken Cross at 6:54am 01.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2275 I'm planning to start a new stitch ' glue drift-boat project. Yes I know it doesn't have a sail:cry:
Y - Valve replacement bornin59ca at 5:58am 01.05.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6847 Hello I am replacing all the hoses for my head and was wondering what Y valve is the best. I have lo
2005 H33 galley sink drain Scott B at 5:38am 01.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1161 Boats couple hours away and I don't have the electronic copy of my manual, lost on last computer.
Reinforcing aft liner under cockpit Al Garrett at 9:37pm 01.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1310 I have a very thin liner under the aft berth that has a great deal of flex and has already cracked a
Propane Powered Outboards Ray Bowles at 9:19pm 01.04.12 Trailer Sailors 7/4912 I was reading a post on propane powered generators and they also mentioned propane powered outboards
Portable Anchor Alarms Nodak7 at 7:29pm 01.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/6839 I have searched and have found a number of older postings regarding portable anchor alarms. Nothing

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Looking for expert Bene opinions! Mechone at 5:37am 11.24.22 Is the boat in the water or on the hard? Is there cracking where thre stringers meet the hull? If th
Warped Rudder shemandr at 5:36am 11.24.22 You'll spend at least $210 making a rudder if you have to buy marine ply.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric Clutch Cargo at 5:35am 11.24.22 My 1985 28 has the same dark blue velour w/ off-white dots. Still in excellent condition with only
What's wrong with my thinking? JBP-PA at 5:31am 11.24.22 If your forestay is attached with link plates instead of a turnbuckle, you can get shorter link plat
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 5:19am 11.24.22 I appreciate the counsel! I've looked at a couple of ways to form a foil, regardless of which wood I
What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 5:17am 11.24.22 Tha amount of sway, actually it is usually referred to as sag, in your forestay is about right. The
Looking for expert Bene opinions! SeaCure at 5:09am 11.24.22
Warped Rudder shemandr at 5:06am 11.24.22 I think you should use marine ply which will be more stable in shape than a board. I made a traditi
Washington Sellers Beware jssailem at 5:06am 11.24.22
Winterizing the A/C sailing gal at 4:53am 11.24.22 In the years I lived in New england it never even occurred to me to winterize my air conditioning.
What's wrong with my thinking? shemandr at 4:30am 11.24.22 I agree with the above. Rake is set by the length of the forestay, not by the tension on the backst
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic CliveCollett at 4:30am 11.24.22 Thanks CliveCollett Are the Ultimatron's the same size of the old 8 D's? ? It appears based on you
Washington Sellers Beware shemandr at 4:10am 11.24.22 A good lesson. Thanks for posting. Most of my boats were sold in NY. I always assumed the new own
Time for me to post my favorite turkey roasting graphic kappykaplan at 3:06am 11.24.22 Happy Thanksgiving, all! :beer:
Warped Rudder Joe at 1:50am 11.24.22 Fiberglass on wood would make sense to me. Any reason you haven't mentioned that. Even fiberglass
What's wrong with my thinking? Joe at 1:41am 11.24.22 What does your backstay adjuster look like? If it's just an assortment of blocks and rope, well bi
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 8:59pm 11.23.22 Happy heating Thanksgiving.
New winterizing mod - done! Justin_NSA at 7:34pm 11.23.22 Greg, effectively that's what I'm doing. I just no longer have to disconnect fittings for my hot w
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 7:31pm 11.23.22 If the tank is drained, what can do damage by freezing? I assume he is pushing water out of the re
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:29pm 11.23.22 I have not found 1 inch marine plywood locally. I have found 1 inch cedar. For a 14 foot boat, I thi

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