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What to buy, 26M, 26X 25M +Video of my Mac 25 abk at 12:14pm 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2526 Just a link to a video on my 1984 25M on the Delaware River near Bristol, Pa on July 4th 2011. I ha
An idea for Cabin Lights... (1) rgranger at 10:56am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4858 I was at a trailer supply shop Saturday and saw these... They are fully enclosed backup (White) LED
Gudgeon for O'Day 25? DharmaBum at 10:53am 11.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3840 Hi, Anyone have any ideas where I can find a transom-mounted gudgeon for my O'Day 25 tall-rig? The
ODay 28 - Winterizing Engine questions skisil at 10:25am 11.07.11 Bigger Boats 2/1692 I have an OD 28 with a Universal 5416 Diesel. This is the first time that I have winterized engine a
GFI in Catalina 25 kmdeleon at 10:22am 11.07.11 Smaller Boats 5/2395 Hi All, Hubby and I went to spend some quality time on the boat this weekend only to find that we ha
Speed Paddle Wheel / Knot Meter jrgINTHEoc at 10:17am 11.07.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2687 Newer owner of a 1974 Cat27. Knot Meter was inop so I located the speed paddle wheel and housing in
53 'Cheoy Lee Motorsailer vatab at 9:50am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4431 I am looking for a large sail boat in size 50-55 foot for sailing around the world. I wonder if the
Bow plate Dreamgate at 9:48am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 I read a great article by Bob Skalkowski in 2004 on how he modified the bow plate for an anchor set
Solar panels in the pacific northwest Jared1048 at 9:47am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2043 I'm looking at getting a 65watt panel added to the top side of my deck below the main. I know its no
Bent Mast drterryh at 9:44am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1816 I have a friend with a small daysailer who has a bent aluminum mast. The mast was in it's cradle and
Attention all O'day Refurbishers /Recyclers (1) Panta Rei at 8:49am 11.07.11 Bigger Boats 19/5396 Picking up on Joe's (25 years later) recycler concept , I have decided to make a set of rub on dec
Pettit Ultima SR 60 Questions..... (1) Sumner at 8:23am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 11/10005 First thanks for the help on the Zipper/Enclosure Window question. I'm going to get some 303. We a
Feathering Prop & barnacles Ken13559 at 8:00am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1316 Those who uses feathering prop e.g. Kiwi Prop, could you advice me if barnacle growing around the pr
Some Photo sharing allen-deckard at 7:57am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 0/1017 Just thouught it might be fun for people to share some photos of this past boating season with each
Main sail question allen-deckard at 7:41am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 4/1468 This spring I plan on buying a new main sail. When I was at the anapolis sailboat show I went arou
oil filter question hmurmur at 7:24am 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/2336 I successfully changed my oil on my Yanmar engine. I drained the oil, removed the old oil filter and
Well, I did it! Now what? joes new addiction at 7:08am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1848 Got the sailing bug in '88 after a pisser of a motorcycle wreck and 18 months in a leg cast, (raced
peeling bottom paint DJN51 at 6:29am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/890 Just helped buddy pull his boat for season 79 S2.He had painted it with Blue Water ablative bottom
hunter 376 on a run with swept back spreaders captcwc at 5:57am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2654 Am interested in observations of ability to sail on a run with swept back spreaders thank you
O'Day 23 Backing Plates and Jib Sheet sba55 at 5:51am 11.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1348 2 questions that hopefully someone can help me with. The boat I just bought is missing the 2 bow cle

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Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Timm R Oday25 at 7:26am 10.26.22 As a long time owner of a 25 Oday ,hopefully some perspective might help . Our boat came with a numb
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:14am 10.26.22 Was just searching practical sailor's website for unrelated stuff and found this page about stripper
Knot Transducer (1) sailcapt340 at 7:14am 10.26.22 As Terry stated, forward of the keel and access is through the flooring in the cabin. Here is a pho
Buy now or wait for recession? Siamese at 7:06am 10.26.22 NOW
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:52am 10.26.22 Come on down to Barnegat some time to Mariners. There may be close to 30 boats or more, in the wat
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 10.26.22 Come on down to Barnegat some time to Mariners. There may be close to 30 boats or more, in the wate
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:38am 10.26.22 That boat has the look of neglect and it doesn't appear to have been recently cared-for or sailed.
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:33am 10.26.22 That boat has the look of neglect and it doesn't appear to have been recently cared-for or sailed.
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:29am 10.26.22 I did a quick google search for O'Day 26 for sale and you appear to be from the "NE", so I leapt to
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:24am 10.26.22 I wont lie I'm not too sure what that meant but I found it on FB market I did a quick google searc
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:21am 10.26.22 Is this the boat on SMG from Sterling, Mass? If so, your picture doesn't do any justice to it, I
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase (3) artleyt115 at 6:19am 10.26.22 Thank you for the responses! The rest of the boat appears to be in really good shape, I'll have to c
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:19am 10.26.22 Is this the boat on SMG from Sterling, Mass? If so, your picture doesn't do any justice to it, I t
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06am 10.26.22
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:01am 10.26.22 Those cracks are below the mast step, it appears, which is not a good sign. We get these questions
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase dlochner at 5:58am 10.26.22 Sailing is a great sport, one that offers a lifetime of engagement and enjoyment. Welcome to SBO. T
CDI FF2 patbratton at 5:48am 10.26.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for t
CDI FF2 patbratton at 5:45am 10.26.22 Thank you.
CDI FF2 RoyS at 5:42am 10.26.22 Something to watch out for: The slot in the luff extrusion is easily damaged when hoisting the sail.
Knot Transducer RoyS at 5:18am 10.26.22 You may be viewing the GPS speed and not even have a speed transducer. GPS speed is really all you n

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