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Can your bulkhead be secured too tight to the hull? Mich222 at 3:29pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2340 I am mid process of switching out the tiny little U bolt chain plates on my Oday 222 and replacing
water ballast over filling?? quality tyme at 1:35pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/6368 woke up on the boat this morning with water on the floor. further investigation revealed water comin
Eating belts bustedrudder at 1:23pm 07.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/7388 We motorsailed our "new" 94 40.5 from SC to FL over the 4th July weekend. Yanmar 4JH2E. Adjust
Am i overthinking this? (1) gpd955 at 10:49am 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2407 Still learning about my M25 sooooo..... When checking the oil today I found that it looks full on t
throttle/shift control for OD25 with inboard VIRE7 stx203 at 9:21am 07.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1512 My 77 OD25 tall rig has the original VIRE7 inboard engine that runs great. The throttle/shift contro
Best HP outboard for a 1974, 25 ft Hunter? fingerlakes.sail at 9:06am 07.10.11 Smaller Boats 4/3875 In my second summer of sailing my 1974 25 ft Hunter-such a beauty! and very gentle on the new sailo
Rudder help SVShibumi at 9:02am 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1746 Hi everyone, I posted this in the Columbia owners group first and then thought, I should probably as
Building a new rudder SVShibumi at 8:57am 07.10.11 Columbia 0/1751 Hi everyone, I am currently on the hard in Guatemala after catching a fishing net and completely rip
Main Halyard Lost Parent at 8:49am 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3052 When my wife is raising the mainsheet and starts to use the main winch the winch drum does not hold
Chart Plotter Advise Needed BI40 at 8:09am 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2275 I am looking into buying another Standard Horizon chart plotter (they are relatively cheap, can live
New 23.5 trailer - NH dstewart100 at 6:42am 07.10.11 Smaller Boats 0/1014 Hello again all. Love all the posts. Well my original 1993, 23.5 trailer has had to have the axle
Mainsheet orientation dscribner at 5:34am 07.10.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4745 I've rigged my mainsheet with the cam by the boom and, at other times, with the cam at the traveler.
1978 23' Rigging guide kersse at 5:22am 07.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1650 Need a rigiging guide or a website to show how to rig my 1978 23' O'Day. All my ropes are missing.
Hella NaviLED all I need on mast? bugbitten at 10:54pm 07.09.11 S2 2/2056 My 9.2A's mast has been down for rigging issues all spring and summer. I'm hoping to finally get it
Baby stay locations:deck vs side stays jrale at 9:55pm 07.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2395 Dear Macgregor Owners, I have mounted the baby stays on the mast 5 ft from the base as recommende
Refrigeration Problem Dennis Honeycutt at 8:13pm 07.09.11 Big Boats 0/901 I've started having a problem with my refrigeration lately. It has run fine all summer and then sta
Catalina 27 transmission fluid question Bonneville Sailing at 8:06pm 07.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/2485 I recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27, with a Lister-Petter (British) inboard diesel. It's taken a
Fuel consumption Sparky0299 at 8:03pm 07.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3965 We have just purchase a 1989 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar diesel model 2 GM 20 F and are wondering at nor
192 rigging issue MGoBoat at 7:50pm 07.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1562 We bought this 192 just over a month ago. I have been resolving many little things on the boat, but
Attleboro, MA trip kdnichols at 7:44pm 07.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2190 I'm traveling to Boston this week for a website design project in Attleboro. Hopefully by Friday I

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Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 12:36pm 08.09.22 Looks like your boat draws way more than the Hinckley I am looking at. So not the same hull.
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 12:34pm 08.09.22 How are the different? Please educate me on the differences. What are the areas I need to be concern
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 12:28pm 08.09.22 Jon, Gorgeous boat! I am new to wood boats of this size. Had a plywood Jonboat that I ran around p
What's this hole in the shelf for? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:27pm 08.09.22 I'd use something besides a waste basket...something that can be washed. Cuz food scraps are wet--or
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (1) jon hansen at 12:23pm 08.09.22 208167 look the same? they are not. what do you want to know? before aeolus, dad had an alden
What kind of battery? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:19pm 08.09.22 Good point... :) All I've got at the moment is 4 or 5 cabin lights, and the navigation lights - th
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (3) jon hansen at 12:17pm 08.09.22 208164 here's my 42' alden yawl. 49th season with it this year. built by Molich grew up on wood
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl dmax at 12:08pm 08.09.22 pretty boat, I can see why.
What kind of battery? Johnb at 12:06pm 08.09.22 If you are kind to it that battery it may well meet your needs for 7 years or longer. Being kind mea
Replacement and Re-Bedding non-opening windows (1) rgranger at 11:43am 08.09.22 Here is another how-to guide
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU Bob S at 11:38am 08.09.22 Very nice write up and very clever! Question on the need for the nut? I have yet to remove the old
Funny Friday!!! (4) rgranger at 11:34am 08.09.22 208159208160 208161208162
Universal M-12 running hot WayneH at 11:33am 08.09.22 I just cleaned my HX. I used a coat hanger with the handle bent 90 degrees so I could rotate it. My
Funny Friday!!! (2) rgranger at 11:33am 08.09.22 208157208158
What kind of battery? Jamesiv1 at 11:25am 08.09.22 Work for what? Starting an outboard? Powering a refrigerator, running lights, autopilot, electronic
Moisture in deck sail sfbay at 11:22am 08.09.22 This thread offers a fix: Injecting epoxy in wet core \| SailNet Community. Also do an internet sear
What kind of battery? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:17am 08.09.22 Work for what? Starting an outboard? Powering a refrigerator, running lights, autopilot, electronics
Replacement and Re-Bedding non-opening windows Ralph Johnstone at 11:08am 08.09.22 All you'll ever need if you're handy with tools. Oh yeah, and have the tools. MQyjxVUskd8
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? (1) Quag at 11:08am 08.09.22 yes Sailed out from under this one in the gulf of Mexico a couple months ago.
Replacement and Re-Bedding non-opening windows (1) sail sfbay at 11:02am 08.09.22 Welcome to the forum!! Depends on how skilled and patient you are as to whether to hire a pro or no

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