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Survey Photos jwitczak at 6:58pm 10.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1066 Hi all, We need decent photos of our boat out of the water in order to register the vessel in Canad
Can an old van pull a Cat 22 up the ramp? Jim Eller at 6:25pm 10.30.10 Catalina 22 16/2628 I have a Catalina 22, '85 MarkI, but we won't be able to purchase a tow vehicle until next spring, g
O'day 22 mast step NICK NAPPI at 6:09pm 10.30.10 Day Sailers 1/2234 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 that I bought in January and sailed all summer. When I pulled out the boat I
I got to board a 26S today doehunter at 4:12pm 10.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1876 Well I finally got to go aboard a 26s today. I can see why Sum moved the head on his. I think I'll d
Surveyors and New Regulations Rick D at 2:56pm 10.30.10 Ask All Sailors 26/6710 Let me first start by apologizing since I'm sick and have a head full of cotton. While I was reading
Hunter 26 outboard motor jebertsch at 1:51pm 10.30.10 Smaller Boats 24/8076 Hunter 26.5 outboard motor I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 with a Nissan 9.9 2-cycle outboard motor. I'd
Whats this do? (1) AndrewB at 1:37pm 10.30.10 Big Boats 12/1959 Hi I have had to replace the starter button and there is this "Bubble" thing that is next to the sta
Clean but painted r.oril at 1:16pm 10.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1665 I have cleaned/sanded the bottom of my MacGregor 26D but want to go in the ocean/marina before paint
Staysail on H40? Acadia at 12:21pm 10.30.10 Big Boats 11/1976 Hi, I have a 1985 H40 and it's rigged with an inner stay. I don't have a sail for it yet but would
what type of Windlass Trevor at 12:12pm 10.30.10 Big Boats 4/1211 You will have to excuse the questions but having sailed a 280, one does not need a windlass, hence m
clean bottom but not painted r.oril at 10:49am 10.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/8 I have cleaned/sanded the bottom of my MacGregor 26D but want to go in the ocean/marina before paint
Mast Mis-stepped? ambrichard at 9:19am 10.30.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1229
Ready for winter (1) Bill1565 at 8:52am 10.30.10 Ask All Sailors 20/3372 Ready for winter, Florida Style. Gonig sailing after lunch. Gonna raise/lower main and check out s
The internet as a source of information. Ross at 8:13am 10.30.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4795 We often have discussions here about products or methods related to boats and boating. I have found
yanmar YSB8 Manual pdrheat at 3:41am 10.30.10 Cal 2/5168 I just bought a 1978 Cal 25 MK 2 with a Yanmar YSB8 diesel. Would anyone out there have a manual for
Mr Beneteau, Tear Down That Wall! Been Jammin at 12:47am 10.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1691 Hi All, I recently acquired a Beneteau Oceanis 430. It is the charter version with two forward cab
The Smell Oh My!! (3) wwag at 9:37pm 10.29.10 Catalina 30 11/2706 Hey everyone. I just purchased a SWEET 1992 Catalina30'. I was a Catalina owner in the past and ha
O 30 CB difficulty 31seahorse at 8:26pm 10.29.10 Bigger Boats 6/2198 Hello Members, (1) CB will not fully retract on 1979 Oday 30. Entire "leading edge" of the board
Lightning and static electricity Bing at 8:00pm 10.29.10 Bavaria 3/2272 We had a fierce electrical storm a couple of weeks ago. Our Bavaria 31 was in her pen in the marina
cradle for Hunter 270/260 (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:36pm 10.29.10 Smaller Boats 11/2001 Jim Kelly and I finished the cradle for his 270 today. Jim was able to salvage alomost all the steel

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Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 9:45am 11.14.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it... Didn't mean to be curt. You did answer
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 9:42am 11.14.21 Please disregard this post if you know nothing. Yeah, and therein lies the rub...
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:42am 11.14.21 I am not a MacGregor expert, but unusually, the head stay is inside of the furling foil. So you h
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (4) Claude L.-Auger at 9:34am 11.14.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 9:26am 11.14.21 I don't think we should generalize too much on this topic. Every type and model of sailboat has it'
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 9:23am 11.14.21 Top speed is just shy of the speed of light. What has been observed is that the power required to g
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 9:18am 11.14.21 There are jerks out there thats for sure, doesn't bother me. I was hoping that I could get some lead
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina twalker H260 at 9:17am 11.14.21 Perhaps sold/scrapped in settlement of unpaid marina fees? Registration sticker in photo indicates 2
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:15am 11.14.21 is there wind?
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LloydB at 9:14am 11.14.21 If my sailboat was stolen I'm sure I'd be a bit paranoid about putting my phone number out on the In
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:13am 11.14.21 you heading into the waves? you heading with the waves? ..........
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Sailor Sue at 9:11am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLIC
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:10am 11.14.21 ........... but, "hull speed" should never be confused with "top speed". your question is so vague
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) sail sfbay at 9:04am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLICK
Forestay and furling genoa (1) sail sfbay at 8:09am 11.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The MacGregor 26M should have a fur
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 8:04am 11.14.21 Really? Some a y'all were kinda quick to call this dude (or dudette) a liar, just cause they were of
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:00am 11.14.21 Had a Deja Vu moment while filling the F150 and the pump shut off at $100 because the credit card li
Rigging john6206 at 7:20am 11.14.21
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina sail sfbay at 7:14am 11.14.21 For future reference might be a good idea to install a keyed fuel shutoff switch in a hidden locatio
They made the cover of People Magazine Kermit at 7:12am 11.14.21 @Kermit I was just thinking about you the other day when my wife said Lenox released a new Christma

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