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Keeping an Oday 222 in the mud Freeblowing at 8:55am 12.10.10 Day Sailers 15/4104 Hello, I'm looking at shallow draft boats to put into a slip that goes down to 1'9" (or less) at low
Intake and outflow valves ukrsindicat at 8:17am 12.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3133 Good morning everyone! My head intake and outboard hull fittings have no valves. I guess previous
A Visit to Machu Picchu (1) Sequitur at 7:52am 12.10.10 Destinations 7/3447 We have just returned from a week travelling inland from Callao, Peru to Cuzco, the Sacred Valley of
Replacing H26 standing rigging - barrier coat tkaser3210 at 7:51am 12.10.10 Smaller Boats 3/1554 Recently bought a '94 H26 that is in pretty good shape, but I am considering replacing the standing
Seen at the Paris (FR) boat show! FroggyAZ at 6:20am 12.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1649 44' boat for less than 100k Euros. That's around $132K. What about that!!! Check out the Varianta
Heading to the South Island of New Zealand. Day sail? deacm at 3:33am 12.10.10 Destinations 4/3261 Four of us will be spending a few days in the Marlborough Sound area in early February and would lik
sidestay tension Ricky at 11:35pm 12.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2570 Hi, all I'm planing to renew the studs because the sidestay got too long and no space to adjust the
Shoal Draft Free Spirit at 10:52pm 12.09.10 Catalina 30 11/3713 anyone ever have any issues with a shoal draft, since im buying a vessel that has a shoal draft, i a
Chart Plotter/Sounder Jalepeno at 10:40pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2121
just 2 more repairs..... zeehag at 10:30pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3736 i have just 2 more repairs to solitary bird to complete before i leave san diego in february 201
same model mac 26d. any diffs from 1 year to the next kosborn at 9:51pm 12.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4280 hi all just was woundering if the macgregor 26d had any differences from one year to the next or was
Insurance Ross at 7:59pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4645 We are careful to insure our homes and boats and cars against loss and we tend to be diligent about
Cockpit Cushions... (5) Sumner at 7:21pm 12.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2578 Thought I would post a couple pictures of the new cockpit cushions Ruth made before the trip. We are
Squeaky Duck Bill Valve on Vented Loop?? (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:26pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 15/9347 Just redid my sanitation lines aboard my Hunter 33 (1981) with all new 1.5" sanitation hose, etc, fr
Winter Projects jsalley at 6:18pm 12.09.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1960 Not much activity here lately. Anyone planning any projects on their 309's this winter? I'll start..
310 water line DaveGL at 6:18pm 12.09.10 Catalina 310 8/2565 Previous 320 owner. I looking at 310's. Why do most 310's sit lower aft at the water line?
Hoisting The Dingy Outboard W/Main Halyard? sigbear at 5:13pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 11/8889 Does anyone use the main halyard to hoist the dingy outboard onto the the stern rail motor mount on
My boat (4) jorgefife at 4:44pm 12.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1779 I thought I would show some photos: When I was paneling V berth with cedar; my jib, modified from a
Auto pilot question AADIVER at 3:39pm 12.09.10 Catalina 30 2/1637 I've been reading great things about the Raymarine ST4000, but it's a discontinued item. What's the
Thinking about a new 37 ducatista at 12:21pm 12.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1593 Anyone have any experience with a new (2010) 37? Looking to live aboard with 5 yr-old daughter and

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Single-handing a Catalina 310? leo310 at 4:08pm 05.01.22 Picking up a mooring on a 310 is easy just revers to the ball, pick up the line then walk to the bow
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:01pm 05.01.22 lots of sailors intentionally learn to single-hand every boat they have had regardless of size as it
Corrosion on Lightning mast Seamus603 at 3:24pm 05.01.22 Thanks for the input, I'm asking around for a recommend on a good welding shop. Jim
Smoothing boat bottom and painting shank at 3:10pm 05.01.22 I would stay with the VC17 if it were my boat. It's expensive but there's so much less maintenance c
New to me o'day mariner 19' brazenarticle at 3:07pm 05.01.22 Look overhead for wires before raising the mast!
New to me o'day mariner 19' (1) jon hansen at 3:06pm 05.01.22 sailing is like a chess match with mother nature. no two sails are alike. he game. the game of sai
New to me o'day mariner 19' Rich Stidger at 3:01pm 05.01.22
New to me o'day mariner 19' Girth Brooks at 2:52pm 05.01.22 Hi Girth, Welcome to the forum. Cleaned up the extra images for you. Looks like a great find. She w
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 2:52pm 05.01.22
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope jssailem at 2:49pm 05.01.22 Double braid polyester works for this task. It is not under constant strain so the 3-5% stretch does
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope dkinzer at 2:37pm 05.01.22 I did this on my boat last year. Did you use double braid polyester or something else? Also, did yo
Desperate leakinhg DArcy at 2:24pm 05.01.22 How long have you owned this boat? You mentioned the previous owner a couple of times. If you did no
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope flightlead404 at 2:22pm 05.01.22 I did this on my boat last year. It is true that the winch on the Selden IMF has a notch that allow
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing Tally Ho at 1:45pm 05.01.22 I think you better have lots of filters on hand! Greg
2008 Hunter 45 CC Rope Clutch Removal to Repair Tally Ho at 1:42pm 05.01.22 Hi, I am looking to repair one of the clutches on a 4 bank clutch assembly. Unfortunately the nuts
Wiring Tally Ho at 1:39pm 05.01.22 For the life of me I can't see or understand how they got the alternator charging loop back to the
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Tally Ho at 1:22pm 05.01.22 So here is a rather long update as problem goes on: Yanmar 4JH4-TE. Fuel issues. I admit Im not sur
New to me o'day mariner 19' jssailem at 1:21pm 05.01.22 Hi Girth, Welcome to the forum. Cleaned up the extra images for you. Looks like a great find. She
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel (2) bradm at 12:07pm 05.01.22 Finally found a wire route for the dodger solar, with the help of an inexpensive endoscope. This ro
why not have these built in? BigEasy at 11:56am 05.01.22 There should be a gas strut mounted on the starboard side of the compartment. The wood mounting bra

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