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1976 O'Day 27 Manual and Tech Specs. Shemlock at 3:51am 01.23.11 Bigger Boats 26/15033 Just bought a 27 ODay and need to move the shroud chainplates back to inboard where they were origin
Sailing in Tennessee? Ken Palmer at 3:21am 01.23.11 Ask All Sailors 9/15193 My wife has been talking about moving everything to Tennessee. I guess the cold and the snow has fin
universal 5411; rebuild or repower genesis82 at 9:22pm 01.22.11 Catalina 30 4/8002 Hello! I currently live in the San Diego area on a Catalina 30'. My Universal 5411 engine is in
More of an insurance discussion then a lawsuit one. CalebD at 8:31pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2251 While lawsuit questions seem to be all the rage right now I thought it might be good for me to look
Do all accesses lead to bildge?? Wayne Dengel at 7:03pm 01.22.11 Big Boats 1/1286 So, this past 2 weeks ends, my wife and I have been cleaning our 40.5 which we just purchased. The
I am a new owner O'Day 25 (2) Cabby at 6:39pm 01.22.11 Day Sailers 6/2675 Well, I pulled the trigger and we bought the O'Day 25. I think the hull number is 1192. I bought thi
K-40, hull number three "Seasmoke" may have a new steward... CharlieCobra at 5:56pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2129 I'm meeting with a perspective client who's driving 350 miles to see her tomorrow. He wants to sai
Winter Withdrawal Sites timebandit at 5:40pm 01.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3177 I know it has been in the 80's here in Southern California this last week but still I have winter wi
TV on B40 beneteau361guy at 5:18pm 01.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1680 Just purchased a B40 and need some recommendations as to the size and mounting of a flat screen TV.
AC 45s coming to SF bay sfgary at 5:12pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1576 Here is a sample of whats coming to San Francisco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKPMdZRv2U'feat
Beware of Scubapumps hookahs Jibnmaingeorge at 1:07pm 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 11/1253 I recently purchased a Scubapumps hookah diving system off of ebay to clean the bottom of my boat.
Autopilot Jorge Ojeda at 10:50am 01.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1798
Crimper Shoot Out / Load Test Results (1) Maine Sail at 10:17am 01.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 57/49330 For a long time I have known that well made crimps, with the right tools, are electrically very good
transducer hammerhead54 at 9:53am 01.22.11 Bigger Boats 3/1949 Where is the best spot to install a garmin through hull transducer that will shoot though the hull o
transducers hammerhead54 at 9:44am 01.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/968 Where is a good place to install a standard transom type transducers to shoot through the hull in 19
Cabin sole replacment garyc at 8:56am 01.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/8404 The center cabin sole seems too be coming apart. Has anyone experienced this and if so how did you f
...bottom Blisters...neighbors yacht Free Spirit at 8:38am 01.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2329 Just having fun with vessels. My neighbor has a vessel that has continuously had blister issues. Unf
Another issue of legal liability higgs at 8:23am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 28/5019 The thread on the submerged hazard got me thinking about this situation at my club. A fisherman sen
Size of Stuffing Box in 2002 Hunter 306 t054281 at 7:52am 01.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1478 Looking to replace the original packing in the stuffing box on my Hunter 306 with a GFO Gore-tex pro
E 15 Gasoline - Oh No! John T1594 at 7:48am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3170 I saw in the paper today that the EPA has just approved adding 15% Ethanol to gasoline. If it were n

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2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 10:20am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk NYSail at 10:13am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, th
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring mgrouch at 10:01am 07.25.22 You can give a try to BBN Marine OS. There are more options for monitoring dashboards. Via NodeRed,
Spinnaker Halyard. Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 07.25.22 That is halyard wrap and the only way to prevent it is to keep the halyard away from the halyard swi
How soon is to soon? Hollyberry at 9:47am 07.25.22 If your interim 'storage' location is remote from where you live, on-the-hard makes more sense once
Stopping engine kappykaplan at 9:44am 07.25.22 I don't think it's a decompression handle - rather a fuel stop handle. I have one that I pull, then
Stopping engine Scott T-Bird at 9:44am 07.25.22 Definitely shut engine down before turning the key. Have you killed the diodes in your alternator y
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 9:44am 07.25.22 I couldn't find a single device that is all of a ratcheting block with stantion mount and ratchetin
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 07.25.22 In my experience, it doesn't take long to find a suitable boat unless you are extremely picky. So t
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.25.22 It's never too soon! It's almost always too late! :biggrin: I don't really understand your intent
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 9:17am 07.25.22 well, now that j111 is not the winner. not anything. and so it goes:banghead:
How soon is to soon? dlochner at 9:12am 07.25.22 It is never too early to look for the retirement boat. You may start today and find it tomorrow or i
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 07.25.22 On a Catalina 30? Or are you sailing a larger boat now? I think the stability of a Catalina 30 wou
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:06am 07.25.22 I would contact SBO for the part. Looks to me like it's made of cast aluminum and cracked due to loa
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 8:58am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? first change will be a
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Windpilot at 8:36am 07.25.22 Contact Allan at Seatek in long Beach for the part, maybe he can recommend a rigger that can replace
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:08am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:07am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, the
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling (2) MBroderick at 7:08am 07.25.22 Originally was a Hood, now a ProFurl - see images below.
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:54am 07.25.22 Thanks. That does make sense.

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