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Hanging a hammock on an O'Day 25 jdratlif at 6:16am 12.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3368 Hey Everyone, I just bought an O'Day 25 and had a quick question for owners. I want to hang a
generator CCHer at 6:02am 12.09.10 Catalina 310 3/2037 I am considering a small Honda or Generac generator to get some AC power while on the hook. One of t
H26 Cracked Hull-???? (5) jao1972 at 5:26am 12.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1796 Is anyone aware of this problem or has anyone had this problem??? Sorry for the long post, but plea
Inexpensive Autopilot?? nemosuit at 5:22am 12.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/13841 I was looking at Aubrey Scott's video and noticed he was running a Tiller Tamer. Steering control is
C22 board - why did we lose a valued member? OldCat at 7:35pm 12.08.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2509 All posts by "Bilbo" seem to have been deleted over on the Catalina 22 board - which I am very sorry
Best Sailing Photo Of 2010 Ducati at 5:06pm 12.08.10 Ask All Sailors 121/57603 OK, enough long winded sailing stories. Lets see your best photo of 2010. Cheers Ducati
pre 1981 florida boat owners? MrBill_FLL at 2:44pm 12.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1305 just found this... seems antique boats (30+ yrs old) can get registration for a few dollars a year
Ignition and kill switch modification Fogg at 11:41am 12.08.10 Catalina 30 13/2816 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 HIN 3508 with standard Catalina gages and ignition panel to port of the wh
Spending Some Green for Green Rick D at 11:17am 12.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/82 So, I deleted my original post ranting about some fees as a pointless exercise that will only inflam
O'Day 23 white mast? Technodad at 10:12am 12.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1354 I am considering buying a 1978 O'Day 23 and have a question: What years was the white mast on? Was
Mast Supports on a H38 (1) Trevor at 8:53am 12.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4232 Hi everbody, i have recently purchased a H38 and was wondering about the rather unusual support tube
2002 Hunter 356 miles at 8:22am 12.08.10 Big Boats 10/3866 My wife and I just purchased our first sailboat and we are thrilled for the most part. We decided to
The ability to communicate on the water pkdailey4 at 7:46am 12.08.10 Ask All Sailors 25/5897 Anybody care to elaborate on the law regarding having a working VHF on board your boat ?
Good summer memory. (2) Ed Schenck at 6:08am 12.08.10 Day Sailers 5/3064 Got a great surprise in yesterday's mail. A sailing buddy sent this picture he had taken this past
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furler Bill Jones at 5:28am 12.08.10 Smaller Boats 6/5373 What is the total cost of converting to a jib roller fuller for a 23.5? As I get older, I'm getting
2004 Hunter 33 - Yanmar Throttle lbd at 2:54am 12.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/2120 Pedestal mounted throttle on my 2004 Hunter 33 with 30hp Yanmar doesn't appear to have out of gear f
DS II: Painting Questions (Detailed) nick_ander at 12:08am 12.08.10 Day Sailers 3/1798 I am getting ready to start painting the hull of my boat. I have taken to the forums and to youtube
Yanmar 14HTE Oil Presure (Hunter 49) Screen Saver at 11:14pm 12.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2345 Hi, I have a Hunter 49 with Yanmar 14HTE engine. The oil presure is all over the place from 50 psi i
Cat 30 Cockpit Cushions dstaylor95 at 9:57pm 12.07.10 Catalina 30 5/3783 Besides C Cushions and Bottomsiders, are there any other cushions that anyone recommends? Anything
Semi-specific upgrade question JackSparrow at 7:48pm 12.07.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2512 I have a late-90's H376 and noticed the odor a LOT this past summer. I need to replace the toilet,

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Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 9:27am 07.28.22 I am not a licensed engineer so I have no official comment on the practicality of the information.
How soon is to soon? LloydB at 9:14am 07.28.22 Slip- because it was highly recommended when I first bought my trailer sailor and worked out well. H
hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 9:13am 07.28.22 The Highfield PVC are a very high grade PVC and they weld the seems. Around $2600 vs $5500 hypalon p
How tall? jssailem at 9:11am 07.28.22
hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 9:10am 07.28.22 My PVC roll up is 14 years old. I am near Boston and my inflatable is always in the sun during the
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 07.28.22 Sorry, no experience with a strip of material like that, but I have started using a cheap furniture
Beneteau 36cc Davits Archangel36cc at 8:52am 07.28.22 anyone? anyone? bueller?
Isla Holbox, Mexico jssailem at 8:41am 07.28.22 Great write up.
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 8:40am 07.28.22 Is this what you were trying to find? https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=7465455 Thanks, but
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? rgranger at 8:37am 07.28.22 Is this what you were trying to find? https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=7465455
Chainplates for Drogue (1) jssailem at 8:34am 07.28.22 That is, in any practical way ... less practical than it sounds. I am not a licensed engineer so I
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? shemandr at 8:14am 07.28.22
Isla Holbox, Mexico (1) Will Gilmore at 8:07am 07.28.22 207720 Here is a screen capture from the GoPro video my son took on our snorkle trip to hunt down El
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dmax at 8:01am 07.28.22 Yes, you're right. Sorry, forgot the whole goal is to pull on the backstay.
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? (1) Scott B at 7:55am 07.28.22 From the owners manual.
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 7:54am 07.28.22 @dmax: The top block is NOT anchored! It attaches to the backstay ;-)
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) dmax at 7:52am 07.28.22 That top block doubles the mechanical advantage ... eliminating it changes it from 24:1 to 12:1. I
Surveyor- Kemah Tx JRacer at 7:51am 07.28.22 See my PM for Seabrook contacts
hypalon vs pvc Brian D at 7:42am 07.28.22 I'm like RoyS. I have a Mercury 220 Rollup PVC that is about 8~9 years old, but I keep it in the bag
Surveyor- Kemah Tx sail sfbay at 7:22am 07.28.22 Interview both the marine and engine surveyors would be my next step. That is what I did on my last

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