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Anyone have measurements for a replacement jib for O'Day 27? gstevens66 at 7:55pm 12.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1527 Hi, I just bought an O'Day 27 and need to buy a replacement jib for my boat. I need to know some r
Manual Needed for O'Day 27 gstevens66 at 7:41pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/1786 Hi everyone, I'm new here and just bought my first boat, an O'Day 27. Does anyone have an owner's
How to reach Mac at 6:17pm 12.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3782 the block on my Mac 25 that pulls the lines for the boom. The screws are loose and i cannot tighte
Just saying hello Silvio at 4:34pm 12.01.10 Catalina 310 22/4300 Just saying hello. I am looking to purchase a 2003 310 next week if all goes well with the survey an
Lifeline stanchions Golden Road at 3:02pm 12.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1867 All of mine need tightening, and one was badly damaged to the point where I have ripped it out compl
Anchor chain/locker aggravation rwspreen at 3:02pm 12.01.10 Big Boats 15/6970 2005 Hunter 38 - When pulling up the hook the chain doesn't fall to the bottom of the anchor chain l
Haul Out (1) Tom Potter at 2:28pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/2089 So I'm planning a haul out for a bottom job soon and was thinking about what it says in the boats ma
West Marine Anti-Fouling Paint over Coal Tar Epoxy?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:12pm 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7112 I am currently on a CT-38 which had a coal tar epoxy bottom job done around 6 years ago, with anti-f
AC/ heat gwhite at 1:08pm 12.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1445 weather turning cooler here in central Florida, turned on the AC/ heat and after a short time got th
head jlester at 12:32pm 12.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1433 I pumped fresh water into the head from the pick up end to get out a bad smell, now there is no suct
engine info sailor27 at 10:44am 12.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1797 can anyone tell me how to remove timing gear cover on a yanmar sb8 ?
Sad Story ... Sailor lost at sea ... Scott T-Bird at 9:45am 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 40/8058 A voyage from Martha's Vinyard to Bermuda went horribly wrong. A storm battered the sailboat for se
Sail Design, Outhaul and Bolt Rope Footed Main Sail OldCat at 9:29am 12.01.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/12474 I got involved in a discussion on another forum about the use of an outhaul on a rope footed main sa
Regalvanize anchor chain Carl sv WINDROSE at 8:52am 12.01.10 Big Boats 4/5075 Can anyone recommend a source to regalvanize a rusty anchor chain? Philadelphia-Baltimore-Southern M
Rudder Shape Jan_ at 8:24am 12.01.10 Catalina 22 15/4419 Hello Everybody. We just recently bought our first boat, a you could guess it, it's a catalina 22
Any Aussie Hunter Owners around? deacm at 7:25am 12.01.10 Big Boats 2/1220 I'm an owner of a Hunter 36 (and a 356 before that) who will be spending two days in Sydney visiting
P42 Electrical wiring DanColucci at 6:50am 12.01.10 Big Boats 1/949 I have no power in my fwd stateroom or fwd head. Just starting the troubleshooting process. Does any
single battery switch with how many circuits? jrale at 8:48pm 11.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2192 Dear Macgregor Owners, I have installed new distribution panel with single battery and one single
Chainplates life expectancy (2) rhythmsurfer at 6:58pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 26/7866 Just wondering on what the concensus is on replacing chainplates. This chainplate came off of my 198
Outboards - too much power? Rightsideup at 5:54pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 27/13508 Ladies and gents, Quick question re the max hp rating for my newly bought 19ft Daysailer...think it'

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Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? flightlead404 at 7:36am 07.29.22 Thanks for the detail. When I'm tacking I don't "simply release the sheet" either. I always leave
Bimini/dodger Hollyberry at 7:27am 07.29.22 In warm climes the dodger might be a detriment.. staying in the breeze will keep you cooler. We're i
Bimini/dodger Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 07.29.22
Bimini/dodger shemandr at 7:10am 07.29.22 In cooler weather you might want the Sun.
How tall? Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 07.29.22 As a reference, my O'Day 25 with a shoal keel is about 10.5' tall on it's trailer. You can let air o
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 6:59am 07.29.22 Very nice, Mike! :beer:
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 6:49am 07.29.22 Not a big update, but I did 3D print another part for the boat last night. These are going to the fo
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? Joe at 6:42am 07.29.22 *Install an adjustable tack line. It's easy to do and will make your downwind life much simpler, a
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. dlochner at 6:32am 07.29.22 Use a halyard as a temporary forestay. Then remove the forestay, fix the fuller and reattach. Using
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary kappykaplan at 6:19am 07.29.22 Very nice, @jviss ! :beer:
Chainplates for Drogue thinwater at 5:52am 07.29.22 In my opinion, you'd be wasting your money setting up for a drogue. When I left California in 1970,
hypalon vs pvc RoyS at 4:34am 07.29.22 Are your seems welded or glued? Unknown. It was made by Mercury. No issues with seams.
Surveyor- Kemah Tx Stephan at 3:42am 07.29.22 Anyone have a good experience with a surveyor in Kemah Tx? I used Nick Maudlin, Newberry Associat
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 2:50am 07.29.22 You could try slippery tape, it is UHMW https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/supplies/adhesiv
Stopping engine Paulam at 10:29pm 07.28.22 that was easy JS debits were always on the window side
Bimini/dodger SoSound at 10:12pm 07.28.22 If your original question is regarding the timing, I had the dodger built first, and then waited a c
Does this look normal to you? SoSound at 10:06pm 07.28.22 It is curious. Rather than guessing, it feels like a good time to call support and ask the question
Does this look normal to you? SoSound at 9:54pm 07.28.22
Stopping engine jssailem at 9:50pm 07.28.22 Really no more difficult than remembering which side of the line a debit or a credit are placed. It
Bimini/dodger MikeHoncho at 9:44pm 07.28.22 My traveler sits just aft of the companionway requiring a separate dodger and Bimini while sailing.

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