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Bought a Daysailor 1 (5) Initium at 3:51pm 07.30.10 Day Sailers 5/1963 Hey all, Let just say that while we are still VERY fascinated and in LOVE with our O'Day 25 we foun
lightning protection II gmeyerga at 3:46pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1857 Some boats have a grounded wire brush on top of the mast (called a diffuser) to help guard against a
Mooring on Cape Cod? Initium at 3:44pm 07.30.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1127 I'm headed to Cape Cod (N. Truro) next week and am taking my newly acquired O'Day, Daysailor 1 (16')
Mooring on Cape Cod? Initium at 3:43pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1312 I'm headed to Cape Cod (N. Truro) next week and am taking my newly acquired O'Day, Daysailor 1 (16')
again with the Walnut (2) Billbeard at 3:22pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 28/4884
Small Vessel Regulations Repealed??? druid at 3:03pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I was just checking the Small Vessel Regulations to see what's required for a float tube, but on the
New Cat 22 owner, question about heavy wind davemchine at 2:52pm 07.30.10 Catalina 22 10/3599 I have taken my ASA 101 and 102 classes and got luck in finding an 88 catalina 22 with a wing keel.
plans for a Snipe rudder oldsalt70 at 2:30pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/5306 This is a little out of the ordinary but you folks have always come through for me in the past so he
Combination Anchor/Steaming Light Solution (1) kpgraci at 2:28pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3358 Not a question...just wanted to share my solution to a problem that others may have had. I bought
too much mast bend and rake? (4) FourPoints at 2:21pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/6221 trying to determine if I have too much bend and or rake in my mast. I suspect I may have too much ra
New Crew Mmember r.oril at 2:02pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1239 I took my 39 year old daughter out yesterday for her first sail on my 26D. The lake was calm with a
Kudos to..... Maine Sail at 2:01pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1578 Kudso to Raymarine, Bule Sea Systems and Defender. 1- I dropped off my autopilot on Wed to have it
Fancy batten pockets BobM at 1:17pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2164 My main has a fancy batten pocket design that I'll be darned if I can figure out how to use. There
Nice sail last night BobM at 1:13pm 07.30.10 S2 3/1449 Finally got out last night. Took three passengers for the first time. It worked out well. By the
S2 9.2A table dimensions / construction (1) BobM at 1:06pm 07.30.10 S2 4/2403 Here are the long awaited dimensions for the 9.2A table for the earlier models. I promise photos sho
California Trippin' - Cruising Monterey to Carmel rejenk3 at 12:03pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1917 We were in Monterey for the last three days and the weather was excellent for sailing. I was thinki
HU81, LOA36' flex. holding tank misha93 at 10:37am 07.30.10 Big Boats 1/1221 1. Would anyone have reference schematic diagram how to install Y-valve to waste system in order to
Cushion cleaning Freedom77 at 10:04am 07.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1413 Just a quick HI to all. I have after 40 years of owning three Ventures (21, 22 ' 25), found this si
BassPro Boat Finish restorer. Mick at 9:00am 07.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1331 I have been looking for a product that wok help bring back the color and shine to my 26X. Not in rea
mast ideas miamistyle at 8:51am 07.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2480 I had one of those disasterous trips I hope others can learn from. I was sailing against a 10 mph w

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Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 6:28am 10.20.21 I have a Volvo 78Cv; At 2.400rpm - 6,9knots At 4.000rpm - 9,0knots
VPNs and SBO Brian D at 6:21am 10.20.21 Also, sometimes it is not the VPN that is causing this, it is your firewall. The VPN software is usi
Can anyone Id this? Joe at 6:15am 10.20.21 I'm so relieved it's not a bosun's chair. Me too, but it would've been called a bosun's THONG.....
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. (1) Joe at 6:11am 10.20.21 I used Kiwi grip on non skid deck areas. It's water based and will definitely solve your spider cra
VPNs and SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 10.20.21 Does your VPN provider put you in some other country? That could hit some kind of blocking rule. Al
VPNs and SBO jssailem at 6:01am 10.20.21 Perhaps it is the VPN or the server the VPN is using. I use Nord-VPN. Generally no issues when log
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase CYQK at 5:56am 10.20.21 Looks like it will be harbor marine in everett wash Poss same as fred warner
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System Joe at 5:48am 10.20.21 You need a boarding ladder or swim platform on the transom. I flushed my motor with the ear muff sy
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. justsomeguy at 5:44am 10.20.21 It looks like this: Think I saw one of those in an Austin Powers movie once.
Should the prop shaft flange be painted? Justin_NSA at 5:07am 10.20.21 I have used Eastwood products to clean, prep and paint rusty automotive parts. My "new" Buck Algonqu
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. dlochner at 5:04am 10.20.21 My hull above the water line was painted (poorly) by a previous owner. I lived with it for this se
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. ShawnL at 3:52am 10.20.21 My hull above the water line was painted (poorly) by a previous owner. I lived with it for this sea
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 10.20.21 What kind of speeds do you get when motoring? The speed under sail does seem low, and the polars fro
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed (1) PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 2:01am 10.20.21 I'm measuring the SOG with two GPS. I have a tunnel bowthruster from origin of the boat.
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. BigEasy at 12:15am 10.20.21 Have not perfected procedure, by any means; however, free standing manual pump canister helps tremen
Trailer lug nut tightness BigEasy at 11:54pm 10.19.21
H280 Service Manual JamesG161 at 8:36pm 10.19.21 replacing the rudder bearing Those are not replaceable.:( Jim...
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor jssailem at 8:34pm 10.19.21 Its been a year with the tighten screws and the pilot motor has had no issues driving the rudder, e
H280 Service Manual twalker H260 at 8:24pm 10.19.21 Some of the information located here might help. https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/M
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor Sailor_Al at 7:55pm 10.19.21 Has anyone ever removed/replaced the autopilot motor located in the bottom of the pedestal? It seem

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