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low boom raffo at 3:16pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2740 I am a new member and a novice sailor. I have raised the mainsail and done it right I think, but fin
O'Day 32' vs 37' Center Cockpit models billybob at 3:12pm 08.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/3822 I am trying to make decision between my first O'day and my first center cockpit. I have physically i
After shave lotion?????? woodster at 2:33pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 40/13830 ok here is the question .....what kind of after shave do you use......i know this is not about saili
Our emergency tiller was stolen - please help cara at 2:27pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/2466 Hi all, We are relatively new owners of an old boat... a 1984 27' Hunter sloop. Unfortunately, th
New dealers in Seattle and Mystic Phil Herring at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1410 Got word from Hunter today that there are two new dealers in the network: Springline Yachts Mystic,
Preemptive cutlass bearing replacement Levin at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 17/5870 Hello all... So I'm about to have my 2000 Hunter 340 hauled out to get the bottom painted and to r
water between liner and hull Deucer at 1:43pm 08.23.10 Smaller Boats 26/5604 Man...gotta love owning a sail boat. In a much earlier post (like in 07), I was wondering if anybod
mast brian lego at 1:28pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1255 trying to buy new mast for 1980 mac , anybody have any ideas where i might find one new or used..tha
Kenyon Instruments (1) Jfelkins at 12:53pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/7070 Does any one have any info on Kenyon Knot-o-meters or depth gauges. I think both are thru hull trans
O'day 34 and 35 owners DannyS at 12:46pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 5/1774 I'm working on solving an oil pressure issue (Universal M25). The light on the instrument panel has
How much weather helm does Bimini add? ChuckThomas at 12:06pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2308 Saturday night race had winds around 15 knots. We were experiencing alot of weather helm. We had t
2011 Lake Havasu (AZ) Pocket Cruisers Convention Don Guillette at 11:54am 08.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5522 Last week I was tooling around on some of the message boards and saw a thread about the above conven
Sail slugs kirbyc1goo at 11:10am 08.23.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3300 So im about to buy a sail, and it comes with 3/8 inch slugs. The boat did not have a mainsail origi
When a problem Develops... Head Master at 10:48am 08.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1832 When you have a problem with a piece of equipment on your boat be sure to note down what it is doing
Just another main reefing question (7) Team118 at 10:43am 08.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2875 Hi there! I have some questions about setting up a main sail reefing system on a 77' Catalina 30.
New Oday 23 owner KYODAY at 9:02am 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1917 First let me say hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for quite a while prior to buying
Sony XS-MP1620W Marine Speakers failure... Derek Rowell at 8:53am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2139 I have a pair of Sony XS-MP1620W 6.5" marine speakers in the cockpit, and both have failed in the sa
Beneteau 423 bwasileski at 8:07am 08.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/6011 Hi. I have a 2004 423 that has a C70 Raymarine Chart Plotter with Integrated Radar. The GPS/Chart P
Popped a Snap R.S.Cape at 7:28am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1577 We recently installed our new companionway cover onto our existing snaps on the boat. (We had to in
Anyone know the answer or research area on this problem? Fogcutter at 7:26am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3142 Hello my name is Joe and I have recently completely restored over a 1966 O'Day Ospray and when lifti

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Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? Ralph Johnstone at 6:31pm 05.21.22 It only took me 18 years to figure this out... Shows you've got an open mind. Many don't learn e
Anyone missing their rudder jviss at 6:30pm 05.21.22 Would probably have been better to just leave it there, so the owner could find it by backtracking.
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 6:28pm 05.21.22 Connect the mast to ground. Use the mast as the ground on your multi-meter setup for a continuity
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 6:20pm 05.21.22 If you measure voltage on a DVM the voltage will read as a + voltage if the leads are correct, if t
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Will Gilmore at 6:16pm 05.21.22
eenie, meenie, minie, moe dlochner at 6:06pm 05.21.22 Greg, what would he be checking for? If both wires are to either side of an incandescent bulb, the
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 6:05pm 05.21.22
Taveler eye loose Davidasailor26 at 6:03pm 05.21.22
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 6:03pm 05.21.22 if You have some wire, you can connect it to one of the 2 wires at the base of the mast, then lay i
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 6:00pm 05.21.22 Interesting replies. If it's for a mid-mast nav light, as you say, it doesn't matter - there is not
New Articles jaysweet at 5:54pm 05.21.22
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator Davidasailor26 at 5:50pm 05.21.22 The Jackery should work for that, with a 15A-30A converter to plug your shore power into it. But as
Swim platform for my 26S Justin_NSA at 5:46pm 05.21.22 How did the boat handle? Did you have to shift some weight forward? Fun addition! We don't swim in C
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator dlochner at 5:32pm 05.21.22 Time for new batteries. How old are the ones you currently have?
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! loneshark64 at 4:59pm 05.21.22 I got one from Annapolis Yacht Sales for $56 but the shipping was $26 so all in it was 85 bucks. Off
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 4:48pm 05.21.22 Sorry, just seeing this question. I use a Makita 9227C polisher, starting at setting 1, and depen
Swim platform for my 26S chp at 4:36pm 05.21.22 Wow thats impressive.
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator heritage at 4:33pm 05.21.22 With 400 watts of solar and very little draw during the day, your batteries should be 100% by the ev
New Articles Davidasailor26 at 4:26pm 05.21.22 Thanks for the articles, Mainsail, and good luck with your recovery! I've just replaced a Group 27
o'day daysailer boom berner73 at 4:15pm 05.21.22 DR Marine Product List and/or Try posting your message at daysailer.org

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