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Advice requested: launch H23 with bare iron keel? isaksp00 at 12:48pm 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 5/2467 I bought mine ('91 H23) about 2 months ago. Boat had not been used for two years, on trailer. So I
Swing Keel leak where the saftey bolt goes through jglibbery at 12:42pm 06.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2741 I have a 1980ish Mac Venture 22 and have a leak where the small bolt that goes through the keel (wh
Vibrations from cockpit and mast? dsmigelski at 11:31am 06.18.10 Catalina 22 9/1861 Hi, Im new to sailing so i'll start there. :) I have a 1984 Cat 22 that I started hearing vibrati
Wrinkles in my main sail.... hman at 10:32am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3430 I just got a used set of Niel Pryde sails made for an Oday 23, I've used them several times now and
For you newbies cleaning up an old boat. Tom Hoffman at 9:32am 06.18.10 Trailer Sailors 3/5120 Just had to run in because of the rain and electricty problem. I have been buffing out the uppe
Sort of related... pictures from Cherry Creek Colorado walt at 9:25am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2022 The other eve after work, had a picnic at the local Denver pond (Cherry Creek). Wife and I cooked wh
Mast Support Post Sundancer at 8:29am 06.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1048 The mast support post is creaking in high winds and waves. Is there a way to tighten up (lengthen) t
H23 Outboard Size suggestions neodem at 8:18am 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 11/1767 Looking to buy an Outboard for my H23. When I bought the boat, it came with an electric with what co
testing brakes Adrian Morris at 7:43am 06.18.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3034 I need to get my trailer inspected and they test the brakes on a roller How can I test them myself b
Leaky Swing Keel Money Pitt at 7:17am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/3547
Down the east coast, Bahamas bound Caboteur at 7:17am 06.18.10 Destinations 3/3928 I will be leaving Montreal, Qc, Canada in early september to cruise the east coast ' winter in the B
Pearson 30 Stanchions Adrianjohnm at 6:42am 06.18.10 Pearson 2/2345 I am a new owner of a 1975 Peasron 30 and I am going to be putting on some Scheaffer Stanchion Bases
any info on mermaid condensator? (1) Jim D at 6:32am 06.18.10 Big Boats 10/7495 Does anyone have any pros or cons about the mermaid condensator? This unit claims to work by venturi
Sailing to Murmansk Ross at 6:28am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2179 What do you think of starting a trip in October in a Hunter 30 and sailing Murmansk, Russia retracin
Direction of cowl vent kpgraci at 5:10am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 9/7551 on the very tip of the bow...should the opening point fore or aft?
Universal 3 cyl, Kubota #...? umbrella at 3:38am 06.18.10 Bigger Boats 6/8930 Just bought an O'Day 34, 1982 that has a Universal 3 cyl diesel. Anyone know which Kubota engine thi
Poems of the Sail Stormsailor at 2:32am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1600 I wanted to share my original poem with you all, and I was hoping you might have one to share too. H
222 Rigging tension olsalt at 1:52am 06.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2864 The 222 is working out pretty well for the old sailor - she has stood up in 30+ knots and brought us
Winchrite Magic nick at 1:41am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 3/6637 I started a thread a few months ago about the new Winchrite electric winch handle. Basically I was t
Hunter 170 Mast Float... BlueRunner at 12:12am 06.18.10 Day Sailers 4/3524 I was "tooling" around the "net" and found the following link. For $110, it seems like a good deal

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Misc Issues RoyS at 3:59am 05.03.22 From your engine exhaust.
Modifying the rear berth on a Legend 35. pete c at 3:25am 05.03.22 The good thing about doing this, is it would give you a large enough berth to pick your orientation.
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 (1) Bob135711 at 3:24am 05.03.22 Hi @SeaRags, I owned a Hunter 280 a while back, and really enjoyed her. Mine had a full-batten m
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:22am 05.03.22 Any photos to the transom?
Single-handing a Catalina 310? rpwillia at 2:55am 05.03.22 If you have the Garhauer traveler, I had Guido (who passed this past year) make me up a new set of b
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast ShotgunSlim at 2:53am 05.03.22 Others have used their main sheet and attach that to the jib halyard or forestay on one end and then
Modifying the rear berth on a Legend 35. Will Gilmore at 1:39am 05.03.22 Speaking only as someone who has spent a little time sailing at night, I would not like a berth to b
Tacoma Narrows nightowle at 12:42am 05.03.22 carefully watch your depth going into Gig H. if that's where you land. Once inside stay mostly in t
Solar Charge Controller Question 04PatsSox at 12:11am 05.03.22 I have considered that solution, but it seems that compared to charging from the charge controller,
Flooring for Hunter 1984 waternwaves at 11:42pm 05.02.22 Lets see: Water maker, Epoxy coat old bilge, Cross boat waterproof electrical cabling, Bow thruster,
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 10:04pm 05.02.22 Correct Hayden. I seem to remember a nice spinnaker run down the west side of Whidbey. We rounded Pa
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 9:43pm 05.02.22 If southerlies are blowing, I would stay off shores of partridge bank as seas can get very choppy.
Tacoma Narrows Mark Maulden at 9:22pm 05.02.22 Us northerners don't often go down south! :cowbell: Thanks for the replies. I have already been do
Single-handing a Catalina 310? (1) marchem at 8:54pm 05.02.22 Not a great phot, but my rigger led both traveler control lines aft, inside of all the other control
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:52pm 05.02.22 Hey guys, so today turned out pretty ok. I fixed my 3d printer and prototype printed the throttle m
Ammeter replacement questions Stu Jackson at 8:34pm 05.02.22 Ammeters & Shunts 101 Ammeters & Shunts 101 The "gauge" ammeters that only measured house curren
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Hayden Watson at 8:04pm 05.02.22 You're in luck, Hayden. I have an 8-3/4" X 22" piece of 3/4" Starboard. If you only need 7" X 7", I
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 8:01pm 05.02.22 But my delivery will be 5/4 & 5/5. From what I have seen, 5/5 is going to be buckets.
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Tally Ho at 7:53pm 05.02.22 I would try it, but be prepared to just add 1 new ring in the nut and and put it back together if yo
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 7:49pm 05.02.22 The belt might look perfect but could be stretched. I would probably first try replacing it with a

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