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Boat Speed jjgizara at 5:11am 06.07.10 Big Boats 10/2404 What boat speed do you get with a 34 HP yanmar deislel engin in a 37.5 legend hunter? I can't belie
Storm caught me with my pants down (1) mcaswell at 10:50pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3007 The weather today wasn't too great (30 - 50% chance of precip, depending on which site I looked at),
need a supplier info Douglast at 10:21pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2151 well i placed an order from an U.S.supplier ,two hundred and some dollars for about 10 pounds worth
Mystery Block - to me.... (1) 1977oday22 at 10:15pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2425 Hello all and I hope it's been a safe summer so far. I've never used it, and am not sure why it's th
New to sailboats and wonder what I have (3) KGlancy at 9:53pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1854 I am going to be the very proud owner of this sailboat soon and was wondering any info about her. I
Brand new sailboat owner but what is She (1) KGlancy at 9:41pm 06.06.10 Trailer Sailors 4/3262 I am going to be the very proud owner of this sailboat soon and was wondering any info about her. I
New forward hatch. (5) Timo42 at 8:49pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3331 I was tired of the original fiberglass hatch so... These are after I cut the lip off, ground off t
newport RI marinas dlewis812 at 7:49pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2592 planning to sail to newport for the folk festival (end july). going to look into but any recommenda
Furler troubles... coachD at 7:16pm 06.06.10 Pearson 2/1547 I'm new to the forum and this has probably been archived. I just haven't found the archive yet!! I h
Off center main sheet Curt at 7:09pm 06.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3443 The Catalina Capri (1991) has the mainsheet anchored to the offset backstay. For obvious reasons I
Holes not drilled in right place on Mast Mick at 6:49pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1962 On our new to us 2001 26x , I noticed that the mast was not setting straight on the vertical plane.
Dumb Question #774 Mick at 6:39pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1730 I have seen a number of boats of various brands with with PVC pipes on their spreader lines right
Steaming Light thaeni at 6:15pm 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1239 I have a 1992 33.5 and the steaming light burnt out. I went up the mast and removed the two screws h
rub rail 26s crowlk at 5:23pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1270 I am looking at a 92 26s missing the rub rail, should I be concerned? easy to fix and order? thank
Replacement bow eye bolt jnolan at 5:10pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2608 The eye bolt of my O Day 22 broke off when we pulled it out of the water last year, and now I need t
Engine temperature rise kczach1 at 4:20pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2348 Hi All, Went out sailing Friday night. On the way back turned on the yanmar 2gm20f and noticed i
Used Genoas Mick143 at 3:57pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/113 Anybody have one forsale. Just purchased a new main, and them jib unfurled and shredded>>help would
Deck Organizer hole centers paul331 at 3:34pm 06.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1982 We have a Beneteau 331 and are interested in stacking a 2 sheave deck organizer on top of the existi
Hatch cover repairs bffatcat at 2:38pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2373 Before I bought the boat someone replaced 4 out of 6 bolts holding the hatch cover hardware with ste
222 Centerboard Basho65 at 2:34pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1343 Anyone have experience replacing a 222 or similar centerboard? Mine has broken off. Any home made de

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Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 9:30pm 06.13.22 My thinking is, the shopping cart, partially buried in the muddy bottom, is also grounded and may r
Stray Current Corrosion Problem Will Gilmore at 9:09pm 06.13.22 Galvanic corrosion takes place when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other while imme
Hiring a skipper dmdiehl64 at 7:59pm 06.13.22 We recently hired a captain for a delivery from south western Michigan to the middle eastern part of
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Kingjus at 7:38pm 06.13.22 I just came through Hell Gate today. You will not need extra power if you time your passage with a
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Rich Stidger at 7:20pm 06.13.22 If they are the round cockpit line holders, I think they are avail on this site at the SBO store.
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 7:13pm 06.13.22 thanks, i guess you mean the metal moving parts at the bottom end of the fuller. I have no idea what
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 7:11pm 06.13.22
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Hollyberry at 7:08pm 06.13.22 I would not change a 2 blade MAX feathering prop for a 3 blade fixed.. In our experience the MAX pro
Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 6:55pm 06.13.22 I considered making a new rudder assembly. I have two local machine shops that would allow me to us
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Captain Larry-DH at 6:51pm 06.13.22 I just came through Hell Gate today. You will not need extra power if you time your passage with a
Looking for a Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 6:50pm 06.13.22 Well, I ended up buying a new rudder. Setting it up now...
Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:36pm 06.13.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 6:21pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually ca
Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:02pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually cau
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS capta at 5:58pm 06.13.22 Use a soft shackle through a Bimini top pad eye where you want the line.
Cockpit table material Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 06.13.22 No, that is fiberglass done in a form.
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:35pm 06.13.22 Galvanic corrosion takes place when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other while imme
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:31pm 06.13.22 Zinc anodes should not be used in fresh or slightly brackish water. Magnesium and aluminum anodes s
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 (1) arthur.goldberg at 5:29pm 06.13.22 Thanks Craig Everyone, I've learned from Lewmar that the traveler ends on the 2002 Beneteau 331 are
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question SwanSong at 5:12pm 06.13.22 Thanks Rob, Our C310 is hull no. 21 so I would guess this 'box' is done at the factory. Question an

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