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Finally Sailing seadaddler at 6:03am 04.27.10 Big Boats 2/1385 Well the doctor and wife gave me the OK to go out sailing this past weekend as long as I promised I
packing gland newboatowner at 6:01am 04.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1717 I have a catalina 30 with a hurth transmission. Does anyone know the diameter of packing that I nee
Jessica's tough final miles. Ed Schenck at 5:27am 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2547 Jessica is finding tougher conditions south of Australia than she saw at the Capes. Here is a part o
small crack on h23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:59am 04.27.10 Smaller Boats 4/1580 have found a crack in boat , the area has some cause for concern its located at the transom where th
1992 hunter 33.5 plumbing replacment parts Mark15229 at 10:03pm 04.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1495 Hi, I have a 1992 hunter 33.5. Underneath the head sink, the fresh water plumbing system has T-joint
Sailing Greece/Skiathos catwithhat at 9:32pm 04.26.10 Destinations 3/3283 Hi, I'm planning a sailing for the Sporades/Greece. Any recommendations for charter companies in Ski
T-Track Question OldCat at 8:18pm 04.26.10 Catalina 22 7/2526 If all goes well at the final inspection, later this week I will be the owner of a C22 Sport :dance:
calculating amp hours? mseifert at 8:05pm 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 6/7837 I'm thoroughly confused on trying to calculate my electical requirements. If I know information suc
Bomar Ports redone Prime Time at 7:13pm 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2690 I am going to rebed 2 old bomar ports on my Bristol. I gave Bomar a call, and they sell rolls of 1/2
S2 Owners UNITE! mandm at 6:59pm 04.26.10 S2 49/16816 Looking for other S2 owners - who's gonna raise their hands?
Replace teak trim above cabin Duchess at 5:39pm 04.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/880 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5. The teak trim above the cabin needs to be replaced. Has anyone ever repla
Deck Cleats - Four or Two Bolts? SS or Aluminum? Blitz at 5:06pm 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 43/14040 The title of this thread says it all. I'm looking to replace my deck cleats and was hoping to get so
Honda 9.9 Fresh Water Flush Adapter BrianW at 4:16pm 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 3/4746 I have a 2003 4-stroke Honda 9.9 outboard. I want to buy the fresh water flush adapter. I have a que
Centerboard captrick at 2:20pm 04.26.10 Bigger Boats 2/2118 I have an O'Day 30 and had the centerboard pendant break, I hauled the boat removed the board and ha
Vancouver sailors Jonathan12951 at 2:09pm 04.26.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1125 I am an Oday 23 owner and an englishman with my boat sadly left behind in UK as I travel the world f
Repair sail track gate oldjags at 1:50pm 04.26.10 Big Boats 6/3377 For some unknown reason, several of the mainsail slides tend to get hung on the track gate when we a
Propulsion rickardcl at 1:35pm 04.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/1715 Ok, Here's my problem. My renault (not sure on the model) runs great, judging by the stuffing box,
6.9 daggerboard lift difficulty Bill C. at 1:23pm 04.26.10 S2 2/1498 I would like to increase the mechanial advantage on the daggerboard lift due to difficulty in raisin
Different Hull Speed for sail and power? druid at 12:43pm 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3227 OK, so I finally got into some flat, relatively tideless water to test speeds for my new prop, and t
Window Seals Robert 19994 at 12:27pm 04.26.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2268 I have an 1983 ODay 30 and I replaced the screw on plexiglas windows 2 years ago. My repairman used

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Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 5:56pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color? Thickener or catalyst
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:53pm 06.01.22 Thanks guys, I ordered the DVD and am continuing to read. To me it sounds like my upper shrouds are
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:47pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC char
Single-handed docking Project_Mayhem at 5:46pm 06.01.22 I thought there was a rule to never approach the dock faster than you would want to hit it. How do
Beneteau 323 railing item nitrogenase at 5:45pm 06.01.22 Agreed, just curious what it was for and why they bothered to remove it. Bizarre eh?
Oday 26 chain plate leak Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 06.01.22 The sales brochure raves about this new technology they used to seal everything called silicone. Tha
O'Day 25 Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:42pm 06.01.22 That's exactly what I was gonna recommend. The "MSD" designation in the model name/number means it
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color?
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 5:39pm 06.01.22 Already tried before posting
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 5:35pm 06.01.22 Theoretically you could toss it over a dock cleat. I've never tried tossing a line on a cleat or py
Charging from a tow vehicle mermike at 5:34pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC charg
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:15pm 06.01.22 I used the Blue Sea Circuit Wizard. That makes sense. They default to the conservative 3% drop, wh
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? MikeHoncho at 5:03pm 06.01.22 my experience with PT plywood is that it is low quality with voids and shrinks significantly when dr
Beacon Near Point Grey MikeHoncho at 4:58pm 06.01.22 It's the center of the designated shipping channel outlined in purple. You can see there is another
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert Bluenose at 4:50pm 06.01.22 OK, but don't use 50 pounds - too much. Squeezes the stuff out.
Oceanis 352 - location of refrigerator compressor ("Cold Machine") (1) joker460 at 4:35pm 06.01.22 Mine is located on the stern port side (basically under the propane locker, near the hull. I have to
Mast.... (1) sail sfbay at 4:17pm 06.01.22 .......Also I need to know the overall height from bottom of the keel to the highest point(I guess
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow (1) sail sfbay at 3:59pm 06.01.22 What year? Do an internet search on " YEAR O'Day 25 Stern Images" and find plenty at different angle
Mast.... kappykaplan at 3:30pm 06.01.22 DWL is designed water line, so your masthead height from DWL is 44.25 ft - also known as your air dr
Mast.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:20pm 06.01.22 I need these measures 'cause the trailer transport company needs them. Hey thx a bunch for your help

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