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Keeping your cool! jeffmacdonald at 12:34pm 09.04.09 Catalina 30 10/1985 I have the stock ice chest in my C30, teak lid and so on. It seems by the time I leave the marina do
weighing anchor in a tight area (5) Trinkka at 10:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1434 This is for Keith, or anyone who wants to single hand. If you do a lot of single handed sailing,
Brand New M Sail oreana1234 at 10:22am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1401 Yesterday I accompanied a brand new Mac owner to the local reservoir for his virgin sail on this boa
Trailer bunk heights for O'Day 222 Trinkka at 9:55am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4240 Zoomie, This is a rough sketch of bunk height dimensions on my Long Trailer. It's not really importa
Merriman pedestal lever box replacement jtmccue at 9:16am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1534 On many of the H28.5 s and other boat manufacturers that used Merriman pedestals in the mid 1980's,
Fixed Rudder & tiller for an O'Day 25 - Free Ran-Dee9229 at 8:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1659 I have an Oday 25 with a fixed rudder and tiller in very good shape. Its fiberglass, the original ru
Reverse, Neutral or Forward jwaidlic at 8:15am 09.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1329 My friend and I have a friendly disagreement on which gear should be place while under sail, reverse
3 Day Lake Powell Trip Pictures..... (18) Sumner at 7:34am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1600 We took friends from Belgium out on Lake Powell for 3 days. Actually we had one afternoon on the wat
sleeping comfort tomholland at 7:12am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2134 Any suggestions on making sleeping on a Hunter 26 more comfortable.
how often? bobertobisonni@yahoo.com at 6:56am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1362 My 260 Hunter is in salt water all the time (Galveston Bay) I am wondering how often I should do th
Keel Angle Mick at 5:06am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1047 I had to replace the OEM cable that controlled the raising and lowering of my swing keel on my 96 26
Yanmar 2GM20F buzzer monta001 at 3:21am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2240 I have a yanmar 2GM20FC engine. The buzzer keeps bleeping (not constant) when I increase the revs.
Yanmar 3GM30F. Noise or Vibration EPRIMA14 at 1:49am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5668 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F engine in a Hunter 356 with approximately 350 hours. From the beginning the e
Masthead sheaves, replacement Sailor Jim at 6:31pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5780 I own a 1997 Catalina 28 MkII tall rig. The topping lift is off its sheave (port side, aft) and jamm
Maine Cruise Pics (7) Maine Sail at 5:55pm 09.03.09 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3144 I know, I know I should have uploaded some photos earlier but did not. The weather has been great, n
Looking for the other owners ableservices at 5:35pm 09.03.09 Lancer 1/1383 I am new to the Lancer Owners site and I was a member on the Oday site where I enjoyed alot of infom
neat or dumb? fishlansing at 4:47pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3834 does anyone else think it would be cool to turn a sailboat into a motor yaht? i want to do this bec
How long should they be? Granger at 4:04pm 09.03.09 Day Sailers 6/1941 I need to replace most of my running rigging. I don't have a list of running rigging diameters or le
Headboard Roy10289 at 3:29pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1264 I have a 1975 Legend 37.5. I want to replace what think is the original haylard for the mainsail.Th
I Like To Race - She Likes To Cruise Ducati at 3:17pm 09.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1423 Got my eye on either a Beneteau First 40.7 or a Beneteau 40. Can I fool my wife into thinking t

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How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! JamieB at 11:43pm 08.03.21 Let me know if you need more. Thank you
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! (3) JamieB at 11:42pm 08.03.21 196819196820196821
Transport Costs? MitchM at 10:24pm 08.03.21
Repowering the 2001 Beneteau 361 MitchM at 10:20pm 08.03.21 There are a number of threads on this and other sailing forums about the added costs if you replace
Drain/holding tank for small shower rickortega at 9:25pm 08.03.21 Wow I appreciate the replies! Controlling the bilge stink is my motivation for this project. I do no
Furling Main Winter Storage tfox2069 at 9:20pm 08.03.21 I pull my sails off every winter on the Chesapeake to have them inspected for needed repairs and be
Mary E FastOlson at 8:41pm 08.03.21 I wish they would have actual sailors proof those stories. Sank, it did. "Capsize" it did not. The q
Furling Main Winter Storage Pat Hooyman at 8:37pm 08.03.21 I have done it both ways. On our 41 the main is a beast. I have stored at home, but generally lea
Furling Main Winter Storage Pat Hooyman at 8:13pm 08.03.21 I have had such a main on my 44 DS for 13 years and I always struck it, folded it gently, and stowe
Launched my HMS 23 Murgatroid at 8:12pm 08.03.21 Heavens to ... same as Allmand HMS 23 right. Rare but cool boat. Enjoy! To be honest, I'm thinki
Chain snubbers Blitz at 7:53pm 08.03.21 Why would you put a snubber on rope rode? I would think the snubber on a rope rope would allow the
Drain/holding tank for small shower Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:45pm 08.03.21 There are two places you DON'T want shower water to go--the bilge and your toilet waste holding tank
Mary E Michael Davis at 7:00pm 08.03.21 Makes you wonder if they replaced all the ballast.
Restoring lens on Raymarine "C" Series Chart Plotters (1) Blitz at 6:51pm 08.03.21 I had the same issue with a I70 multi function display that is about nine years old but was on the b
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island Michael Davis at 6:45pm 08.03.21
Chain snubbers Captain Larry-DH at 6:44pm 08.03.21 What's the elasticity of the Dyneema? With nylon running @ around 30% there's little to no shock as
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island Michael Davis at 6:43pm 08.03.21
Launched my HMS 23 LeeandRick at 6:39pm 08.03.21 Heavens to ... same as Allmand HMS 23 right. Rare but cool boat. Enjoy!
Mary E Captain W at 6:39pm 08.03.21
Drain/holding tank for small shower Justin_NSA at 6:36pm 08.03.21 My Hunter is set up how Greg says. Although I've never used it.

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