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severe curve or mild curve: tiller question emergpa1 at 7:45am 07.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2194 I recently shopped D ' R for a tiller. One had a severe curve, the other a slight curve. I ordered t
Help replacing the main halyard on '77 O'day 25 wnance at 7:42am 07.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 19/4594 Hi, We're up in Rochester, NY, sailing on Lake Ontario, and have a new to us O'day 25 that had been
Go Fast R Lawrence at 7:20am 07.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1710 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5 and I can't get much better than 5.5 knots on a good day. What do I have t
Helm seat measurements-- 260 Earl Keim at 5:49am 07.03.09 Smaller Boats 1/1453 Happy 4th. Does anybody have the measurements of the helm seat on a Hunter 260? I am cutting a fo
Mast wiring Phil V25 at 3:09am 07.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3417 I am rewiring the mast. I have an anchor light at the top, a steaming light 1/3 the way down and a
Mirage 24 jib leads captcraig1 at 3:03am 07.03.09 Other Sailboats 1/1877 Can anyone suggest how best to rig the jib sheet leads on a Mirage 24? I have never sailed a boat wi
HAPPY 4th JULY FROM NEW ZEALAND Mike Holibar at 2:53am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1324 Hi All, Please accept my best wishes for 4th July and my thanks for the wealth of knowledge you have
touching up the finish MrMikey64 at 11:09pm 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1325 I'm working on repairs of the rudder and tiller for my Mac25. I had to sand down the surfaces, as I
Happy Independence Day windward54 at 9:25pm 07.02.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/4315 Hi everyone! Summer is in full swing and we are all in the middle of boating season. Hopefully, ev
Slippery winches Cpt. Jon at 8:09pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7261 Hi all, I just rebuilt our winches last week and today while sailing I noticed with two wraps aro
Sailing gloves Pocahontas at 7:39pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4906 Hi, I've been reading this Forum for a while but until now I haven't contributed at all:redface: I'm
Tiller Pilot sucess? Starfish at 7:30pm 07.02.09 Seidelmann 0/1840 Was considering a Raymarine X-5 tiller pilot with a remote head to safely control my S299 under sail
The trouble with outboards RAD at 7:08pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3810 Help! I tried to use the 4 hp Evinrude with the dink early in the season B-4 the stinking rain and t
New Owner - head problems jerryf609 at 5:25pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3351 Hi Peggie, I have ordered your book but I know it will take several days to get it. I am the new
Mirage 24 jib sheet captcraig1 at 5:16pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2416 Does anyone know how to set up the jib sheets on a 1977 Mirage 24? I noticed there are no tracks so
Barnacles on your bottom All U Get at 4:50pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1503 Hi Gang, Didn't know if anyone saw this study, I thought it might be of interest. http://www.techn
Daysailer 3 Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 4:36pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2251 In looking at my post I am sure few if any people understood what I waa asking for. Here is a be
Elevatig Hunter 25 Cam Cleats Barry14722 at 3:10pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1304 Elevating Hunter 25 Cam Cleats I want to elevate my cam cleats since they are too low for the jib s
need new windows sailer at 2:25pm 07.02.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3304 I am looking to replace a broken window on a sirius 22 sail boat. Any ideas? can i order new parts f
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1312 Keith, While other types of wood should have a UV resistant finish on boats, Teak is different. It

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inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price jssailem at 3:07pm 04.07.22 she pleases their eye, Lust... One of the 7 SINS... rather than ... that vessel really suits thei
Question About Mesh Dodger Window Covers thinwater at 2:47pm 04.07.22 "Mesh" does not tell us much. What was the product? I've got admit, also, that to me it makes zero s
Yanmar Tach dlochner at 2:45pm 04.07.22 In the sop manual there is resistance for the sender, if the resistance is within specs it is fine.
2005 Hunter45 CC Companion Way Sailor_Al at 2:41pm 04.07.22 Jeff There are 2 springs on the 2008 45CC. Replacements can be purchased on this site. The secret
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail zephyr070 at 2:31pm 04.07.22 I'm also eyeing my aging aluminum water tank. I read a good article about cutting access ports in th
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jssailem at 2:23pm 04.07.22 Oh Boy... At least now Tosca will not leak from beneath. Looking real good!:beer:
Pontoon vs Cato bridge dlochner at 2:10pm 04.07.22 It has been a bad season for ICW bridge tenders as there have been at least 2 deaths from bridges be
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 1:47pm 04.07.22 Perfect blow by blow.............Appreciate the heads up on the tape at the mushroom, makes for a cl
autopilot install on an H280 Ward H at 1:31pm 04.07.22 No worries Matt - I'm glad you liked it. I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than t
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 1:17pm 04.07.22 I tried the Tiller Tamer but hated it. If I set it with enough friction to hold while sailing it wa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 1:10pm 04.07.22 How may lesbians does it take to change a light bulb? That's not funny. Damn.. it only lets me cl
Pontoon vs Cato bridge (1) rgranger at 1:02pm 04.07.22 204161
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 12:34pm 04.07.22 My Hunter 216 is a year 2009 with the rudder pod on ball bearings, making it too responsive IMHO.
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 11:23am 04.07.22 Thanks for the prognostication, weather honcho. Hopefully, a reasonable weather situation for this c
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 11:09am 04.07.22 Parsons, I'll see how well my shock cord works out that's cleated to the stern cleats and a wrap o
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. mermike at 11:07am 04.07.22 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and there are 6, I think, in addition to drains via
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California Hello Below at 10:55am 04.07.22
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 10:55am 04.07.22 Have been told ...dont spray this in, dont spray that in,to help start a high compression diesel en
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:24am 04.07.22 By the way, thanks for the wonderful write-up and pictures! You did a great job, and your writing s
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:18am 04.07.22 replacing 5 of the 8 though-hulls on my Y-33 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and

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