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O'day 23 Owners Manual aondersma at 9:59am 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/9038 My husband and I are refurbishing an O'day 23, and are very new to sailing. We are looking for an ow
New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2149 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2557 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1982 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1567 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no
What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/5072 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2475 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING
Gelcaot cleanup RacerX at 9:30pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2096 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas
Honda Outboard question RacerX at 9:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1572 I have a Honda BF8A outboard that has been very reliable since I got it (circa 2002), but has develo
Sailing courses, first boat, second boat, oh my! mbullis at 9:21pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1137 Hello! My wife and I are going to try "the sailing thing" soon. First thing is first, we are landl
need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1211 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2414 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1149 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1390 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa
autopilot bigsarg1 at 3:29pm 07.01.09 Irwin 2/2555 I am looking for a good priced autopilot for my Irwin 37 CC. I want a new one for the perks. I also
I read a post yesterday on using a cheap t-stat with marine air system. cant find it today. luvitt at 2:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1234 anybody have any info on using a a cheap thermostat with a system? I have gathered all the pieces o
Detailing Questions Devian at 2:16pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1804 Greetings all. So I have a question. I have a white Columbia 28' and after just washing it, it still
Main AC breaker sunseeker at 2:14pm 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1438 On a recent overnight at the dock, I used the AC shorepower to run the battery charger, water heater
Fastners for Oday 26 emergpa1 at 1:03pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2216 Hi, I am almost ready to begin to re-attach my stanchions, rails. I need some new fastners as about

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r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 1:58pm 04.04.22 More food for thought - Someone suspended by a parachute falls slower than gravity would otherwise
Life's little lesson All U Get at 1:55pm 04.04.22
Update Jerry Nevins at 1:52pm 04.04.22 Your story is an inspiration!
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Rick486 at 1:50pm 04.04.22 The reality is each sail is an airfoil. So air flowing over the airfoil produces lift and drag force
Starting fluid All U Get at 1:49pm 04.04.22 In a nutshell, we should all spend next winter in Maine with the boats in the water waiting for the
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 1:46pm 04.04.22 hi roland are u insinuating that the air flowing over the wing of a boeing 747 is lifting that babe
Spinnaker, hows and whys DArcy at 1:45pm 04.04.22 Best part of flying a sym spin is bellowing "Blow the guy!" when things start to get out of hand.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:43pm 04.04.22 https://shop.hunterowners.com/prod.php?4240 Thanks Dave.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:42pm 04.04.22 Udi, I sail solo a lot and jacklines are essential in my planning. I gave it a lot of thought and w
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:38pm 04.04.22 Many thanks.
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? lewiley at 1:37pm 04.04.22 The easiest way to look at it is using Newton's laws. For every force the is an equal and opposite f
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? JoeWhite at 1:35pm 04.04.22 What is the horse power of the inboard engine? You may consider matching the HP. Does the outboard h
Oceanis 400 switches SimonNZ at 1:16pm 04.04.22 Did you find a Blue Sea panel that fitted the cutout, or come up with some frame solution, or simply
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator sailcapt340 at 1:15pm 04.04.22
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? Simon Sexton at 1:14pm 04.04.22 @pfwhitworth , Good afternoon! Depending on the thickness of your transom, it shouldn't be
Spinning Prop While Under Sail (1) Inter20sailor at 1:11pm 04.04.22 Here is a Yanmar Tech Bulletin from October 2011. Very informative.
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Roland5048 at 1:06pm 04.04.22 If you want a headache, here is a good read on the subject. Bernoulli is to blame in any event. htt
Spinnaker, hows and whys Sandy Stone at 12:58pm 04.04.22 No problem, I guess just a local dialect thing.
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator Ed Caldwell at 12:55pm 04.04.22 SBO store sent me the SL2-20 which is the exact replacement 20 lb force version (what I had from the
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tater at 12:53pm 04.04.22 It's useful to understand how the sail's behaviour changes depending on how it is presented to the

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