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Lazy Jacks for Oday 25 1978 jhussey at 11:33am 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1672 :) Has any one installed Lazy Jacks on an Oday 25, considering several brands, do not want to change
New Beneteau 31 DancingDays at 10:05am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 59/15517 Hi, My wife and I just took delivery of a new Beneteau 31 on Lewisville Lake in TX. I notice that
What's the best lake in SoCal for Day Sailors? r.oril at 9:45am 05.03.09 Trailer Sailors 8/5884 IYHO, "What lakes (within 300 miles of LA), are the best for day sailors? 1. Best Lake
minor leak, 2009 hunter 33 (3) teucer at 9:43am 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2270 I need help or advice with a minor leak coming from my 5 gallons water heater manufactured by Kuuma
Albin-022 Buzzlovelace at 7:29am 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2314 I am looking at a 1971 C27 and am having carburator issues with the Albin 022 and am wondering if an
Transmission Oil higgs at 6:50am 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2421 Standing around the boatyard yesterday we started discussing changing the oil in the tranny. None o
New beneteau Owner hughtad at 5:39am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2598 Hi, We just purchased our first Beneteau, an Oceanis 321 from 1996. We had the mast stepped and a
Question for Xantrex LinkLite owners mcaswell at 10:21pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4744 I can't seem to get my LinkLite to auto-sync. I drain the bank down 15 - 20% or so, then switch the
replacement solar panel dwesley at 6:08pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1450 I need a new solar panel for my 1996 Hunter 376 that is built in to the deck. I saw that the same o
1984-34, to spoon or not Charlie Halasz at 5:32pm 05.02.09 Big Boats 7/1471 under power and sail the stern digs down about 6 inches. A local boat expert has had experience put
Swing Keel on a Venture 21 nameaneh at 5:22pm 05.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8053 My owner's manual for an old Venture 21 says that I need to insert the top lock bolt after lowering
Water leak into port side in electrical panel cymeyer at 4:35pm 05.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1692 I get water into our electrical panel area when healing into heavy wind. Can't seem to trace where
Dutchman Reefing Roy10289 at 4:17pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2756 I have the Dutchman sustem on my boat ,but 2 of the mono lines broke as soon as I bougt the boat. Co
Liferaft and/or EPIRB? John at 4:03pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1569 For those sailors on the West Coast (in other words, sailing in the same or similar conditions to mi
Installing X-5 wheel autopilot Mick Johnson at 3:53pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1195 Help installing Autpilot wheel X-5 from raymarine. locating the compas unit and the control box, als
Check Your Chain Plates (1) Maine Sail at 2:58pm 05.02.09 Musings With Maine Sail 23/10901 Hi All, This photo was sent to me by a friend yesterday. The story is they were tuning the rig when
Catalina 11 hp engine recomendations?? hobbit at 1:59pm 05.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1578 We are looking @ 1980 30 ft catalinas. Is the 11 hp engine sufficient?
Sewing Strattaglass? Bad Obsession at 1:12pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 20/6732 I have bought an industrial sewing machine. I am thinking about buying a sheet of strattaglass and
Toilet Cam at 12:46pm 05.02.09 Cal 0/1556 I have a 1969 cal 25 I recently purchased. I'm looking for information of the mechanics and any othe
Joker valve? Bossman at 12:46pm 05.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6695 Hello Peggy, Hope you can assist on this prior to my unbolting everything. Have a Jabco head,

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Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:40pm 12.01.21 Jimmy Mac... I am just guessing here, but it feels like there is more to the story. Perhaps they h
Proper Course Stu Jackson at 5:32pm 12.01.21 I don't think it matters who had what boat, what class, starting sequence, or close to the mark, eit
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Will Gilmore at 5:22pm 12.01.21 If it is not as JS suggests and that's all there is to the story, you offered to buy their boat and
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Justin_NSA at 5:17pm 12.01.21 If I saw this online I'd think you were a scammer: "I like your boat and will buy it". But that's me
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dlochner at 5:17pm 12.01.21 There could be a lot of reasons. What kind of boat? If your looking for a less expensive boat, then
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jssailem at 5:13pm 12.01.21 Jimmy Mac... I am just guessing here, but it feels like there is more to the story. Perhaps they ha
Score of the day! DayDreamer41 at 5:09pm 12.01.21 Call the cops there is a robbery going on...... nice score
Through-mast leak? jssailem at 5:06pm 12.01.21 Luke, with water that is s definite, maybe. You certainly have had enough rain water to expose the
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? HermosaHunter at 5:00pm 12.01.21 Thanks everyone for the replies, with the holiday last week I haven't had the chance to update this
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit shemandr at 4:57pm 12.01.21 OK the place at Founder's Landing in Southold is a combination of two employees from the former Wood
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line jssailem at 4:56pm 12.01.21 When seconds count, taking minutes to deal with a sail change can seem like a lifetime. The reason
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 12.01.21 I should imagine any well built spinnaker sock would do the same thing, only from the top down. I'v
Mounting Electrical Components jssailem at 4:51pm 12.01.21 screwing directly into the hull seems wrong. Screwing into hull is discouraged. Screwing through
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades Perry Welch at 4:46pm 12.01.21 Thanks, but this is a dagger centerboard, it doesn't have a pivot point.
Mounting Electrical Components (1) Tally Ho at 4:45pm 12.01.21
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal Tally Ho at 4:28pm 12.01.21
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line DayDreamer41 at 4:06pm 12.01.21 Unfortunately, I never got to try it as the sail got ruined one fine windy day Just wondering what
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal (10) ScottMac at 3:53pm 12.01.21
Tiller Pilots Gene Neill at 3:51pm 12.01.21 We have a 2000+ that's been faithful for a lot of years and miles. We named it Slocum. :) I've neve
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal Sefuller at 3:46pm 12.01.21 Scrape all the caulk off the top side of the storm hood first - it's possible there are screws secur

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