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Spooky Weather sailaway78 at 8:09am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1875 This weather is downright spooky. Was plenty warm here yesterday, going to be in the 30's tonight,
K6 KPH Special Event Bob Poff at 7:35am 04.06.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3659 I received this via our local club email list. Sure would be cool to work them from the boat. I won
Walker Bay 8 MoonSailer at 7:24am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1428 I have a walker bay 8 dinghy and want something a little larger. The Pelican Scorpio and some other
old radar not functioning - solution too simple? Banooma at 6:46am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3378 I bought my boat with a Raymarine radome and Autohelm radar display, plus wind, speed, and depth met
What to use to hold centerboard? 48dodge at 6:00am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1281 What glue/caulk should I use to hold the two wedges in place that hold the centerboard up? Also sho
steering cable adjustment question Jim at 4:50am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2982 I noticed my steering cable was lose on mt C36 MK II. It is an Edson rig. How do I adjust the cabl
Furlex yanked Deadline at 4:36am 04.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1671 A burly rugby player inadvertently pulled my jib furling line out of the Furlex drum, and I can't fi
Leak in head under sink earlkeim at 3:44am 04.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1380 I have found a leak in the cabinet under my sink in the head. I think the port light above the sink
Correct Prop Size bobtigar at 3:34am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/5954 I konw there must be a formula for determining the correct prop size/pitch for an inboard engine on
Islander 29 owner's association gseto at 11:43pm 04.05.09 Islander 8/11477 Anyone know of one?
Galley Mods oreana123 at 10:40pm 04.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2300 I started my galley mods today. I removed a lot of the previous owner's woodwork that I felt is not
Full Size Brand New Charts Se Ak; Columbia River stephenronning at 10:27pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I wound up with some charts. Brand new. 4 SE AK and two from Oregon Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Clr Run Through My Outboard/cool Longshaft Swap Today ;) (1) stephenronning at 10:17pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2025 Hello group. I did a cool project today. I bought a honda 75 '80 for my new kicker. she's been garag
My thru hull repair (5) Scott T-Bird at 9:04pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6037 This thru hull is at the bow for the head discharge and it appears to be a 1-1/4" thru hull. The fi
Sailboat Owner Survey Phil Herring at 8:47pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6081 Hey, remember that survey many of you completed last spring? We asked you to rank your current an
Epoxy as epoxy paint? Hermit Scott at 7:31pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1547 Epoxy as barrier coat? I have finished refairing the keel on my boat. I ground away all the fairing
H240 Jib Traveler? Scott2 at 7:08pm 04.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1446 As I gain experience sailing, I have become very frustrated with my ability to trim my jib since my
Hatch Screen Bad Obsession at 5:48pm 04.05.09 Catalina 30 2/1716 Just wanted to show everyone the new upgrade inside of my boat. This is a screen for the hatch in t
Keith and caulking removers... Shoaldrafter at 3:38pm 04.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/889 Keith, Check out the thread: http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=612045 Gee
Do we have the M-25XP or M-25XPB? SceptreSailor at 3:19pm 04.05.09 Catalina 310 4/2359 Mine is a 2004 Model. Also we are you finding the best place to get oil and fuel filters? Thanks

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Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 02.23.22 They can definitely scuff up the fiberglass if you're not careful but most of the time the area it's
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:02am 02.23.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) Project_Mayhem at 8:01am 02.23.22 It looks like this is not the case with the O'Day 25. If I had to guess, it's the rub rail screws th
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 8:00am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet.... So, you're rejecting the entire concept of this entire forum.
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 7:59am 02.23.22 I have used many of those products when I was an auto body tech, but I would love to hear how well t
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:58am 02.23.22 Interesting. Unless you have external regulation I think typically you charge the AGMs with the alt
USCG Registry versus State FastOlson at 7:58am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet vs asking the appropriate state agency....um, yeah, tough choice!
Another Ship is burning. dlochner at 7:43am 02.23.22 Don't expect good deals on VW cars in the near future. 1,100 lost cars will put a big dent in the Ea
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:37am 02.23.22 ... and gasoline processed at a plant that gets its power from coal. -Will
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dlochner at 7:26am 02.23.22 I don't think flexibility is an issue. If you look closely the current teak toe rails are proabably
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback sail sfbay at 7:24am 02.23.22 Cons: need to be thicker since it is more flexible and might require stainless steel reinforcement.
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 02.23.22 How is your O'Day coming along? Last I read you were doing a bunch of deck work. It's a never endi
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:11am 02.23.22 What year is the boat?
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 02.23.22 I've had good results using a scotchbrite wheel on a drill to remove old sealant. They also work wel
Newport 30-3 grab rails sail sfbay at 7:04am 02.23.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! How many loops are you looking for?
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 6:57am 02.23.22 Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and l
Expanding Hardening Foam sail sfbay at 6:42am 02.23.22 What is the application? What is your compression strength specification? Do you want to be buy it
Replacing portlights with screwless, VHB tape mounted windows (2) kloudie1 at 6:35am 02.23.22 Some folks have used temporary screws (as few as possible) to hold the frameless glass in place unti
BATTERY BANK SETUP captcoho at 6:32am 02.23.22 As Scott T-Bird mentioned, there has been no consideration for any basic house loads, especially vhf
BATTERY BANK SETUP Scott T-Bird at 6:21am 02.23.22 The other difficulty is that when you put your batteries in series to supply power to your motor, yo

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