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Auto pilot or Tiller pilot Esat Hadimli at 12:15pm 04.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1765 Can anyone give me an idea about an auto or tiller pilot to be used on my 1998 26X?:)
Newbie wanting some experience Slim pickins at 12:05pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2189 I am a total newbie so forgive if I am posting this wrong. I have been reading ALOT on this forum (u
need advice for loading Mac 26x+Trailer on flatbed... phyrefighterjay at 11:55am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1814 Yep, I'm going to do it this way...Travel to galveston tx load it on a flatbed trailer and tow it ho
1985 Hunter 40 - Keel NYSail at 11:00am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1929 Hello Glen! A friend of mine has a 1985 Hunter 40 and says that his keel wobbles slightly. He als
Mast Gooseneck compressed into mast lhodge at 10:56am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 22/6395 Glenn I have a 2006 H36 that my wife and I have been sailing since 2006 along the east coast and t
Phil: I was in your neighborhood last weekend higgs at 10:45am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1424 Phil - I just noticed where you were from. I wish I had been more observant in the past as I would
Icom VHF (1) Warren Milberg at 10:38am 04.01.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1341 Here is another VHF of mine, an Icom IC-M55 VHF. It works...but, the volume is very low and does not
Bottom Stripping CMM at 10:30am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2688 I have finally decided to strip what could be close to 20 layers of bottom paint off my 1989 Catalin
Abandoned Boats... dvideohd at 10:30am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 18/11556 I read an article on abandoned boats - and how they are turning up in a lot of places.... I wonde
Please explain what this is.... (1) das997 at 10:25am 04.01.09 Yamaha 2/2392 Hi Folks: I've owned my Yamaha 33 for about a year now, and I'm still puzzled by this ... here's a p
dodger for 25' Yes Dear24572 at 10:19am 04.01.09 Day Sailers 1/2106 Hello, we are planning on having a dodger built for our 1978 25' O'day. Never had one on the boat be
Neutural or Reverse? Jeff75 at 10:10am 04.01.09 Catalina 310 17/4266 Neutral or Reverse? Just wondering what the general train of thought is for the positioning of the
Does anyone know what this is called? captian dave at 9:44am 04.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1493 My fold down table on my boat has two contact fastners about the size of a quarter which holds the l
Hunter 27 Questions KNOTMAKER at 9:14am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1586 Mr. Henderson, I have a 2006 Hunter 27. Love it. Very quick and fun. Could use shelves behind set
design wind Quo at 9:08am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1427
Hunter 280 Questions Chuck_Buck at 8:56am 04.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/3489 Hi Folks, Moving up from a 1977 Catalina 25 to a 1996 Hunter 280. Really like the look of these
Hex Nuts on Shaft. Florida Bill at 8:55am 04.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1445 Hi everyone, bought a 1982 Hunter 27 with a 6.5 1GM that runs great, I need to replace the Nuts that
Sail area, what gives? Rick at 7:59am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1593 First and foremost thanks to Glenn for taking time here. I havent read into this many posts in a wh
BVI special 2 weeks for $ of 1 blowinganddrifting at 8:27am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1491 In my dreams, did I get ya on all the forums? :)
Free Sails while they last!!! Call this # blowinganddrifting at 8:24am 04.01.09 Catalina 30 0/1198 just dial 1-800- april -fools!!!

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Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? mikeracca at 5:27pm 02.27.22
V-Belt Replacement lehighsail at 5:24pm 02.27.22 Thanks for the input. I have located a Gates 19" belt with the same profile as the M-20. I was wo
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? sail sfbay at 5:20pm 02.27.22 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pri
Down windsails. Diablito at 5:11pm 02.27.22
Boat Speed sail sfbay at 5:08pm 02.27.22 Hull speed for your sailboat (LWL = 24.17 ft SailboatData.com - O'DAY 302 Sailboat) is =1.3424.17^0*
Boat Speed Voyager1 at 5:00pm 02.27.22 6.6 seem more accurate, usually run it at 2900, does go a bit higher but not much. I have an ongoing
Morse or no morse JamesG161 at 4:49pm 02.27.22 Marines and some parts of the Navy still require Morse code. dit dit dit ... dah dah dah .... dit
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Head Sail at 4:46pm 02.27.22 No. 2. The artwork for most boats is in the cabinetry, and to some lesser extent, the fiberglass.
Boat Speed smokey73 at 4:40pm 02.27.22 I believe the calculated "hull speed" for an Oday 302 is about 6.6 kts based on a waterline length o
Boat Speed Tally Ho at 4:37pm 02.27.22
Boat Speed (1) Tally Ho at 4:37pm 02.27.22
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 4:35pm 02.27.22 You might go on YouTube and look up how to "Ohm a compressor" but if it doesn't start, hums and cli
Morse or no morse Brian D at 4:35pm 02.27.22 I have always been a proponent for Continuous Wave over radio and Morse by other means. It is not a
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Stu Jackson at 4:25pm 02.27.22 https://oceanplanetenergy.com/advanced-energy-storage-systems/ope-li3-marine-lithium-battery-systems
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc kbgunn at 4:21pm 02.27.22 Your boat has a fiberglass arch versus the stainless arch. Sailrite is the right spot for DIY. See t
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 4:20pm 02.27.22 We survived WWII on spam. It was still a staple at my house in the sixties. You remember the sixti
V-Belt Replacement garymalmgren at 4:08pm 02.27.22 At $2 for a new belt. I wouldn't bother with filing. Gary https://www.vbeltsupply.com/conventional-w
Morse or no morse Tally Ho at 4:07pm 02.27.22 I changed to an electronic flare a few years ago, just because I was tired of throwing flares away e
V-Belt Replacement Tom J at 4:04pm 02.27.22 Definitely go with the smaller belt. It's better to have a little extra room to adjust the tension
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jon hansen at 4:04pm 02.27.22 That makes perfect sense. After all you sail and Alden 50. Alden Yachts is a renowned top of the li

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