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Offshore O'Day 302 ? seadog at 12:36pm 10.06.08 Bigger Boats 8/10687 GET THIS! My wife pointed me towards an online boat! Seems she liked the 'open' feeling of the cabin
Need your used ST 4000 control head Roland at 12:28pm 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1215 If you are replacing your ST 4000 autopilot, I would like to get your used control head. I'll pay
Need a trailer for the 26M mcoupe at 12:06pm 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1226 I have been quoted $4-$6K. Seems way to high! Looked in local marinas and other no luck! Any g
Outboard bracket bolts... Ross in Tampa at 11:27am 10.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1260 I have noticed the that heads on the bolts on my outboard bracket are starting to deteriorate. I nee
Drop-down problem. Ed Schenck at 11:06am 10.06.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1731 Phil, the original drop-down problem of being overlaid has been fixed, thanks. But they still do no
Winter with in mast furler jridge1 at 9:36am 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3018 I have a 1995 Hunter Legend 40.5, I am planning on living aboard this winter in Toronto. The boat ha
Minimum size of 1982 Newport sailboats? LMIC at 9:13am 10.06.08 Newport 1/3394 Can anyone tell me the smallest size 1982 Newport sailboat? Or point me in another direction to fin
Changing Yanmar Fuel Filter (1) jg26 at 8:51am 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 13/12365 Everything went all right with this year's winterization EXCEPT I couldn't remove the can containing
26S Roller Furler Rigging (1) JohnH_V25 at 8:36am 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4361 I have another question about the boat I looked at yesterday. I've been on a couple boats with rolle
Interior remodeling phdoc007 at 6:40am 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3424 I read the thread on "Enclosing the head" and my Mac 25 has a door on the head. However, I am lookin
Macgregor 26S Swing Keel Question JohnH_V25 at 6:38am 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6683 I am thinking of buying a '92 26S http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem'_trkparms
New Hunter 27 Paulie17782 at 11:35pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/938 Hi everyone, it's Paulie from Oz. Just got the latest issue of Australian Sailing and saw a pic of
Someone posted a picture of their GPS on a swing arm. (3) caguy at 11:27pm 10.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1951 I can't remember who it was but wanted to thank you for your inspiration. I ordered a swing arm from
Beneteau 361 _ Is my current propeller efficient? Phil_Ben361 at 11:22pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2687 I often wonder if my 2 blade fixed propeller is adequate for the boat (and if it is the correct size
Switched boats. Trim difference questions. Ray Bowles at 9:04pm 10.05.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3047 I recently bought a virtually unused (as in "perfect") 1982 San Juan 23 and sold my trusty 1980 Cata
Info on a 1975 O'day 22 mstrud at 7:59pm 10.05.08 Trailer Sailors 9/12534 Well i was thinking of buying a bottom of the barrel catalina 22, but the thought of refinishing the
Yanmar 2GM 20C Transmission morgantheship at 7:37pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1357 I am considering replacing my Renault engine with a Yanmar 2GM engine. But to do that I will need a
Mainsheet assembly bart5008 at 6:44pm 10.05.08 Smaller Boats 1/1094 I have managed to bend the stud holding the shackle to the mainsheet assembly. I can see threads on
reseating teak Syversens at 6:42pm 10.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1649 Hey all, I'm having problems with my teak loosening again. This spring I tried to clean up the silic
bildge pump cycle counter. Ed A at 6:32pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3396 I am interested in finding and economical way to keep track of the number of times my bilge pump cyc

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A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor Tom J at 2:37pm 05.28.21
Sail Track Lubricant Tom J at 2:35pm 05.28.21 I'd spray the track and the bolt rope on the jib. I'm not sure I effectively applied enough. On the
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor Davidasailor26 at 2:33pm 05.28.21 Is it hydraulic? Our Beneteau has the same cutout. Not hydraulic, just a 12V windlass. The engine
My Boat has a blog Stu Jackson at 2:30pm 05.28.21 Nice start. We had a 1981, #10496, great boat. One suggestion that I've found is helpful to people
Disappointed in Beneteau Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 05.28.21 That is disappointing. On the previous generation they used US Spars masts and booms with tradition
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor Tom J at 2:28pm 05.28.21 Question: On my boat the windlass is only energized when the motor is running. Is that not standard
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor thinwater at 2:27pm 05.28.21 I would also hint that securing the rode to the windlass only (which sounds like the case) is also i
Marking anchor rode thinwater at 2:13pm 05.28.21 Oh undoubtedly, just wanted to throw that out there, there is also some hall effect sensors connect
Funny Friday!!! (1) srimes at 2:02pm 05.28.21 194658
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor justsomeguy at 2:01pm 05.28.21 Is that not standard? Not a bad idea if your battery power is limited.
Nasty smell in heads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:51pm 05.28.21 If you only have odor from the bowl and only for the first couple of flushes after the boat has been
Sail Track Lubricant jon hansen at 1:49pm 05.28.21 mclube is ptfe, or teflon
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor Dr. D at 1:46pm 05.28.21 Question: On my boat the windlass is only energized when the motor is running. Is that not standard?
Sail Track Lubricant jon hansen at 1:45pm 05.28.21 some of us do not want silicone of any kind on our sailboats. i will never use silicone spray. i ge
Tender 315 Cat 310 #1 in GA at 1:21pm 05.28.21 I reef my 310 at 15 knots and sometimes less than that going to windward. If comfort is important (
Marking anchor rode DayDreamer41 at 1:10pm 05.28.21 And from the times I have seen them used, measuring by hand is faster, easier, and accurate enough.
Nasty smell in heads odaydokay at 1:08pm 05.28.21 I have gotten the off odor on the first pump when we leave the dock after the boat sits for, all ok
Marking anchor rode sailme88 at 1:08pm 05.28.21 My first marking is at 100' ( 3/4 of my chain).. I never anchor in less than 10' of mean low tide wa
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor markwbird at 1:05pm 05.28.21 A boat is a dangerous place.
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor Don S/V ILLusion at 12:58pm 05.28.21 Had some friends aboard once who brought their dog (a different story). The dog wandered to the bow

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