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fiberglass wedge for 4 stroke sol y mar at 5:49pm 07.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1299 I bought a 1979 oday 25 last year, and decided to update and repair as much over the winter. My bigg
Another gorgeous day on the bay... Brian D at 5:49pm 07.19.08 Ask All Sailors 0/825 South San Diego Bay that is. Overcast all day. Good to excellent winds. Great temperature. A few not
Ireland Anyone ? Mike at 5:29pm 07.19.08 Catalina 30 0/967 Has anyone here ever sailed around Ireland? I suspect the coast could be pretty rugged in places. Ho
Replacement H26 trailer Bunk Boards & Keel Boards BrianW at 3:46pm 07.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/918 I have to replace my H26 trailer bunk boards and keel support boards. My trailer had 1"x8"x12 feet b
cat 30 seaworthy? russ johnson at 3:07pm 07.19.08 Catalina 30 4/3015 hi, i'm a prospective cat.30 owner and have read much info on these boats including sailboat reviews
Learning to sail with a Macgregor 26 Peter at 2:28pm 07.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/6046 We are considering to buy a Macgregor 26 but before making the transaction we would like to learn ho
Converting Salon Table to Sleeping Berth c. wallen at 11:03am 07.19.08 Big Boats 4/1849 We recently purchased a 1994 Hunter Passage 42 and don't know how to make the salon table into a sle
Fatal accident on Buzzards Bay Roger5024 at 5:01am 07.19.08 Ask All Sailors 103/5381 More details needed, but this is a bad one.
CAL 25 RUNNING RIGGING EDCcal25 at 4:22am 07.19.08 Cal 0/2509 I AM IN THE FINAL DAYS OOF A TWO YEAR RESTORATION OF A CAL 25 BUT I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO RIG T
Boom George Haynie at 4:11am 07.19.08 Pearson 1/1463 I have just purchased a 1971 Pearson 30, and am preparing it for re-sale. I just noticed that the t
Cat 22 vs P19 New sailor at 11:19pm 07.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2833 Hey mates...Im looking for a first boat.Im looking for shallow draft trailerable sloop from 22-26.
Westport CT, Marinas/Moorings Rob at 9:51pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2860 I am thinking of moving my boat up to Westport CT (Compo Beach area) in mid August; any suggestions
Crazy Dave...A rigging question Mike Howell at 9:39pm 07.18.08 Smaller Boats 10/1069 Or anyone that wants to answer. The side shrouds on my 23.5 has the 'lower' shroud mounted in in
Centerboard plate machine screws Jimbo at 9:02pm 07.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1069 I am purchasing an o'day 25 that has had the cb removed. (have parts). 2 of the 4 screws were sheare
Life jackets ....food for thought sailortonyb Allied Mis at 8:57pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1091 Should you wear a life jacket inside a boat? Yes and No. If a boat were to suddenly fill with wate
Cetol finishing products for the home. CalebD at 6:03pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1532 I am not sure if this should be in the 'sails call lounge' forum but it is related to maintenance of
Oil and compression. Benny at 5:53pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1303 A lot of sailors are running older engines with unknown amount of hours. Performing a compression t
Staying to the Right -- What Constitutes a Narrow Channel? rardi : H36 ( Cherubini) at 5:51pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1225 Having read and taken on board many of the Rules of the Road concepts (at least the most important o
Mandates Cap't Ron at 3:47pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 53/2191 How many of you think there should be a required course for boaters? For my part, I vote in favor
Anybody need some itty bitty set screws???????? jackhartjr at 3:46pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/919 Hi folks, on my Oday bow pulpit and rear rails they are held on by 1/4X28X3/16 set screws, stainless

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Tank system monitor Gary Ryan at 3:47pm 12.06.21 Yes. You just have to have the tank empty then fill with water or vice versa. Easy peasy.
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? garymalmgren at 3:44pm 12.06.21 These are only my opinions and not rock solid truths but: How many hours does a job like this typica
Etiquette pet peeves Joe at 3:09pm 12.06.21 I just bought a "new to me" (boat age) (boat name). .... ANY boat you buy will be "new to you. (u
Etiquette pet peeves DeniseO30 at 2:54pm 12.06.21 People that complain about things on a free site.. Are usually the same people that don't know how
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 2:33pm 12.06.21 you will be working against gravity. Dave identifies a very good point here. The fiberglass resin
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? dlochner at 2:13pm 12.06.21 Would you approach this job from above or below? I know a few people have mentioned they preferred
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 2:05pm 12.06.21 One of my goto resources.. BoatworksToday if you want to find discussions about fiberglass repair i
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 2:02pm 12.06.21 I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times w
Etiquette pet peeves kappykaplan at 2:02pm 12.06.21 Responding to a dead or inactive thread.:eek: :plus::plus::plus:
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 1:59pm 12.06.21 One of my goto resources.. BoatworksToday if you want to find discussions about fiberglass repair id
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 1:57pm 12.06.21 ...and here's what should be a pet peeve - posing a "new" question which has already been thoroughl
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 1:46pm 12.06.21 I did something similar on a Rhodes 22 and chose to come from under. My reasoning was that I could
Etiquette pet peeves tfox2069 at 1:41pm 12.06.21 I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times wi
Installed Companionway Cover (2) rgranger at 1:38pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is t
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric kappykaplan at 1:12pm 12.06.21 Amen to that! Most people forget about the supply chain, manufacturing process and finally the disp
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 12.06.21 I always hate the way they advertise zero emission, but yet it runs on electricity generated by emi
Flag Clips All U Get at 1:00pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Third Propulsion Option Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 12.06.21 I've even thought if it would be possible to manually hold the little 2.5 HP Merc in the water if p
H26 mast on H23.5 rgranger at 12:40pm 12.06.21 After 2 more masts came down they trimmed the tree. I hope all three were not yours....:rolleyes:
H26 mast on H23.5 bmorr at 12:38pm 12.06.21 How did you break yours? On a previous boat I broke the mast at the spreaders going to the ramp. Str

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