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refinishing cabin sole? & rebuild entire cabin brobins75 at 7:34am 12.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2971 Hi, I am a new hunter owner. I bought a '86 40' Legend that had taken on water. It is a beautiful
FREE BOAT QUESTION, FOR THINKERS! sailormanbigd at 10:04am 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 66/3425 Hi again all. What is the best wind dirrection for a grossly underpowered sailboat. My course will b
I'm Considering Buying an OD 23 Dana at 10:19am 12.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1903 I am thinking about buying a 1978 OD23. I have owned larger boats. Just want to hear any feedback on
sail size pokey at 11:55pm 12.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1295 Hello,Could anybody Tell me where I could find the Main sail demension LUFF, LEECH ' FOOTfor my 19
Head Don Rose at 12:17am 12.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/1536 There is a problem with our head. There appears to be a vacum leak along the lines somewhere. At lea
cauking/sealants Stevep at 12:37am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1415 I hope that this is not too off topic, but this group seems to be uniquely qualified to sddress this
Solar Power Mark at 12:56am 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1041 Ok Here is what I run on my boat. I run my Garmin Chartplotter (Garmin 498) my Marine radio, sometim
Battery Chargers & Isolators KevinB at 5:50am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 46/2392 Here's the general part of my question: The archives have lots of posts about installations of shore
Sailing in South Florida Louis at 6:14am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1311 I will be moving to the Delray Beach/Boca Raton (FL) area in a year or so. I currently have a Hunter
Suggestions on leak search? tomcat2k at 6:58am 12.15.07 Seidelmann 16/2040 My 25 leaks a bit when underway. When in the slip, no water comes in at all. I have looked in the
Catalina 26 dale17781 at 1:11am 12.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1111 I have seen a few pictures of the Catalina 26. It looks like a real boat, but I know there were not
Hatch covers Steve at 7:39am 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/954 I am looking to replace the hatch top cover and entrance cabin cover on my Mac 21. It is a 1986 and
Haven't owned a boat in awhile Dave in NOLA at 7:07am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 59/2530 Hey all, anybody have thoughts good or bad about the catalina 27?.This will be my first boat in abou
need dimensions Justin at 12:16pm 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/902 I asked this question but I never got a response. I need to know if this mast step halyard plate wil
What are the sailing characteristics of... Brian D at 2:25pm 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2752 A cutter?andA ketch?I own a sloop so I know those characteristics. I've never sailed a cutter ri
Looking for Fiberglass Main Hatch voyagerjm at 2:18pm 12.15.07 Ericson 3/2010 I just purchased an Ericson 25 "Fixer Upper" and looking to replace the main wood hatch.I have see
Outboard Thrusters Roger at 6:55pm 12.13.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1315 Relative to other thread re how long can an OB run: Any thoughts, experience with an OB Thruster? Th
G chart higgs at 12:36am 12.14.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1127 Inland G-NY/WOn e-bayAnyone know what bodies of water this chip covers? I am looking for Lake O
Valve job on Yanmar Bill O'D at 1:01am 12.14.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2018 The Yanmar website is indecipherable to me, so maybe you guys can help. I've heard that once an 2GM2
Outboard shaft size JoeGoodrow at 11:44pm 12.13.07 Ask All Sailors 31/2129 I need to repower my Oday 25 with an outboard motor. What shaft size sould I get?most outboards Im

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Hydrofoils future impact on sailing cb32863 at 6:28am 04.08.21 Again, another discussion on this. Racing is racing, whether it is cars, motorcycles, power boats, o
37C keel attachment ? shemandr at 6:27am 04.08.21 It makes sense that the keel/hull stub joint opened on the ends. The boat flexes and the keel doesn
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 6:27am 04.08.21 I would pay to see some idiot off Vancouver Island, nail a deadhead at speed.:biggrin:
Frozen seacocks,how to cure? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 04.08.21 Luck Dave.. Not the skill of the Matrix.. Another example of making your own luck. ;)
There's a hole in my boat Leeward Rail at 6:04am 04.08.21 Also my plan this year. Time to redo the anti fouling so may as well deal with the 2 superfluous th
Use of bimini Juice6576 at 6:02am 04.08.21 We kept our Bimini shifted aft and tightened up the topping lift to keep the boom off the front bow.
Catalina 275 Purchase Jackdaw at 5:57am 04.08.21 Have fun with that!
Low "reefing" holes in main sail shemandr at 5:55am 04.08.21 The last time I saw one of those was on an Olson 40 - thirty years ago. It was very effective. It
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 5:52am 04.08.21 https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/EEMSLIFT-HENDRIKA-IMO-9671486-MMSI-244790047 Apparently headed
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing shemandr at 5:42am 04.08.21 One of the things I like about cruising sailing is that you are traveling under 10 knots. That is a
Catalina 275 Purchase kappykaplan at 5:40am 04.08.21 Congratulations on your new-to-you boat! :beer:
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 5:40am 04.08.21 But but but... what about the yachts on her deck ?!! Nevermind... Appears to all be stinkpots. ;)
Winch removal dlochner at 5:22am 04.08.21 Unfortunately there is no gap between the winch base and the deck. I tried to use a sharp chisel an
Winch removal Adhara2 at 5:09am 04.08.21 Use an oscillating tool with a scraper blade. Slowly and gradually slice into the sealant. The thin
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing kloudie1 at 4:49am 04.08.21 Seems to me that the biggest obstacle for foils on cruising boats is going to be where to find enoug
There's a hole in my boat Timm R Oday25 at 4:33am 04.08.21 I also have been convinced to removed all the through hulls ..I will be watching your progress
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing TomY at 4:26am 04.08.21 Looks like someone has been playing with photoshop. ;) No no. They'll be available here on the S
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing dlochner at 4:15am 04.08.21 We can finally stop worrying about feathering props and clean bottoms, and sail fast in pretty boat
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing (1) TomY at 3:25am 04.08.21 We can finally stop worrying about feathering props and clean bottoms, and sail fast in pretty boats
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Will Gilmore at 2:45am 04.08.21 As a small craft sailor, I see hydrofoils about as bothersome as having a jet skis or power boat bl

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