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Tillers & Chartplotter location palacegrand at 1:09pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/3915 Hi Folks,So I'm thinking of adding a chartplotter/sounder this summer. Likely something in the 6" t
sanding bottom of 22' 76 oday new oday owner at 1:38pm 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1010 ok all oday wiseones,Have question concerning sanding the bottom of sailboat,do I have to take all
Passage 42 - 1990-1998 Brian at 1:53pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 0/889 Hello folks,I have the profurl B35M furler and want to raise it out of the anchor locker. Is it a
Best Starter Sailboat for a Neophyte lliversjr at 2:35pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 25/8477 Neophyte Sailer, Over the past weeks, I have taken a general boating course with the New Orleans P
Slightly leaky fixed port light PrincessoftheLake at 2:30pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 2/1106 One of the fixed port lights on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a slight leak. Is the only fix to re-bed i
fixed foresail fairlead Hakuna Matata at 2:42pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1113 The jib/genoa fairlead on the Mac 25 is a fixed bullseye fairlead. Does anyone know if it is positi
Halyard lift block vs mast base plate Hakuna Matata at 2:46pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 9/5144 I'm planning my 'lines led aft' project and am debating whether to use halyard lift blocks, or get a
Memorial Day Sailing Trip!!!!! Gregg9020 at 3:13pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1026 We ... I am planning a weekend at Clear Lake, Ca for Memorial Day weekend. I guess it is kind of a
Memorial Day Weekend Saining raft up Gregg9020 at 3:25pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/918 We ... I am planning a weekend at ClearLake, Ca for Memorial Day weekend. I guess it is kind of a c
1973 Oday-23 Steel Keel Jammed BaySailerBill at 9:12am 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1478 Hi All,I am trying to repair a jammed keel in a steel housing. I know - I know, this is a common p
Masthead sheaves Barry1957 at 8:37am 04.02.08 Day Sailers 5/1575 I want to replace the two sheaves in the masthead on my 1978 DSII. They appear to be held in place b
Skegs? on bottom of hull myway at 4:44pm 04.02.08 Other Sailboats 0/750 What is the distance between the two skegs(?) on the hull bottom.I have bought a used trailer and I
keelsons/565 Brian Galton at 5:13pm 04.02.08 Other Sailboats 4/1000 My previous post referred to "Skegs" I should have used the correct name Keelsons.So, my question
Retaining a boot stripe during painting 48dodge at 10:43pm 03.31.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2236 Any suggestions on retaining a bootstripe and other original striping on my Oday 222? I'm removing
KeelBolt Access Well-water in CaptainBill at 11:17pm 03.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/936 I have a Hunter Passage 42, 1995 model. In the forward keel bolt access well locker (just aft of th
Mac Advice Steve at 3:01am 04.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/983 I am on the verge of buying a late 90's 26X. The boat is in great shape. I am newer to sailing/boa
Hull Transducer Boat n Bus at 3:41am 04.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/902 Is the hull of a '76 cored or all fiberglass? I just bought a new depth guage and would like to moun
Mast Step and Compression Post Support Failure Paul17726 at 4:07am 04.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/2265 Does anyone have experience with repairs to the compression post support beam and mast step on a H30
Fixing up a 1981 MKII jcneeb at 4:48am 04.01.08 Yamaha 3/1729 I am very new to sailing. In fact I have never been sailing before but it has been something I have
what is small? Banooma at 5:15am 04.01.08 Ask All Sailors 44/2760 This conversation popped up today between a friend and me. Her entire sailing experience is 2 years

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Hot Water tank Justin_NSA at 7:38am 11.11.21 Good stuff posted already. I installed a bypass circuit so when i winterize my freshwater system, i
Finally went for a sail (1) DeniseO30 at 7:37am 11.11.21 I was going to make a separate post on this but hey I can ask the question here thank you for follow
Jib sheet track/car? Joe at 7:33am 11.11.21 There are a lot of choices out there... my only solid recommendation is to install Standard 1" T tra
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 7:26am 11.11.21 WHAT? This would then be an aberration? I wonder if they also Admiralize?
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:53am 11.11.21 "You should never generalize women." WHAT? This would then be an aberration? Monday announced the
SEIZED Fasteners chip veres at 6:38am 11.11.21 DIY penetrating oil is 1/2 brake fluid and 1/2 acetone. Not sure if this is better or worse than PB
Hot Water tank Tally Ho at 6:20am 11.11.21 Some boats have a bypass for the water heater, many do not. My first boat (1996 Hunter 280) did no
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 5:46am 11.11.21 I've given up on PB Blaster on my problem. Gave it enough opportunity to work. I'm going to try my K
SEIZED Fasteners jibes138 at 5:41am 11.11.21 Internal threads in aluminum should have a self locking helical coil insert installed with zinc chro
Hot Water tank dLj at 5:00am 11.11.21 I haven't used my hot water tank since purchasing the boat August 2020, nor have I done any researc
Old cedar lightning restoration Will Gilmore at 4:39am 11.11.21 PT wood is usually made from Southern Yellow Pine, but also Spruce or Fir, on occasion. SYP is a pr
SEIZED Fasteners dLj at 4:29am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits. Tom,
Happy Birthday you Marines. shemandr at 4:10am 11.11.21 Ditto.
SEIZED Fasteners Apex at 3:16am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits. I am
Happy Birthday you Marines. kappykaplan at 3:14am 11.11.21 Indeed! :beer:
SEIZED Fasteners All U Get at 2:52am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits.
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 10:02pm 11.10.21 I have been examining the foam insulation. I am interested to see how it works for you as it is a
Mods to our 35s5 jssailem at 8:26pm 11.10.21 I like the light wood look. It lightens up the dark space of the V birth. Some owners try to instal
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! (1) jssailem at 8:05pm 11.10.21 A Racor plugged 30 micron filter.
Wrapping topsides jssailem at 8:01pm 11.10.21 Don. when I reviewed the wrap idea, my takeaway was the cost was high compared to the limited life e

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