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Oday 272 Stanchion leak Chris Hastings at 5:10am 01.13.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3353 I noticed a leak on the headliner below my 1987 Oday 272. When I pulled back the headliner, I notic
Used inflatables higgs at 8:10am 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1634 I was at the Toronto boat show the other day. I stumbled upon a broker selling high end Caribe used
Access to area behind where shore power jacks installed? Steve10933 at 9:26am 01.13.08 Big Boats 11/1184 Has anyone figured out how to access the back of the recessed area where the shore power jacks and w
Is there an alternative path? higgs at 10:00am 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2100 Leaving for the BVI on Tuesday. I have been there twice before and have visited all the "gotta see"
Water below the V-berth RAF18370 at 11:13am 01.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1200 I recently discovered a concealed compartment in the forward most part of the V-berth (forward of th
Shower sump pump Kobi Maru at 12:31pm 01.13.08 Big Boats 7/1267 I am adding a shower sump pump from Atwood to keep the shower and ice box water out of the bilge. I
Hole in the hull know one at 12:56pm 01.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 73/5010 This is the problem. I believe the cause is a couple things 1, over tightening the straps 2, wh
Steering cable Phil18130 at 12:56pm 01.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1216 Has anyone installed one of the steering cable lubrication systems on their boats, and if so how has
raritan phII head emalsyd at 10:00pm 01.13.08 Catalina 30 4/1359 i have a '78 cat 30 and was looking to replace the head with a raritan PHII with the household bowl.
44PH Info? Dave at 10:06pm 01.13.08 Lancer 3/1676 Hello all,My fiane ' I have our Willard 40 trawler up for sale and are in the process of searchin
All work and no play? SailboatOwners.com at 10:43pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 44/2604 We all know our boats demand a lot of tender loving care to keep them working and looking great. But
Your Best Crewmember? Gary Wyngarden at 11:15pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 57/2926 It's sometimes been said that your autopilot is your best crewmember. For the most part it steers a
Standing Rigging fatigue Brian M H23 at 11:46pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1491 Hi all,I'd just like to point out an interesting (and possibly dangerous) method of fatigure that c
Edson Wheel stuck Rick at 11:34pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 15/4890 After removing the nut, my boat wheel will not come off. Even with stronger methods like tapping wit
Sea-me Radar transponder Al - s/v Persephone at 1:57am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2002 I've been considering adding the Raymarine receive-only AIS unit to my (Raymarine) chart-plotter sys
Towing with a Honda Odessey? Captain E at 2:01am 01.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/997 Has anyone towed long distances with a Honda odessey? I have towed short distances, but I am a bit w
sail battens bart5008 at 3:19am 01.14.08 Smaller Boats 8/1702 Does anyone know of a good source for sails battens?Also does anyone the lengths of the battens in
H49 davits Bill at 3:40am 01.14.08 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2330 Would appreciate hearing from anyone that has dinghy davits installed on their H49. Factory option
Alternator Problems - Universal Engine texasprinter at 5:12am 01.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2 I own an Oday 28' 1984 modelwith a Universal Engine. When I turn on accessories my altenator gets wa
Electrolysis question regarding thru hull fittings Napa Ed at 4:33am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 21/5364 All the discussion from Mainesail led me somewhere to a picture of a bronze thru hull heavily damage

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Single handing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 11.21.21 What's the biggest stripper you've caught, capt'n?
Pearson 30 David in Sandusky at 5:30pm 11.21.21 The Pearson 30 design is good for blue water cruising. Certainly, equipment and mods would be needed
H26 Hole in mast cap (2) CaptainRan at 5:06pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mas
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 4:58pm 11.21.21 thank you all for your input my concern with solid glass is will it withstand the compression load
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:48pm 11.21.21 Here I am again, with a seemingly trite question. Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy w
La Ni�a (2) jssailem at 4:13pm 11.21.21 The onshore flow of moist air you are experiencing is the result of the High Pressure Cell out in th
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 11.21.21 Good boy. Hope all is well. Anytime you come back this way. Plan on staying with us. Happy thanksg
H26 Hole in mast cap Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mast
Single handing (1) Will Gilmore at 4:02pm 11.21.21 200356 Get your wires stripped in a unit that weighs only 20 lbs. -Will
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:02pm 11.21.21 Stripper in my books refers to stripping old varnish off teak. A stripper material takes off varnis
La Ni�a jssailem at 3:59pm 11.21.21
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:55pm 11.21.21 Weather gurus: What is the connection between our rainy day here and Nino/Nina? And looking at Joh
La Ni�a (1) jssailem at 3:49pm 11.21.21 Tom you have weather. You may have a window Tuesday the 23rd. when the winds shift and come out of t
Single handing Will Gilmore at 3:47pm 11.21.21 @CrazyDave - You said 'stripper' but I think you meant 'striper'. I'm in Vegas and all of our strip
The ENSO Climate affect on our Weather.... dLj at 3:27pm 11.21.21 Just spent a bit of time going through the attached links - extremely interesting! Thank you very mu
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:03pm 11.21.21 Yeah this PM wasn't a lot better than this AM. A lotta rain. But at least from what I can tell fro
La Ni�a All U Get at 2:57pm 11.21.21
Single handing CaptainRan at 2:48pm 11.21.21
Single handing CaptainRan at 2:45pm 11.21.21 Here is an inexpensive tiller trick I used on my newport 30. Tie a line off on the port side rail, p
H26 Hole in mast cap CaptainRan at 2:34pm 11.21.21 I'd be more worried about hornets than water. Funny you should mention that @rgranger, There is a 3"

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