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System slowdown? Kerry13709 at 7:58pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1201 Has anyone noticed a slowdown on the site in the last week? Opening messages and moving around seems
water in bilge freezing Dan Vitale at 8:54pm 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1289 I'm very new to sailing and just purchased a catalina 22, end of year. I see a lot of nooks and cra
Scrambled electronic eggs T37 Phil at 11:03pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1104 Here's the scenario.1) Old Navico autopilot2) New Humminbird depthfinder w/ GPS receiver and shoo
DC power and water Wayne Small at 11:38pm 10.22.07 Big Boats 5/1032 I came back from a trip only to find an inch of water ( fresh ) covering the cabin sole. The forwar
Stuck CB on a Mariner fliriesurf at 12:51am 10.23.07 Day Sailers 1/1093 Anyone know how to fix a stuck CB? Stuck in the up position, can't raise to release tension on the p
pointing with my 27 Catalina Gary VanZee at 12:04am 10.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1588 I have a 27 Catalina with a wing keel and am having problems with pointing. We race each month and
Replacement Stanchion Tip frogvalley at 1:49am 10.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1140 I am looking for replacement tips for the stanchions on my 79 Venture 25. I have not found them in t
DSII halyards Barry at 1:38am 10.23.07 Day Sailers 2/1304 I'd like to replace the main and jib halyards. Without taking the old ones off for measuring, what l
Advice for bimin on C22 Pete at 3:29am 10.23.07 Smaller Boats 2/1492 I am interested in finding out how (or if) anyone has addressed the issue of providing some protecti
Modifying posts Rick at 3:57am 10.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1175 All:Could someone please tell me how to correct an error in a post I made?ThanksRick
Is there a bad day of sailing? (1) David Hall22685 at 4:09am 10.23.07 Day Sailers 8/1564 Unlike some people, I can't take a good day for sailing (windy, sunny, etc.) I have to take my day o
Catalina 22 - Fixed keel or swing? Pete at 4:41am 10.23.07 Smaller Boats 3/3267 Fixed, wing or swing keel?Which boat has better sailing performance?Looking to buy a C22, any a
New Mast Installation - NEED INPUT-- ODAY 26 radiocommander at 5:02am 10.23.07 Day Sailers 8/1271 I have an O'Day 26. It had a French mast that I did not like, so I purchased a traditional, original
Fiberglass in cold weather renom2 at 4:58am 10.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1070 HelloWell the Wind Dancer is on the hard and the list of jobs before she goes back in is long. I
De-Rigging an O'day 23 john Adams at 5:05am 10.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 I have a 1978 O'Day 23 that has never been out of the water and has been sitting unused for 3-4 year
Foss Foam Rudder Repair Steve Carpman22174 at 5:40am 10.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1531 As a result of an unanticipated run in with an uncharted underwater obstruction, we lost an approxim
Prop shaft strut aisling at 6:43am 10.23.07 Bigger Boats 1/1214 Does anyone have the "casting number" for the O'Day 34 prop shaft strut?.... Better still, does anyo
windex ASC at 9:27am 10.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1131 I am a first time O'day owner as of today! I bought an O'day 28. The windex is not complete. Is ther
Confirm alternator David21341 at 9:49am 10.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1114 Can any Beneteau 351 owners (with Perkins 27) confirm the alternator output? I believe mine is 15 Am
hull MACR0423M80L year? model? dave at 10:26am 10.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/870 Can any tell me what model and year is hull MACR0423M80L ?Thanks!

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Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:00am 11.14.21 Issue would be how much water it uses and holding tank capacity of 331.
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 9:54am 11.14.21 A vacuum head is complicated with additional vacuum vessel that takes up additional space and signif
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:48am 11.14.21 No. The second hole is not for the forestay. The forestay is inside the furling unit. This short
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 9:45am 11.14.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it... Didn't mean to be curt. You did answer
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 9:42am 11.14.21 Please disregard this post if you know nothing. Yeah, and therein lies the rub...
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:42am 11.14.21 I am not a MacGregor expert, but unusually, the head stay is inside of the furling foil. So you h
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (4) Claude L.-Auger at 9:34am 11.14.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 9:26am 11.14.21 I don't think we should generalize too much on this topic. Every type and model of sailboat has it'
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 9:23am 11.14.21 Top speed is just shy of the speed of light. What has been observed is that the power required to g
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 9:18am 11.14.21 There are jerks out there thats for sure, doesn't bother me. I was hoping that I could get some lead
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina twalker H260 at 9:17am 11.14.21 Perhaps sold/scrapped in settlement of unpaid marina fees? Registration sticker in photo indicates 2
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:15am 11.14.21 is there wind?
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LloydB at 9:14am 11.14.21 If my sailboat was stolen I'm sure I'd be a bit paranoid about putting my phone number out on the In
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:13am 11.14.21 you heading into the waves? you heading with the waves? ..........
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Sailor Sue at 9:11am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLIC
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:10am 11.14.21 ........... but, "hull speed" should never be confused with "top speed". your question is so vague
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) sail sfbay at 9:04am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLICK
Forestay and furling genoa (1) sail sfbay at 8:09am 11.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The MacGregor 26M should have a fur
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 8:04am 11.14.21 Really? Some a y'all were kinda quick to call this dude (or dudette) a liar, just cause they were of
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:00am 11.14.21 Had a Deja Vu moment while filling the F150 and the pump shut off at $100 because the credit card li

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