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Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1651 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2547 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1180 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2598 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n
NEW HEAD Sylvio22410 at 8:49am 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 I own a 1994 oceanis 300 and it looks like we need to replace the head, I am looking for any info re
Working on a sailboat? illegalsmile at 9:20am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 If this is in the wrong place sorry!I've always wanted to live/work aboard a sailboat/yacht and I
Sail Slides for an Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 9:28am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I'm trying to find a sail slide for my 1980's Oday 23. It is stamped "PRYDE 6" so I assume it's mad
Rigging Sunaroo at 10:37am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1187 Anyone out there know what the tension is on the rigging for a 1981 Catalina 22, or maybe where I ca
Turnbuckle Size BradG at 10:48am 10.21.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1393 I need to know the size of the turnbuckles (or actually the pin size on the running rigging) on an 8
What is your cost per outing? $100? $3,000? Benny at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 36/2748 Lets begin with some assumptions.1) The boater does not live aboard.2) Number of days sailing to
Sail Slide for Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1114 I'm trying to find replacement sail slides for the main on my oday 23. It's stamped PRYDE 6 on the
Rudder Stress Cracks? Carl at 11:55am 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1413 I have 1978 Hunter 30 and after pulling it out of the water I noticed a crack on each side of the fi
starter problem bobf at 1:17pm 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1199 I am having a problem with the starter solenoid clicking then engaging after several tries at starti
winterizing dennis m mormile at 3:23pm 10.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1326 what do you good sailors recommend to put the boat away for the winter?
chafe protection on spreader Syversens at 2:53pm 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1438 hello all, I have a big problem with my spreaders tearing up my jib. this weekend I had a long race
Another beautiful day in So. Cal. despite Gale caguy at 3:57pm 10.21.07 Destinations 0/1736 warnings. NOAA was predicting 5 ft seas and 45 mph winds with 60-80 mph gust. I almost didn't go out
Cabin Heat BananaToe at 4:16pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1980 We're debating what type of cabin heat to install. Today we use a little AC unit, but the light does
Hunter 34 Dodger, jk kudera at 8:08pm 10.19.07 Big Boats 1/1250 We have a 1984 Hunter 34 and have had an Island Nautical dodger for years, it was destroyed, and I n
damaged part on beneteau first 24 leo Ganter at 8:29pm 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1302 There is a casts iron fitting at the bottom of the mast. This area sits into the deck to hold it in
mast fitting on beneteau first 24 Leo Ganter at 8:34pm 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1547 The cast iron foot on my mast has been damaged. I need to either get a replacment or repair the exis

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Yanmar Reface Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 11.02.21 You could also get the nuts and bolts from a Yanmar dealer but you'd have to rob a bank (no, make th
Water Heater replacement for H31 Galind at 5:09pm 11.02.21 I installed the Kuuma 11800, 5 gallon water heater. The previous water heater had the water connect
Jib Sail Trim Controls Don Guillette at 4:48pm 11.02.21 On our Taswell 43, I've found that moving the car aft is easy....the tension and angle on the jib s
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 4:43pm 11.02.21 199777
Yanmar Reface dlochner at 4:37pm 11.02.21 The bolts on my Yanmar are all steel. The bolts holding the transmission to the block look to be gra
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Wind Dreamer at 4:28pm 11.02.21 Phil & Rgranger - thanks for the help!!! On a side note - has anyone ever removed old spreader brac
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Tally Ho at 4:26pm 11.02.21 I am looking at purchasing the HDI stainless steel mixer elbow and adaptor joint. One concern I ha
25-II throttle cable replacement Tally Ho at 4:22pm 11.02.21 Last part of the exhaust setup, is the muffler. I have what I think is the original waterlift muff
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Phil Herring at 4:11pm 11.02.21 It is a Z-Spar rig and it will need the wrap-around bracket, which looks like it will need to slide
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type rgranger at 4:10pm 11.02.21
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue Tally Ho at 4:02pm 11.02.21
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type (2) Wind Dreamer at 3:56pm 11.02.21 Thanks for the quick reply Phil! Here are the only two pics I have of the mast foot right now, maybe
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 3:55pm 11.02.21 Not sure what you're definition of 'successful' is, so I wont make that claim. I still haven't fou
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? shemandr at 3:52pm 11.02.21 Last out first in accounting! That was my program. If my boat was blocking everyone else's access
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 3:49pm 11.02.21 There are many folks who will claim their small panels are successful at keeping the battery charge
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 3:48pm 11.02.21 I think it was a 10W. I also had a 6A alternator on the Tohatsu so between the two sources, I nev
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 3:46pm 11.02.21 Actually, Dave it should be the ONLY question. Ahs removed vs. ahrs returned (including whatever i
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 3:44pm 11.02.21 I thought a lot of your question was covered in your post from October 7. I had a 25 watt panel fo
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Phil Herring at 3:42pm 11.02.21 That's a bummer @Wind Dreamer, but I'm glad no one was hurt. If you'll post a photo of the gooseneck
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 3:39pm 11.02.21 I am successful! I have a 20-watt panel charging 2 grp 27 LA batteries. It's primarily doing what

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