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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 13/2548 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 17/2599 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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New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments kappykaplan at 3:43am 11.03.21 @Aarrrgh , post this in Ask All Sailors. This section is primarily for software issues. :beer:
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 10:37pm 11.02.21 Congrats to you Ed. A great boat. You can run a tape up the mast and measure the mast height. A sa
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:11pm 11.02.21 Thanks Mr. Dave. Perhaps a touch of Malapropism infected my fingers.
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 11.02.21
Saturated rudder JamesG161 at 8:39pm 11.02.21 Pictures would help a lot. Jim... PS: Double posting the same question does not help.
Missing bulkheads. Trick at 8:34pm 11.02.21 Yep mine are missing I presume. My girl is a '73. Wonder if it didn't come with them. And yes I have
Single handing Joe at 8:26pm 11.02.21 Has anyone rigged their 19 for single handing? How did you mount your hardware and did you move the
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip mtarcher1 at 8:20pm 11.02.21 John- looks like that'll work. I flush my 8hp Tohatsu after each use while in the saltwater slip u
Discount boat brokers Joe at 8:16pm 11.02.21 You must always remember that the term "discount" or "discounted" is a marketing ploy. When a poten
Tall Rig or Standard Joe at 8:00pm 11.02.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Interesting question..........a few options to verify:.....
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 7:54pm 11.02.21 What is wrong with the old muffler? Hi Greg, Before I removed the exhaust and muffler, I believe
Missing bulkheads. (1) Joe at 7:53pm 11.02.21 The chainplates are attached to the bulkheads. Which is simply a wall. Does your interior look li
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) thinwater at 7:50pm 11.02.21 You've got room on the cabin deck. This 50W install is easier than a mast, keeps that battery well u
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 7:35pm 11.02.21
Lexan windows for 1991 Beneteau 32s5 highportsail at 7:26pm 11.02.21 I ordered from beneteau in 2002 and the photo you posted here was my boat with the new windows. It w
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? chriscampbell at 7:16pm 11.02.21 @Brian D I'll disagree with you on the reason for MC4. The main reason was the high voltage attain
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? LeeandRick at 7:11pm 11.02.21 Really, you can do anything you want, but then there is the ABYC you might have to contend with. Ev
Odd wave Brian D at 7:08pm 11.02.21 Not my video. It just popped up on my Youtube.
Electric head on 340 BRiezenman at 7:05pm 11.02.21 Thanks Peggy. I think we are going to move to the manual Fresh Head. By the way, I downloaded your b
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? (1) chriscampbell at 6:59pm 11.02.21 I have used SAE 2-pins for decades. Yes, they are polarized. You will need to keep them filled with

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