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Wheel Hub H-23.5 jbreland at 12:48am 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 3/961 I just purchased a 1993 H-23.5 and would like to buy a trailer wheel hub assy for the stock trailer
MacGregor 26M Speed with 50hp Honda Mel at 1:47am 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1972 I have a 2004 26M with a Honda 50hp which I purchased this year. I am new to sailing and boating al
Keeping a 26S in a slip pixel8 at 2:56am 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/938 I'm thinking about buying a 26S but would like to keep it in a slip most of the time. Any particular
Getting ready for green water Eric on board Selah at 3:36am 07.31.07 Big Boats 3/888 We are bringing our Hunter 380 to the sea this fall, at Mobile Bay. We are very experienced LAKE sa
O'day 30 Yacht Owner's Manual available Phil Correll at 5:13am 07.31.07 Bigger Boats 1/2210 The purchase of a 1979 O'day 30 k/cb in December 2006 included a copy of the Banger Punta Marine O'd
Plugged Raw Water Intake Tom Spohn at 5:23am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1206 I had a new one last week returning from a month long trip from Tacoma to Nanaimo. On leaving the m
Doyle Sails vs. Neil Pryde Sails wsimpson at 6:17am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 9/6497 Does anyone have an opinion on which sailmaker produces the better sail, Doyle or Neil Pryde?
Navico WP5000 Landlocked at 6:23am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2570 I purchased a 30 ft Newport with a Navico Wheel Pilot in a box. I do not know if it has been used. I
rOnDAYvous writeup (1) Capn Pete at 6:07am 07.31.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1069 For those who might be interested, here's a link to a feature story that appeared in The Milford Wee
Cannot find winch springs Bruce Gage at 6:04am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1438 Hunter equipped their 25.5 sailboat with size 17 Maxwell winches. These winches seem almost indistru
Bilgewater? townpiper at 5:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 I have a US Yacht 18 (1982)daysailer. I've only been sailing a couple years and have heretofore trai
Chart Plotters gary at 6:56am 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 6/1032 I am curious as to what brand of chart plotter is the most popular. Also wondering about hand held
Anchoring Tip Gary Wyngarden at 10:04am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1022 We anchored out 18 nights on our recent cruise on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in winds rangi
GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September patrick at 10:08am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1473 GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September Jul 31, 2007 GPS World The U.S. Air Force sai
Did a search but hope more info on ice coolers KennyH at 8:33am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3425 Just returned from a 3 week cruise along the coast of North Carolina with my Hunter 25. One problem
Time for all of us to step back Ross at 7:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 29/1564 Just last week we had a brouhaha about a spoof by kyle, This week Gary posted a very well intended m
Air Battens for furling main Scott B at 7:29am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1309 Just read the latest UK-Halsey newletter. Seems a customer has developed an air-batten system for f
Can I live without a Boom Vang? K-Mac at 7:23am 07.31.07 Catalina 30 3/1511 I have recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and was surprised to see it did not have a van
Image of OEM Stuffing Box Warren Milberg at 7:08am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1046 Since there have been a number of threads dealing with various aspects of the infamous Hunter OEM wh
water heater for cat 30 jerry at 12:54pm 07.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1086 my water heater tank has a leak and must be replaced. has anyone removed and replaced one and can te

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A few 260 upgrades IslandSouvenir at 6:43am 07.20.21
Yanmar 3GM white smoke sail sfbay at 6:38am 07.20.21 What happens when you operate at higher rpm? When was the mixing elbow last replaced? Are you gett
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Scott T-Bird at 6:33am 07.20.21 Love the photos! One photograph features a prominent statue. What is the statue, where is it featu
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 6:33am 07.20.21 Good observation. Both can be good routes. I don't think the distances are as large as your number
Reefing Method Question jssailem at 6:26am 07.20.21 With skipper and crew your system is logical based on the way it is rigged. The way I handle my ree
Barrier Coat or Not? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 07.20.21 If ever you should apply Barrie coat, make sure the hull is completely dry or it may come off and fo
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 Joe at 5:55am 07.20.21 It would be unwise to rely on a forum such as this.... which is, generally, a group of well meaning
Traveler danstanford at 5:41am 07.20.21 Other than being overpowered, what reason would there be for the boom to be below centerline close h
H310 outhaul rigging DStegs49 at 5:32am 07.20.21 I have the same problem of routing a broken out haul line. Here is another thread that has some dia
Yanmar 3GM white smoke kappykaplan at 5:09am 07.20.21 Looks like steam vapor to me :plus:
Yanmar 3GM white smoke JamesG161 at 4:52am 07.20.21 Looks like steam vapor to me. Check your water flow injection to the exhaust riser. A restriction
Yanmar 3GM white smoke RitSim at 4:38am 07.20.21 I would plan a compression check. Harbor Freight has a diesel compression test set. Be sure to res
Barrier Coat or Not? shemandr at 4:15am 07.20.21 Just leave the Gel Coat. If you dry sail the boat you do not need a barrier coat or even bottom pai
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 DeniseO30 at 4:12am 07.20.21 23 is a small boat for that many people! Honestly think it would be lack of common Sense with having
Landing a sturgeon Will Gilmore at 3:40am 07.20.21 I've had flying fish jump aboard; one smacked a doctor right in the center of his chest while the do
Reefing Method Question (1) snoopy_ at 12:37am 07.20.21 Alan, Okay, so that would explain why some never touch their topping lift. i.e. It's set to a heig
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 10:28pm 07.19.21 Good observation. Both can be good routes. I don't think the distances are as large as your numbers
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:20pm 07.19.21 You kinda lost me with this statement: "The first person pulls one line to sheet the aft end of the
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 9:09pm 07.19.21 Stu, I don't understand. My two-person procedure is the way I tried to simplify what is from the f
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Jumpstart at 8:51pm 07.19.21 The Franklin Street Bridge near the Merchandise Mart has a plaque with my great grandfathers name on

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