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Outboard Mounting Michelle at 12:14am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1184 My 1983 Evinrude Sailmaster 9.9 just gave up the ghost, and I'm in the market for a new outboard for
Boom and Mast Problems Burt2860 at 12:02am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1037 I have a big problem with my boom and mast. The attachment of the boom to the mast is by two hook l
2005 Hunter 27 Purchase Advice Steve at 12:32am 09.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1587 Looking at a 2005 Hunter 27 (first year production) with the 9 HP motor, no traveler, and no in-mast
Broken Spreader LSU Kid at 2:44am 09.08.07 Day Sailers 7/1997 I was getting ready to launch today when I realized I had broken a spreader. I was sliding my mast o
H23.5 rudder jbreland at 3:58am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/930 In searching through the archives I found a thread where people were talking about drilling a small
Old Gelcoat oday27jfc at 4:07am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/970 Is there anything to revive 25 year old finish or do you just paint or refinish?
H-216 in Very Light Air Mr.Ernie at 6:50am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/986 As those of you that have raced the 216 in very light air already know, the asymmetrical kite is use
Depthsounder malfunction Lou 14643 at 10:18am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 12/5731 Just back from a wonderful three day sail on the Chesapeake - consistant 10-15 knot southerly winds,
water pump seals losciale1 at 9:14am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1091 would love a step by step for my Oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 scews on the impeller cover and
water pump seals losciale1 at 9:03am 09.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1036 can anyone give a step by step on the oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 screws on the cover and is
Keel Bolts glassbutterfly at 10:30am 09.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/979 We have bought an old Catalina 27 and the keel bolts are rusted and extremly thin. We need to know h
Turning upwind pmeyers at 11:03am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 16/1194 I convinced my wife to go fishing with me on my sailboat. We motored about 5 miles to the entrance t
Boat Value Radioop at 11:17am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1437 Can anyone tell me where on-line I can go to see what the "Blue Book" value is for any given sailboa
Air Conditioning raw water clogging LSCalifornia at 12:14pm 09.08.07 Big Boats 13/7439 Thought I'd share this recent discovery regarding Air Conditioning issues related to clogged sea wat
Wheel Conversion David at 12:12pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1125 I'm interested to know if it's possible to convert the tiller/rudder assembly on the 26S to a pedest
honda 50 is getting louder gary nelms at 12:09pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/965 The '99 honda 50 4 st runs good but seems to be getting louder, especially when rpm's are up. I don'
Havre De Grace Manny at 1:52pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 53/5129 Hey Gang,My wife and I have been talking about moving the boat for the next season. We are conside
LOOKING FOR pics of sand sailor at 1:56pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1170 wood ' glass hatches dont like the fiberglass slider one i have and want to build a wood one w/ wind
Are ST50 instruments still available Pat at 3:17pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1305 I have been troubleshooting my speed instrument for some time now. Bought a new transducer, checked
Bent Keel lock Bolt extracted... abk at 3:46pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1092 The p/o had the lock down bolt sealed in with silicone... I wrestled it out and it was bent into a s

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Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? GerdtheBird at 6:07pm 10.21.21 Anyone who uses a C-pap have experience with chartering a boat in the Caribbean ?? Will be charterin
Outhaul tension (2) Ward H at 6:03pm 10.21.21 The C30 comes with an internal multiple purchase system but when mine fouled I went with an external
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new jssailem at 5:54pm 10.21.21 I would use a SWAG from the numbers provided. I would add any known extras that you have on the bo
gel coat on textured areas (3) jssailem at 5:42pm 10.21.21 channel your inner Michaelangelo and carve out the texture methodically. This is truly a "Renaissa
Outhaul tension jssailem at 5:37pm 10.21.21 You have a bigger boat... Custom is always special. I was thinking about the OP and the 30plus foot
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 5:35pm 10.21.21 We are think alike.
Transferring from Blaine to Everett (1) SoSound at 5:29pm 10.21.21 SoSound... Isn't that Cornet Bay? Cornet Bay is where Deception Pass State Park is located. I was
Outhaul tension DayDreamer41 at 5:24pm 10.21.21 The boom on our 41DS (E=19'-6") main sail area of 470 or so sqft, custom built mainsail. The boom is
Outhaul tension ScottFreeRick at 4:54pm 10.21.21 Thanks for the replies. I will have to check the boom, to see if there are blocks on the outhaul.
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure jssailem at 4:48pm 10.21.21 Rod was selling the Bed-It Butyl Tape through a marine supply I think in Maine. He told me the outfi
Outhaul tension jssailem at 4:37pm 10.21.21 Granted the H41has 443 sqft of mainsail area and a 18.25 foot boom, compared to my 35 ft boat with a
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 4:25pm 10.21.21 I just restitched several seams on my winter cover with my Speedi-stitcher. And on my old boat, th
Transferring from Blaine to Everett (1) jssailem at 4:12pm 10.21.21 I plan to get OpenCPN up and running on my phone as well. OpenCPN is a busy app with a lot of data
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 3:43pm 10.21.21 Deception Pass State Park SoSound... Isn't that Cornet Bay?
Sail cover repair question jssailem at 3:41pm 10.21.21 I used one of those awls before. It was one hideous repair job. Often happens with the first go. B
Sail cover repair question Hydro Therapy at 3:37pm 10.21.21 Thanks for the replies. I will check out the links. I used one of those awls before. It was one hide
Sail cover repair question sail sfbay at 3:05pm 10.21.21 ..............The zipper that closes the cover needs re sewn in sections............Has anyone used
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 2:22pm 10.21.21 Thank you so much all! I certainly lack navigational experience so trying to make this as simple as
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience (1) Bob S at 2:03pm 10.21.21 Sorry to hear that, nothing more frustrating than being disappointed. Maine Sail recommended Fairclo
Rigging (1) sail sfbay at 1:55pm 10.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! Please post a photo of your boat, mast and current rigging. Long shot .....

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