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Experience with 100% Jib Chris14462 at 2:38am 01.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1983 I have an ODay 25 with a 150% genoa which the family just hates when we have to come about. I am th
Crew Position Don Guillette at 3:06am 01.05.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1940 I see all kinds of stuff in pictures. This thread does not apply to cruisers, unless they are tryi
Garhauer Adjustable Fairlead System Don Guillette at 3:24am 01.05.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/5206 The question was asked about a nuetral position with this system. I have discussed this with Bill F
Santa Barbara to Panama in M26 Jon Karna at 3:37am 01.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/904 Those of you interested in the durability and sea keeping abilities of a swing keel M26 may wish to
mast head gaff??? (1) sand sailor at 3:30am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2106 i'm thinking about rerigging a santana27' (mastheadsloop)to a masthead gaff my thoughts are my own
thanks guys ( raymarine radar cable ) menestheus15689 at 6:37am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 0/990 thanks for the advice i did cut and splice the cable and the unit works just fine !
Roller Furlers megaboat2003 at 7:41am 01.05.07 Trailer Sailors 4/1513 Does the CDI furler use a upper swivel and standard halyard ? I'm interested in the ability to be ab
What would you do? Fred at 8:22am 01.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1298 Traveling from Avalon Harbor to Isthmus Harbor on Catalina Island, a distance of about 12 miles, the
Masthead Sheave Dimensions? TxSkipper007 at 9:40am 01.05.07 Other Sailboats 2/1027 Does anyone know the dimensions of the Masthead sheaves? The boat is a 1977 Irwin 37' CC Ketch. I
addition of rope start to an electric start OB dave at 11:21am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1210 Any OB tech types out there? has anyone ever added a recoil starter to an electric start outboard
25 keel downey1210 at 12:49pm 01.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1050 just got an old oday 25, does it use keel bolts or not. i just cleaned out my bilge and found 2 rust
Avatars Phil Herring at 3:47pm 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 114/6566 For those not familiar with the term, an avatar is a little image like the one under my name. It's
Beneteau Factory Tour Ken at 10:40pm 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3531 Recently was given the Beneteau factory tour (Marion SC).They produce 400 boats/year and make use
Beneteau 393 vs 40.7 Questions elle at 10:53pm 01.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3690 My husband is a keen racer who works as crew on other peoples boats. We are looking to purchase our
How thick is your rudder? 1974 Venture 24 at 12:29am 01.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2588 I'm preparing to fabricate my rudder(s) for the boat and was curious to know how thick you rudder is
Mast lowering Gaf at 12:33am 01.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1034 I have a 23 O'day and have always used the tried and manly (but not very smart) method of lowering m
Can anyone identify this beauty? KorculaChris at 6:00am 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1003 This 30 footer is on eBay at the moment, the link is below. She has great lines and really traditio
New Sails Scott at 5:25am 01.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/864 Time to get new sails for the '93 H23.5 I bought three years ago. My main is as soft as a bed sheet
Another forum with Mirage ftp file access Paris at 6:40am 01.06.07 Other Sailboats 0/970 All,There is a forum on yahoo that includes access to the old FTP site that used to be on Sailnet b
H216 with a luxury cabin (1) Jeff Prideaux at 6:52am 01.06.07 Smaller Boats 3/959 Well... not exactly luxure... but functional...I built a removable pannel to add some room to the

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Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 7:07am 08.13.21 Hi Dave Thanks for the information, there is still a small red handle to the right of the other 3h
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook (4) Nodak7 at 7:04am 08.13.21
Broken bolts and headaches rgranger at 6:59am 08.13.21 Instead of going one size larger.... consider filling the hole with JB Weld and tapping that. I've
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:58am 08.13.21 @isaksp00 gave you very much good advice. Thank you sir. Sending a private message Crazy Dave Co
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 6:57am 08.13.21 So I don't think you can actually change your handle name.. Anyhow, getting ready to fill the water
Rode Length Tedd at 6:55am 08.13.21 Trip line is ok if the anchorage isn't crowded. But then, it isn't needed. On the contrary, in my
Broken bolts and headaches smokey73 at 6:55am 08.13.21 A slight alternative on @dLj method. I have use this to remove the remains of a broken bolt on a 1
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage sail sfbay at 6:50am 08.13.21 Estimate 60.5 ft ( 64.5 - ) based on your boat's I of 47.8" and post #11 reported air draft for a J
Bow Nav Light Bracket Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 08.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Catalina sells another option: Navigation Light Bracket - Clamp On (catalin
Rode Length smokey73 at 6:44am 08.13.21 Good idea but one that does not always work. On chain in light conditions you cannot tell the scope
A few 260 upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 08.13.21 @rs1sensen Where the anchor roller goes, you will find encapsulated aluminum plate in the fiberglas
Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 6:42am 08.13.21 I would go the EZ Out route if you can drill straight into the bolt. Apply some PB Blaster (or simil
Rode Length Rick486 at 6:41am 08.13.21 Your wish is possible. Tie a trip line to your anchor. Let enough line out to deal with the depth a
Rode Length Tedd at 6:39am 08.13.21 Then one night during the tide change I heard something scraping the bottom of the boat while lying
Rode Length justsomeguy at 6:29am 08.13.21
A few quick battery box questions (1) sail sfbay at 6:26am 08.13.21 Consider a vent at the top corners as show in the photo below for this commercially-available four (
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often (1) Maine Sail at 6:21am 08.13.21 Yes the bolts are super tight. I think I will reconfigure the bracket a bit (extend the adjustmen
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 6:11am 08.13.21 On our 2006 H41DS we carry a bank of 6 6v Trojan Batteries (3 sets of 2 in series). The aH's for th
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage smokey73 at 6:07am 08.13.21 @galliob53 Did a few searches and found a marketing brochure for a Passage 420 and I stand correct
A few quick battery box questions GonzoF1 at 6:06am 08.13.21 If I know your flute size I will have to get my slide rule out and start making calculations. What

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