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windward ability of Oday 22 clay wright at 5:44am 10.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1498 I have a 1976 Oday 22 with the shoal keel. The boat is very satisfactory except for poor upwind perf
weight Lucie Parrot at 6:10am 10.10.06 Other Sailboats 1/1027 DOes anyone out there know how much a mirage 32 weighs? I need to confirm this to the crane operator
Broken Main Halyard Sheave Brian at 6:35am 10.10.06 Bigger Boats 3/1305 While reefing in the main during a hefty blow last week the mast head sheave arrived down upon us in
westerbeke engine m.stewart at 7:22am 10.10.06 Big Boats 4/1444 My husband and I are seriously considering a 380 but we heard that there had been problems with the
CAT 22 (2005) FINZZ at 7:55am 10.10.06 Smaller Boats 4/1094 A local deal just listed a 2005 wing keel Cat 22 with 4hp engine $19995....I am a current Hobie Geta
towing vehicule Alain Pascal at 8:05am 10.10.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1419 good day all,I did post something similar a few weeks ago but this is now the confirm vehicule sur
tripping from Potomac to Portsmouth Jim Seamans at 8:19am 10.10.06 Ask All Sailors 4/870 Just a quick note:We left Cobb Island down the Potomac on Saturday the 7th, suppose to leave on Fr
Sailboat transports? Christian7591 at 4:12am 10.10.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1080 Does anyone know of a hauling company that would transport a sailboat from the CT shore to a CT inla
Sailing Accident Don Guillette at 9:54am 10.10.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/2141 This is another part of the previous topic regarding the mainsail.We started a Saturday morning cl
Water Tank Draining Chris Tunstall at 9:50am 10.10.06 Bigger Boats 1/1168 How do you drain the 30 gal water tank shy of mannualy pumping it out?
weather helm Julius at 9:07am 10.10.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/991 I recently sailed with a friend on his catalina22.I have never sailed a boat with so much weather he
Oday 34 Cockpit Teak? Jonathan at 12:14pm 10.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/739 I am looking to find the Teak Insert that goes on the floor for a 34' Oday. Any ideas where I could
Winter storage - fuel tank condensation myth Don at 12:06pm 10.10.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4770 This was the subject of a recent post which is timely for lots of us up north and I thought it might
Ranger 26 keel bolts David at 12:06pm 10.10.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2837 We have corroder keel bolts, nuts are breaking off. Has anyone changed them, or know if a '76 Ranger
v224 hull numbers gord at 2:59pm 10.10.06 Ask All Sailors 2/947 hello privateer...looks like i lost the thread on hull numbers from August. Thanks to rob and kath
Reefing lines for mainsail charliehall1@verizon.net at 6:59pm 10.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/968 When I purchased my Oday 30 one of the two mainsail reefing lines was missing and the other was tied
84 Oday Rubrail charliehall1@verizon.net at 6:55pm 10.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/991 Does anyone know where to buy Oday rubrails?
River sailing? chris7319 at 5:46pm 10.10.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1296 I live close to Pittsburgh and always wondered why I never see sailboats on the rivers. I know they
Cushion storage Eric14428 at 8:02pm 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1581 First time hauling and storing my boat for winter (Catalina 27). How/where do you store cushions so
Zebra Mussels Rick at 12:30am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1317 Our boat was pulled from the water this past weekend for the winter. On the both sides of the forwa

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NO MAS-k DAY sail sfbay at 9:03am 05.14.21 Lets see how long it takes for state and local governments to adjust their mask requirements.
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:02am 05.14.21 Boudreaux and Clotile built a small house on the Bayou Teche. It was their dream house... it had a f
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:55am 05.14.21 Thibodaux got himself a new camp at Cypremort Point with his own boat-landing into the bayou. Boudr
Sanibel 18 Gaff Rigging Help capta at 8:38am 05.14.21 Show us what you've got and we may be able to tell you how to assemble it and what's missing, if any
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 8:19am 05.14.21 If you are vaccinated, it makes no difference what others do. Of those hospitalized because of Covi
Lateral Keel Deflection Calif. Ted at 8:09am 05.14.21 Anybody know if this amount of deflection is "typical" or excessive? Unable to find any "specs". An
Trailering 29.5 sail sfbay at 8:07am 05.14.21 Rick Webb.........brings up some really good tips on how to navigate round large cities. Suggest map
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:03am 05.14.21 let's hope that Boudreau's shooting isn't any straighter than his thinking. -Will
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 8:01am 05.14.21 Dlochner, I think you are absolutely right. I wasn't suggesting we don't relax the restrictions; we
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 8:00am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weeken
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 7:52am 05.14.21 So are you saying I have two water temps? One a push on and the other the screw type. Thank you
Lateral Keel Deflection AEarnshaw at 7:49am 05.14.21
Spinnaker Pole Length AwwShucks at 7:45am 05.14.21 Most PHRF rules state that the length of your spinnaker pole should be equal to the "J" dimension o
Anchorman Sprint 900 Windlass Disassembly and Fleming (1) duck21 at 7:45am 05.14.21 An update on my Anchorman Sprint 900 windlass repairs: 1. I was eventually able to remove the drum
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:44am 05.14.21 Warning, the following joke contains imagery of sex, violence and trauma. It may not be suitable for
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 7:41am 05.14.21 If you are vaccinated, it makes no difference what others do. Of those hospitalized because of Covid
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice (1) SoSound at 7:38am 05.14.21 The panels are still only attached using a couple of loops of small line and bungees which criss cro
Spinnaker Pole Length Ted at 7:38am 05.14.21 Most PHRF rules state that the length of your spinnaker pole should be equal to the "J" dimension of
Trailering 29.5 rgranger at 7:30am 05.14.21 Professional boat transport companies have all the permitting stuff and bonding stuff figured out. Y
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light AwwShucks at 7:22am 05.14.21 No, that is the deck light/steaming light. The anchor light is at the top of the mast and radiates

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