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Oday Owners Manual pete1 at 11:22am 11.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1270 I've recently acquired a 1987 ODay 28. Last spring, I acquired a 1987 ODay 28. It came with
High and dry Steve Feinsilver at 11:46am 11.02.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1360 Because of some remarkably bad weather here last weekend (winds up to 50-60) I was unable to get to
Mast step Briann at 10:49am 11.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/970 I have discovered by way of a moisture meter that my mast step was wet. Expecting to find a soggy me
Retrieving ownership proof from a previous owner Bill Pollock at 12:20pm 11.02.06 Smaller Boats 3/1931 I owned my sail boat back in 1996-1999. I'm appying for my captains license and need to show proof t
single handed mast raising on an H23 (1) chiefjgreene at 9:48pm 10.31.06 Smaller Boats 7/1161 Has anyone tried John Sylvesters method of securing the mast while raising it?See http://www.sailbo
BVI Sailplan Jason at 7:04pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1478 We have chartered a 40' with Sunsail Nov 11-17. Our first time to the BVI's and have read all of the
Only three barnacles on my prop & shaft! John T1594 at 10:19pm 10.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/952 I had the boat hauled yesterday (sigh!) and was surprised to find that I had only three barnacles on
Help deciphering my Trailer Tires? SeacretSailor at 6:59pm 10.31.06 Trailer Sailors 5/2309 I'm a new Trailer Sailor ' I'm wanting to understand my trailer's tires, mainly so I'll know they ar
capsize sunandsea at 9:48pm 10.31.06 Yamaha 4/2155 HiWe just bought our Yamaha 25II and we do not have any sailing experience. Could anyone tell us a
Hello all sailaway78 at 10:53pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 5/914 Today we are laying over a day in Bellhaven NC. Had planned on doing grocery shopping and laundry i
Outboard maximum size? Mark at 11:23pm 10.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1372 Hello everyone. I have been an Oday 22 owner for about 8 years now. Recently she was pirated and t
S37 mast height sailaway78 at 10:44pm 10.31.06 Seidelmann 1/1744 Have a question about the mast height on an S37. Book says 48.6, but went under the bridges in Cape
Maximum outboard size? Mark at 11:39pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1087 Hello everyone. I have been an Oday 22 owner for about 8 years now. Recently she was pirated and th
Repairing a power winch Dan at 11:51pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1062 My power winch trips the breaker when the sail is about halfway up the mast. It also draws more amp
Universal M25 Replacement Jim22199 at 11:58pm 10.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4507 Looks like I might have to replace my old engine, any opinions on what is a good brand and model wou
Engine chocking off Hugh4753 at 10:29pm 10.31.06 Big Boats 11/1061 Recently my engine has been shutting off when I get below 1000rpm. Usually while docking which can
Strange Problem Forrest at 2:07am 11.01.06 Other Sailboats 1/875 Yesterday while docking I discovered the boat would not go in reverse.I have the Yanmar 2GM20F eng
Hatch Handle Alan at 1:18am 11.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1078 Hi,I'm looking to replace a broken hatch handle and am having no luck. The handle is from a moori
Water in engine Russ at 1:05am 11.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1809 I have a Hunter 420 Passage, 2004 model, with a 56 hp Yanmar. When I cranked it 2 days ago, the eng
z-Spars in-mast furler (1) Bill at 1:02am 11.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2870 I have a 10 year old Z-Spar in mast furling system on my Beneteau OC281. The furler works ok but I

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Sailboat as 'investment"??? Leeward Rail at 4:21pm 07.15.21 Even buying into a charter boat, where the charter company pays the mortgage for a few years and mai
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view sailcapt340 at 4:15pm 07.15.21 I do have plans to get back to transmitting. It's after this years sailing season. I'll definitely
A New Record! Leeward Rail at 4:11pm 07.15.21 I knew people in our marina had it good, but not this good. :dancing:
A New Record! shemandr at 3:59pm 07.15.21 ugh! I usually paid winter fees when my boat was hauled and spring fee when it was launched. Maybe
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (2) Philly2DC2LBI at 3:57pm 07.15.21 Thanks, jssailem and shemandr. fantastic advice, really appreciate it. In the picture in reply #8
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view Brian D at 3:57pm 07.15.21 I would also recommend adding a Common Mode Choke to prevent RF from returning back to the transmitt
Replacing water tank valcour at 3:53pm 07.15.21 Do you have a leak? have not had a reason to do so yet.
A New Record! dlochner at 3:34pm 07.15.21 Be careful what you wish for. Between mid September and the end of October I have to come up with wi
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal sail sfbay at 3:20pm 07.15.21 I cannot recall the pedestal on my 1987 pedestal but a photo of your pedestal might help to identify
A New Record! Rick486 at 3:18pm 07.15.21 I just got my first Winter storage solicitation. July 15th. Granted it was from Soundings email b
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging John Marrone at 3:10pm 07.15.21 Better than anything I have found. Thank you
Determining Trailrite C22 1982 VIN mechjagger at 3:08pm 07.15.21 Thanks for the reply and welcome. My understanding is trail rite America has gone out of business.
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder rgranger at 3:00pm 07.15.21
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 jssailem at 2:59pm 07.15.21 I agree it depends on the rig configuration. My little 15 footer was designed like a tank. I consult
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging sail sfbay at 2:57pm 07.15.21 Does this lazy jack diagram for a Catalina 22 in this link help? Lazy Jacks - Anything and Everythi
Replacing water tank jssailem at 2:53pm 07.15.21 Our member @Peggie Hall HeadMistress always recommends Ronco Plastics for quality tanks. https://r
Retractible Keel Line Replacement rgranger at 2:51pm 07.15.21 I'm also in Charleston, and would be happy to help. Would be nice to meet some other owners in the
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 shemandr at 2:51pm 07.15.21 I think that would work well. But if the Javeling is fractional the upper mast may not be able to s
Retractible Keel Line Replacement rgranger at 2:50pm 07.15.21 Is this similar to your configuration? Yes. You can see the line going around the wheel of your
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (1) jssailem at 2:45pm 07.15.21 Looking at image, I suspect the jib halyard was used to fly the spinnaker. I know that is what I co

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