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Trailers G23? Alex Rae at 2:52am 07.16.06 Grampian 3/1808 I just bought the boat and i desparately need a trailer. I am relatively new to the sailing world so
centerboard repair doug198 at 2:42am 07.16.06 Day Sailers 3/1058 hello everyone. i hope the sailing is smooth. unfortunately, the front edge of the centerboard on
Keel bolt leak RJMartin at 3:13am 07.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1267 RE: 1970-71 V224.This boat is new to us this summer and we just started keeping the boat in the wat
how small can you go bob at 3:04am 07.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/739 hey out there in o'day land, i'm looking to put a smaller outboard on my 222. i have an old trusty 9
S30T manual Daydreams at 5:27am 07.16.06 Seidelmann 0/1539 With thanks to the skipper of Promises, three new files have been added to the Seidelmann owners sit
Sailboat Specifications Daydreams at 5:29am 07.16.06 Seidelmann 0/1615 With thanks to the skipper of Promises, three new files have been added to the Seidelmann owners sit
Rusted keel piviot bolt BruceH at 5:56am 07.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/810 I purchased a project boat (Venture 21), and the keel was in horrible shape. The piviot bolt was jus
Custom Interior Patrick at 6:13am 07.16.06 Catalina 30 0/1230 If I wanted to completely redesign the interior of my 1977 Cat 30 - how crazy could I go? In other
"Marinized" computers? Peter at 6:40am 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1587 I've been looking for a laptop-type computer to take on the boat for electronic charts, copying movi
Help Please/Harken furler line replacement.... Gary at 6:20am 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 5/4235 Harken MKII Unit 1My furler line needs replacing and need help. It looks as though the furling spoo
water pump, yamaha O.B 96. ray kelly at 7:01am 07.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/766 ODAY OWNERS::MUCH OF A PROJECT TO CHANGE A WATER PUMP IN 9.9YAMAHA LONG SHIFT OUTBOARD 1996?? WEB
Some observations while sailing an H23 to windward Wanderer138 at 7:20am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 2/820 This is a follow-up to an earlier discussion on sailing H23s to windward:I was out sailing yester
Water Tank/Battery Area mystery leak (1) David ONeill at 9:57am 07.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/881 I noticed that when I and another person stand on the starboard side of the boat and towards the ste
Need help with head / plumbing Merchantprince at 4:59am 07.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1046 I just put my newly-purchased 1987 Hunter 28.5 in the water and am having trouble with the head. The
Catalina's Listed Leo at 4:55am 07.16.06 Catalina 310 6/1737 Over the last few months sailing and reading Sail magazines. I have noticed that under the yacht bro
main sheeting tpolo at 11:05am 07.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/789 Can anyone send me a picture, or describe it, of the main sheeting on my 1974 Venture 25? After 3 ye
Broken companionway cover Euclid at 11:09am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 3/820 A friend of mine slammed down the companionway cover and the piece that slides back and forth to giv
Roller Furling Michael15707 at 11:27am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 7/1010 I've been thinking of adding furling to my H26.I had it on my old boat and wasn't all that thrille
Candlewood Lake today - new reefing installed (1) Tereza at 12:46pm 07.16.06 Day Sailers 5/1628 What a great sailing day it was here today!!! Weather's been so crummy, the days out this season ha
Live plants Jack4865 at 12:28pm 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1377 Hello,I have an interest in having a few live plants on my boat. Given that I don't have a green

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Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 01.04.21 I would urge you to seriously reconsider this. There is NO WAY this could happen, i.e., assumptions
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:09pm 01.04.21 Many thanks sir. I will follow up with petit and advise
Mast Climbing Steps for a Vision 32 MikeHoncho at 1:50pm 01.04.21 I have them on my H30 and really appreciate the PO buying and installing them. It gives a piece of m
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? dlochner at 1:47pm 01.04.21 Smart(er) chargers can make assumptions about those amounts to guess at the percentage going to the
Singing Prop Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 01.04.21 Like an airplane propellor, with an engine 'out' a locked prop has much less drag than a spinning o
Stern Tube Hose Dave Groshong at 1:33pm 01.04.21 I don't have that data, but you need to know the ID as wall thickness can vay, Hunter boats with 1
Changing Impeller on Universal 5411 Stu Jackson at 1:32pm 01.04.21 In the process of removing and replacing the three hex bolts, you WILL drop at least one into the e
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? Stu Jackson at 1:30pm 01.04.21
Changing Impeller on Universal 5411 Parsons at 1:21pm 01.04.21 I've got the same Sherwood pump on Catalina (Westebeke 30), and agree with Joe White and Stu Jackson
New Tender dlochner at 1:20pm 01.04.21 That's one of the more charitable reviews I've seen of the Pudgy. Bob Perry says they make him thin
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? Davidasailor26 at 1:10pm 01.04.21 I went and downloaded the manual for the Sterling. There is NO (zero, zip, zilch, nada) evidence t
in board sheeting? rgranger at 1:10pm 01.04.21 If you are going to do this right, you'll have to do it several times to verify and extend the resu
New Tender (1) TomY at 1:09pm 01.04.21 Great concept, but not a desirable boat, IMHO. Downsides: Overweight, overpriced, poor performing,
What is this? paulj at 1:04pm 01.04.21 emergency tiller extension
New Owner O'Day 23 sreidvt at 1:01pm 01.04.21 Rebedding all of the deck hardware after epoxy isolating the holes is important for virtually every
in board sheeting? dlochner at 1:00pm 01.04.21 That is a fabulous Idea, a race against the the VMG. I'll tell my wife it's going to take all day,
Changing Impeller on Universal 5411 Richard19068 at 12:53pm 01.04.21 2. The Sherwood is a crappy pump. Here's why: Why SHERWOOD Raw Water Pumps leave a LOT to be des
Singing Prop Arctic Pro at 12:53pm 01.04.21 I'm not sure my experience is completely relevant. My old Hunter 34 is over propped with a 15"x15"
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket (3) Thaniel at 12:49pm 01.04.21 Some pictures from my 1995 H26. I will add some text now that I'm at a keyboard (hate typing on my
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover finding41 at 12:48pm 01.04.21 Here is a link to the video I made about my bug net. V_uS6UGPaYM It starts at 4 min. If you go ahead

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