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Rules of the road sailaway78 at 1:34pm 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2434 The recent collision between a 92' sailboat and a 600' coal freighter brought out a storm of questio
New 22 Owner Chuck at 1:15pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/819 Does anyone know if the oday 22 will pop back up if the sails hit the water. Also is their a point i
Rigging specs for Grampian 26, I, J, P, E Harry Phillips phillihi33@yahoo.com at 10:20pm 09.19.06 Grampian 3/3876 Need the I, J, P, E measurements for a Florida Westcoast PHRF rating. Is a '74 model with a fixed kk
Single line reefing question Keith1654 at 11:48pm 09.19.06 Day Sailers 2/1432 Does anyone see a problem of instead of tying off the single line reefing to the mast bring the line
Tiller change to Wheel Mike Novitsky at 11:46pm 09.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/1031 I am looking to buy a 1988 Jeanneau 32 Attalia that has a tiller. I much prefer a wheel, so does an
daysailor II rudder dimensions Ing at 11:11pm 09.19.06 Day Sailers 3/1475 I recently acquired a Daysailor II project boat that needs a rudder and tiller. Does anyone have th
Sail slides/slugs Bill L at 11:58pm 09.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2990 I am thinking of modifying my rope luff sail on my 1982 Spindrift Mariner to a slide/slug setup. My
Legend 35 Cradle dimensions anyone? walmsleyc at 12:13am 09.20.06 Big Boats 2/1047 I need to have a cradle made for my 1987 Hunter Legend 35 (shoal keel). Hunter Marine was helpful i
New 222 owner question about trailer Terry at 12:04am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/809 I'm the proud new owner of a 1985 222. The problem is that it did not come with a trailer and it is
Yo, Franklin Gary Wyngarden at 12:45am 09.20.06 Big Boats 22/1796 If memory serves me correctly, you are planning to take your h37.6, Dreamboat, on some short-handed,
Keel Don at 12:59am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1056 What is the keel material on a 1985 O'day 35, lead or iron?
Oday 19 = Rhodes 19? Paul Bertholet at 1:48am 09.20.06 Day Sailers 1/1464 Hi,Can anyone tell me if the Oday 19 is the same design as the venerable Rhodes 19 (daysailer and M
Trailerable or Not? Alain Pascal at 11:56pm 09.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/946 Good day,First I would like to thank everyone who posts something on this web site, it has been a
Replacement Dogs Bob at 3:06am 09.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/923 Can anyone tell me were I can get some cheap Gray Port Replacement Dogs?
Replacement Dogs Bob at 3:02am 09.20.06 Big Boats 1/987 Can anyone tell me were I can get some cheap Gray Port Replacement Dogs?
Leakey Hunter 30 1982 Edana at 3:14am 09.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1172 I have a leaking toe-rail issue, I think. Has anyone experienced a leak that comes underneath the ga
Tragedy strikes (close to home for me) RobG at 3:17am 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 45/2570 A terible story.
Coachroof Pete Liler at 2:47am 09.20.06 Catalina 30 4/3599 I saw an add for a Cat30 with a coachroof and did not know what that meant. Can someone please expla
Moving traveler to coach roof on a HC-33 Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 2:34am 09.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/822 Would anyone please advise if they have had any success moving the traveler on the HC-33 to the coac
Dripless not drip less Rod at 2:26am 09.20.06 Big Boats 3/801 Had a strange one this week end. We went out racing this Saturday and discovered we had a small hol

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what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? shemandr at 3:05pm 07.28.21 Lake Erie rates are likely less than either coast. I would guess it's about 5 hours work. So, I'd
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Stu Jackson at 3:01pm 07.28.21 Because of where I sail (no phone coverage, nada, zip, zilch) and my complete lack of need for const
Parts and Support for Seawards? Tedd at 2:59pm 07.28.21 Sounds like you've made up your mind and you're looking for endorsements. Only you can decide what'
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Rick486 at 2:39pm 07.28.21 All I can contribute to this is that the recorded NOAA marine weather broadcast is useless. There is
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 07.28.21 Nigel Calder says parallel cables are acceptable in a case exactly like that, where the cable is rat
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners dlochner at 2:30pm 07.28.21 It should be relatively easy to tag the NOTMs with smaller regions, such as taking by chart number.
Dinghy swing (1) All U Get at 2:30pm 07.28.21 196594 We have ratchet straps that hold the dinghy against pads on the davits.
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 DayDreamer41 at 2:22pm 07.28.21 Taking your responses into consideration I would be inclided to keep both feet on the ground, couple
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 2:18pm 07.28.21 196592 Does this look fake?
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire dlochner at 2:17pm 07.28.21 I'm having a little trouble with your logic here. The forumla for measuring resistance in a serie
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 VernonJ at 2:15pm 07.28.21 I do not currently have a wind indicator installed, nor has one ever been installed on the boat. So,
handheld VHf? (1) DAVA390 at 2:14pm 07.28.21 I have used a handheld on my Precision since purchased. Best thing I did was connect it to an antenn
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 DayDreamer41 at 2:01pm 07.28.21 Do you have a wind indicator now that you are replacing? and if so is it a Raymarine unit that may s
Time to tighten main furler? DayDreamer41 at 1:45pm 07.28.21 Hoping to learn something about furling. Not sure how I can accomplish that. What I read on page 7
Dinghy swing seadaddler at 1:32pm 07.28.21 I trow ratcheting straps on each bow and stern of dinghy around Davits struts and tighten and dingh
Time to tighten main furler? tfox2069 at 1:32pm 07.28.21 I have an old mainsail perhaps I should have aboard the boat just in case, it only weights about 70
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks Gene Neill at 1:30pm 07.28.21 I'd like to recommend you avoid commercial, bungy type sail ties... especially the ones with the pl
Time to tighten main furler? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 07.28.21 According to Seldens manual on inmast furling the foil needs to be fairly loose. When tensioned prop
what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? sail sfbay at 1:17pm 07.28.21 Wow $800 for 44 boat washes over a 5.5 month season twice per week comes out to $18 per wash........
Help with identifying my boat? (1) rgranger at 1:11pm 07.28.21 uh oh.. has the shark been jumped!? ;)

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