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centerboard stuck up jack dooley at 3:38am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 3/1223 I am a new owner of an O'day 222 (1984) and love the boat. Recently I had the misfortune of a soft
Open Water Gary Cripps at 7:43am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1074 Just wondering how many people have made the crossing from Fl to Bimini? Trying to get some informa
Anchor Line joe5921 at 7:11am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 6/993 I have been trying to devise a method to take the strain off the windless when setting the anchor. T
Visiting Lake Havasu Abby Normal at 7:46am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1204 My wife and I are talking about going out to the Phoenix area in November to see relatives and go to
Rich, from San Diego... Brian D at 7:54am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/965 Did you pass information to me about a San Diego custom maker of biminis and awnings? If so, would y
Doyle Stack Pack mainsail Sherry at 10:26am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4441 Does anybody have any experience with the Doyle Stack Pack mainsail? What are the pros and cons? D
WHISKER POLES V Castleton at 10:44am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 12/4315 Can anyone direct me to sailing rules which would allow or not allow the use of a whisker pole when
To Batten or Not Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:58am 09.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1085 I have a Cherubini 33 1983, and am having a main built. The boat is in Titusville, Fl, and will be
Lets talk rope clutches, esp. on a 340 Andy at 9:23am 09.18.06 Big Boats 0/851 The handle on one of my rope clutches broke. Spinlock XA. I'm assuming the replacement handle (p/n
WTB Tiller MrBill at 8:54am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/912 just snapped my 1988 26D tiller. need a new one, anyone have a spare to sell me?prefer the stock
2007 Hunter 25 rudder issue Mike16400 at 8:42am 09.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1457 I have a 2007 25 Hunter. Its a great boat but I do have a few issues with it. Has anyone figured o
whisker pole Vic Castleton at 11:18am 09.18.06 Racing 5/2113 Can anyone direct me to sailing rules which would allow or not allow the use of a whisker pole when
First Sailboat: 22 vs 222 vs 23 Bungo Pete at 11:53am 09.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1656 Hello Everyone:Happy to be aboard. I have been a fan of O'days for many years, and am seriously t
Teak cockpit sole sully22356 at 12:22pm 09.18.06 Catalina 30 2/1571 Anyone tackled the cockpit sole and installed teak?thanks sully
Simrad WP 32 fit a Cat 30? Jack at 12:00pm 09.18.06 Catalina 30 3/1452 Replacing an old Navico autopilot on 1984 Cat 30. It has wheel steering by Edson (stock wheel etc).
Replacement Bukh diesel Ken " Dancin Bear" at 1:48pm 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2847 I am trying to help a lady sailor at our club. She has a 10 HP Bukh Diesel inboard.It powers her M
Generators Yngve at 1:21pm 09.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2412 Hi everyone,As you can see I am a motor boater that is seriously considering switching to a sailbo
Furling Jib Problem JimH at 1:20pm 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1746 I have a continuous line furling jib and it seems the only position adjustment is 150% or nothing!
What instruments came with the 1998 Hunter 376? Barry at 1:19pm 09.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1112 What instruments were mounted on the steering pod of a 1998 Hunter 376? Mine were missing when I bou
sliding hatch on 69 venture john belanger at 1:09pm 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1256 can someone tell me if the front hatch cover and sliding top cover on the 1969 venture 21 are made o

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Sailboat as 'investment"??? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:07pm 07.23.21 To anyone who thinks a boat is an investment, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection LukeAvanti at 11:00am 07.23.21 The engine is a Universal M25. So, let the remaining bit of coolant in the water heater reservoir (
handheld VHf? JohnShannon at 10:19am 07.23.21 HaHa! Well they do have helicopters. Still your neighbor with DSC can get the alert as well. This
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging jeepbluetj at 9:58am 07.23.21
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 9:51am 07.23.21 yeah, I did that as well.. was hoping to find my boat, but no luck yet. Thanks for looking!
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging Bob S at 9:50am 07.23.21 Interesting. Dave, is this the first season for your set up? Was it working properly earlier this ye
Boom bolt rope slot size ? pclarksurf at 9:41am 07.23.21 same-- just happily stole that and filed in the "documents" section ;) thanks @Gene Neill
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel jeepbluetj at 9:37am 07.23.21 Fix it. Nothing terribly wrong with the panel/switches/breakers/wires if they work. Replace marginal
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Bob S at 9:36am 07.23.21 Well I like to tell people that by owning my sailboat I have managed to make a small fortune. Me t
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging sesmith at 9:31am 07.23.21 FWIW, I also have 2 Victron networked together on our boat, and had a discrepancy between them conce
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection jssailem at 9:31am 07.23.21 Hi Luke. I read your description and can begin to see the system and working to comprehend the set u
Sudden fresh water pumping issues Bob S at 9:28am 07.23.21 I had a similar problem where I could not get the aft tank to prime. I had no problem with the forwa
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 9:23am 07.23.21 So I just now did a google on ASTRON and Astron Marin came up as a manufacturer of boats. I'm gue
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection Stu Jackson at 9:21am 07.23.21
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Kings Gambit at 9:11am 07.23.21 The winches on the cabin top are a bit small (winch drum diameter), so it takes a lot of cranking to
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives (1) Sailfanatic at 8:59am 07.23.21 Our P31-2 has a single-line reefing setup, and has similar if not the same hardware (boom, pulleys
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Kings Gambit at 8:54am 07.23.21 The simplest solution in my opinion is a two-line reefing system, one for the tack and one for the
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel Chucktown Charger at 8:53am 07.23.21 I'm heading to West Marine in a few. I'll let you know what I find. I'm taking the schematic with m
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives (1) dmax at 8:50am 07.23.21 The simplest solution in my opinion is a two-line reefing system, one for the tack and one for the c
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Kings Gambit at 8:39am 07.23.21 You might buy and install a Selden boom that is rigged for single-line reefing. The model I have dat

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