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Oday 23 Genoa size Gordon Klentz at 3:49am 08.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1275 I would appreciate your help if you know the dimensions of a 150% Genoa for a Oday 23 sail boat. Lu
bent mast? doug at 7:31pm 07.27.06 Smaller Boats 5/1222 sailing in 15 mph, gust 25, with asymetrical up, broad reach, nearly broached on two occassions.re
VHF problem paul h at 1:07am 07.28.06 Smaller Boats 7/988 My VHF won't broadcast more than 300 yards. I can receive just fine. The mike is permanetly attached
boom and sail Bob B. at 1:43am 07.28.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/876 Is it OK to leave the boom and sail attached to the mast when the mast is lowered onto it's rest? I
Lifelines; Replacing them R.A. Lueck at 1:39am 07.28.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/820 I will be replacing the lifelines in the next month on my 26S, any insight into the materials/type o
Jobs Topaz at 6:32am 07.28.06 Bigger Boats 7/1401 Have recently purchased a O'Day 27, 1974, I now have lots of jobs to do on it. . . .I have wanted
best was to clear holding tank vent Art6035 at 6:31am 07.28.06 Big Boats 1/1119 Best way to clear holding tank vent?
Heave-to on main only Franklin at 5:03am 07.28.06 Ask All Sailors 9/5137 A few days ago I was reading a post about a guy who heave-to on a 1979 hunter 33' Cherubini using ju
C30 Propane locker problems. Ken13531 at 4:56am 07.28.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1217 RSN just asked about LPG storage venting on C27.I have similiar issues with my C30 MkII 1987.There
Bikini Regatta Don Williams at 4:24am 07.28.06 Racing 2/2199 Hi Guys, Before we started cruising 5 yrs ago my wife had her own all girl crew and raced our
converting a macgregor 26 trailer to catalina 27 matt at 3:19am 07.28.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1154 Just wondering if anyone had any experience with trailer modification. I bought a Mac. trailer for
leaking windows sweet relish at 3:19am 07.28.06 Other Sailboats 7/5752
Halyard Eric 14700 at 2:05am 07.28.06 Other Sailboats 4/1233 Hi; the surveyor said the 20 year old halyard needs replacing; so it's a standard 3/16" ss tied to
Sailing a Yawl Kay at 8:11am 07.28.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 I have always wondered about sailing a yawl. I have heard that one can steer the boat by trimming th
Jabsco Pump Problem paul h at 6:46am 07.28.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1428 I was having back flow problem in the head. Water would seep back into the bowl after sitting a whil
My Pedastal Column Leaks S. Morrow at 10:58am 07.28.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/956 I have a 2005 Huntr 33. I just discovered a leak under my pedastal. The screwed in cockpit sole will
H23 Trailer pics Swampyankee at 10:34am 07.28.06 Smaller Boats 10/1258 I'm headed out tomorrow to look for a good used trailer that I can adjust/modify/customize to carry
27 Fairwinds Anthony D'amore at 10:18am 07.28.06 Other Sailboats 1/1103 Greetings from TexasI recently purchased a 27 foot Fairwinds. Guess you could say I got a hell of
Bilge weep holes Marty at 9:48am 07.28.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1407 In the process of fixing a leak at the stuffing box shaft hose section, I found the two weep holes w
Best air conditioner Rick at 12:51pm 07.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1063 Hey guysI am looking for a few takes on the best option for air conditioning. I dont want portable!

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Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? duck21 at 8:02pm 07.16.21 I've found the same as Ed--on both the Catalina and the Hunter we rarely used the sheet to manage pu
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:40pm 07.16.21
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 7:36pm 07.16.21 Does your comment mean the mainsheet tackle has enough turns that you can trim the mainsheet by han
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:13pm 07.16.21 Shore power was either a dealer or owner install. Can you provide photos of power inlet and breaker
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Sailfanatic at 6:02pm 07.16.21 Mike, the 340 came standard with the 2 cabin top winches, although I've seen pictures with a second
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Sailfanatic at 5:58pm 07.16.21 I have a hard time imagining sailing a 34' boat without being able to keep the mainsheet on a dedica
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 5:51pm 07.16.21 Mike, the 340 came standard with the 2 cabin top winches, although I've seen pictures with a second
Confused on outhaul rigging (1) sbkidd001 at 5:47pm 07.16.21 BTW, if anybody needs it, I rendered the 310 manual into a searchable PDF, although just a few pages
Confused on outhaul rigging sbkidd001 at 5:29pm 07.16.21 Hunter 310 1998. Tried getting other 310 owners to chime in on the specific forum but not much luck
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance sail sfbay at 5:20pm 07.16.21 Used it all the time in my job to make photos of oil, utilities and effluent pipeline routing and me
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 MikeHoncho at 5:17pm 07.16.21 Install telescoping legs on your Bimini and lower it when you are close hauled and need better point
Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues Ken_Cat30 at 5:15pm 07.16.21 Thanks Stu! So much to read and so little time!
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Johnb at 5:10pm 07.16.21 More than a decade ago, as an experiment, I used Google Earth to find and measure the length of a wh
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance (2) Davidasailor26 at 5:10pm 07.16.21 196289
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance dlochner at 4:59pm 07.16.21 Pretty amazing what you can do with Google Earth. A few years ago we replaced the roof on my mother-
Electric repower Tally Ho at 4:19pm 07.16.21
Throttle position while sailing? Tally Ho at 4:10pm 07.16.21
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 3:36pm 07.16.21 Hi Dave, Thank you so much for your reply and link to where I can buy a manual. However, I really do
My 2003 Beneteau 411 shower floor drain is stop up. Does anyone know where the valve is located to release the water. My subpump does work. Mike M. at 3:34pm 07.16.21 Thanks for the response. I took the floor panels off and notice that the line leading from the showe
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? jssailem at 3:16pm 07.16.21 One that you better not touch. unsure of the consequences. Keel Haul?

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