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enlarging ports larry at 3:33am 06.26.06 Big Boats 1/887 am wondering if anyone has ever enlarged the ports on the cabin sides of a legend 35?am rebuilding
rOnDAYvous 06' is fast approaching mike c at 4:59am 06.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/864 ATTENTION North East O'Day Owners.....the 4th annual "rOnDAYvous" is THREE weeks away. SIGN UP N
Windlass Tripping Breaker Nansea at 6:02am 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2311 Simpson Lawrence Windlass that was factory installed on my 44DS keeps tripping breaker when run prop
Need H33.5 bulb number for steaming light Ken Palmer at 6:08am 06.26.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1329 I hope to only make one trip up the stick to replace my H33.5 steaming light. Anybody have the bulb
Cruising and spending winter in Florida waters??? Frank at 6:12am 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 20/2160 XYL and I are thinking about sailing/cruising the Florida waters during the months of October throug
h410 Raw water pump problems Max at 7:48am 06.26.06 Big Boats 2/748 Has anyone experienced any leaks in your raw water pump? I have had several in the last few years.
Fuel tank clean out Carl at 7:23am 06.26.06 Big Boats 6/1060 I've got a dirty fuel problem. Changed Racor ' Yanmar filters, but want to get the sludge out of th
Hunter 26 Total weight with trailer? olignyp at 7:55am 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1063 Good day,I need to know the total weight of a Hunter 26 (1995)on trailer to make shure that my Mon
Knowledge base, some features have changed Richard McDonald at 8:08am 06.26.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/973 Phil,In the past, when pulling up the boat information page on the H37C we use to have a list, inc
192 heel: When do I start to worry? jasonk at 8:37am 06.26.06 Day Sailers 8/1552 I'm a proud new owner of a 192 and am pretty new to sailing in general (and also this forum). What
Add a bowsprit Larry Caillouet at 11:14am 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1143 I'm interested in installing a bowsprit on my H26 in order to fly the asymmetrical spinnaker from it
Rigging Help Needed RickMartin at 10:32am 06.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/962 I am looking for help with five questions regarding a recently purchased 1978 O'Day 14' Jevelin. It
roller furling roller control line jerlim at 10:32am 06.26.06 Smaller Boats 1/1703 I've just bought a 25' Catalina and am trying to figure out how the furling lines run back to the co
disconnect shroud Ted22476 at 10:07am 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/832 Hi. I'm having a problem figuring out how to disconnect the shrouds from the mast on my Hunter 23.5
Bulkheads installed, but a quick question Dwayne Hillier at 12:03pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1021 I've finally got the new aluminum bulkheads tabbed in place. My question; there is a ga between the
RPM / Horsepower bill at 11:52am 06.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/879 How do I Find out if I'am getting the full HP/RPMs from my 4 stroke 50 hp Honda OB.It's all brand n
Hydrofoils on Outboards Dale at 11:37am 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1095 Is anyone using a hydrofoil on the outboard motor on their sailboat? My O'Day 25 tends to have the
299 Sole relacement Daydreams at 11:34am 06.26.06 Seidelmann 2/1562 I have rotted areas in my 299 floor. Upon inspection it looks like the floor is made up of a sheet o
Storm Jib Sleeve Charlie at 12:15pm 06.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1418 I saw an add for a sleeve that passes around the furled jib and can be used to attach a storm jib.
back stay tension? walchenbach at 4:11pm 06.26.06 Big Boats 2/1541 is a back stay tensioner worth the trouble on a mkII catalina 36. some say it helps add head stay t

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Some will hate this!!! Hayden Watson at 2:08pm 07.07.21 which gets transferred to the wheels. This is the revearse of the mechanics. The rotaion of the
275 Traveler and Main Sheet sail sfbay at 2:05pm 07.07.21
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kappykaplan at 1:59pm 07.07.21 Nice find, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Some will hate this!!! srimes at 1:56pm 07.07.21 The statement is that you cannot sail "dead down wind faster than the wind speed" which is true in
Arguing with insurance company dlochner at 1:56pm 07.07.21 No personal experience with Nationwide, but a scroll-thru their site shows an icon of a small power
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? patrickkidd at 1:50pm 07.07.21 Boat might sink and kill him too. Better just stay home on the couch? Yeah on second thought I ju
Arguing with insurance company FastOlson at 1:36pm 07.07.21 No personal experience with Nationwide, but a scroll-thru their site shows an icon of a small powerb
Transom Replacement Jerk McGerhkins at 1:21pm 07.07.21 Going to start demo tonight and learn more about the boat. I will post photos and an update later.
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? sailor420 at 1:07pm 07.07.21 Our 2000 420 has a single shift/acceleration lever and there is a button at the pivot point that all
New outboard advice Thaniel at 1:02pm 07.07.21 Here is why I am concerned about traveling long distances with the 125# Honda OB. Even if i tied th
Reefing furling main while running down wind? sail sfbay at 12:57pm 07.07.21 The other option is to get behind some land mass............ Interestingly you said that!!.....that
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? Thaniel at 12:51pm 07.07.21 You are also putting yourself at risk of death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Exhaust leaking int
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. Michael Davis at 12:50pm 07.07.21 Did notice that navigation markers are opposite to ours in NorthAmerica. Some pretty strong current
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? twalker H260 at 12:48pm 07.07.21 You should be able to unlink the throttle from the shifter for cold starts/charging etc. Possibly a
Inflatable recommendations sail sfbay at 12:41pm 07.07.21 ..........Does anybody have any experience with these? https://www.takacatamericas.com/lx-series-boa
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? gsg900 at 12:36pm 07.07.21 Thanks for the quick response. It is a 63 Hp turbocharged diesel. So that makes sense in terms of t
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? Calif. Ted at 12:17pm 07.07.21 I've been having some battery issues (not charging at idle) that led me down this rabbit hole. Mos
Disassemble cabin lighting jssailem at 12:13pm 07.07.21 I understand. I hate to make more work trying to solve what should be a simple idea.
How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:59am 07.07.21 open it while the engine is running and up to temperature.
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 11:55am 07.07.21 Very true. Perhaps that is one of the reasons the owner elected to take along a "Pilot". Did look

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