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Swing Keel Position While Anchored Out synchronicity at 11:47am 06.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2713 I am directly interested interested in how this applies to the Mac 21,but suspect that it may be si
Buying an O'Day 27+ tmack at 2:53pm 06.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1031 I currently sail an O'DAy 22 and I am thinking about buying a 1976 27'. It's in good shape. A couple
26x Lazy Jacks and Mainsail KevS at 5:35pm 06.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1010 I have lazy jacks currently supporting the boom, with no topping lift. On raising the mainsail the l
Atomic 4 oil Mike at 10:04pm 06.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1040 Have an atomic 4, gas motor. What weight oil and types are being recommended? The manual says 30 wei
Starting to wonder about Rudy Rick Ellis at 11:20pm 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/726 My boat recieved damage in Hurricane Katrina. Thats been over nine months ago. During this time I ha
Widgeon? Steve Braverman at 11:35pm 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1044 I was thinking of getting a small daysailer to singlehand for when I don't have anyone to sail my O'
Beckson windows - rebedding NYSail at 10:46pm 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 10/3186 The set-up of the Beckson window has the window seating from inside the boat, with a frame surroundi
25 horse or 9.9 dc at 12:33am 06.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1167 Hola,Thanks to all of you who helped with my interior questions! Now i am wondering if anyone ha
Diferent speed on diferent tacks Ozana at 12:38am 06.15.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/2736 Don,My H35.5 sails faster on a Starboard tack than on a Port tack, speed measured both on GPS and b
Newbies, learn from my mistake! Dave D 94 H26 at 11:50pm 06.14.06 Smaller Boats 12/962 I'm not ashamed, I broke a cardinal rule of sailing and I paid a price! Last weekend we planned to p
Tension on rollerfurling main Bill O'Donovan at 4:36am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 1/916 Heard a horror story about someone who failed to keep tension on the rollerfurling main, in which th
Canvas Companionway Screen Love Shack14685 at 3:58am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2724 Hi All,I just purchased a new sewing machine from Sailrite. Pretty cool. I have done a few projec
Seat Back Attachment with Velcro Neil at 2:59am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1005 The Velcro fittings that attach the seat backs in my boat cabin need replacement. These seat backs a
Bedding for Fixtures on Topdeck Andy at 5:32am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1195 I have a question about sealing fixtures attached to the top deck. I was wondering, has used butyl
Trailering a '93 c28 soling42 at 5:43am 06.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/958 I am considering buying a 1993 shoal draft std rig c28 which I think we would have to occasionally t
Installing a new mast Al at 6:29am 06.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/814 I lost a mast to a wind storm and have a replacement coming but can anyone suggest a marina who can
44 Foward Head waldo emerson at 7:00am 06.15.06 Big Boats 2/982 Where are the tru-the hull valves for the forward headand vanity located ?
Trailer for 1986-88 O'Day 272 for ramp launch Mike Marczyk at 4:57am 06.15.06 Bigger Boats 0/1904 Seeking a used or new Float ON/OFF Trailer with extend tongue option for a O'Day 272 or 272LE year 1
Tiller Pilot install on a Hunter 23???????? Rookie Sailor at 5:18am 06.15.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1434 Does anyone have experience mounting a tiller pilot like the autohelm st1000 on a Hunter 23? Mine i
Cat 27 Rudder Notch? (1) Glen at 5:14am 06.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1781 I'm considering notching the front of the rudder to make additional clearance for a 4 stroke yamaha

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Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Muttondressedaslamb at 10:50am 06.21.21 thanks for the advice. I can't really get access to it while it's on the boat. I hope that with eno
looking for parts sail sfbay at 10:42am 06.21.21 It doesn't have a sliding hatch That is even better.....since it would have to be custom fabricated
looking for parts tgrayson at 10:39am 06.21.21 It doesn't have a sliding hatch
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover TimFromLI at 10:35am 06.21.21 thanks for the advice. I can't really get access to it while it's on the boat. I hope that with enou
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 10:25am 06.21.21 I do not have aircon, just a Raritan hot water heater. We never use the heater when inverting (when
1990 Hunter 18.5 Stay T-Ball Receivers Dhozer at 10:24am 06.21.21 The mast has a sticker at the base - Z-Diffusion. It's hard to read the rest, but it looks like it
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Muttondressedaslamb at 10:16am 06.21.21 the arrows are pointing to the pump bolts- they are fine. the issue is the bronze screws to the i
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (2) gusmuller at 9:39am 06.21.21 Folks Sunday I spent a few more hours working on the boat. Job was completed and I am now ready to
Charging Voltage Question Monterey385 at 9:35am 06.21.21 I know the original post was a bit dated ... but I had to write a major thank you to everyone. Du
What's in your toolkit? dlochner at 9:16am 06.21.21 That's a great idea! Maybe one of those suction-cup mounted vices. I went with a vise with a clam
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Maine Sail at 9:11am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present dlochner at 9:11am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
What's in your toolkit? Tedd at 9:09am 06.21.21 Oh forgot - I find having a small vice that you can mount somewhere to be extremely useful. That's
So yeah, bought a sailboat... Horse Opera at 9:03am 06.21.21 Thank you for the welcome Will. I'll try my best. :) I researched the design, and heard good and bad
What's in your toolkit? dlochner at 9:02am 06.21.21 So far no one has mentioned a tool to cut away the rig if it should decide to fall. There are severa
What's in your toolkit? Parsons at 8:56am 06.21.21 I love @RoyS list, because it gets to the heart of good preparation - have what you need on-board be
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement tkwhalen at 8:53am 06.21.21 To start I have to agree life is easier if I declare her correct which I'd love to do buuut as soon
Sail slugs Justin_NSA at 8:47am 06.21.21 I agree. I ordered many.
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover TimFromLI at 8:44am 06.21.21 Maybe it's just my eyes, but those bolts don't appear to be broken. The one on top looks rounded of
Wind Generator Shopping tkwhalen at 8:42am 06.21.21 Agree with all your input and understand the limitations I'm facing but my current sole objective is

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