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DIAMOND AND SPREADERS JERRY MONK at 9:02am 05.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/983 I HAVE AN 17' O'DAY AND I'M CHANGEING BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL RIGGING. WHEN BOUGHT IT CAME WITH A DIAM
Heave to on a 33 Paul F at 8:04am 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1135 Out on a great day today. I have tried the last few times out today included to heave the boat over
crane hoisting macs? Jim P. at 7:28am 05.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/857 I want to dry store my 26x at a Marina that can only crane-hoist the boats. Has anyone fabricated a
foredeck hatch Jeff at 7:15am 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/878 I have a hunter 31 in need of a bomar hatch for the fore deck measure 22"x22" . this appears to be o
Any one have an old Nissan/Tahatsu 8p 2 stroke Ryan at 5:34am 05.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/732 My lower half on my Nissan 8 hp 2 stroke long shaft has rusted out and died. The doctor said it only
old motor nissan 8 hp Ryan at 5:28am 05.14.05 Ask All Sailors 1/953 I just wanted to ask anyone if they would happen to have an old tahatsu/Nissan 8 hp 2 stroke motor w
OK, I just know I'm gonna catch hell for this...;D Alan at 3:57am 05.14.05 Racing 4/1795 Has anyone used a roller fuler for their asymetrical?...I know, I can already see the inbound bricks
23 compass leak mmsailor at 3:34am 05.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/873 I have a 23 with a compass that started to leak . the inner housing is caulked where it sets in the
H23 Compass Leak mmsailor at 3:25am 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/863 My compass on my 23 has a housing that is fastened to the fiberglass and then there is the compass p
WATER FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE OF DIESEL John at 1:09am 05.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/852 Hi, I'm thinking of buying a 1985 Catalina 30 with a Yanmar deisel. There was a check off shee
What size tender for 1990 Hunter 31 Bruce Jones at 1:03am 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 We are first time boaters and purchased our Hunter recently without a tender. What is an appropria
Moving Mainsheet on C 25 Catalina 25 at 12:55am 05.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1140 In order to make some room for even a minimally-sized bimini on my '83 C 25 FK TR, I would like to m
Water conservation shorty at 12:54am 05.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1250 Questions for Peggy.I have just completed a (Peggy) textbook installation of a new head, tank, hand
Attaching the main sail Kurt Myers at 12:51am 05.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1295 How does the the tack of my main sail attach to the goose neck. There's a "U" shaped bracket above t
winches for H216 doug miller at 10:47pm 05.13.05 Smaller Boats 2/844 i am getting very close to selecting this boat.i notice that there are no winches for the sheets.
hgfhgf hgfhgfh at 9:18pm 05.13.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1741
So when did the C22 MKII appear on the scene? Ole RB at 1:19pm 05.13.05 Smaller Boats 1/1039 An add on to that question is, what happened to the MKI if there was one and what year did they happ
1st Time Offshore (New Orleans to Destin). Advice? T Clark at 12:42pm 05.13.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1256 I'm getting ready to make my first sail out into (somewhat) wild blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Vinyl tape stripe PrincessoftheLake at 10:28am 05.13.05 Big Boats 9/1007 I need new tape to replace the vinyl stripes on the hull of my 1985 H34. The stripes I am referring
Icebox Conversion Doug4bass at 9:00am 05.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/811 Hi Guys!Anybody have any luck with converting an ice box (C-270 is what I have)to refrigeration?I

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Self Furling Jib Hunter216 at 4:41pm 10.13.20
Self Furling Jib rgranger at 4:24pm 10.13.20 . You do that by holding the furling line and let it wind onto the furling drum under a little tens
How to enter a slip with pilings Ward H at 4:19pm 10.13.20 I had my 30' slip when I had my O'day 25 so it was big for the boat. I used springs lines with eye s
Arched helm seat sailme88 at 4:10pm 10.13.20 Well if you can't see the value of the arched helm seat, what are your feelings on the sloped helm
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Valerio at 4:04pm 10.13.20 same problem here, your main has became too baggy, you need a new flatter main. sorry
How to enter a slip with pilings sailme88 at 4:00pm 10.13.20 The PO of our boat was in just such a location. He left is stern lines on the piles. He'd motor in
Arched helm seat shemandr at 3:55pm 10.13.20 I can attest that a quality AP is a blessing. Ends the "Tyranny of the helm." But there needs to
where would you expect to find aftermarket voltage regulator Maine Sail at 3:55pm 10.13.20 Post a photo of the alt & model # etc.. It may have been upgraded but still could be internally regu
How to enter a slip with pilings ebsail at 3:43pm 10.13.20 Thanks- Lets see if anyone else chimes in
Self Furling Jib jssailem at 3:28pm 10.13.20 Sure it is ok... In fact it is safer... Just be careful not to start singing any sea chanties and s
where would you expect to find aftermarket voltage regulator ggrizzard at 2:40pm 10.13.20 "they supply power" ... to the controller, electrical panel, appliances, etc.
How to enter a slip with pilings David in Sandusky at 2:29pm 10.13.20
Arched helm seat Don S/V ILLusion at 2:19pm 10.13.20 I agree, auto pilot is definitely on the list, along with a few $1000 in other items I'd like for t
How to enter a slip with pilings Don S/V ILLusion at 2:13pm 10.13.20 Pick up one loosely, preferably the upwind one, and simply drift down or motor down on the other one
Arched helm seat shemandr at 2:09pm 10.13.20 I have often wondered what the point of an arched helm seat is. Never made any sense to me. Seems
Self Furling Jib andyb28 at 2:08pm 10.13.20 Many thanks for your replies, they are all so very helpful. I wasn't sure if it was ok to put the
My new saildrive Rick D at 1:52pm 10.13.20 A thought and nothing more... it seems to me that with all you have suffered through, trying this fi
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 1:28pm 10.13.20 Received another email from Beta UK today. They have done their own mods to the top plate of the Twi
Arched helm seat (1) AlastairLC at 1:27pm 10.13.20
Side window (Salon) replacement SawyerCurt at 1:18pm 10.13.20 Looks like someone dropped something on it. You might be looking for this thread. Or this one.

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