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Cleaning O-Day windows Kenneth Seace at 3:14am 04.26.05 Bigger Boats 0/741 I am trying to clean my O-Day cabin windows. Windex does not seem to help. Some seem to be stained o
Adding deck hardware to '94 H30 Dale at 3:02am 04.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/725 I'm about to add a second rope clutch and deck organizer to port of companionway. Has anyone done th
320 draft Eric Kramer at 2:41am 04.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1445 I have a 1996 Catalina 320. The draft from the water line measures out to about a 4"8'' draft. Spe
Jabsco Toilet Steven at 2:36am 04.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1016 I recently replaced the jabsco toilet's pumping assembly on my Cat 30. Before closing the boat up a
Self tailing winch Dave19333 at 2:28am 04.26.05 Smaller Boats 9/1601 Has anyone tried the rubber gasket things that west marine sells to turn your winch into a self tail
Transom standing water Mark7500 at 2:27am 04.26.05 Big Boats 1/1029 I have a C400 MKII (2000) and one small problem that annoys me is the transom standing water. There
1982 Mac 25 Rigging Tuning Harold D. Battarbee at 2:03am 04.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1196 I own a 1982 Mac 25 whose rigging needs tuning. My old manual is pretty primitive. Do you have the
SPREADERS AND SHROUDS GARY ELSTON at 2:00am 04.26.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1045 BRION,BOAT IS '86 STARWIND 223. REPLACED THE PORT UPPER SHROUD AFTER INSPECTIING (THANKS FOR YOUR V
Center Board Delta Lover at 1:53am 04.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/795 I recently broke the cable to the center board and obviously can not pull it up. But how to I attach
Holding Tank sensor Rick at 1:43am 04.26.05 Big Boats 3/947 I need to pull the holding tank guage sensor (for cleaning) and it has 6 screws holding it down alon
Fuel Seperator PAT at 12:24am 04.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1045 While, I have never had a problem wiht water in the fuel and recently had the clam shell cover insta
Teak (re)-Finishing Scott Broad at 12:11am 04.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/778 I have entered a realm I know nothing about. Wood. I have noticed my interior is looking a bit dry
Fixed windows on cabin side replacement Rob at 10:16am 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1136 Thanks Frank Thanks for the info, I checked out your website. My portlights have multiple screws o
S2 7.3 Shoal Keel Launching fredsb at 10:45pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1211 Just purchased an 82' S2 7.3 I'm excited. Wondering if anyone has experience launching the shoal k
roller furling Gary8065 at 10:41pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 13/2403 I currently have a 1986 Catalina 27 and want to change out the forestay to a roller furling. I have
Lake Normon SC Mark at 10:05pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1210 Are there sailboat owners on the forum that sail Lake Norman. I am thinking of moving to the area an
rudder locking lever john at 9:18pm 04.25.05 Smaller Boats 7/1003 Removed rudder lock down plates found three rusted washer in side what should they be replaced wit
FUEL CONSUMPTION 50hp Frank940 at 9:06pm 04.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/869 Fuel consumption on Honda 50hp @ around 2500 -3000 rpm I have two 12gal tanks anyone know the range
Mainsail rigging - 17' Malcolm Love at 8:45pm 04.25.05 Day Sailers 4/1286 I am a bluewater sailer who just purchased my first daysailer, an older 17' O'Day (probably 1973).
Mainsail slides or not Ragbagger43 at 8:22pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1229 Just bought an old 17' O'Day daysailer but I am a bluewater sailer with little knowledge on a daysai

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Commodore T26 sail sfbay at 7:17am 09.27.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Did you get a survey as the surveyo
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover (1) Rich Stidger at 7:09am 09.27.20 <snip> I much prefer Fairclough covers. For a boat your size, have them split the cover into two
Hunter23 Water under floor boards P100D at 7:09am 09.27.20 Yes, thank you. Sometimes being bilingual in sailing language is tough. Completely understand!!
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover berner73 at 7:08am 09.27.20 Try north shore canvas..... out of Long Island but he does covers all over the country. Mine goes o
Hunter23 Water under floor boards Reefing at 7:08am 09.27.20 Yes, thank you. Sometimes being bilingual in sailing language is tough.
Trailer noise Rick Webb at 7:00am 09.27.20 Used to have a dog that wanted to chase empty boat trailers passing by. He did not raise an eyebrow
Back-up Depth Sounders? Kings Gambit at 6:29am 09.27.20 I had part of this conversation with @jssailem at Port Townsend (It was great, to finally meet you,
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover dlochner at 6:20am 09.27.20 Did you get canvas or a lighter weight material? We had a full canvas cover when we bought the boat
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover NYSail at 6:18am 09.27.20 Try north shore canvas..... out of Long Island but he does covers all over the country. Mine goes ov
Hunter23 Water under floor boards P100D at 6:15am 09.27.20
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Artoes at 6:09am 09.27.20 One of the advantages of a full cover is keeping snow off the deck. Where snow sits on the deck it
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Artoes at 6:08am 09.27.20 Try ShipShape covers - they're out of Duluth, MN. They already have patterns for all kinds/sizes o
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Bob S at 6:04am 09.27.20 I agree with Dave. Sticker shock up front. I think the break even point of about eight seasons. If y
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Don S/V ILLusion at 6:03am 09.27.20 . We have never had any leakage from the hatches and feel a full cover is overkill. Thoughts? Your
Hunter23 Water under floor boards Reefing at 5:58am 09.27.20
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Steve L22188 at 5:58am 09.27.20 Try ShipShape covers - they're out of Duluth, MN. They already have patterns for all kinds/sizes of
Trailer noise RoyS at 5:56am 09.27.20 Used to have a dog that wanted to chase empty boat trailers passing by. He did not raise an eyebrow
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover dlochner at 5:49am 09.27.20 I am a huge fan of fitted full canvass covers. They fully protect the deck and the topsides and as a
H23 Cabin Access Reefing at 5:43am 09.27.20 Thank you, that point of reference helps a lot.
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover RoyS at 5:42am 09.27.20 You will sleep better all Winter with a full shrink wrap.

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