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Changing the Centerboard Line on an O'Day 20 Nancie - CT at 11:43pm 05.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1197 My 1978 O'Day 20 centerboard line is frayed, close to breaking and needs to be replaced. Can anyone
BVI Yacht Charters Bob at 11:07pm 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1580 Looking for comments and experiences with BYI Yacht Charters, Tortola. We have chartered there befor
Info on H22 Bow Pulpit Jon Turbeville at 11:00pm 05.04.05 Smaller Boats 0/1140 I have some info on replacement of the bow pulpit for an H22. Hunter Marine directed me to Topps ' Q
Perfecting - Heaving To Bob at 10:53pm 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 17/4073 I believe that "heaving to" is one hell of a cool maneuver; however, I only applied this move on a s
H26 shrouds bruce1309 at 10:40pm 05.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/946 Am about to launch my "new to me" H26 and have one last question...the shrouds that attach to the u-
washing H240 Sails Don at 10:19pm 05.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/785 Can you wash your sails in a large (industrialsize ) washer without damaging them??
O-23 Center boards Ed6905 at 10:05pm 05.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1030 It seems there where different cnter boards on the O-23s. The earlier ones had iron?? Then the lat
Water pump suggestions? johnsonc at 6:41pm 05.04.05 Big Boats 2/754 The P15 Johnson water pump on our Hunter Moorings 433 is failing. Considering either ITT-Jabsco-Par
Please Help, I Need Info or Advice 200grandprix at 3:20pm 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 Hello, I was wandering if you could give some advice. I have just been given a Pearson sailboat. I d
Spreader question Matt at 1:17pm 05.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/1010 Should the spreaders slide on the upper shrouds or should they be attached? Thanks everyone!
Hello Phil can you help Mark at 1:01pm 05.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/805 I need to purchase a new Suunto Yachtsman Watch. Can you supply and if not can you direct me to a s
what size clevis??? duality at 12:29pm 05.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/936 what size clevis for the forstay on 1984 hunter 34, i plan on dropping the mast next week and want t
Fold-down table reviews wanted Lang Smith at 11:00am 05.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/988 I am about to begin building a fold-down table similar to the tables I have seen in photos of other
Charlie Segal (Catalina Yacht Anchorage) Pass Wy Dave Emery at 10:31am 05.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1455 The messages below were copied from the Catalina 25/250 National Association.Charlie, was a great
Almost ready on a 86 Hunter 23 Dave Stellers at 10:24am 05.04.05 Smaller Boats 7/841 Alright all experienced Hunter 23 owners.. New to sailing, and after much research and shopping, hav
replace round knot meter bill h. at 10:15am 05.04.05 Bigger Boats 2/1782 I would like to replace the knot meter on my 27 O-Day, she was built in 76. I would like a round one
Who really reefs down there sails?? scuba01 at 9:54am 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 37/2339 i have owned and few and sailed on so many i cant count, i hear all the (and dont take this the wro
Lectrasan in Seattle -- do it? Maintenance? Dipboye at 8:24am 05.04.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2072 Like many owners faced with the need to replace my holding tank I'm spending more time pondering how
Blue water internet Bill at 7:44am 05.04.05 Other Sailboats 1/862 Just thought I would pass on a little info I've come across while trying to put together a purposal
Attention Maryland Boat Dockers Paul (Affinity C320) at 7:28am 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1062 Boat Use Tax Struck Down:A ruling on March 14 by Maryland's highest court means that boat owners who

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Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 10:30am 03.30.21 ...Stay away from the 87 octane stuff too. So this is not as straight forward of an issue as it mig
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Stu Jackson at 10:29am 03.30.21 I need AGM @Monterey385 Honest question: Why?
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 10:26am 03.30.21 I think your math might be confused in your original example. Also, the fixed prop adjustments I've
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? dLj at 10:25am 03.30.21
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 10:19am 03.30.21 most sailors do not sail in 3 knt of wind, or 30 knt of wind. look at david's graph. where most of y
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 10:04am 03.30.21 i know these boys think i'm picking on them. really i'm not. learning about these toys is fun, righ
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 10:01am 03.30.21 Here's an actual plot of my boat's speed from a couple seasons of 3 blade fixed prop (orange dots)
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:56am 03.30.21 Here's an actual plot of my boat's speed from a couple seasons of 3 blade fixed prop (orange dots) t
Auto Pilot Secret sail at 9:54am 03.30.21
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Davidasailor26 at 9:52am 03.30.21 PHRF, at least in the time-on-distance mode, can't possibly account for the different advantages tha
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Scott T-Bird at 9:47am 03.30.21 I don't really know how corrected time is calculated so I am having difficulty in following your mat
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 9:44am 03.30.21 the improvement reaches maximum when the wind goes soft and the boats are going 2knt. your thinkin
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 9:40am 03.30.21 sent you a PM with my phone number. i'm not typing all afternoon
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 9:31am 03.30.21 No handicap will ever be perfect or even fair ... that said, I tend to think that there are way too
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 9:25am 03.30.21 Still muddling over this question from a few weeks back. The question of what a folding prop does t
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Scott T-Bird at 9:24am 03.30.21 No handicap will ever be perfect or even fair ... that said, I tend to think that there are way too
Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin duck21 at 9:16am 03.30.21 Excellent--thank you for the update! I was assuming that everything could be (fairly easily) disass
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 dexterbuell at 9:16am 03.30.21 Would love to hear more about curing those leaks. It's a damp boat for sure. Did you re-bed all that
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? DArcy at 9:10am 03.30.21 Draft stripes are very useful for understanding your sail shape. That picture you attached is a grea
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? kloudie1 at 9:07am 03.30.21 Some hidden issues here.. The biggie is that the handicap is to make things equal and they are using

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