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Rephrasing the preceeding entry about motors.:o Ray18680 at 11:35am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/921 I meant to ask what manufacturer would you choose, and why. I am interested in a 6-8 hp. motor. I
Swing Keel Offshore Don K. at 11:04am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2939 How safe is a 26' Chrysler with a 850# swing keel going offshore in the Gulf Of Mexico.
Detailed tuning George Bush at 10:58am 01.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/948 Hello Bill again,Thank you for your earlier suggestion regarding the back-winding of my main. I hav
Paul's photo Phil Herring at 10:40am 01.23.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1034 nm
Headstay Sag Ted at 10:36am 01.23.05 C&C 1/1832 Is there a general formula for maximum headstay sag. I know that headstay sag should be increased wh
"Show Off" Spinnakers Herb Parsons at 10:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/810 OK, not one of those technical type questions, but I'm still curious. Why is it that, traditionally,
Who Do You Think Makes The Best Motor? Why? o Ray at 9:47am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/988 I am in the market for a motor for the inflatable I tow behind my 26M. I am looking for a four stro*
Fluxgate compass installation for autopilot Debra B at 9:39am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3748 OK am still in the planning stage of autopilot installation and am haveing trouble figuring out wher
anyone for sailing Bob at 7:29am 01.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/913 Anyone for sailing
Trailer Tongue Extension John S at 5:45am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1654 I cut off the hitch from the tongue of my trailer last night to start the process of lengthening the
canvas surround for pop-up Jay Saunders at 5:28am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1615 Where can I find the canvas surround for the pop-up feature on the M25? Alternatively, where can I
Cordage and Shackles Bob C at 4:09am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 3/949 I plan to replace my main and jib halyards. Looking for some Internat sites that sell cordage and w
Anybody know the "Carolina Moon" John Myers at 4:05am 01.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/857 In the early 90's I rented a Catalina 27 named the "Carolina Moon" on Hilton Head. I'd love to find
Lowering the swing keel of a 192 on land J P Turkey at 3:55am 01.23.05 Day Sailers 0/1100 I have a 1986 O'Day 192. Nineteen years seems long enough to think about replacing the line and pos
windpower generators/ turbines ken at 3:23am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 Looking for advice on a windpowered generator. Was looking at the CET Air 403 turbine..runs $870...
St.Johns River sailing Steve Kamp at 3:15am 01.23.05 Smaller Boats 12/4578 All,this post may be more appropriate for the Destinations Forum, but I'll post it under General In
propeller Don at 2:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/860 Can anyone suggest where the best place to purchase a new/used prop? I have a 1986 35' O'day sloop
Capsize Screen Bruce trotter at 1:39am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 12/5711 This in reference to a previous posting "sailing my 22' oday across the atlantic". A reply to that p
Hardware for cabin/companion way steps Before the Bell at 1:36am 01.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3886 I recently bought a a HJC 25 "76" with missing cabin steps. The vessel has an inboard Yanmar with a
Morgan 413 OI a good blue water boat? DreamBIG at 12:45am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1384 I'm looking for your opinion on if a 1972 Moran OI 413 could handle a blue water crossing and such a

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41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:58pm 01.25.21 Ice Breaker, does your 2004 look and have the same design as the 2005 & newer AC? I think the 41DS h
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 2:52pm 01.25.21 I like Old Sea Dog and first saw him when he was in White Spot Pirates episodes. Sue has no interes
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 2:49pm 01.25.21
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom Whatfiero1 at 2:47pm 01.25.21 Well I understand your not racing but you need to get it smooth some how try lightly sanding and th
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? ggrizzard at 2:39pm 01.25.21 I'm with Talley Ho on this. I'm older than Barry Perrins on "Sea Dog", and like him, I've experienc
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster (3) Claude L.-Auger at 2:20pm 01.25.21 That will be a great pod ! Did mine in the same location more that 20 years ago. I've never regrett
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 2:18pm 01.25.21 I can give you a link for the batteries. But, unfortunately they do not seem to be on costco.com an
Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? beachbm61 at 2:11pm 01.25.21 The Nimble 20 came in two versions. Standard and Offshore. Offshore having more ballast. But I ca
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Tally Ho at 2:06pm 01.25.21 Thank goodness for Costco. They had a sale on 105 AH Lion LiFePo4 batteries. I bought 2. I conta
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread thinwater at 2:05pm 01.25.21
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator (1) karellen at 2:03pm 01.25.21 Or get a Tack and a separate hour meter. That was the route I took on my 356, which didn't even c
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread shemandr at 2:01pm 01.25.21 Thanks for that history Jon. I was thinking that they are a design of which there were builds of a
Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? ACubria at 1:55pm 01.25.21 Hey all, wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an affordable bimini for a 1982 Catalina 25
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread FDL S2 at 1:53pm 01.25.21
Considering a 26X kappykaplan at 1:53pm 01.25.21 Jon Cons, I like the way you put that: "motor better than any sailboat, and sail better than any mo
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread jon hansen at 1:53pm 01.25.21 after alden sold the company to the employees. they were aware of the new method of using fiberglass
Painting bimini top frame ? MikeHoncho at 1:53pm 01.25.21
315 in Newport Beach, CA? Skipper John at 1:45pm 01.25.21 Thanks for the reply. Yes, the beam of the 315 is about a foot wider than the 30. And that would p
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread Tally Ho at 1:40pm 01.25.21
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 Tally Ho at 1:37pm 01.25.21 I beleive the 40 ( not sure of the 39) may have been ODays only model with a cored hull. so if your

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