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Where Desert Meets Ocean Gary Wyngarden at 2:24am 01.04.05 Destinations 1/1511 About 2100 hours, I stuck my head out of the aft companionway and just said "Wow." Overhead a full m
Swing Keels Ron at 12:32am 01.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/809 I have recently purchased an O'Day 28 with a swing keel. I don't have much experience with swing kee
Where are you going??? Sailing p323ms at 11:30pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1089 We finally got our boat back into the water on Friday December 31. With a new bottom job and prop sh
new hunter 25 crazy dave at 10:03pm 01.03.05 Smaller Boats 10/933 Just some imput on the new Hunter 25. Hopefully it will make a few of the major shows. They are st
Sailing and CPAP Derek Rowell at 9:41pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/3041 I was recently diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (stop breathing while sleeping) and sent
Mac Motors Evan at 9:33pm 01.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1103 The Macgregor versions have me somewhat confused when it comes to motoring. I've read a lot about Ma
Electrical panel upgrade for H22 Pete at 9:21pm 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/908 I'm in the process of restoring a '80 H22, although it will require many replacements ' repairs the
Marine Speaker Wire??? pablo at 8:34pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1180 I have to run new speaker wires to my stereo. Is there a special type of marine wire that has to be
Heavy Weather Sailing Info Andrew at 7:25pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1417 Any help with reference material for heavy weather sailing? Books, articles videos etc would be of g
Pulling to Port Malcolm7410 at 3:55pm 01.03.05 Big Boats 10/1099 I have just taken delivery of Hunter 44DS.When motoring forward she pulls quite markedly to port ab
Hunter Legend 37 Bill Reader at 2:08pm 01.03.05 Big Boats 7/1158 Head waste and sea water filled the shower sump and some drained through the hole where the sump pum
Soot on my Transom Paul at 12:58pm 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1140 I have been noticing a slight amount of soot about a foot or so on the back of my Hunter 31. I bough
H34 Head Remodel Rick at 10:10am 01.03.05 Big Boats 2/1026 The white formica stuff is all pealing off in my head. I want to redo the four? wood peices behind
Folding Bike Storage? Bad Obsession at 9:58am 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1189 I own a Hunter 22. I have a lot of things aboard the boat, already, so I can't find a place to stor
yanmar overhaul Rob at 9:47am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/837 Does anyone know of someone in the Miami area that overhauls Yanmar diesel engines. Will travel if s
mast John at 9:28am 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/964 I bought a 30 foot with no mast does any one know the dimensions ...where I might find them or where
Mast Raising Pole, single handed equipment Kurt Stanich at 9:26am 01.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2803 Hi all-I am looking for a mast raising pole for my 1989 Macgregor 26. If anyone has or knows of one
orphan wires on catalina 27 grjfield at 7:22am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3825 I'm a new owner of an old, but sturdy (1978)27' Catalina. The 6 switch electrical distribution panel
Doing the Delmarva Jake Haynie at 7:16am 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1195 Hi all,I want to do the Delmarva in the near future and am trying to glean information from y'all.
What type of wood used on Hunter a 1980 22 Pete at 6:48am 01.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/877 I recently bought a Hunter 22. I'm replacing some of the wood both interior and exterior and without

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Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 6:03pm 01.21.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 Tally Ho at 6:02pm 01.21.21 Sounds like she will be a good boat when you get her ready to sail. Greg
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 5:58pm 01.21.21 The 5411 has a weird cooling system. Raw water cooled and the way it's plumbed almost no water is ex
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Noodat Lady at 5:57pm 01.21.21 Furler foil: Google furling jib. You'll find plenty to inform you. That's a very desirable $2000 upg
Odd requirement in boat insurance Capt jgw at 5:47pm 01.21.21 I have a deck stepped mast with a furling main, so rain can enter through the slot and is supposed
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need JT Burkard at 5:47pm 01.21.21
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 jssailem at 5:15pm 01.21.21 Money well spent. Looks like you put your Covid relief money to a good purchase.
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 5:12pm 01.21.21 Greg, she is an 87. Bought it Aug of last year and been working away learning as I restore her. have
Boom Bolt? jssailem at 5:12pm 01.21.21 @BigDogg11 I have a Cal so not exactly the same but here is what I suspect. The bolt is an inexpensi
RAM mic cable rewire? Project_Mayhem at 5:01pm 01.21.21 There is coiled cat5 cables available but they of course cost more. If possible, go with stranded wi
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Sunbird22358 at 4:50pm 01.21.21 The "KEEL" does not go up and down on this boat it is fixed in place (or should be as it is molded a
RAM mic cable rewire? JoeWhite at 4:43pm 01.21.21 Here is what I would do. Buy a 5' patch cord, as in used in networking. Cut one end of it and solder
Boom Bolt? twalker H260 at 4:31pm 01.21.21 How loose? It looks like the metal strap there connects down to the main sheet? If so you likel
Boom Bolt? JoeWhite at 4:28pm 01.21.21 I believe it is supposed to be loose do that it can swing when the boom goes port or starboard.
Boom Bolt? heritage at 4:27pm 01.21.21 Is the bolt actually loose or are you just not able to seat it tightly to the boom cap? The bolt i
Boom Bolt? Tally Ho at 4:20pm 01.21.21 My boom isnt attached like that, but I believe you probably need to remove the end cap (drill out th
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 Tally Ho at 4:11pm 01.21.21 I thought that the keel stub or what you are calling the keelson, is solid glass. I have a 1988 O
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 4:08pm 01.21.21 Here is a pic showing the keelson. Blue is the lead keel, white section droppong from the hull to th
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 (4) georgetheleo at 4:07pm 01.21.21 I had a boat yard fix all the blisters -cost $8000 they did a superb job
RAM mic cable rewire? kenbowering at 4:03pm 01.21.21 Can anyone provide the wiring list for a Standard Communications Ram Mike model CMP 23B? Would like

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