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Additions to my O'Day192 Ron Anderson at 10:41am 09.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1491 Ihave three inquiries about my 192.1. My spec sheet shows "Weight 1400lbs. (Displacement)
One anchor or two anchors Chip G. at 10:19am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1380 Simple question - what is better, one anchor or two anchors? Assuming you are not making a bahamian
Handicap rating Tim5706 at 10:09am 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 4/1092 We did our first "fun" race today (Sunday) but when asked what the PRHF (?) handicap rating was I di
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 10:01am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1187 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been sitting at a slip for two years in sa
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 9:59am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1144 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been setting at a slip for two years in sa
Abrasive Cleaners Paul8753 at 9:42am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1237 Soft Scrub, Vim, and all of the other bathroom cleansers. All of these have a mild abrasive with soa
tie a boat to a line JPeterman at 9:39am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1247 Does anyone have a knot suggestion for tying a small boat to a thick line. Specifically, I'd like t
Epoyx For hulls Paul8753 at 9:38am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1443 At the end of last season I found 4 - 1" size water filled blisters. I cut them open to drain and dr
Need basic Macgregor Manual B Wilson at 9:22am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/924 I'm a new owner of a relatively old 25' MacGregor. I'm looking for the "manual" that was probably g
Need mast Larry McDuff at 9:17am 09.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1196 I lost mast to my on my 1976 Hunter 27 in Hurricane Ivan. Does anyone know where I can get a used r
SMALLER AND/OR MID-SIZE boats dosPlumas at 9:05am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1179 It appears to me that ALL SAIL BOATS are over 36 ft with deep keels....Does anyone own a fixed keel.
SHOWER HELP for 1999 Hunter 340 R. J. Davis at 8:06am 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/957 When I pull up on the connector for the shower to the sink faucet in the head of our 1999 Hunter 340
Anchor Roller for 33.5 magoldbe at 6:51am 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/965 Has anyone put an anchor roller on the bow of a Hunter 33.5? I'm not sure how to do it, with the ho
Holding Tanks Ron Manicom at 6:45am 09.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1143 Hi ThereI am bringing my 500 from Puerto Rico to Key West in December and a thought just struck me
The New 38 or the 41 David Perkell at 5:03am 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1048 Iam going to puchase a New 38 or a 41. Can anyone advise me on the pros and cons of each? Also, with
Beauty and the Beholder Sailboatowners.com at 3:56am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 43/3877 Some of the traditional sailboats are real headturners. Let's take a ketch with a graceful sheerline
First 285 Bryan at 3:41am 09.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1257 I would like to know if the Beneteau First 285 have been builted in the US or in France. In fact my
changing scratched windows on 26 Mark II peter Johnson at 3:13am 09.26.04 Columbia 9/1921 I would like information on re-doing the windows on my Columbia 26 MArk II(1973). THe thing is, I DO
DIY mast drop Brian at 3:02am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1245 I have a 26' Annapolis in need of a wind vane and VHF antenna, and am considering dropping the mast
trailer storage JerryNewBoat at 1:13am 09.26.04 Day Sailers 3/1249 I have just bought a 1974 DS II along with an EZ Loader trailer, and would like to store it outside

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Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted markwbird at 8:56pm 02.04.21 Had the same issue. Kanzaki KM3a. It can be rebuilt. Cost you about $800. Replace the cone clutch. D
Sailing by machine learning markwbird at 8:51pm 02.04.21 Already happening with power winches, etc tied into computer with wind vane, knotmeter. Boat can lea
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby VanIslandGuy at 8:34pm 02.04.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and p
Hull question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:04pm 02.04.21
Hull/Keel repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:50pm 02.04.21 @Sailfanatic Comments are based on 50 years working on sailboats first as an owner and later as a
Cargo Ship snaps in half Drinky Crow at 6:33pm 02.04.21 I thought Liberty ships were made of ferro cement?
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Drinky Crow at 6:28pm 02.04.21 He should, at minimum, have a chartplotter. Failing that, a compass or at least a pair of binoculars
Switching an inboard for an outboard SailingLoto at 6:24pm 02.04.21 look up Thunderstruck Electric conversions. pretty basic set ups. obviously you still need batterie
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Meriachee at 6:02pm 02.04.21 And there are some cool pubs on the island. If you guys would just open the border for sailors we co
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Hello Below at 5:45pm 02.04.21 Guys :yikes: Navionics straight line distance has the West side of Gibson Shoal to the entrance of
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted SabreToothedEngineer at 5:15pm 02.04.21 I have an '83 H34 with the 3GMF engine and the Kanzaki KBW10 transmission (just to give you the mode
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) leo310 at 5:05pm 02.04.21 So let say he sails at 4 knots on avg. its going to take 8 hours and this will also be 2 current cha
BOMAR GASKET SFS at 5:02pm 02.04.21 The store here may be able to help you also. @Dave Groshong
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Justin_NSA at 4:47pm 02.04.21 How are your other wires coming down thru the deck? Lights?
The sailors mountain. Justin_NSA at 4:36pm 02.04.21 I haven't been to the Colorado slopes ib a few years. I sold my gear when I was getting comments on
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit bmorr at 4:32pm 02.04.21 Welcome to the great club of H26 owners, I have had a 96 for 10 years. I have found that I am dryer
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post sail sfbay at 4:29pm 02.04.21 Not sure..............could drill a pilot hole through your teak compression post to confirm if holl
mast clearance on 321 Hello Below at 4:02pm 02.04.21 It would be best to confirm the actual height of the mast on your boat if clearances are critical. T
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) jssailem at 3:46pm 02.04.21 WestWight Potter 19 is what is stated on his Avatar. Depending on the weather, it is aprox 32nm acr
The sailors mountain. (1) walt at 3:23pm 02.04.21 We cross county ski maybe once per year. This picture is from today cross country skiing on a frozen

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