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Miami Macs Sailng Club Trip bill kubiak at 12:13am 07.26.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1217 Hi Everyone,The Miami Macs Sailing Club is planning a 6 day 5 night Nov. trip sailing from South M
South Shore Long Island Mike4025 at 12:03am 07.26.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1349 I'm planning a trip to Block Island - maybe Martha's VinyardIn the past I always made the trip via
lewmar 30 vs 30ST Paul Caroli at 11:57pm 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1499 I want to replace my non self tailing 30's with 30ST's ...does anyone know if the holes in the base
Shaft Strut bolts - Warning Jim Seamans at 11:39pm 07.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1039 Just got "Java" back on Friday and was talking to the mechanic who worked on the boat. He stated th
Bow thruster on a 36' TJ at 11:28pm 07.25.04 Big Boats 11/1883 Does anyone have any experience with installing a bow thruster on a Hunter 36 or similar size boat?
Salvage Claim ? Dale4407 at 11:01pm 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1210 I observed this weekend a go-fast Fountaine boat listing badly and obviously taking on water while m
Furling v.s. Reefing on Headsail Steve A. at 10:37pm 07.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/766 I am considering buying a 1990 Hunter 30. It has a Furlex system for the Genoa. How can I tell if
Oday 22 engine and fuel tank mike alexander at 4:33pm 07.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1956 I am looking at buying a 22 Oday, 1974 vintage. What is the minimum outboard engine size since the o
Anyone sailed the new 33 Mark at 2:23pm 07.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/908 yet??
keel spacers Bob at 1:51pm 07.25.04 Smaller Boats 5/1308 Last year I installed the Keel spacers from Catalina Direct. I remember a couple of times while swi
Zinc's Rch at 1:35pm 07.25.04 Bigger Boats 2/1161 I recently purchased an oday 30, 1982 model.I am finding that the boat was maintained very poorly. I
Zinc's Rch at 1:19pm 07.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1075 I recently purchased an oday 30, 1982 model.I am finding that the boat was maintained very poorly. I
bosun chair BarryL at 1:11pm 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1165 Hello,Today I went for my first trip in a bosun's chair. We had a lot of problems with the line o
1986 Lewmar 30ST Service BarryL at 1:08pm 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1671 Hello,I had a bad over-ride on my winch and the line got so jammed I could not free it. I had to r
Bimini Design Suggestions Sea Gypsy at 1:05pm 07.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1503 I have a '83 30' Catalina currently with a bimini that stops just aft of the wheel. I'm getting int
Adding shorepower Bill18593 at 12:20pm 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1095 I'm looking for a site that will provide the information (how to and what is needed) on adding shore
Groco SweetTank Feedback wanted Rich Stidger at 12:08pm 07.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/884 Has anyone installed one of these aerators?How well does it work?What is the current draw- can it
Oday 192 sail Mike at 11:43am 07.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1080 Does anybody know of a sailmaker who sells nice Oday 192 sails besides the factory sails.I am looki
RARITAN PH II in O28 jerry10848 at 11:18am 07.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/779 Peggy has talked me out of replacing the toilet in my ODay 28 with a porta-potty. I'd like to repla
Laptop Instead of Plotter ian19147 at 10:37am 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 0/865 I am a novice when it comes to marine electronics. We are transitioning from lake sailers to blue w

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'Splain this rule to a non racer? smokey73 at 5:10am 11.13.20 Looks like hard work!
black marks berner73 at 5:03am 11.13.20 On gelcoat, both of these have worked well for us in the past. Surprised the 3M cmpd wax didn't do
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 4:59am 11.13.20 Tks, @HMT2 ! :beer:
'Splain this rule to a non racer? Jackdaw at 4:58am 11.13.20 Roll tacking totally moves the boat forward. If you link them non-tactically you move forward and br
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! HMT2 at 4:57am 11.13.20 I spent most of my (mis-spent) youth in Texas, so can still speak a little Suthern! Y'all got that
2020 haul out. (1) TomY at 4:53am 11.13.20 A K. Aage Neilsen double ender come into the ways.
Cockpit enclosure question dLj at 4:13am 11.13.20 Makes me wonder if one could out a horizontal attachment in such a way as being able to have a small
Cockpit enclosure question (1) Rick486 at 3:08am 11.13.20 From our experience, definitely smiles. Frowns may be ok on a power boat bridge deck but they will d
black marks Joe at 10:59pm 11.12.20 Use acetone. Don't use an abrasive cleaner. The acetone will remove the rubbery skid marks immedi
black marks Project_Mayhem at 10:13pm 11.12.20 Try Goof Off. I think it's mostly ether. @Tedd's comment reminded me that Goo Gone can leave behi
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Project_Mayhem at 10:10pm 11.12.20 This was on my O'day 25. There's no way I could walk it up by myself without mechanical leverage. We
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Tedd at 10:04pm 11.12.20 Last time I did this without an electric winch we had a crew of four. At first I couldn't imagine
black marks Tedd at 9:58pm 11.12.20 It usually evaporates before I'm done with it and far before it damages the gelcoat. I was surprised
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Project_Mayhem at 9:55pm 11.12.20 At this point you can hand it to a 2nd person standing on the cabin top and he can bring it all the
'Splain this rule to a non racer? JRacer at 9:53pm 11.12.20 It's rocking. Rocking the boat to make it move forward.
Gear shift issue jssailem at 9:22pm 11.12.20 You did not specify which control unit you have so here is the link to the MV2 manual. Maybe it will
Swing keel effectiveness Project_Mayhem at 9:19pm 11.12.20 @rgranger is right about pointing ability. I have a shoal keel with a swing centerboard as well. It
Steaming, Anchor and Deck Lights jssailem at 9:10pm 11.12.20 Thanks. Always nice to discover the validity of a good rumor.;)
The "Gambits" Project_Mayhem at 9:00pm 11.12.20 :plus:I also highly recommend watching the Queens Gambit. The writers did an outstanding job! It has
black marks Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 11.12.20 I use acetone on marks that wont come clean with other chemicals. It usually evaporates before I'm d

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