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1980 37 ft. O'day rod10037 at 12:07am 07.04.04 Bigger Boats 1/1362 I am looking at a 1980 37 ft. O'day and would like any info good or bad to help with a decision on a
1980 37 ft. O'day rod10037 at 11:59pm 07.03.04 Bigger Boats 0/1306 I am looking at a 1980 37 ft. O'day and would like any information on what this ship is like. Any i
Paper or plastic? ex-admin at 11:33pm 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 37/2667 It's been said that most recreational sailors either don't have charts, or what they do have is so o
Question about the water pump (not the bilge pump Arnold Berman at 11:13pm 07.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/860 If the drain valve was left on the interior (sink' head water) electrical pump,would that explain w
Formica Flooring? Paul8753 at 9:42pm 07.03.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1146 A cabinetmaker has suggested using formica as an option for the floors on my Beneteau.Presently the
Jib Halyard jumps off Masthead Jib Block Cheboygan at 9:20pm 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 4/1639 Anyone had this same problem? How do we fix it? Our first summer sailing this boat, the jib halyar
keel specs for catalina 320 harmsie at 6:22pm 07.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1305
Leak in the aft cabin light keel_haul at 2:52pm 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 2/793 During a super heavy rainstorm today I discovered water was getting into the aft cabin light. I took
Attching the head stay keel_haul at 2:45pm 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 11/1103 I have a difficult time attaching the headstay. Are there any clever tricks? I have a CDI furler and
Bent mast Don12548 at 2:00pm 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 My sailboat has a mast approximately 50 feet in length. I had the mast removed for repainting. Aft
Keel Question BECI at 12:46pm 07.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/752 Ok, so I have successfully removed my iron/steel keel from my 1973 Venture 21 with little fanfare.
stuck open seacock.... pethia at 12:20pm 07.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/984 I launched my boat and found that my discharge seacock is stuck open. Any hints on closing it would
Need a cradle for a hunter 37 rtogo at 12:20pm 07.03.04 Big Boats 4/850 I am taking my 1984 cutter rigged, shoal draft Hunter 37 out of the lake and put it in dry storage.
Jib furling control line Kevin B at 11:43am 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1314 I know that the furling control line is supposed to enter the drum at a 90 degree angle to the jibst
8 plait nylon line (1/2") Belle at 11:43am 07.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 Where would you get 8 plaint nylon line spice to chain? We are buping a maxwell Freedom Windlas RC
Halyard on top of mast :{ Steve22066 at 11:04am 07.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1157 The shackle broke off my jib halyard line today while sailing. I pulled the sail down and I have a
Shower Drain SusieJoyce at 10:59am 07.03.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1079 I recently purchased a 1980 Hunter 33. My problem is that the shower drain still has the antifreeze
sail washing question william3045 at 7:12am 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 3/748 is there any reason i couldn't put a sail in one of those "industrial size" washers at a laundry-mat
911!!! furling genoa dimensions Bryan22281 at 6:12am 07.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1057 Ahoy all captains,I am in serious need of foot, leech and luff dimensions of 1978 O'Day 25, center
hatch floor replacement fisher15048 at 5:56am 07.03.04 Day Sailers 0/1040 Does anybody have any words of wisdom concerning plywood floor replacement inthe hatch of an 81 Jave

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Stepping the mast with just muscle? Sailm8 at 3:31am 11.08.20 We trailered ou C22 from St Louis to the Keys several times a year. The two of us stepped the mast
2020 haul out. Captain Larry-DH at 2:38am 11.08.20
Self Furling Jib jssailem at 1:54am 11.08.20 The simple answer= yes One of the Furler features is you can unroll or roll up as much of the sail
Self Furling Jib andyb28 at 11:58pm 11.07.20 One more quick question about this, if you don't mind? Can I pull say half of the sail out and use
Stepping the mast with just muscle? CavuDave at 11:23pm 11.07.20 I step mine solo every time I sail. I use a mast crutch and my mainsheet attached to the forstay for
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:34pm 11.07.20 For the Mantus, I have the 35. I needed to replace my old 35-lb CQR anchor because the hinge knuck
Oh, one more thing..... Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:03pm 11.07.20 paints???? :)
Oh, one more thing..... Ron20324 at 9:32pm 11.07.20 LOL, she's learning more and more about sailors. Jodi had to take a picture to prove to people that
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Benny17441 at 9:14pm 11.07.20 It is very doable. Get a ladder or fabricate a mast crutch to rest the mast by the stern of the boa
Filthy Deck Hull Joint Help DArcy at 8:52pm 11.07.20 My old 1974 C&C 27 had what looked like butyl caulking oozing out of the hull to deck joint. It was
Filthy Deck Hull Joint Help Ted at 8:33pm 11.07.20 Can you post a photo?
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Lazy1 at 7:38pm 11.07.20 Attach you fore stay to the top of your main sheet and connect the bottom of the main sheet to your
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries leo310 at 7:09pm 11.07.20 We have 4 GC batteries plus 1 12 volt starter battery. The only thing that we also have is 330 watts
2 inch sanitation hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:03pm 11.07.20 I'm glad you've found my book helpful...I'll watch for your PM! --Peggie
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 chuckwayne at 6:59pm 11.07.20 Congrats! what jssailem said - after you get the wood stabilized the penetrating epoxy - a product l
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 6:21pm 11.07.20 Where exactly did you end up on the west side of Lopez? Dugwalla Bay is on the other east side of W
Halloween cruise (1) Hayden Watson at 6:00pm 11.07.20 Sylvan Cove is private access according to Wagoneers. That we why we had never been in there becaus
Halloween cruise Terry Cox at 5:46pm 11.07.20 easy move to the west side of Lopez. Where exactly did you end up on the west side of Lopez? Dugwa
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Terry Cox at 5:06pm 11.07.20 The warp splice works better with combination gypsy on a windlass, but it will corrode the last lin
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Richard19068 at 4:21pm 11.07.20 Under power or sail or both? Power

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