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Rounding up G at 7:07am 06.21.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/4534 When the wind gusts to 20 or so apparent I occasionally find myself rounding up--turning forcefully
Did anyone install hiking/toes straps? 5 tonyprice at 6:52am 06.21.04 Day Sailers 0/1045 Paul Chauvin recently asked the above question.I, too, would be interested if anyone has done so ye*
Photo caption contest online! Phil Herring at 6:35am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/957 Thanks to TJ who sent us a darn nice photo (and one we can probalby use...) there is a new caption c
Lifeline netting Geoff in Ann Arbor at 6:18am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1272 When I bought my boat four years ago a previous owner had installed netting. I needed new lifelines
Engine Trany problem Pete270 at 6:13am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/827 My engine drops out of forward every once in a while. I shift to nuetral and back into gear and its
Holding tank filling Mario Pasquini at 5:33am 06.21.04 Big Boats 4/1210 I have a new 34 Mark II. Does anyone have experience with the holding tank filling with sea water wi
cheap replacement mainsheet? sweeper at 5:00am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 3/1059 Just last weekend i had the great misfortune of having my mainsheet setup stolen from my boat at the
oday 20 needs a motor david2600 at 4:46am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1206 Hi everyone, need some advice on an outboard for my oday 20, it has an existin bracket rated at 59 l
Boat rounds up in gusts crispi at 4:31am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1944 Hello, all,My boat, a 20' Vivacity twin/bilge keel, rounds up into the wind when it gets overpower
Battery oops Bill O'Donovan at 4:27am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/806 While on a stiff tack Saturday, one of my batteries broke loose of the straps and the acid spilled o
Cruising RPM and speed of O34 and O35 Ed Ryan7037 at 4:04am 06.21.04 Bigger Boats 2/1329 I have seen information regarding the cruising RPM for the Universal M25XP. As an owner of an O35,
Universal Diesel shutdown liutim at 3:48am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1251 A question on starving the Universal Diesel to shut it down. I have just bought an O'day 30, and ha
H31 three blade prop questions Bob Rutland at 3:39am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/892 I am thinking about changing to a three blad prop for my 84 H31. I know I will loose sail speed, but
H260 throttle cable and other problems. JDK20819 at 3:08am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 4/886 I just got my trailerable 260 in the water.The yard that serviced my Nissan 9.whatever HP outboard
transducer mounting question Bob1757 at 3:08am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/843 i want to mount a depth sounder (display has two docks (one for cabin, one for cockpit))the transd
Headsail Downhaul J.P. Dyer at 3:07am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 5/1140 I received what sounds like a great tip regarding dousing a headsail while singlehanding - rig a hea
Right outboard for Catalina 27 bookie at 2:55am 06.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3995 I am trying to buy my sister a new outboard motor for her Catalina 27 as a gift. The four stroke mo
411 saloon berth conversion? DublinMan at 2:47am 06.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1235 Hi. I wonder if anyone has done a conversion of an Oceanis 411 saloon to allow the table to drop int
Need some advice on throttle cable Paul Aubrecht at 2:27am 06.21.04 Big Boats 4/945 I have a 356 with the 3GM Yanmar.Ever since I have had it,when I advance the throttle,it will only s
Whisker pole Chuck7831 at 2:07am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/945 I have a 23' O'day and last year we rigged a whisker pole with the boat hook in light winds to go wi

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Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. duality at 3:15pm 11.04.20 the air draft for the 380 is 56'0". subtract your mast length from that then add the draft (7'6"??)
Chipped varnish jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.04.20 i have rebbeca's book on the desk here right next to my copy of 'high performance sailing' by bethwa
Questions for 26S owners Justin_NSA at 3:11pm 11.04.20 Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794 Good maintenance information on this one.
Chipped varnish dlochner at 3:07pm 11.04.20 You can fix it. It will take a long time to build up that 10 coat original build plus 36 annual mai
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Stu Jackson at 3:03pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for Here's what I'd do: Find t
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:58pm 11.04.20 This one is on a really nice trailer... and it comes with pub lights..:biggrin: https://www.sailboa
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:55pm 11.04.20 The M is usually outside my budget too. Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta dmax at 2:55pm 11.04.20 It's tough to see your baby like that but it seems your on the path to recovery - glad to hear Progr
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:54pm 11.04.20 That's the kind of thing you reminisce about some day when sitting on the front porch of the nursin
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 (2) Dan Wray at 2:47pm 11.04.20 Just some guy, in some cases this would do it but to get to everything on the transom one has to cra
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. sailme88 at 2:43pm 11.04.20 The measurement depends on the trailer... As an aside, a friend acquired a boat in San Diego and had
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? JoeWhite at 2:35pm 11.04.20 Yes, one can easily be fabricated such that when the VHF audio output is energised it will turn on a
Questions for 26S owners Mickyfin at 2:24pm 11.04.20 Amen! Sunset and moonrise at anchor... sippin' a beer and smoking a stoggie. That's the kind of t
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Hunter216 at 2:17pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for OK I thought maybe a member
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 2:13pm 11.04.20 I have, and the x in particular is in the running, but I need to visit with one and see if the enclo
main flow issue shemandr at 2:05pm 11.04.20
Chipped varnish TomY at 1:53pm 11.04.20 Unfortunately, one of the weather boards fell and a piece of varnish chipped off. Do I need to tak
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 1:49pm 11.04.20 But be forwarned. There are a lot of people who hate on the Mac 26X. Same is true for the Hunter E
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 1:48pm 11.04.20 So if sailing performance is not high on your list of requirements, have you thought about the Mac
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 kappykaplan at 1:45pm 11.04.20 @NINEv2 , the stuffing box is what the propeller shaft goes through. It has packing that must be pe

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