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I have to rebed my Keel. I was told by the surveyer that it should be done. I have a picture of th
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I just bought an Oday Daysailer. It has the original (1982) sails that are generally in good condit
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A lot of the lines on my boat are way longer than they need to be and are hard to keep contained whe
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Hello, My new-to-me 1986 Newport 28 has Kenyon instruments for depth, speed / log, and wind speed.
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This is my first season with my 2001 H240. One of the things I have noticesd is that the mast bends
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I have a 1986 oday 222 with the cast aluminum, 6 sheves, mast partner. It is well warn and I am see
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up until the last couple of weeks the depth finder has been working perfectly. Now I get readings fo
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Does anybody have any experience sailing to the Isle of Shoals on the NH/Maine border? I'm thinking
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Bill, my apologies for the delay in replying to your question. I was bringing the boat to Toronto f
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Hello, Does anyone know off hand the gauge of the rigging on a '22? And in a related question,I woul
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WooHoo!! Looks like I found my next boat. It's a 1996 26x and I am as happy as a Lark. Unfortunatel
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Hi 170 sailors, I've had my 170 for five months and love it. Great boat! I've pushed her in moderat
MartinJ at 3:52am 06.22.04
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Hi. I haven't been sailing for nearly 15 years, but during the 1980s I owned/sailed an AMF Puffer (
MartinJ at 3:45am 06.22.04
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Hi. I haven't been sailing for nearly 15 years, but during the 1980s I owned/sailed an AMF Puffer (
dtaylor13484 at 3:43am 06.22.04
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What is the best way to lower the mast on a 1972 catalina? is there any speacial rigging needed? t
dtaylor13484 at 3:40am 06.22.04
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what is the best way to lower a mast on a 1972 catalina? Any info would be appreaciated. Taylor
Jeff M21319 at 3:29am 06.22.04
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Haven't seen anything from Fred lately, does anybody know if he took-off sailing or what? Hard to be
Harry at 3:13am 06.22.04
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I have two Barrient 24 winches and "first gear" in one of them no longer works, although I still hav
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I noticed some corrosion around the metal base of my dinette table. The metal surrounding and holdi

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Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk?
Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21
Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel
LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21
Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over
Battery location H31' (83-87)
ShawneH at 2:21pm 01.11.21
Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwa
Battery location H31' (83-87)
SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21
Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87)
ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21
This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel
dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21
I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che
Dual headstays
Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21
I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel
kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21
Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87)
jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21
Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting?   (1)
Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel
Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21
I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel   (1)
rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21
Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel
rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21
Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel
BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21
Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue?
ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21
Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info   (1)
Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21
Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel
sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21
Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification
Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21
@dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info
Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21
Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference?
JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21
Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...

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