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91 O'day 024 Wayne Homer at 11:55pm 06.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1019 Just bought a 1991 O'day 024 with a wing keel, does any body have the specs. on this boat, or has an
Leaking Chain Plate Blues Clementine at 11:39pm 06.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1142 After years of sailing as crew I bought my first boat this year and am facing, for the first time, m
Sunbrella Hatch Cover pablo at 11:17pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 12/3436 My wife was feeling industrius this weekend and remade our hatch cover which was torn. The Sunbrella
Vanity drain to thru-hull on H356 Jim Seamans at 11:16pm 06.06.04 Big Boats 1/1107 Saturday, I was fixing a couple of small problems and decided to do what Peggie had suggested. Creat
Poliglow? Jeff 21307 at 10:42pm 06.06.04 Smaller Boats 10/1413 Has anyone tried Poliglow on thier hull? Thanks, Jeff
Two Weeks - Stamford, Ct to Nantucket and return Bob Keller at 10:28pm 06.06.04 Big Boats 3/2828 Hello All.We are planning to sail from Stamford, Ct to Nantucket and hoping to include, either goi
Keel Rust lazlo at 10:23pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1412 Hello All, I have finally gotten out to my boat to repaint the bottom and noted what appeared to
rust stains ce1993 at 10:18pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1279 I was working on my teak with steel wool, thought I cleaned up all the steel shavings. But when I re
sucking air in fresh water system zhenwu at 10:16pm 06.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/873 I am a new boat owner 1982 O'Day 34. My problem is in the fresh water system. I know that the water
Reverse Polarity Problem Kevin U at 10:00pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1225 I just got my boat in this weekend after completion of some fiberglass repair work. While attempting
universal exhaust problem Steve22066 at 9:05pm 06.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/2000 My exhaust elbow on my Universal 5411 finally broke in half last weekend while motoring the boat int
Hot Topic Tony 23718 at 4:13pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1364 Hello allI saw an article in a magazine where a bloke in the Whitsunday Islands (Australia) used ch
STORM JIB bulhddg757 at 3:25pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1046 Any input is appreciated. I bought a 22 Oday Sailboat. It came with a 100% and 130% jib. I will star
Kids Sailing Boats ex-admin at 2:53pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 55/5574 About 200 feet off the end of my slip is a float with half a dozen Flying Juniors sitting on it. Pre
transmission woes greg2238 at 2:33pm 06.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1012 Can anyone shed some light on this. I'm negotiating the purchase of '79 27. There is rust in tranny
Bilge pump outlet Paul Z at 2:32pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1248 Where does the outlet for the bilge pump go? I have a 24 foot that has never had oneI'm not sure w
updated main sheet traveler ? besnow at 2:17pm 06.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/993 My boat (owner of a month now)still has the original traveler system. the blocks on either side of t
H27 Rudder Stops, Emergency Tiller ddear at 1:48pm 06.06.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1556 This is my first year with my 81 Hunter 27, and on the third sail, I ran into a little problem. Wit
Name that furler! TomR5896 at 1:22pm 06.06.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1145 The jib furler on our 1981 H37C bears no visible identification. I'd like to figure out the make an
vancouver, or BC anybody know of cheap charter co robert19784 at 1:08pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1301 I want to charter bareboat 27-30 foot boat near vancouver,for june 20-27 any suggestions,anybody not

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Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? dLj at 12:43pm 12.22.20 well tom, you had to ask. my nav lights are all bronze bases with glass lenses. i have a large st
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question Kings Gambit at 12:41pm 12.22.20
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question ontherocks83 at 12:30pm 12.22.20 My insurance policy says that as the owner & skipper, I have an obligation to mitigate or take nece
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? marchem at 12:28pm 12.22.20 It isn't just the wire itself to watch, you need to also monitor the condition of the wire to rope
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question Kings Gambit at 12:12pm 12.22.20 My insurance policy says that as the owner & skipper, I have an obligation to mitigate or take neces
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Don S/V ILLusion at 11:44am 12.22.20 It was an EF 1 tornado last week which damaged a lot of buildings. While I understand the focus her
New Main Sail? (2) DrJudyB at 11:36am 12.22.20 Here's a picture of a sailpack in Race Mode. Lazy jack lines are retracted and pulled to the front o
New Main Sail? joecool911 at 11:29am 12.22.20 Any reports on Precision Sails?
New Main Sail? DrJudyB at 11:25am 12.22.20 A sailpack can be used with a loose footed mainsail. It does, however, created drag and turbulence.
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Sailfanatic at 11:21am 12.22.20 If the wire is good, no reason to change it. The original wire halyard on our boat had a few issues
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Tom J at 11:03am 12.22.20 Yikes! Scary damage. I hope they are up and running soon.
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Justin_NSA at 11:00am 12.22.20 One of my favorite movies!!
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 10:43am 12.22.20 Congrats and Welcome!!! I love mine and have already done a lot of upgrades. Here is the first
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 10:39am 12.22.20 On the subject of trailers: I need new tires. Mine are cracking between the treads. I don't want to
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? jon hansen at 10:02am 12.22.20 well tom, you had to ask. my nav lights are all bronze bases with glass lenses. i have a large sta
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Tom J at 9:59am 12.22.20 Uummm... Post 11, are you using that rope gypsie to handle the chain? No. I have had to manually
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 dlochner at 9:57am 12.22.20 South Jersey viewing was obscured by clouds also. Hope to see it tonight. For me it's the opportuni
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Justin_NSA at 9:49am 12.22.20 On the subject of trailers: I need new tires. Mine are cracking between the treads. I don't want to
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Ward H at 9:47am 12.22.20 South Jersey viewing was obscured by clouds also. Hope to see it tonight. For me it's the opportunit
companion way dLj at 9:27am 12.22.20 Lots of great advice above. All I'd add would be I find press and seal to be useful to avoid the dri

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