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Keel Pivot Slop Benjamin Freds at 4:51am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 13/1272 Is there an acceptable range of slop in the keel pivot bolt? When raised, my keel will slop back an
Boom vang for Oday 20? Ben Legett at 4:31am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1661 When I purchased my 1975 Oday 20, there was no boom vang. Since this would really help performance
Catalina 28 Association neil brand at 3:40am 07.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1259 We still need a few more C-28 sailors who can donate some time to theNational Association. I would
Trailer Options Chis at 3:25am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 4/971 I currently own a fixed keel Oday Mariner which spends its winters in a wood cradle at a boatyard.
Battery/switch systems upgrade Scott at 2:44am 07.29.03 Big Boats 4/813 I posted this in the general area a couple of days ago. Since some people go directly to the Big Boa
A Tale of a Twisting Spinaker Sock John J Frank at 2:36am 07.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1180 While attempting to hoist an ATN Spinaker Sock on my 1989 Hunter 30, it keeps twisting as it is bein
Keeping A Tender On Board Peter Perez at 2:15am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/892 I've been combing the Mac links in search of a mod that will allow a small tender (7 to 8 feet) to b
The new baby Carlos at 1:36am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/986 Hello all,It it my pleasure to tell you all that as of 8:34 PM last night, I am the proud and very
Built In Speakers-Cabin & Cockpit Cyndi at 1:28am 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1007 We own a 1996 Hunter 376. We have Seaworthy brand speakers in the cabin and cockpit. The speakers
Maptech chartkits Tom at 12:33am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1505 I just purchased a Chartkit for New Orleans to Panama City Florida. When I was looking at the data i
likeing a foot to getting sail to top of mast JAck T Greer at 12:17am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1008 Hi.I need some a vice I can't seem to be able raise the mainsail to the top of the mast. It hangs
must have option Paul at 11:40pm 07.28.03 Big Boats 32/1956 We are planning on buying a 356 at the fall show. Interested on which options you could not live wit
spinnaker dimensions Greg at 11:28pm 07.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/845 I own a 1986 25.5 and have been shopping for used asymetrical spinnakers.I can't seem to find any r
removing scuff marks from painted deck surfaces Bob Shafer at 11:08pm 07.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2897 I just finished painting the topsides with Interlux Brigtsides and Interlux Interdeck for the nonski
Angle of the keel Glen at 10:20pm 07.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/1071 I was out on my maiden voagege When I was looking at the swing keel (in a cove swimming)I noteced th
23.5 mast raising allan beason at 9:29pm 07.28.03 Smaller Boats 14/1175 I recently bought a 1993 hunter 23.5 which came with a snapfurl roller furling. All of the informat
trailering a fixed-keel O"Day tad at 7:57pm 07.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/955 What would be the best kind of trailer for hauling a 23-foot fixed keel O"Day?Can you purchase ones
Repair centerboard rope wires 17' Daysailer II. Joe Craig at 4:26pm 07.28.03 Day Sailers 1/7510 The rope-wire attached to the centerboard from the cb trunk housing on top snapped off the cb.I need
abcjgill@symapatico.ca Doug Rodrigues at 2:29pm 07.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1018 Jim,Your e-mail does not work. I tried but cannot return information regarding your questions abou
reefing adrian morris at 12:33pm 07.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/854 I have a hunter 19 and am finding it difficult to figure how to run the reefing line into the mainsa

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DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Justin_NSA at 9:00am 10.20.20 One of our members has to move to Minneapolis for his job soon. I'll bet he forgot to ask for his "s
Wallpaper in the head? Bradv at 8:59am 10.20.20 So does anybody have a source to buy this stuff and how to replace it? What is it called? I have u
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 8:43am 10.20.20 How long is the sailing season there? $$$/day must be pretty impressive. Indeed. Divide by 7/12th
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel Justin_NSA at 8:35am 10.20.20
I win! Michael Davis at 8:26am 10.20.20
I win! SailMaster at 8:19am 10.20.20 That's good, it wasn't built in someone's backyard. Yes it was. It was built in Howdy Baileys Back
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:15am 10.20.20 Actually the year before during the Annapolis sailboat show, Edson was tiring to take apart my Hunte
Shift lever backwards? John T1594 at 8:07am 10.20.20 I had the same set up on my 1980 H30. When I wanted to put the boat in reverse I would say to my sel
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? rschuss at 8:02am 10.20.20 I use, tarps.com. These come with grommets and have lasted 3 or 4 years. Or billboardtarps.com. The
I win! srimes at 7:56am 10.20.20 I contacted the builders of the boat. Sent him pic of the damage. He says the mast is easily repair
Shift lever backwards? hj5150 at 7:52am 10.20.20 Darn. My Hunter shifts like you thought it should. You may be able to just flip the lever over on t
Shift lever backwards? Justin_NSA at 7:47am 10.20.20 No label, it appears to be weathered off! :-( Darn. My Hunter shifts like you thought it should.
Shift lever backwards? hj5150 at 7:46am 10.20.20 Gotcha. . . . thank you. Gonna take some getting use to to develop that muscle memory.
I win! Glsawyer at 7:45am 10.20.20 I contacted the builders of the boat. Sent him pic of the damage. He says the mast is easily repaira
Shift lever backwards? stuartsw at 7:42am 10.20.20 Greetings, Pushing the lever down to go forward and up for reverse? Is this normal? If not, can t
Shift lever backwards? hj5150 at 7:40am 10.20.20 You should have a label on the pedestal. What does it read? No label, it appears to be weathered o
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 7:33am 10.20.20 For that and another reason we need an oil crisis. During the last one marinas became a lot more f
Shift lever backwards? Justin_NSA at 7:31am 10.20.20 You should have a label on the pedestal. What does it read?
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? Jackdaw at 7:25am 10.20.20 Perhaps I was reading too much "between the lines" in these posts, but the original critter break-i
Mainsail controls Meerchaum at 7:24am 10.20.20

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