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Stubbed Toe Mike Smittle at 12:45pm 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/932 We recently sustained significant storm damage to the toe rail on our 1986 28.5. I know this is no l
Did O'day build any sailboats for sears? Mark at 11:27am 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/2158 I have an old sears sailboat 11 feet long, lateen rigged like a sunfish. I recently saw an O'day sup
How to set it up to sail, Kevin Beucke at 10:38am 08.06.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1789 I recently purchased a 1985 25 foot Macgregor sailboat. Since I know nothing about sailing is there
Second Reef Point for a Catalina 320. Jim Wolfgram at 10:00am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/3429 Have any 320 owners added a second reef to their main sails, and if so, how difficult was it to add
O'Day 26 while docked: centerboard up or down? Louise M. at 9:48am 08.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1646 I've heard differenct points of view about having the centerboard pulled all the way up as opposed t
Yanmar water damage- boat sank james at 7:49am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1727 I have a friend whose boat sank in 15 feet of freshwater with a Yanmar 2 cylinder. How do we clean
Put in Bay (Ohio) question! Tim McCarty at 7:41am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1926 I've been to the bay many times, but have never used the mooring balls. My question is this, if I g
Fiberglass or ABS / Saroca or Zuma? Jordan at 7:30am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 0/5468 I am considering buying a Saroca as my first boat and I've found that the hulls have been made of di
New owner- galley and spinnaker. Pete Dennison at 7:01am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1113 Hi all from sunny Aus. I'm negotiating the purchase of a C22 (we call them Boomaroos here!) and req
Water filters Scott Broad at 6:48am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/924 I was wondering if anyone has ever connected a water filter system to the freshwater storage tank do
Centerboard Water Leak Rick Engel at 6:33am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1101 Lask week, we had a frightening experience. While our Hunter 26 was moored in its slip, my wife ' I
F235 Launching Joe M at 6:06am 08.06.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1178 Thinking about buying a F235, I am wondering "Can the fin keel model be launched from the trailer?"
Pulpit, leaks, plywood Mike Andersen at 4:58am 08.06.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1139 Hi All, and thanks to the many helpful responses from previous posts of mine.H27 1980Where the p
Beam reach vs. close reach Tom at 4:58am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 11/7197 I have started sailing again after 10 years (way too long!) and was reminded again last week of the
How Much Floatation Mark Hunter22 at 4:29am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/859 Does anyone know how much floatation is in a Hunter22? What I mean is, will it still float if it fil
BOW THRUSTERS Waldo Emerson at 3:40am 08.06.03 Big Boats 0/1036 If u have installed bow thrusters would appreciate information.
retro fitting a propane stove on a 28.5 Mike H at 3:15am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/838 Has anyone replaced their alcohol stove with a propane gas stove? If so, what size propane bottle?
Kids, anyone thirsty? Bill at 2:47am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1199 You can use this to get your kids to drink more water while sailing!Water or CokeThis! Is really
222- Keeping the Kick up Rudder down Mark Hofmann at 2:45am 08.06.03 Day Sailers 5/2461 The previous owner of my 1985 O'Day 222 made a new tiller for it but did not include the cam cleat a
electric start outboard question... Brian Conneely at 2:14am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 14/5436 At the beginning of this season I installed an 8hp 2 stroke Nissan outboard with an electric starter

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Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) MikeHoncho at 5:18pm 11.11.20 Consider powder coating them
Ceiling Replacement Project 31seahorse at 5:07pm 11.11.20 Very nice looking headliner project. Although you identified the material as wood, the finished wo
Pearson 33-2 engine removal Mikem at 4:56pm 11.11.20 My son had a H306 with the 2gm20 and it could do no better than 6+ a little bit. Years ago I had a
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:25pm 11.11.20 Time to talk again regarding water up front and mast leak
Ceiling Replacement Project FastOlson at 4:13pm 11.11.20 Slogan: Foredeck person - "Will Work for Key Lime Pie!" The headliner upgrade did indeed come out gr
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) FastOlson at 4:07pm 11.11.20 What with older chroming shops closing up due to modern environmental regs, you may have to do some
Leaking into bilge Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 11.11.20 Something on your deck is probably leaking. Run a hose over the deck. Sometimes leaks only show them
Ceiling Replacement Project Ken13559 at 3:56pm 11.11.20 How do you secure the board & stuff to the ceiling? If you put a screw through won't that penetrate
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. BlowMeAway at 3:46pm 11.11.20 For those of us Astronomically challenged, I have this app downloaded on my iPad for free, called Sk
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.11.20 definitely omens you can quote me on this
Kick-up Rudder Rope kappykaplan at 3:12pm 11.11.20 Anyway, try a big Yank or a short, violent jerk. If you cannot find either of these people, have a
By-Passing Hot Water Heater Captain Larry-DH at 3:09pm 11.11.20 We all hear lots of things... Before you try to improve upon prior success, remember that the froz
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. kappykaplan at 3:09pm 11.11.20 But that is ridiculous, right? With everything else going on in 2020, sure, why not?!? :beer:
Kick-up Rudder Rope (3) Noodat Lady at 3:02pm 11.11.20 187142 187141 Yes, there's a technique. Either raising or lowering you need to pull hard for just a
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor rs1sensen at 3:00pm 11.11.20
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. danm1 at 2:53pm 11.11.20 I believe that in ancient times these 2020 conjunctions would have been seen as omens. But that is r
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Brian D at 2:51pm 11.11.20 I shot the Moon and Mars when they were close together. Tomorrow the Moon and Venus will be very clo
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Tedd at 2:39pm 11.11.20 It's nice to hear something positive about 2020, for a change!
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. rgranger at 2:32pm 11.11.20 BTW: KG Speeking of seeing interesting things... Have you seen the new Netflix show (Queens Gambit
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. rgranger at 2:30pm 11.11.20 :worthless: Just kidding... I got a good look at Mars just last week.

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