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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 10/1790 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 3/1179 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 11/7199 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 6/1200 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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Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 11.11.20 If you can run a sewing machine checkout Sailmate.com. They have all the stuff you need and videos
Whisker Pole Davidasailor26 at 7:17pm 11.11.20
Halloween cruise (5) forbin at 7:03pm 11.11.20 Steve at SV Panope helped me decide. ...set geometry was not as good as the Mantus. The weight down
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? ontherocks83 at 6:47pm 11.11.20 So this is where I'm a little hesitant to tell everyone the age of the sails due to the automatic sc
Whisker Pole (1) rpwillia at 6:44pm 11.11.20 187145 We probably had the pole a little high here. I have a ring on the front of my mast. I wanted
Whisker Pole (1) Hayden Watson at 6:33pm 11.11.20 While watching this video I realized that I had been sailing my whisker pole incorrectly. There are
Small surveillance cameras CarlN at 5:51pm 11.11.20 First of all - what crook picks a Hunter 31 from all the boats in the marina. Any chance you know th
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Kings Gambit at 5:51pm 11.11.20 BTW: KG Speeking of seeing interesting things... Have you seen the new Netflix show (Queens Gambi
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers danooxnard at 5:41pm 11.11.20 If you can run a sewing machine checkout Sailmate.com. They have all the stuff you need and videos o
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? CarlN at 5:38pm 11.11.20 If you owned a 45' catamaran this would be a different discussion. But for your boat your current sa
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) PaulK at 5:29pm 11.11.20 Where in New England? Your profile doesn't say where you're from. These guys say they do marine wor
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

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