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Swing Keel Dimensions Bert Burton at 10:03am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 3/1845 Can anyone give me the dimensions of the swing keel (width, mainly) and how much keel is exposed bel
autopilot paul arceneaux at 10:03am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 12/1250 i'm iterested in autopilot for my 28.5 . any suggestion on unit. thanks kennyslipaway
Wing keel repair Pat at 9:51am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 0/1128 We bent the wing keel of our '89 C22 when loading her on the trailer last fall. Any experts on this
Preventing water in Diesel Tank Tom Wingo at 9:15am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/941 I know water in the diesel tank is part of having a diesel engine on a boat. 100% humidty is part of
mariner with leak frank mergen at 8:51am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1068 Recently looked at a '76 Mariner. After 2 hours in the water there was several ozs. of water in th
Battery drain even with DC master off Martin Cole at 6:42am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/938 I have a puzzling electrical problem and I hope someone can give me some advice, because I'm definit
O'Day 192 Info Bill at 6:12am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1068 Was looking thru the archives and found two questions I May be able to help> with. > > These reg
Galley for Catalina 22 Mike McKeown at 6:05am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1844 I am looking for the sliding galeey for a Catalina 22. Wondering how to get one? Is there someone ou
Why can't I edit anymore Hayden Watson at 5:15am 03.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/829 I posted an reply which had a typo I didn't see. When i viewed the article there wasn't an edit rep
Backing Up and Walking to Port Kenneth at 4:52am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1006 Our Catalina 27 seems to have a severe walking to port problem when trying to back up. Is this prob
Trailerable Rendevouz cancelled Crazy Dave Condon at 4:24am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 9/839 Earlier, I had proposed an East Coast Rendevouz located on Kerr Lake, NC. I had arranged for the si
Thinking of buying a 290 Dan at 4:22am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/958 Does anyone know of any problem areas with this model that I should look for or any bad habits that
MacGregor Venture 23' Kathleen Powers at 4:20am 03.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2253 My father an avid sailor recently passed away and has left me his MacGregor Venture 23". I am not a
Bottom Job Question. . . Chris McLoughlin at 4:17am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/780 I have removed the old bottom paint on our 12 year old Legend 37.5 with the idea of sealing the bott
Blue Water mr tim at 3:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1057 Any of the 30'-32' hunter owners do any trans atlantic crossings in their boats. I'm thinking of ge
Volvo Saildrive leaks oil (somewhere) Jim Cook at 3:28am 03.10.03 Other Sailboats 3/4090 The first contractor I hired to do my bottom 2 years ago painted bottom paint on my VolvoPenta S110
Key Largo Sailboat Marina Seabee at 2:51am 03.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/935 Need recommendations of good sailboat marinas in Key Largo, FLorida for a 2-3 overnight. Prefer a s
Loking for information....O'Day/Dolphin 1961-1967 Louis Claassen at 2:25am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1772 I just purachased a 24' sailboat built by O'Day/Dolphin series, in 1961.I have discovered that ther
Threw hull fittings craig shaw at 1:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/962 How do you check your threw hull fittings? We have a 1985 28.5 Hunter and all the fittings are facto
center board woes Rusty rusman88 @aol.com at 12:52am 03.10.03 Day Sailers 2/1046 first time owner long time O'Day admirer from my years in Annapolis; Just "aquired" poorly maintaine

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Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 3:39pm 09.30.20 You are most likely right. Difficult to see without a closeup of the assembly. As shown in my setu
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:09pm 09.30.20 Just downloaded the 1st book. So I can read it several times And the second
Windlass install vmaks at 3:09pm 09.30.20 I see what that is....it is simply gelcoat where the cabin top in front of the hatch steps down to t
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:08pm 09.30.20 There is a wealth of books to read about sailing. It will be hard to know where to stop. 2 of my
Cockpit Instrument Configuration (4) Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 09.30.20 On my Hunter 40.5, I have two U-shaped binnacles. I have my d mounted together on the forward one.
Windlass install vmaks at 2:51pm 09.30.20 Good question, I guess I assumed that was the anchor locker that protruded to the v-berth. I will ha
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender capta at 2:49pm 09.30.20 Gorgeous area!! Would be fine to idle through there. I am very conscientious of a wake around a
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting brazenarticle at 2:34pm 09.30.20 It looks like the rust might be running down from the furler with some staining on the toggle, the
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic daydreamerjr at 2:31pm 09.30.20 Senang, I am aware. So in doing some digging it would appear that it is a single ended connection (r
New sailer Glsawyer at 2:30pm 09.30.20 Just finished the second book. 350pages. So 620 pages in 24hrs. Amazing reading! On to the next
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue All U Get at 2:11pm 09.30.20 I start with the hose connecting to the HX, I hold the hose in a bucket while the wife starts the en
New sailer Glsawyer at 2:09pm 09.30.20 GIsawyer, I pretty much like your attitude. You take criticism and discouragement well, I think.
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic senang at 2:07pm 09.30.20 Did you realize that IN on the server needs to get the OUT from the WiFi and same the other way?
New sailer Glsawyer at 2:07pm 09.30.20 There is a wealth of books to read about sailing. It will be hard to know where to stop. 2 of my
New sailer Scott T-Bird at 2:06pm 09.30.20 There is a wealth of books to read about sailing. It will be hard to know where to stop. 2 of my f
Windlass install (4) Ralph Johnstone at 2:06pm 09.30.20 Very interesting, the pic inside your V berth. Exactly what is inside the cover ? 185508 185509
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth Project_Mayhem at 2:01pm 09.30.20 A pressure washer is great on mildew. If there are deck fittings that aren't sealed properly this
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners senang at 2:01pm 09.30.20 Before you splash the dollars on PYI or others look at Volvo shaft seals. Super simple and reliable.
New sailer Glsawyer at 2:00pm 09.30.20 So I found out Westport does not have a boat lifting ability. So if the boat is in decent shape loo
New sailer Glsawyer at 1:54pm 09.30.20 On your way down stop in Brookings and I'll buy you a :beer: Will do!

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