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Oday Owners Association Dick Silva at 3:51am 02.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1825 Any one interested in forming an Oday oweners association please cotact me in the Buzzard Bay aerea
Protecting my fiberglass & gelcoat Gene at 3:39am 02.09.03 Other Sailboats 5/1132 I'm buying a 1981 Watkins 27 Pilothouse Sloop. The boat has been stored inside since 1989. The gelco
Steping mast single handedly Don D. at 2:40am 02.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1037 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1986 22' MacGregor and was wondering if anyone had any advise on
Auto Pilots for 26X Paul M at 2:37am 02.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1005 Does anybody have any suggestions on a autopilot for my 26X, Is the Raymarine ST4000Plus Mkll a goo
mast light Paul M at 2:20am 02.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1142 I was at the alantic city boat show (missed the sail show) and I questioned the Coast Guard about th
Air Conditioning Ralph Roberts at 1:52am 02.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/887 I am looking for an air conditioner for my Hunter 310. I am deciding how many BTU's are needed. Sug
what is the centerboard made of? Jim Honeyman at 1:51am 02.09.03 Smaller Boats 5/1015 If the rudder is made of foam that flots, what is the center board made of? I hope it's not foam but
Weight v. Displacement Tom Geren at 1:23am 02.09.03 Ask All Sailors 4/3398 My Bayfield 25 is listed at 3500# displacement but someone actually weighed one at over 5000#. What'
Need help stepping a mast Richard Moore at 1:05am 02.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/876 I am moving a boat to Savannah and would like someone to walk me through proper steps on a 28.5. Ya
Chesapeake Bay Trailer Sailors Group Raleigh Martin at 12:40am 02.09.03 Trailer Sailors 1/2102 I have recently started a Yahoo! Group that will be of interest to owners of trailerable cruising sa
Spinnaker Makeover Jerry at 12:35am 02.09.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/995 I have a symetrical spinnaker that goes unused because of short-handed crew (usally just the two of
Ideal living/sailing location Ed at 12:01am 02.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1061 I sail in the summers only (currently) in the Northeast, live rest of year in Savannah GA. Love the
Gel Batteries are they any good? Jose Venegas at 11:54pm 02.08.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1233 I am shopping for sealed gel batteries to my boat's start up and house batteries. MK, DEKA solar,
Mast Wiring Joe Moore at 11:33pm 02.08.03 Big Boats 8/1600 A year ago I purchased a 1983 Hunter 34 and am now interested in replacing the mast wiring and insta
Where do you get the Hobbs Meter? Dave at 11:20pm 02.08.03 Big Boats 4/941 Just wondering where you can purchased the Hobbs meter?
boomtent or camper top for Oday Mariner Rodger K Ham at 11:05pm 02.08.03 Trailer Sailors 4/2870 I plan on doing alot of 2 or 3 day trips in my Oday Mariner I have the boatwell fitted for this so
CNG tanks, looking for a 2nd tank. Pat Spino, "Flying Colors" at 10:55pm 02.08.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1081 Anyone who has made the conversion from CNG to propane, and has a CNG tank that they may want to sel
Replacemant Head for 86 H28.5 Jennifer DeVito at 10:50pm 02.08.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1170 I was wondering if anyone has replaced the head in a H28.5. I have been trying to see what make/mod
Mast Stepper Mark Keeley at 4:45pm 02.08.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1092 Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a Mast Stepper for a 30 footer or where I can get info
1979 Hunter 27 Hatch Leak Bud Simmons at 1:16pm 02.08.03 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1548 I have recently purchased a 1979 Hunter 27 and am having a problem with broken plexiglass on one cor

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Quantum Sailpack LakeOntario270 at 1:47pm 09.30.20 I'm working with Doug Burtner at the Rochester loft.
Quantum Sailpack dlochner at 1:26pm 09.30.20 I'm looking at adding a Quantum Sailpack and a brand new main sail for next year. I was told it wo
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 JRT at 1:25pm 09.30.20 Free boat, not removed from water in years, no mast step, sail condition has to be junk so might as
Windlass install (4) vmaks at 1:15pm 09.30.20 The 1st pic shows the aft side of anchor locker ht,8", vs another pic shows the front side nearest t
High winds rgranger at 1:11pm 09.30.20 I takes some speed and momentum to tack. If you can't get enough speed you have to jibe, and it's i
H22 Bulkhead separation - HELP rgranger at 12:56pm 09.30.20 I think you are okay. A boat that sits in the water or on a trailer for an extended period of time
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 12:53pm 09.30.20
Quantum Sailpack (1) Jackdaw at 12:46pm 09.30.20 Negligible. Not worth worrying about, lots of high end race boats use them, in particular short hand
Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 09.30.20 Do you have an inside pic of your V berth ?
High winds srimes at 12:37pm 09.30.20 What causes you to think you need to adjust your rake and tension shrouds? I was unable to tack. M
Windlass install (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 09.30.20 Can you please make some guesstimates here ?
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 12:30pm 09.30.20 If you visit us up here , remember that small craft harbours have speed limits ( 5 knots Or minimum
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG and FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS sail sfbay at 12:08pm 09.30.20 ..............Also reached out to a "marine" fire extinguisher business in MD to determine if they s
Windlass install (2) vmaks at 11:54am 09.30.20 Back atcha,no pun intended...already had back surgery and ice climbing did me in for 2 shoulder reco
What to do if you lose your rig. dlochner at 11:53am 09.30.20 I found myself down the Google internet rabbit hole looking for a hand tool that would be useful to
High winds rgranger at 11:49am 09.30.20 Just to make sure we are using the correct terms, when you say you are on a starboard tack, you mean
New sailer Glsawyer at 11:44am 09.30.20 If you liked that one the second book will be even more enlightening. Happens right on the waters t
Anchor locker drainage Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 09.30.20 What is the need to drain that last inch of water in the anchor locker ?
Windlass install (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 09.30.20 My problem (as well as many others here) is that we don't have a Pearson 31 to refer to. Sorry to sa
Hunter 386 HeadStay issue sail sfbay at 11:07am 09.30.20 Ouch!! My two cents is this looks like a candidate for a rigger to resolve.

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