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Doyle Utility Power Sail? Charles Duhon at 6:42am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1254 Does anyone have any experiences with the new furling gennaker from Doyle called a Utility Power Sai
Replacement spreader info Brad at 5:07am 10.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/864 I broke one of the spreaders on my 1978 22 a couple weeks ago (tripped and fell on the mast while wo
Phil, FYI Robert at 4:45am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1078 There are several links on the Reply side of the 24 hour forum that take you to a "casino" link rath
Racing A 235 steve meadows at 4:39am 10.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1550 Is anyone out there racing a 235 and willing to share some "speed secrets"? I've got about 8 races u
Bent chainplates? Rich Warner at 2:24am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1201 We have just purchased an 1987 H31 that has been raced often. The chainplates have been slightly ben
Repainting non-skid areas topside L and W at 2:15am 10.18.02 Other Sailboats 4/1554 Just bought an old Hunter 25. The topsides gelcoat is chalky. The deck consists of a combination of
Annapolis Question Tom at 1:59am 10.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1059 Quick question for the Annapolis veterans. My wife and I have considered going the last several yea
HOOD STOBOOM (FURLING BOOM) (1) JIM at 1:28am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/2369 ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A FURLING BOOM MADE BY HOOD CALLED STOBOOMNEVER SEEMS TO WORK RIGHT AN
Upholstery Robert Deschaine at 1:05am 10.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/991 Upholstery, on my C30 1977 - Hull#415 - This winter I would like to have all my Upholstery re-done -
bilge pump Dave at 12:20am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1194 I am installing an automatic bilge pump on my C27. It never had one before. I am wondering if I ca
Hauling and bottom paint prep Nichole at 12:06am 10.18.02 Big Boats 4/891 I am having my boat hauled and stored for the winter next weekend. I would like to start the bottom
bimini top for O'day?? Mark at 11:55pm 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4640 Hi,As winter falls upon us here in Wisconsin, (ugh) I'm going to take the winter time to prepare
Glow Plug Problerm J. Styrlander at 11:42pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1013 I have had starting problems with my C30 Mklll(25XP engine) since I bought it last Spring. An invest
26x sunk due to water ballast leak Madison Blackwell at 10:53pm 10.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/5783 The Eden, a Mac 26x purchased new less than one year before she went down, sank in the Chattahoochee
Best Way to maintain the Stainless Steel on deck Mike at 4:35pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1156 Just wondering if anyone would like to offer their best solution to easy care of stainless on the de
upholstery on the 42 Geri Edgren at 1:35pm 10.17.02 Big Boats 9/1918 We are in the process of purchasing a new 42MkII. Scary! We've previously owned a Bristol 40. Very t
Keel Mark at 1:09pm 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 1/924 Have not been under her in the water so was wondering how wide the keel is on the 260 WB?
Converting to single-lever engine control Bob at 11:08am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2009 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the engi
Hammock on deck Margaret Black at 10:59am 10.17.02 Big Boats 10/2027 Has anyone ever rigged a hammock to the deck of your boat. We received one as a gift and I was wond
Keel brackets missing ? Ken Hofmann at 9:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/785 I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Hunter 25. I have replaced all 8 threaded rods in the keel.

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Guidance shemandr at 2:28pm 08.29.20 Or this: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/barnegat-bay-a-cat Again a design of 100 year history on
Chartplotter Connector jssailem at 2:27pm 08.29.20 Google?
Forepeak Bulkhead Castrilper55 at 2:17pm 08.29.20 Very unlikely to be structural. I pulled the one on my 28 for the same reason and replaced it with a
Guidance shemandr at 2:16pm 08.29.20 Here is a Wiki... write up about the Barnegut Bay Sneakbox. It's been working for over a hundred ye
Guidance Tally Ho at 2:16pm 08.29.20 never liked that old wive's tale , even a little. gives the newbee the idea that running aground i
Apollo Ball Valve Failure (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:03pm 08.29.20 (Please, no nagging about ball valves, "proper" through hulls, etc. This lasted 26 years in the wor
thoughts on Columbia 24 Capt jgw at 1:51pm 08.29.20 Pretty good for a 64 year old small boat. They did build them better back then, didn't know how thin
Nasty Under the Battery Box Hunter 410 scottdube at 1:36pm 08.29.20 I replaced the batteries on my 2001 Hunter 410 the other day. As part of this I replaced the batter
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 (1) Don Lucas at 1:33pm 08.29.20 Turns out there is a line/wire passageway once you take the linoleum cover off
Guidance jon hansen at 1:22pm 08.29.20 never liked that old wive's tale , even a little. gives the newbee the idea that running aground is
Guidance dlochner at 1:06pm 08.29.20 I feel I would be constantly worried about hitting the keel There are 3 kinds of sailors, those t
Guidance Berkay at 1:04pm 08.29.20 You should look for a boat that is optimized for the area you intend to use it. For example, if yo
Chartplotter Connector thetone at 12:42pm 08.29.20 does anyone know where to find a raymarine r69074 / r38024 7 pin power nmea cable for rc435 rc435i?
Finish on interior Hunter 356? shemandr at 12:30pm 08.29.20 I had a 2002 H356 and had the same fading. It is UV damage I think. When I researched what product
37C fuel tank size Mikem at 12:28pm 08.29.20 Somewhere in the forum archives there is a thread about the actual tank volumes for water and diese
Guidance shemandr at 12:21pm 08.29.20 My pick of the litter rgranger has offered is the 14' O'Day. Sunfish and their clones are WET boats
Guidance shemandr at 12:12pm 08.29.20 You should look for a boat that is optimized for the area you intend to use it. For example, if you
Attempting to get information about this small sailboat jssailem at 12:09pm 08.29.20
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 Sailgunner at 12:01pm 08.29.20 You can see in my pic where I ran the refrigerant lines. Not a problem.
Forward hatch 87 Hunter 28.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 08.29.20 As per @FastOlson , some pics from every possible angle would help re suggestions for a repair if yo

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