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Hauling and bottom paint prep Nichole at 12:06am 10.18.02 Big Boats 4/925 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 12/4677 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 3/1021 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 40/5880 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 9/1189 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 9/2003 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 1/927 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 4/2038 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 10/2067 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 2/792 I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Hunter 25. I have replaced all 8 threaded rods in the keel.
price reduction tony g at 8:33am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 1985 oday 26 roller fuling, inboard dsl. auto pilot. need hatch repair, 3 hasps, vhf wired and new
Pulling out a saildrive Mat George at 8:30am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1002 I have a 1975 Oday 27 with an outboard and an OMC saildrive which is corroding quite badly on the in
Can a charger go dead? Bob Lufkin at 5:42am 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1129 Got a 20 amp Guest charger running on my new (used) 84 C 30. It hums, the light is on but the volt m
How to determine the draft of a 1978 Hunter 30 Doug Dixon at 5:38am 10.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1262 I own a 1978 Hunter 30, but I don't know (without pulling the boat out of the water), how to determi
hard to pump dave at 5:35am 10.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1372 When pumping in raw water to flush the bowl the pump appears to be pressurized and hard to pump,very
lowering keel for maintenance Eric at 5:35am 10.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/860 Hi...this is the same post I put on the C25/250 National page....thought I'd spread out the joy...
rebedding snaps john withrow at 4:53am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1104 What's the best way to rebed a snap?
Anybody watch the TV show "The Ship" Tom at 4:26am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1193 on the history channel recently. I thought it was very good. It is a show about a replica of Cap
Traveler for Hunter 23.5 Jim Durrett at 4:16am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/1110 I have only had my 1997 Hunter 23.5 for less that one year. I encountered winds in excess of 17 kn
Wing Keel Tom at 2:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 5/1003 I am interested in knowing if it is possible to convert the water ballast to a wing or fixed keel.

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sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingGeekGal at 9:52am 09.16.20 Or to be crew!
Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? Stu Jackson at 9:42am 09.16.20 Hey all, wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an affordable bimini for a 1982 Catalina 25
Main sheet twist Stu Jackson at 9:40am 09.16.20 which you can easily see with StaSet. Jim, it's NOT StaySet. Mark, good luck, hope this works for
Main sheet twist Justin_NSA at 9:39am 09.16.20
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 d-marko at 9:39am 09.16.20 D-marko Thank you very much for the detailed reply. This is great information! I was already wonde
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingGeekGal at 9:37am 09.16.20 I sail at LOTO out of OYC. I currently have a sailing membership, but as they are not renewing the p
anchor light tfox2069 at 9:34am 09.16.20 Not much to go on here. You gave us the bulb, but not the application or the fixture its in. My as
Marinas... rgranger at 9:31am 09.16.20 Active Captain has a lot of marina reviews. They are be somewhat focused on transients rather than
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 weekendrken at 9:26am 09.16.20 Most prefer to use butyl tape to bed the sea hood. Check the clearance on the hatch scraping on the
Marinas... Davidasailor26 at 9:22am 09.16.20 Active Captain has a lot of marina reviews. They are be somewhat focused on transients rather than p
Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 9:15am 09.16.20
Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 9:13am 09.16.20 Super to hear, good luck. Yippee!!! Now we won't have to keep telling people how rotten it real
Main sheet twist Justin_NSA at 9:13am 09.16.20
Main sheet twist Kingjim91 at 9:11am 09.16.20
SV Preston Point rescue BigEasy at 9:09am 09.16.20 If the air crew knew they were approaching fuel limits; why didn't they pick up rescue swimmer befo
Rust Never Sleeps. Muttondressedaslamb at 9:06am 09.16.20 Let me preface with I know nothing about welding. This little bit of information below might mean t
Cunningham Rigging Kingjim91 at 9:00am 09.16.20 I have just a single block at the base of the mast. From there to a deck organizer, back to a cam c
First 235 Winch Swap (1) Jackdaw at 8:59am 09.16.20 Uummm.... don't you want to turn the stripper so the sheet feeds into the cockpit? Cruising yes.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck B_G at 8:58am 09.16.20 Hi there. You're starting now where I did 4 years ago now. Check out South African C22 thread for m
On the beach BigEasy at 8:57am 09.16.20 Great story! Stuff happens; it can happen to anyone....even this experienced crew.

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