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Trying to confirm specs on an 1981 28 Oday Bruce at 7:54am 10.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1020 I am trying to confirm some specs for a 1981 O'day...Mast Length? 40.1??Draft? This boat has
Any there many sailboats in New Zealand? Jim Willis at 7:51am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1031 I know there are supposed to be more sheep that people and I heardthat almost everyone there has a
Proper stay tensions for the Hunter 25 L and W at 7:19am 10.18.02 Smaller Boats 2/804 I'll be launching a 1979 Hunter 25 this weekend. Does anyone know the recommended tensions for backs
motor mount karl at 6:44am 10.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1107 I recall seeing some member of the MacGregor family of owners posting a design for a spring loaded m
Doyle Utility Power Sail? Charles Duhon at 6:42am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1262 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 0/876 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 3/1084 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 10/1591 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 5/1248 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 4/1599 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 8/1068 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 0/2390 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 1/1007 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 4/1202 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 4/925 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 12/4678 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 40/5881 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 9/2004 We are in the process of purchasing a new 42MkII. Scary! We've previously owned a Bristol 40. Very t

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Rust Never Sleeps. Muttondressedaslamb at 10:04pm 09.16.20 Remember, it is stainLESS steel, not stainPROOF steel. It will still rust, especially the lower gra
Rust Never Sleeps. smokey73 at 10:04pm 09.16.20 Weld filler material flow is a little better on the middle of the weld on that side but still overal
Light Kings Gambit at 10:02pm 09.16.20
Rust Never Sleeps. (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 10:00pm 09.16.20 Well thank you everyone. I am posting another photo of the same fitting. At the lower right you ca
SV Preston Point rescue rgranger at 9:20pm 09.16.20 Clicked on the article byline and it came up with an email address of the reporter. Sent him a req
What is wrong with my sail? markwbird at 9:19pm 09.16.20 Topping lift is holding the boom up
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? ThinkingAboutIt89077 at 9:06pm 09.16.20 To Stu and Joker. GREAT IINFO! Thank you you very much. Stu - Great Call on "My Engine" and alrea
Light CarlN at 8:35pm 09.16.20 "Moorings" and "Anchors" are not the same thing. And being tied to an approved permanent mooring is
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? Stu Jackson at 8:32pm 09.16.20
Repair to hull / deck seal berner73 at 8:17pm 09.16.20 Congrats on the new boat and Oneida Lake is nice place to sail her. Don't worry, it can be fixed.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 8:06pm 09.16.20 You're reporting something very unusual. Usually, the local officials (and local boaters) treat an
TS Sally WayneH at 7:43pm 09.16.20 The finger pier did indeed have a piling at the end. See the roller on the end of the pier in the st
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings berner73 at 7:29pm 09.16.20 Fellow sailors' All of my sailing experience has been based on the boat beings docked in a marina.
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? (1) weekendrken at 7:26pm 09.16.20
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... Grotto at 7:15pm 09.16.20 The organic ridge is obviously designed to disturb the laminar flow across the rudder creating less
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 7:13pm 09.16.20 OK first. A topping lift should be at least a pole length above the ring. Higher is better. The load
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? Grotto at 7:10pm 09.16.20 <p>
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Tally Ho at 7:09pm 09.16.20 Has anyone ever figured out a clever way to tighten or loosen nuts for stanchions or other deck har
A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... jssailem at 7:06pm 09.16.20 Enjoyed both of the videos. Cool.:beer:
Torqeedo on C22 Grotto at 7:00pm 09.16.20 New motors are expensive, just got a Tohatsu sail pro propane. Looked at the torqeedo, great idea b

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