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motor mount karl at 6:44am 10.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1112 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 0/1263 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 0/880 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 3/1086 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 10/1610 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 5/1257 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 4/1612 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 8/1079 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 0/2397 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 1/1011 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 4/931 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 12/4689 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 40/5913 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 9/1191 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 9/2026 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 1/932 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 4/2042 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 10/2074 Has anyone ever rigged a hammock to the deck of your boat. We received one as a gift and I was wond

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Sailmakers sail sfbay at 8:11am 09.22.20 Ditto what others have said about buying a sail from your local loft and add that they will come to
Reinforcement areas thinwater at 7:46am 09.22.20 Good structural fiberglass sheet will work just as well for this for half the price. You really only
Orca Attacks? rgranger at 7:43am 09.22.20 Very strange!
Neglected boat meets shore! rgranger at 7:38am 09.22.20 ...I think I noticed it in March. That is when the previous world ended.:( And NY was one of t
Boat inspection recomendations sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.22.20 Welcome to the forum and good luck with your sailboat purchase!! Ditto what others have recommended
Neglected boat meets shore! shemandr at 7:18am 09.22.20 Could also be a COVID thing...:oops:????? I actually was wondering about that. I think I noticed i
Boat inspection recomendations Justin_NSA at 7:12am 09.22.20 It's not always practical, but a haulout to inspect below the waterline would be another suggestion.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 09.22.20 There is definitely one issue that caused the crack and possibly a second. Both the 26 and 260 hu
Solar powered Deck Fan. sail sfbay at 7:09am 09.22.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Consider installing a 5 inch diamet
356 water heater hose sail sfbay at 6:54am 09.22.20 ...................I checked the Hunter plumbing SOP and it doesn't indicate a length for these. Doe
Boat inspection recomendations Kings Gambit at 6:26am 09.22.20 The offer should be pending a satisfactory survey to begin with. If not satisfactory, then renegotia
Neglected boat meets shore! rgranger at 6:25am 09.22.20 I don't know but my guess is someone couldn't afford monthly storage and just anchored it hoping fo
Neglected boat meets shore! Lazy1 at 6:07am 09.22.20 With the starboard lazarette propped open someone probably already started "salvaging" stuff, that m
Neglected boat meets shore! SailingLoto at 5:34am 09.22.20 I couldn't agree more. Karma, personal gain, or not, do the right thing. If you have capabilit
Neglected boat meets shore! (5) shemandr at 5:32am 09.22.20
Stink Boat RoyS at 5:28am 09.22.20 Avoid three way valves with O rings on each rotating port. The O rings are there to allow the ports
Neglected boat meets shore! Jackdaw at 5:26am 09.22.20 I spoke with my attorney about this a few years back regarding a half sunk boat. The boat is in "
Boat inspection recomendations Don S/V ILLusion at 5:25am 09.22.20 Absolutely hire a surveyor. Not doing so, particularly if you are inexperienced with boats, is the w
Neglected boat meets shore! Jackdaw at 5:22am 09.22.20 Wow ,I think it's a Catalina 22 sport .Very nice condition . I do not understand how someone could
Neglected boat meets shore! shemandr at 5:09am 09.22.20 I could hear the keel scraping on the bottom. I think it's easily considered in distress and sunk.

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