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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 3/1007 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 2/1131 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 3/1273 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 6/1389 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 0/861 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 6/1107 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 8/1199 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 2/1112 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.
H260 Perfect Tow Vehicle Robert P. Fliegel at 2:05am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 8/825 Dear Fellow Trailer Sailors: I have spent the past few months trying to think of the perfect
where do i post ---looking for crew for bahamas harold at 12:44am 10.17.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/970 looking for crew
Border material? Dennis at 10:54pm 10.16.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1079 I am not sure what it is called, but around the pop-top edge and several other places, there is this
Compass leak Monty Miller at 10:22pm 10.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1555 The compass on our h29.5 has lost all of its fluid (mineral oil?) for some unknown reason. Does anyo
original manuals bo at 9:50pm 10.16.02 Big Boats 2/1191 Does anyone have web site or phone number for a provider of original manuals for 86 Catalina?
Mainsail boom furlers Bill Wertz at 8:34pm 10.16.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1548 I'm strongly considering adding an in-boom mainsail furling system on my 1995 Catalina 36MKII and am
interior restoration of a 1975 O'Day (The Walls) George A. Wines at 1:07pm 10.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1456 Please help me to find the best way to replace the contact paper on the walls of our 1975 O'Day. It'
Converting to single lever engine control Bob at 12:04pm 10.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/957 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the eng
Exhaust Fume Leak Bill at 11:46am 10.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1084 My boat is reeking of diesel fumes...especially the cushions in the salon. This seems to be coming
Bali Mark at 11:19am 10.16.02 Ask All Sailors 9/929 Casting my mind back to a little over twelve months ago there quite a few posts about September elev

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Lifting Points jssailem at 12:59pm 09.19.20 centerboard out? Out or just swung down. Centerboards have a pivot point. You should be able to i
making progress jssailem at 12:50pm 09.19.20 Nice job Fred... :biggrin: Very nice.:clap: I started such a challenge last December. We are progre
making progress fred1diver at 12:41pm 09.19.20 thanks Darcy, I even went all in and bought a P-Touch and every wire is labelled, so no hand written
Main sheet twist All U Get at 12:19pm 09.19.20 I made my own line using 3/8 dyneema 12 strand and then where my hands pull on the line, I used the
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? sloughsailer at 12:16pm 09.19.20 Almost. But do it 100 times in a race, you'll understand the difference. Never though of that. All
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. shemandr at 12:15pm 09.19.20 The Columbia 40 by Charlie Morgan has similar sheer and long overhangs. The Countess shown has a fl
Lifting Points philiefay at 12:14pm 09.19.20 I read through Rgrangers PDF. Very helpful and thanks for this information, my only question is how
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 12:10pm 09.19.20 We're on the lake. What Marina do you sail out of? i saw you. you were asking about someone named M
Shrouds and Stays diameter? CAT22SWTEXAS at 12:06pm 09.19.20 Thank you both. Stu, I have a manual in route from Catalina Direct. Looking forward to studying it
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast Meriachee at 12:03pm 09.19.20 You have to be careful so the mast does not sway sideways until the upper shroud takes over to prev
Height of mast when on trailer? philiefay at 11:55am 09.19.20 As Dave said, I added blocks of wood horizontally across the bow pulpit, this lowered the angle so I
Shrouds and Stays diameter? Hunter216 at 11:54am 09.19.20 only ONE Loos gauge, because the difference between the rigging sizes spans the size of one gauge -
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Jackdaw at 11:44am 09.19.20 On my Ranger 26 I had horn cleat type jam cleats for the jib sheets. One turn and a tug and they we
Big bird strikes again. Windvane alexco38 at 11:40am 09.19.20 Mount a few stainless steel "antenna" up there. Make it difficult, if not possible, to land. That's
Shrouds and Stays diameter? Stu Jackson at 11:39am 09.19.20 Dan, the specs for the size of stays and shrouds for your boat are in the manual. Don't have one?
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? sloughsailer at 11:30am 09.19.20 On my Ranger 26 I had horn cleat type jam cleats for the jib sheets. One turn and a tug and they wer
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. Will Gilmore at 11:23am 09.19.20
Whisker pole on a Mac 25 srimes at 11:21am 09.19.20 Water can't enter the cabin through the tube, as the forward end is plugged. Awesome thanks for cl
A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... jmce1587 at 11:05am 09.19.20 Trivia: info from multiple presentations by Columbia Bar Pilots: USCG does not permit them to physi
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. jssailem at 10:59am 09.19.20 @TomY I like her lines. Her Pilot house look has similarities to my Cal35Cruiser. What he did with t

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