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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 4/930 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 12/4687 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 10/2072 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 2/797 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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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.
Catalina 22 crack near lock pin rpludwig at 5:08am 09.22.20 Yes, it is safe to sail, but you will likely have a persistent annoying leak. Most likely, the keel
Neglected boat meets shore! SailingLoto at 4:58am 09.22.20 Don't know about it hitting the shore, but usually to get salvage rights it has to hit bottom - mean
Neglected boat meets shore! dLj at 4:51am 09.22.20 salvage rights? Don't know about it hitting the shore, but usually to get salvage rights it has to
Neglected boat meets shore! SailingLoto at 4:33am 09.22.20 salvage rights? My first thought as well. Drag it out and put your name on it.
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? Sailfanatic at 4:29am 09.22.20 FWIW, the single line system on our P31-2 is not rigged per the original design. In the video, the p
Sailmakers David in Sandusky at 3:56am 09.22.20
Boat inspection recomendations David in Sandusky at 3:47am 09.22.20
WINTER arrived... sailme88 at 3:20am 09.22.20 Yeah, but who's counting? ;) ME for one !... ~~(\_~~
A cure for leaking chainplates Jim Legere at 2:44am 09.22.20 DO NOT seal metal chainplates in fiberglass with silicone, which will provide at best a temporary s
ODay 40 Owners Manual daviddp at 2:42am 09.22.20 Have you tried these guys for $40? http://www.iheartodays.com/manuals.html This may be the LAST
Neglected boat meets shore! nightowle at 9:48pm 09.21.20 salvage rights?
Sailmakers nightowle at 9:42pm 09.21.20 I'm assuming that you are going for a standard size sail that is pre-measured for your boat if you'v
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Stu Jackson at 8:17pm 09.21.20 I hooked up to shore power and turned on the AC. Set temp to70 degrees and in about 5 mins, the cab
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.21.20 We have MarineAir reverse cycle units on our boat. Water temps in the winter seem to stay at around
Stink Boat mermike at 8:08pm 09.21.20 Peggie also recommends Pure Ayre for the problem you describe. I recommend you get Peggie's book.

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