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Transom Cutout and Motor Mount Richard McBrid at 8:54am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1830 Hi all. I have a '78 Catalina 27 with the transom cutout for the outboard. I don't care for this a
Rudder & Back Stay 25 Ric Shultz at 8:44am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/929 Question: 1After 1000 hours of work I am almost ready to launch. I have a Oday 25 CB. The boat is l
Alternator Problems John at 7:42am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1068 I finally got my 85 Catalina 27 back in the water only to find the alternator for my model 18 Univer
Jersey City to Cape May Bob Chapin at 6:47am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/914 I generally sail in the area between Sandy Hook and the George Washington Bridge and occasionally go
Main sail & Rigging Dan Marks at 5:52am 06.14.02 Day Sailers 1/1033 I have a 1977 O'Day 20 on a small lake in S Western PaI would like to fined a new main that is inex
1988 33.5 w/1998 16hp Yanmar Pete at 5:38am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2749 A sailing buddy is considering buying a 1988 33.5 Hunter with a 1998 16 hp Yanmar. Sounds underpower
Places to Anchor in Newport? Allen at 5:34am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1786 My brother is getting married in Newport this 4th of July ' I'm thinking of taking the boat to get t
Catalina 27 Outboard - taking on water William C. at 5:28am 06.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1809 I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with a through the transom Evenrude 9.9 long shaft. The engine performs f
Hunter 356 Leading lines aft Mike Hopton at 4:54am 06.14.02 Big Boats 13/1823 Has anyone with a Hunter 356 modified the mainor fore sail sheets so they are led aft to be reache
Dodger vs Bimini for O'day 23 John at 3:33am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1937 Does anyone have experience with a dodger or bimini on an O'day 23 (1984). I'm about to install eit
Destin/ft walton Fla (1) dave at 3:18am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/928 I just moved here and I'minteresed in knowing if anyone sails the Bay and what they can tell me abou
Dome Lights Bob Zanowicz at 3:12am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 4/938 I have the '87 Wing Keel model. My factory dome lights (fore ' aft) keep going out. I replace the
another reason we need a stern anchor Tim at 2:43am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 0/805 We were out on the Indian river fishing with my 4 year old son and my sister. My son hooked a catfi
Nissan 6 hp, 4-stroke for a C-22 Aldo at 2:06am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/990 Does anyone use a Nissan 6 hp, 4-stroke, single cylinder motor on their C-22? My son is shopping fo
galley for a C22 Charles at 1:47am 06.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1112 I'm looking at purchasing a 1979 C22. It's in good condition, but does not have a galley, which I w
Another 326 battery question Ed at 1:03am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1025 After reading replies to "new 26 battery" I have a question. I have a new 326 being commisioned thi
Engine warning lights on C30 John at 12:41am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/917 The red engine warning light on my console has never been on. Is it supposed to come on when the ke
Cracked Hull - 37 Foot Oday Byrdman at 12:30am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1246 I am looking to buy a boat in the 35-40 foot range. In my search, I came across a 37 ODay, 79 model
joe@seaside.net Gunter Meyer at 12:27am 06.14.02 Other Sailboats 1/921 joe,i tried to respond to your query about the h27prop but the e-mail to the above address was un
Wall Street Jouranl Article 1998 RREgge at 11:52pm 06.13.02 Ask All Sailors 16/1449 I have a special interest in this article (originally appeared in the WSJ 1998). The 38 foot Hunter

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Sad day, and no way to fix arf145 at 3:14pm 08.11.20 Just reading your description made me wince, Daveinet! So sorry about your boat!
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 3:01pm 08.11.20 Scratch that, just read the fine print and found out that 4200 is also resilient for salt water. So
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:56pm 08.11.20 Just did some research. I guess 4200 is semi-permanent, 5200 is permanent. But 5200 is more salt wat
LITTLE TO NO WIND sail sfbay at 2:54pm 08.11.20 OK, do you have any other tricks Hobie and wind surfers use when the wind dies? Yes...........time
Need a boat club near Baltimore Bob R. at 2:49pm 08.11.20 You say you are looking for a "boat club", but if you already own a sailboat, you need a marina to k
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 2:49pm 08.11.20 @Don Guillette said " Some additional hull will be in the water (mostly topside) but because the hu
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 2:46pm 08.11.20 I have used all of these maneuvers to get my Hobie Cat 16 and wind surfer back to my launch when th
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:45pm 08.11.20 No it was not below the waterline, just the rubber seal that had come loose along the bottom of my
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:40pm 08.11.20 Rick, I had the same thought. Planning to use the slit method to easily install it while on the trai
Need a boat club near Baltimore jaysweet at 2:20pm 08.11.20 One of the least expensive marinas (I assume you're including marinas when you say clubs) is White R
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 2:17pm 08.11.20
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 2:07pm 08.11.20 Since the arch angles inward it is doubtful a life raft mounted to it would hit a ping while docking
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. Jonkistemaker at 2:02pm 08.11.20 Very helpful indeed! Definitely committed at that point. But seems like a reasonable option if you
M25xp oil pan replacement jviss at 1:54pm 08.11.20 @Tartan: Thanks, I will email support and see what's going on. I use Chrome and MS Edge on my lapt
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 1:50pm 08.11.20 It's you. I have never had such an issue with this forum, nor have heard of anyone experiencing an
Propane tank questions Benny17441 at 1:41pm 08.11.20 If worried about running out of Propane while cooking get an adapter to fit a 1lb bottle to your pro
Sails to live for. Rick486 at 1:37pm 08.11.20 After a much needed (Isia,..what?) and peaceful night off the Torry Islands at the eastern end of t
Need a boat club near Baltimore (2) sail sfbay at 1:33pm 08.11.20 Lots of marinas...................do you want to be closer to the Middle River where I have sailed o
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 08.11.20 Everything electrical on my boat is new. Is there any design no no's I should double check, or is i
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 1:26pm 08.11.20 Might find this article entitled "Installing a life raft on the coach roof" helpful: http://www.oce

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