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1978 ODay 25 Specifications Bill Miller at 2:29am 06.20.02 Day Sailers 3/3345 I purchased an 1978 ODay 25 with shoal keel, used in 1998. As I look forward to possible cradle repl
Raising a Mac 25 on the trailer Thom Francola at 12:45am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1163 What is a safe and efficent way to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer so that we can paint the areas cove
Charging off the motor Rob Burton at 12:13am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1040 I have a 6HP Evinrude model with alternator/charger. The cable that connects to the thru hull is cor
Sailing the Cheseapeake bay Ozana Halik at 12:03am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1018 I'm sailing a 35.5 Hunter from Deltaville, VA to Kent narrows making an overnight stay in Solomons I
Reefing a Furling Mainsail Frank at 11:38pm 06.19.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2046 I have a 2001 H340 with a furling main and I have easily shortened sail from the cockpit. How can I
Weak Starter Jesse at 10:47pm 06.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/912 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 two years ago, and have difficulty starting the engine. It doesn't crank
Weak Starter Jesse at 10:42pm 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/890 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 two years ago, and have difficulty starting the engine. It doesn't cran
Routing line to the cockpit J Boothe at 10:01pm 06.19.02 Smaller Boats 1/1082 Does anyone have any experience with rigging a 22 for single-handed sailing? I have purchased new lo
Squat problems on a 31' David C. Hirtle at 9:44pm 06.19.02 Bigger Boats 1/1118 We purchased this vessel in late 2000. I noticed that it made water when motoring/when she squated.
Electrical Wiring Update John Eastin at 3:41pm 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/977 Hello All,Have a 1972 Catalina (outboard). Recently noticed (during the dark of night) that my bo
biggest motor for a hunter 23 fletchdoggie at 3:02pm 06.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1506 Help! I bought back my old boatand the owner bought a tohatsu 15 4stroke. It almost pulled the brack
Mainsheet Question Phil Benge at 2:08pm 06.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1089 I'm almost ready to get my 82 Mac fixer-upper in the water. I set up the mast and boom today and ri
Worst sailing web site? John Visser at 11:20am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1077 Anyone else get this funky behaviour from www.ussailing.com?I can't select and of the items from t
Newport Bermuda Race starts today John Visser at 11:18am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 Folow it on-line at (link):
Gel Coat Crazing Joe Spadaro at 10:04am 06.14.02 Bigger Boats 1/1420 My 1987 222 has hair-line cracks (crazing) in several areas on the cabin top near the hatch slides.
Oh oh, better get Maaco Dick at 9:56am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/1244 Took my boat out for about the eighth time this season. Put it on the trailer as I've done in the pa
loosening/tightening side stays david cohen at 9:31am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1048 New boat owner needs to loosen a side stay in order to straighten out a spreader. The fitting on dec
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 1/1069 I finally got my 85 Catalina 27 back in the water only to find the alternator for my model 18 Univer

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Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (1) George_NJ at 12:32pm 08.12.20 I have a mac22 that I'm redoing, someone already started wire brushing the ceiling inside, I did it
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 12:26pm 08.12.20 Dave, I will take this under advisement. I've texted Jon to say that I'm going to see what feed bac
343 - boom vang and topping lift Dave Groshong at 12:16pm 08.12.20 Sometime there might be an occasion to peak the boom up to get it out of the way; engine replacemen
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (1) rgranger at 12:14pm 08.12.20 I would use something like this to get the old glue off of the ceiling
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:08pm 08.12.20 There is a lift of, say, 2' that he just can't clear with the manual pump. The answer to that probl
LITTLE TO NO WIND Rick486 at 12:01pm 08.12.20 Rick: Thank you for bringing up the apparent wind issue, which brings me to the caveat. In the ear
Considering a Purchase - Advice? MikeHoncho at 12:00pm 08.12.20 Make sure it comes with winch handles for those winches. I believe they might be hard to find. Wh
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 11:46am 08.12.20 Given some of the points and open questions - these are photos of the areas I was concerned about: 7
Considering a Purchase - Advice? MikeHoncho at 11:43am 08.12.20 Thanks, Don! Much appreciated. With respect to the stanchions, I asked about them directly, and th
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 11:42am 08.12.20 Absolutely. She's a Texas girl - I don't think I could keep her away if I wanted to! I've been leani
Considering a Purchase - Advice? shemandr at 11:33am 08.12.20
Mast wiring Klaussic at 11:26am 08.12.20 Maybe I missed between the lines, but did anybody have to mess with a missing wire that came loose a
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 11:26am 08.12.20 It is better to have separate discharges for each pump, although it can be done with one discharge.
Harness tether came unclipped srimes at 11:25am 08.12.20 The spinlock cutter is designed for the application: FYlwd8AqY6M I carry this knife: https://www.a
Corroded aluminum tank replacement MikeHoncho at 11:25am 08.12.20 Mine has the same thing and was leaking around the outlet spout. I took my anglegrinder/wire wheel
Coast guard boarding. Will Gilmore at 11:23am 08.12.20 then figure out we need help as we stand on the bottom of our boat. Did you mean to say, "as we st
Sad day, and no way to fix Alansails at 11:21am 08.12.20 As srimes said you maybe better off selling all the parts, it is more work BUT you may end up with a
BULB REPLACEMENT Justin_NSA at 11:15am 08.12.20 Take some tools up to clean and or repair connections or you may have to make more trips anyway.
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 11:15am 08.12.20 Yes, I think I'll consult a professional about it. The vang looks like it can also be raised. Than
Hunter 290 with no arch Justin_NSA at 11:12am 08.12.20 You might also have to raise the boom attachment to the mast. Then that might affect your rigid vang

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