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C-27 Hull Speed jslocum at 4:12am 10.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/6824 What is the hull speed of a C-27. Does it vary fromyear to year, or standard to tall rig?
CE Certification reviewed George Kornreich at 4:00am 10.24.01 Big Boats 6/1291 There's been a great deal of disucssion and controversy on this site, as well as a great deal of Hun
Wanted: all riging for 70's 19.5' -20' O'Day 2 2 Ryan Farley at 2:47am 10.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1141 I recently picked up a late 70's 19.5'-20' O'Day 2 2however it is just the hull so i am looking for
Epoxy? Gene at 1:43am 10.24.01 Other Sailboats 2/743 Getting ready to make some epoxy repairs below waterline on a sailboat. Any problem using matt with
st4000 repair Allen Savage at 1:13am 10.24.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/942 I've replaced the belt on 4000 which did need to be replaced but has not corrected my problem. Once
Ol' Dave (shore power) Conner at 12:28am 10.24.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/936 thanks for your response to my 2nd question. The first time I wrote I mistakenly said my dad had a 2
Need advice: Cruising spinnaker O'25: Rich at 11:13pm 10.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/763 I would like to hear from O'25 owners who use a cruising spinnaker. Regarding where you bought it an
Depth Sounder instalation on Hunter 23.5 Jib Davidson at 10:38pm 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1107 My wife and I enjoy sailing throughout the North Florida area. Much of this is in very shallow wate
When do you wax your boat? Warren at 12:01pm 10.23.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1041 I'm debating whether to wax the boat now that it's laid up for the winter or wait until early spring
Save the Bottom Paint? Bruce at 12:27pm 10.23.01 Smaller Boats 3/797 I will be pulling my 260 for the season this weekend (work is messing up November sailing), and I wo
replace with ????? chet pruszynski at 11:37am 10.23.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1272 I am about to replace my GROCO (HC or HE not sure ) "leaker" with something a bit more upscale. the
sling points Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 8:37am 10.23.01 Big Boats 4/976 Although I do not need it right away, I know I will in the future. Can anyone measure (or tell me w
ST 40 Life Expectancy George at 6:14am 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/922 I am thinking about installing a new set of instruments in the '76 C27 we just got and are restoring
Keel stuck and slow 50 HP motor for 26X Alan Lynn at 5:56am 10.23.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1025 I let the rope loose for my keel and it never dropped all the way. Tried muscle, jiggling, pulling
st4000 instalation Chuck Defever at 4:52am 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/836 Am considering an st4000 and owner instalation for hunter 336. Does the standard console/pedestal h
ST50 Speed Log Temperature Function Michael McCann at 3:37am 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1255 Bill;A friend's ST50, and mine are approximately the same age (new in 1992/1993). His temperature r
Masking Tape and Brightwork Dave Mauney at 3:33am 10.23.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 I am just getting ready to refinish my brightwork. I am wondering if it is possible to leave the ma
More about compression posts Don curt at 2:52am 10.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/810 I was doing a little repair on my 336 compression post area at the deck to keep a very minor drip ou
Blisters Ron Newton at 1:50am 10.23.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/998 I'm thinking of buying an O-Day 27 It has some blisters on the bottom. Could anyone out there give m
Once more on "Refresh". Ed Schenck at 1:16am 10.23.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/888 Hi Phil, I did get your e-mail regarding the refresh problem but never followed up. The reason is

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Jib Furling Parts (2) Hunter216 at 7:32am 02.16.20 175050
1987 Hunter 23: Mast Light Deck Fittings Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 02.16.20 Thanks
Where is Kermit? Davidasailor26 at 7:00am 02.16.20
Where is Kermit? justsomeguy at 6:57am 02.16.20 Anyone know where he is? Maybe on the road? Or in the backyard?
Nicro Day/Night 2000 Solar Vent troubleshooting question HMT2 at 6:50am 02.16.20 Agree with Jacktar- you need to start with a fully charged battery (the Nicro manual echos Jacktar'
Could Winter be over? sail sfbay at 6:47am 02.16.20 Noice sailing conditions forecast for the San Francisco Bay. https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/sa
Anchor well question?? Claude L.-Auger at 6:13am 02.16.20 It may simply be because there is not enough room to run the hose to the drain through-hull. When I
Strange Winter? (1) Hunter216 at 6:06am 02.16.20
Internal halyards ? Gene Neill at 6:02am 02.16.20 PS - Having said that, if I had external halyards, I don't think I would bother retrofitting to inte
Filling dlochner at 5:57am 02.16.20 Call your insurance company and they will send a surveyor out to look at the damage. Once the survey
Filling thetone at 5:54am 02.16.20 It's a Beneteau 35s5 with the tall rig and deep fin keel.
Filling thetone at 5:52am 02.16.20 The caulking between the keel and Hull needs to be replaced.
Internal halyards ? Gene Neill at 5:51am 02.16.20 FWIW, my internal halyards have never once made a sound.
Filling thetone at 5:50am 02.16.20 The boat hit bottom while under tow. The visable damage to the keel looks a little less severe than
THOUGHTS eherlihy at 5:39am 02.16.20 In the other thread I posted pictures of my installation on a bulkhead in the far aft of my quarterb
Filling PaulK at 5:38am 02.16.20
Known object jssailem at 5:35am 02.16.20 It can come in handy if you have to raise your jib onto the furler alone. It is attached to the bott
Known object Stratus3 at 5:27am 02.16.20 Thank you, now it moves up to the middle drawer.
THOUGHTS jssailem at 5:24am 02.16.20 The design and basic idea appear sound. More of a general question. Why the lazarette? Once you in
Filling jssailem at 5:09am 02.16.20 @thetone it helps to have pictures of the damage. Are we to assume you have the boat out of the wate

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