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O'day 280 spec's Jim Sullivan at 7:14am 09.25.01 Ask All Sailors 3/4638 To whomever is interested.The O'day 280 which was built by Pearson Yachts from 1987 to sometime i
Props Michael McCann at 2:45am 09.25.01 Other Sailboats 1/881 Kevin;I have read about a feathering prop made of stainless steel. What are the advantages/disadvan
Bent Forestay Turnbuckle Josh at 11:52pm 09.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1234 I just found that the threaded end of my forestay is bent. I dont know how or when the hell this hap
Central heating Eberspacer D 3 LC Viktor Barsaga at 9:48pm 09.24.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1269 Dear fellow sailors,I have a new Beneteau First 40.7 with the cental heating EBERSPACER D3 LC di
TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY A CATALINA 36 ERNIE at 10:33am 09.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1763 WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM CATALINA 36MKII OWNERS ON HOW THE BOAT HANDLES ON OFFSHORE PASSAGES AND C
Is your sailing bothered by bugs? SailboatOwners.com at 1:18pm 09.30.01 Ask All Sailors 39/4851 Is your time aboard being bugged by bugs? If you, which critter is causing you problems? The win
Testing Phil Herring at 6:22am 09.24.01 Other Sailboats 0/695 this is a test of notification.
Motor shaft length Mark at 5:40am 09.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1187 I just bought a Hunter 18.5, and I need to buy an outboard for the boat. I am not sure whether I ne
Mac 26 John E. Beers at 12:32pm 09.29.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1196 Am looking at a used Mac 26 and don't know which model it is? Does S stand for sloop? Its a 95' wate
Dropping the mast for winter storage Terry at 1:43am 09.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1039 As a new boat owner getting ready to winterize a boat for the first time, I'm confused by the "mast
Genoa for H260 Tom at 11:24am 09.28.01 Smaller Boats 3/986 Are any of the 26 / 260 Hunter owners flying a Genoa (135% or 150%). I am considering adding one to
Roller Furling and proper sail Lee Yonkers at 1:29am 09.28.01 Smaller Boats 4/901 I want to install a roller furling and reefing system on my 1988 Hunter 23. Since this boat doesn't
Bad Mildew Ron at 9:12am 09.27.01 Smaller Boats 2/931 Living in Minnesota, mildew has rarely been a problem. However, my H26 was stored on the trailer f
REFRIGIRATOR WITHOUT THE FAN Viktor Barsaga at 8:21pm 09.26.01 Other Sailboats 2/864 DEAR SIR,IS THERE ANY WAY , TO GET THE REFRIGIRATOR WHICH WILL HAVE NO FAN , AS THE FAN NOISE , ES
Formula for Bottom Paint Amount? Michael O'Hara at 12:01am 09.26.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1272 Anyone have the formula for figuring how much bottom paint (and maybe Peel-Away stripper?) to purcha
On the hard Chuck at 7:58am 09.26.01 Day Sailers 2/951 what is the best way of getting a 17' sailboat off of a trailor? Besides the water. I have an idea
Yanmar ysb 8 ;Catalina 27 Derek at 6:34am 09.25.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1299 Just seeking some feed back from sailors who have this engine. It's in a 27 Catalina 1978, it's had
seperation anxiety!!! Captain John Edwards at 10:06pm 09.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Winter wet storage on Cape Cod. I am seriously thinking of wet storage this year to enjoy the boat a
Great redesign elle at 11:24am 09.24.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1025 The redesign of the forums is wonderful! It is so easy to keep track of where we've been and where w
H26 Seaworthy Enough for San Francisco Bay? Don Barber at 9:25am 09.30.01 Smaller Boats 6/1002 I am contemplating a 5-day cruise on San Francisco Bay next April. I am wondering how safe it is to

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Logbook Entries kappykaplan at 6:56am 06.23.20 Course ordered is the course you are steering based on the wind direction. COG/SOG are things you'l
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 6:55am 06.23.20 and mange most conditions. No, it won't, in my experience. Any amount of seas >3.5' or so and win
sonichub 2 will not power on JasonFromJersey at 6:53am 06.23.20 Spent an hour in a live chat with Navico yesterday. They said that both the SonicHub and the SonicHu
Fiberglass locker repair rgranger at 6:53am 06.23.20 ... If you call Jamestown Tech support they will guide you with right type of cloth and other sound
Maiden Voyage - The Soggy Dollar Zinger88 at 6:51am 06.23.20 Sweet! That's what it's all about right there....:thumbup:
Burner on stove wont stay lit (1) sail sfbay at 6:51am 06.23.20 What stove do you have? If it is s Force 10 below is an excerpt from the manual on testing operatio
Replacing the Hatch lens Capt jgw at 6:49am 06.23.20 Most any local plastics shop can supply and cut the lens for you. Would be exactly the same as OEM a
Fiberglass locker repair dlochner at 6:48am 06.23.20 The method @rgranger suggests will work, I'd add a few steps. Grind off the the gel coat along the e
Well it happened AndreNJ11 at 6:44am 06.23.20 I am so sorry for your unfortunate incident and loss of your new purchase. I hope insurance adequa
Edson Pedestal Reinforcement LeslieTroyer at 6:44am 06.23.20
RAM mic cable rewire? (1) Ted at 6:40am 06.23.20 Here is a photo of the inside of the Standard Horizon CMP23 RAM mic. There are 8 small conductors wi
Sailboat rudder pulling to port jviss at 6:39am 06.23.20 Thanks for your reply. I used melted strips of plastic. I thought it worked ok but I guess not. Try
Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 6:34am 06.23.20 After filling the rudder and replacing the skin, did you check the shape with the templates you made
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jssailem at 6:31am 06.23.20 For your boat the EV100 by Raymarine is a good option. Favorable price, Easy install, low power dema
Asymmetric furler Hunter216 at 6:30am 06.23.20 Hi ll, I have thought about using a furler for our asymmetrical sail since both are available. Wh
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... Ted at 6:26am 06.23.20 If you strip your spars, you will have to apply some sort of finish to prevent the aluminum from oxi
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 6:26am 06.23.20 Just another pic
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 6:24am 06.23.20 When you rebuilt the rudder, how did you recreate the airfoil shape on the new side? If you didn't
Summerize the boat rgranger at 6:22am 06.23.20 Until 10 years ago, I was one of our northern friends. Yeah.... I learned to sail in Chicago.
Fiberglass locker repair rgranger at 6:20am 06.23.20 .... another very useful "trick" when working with wetted fiberglass cloth... Get some thick plasti

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