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Wheel size for O'Day 28 Robert H. Wood at 6:27am 01.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/433
Summer Wind 1986 O'Day captcrly at 5:11am 01.27.20 Bigger Boats 5/730 I have a problem with the main sail getting stuck coming down. mostly at the top of the mast. Any s
S2 9.2A Rudder Problem? (And solution?) (1) SafeSailor at 10:15pm 01.26.20 S2 5/2128 Hi--New to the forum. I'm a Sea Scout Skipper and Fleet Manager for a Sea Scout Ship. We have a 19
Exhaust Riser "mixing elbow" questions jonelli at 10:13pm 01.26.20 Catalina 30 42/7976
3 hour tour pumpkinpie at 7:37pm 01.26.20 Ask All Sailors 38/4568 .
Hello all, Dean here from down under looking forward to chatting with you all and listening to your advice happy sailing. Deandownunder at 7:25pm 01.26.20 Catalina 310 9/1087 We are having trouble getting a water pump for the boat as we life down under any suggesting would b
H41 DS Cabin top Overhang (1) SV Bella at 1:39pm 01.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/829 Has anyone had the overhang on the cabin of the deck saloon to break by people stepping on it? Has
Ground tackle Evorbach at 9:04am 01.26.20 S2 2/718 Wondering what folks have done with the 9.2 anchoring? Comes with just an anchor locker and thats it
Three Bridge Fiasco! (1) markwbird at 8:41am 01.26.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1123
Fun in Oz? dlochner at 8:34am 01.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/817 _5aKcpAhTOk
What could possibly go wrong? DArcy at 8:33am 01.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/996 If you have ever seen a ship crossing your path and hailed them on the VHF to let them know you are
cal 27 Mark III Anniversary Edition (9) John6275 at 6:05am 01.26.20 Cal 30/5294 Just purchased a 1984 Cal 27, which based on my research is the 3rd and final edition of the Cal 27.
Icebox conversion kit for '79 C30 WBulkley at 7:40pm 01.25.20 Catalina 30 6/3772 I'm 1100 miles from our '79 Catalina 30, which is on the hard in San Carlos, MX. Does anyone have r
Seadek versus Nuteak Synthetic Decking (1) Knotallthere at 2:45pm 01.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2429 Hello, I have been contemplating for some time installing synthetic teak decking in the cockpit of
Replacement microwave oven gary16188 at 2:37pm 01.25.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1170 Hello, I am looking for a replacement microwave oven. The height needs to be no more than 9 3/4" hig
O'Day 272LE bimini Chuck Powell at 1:48pm 01.25.20 Bigger Boats 11/2717 I'm looking for a bimini for my 272LE that covers the wheel to the stern. My boat is shrink wrapped
Keel issue (1) 4 play at 1:12pm 01.25.20 C&C 18/4708 I am looking at a 1972 C'C 30 MK1 and it seems the casting line on the lead keel looks like it is se
Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? Ilanortho at 10:48am 01.25.20 Ask All Sailors 25/6054 Hi; Have a CPAP that draws 4A at 120V . If I buy an inverter that translates to roughly 40 A at 12 v
Cutlass bearing and Shaft replacement Witzend at 9:27am 01.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/753 So it's been 10yrs on Witz since I redid the drive train (Engine mounts, Cutlass bearing, damper pla
Replace shaft and cutlass Witzend at 7:13am 01.25.20 Catalina 310 23/2845 So it's been 10yrs on Witz since I redid the drive train (Engine mounts, Cutlass bearing, damper pla

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Boom Kicker on Capri 18 Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.15.24 I installed the mast component of the Boomkicker just high enough to clear the mast hinge when I had
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.15.24 This is one of the strangest "complaints" I've ever read on a boating forum. Dave's right. They we
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:18am 08.15.24 Never heard back from the poster as I need to know for sure if single or double spreader mast. I
Hunter 34 Refit Help jssailem at 9:18am 08.15.24 It is not paint. It is a gelcoat strip sprayed into the mold at the time the boat hull was built. To
Solar Voltage (1) mermike at 9:17am 08.15.24 No OCP is needed between the panel and controller and the controller needs OCP at the battery end o
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 08.15.24 (5" of shaft behind the strut and 4' into the boat), Is this the final position of the prop behin
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 08.15.24 Easy way to find topside leaks is to pressurize the cabin with a leaf blower locating the air bubbli
Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation RBWX2 at 9:11am 08.15.24 Great explanation. We opted for a 310 due to the large VBerth. The 320 had no AC and no hatch, just
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. jssailem at 9:11am 08.15.24 Ernesto is one more of the reasons Bermuda identifies itself as: Shipwreck Capital of the World Wit
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 (1) jssailem at 9:02am 08.15.24 most prop and shaft installers do not follow most of these precision tasks From the number of boat
Venture 22 Rescue Project CaptainFlint at 8:49am 08.15.24 I got a fair amount of work in today- sanded a bunch more old mildewy paint in the v-berth, I think
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 8:33am 08.15.24 Thanks @jssailem and Ralph. Both articles did summarize the issues well, and in a fairly practical
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 8:05am 08.15.24 @MikeHoncho, that's part of my complaint, I can't find any information which defines the restricted
Hunter 34 Refit Help (1) chloe at 7:51am 08.15.24 Hey everyone, quick question for you. Has anybody tried removing the blue striping at the waterline
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks WayneH at 7:45am 08.15.24 IIRC the start/finish line on some of our Galveston Bay races was the entrance markers to the Kemah/
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks FastOlson at 7:33am 08.15.24 If you were indeed the right-of-way vessel, it seems like sounding five horn blasts and contacting t
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 7:31am 08.15.24 Were you flying the "Constrained by Draught Signal"? How were they to know they should give way?
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Rick Webb at 7:19am 08.15.24 It wasn't like that. I was entering the channel, constrained by draft, and they came up suddenly,
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 08.15.24 Our club typically uses the channel entrance marker for the upwind leg when the wind is from the wes
I need to access the centerboard trunk on an Oday 19 BlueCreekSailor at 7:02am 08.15.24 Thanks for the response, confirmed what I suspected

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