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winter lay-up RichJ at 8:14pm 10.22.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1126 This O'Day is my first venture into thefiner art ' lifestyle of sailing (recovering from powerboati
New arch on Hunter 340? Anna Olson at 7:15pm 10.22.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/988 We have a Hunter 340 (1997) with the white arch. The new Hunter 340 has a steel arch. The steel arch
Derelicts 51,500,44,? lyall at 3:00pm 10.22.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1353
winter covers? Rich at 2:35pm 10.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1196 We just bought a 1996 Hunter 29.5 and would like a canvas cover for her. Any suggestions on where t
Blisters under Warranty? Waine Ratliff at 2:09pm 10.22.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/968 I have a '97 Hunter 310 purchased in March of '99. It has developed blisters. (count 130). This is
Blisters Waine Ratliff at 2:04pm 10.22.00 Other Sailboats 5/1061 I have a '97 310 bought new in March '99The boat has blisters. This is covered under warranty and
Odor From Water Ballast Pete Finarelli at 1:18pm 10.22.00 Smaller Boats 8/1063 We just purchased a 98 Hunter 260 and it has developed a nasty odor coming from the water ballast.
Correct prop for Catalina 36 w/Universal 25 Phil Bourgeault at 11:03am 10.22.00 Other Sailboats 1/1513 I cannot seem to get more than 5.5 Kts with the 15X9, 2 blade or a 15X10 3 blade both recommended by
Sailing Slowly? Mal Trotter at 10:57am 10.22.00 Big Boats 12/1436 We recently purchased a 1997 Hunter 340 - the boat has been very well maintained and all sails and r
O'day 25 salon TABLE Rick at 10:40am 10.22.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1536 Hello,My O'day 25 does not have the original fold-away table that came with the boat. If possible,
Replacing keel bolts Matt Taylor at 10:12am 10.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1339 I have a 73 Catalina 27 with a fixed fin keel. The keel bolts are pretty nasty looking. I would li
cooling water, not! John D LeClare at 9:51am 10.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/1121 I lost the cooling water to my yanmar sve 8 for about fifteen minutes today. Anything I should check
Cleaning the injectors (3GM30F) James Marohn at 9:21am 10.22.00 Other Sailboats 8/1136 I'm currently in the process of removing the fuel injectors and related parts to clean off the carbo
Mast stepping & unstepping / Thank you Don & Paul Rick at 8:28am 10.22.00 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1123 Thank you Paul ' Don for your recent suggestions on raising ' lowering my O'day 25 mast. I devised a
Gift Ideas Y Schipani at 3:57am 10.22.00 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2260 Warning, I don't know the sailing lingo - so bear with me. Need suggestions for gift ideas for our
mast pumping Tom Plunkett at 1:04am 10.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1248 I have been experiencing a considerable amount of mast pumping.It occurs most often at the dock.I wo
Table/bench shape Scott Welty at 12:30am 10.22.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/945 I've been shopping for a C30. I saw one yesterday in Michigan with a U-shaped bench around a table w
How about painting your mast? Ken Palmer at 10:51pm 10.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 7/1265 My 20 year old H33 mast is beginning to show it's age. It has the original white coating looking pre
To Dan Tobin... See "To Rich J" Query Don Evans at 10:46pm 10.21.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1172 Dan, in addition to the "track" question, how were you able to include pix in the new photo forum se
Trailer Sway Steve Shenkel at 10:25pm 10.21.00 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1496 I have one of the last 26S models made (95 vintage). By this time, they had reduced the trailer fra

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That dirty little RAT.... rgranger at 10:01pm 03.15.20 Spent Friday Saturday and Sunday on my boat:yeah:
Mast Raising Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:33pm 03.15.20 Got a source for that stanchion base? I had one ripped up in the last hurricane and haven't sourced
Looking for a part (Deck Organizer) (3) rgranger at 9:10pm 03.15.20 Hi @Dave Groshong Here are some better pics of my organizer
Installed a RAM today rgranger at 9:06pm 03.15.20 I'm with Ken. The Ram is very handy - I use it all the time. Since I've got AIS rx on my radio - it
Whales jssailem at 8:57pm 03.15.20 In recent readings, I learned that they may be making the visit to clean up and shed some skin in th
Mast Raising Jim26m at 8:56pm 03.15.20 http://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/6202-1m0.htm This is the one I modified. Macgregor 26m equipmen
Mast Raising (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:36pm 03.15.20 Baby stays are typical approach. Halyards would probably work. If you can get your lower attachme
Mast Raising Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:34pm 03.15.20 I use the main sheet attached to the fore stay and either the bow pulpit or somewhere near the trai
Pandemic Survival (1) BobbyFunn at 8:33pm 03.15.20 176034 Sarasota was gorgeous today. Most boats i had seen in ages on the bay. Traded illness for
That dirty little RAT.... JamesG161 at 8:31pm 03.15.20 Sounds like the "Snap On" and "Snap Off" Winter is still controlling up north. We are seeing less o
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? (3) jssailem at 8:26pm 03.15.20 Les knows best. The tanks 2 - 85 gallons each, were partially filled for an unknown length of time.
That dirty little RAT.... Michael Davis at 8:16pm 03.15.20
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Michael Davis at 8:05pm 03.15.20 Government schools closed through April 24. @Terry Cox , how will that affect your summer?
Mast Raising Lazy1 at 8:01pm 03.15.20 I use the main sheet attached to the fore stay and either the bow pulpit or somewhere near the trail
Whales Michael Davis at 7:59pm 03.15.20 The whales seem to like it here! Warm water, sunshine, lots of food. What's not to like!!!!
Stuffing box help Warren Milberg at 7:54pm 03.15.20 First, i would try heat on the stuffing box with a torch, if you can do that safely. Second, rap th
Torqeedo on Cat 22? Chris115 at 7:51pm 03.15.20 Thanks, I suspected that charging the Torqeedo battery from a 12 volt source might be marginal at be
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:44pm 03.15.20 sailed back and forth under the Golden Gate Bridge. I was just tightening the plastic bleed screw o
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Kings Gambit at 7:39pm 03.15.20 Morbid humor!
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? LeslieTroyer at 7:34pm 03.15.20 Yipes :yikes: ! I don't know what your fuel suppliers are are peddling or whether it's the goin

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