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Flag Failures & DisposalWhen Nick Nicholsons Offshore Log first started appearing, I concluded it was a clever and incestuous dodge that would help Nicks...

PS Advisor 08/15/00

Flush-mount Through-HullsCan you provide some advice based on your experience with Viva?Ive gone and bought a Hughes Northstar 38. It has a number of...

Mailport 08/15/00

Leisure furl ExperienceFollowing your advice (August 1, 1998 review of Leisure furl, Profurl and John Mast ) I purchased a Leisure furl in-the-boom mainsail...

PS Advisor 08/01/00

Keel LiftI am an engineer with a good understanding of Bernoullis principle, but confess that I don't understand how a keel produces lift. Airplane...

Mailport 08/01/00

Handheld GPSI have the greatest respect for the equipment reviews in Practical Sailor, but I think that you overlooked very critical attributes for your...

PS Advisor

Stainless Fasteners Seized in AluminumEvery summer on my boat in the Mediterranean I come across the problem of trying to remove a stainless steel...

Mailport

Better Off In A MultihullI can't be the only subscriber agonized by Nick Nicholsons accounts of his voyage in Offshore Log and his discoveries...

PS Advisor

JacklinesMy boat has a hard dodger and I insist upon having the jacklines run down the centerline of the boat, interference with hatches (does...

Mailport

Magellan GSC 100 vs. SASCO OceanMail 2000I enjoyed the article in the December 1999 issue on the Magellan GCS 100; however I think you...

PS Advisor

Internal vs. External Ballast. Lloyds and CE.

FULL TOUR of the MASSIVE Deck Saloon Catalina Morgan 440

Step aboard the Catalina-Morgan 440 for a full walkthrough tour of this capable and comfortable cruising sailboat! In this video, we take you inside...

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O’Day 30 Used Boat Review

Over 350 O'Day 30s were built between 1977 and 1984. During 1984, the 30 was modified by changing the keel and rudder, and the stern was lengthened to accommodate a European-style boarding platform. This "new boat" was called the O'Day 31, and it stayed in production until 1986.