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Looking to crew in Charleston area richard9525 at 8:58am 02.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/437 We just moved to the Charleston area. Sailed the Chesapeake for years in my Hunter356. Need a crew m
any hunter owners in Charleston, SC looking for crew member richard9525 at 8:54am 02.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/15 We just moved to the Charleston area. Sailed the Chesapeake for years in my Hunter356. Need a crew m
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? jackhart at 6:59am 02.18.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1192 Hi folks, I posted the same question on the O'Day site, however it doesn't see as much use. Do you c
Do you cover dinghy when sailing? jackhart at 6:52am 02.18.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/21 Hi folks, I've seen this asked, however not answered. When towing a small dinghy, say 8 foot, do y
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa garymalmgren at 2:59pm 02.17.25 Ask All Sailors 9/831 I am half way through this project. Today was the first test run fK99-5YadyY
Older CDI furler (1) CappyMike at 9:23am 02.17.25 Ask All Sailors 3/568 I have purchased a 2002 Macgregor 26x with a furler that I believe is a cdi. The furler is intact an
Steps to open and check copper tubes on heat exchanger for Universal M25-XPB engine? Monheganlover at 8:12am 02.17.25 Catalina 310 2/900 Researching this online, I have not found a step-by-step guide for checking and cleaning the copper
interior boom assemblies? Bob_S at 5:52am 02.17.25 Bigger Boats 4/697 Hello all and thank you for reading. I have an '83 O'day 28 with an Isomat mast and boom. It's the s
Catalina 22 Rudder refinishing Migolito at 12:37pm 02.16.25 Ask All Sailors 5/683 My Cat 22 is a 100% trailer sailor, so it stay in the water 2-3 days tops. So, I really don't need/w
Sacraficial Anodes AnyS100 at 12:11pm 02.16.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1337 I recently saw a video clip showing the installation and use of sacrificial anodes on a propeller sh
Hunter 170 crack down to keel (1) DFD at 9:12am 02.16.25 Day Sailers 6/988
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder Chuck_FLA at 8:12am 02.16.25 Ask All Sailors 10/2346 Should I use epoxy to join two pieces together, perhaps epoxy reinforced with screws or is waterproo
Diversion of CG funds Jacktar at 5:21pm 02.15.25 Ask All Sailors 1/19 The CG Aux a volunteer group assisting Coast Guard has just had all travel and expenses cancelled be
Tank monitor panel fix and backlight (2) Believe H46 at 4:26pm 02.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/532 Hi. Found a fix for the original 2005 tank monitoring panel for 15 bucks. The lcd display eventual
Electrolysis in Small Block Yanmar Engines (1) Upwind at 10:44am 02.15.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/1042 Please see attached PDF document for pictures and discussion.
Funds stripped for ICE Jacktar at 10:16am 02.15.25 Ask All Sailors 2/61 Yesterday USCG Auxiliary cancelled all travel and expense from Coast Guard to refill empty accounts
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 DHembree at 9:23am 02.15.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/718 I have an '89 Hunter 27 that has the mainsheet bridle and cleat situated on the top of the cabin. I
Gelcoat repairs or paint (10) Lfarquhar at 6:13am 02.15.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/727 Looking for recommendation on best products and methodology to repairing the crazing
Distance between motor mount stringers in 1968 morgan41 milfordadkins at 5:28pm 02.14.25 Ask All Sailors 0/207 Needing measurements for distance between the stringers in a 1968 morgan41, builng adapter to mount
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 12:14pm 02.14.25 Ask All Sailors 43/3234 Hi Guys I have a 1987 Hunter 40 legend With a 4jhe Yanmar engine Question then I have it runni

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under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? jssailem at 7:56am 11.28.25 You are correct, the terms are not interchangeable. They look at different boat characteristics. T
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Paceship.org at 7:28am 11.28.25
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? (2) rgranger at 7:19am 11.28.25
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 6:47am 11.28.25 Mike. Having a depth sensor is fine. It will not keep you out of shallow water, nor from running ag
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 11.28.25 Here is an idea. https://keenanfilters.com Here is a product that may be helpful. https://www.fuel
Cleaning a Diesel Tank sailme88 at 3:26am 11.28.25 When I had the tank polished on our previous boat, the tech had what looked like Bresnan Distributor
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (1) thinwater at 10:52pm 11.27.25 Many thousands of 5000-7000 gallon oil, chemical, and food product tankers are cleaned every day thr
Cleaning a Diesel Tank jssailem at 8:17pm 11.27.25 Here is an idea. https://keenanfilters.com Here is a product that may be helpful. https://www.fuelr
Starter voltage dlochner at 6:29pm 11.27.25 How old are your batteries? What kind of batteries, FLA, AGM, LFP? How are you estimating the SOC?
Happy Thanksgiving, all! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:19pm 11.27.25 235634 Happy Thanksgiving sailor. -Will
Cleaning a Diesel Tank shemandr at 4:17pm 11.27.25 ...The tank itself is fiberglass and well glassed into place, extending well under structures that
Happy Thanksgiving, all! shemandr at 3:51pm 11.27.25 I'm grateful for the ability to feel gratitude. The opposite of gratitude is disappointment or even
Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 3:26pm 11.27.25 With regard to the danger of a voltage spike damaging your alternator when charging Lithium. This c
Starter voltage (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 11.27.25 Do a calculation from the start using the length of wire to the starter motor (do not confuse this
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (1) Foswick at 1:31pm 11.27.25 When I get back to the boat, probably this weekend, I'm going to make a much more detailed assessmen
Happy thanksgiving! Timm R Oday25 at 12:45pm 11.27.25 weare extremely grateful for all that we have . Good health first and foremost
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing SteveHughessails at 12:23pm 11.27.25
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (4) Allan12210 at 12:10pm 11.27.25 Like Claude, our H34 has the same poly tank. The key was to empty the tank fully. I consumed it thro
Happy Thanksgiving, all! jssailem at 11:14am 11.27.25 Happy Thanksgiving to all. and Happy Thursday to those sailors north of the 49th parallel!
Question On Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 11:01am 11.27.25 With regard to the danger of a voltage spike damaging your alternator when charging Lithium. This co

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