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port light covering Rick.johnson at 1:47pm 02.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/249 Hi Guy I have a 1987 hunter 40 legend an am thinking of some type of curtain or shade for all t
I need another vagabond 17 Deacon at 1:21pm 02.18.25 Trailer Sailors 1/281 My keel fell of my vagabond 17 after being in salt water for five years. The bolts were fine and int
Searching for Beneteau Oceanis 500 /Moorings 500 Rudder/Rudder Shaft/ Bearings/Quadrant and also 18 ft Boom replacement (FranceSpar/Isomat) (4) OrionSailing at 12:31pm 02.18.25 Parts Search 0/107 Hi All if you have a salvaged Beneteau or know someone that might please let me know I am looking fo
Looking to crew in Charleston area richard9525 at 8:58am 02.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/225 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 10/469 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 9/422 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 3/215 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 2/322 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 4/258 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 5/343 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 10/528 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 6/453
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 10/422 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 2/331 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 3/506 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 4/283 I have an '89 Hunter 27 that has the mainsheet bridle and cleat situated on the top of the cabin. I

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Towing through OR around Atlanta? heritage at 5:32pm 03.30.25 I have done the loop and gone straight through Atlanta for many years. There is no good choice. We
Hunter 240 owners here? Bobbi Ullinger at 5:03pm 03.30.25 We've owned our 23.5 (basically the same boat) since new, in 1993. Our 5 kids grew up on her. As h
Refresh teak - exterior BigEasy at 4:32pm 03.30.25 Not looking for recommendations on which oil/sealer to use, just on if/how to treat the wood prior
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 4:27pm 03.30.25 I heave to to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of ma
ODay 40 Windlass Setup (2) DonEvans at 4:19pm 03.30.25 Latest on the windlass install. I stuck with Anchorlift Dolphin after contacting the company for spa
Main Rigging Upgrades LloydB at 4:13pm 03.30.25 does a inside jbe
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 3:40pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Woo
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 3:20pm 03.30.25 FWIW, I do not want the topping lift to take the weight of the boom off the sail. Back before singl
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 03.30.25 Thanks, but we don't use our holding tank, so don't have the issue. Aerators are a good solution f
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 2:43pm 03.30.25 As far as sanding goes, it is probably worth taking a few minutes to cut a strip of plastic sheet, t
Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:36pm 03.30.25 For me, this comes down to this: Regardless of preparation or briefing, there is a non-zero chance
Microwave lapetinaa at 1:58pm 03.30.25 Does it turn itself on when you close the door, or does it just resume previous operation? Is this
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 1:57pm 03.30.25
Microwave colemj at 1:55pm 03.30.25 Does it turn itself on when you close the door, or does it just resume previous operation? Is this
fresh water flush colemj at 1:48pm 03.30.25 And I'll be glad to help you do that. Thanks, but we don't use our holding tank, so don't have th
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 1:43pm 03.30.25
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 1:41pm 03.30.25 Since Greg's sink drain is above the water line, he would need to close the sink seacock and fill t
fresh water flush kappykaplan at 1:41pm 03.30.25 fresh water of Kake Michigan Sounds sweet!
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 1:37pm 03.30.25 I think I am going to keep rinsing the head out with the shower head after a sail! Way easier and h
fresh water flush dlochner at 1:37pm 03.30.25 I THINK that's what I said... --Peggie That's what I implied and clarified what I had meant.

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