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Dingy Davits on O'Day 272LE? fhujber at 12:50pm 08.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1260 I'm sure someone here will call me crazy, but... When I bought my '272LE, it came with a dingy and
Onan 8kw not pulling raw water through (1) Puesta del sol at 12:26pm 08.29.17 Engines and Propulsion 13/957 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/avatars/m/123/123396.jpg?1453583327 Puesta del sol Checked th
Reefing diagram thetone at 10:31am 08.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3057 Does anyone have a diagram on how to reef the mainsail on a Hunter 28.5?
Searching for my old 37 cutter David3785 at 8:55am 08.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/283 I am the original owner of a1985 37 cutter hull#403 and trying to find her for sentimental reasons.
Air draft and ICW bridges captron at 6:50am 08.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3300 In theory would this work (I don't think I would have the nerve to try it ) I have a Legend 40.5 if
Planning Ahead Comes in Handy... Maine Sail at 6:14am 08.29.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1156 So it's Thursday night a few weeks ago, the night before we left for a two week cruise. I'm going th
Moving from Oday 20 to ODay 222 JakeNY28 at 6:12am 08.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1260 Hi, all, new forum member here. I am moving from my '74 Oday 20 to an '85 Oday 222, and was wonderin
Hunter 24 how much sail in 10 knots +? ronkS2 at 9:24pm 08.28.17 Smaller Boats 9/932 I am new to the Hunter swing keel and ballast, so forgive me if this seems from left field. Most of
Engine Control panel - no key (2) dLj at 7:00pm 08.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 23/5574 I don't have a key to the engine control panel on my boat. I'm wondering if I can replace just the p
Frigoboat Troubleshooting (2) islandrunner70 at 5:30pm 08.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3930 Hi all, This weekend my fridge stop functioning. The compressor would start then stop after 30 sec
Sailing Firefly on Seneca 8/29n a reach agprice22 at 5:15pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/367 Here are a couple clips of sailing on Seneca today! hOHraeHfQ9A 4O7d_MOn6jI VhNsyXulzsY The day
Onan 8kw not pulling raw water through P42 Puesta del sol at 5:03pm 08.28.17 Big Boats 3/476 Checked the strainer and made sure water was coming up thru hull. Took intake hose off just as it e
water and waste gauges Ian McColl at 3:40pm 08.28.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/727 Has anyone installed gauges for your fresh water tanks or waste tank? If so how did it work for you?
Yanmar 3YM30 wflowe2 at 2:35pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2175 I just changed the oil for winter lay-up in my Yanmar 3YM30 and noticed that there are two places on
Microwave Replacement on 2006 Hunter 36 Frank Reinhart at 12:25pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/478 Does anyone know how to remove and replace the wood trim in front of the Microwave oven on a 2006 Hu
Gideon spacing on Oday 222 peterbud at 11:48am 08.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/625 I am in the process of building a mast chruch for my ODAY 222. MY BOAT is over 3hrs away. If anyone
Dead thread? Tarditi at 11:15am 08.28.17 Bristol 8/2975 I have a 1967 Bristol24 Corsair and was looking to share information with others...
Single Boarding Step jviss at 9:59am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1466 We need a nice looking, single step to get up from the dink onto the deck. We don't want to mar the
Protecting A Painted Hull? jviss at 9:32am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/402 My new boat has painted topsides, probably Awlgrip or Awlcraft - not sure yet what it is. I was t
Tiller Handle Upgrade (2) ArcticFarx at 8:58am 08.28.17 Smaller Boats 5/659 Thought I'd post this. We did some beach combing a few weeks back, mostly collecting garbage and pla

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Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 06.13.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 2:47pm 06.13.24 @isaksp00 That is one reason why I asked for inside pictures
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:43pm 06.13.24
Diesel fill cap/plug Rich Stidger at 2:41pm 06.13.24 It is a standard cap. Take one from your deck pumpout to the store to match it. I brought a black pl
Group 24 starter battery (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.13.24 The standard rule of thumb I was always taught for a flooded lead acid battery was you could draw i
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 2:23pm 06.13.24 I don't know if you are missing something but I will say, I have anchor controls both in the cockpi
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit dLj at 2:07pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perh
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:56pm 06.13.24 @Scott T-Bird I agree the FCC page is very hard to follow. As you know, I was looking for internati
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 1:40pm 06.13.24 That's a fair point ... but my start battery is also located forward closer to the windlass than th
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 1:35pm 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:33pm 06.13.24 Yipes ! That's the material and it's certainly gone up over the last 10 years. Be sure to use Kra
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.13.24
R2AK 2024 Timm R Oday25 at 12:44pm 06.13.24 These are some hearty souls. I'm thinking they will have some of the very best of stories
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 12:42pm 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perha
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 11:48am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 11:35am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:33am 06.13.24 The wife and have entertained many an anchorage with colorful language while trying to communicate
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 11:07am 06.13.24 Not True for Hunter sailboats. Start Battery is for many high Amp needs. Mine does Electric Winch

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