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Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 3:58pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/885 1. I want to run the reef tack, reef clew, outhaul, downhaul, and vang lines back to the cockpit. T
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 2:32pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/659 Anyone know what the tube in tank was made of, how long, how to remove for inspection/replacement, .
On h260 stopping cables in mast clanging? TURNS OUT ITS USUALLY SLACK ROPE. Davenport at 11:13am 10.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/847 On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging, as boat rocks? I am just starting to research but
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 8:19am 10.18.23 Big Boats 5/1130 Our salon table is so big that a person can barely fit between the table edge and the settee backs.
Put-In-Bay? Kings Gambit at 7:03am 10.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/789 Good Morning. Looking at a possible trip to Put-in-Bay, OH area next summer. Does anyone know of ba
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:56pm 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 2/516 I've got a Stearns Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising th
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:50pm 10.17.23 C&C 0/8 I've got a Stearn's Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising t
Whisker Pole Seahawk345 at 12:23pm 10.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1220
Diesel shut off pull Atlantic Phil at 11:45am 10.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 32/2890 I have a 1988 Hunter 37 Legend. The shut off for the Yanmar is 4 steps down the companionway. Has an
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 8:35am 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2393 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch sc
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 8:03pm 10.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1411 i want to ad just a little bit more headroom to my boat. how hard would it be to make a pop top for
Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle TimFromLI at 6:56pm 10.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/1227 My mercury starts right up -without the choke when cold. Then when warm, I need to keep the RPMs hig
Interesting to me dennisv at 6:31pm 10.16.23 Bigger Boats 10/1554 It's October, and in the Great Lakes, boats are being pulled out of the water for winter storage. I
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:23pm 10.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1930 When lowering my genoa for winter storage somehow two of the foil sections separated (or had previou
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 12:32am 10.16.23 Ask All Sailors 11/476 Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a rudder for a Hunter 46 year 2000. Thanks Zvika
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 9:13pm 10.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/900 This past spring I watched to marina staff doing an altogether too complicated dance trying to drive
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge (1) labuenavida at 4:51pm 10.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1137
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (8) Davenport at 3:55pm 10.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/798 Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now. Half inch, doubled in some spots. 48
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 2:48pm 10.15.23 Big Boats 4/717 Has anyone replaced the lazarette hatches on the sugar scoop? Ours are rotten. Anyone have a source?
Extending Table Leafs (1) laitm001 at 8:12am 10.15.23 Big Boats 7/742 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has

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Windlass Wiring Fault LLoyd B at 8:22am 06.17.25 Confirm your wire diagram for rocker switch is correct
Catalina 30 MKIII Stern Through Hulls Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 06.17.25 They put that towards the bottom of the hull so you never have to check for water flow. How do you l
Catalina 30 MKIII Stern Through Hulls dmax at 8:19am 06.17.25 Usually the third one is the engine exhaust, which should be obvious if it is.
Anchor roller fred1diver at 8:15am 06.17.25 Ok.. Let's begin. You say you don't need a windlass where you anchor. That is fair. How do you pla
Trailer bunks danooxnard at 8:14am 06.17.25 Use ratchet straps to pull the boards into place. Dano
Anchor roller jssailem at 8:02am 06.17.25 Ok.. Let's begin. You say you don't need a windlass where you anchor. That is fair. How do you pla
Starter motor issues jssailem at 7:52am 06.17.25 Surprise... That is your boat playing tricks on you. Likely would never have seen it had you not re
Windlass Wiring Fault dLj at 7:22am 06.17.25 Can you see the junction box or connection point where the foot switch wires connect to that 3A fuse
Starter motor issues (1) Feo23 at 7:16am 06.17.25 Found the issue, never seen this one before.... Unfortunately, on closer inspection, the shaft app
Just Heard About These Timm R Oday25 at 7:03am 06.17.25 I've had those in the garage for quite some time . They are very handy to keep oil from going everyw
2025 O'Day Rendezvous / Canceled kappykaplan at 6:33am 06.17.25 Tell the family you'll be coming by sailboat. No idea when you'll arrive! It's the journey, not th
R.O. water filter install question dLj at 6:25am 06.17.25 Actually, this makes recirculating that waste water even less of an issue, as it doesn't concentrat
Boarding ladder threads Tally Ho at 5:49am 06.17.25 I cut some treads out of PVC wood and used pipe clamps to attach them to the metal rungs. Works gre
Amp draw question Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 06.17.25 I estimated I had 500lbs of gear, outboard, etc on my O'Day 25 so 2200lbs for a good, heavy trailer
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries colemj at 5:42am 06.17.25 First, an appropriate battery bank and inverter can run large AC loads no problem. We run everythin
2025 O'Day Rendezvous / Canceled Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.25 Tell the family you'll be coming by sailboat. No idea when you'll arrive!
2025 O'Day Rendezvous / Canceled Will Gilmore at 5:35am 06.17.25 If only the father-in-law were a sailor, you could have had both. ;) -Will
Boarding ladder threads colemj at 5:16am 06.17.25 Making them would be easiest. There are replacement treads for ladders that come with treads, but t
Just Heard About These Sailor Sue at 5:15am 06.17.25 Looks interesting - but a little pricey. I shouldn't say ths, but I've made unique-purpose funnels o
Inboard engine questions LakeOntario270 at 4:59am 06.17.25 In the 13 years I have owned a Westerbeke 20B Two I have had 3 problems Overheated after a coolant

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