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I am keeping my P21 in the water this year and had it bottom painted with ablative anti fouling pain
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Hi all. We are new 2002 26x owners who bought the boat last summer and are now fixing it up to be re
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I have recently purchased a Hunter 36 and have found that the ST60 depth unit only works when in dep
Macboy at 9:04pm 05.23.15
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We've got quite a few spares on board and in effort to help a fellow sailor we were going to offer u
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Question on standing rigging. Should the end caps of the spreaders capture the upper shroud and h
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Can anyone steer me to information on sail handling line replacement sizes and lengths ? I have had
Leatherneck at 4:02pm 05.23.15
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My mast fell when I was trying to lower it. Now it's bent. Is there such a thing as mast repair?
Rich6705 at 3:18pm 05.23.15
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Hello all. I have a 1981 O'Day 25 that has been leaking brown water into the bilge since I bought i
Ted at 1:24pm 05.23.15
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My new docking arrangement this season has me docking my boat broadside to a fixed dock. I don't par
DivinaVitae at 12:15pm 05.23.15
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I have a Yanmar 4JH3E (European) that needs a marine transmission. In my quest to find and procure t
GThorne at 9:36am 05.23.15
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Any suggestions on parts suppliers for an old Yanmar 4JHE engine? I am looking for a lubricating oil
mlindberg1 at 8:19am 05.23.15
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Please do not get seasick watching these videos. Armed with my old ass and an Iphone I crawled aroun
worldfest at 7:46am 05.23.15
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Howdy from Houston! Our 1982 H54 is still sailing, but the alternator went out. The Universal dealer
Sailor_Jeff at 7:23am 05.23.15
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As anyone here actually used headlight polish to clear up an old plexiglas window on a hunter sailbo
piedpiperIII at 7:19pm 05.22.15
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I have been looking around on this computer for ways to clean my dirty main sail. The jib looks very
mlindberg1 at 7:18pm 05.22.15
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I am new to sailing and have a few questions regarding rigging on Oday 26. Looking at the mast head
jotruk at 6:25pm 05.22.15
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I have a 1979 hunter 27 and need to know what the shaft size is. also need the size of the prop that
Txlawdog at 6:14pm 05.22.15
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I have a 1985 Catalina 30, with a Universal M 25 which was just rebuilt. I installed the rebuilt eng
JerryA at 5:47pm 05.22.15
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Looking to add a jib furler to a 29 foot sailboat. Thinking CDI or Snapfurl. Any opinions on either?
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1975 oday 22
JBP-PA at 7:16am 10.28.23
Under the companionway is a quite popular location. If you stay with lead acid you will need to buy
1975 oday 22
Anomymous 163294 at 6:57am 10.28.23
oh i totally agree. and yes i do know about wiring. this is the way i got the boat . and the wiring
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement
Siamese at 6:57am 10.28.23
Or check Sailrite for the bunk carpet that they sell. I haven't used it for bunks, but have made fe
Fuel lift pump feels hot question   (1)
jssailem at 6:54am 10.28.23
Your assumption is correct @Richard19068 These pumps have a cutoff pressure. As an example, here is
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track   (1)
jssailem at 6:42am 10.28.23
I agree with your conclusion @stephen_i_w . That cleat is not a good addition to your boat. I would
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day??
jssailem at 6:16am 10.28.23
:beer: Great write up Fred.
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day??
pgandw at 5:53am 10.28.23
I switched from a 5hp Honda to an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 (pretty accurately rated at 1000 watt/3hp e
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track
Deleted member 117556 at 5:53am 10.28.23
Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn
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cymeyer at 5:42am 10.28.23
I had a 386 for many years and now 46. I have replaced other parts but not parts B2 and B3 on your
1975 oday 22
dlochner at 5:42am 10.28.23
Rewiring on an older boat is often a good idea. As for the location, low and center is a good place
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon?
dlochner at 5:30am 10.28.23
You'll be happier with the Trojans. A couple of comments about the wiring. The jumpers between the b
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Ranzo at 4:55am 10.28.23
Thanks everyone! I've got my hands on that awesome Technical Manual and I'll post any interesting up
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA
sailme88 at 4:55am 10.28.23
why not remove the pump and bring it to a Kubota dealer for a match up..
1975 oday 22   (2)
Anomymous 163294 at 11:54pm 10.27.23
Just bought battery yesterday, all lights are working, Yay! but those will all be changed to led. al
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon?   (2)
Kupe at 9:05pm 10.27.23
Hey gang- Just wanted to thank all of you for great guidance, insights, and suggestions. The dead
macerator doesn't have enough oumph
Richard19068 at 8:41pm 10.27.23
Yes, that is when I put in the amarine macerator. I recently got the service kit for the Jabsco mac
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track   (1)
stephen_i_w at 8:38pm 10.27.23
I have also been struggling with this issue, on my C-315, as well. Good mid-ships cleats would cert
macerator doesn't have enough oumph   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 10.27.23
If the voltage drops below 12v then that could be a problem. The The voltage is only one piece of
macerator doesn't have enough oumph
dlochner at 7:19pm 10.27.23
@dlochner, what voltage should I expect when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop some b
macerator doesn't have enough oumph
sabbatical88 at 6:35pm 10.27.23
Last May you had a similar problem and posted this as your solution... What is different now than t

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