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Orange O'Day Daysailer 2- gelcoat repair windsong2 at 12:45pm 09.15.14 Day Sailers 1/1560 If anyone out there has repaired gelcoat of an orange o"Day Daysailer 2, I'd like to hear what produ
Two Quick Electrical Projects Knocked Out this Weekend (7) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 09.15.14 Catalina 310 10/2565 This weekend I had a chance to jump on a couple of quicker electrical projects. The first was instal
Impeller Vanes (1) Marc14857 at 10:51am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/909 Are the vanes in the bottom of the pump aligned properly? Whenever I remove the cover to inspect the
Hand rails newsguy1 at 10:48am 09.15.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/763 I'm looking for a 4 loop hand rail. Problem is they now come in 10"centers. On my boat they are 13
Engien Monitor next to engien start pannel (1) capi6289 at 10:25am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/728 Does anyone know what this device is for No one in any of the boat yards seems to know, it was broke
Water in diesel tank Perfect Excuse at 9:40am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1307 Water got into my diesel tank, don't ask really dumb, I syphoned about ten gallons from the bottom o
O'Day 39 general knowledge and conversation JAyers at 8:57am 09.15.14 Bigger Boats 32/18444 My name is Josh Ayers, My wife and I just recently purchased a 1983 O'day 39 in San Diego CA. The
ODay 19 jib cleats RTSKI at 8:36am 09.15.14 Day Sailers 2/931 The round cam cleats for jib sheets on my O'Day 19 are too far forward to be handy for solo sailing.
Water and Waste Deck Caps RickyTak at 8:22am 09.15.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4449 The water fill caps on the deck of my 1982 Catalina 30 are an odd size and I can't seem to find repl
Bulb for recessed lights H36 zigracer at 8:16am 09.15.14 Big Boats 7/1036 I have those small, bright recessed lights inside my 2008 H36. A bulb blew, but the printed number
Spreader boots 7.3 avariale at 7:56am 09.15.14 S2 6/2876 Can someone tell me the size of the spreader boots on the 7.3?? Bought the boat and had it stored
1983 Hunter 34 Throttle Issue enorfleet at 7:14am 09.15.14 Big Boats 4/1093 Last night my throttle malfunctioned. Revs the engine when you push forward hard but nothing happens
Point of Sail charliegrau at 6:47am 09.15.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 101/23997 This statement was posted in another forum to define Point of Sail. "A point of sail is the relati
Mast Climbing - How much is too much atwhite2 at 5:58am 09.15.14 Ask All Sailors 59/10604 Well, it is getting a little cooler here in the north part of the country and as the weather gets na
voltage regulation Don Lucas at 5:36am 09.15.14 Big Boats 1/665 I moved the power/sense red wire and the ground black wire for my Balmar voltage regulator from the
ODay 28 Propane Locker? Apex at 4:17am 09.15.14 Bigger Boats 1/934 We have no "proper" propane storage. Has anyone added a proper locker to the 28? The PO installed t
What size fender? FredV at 8:31pm 09.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/918 OK, I admit, I have a pet peeve about the prices for boat fenders. But, when I mentioned to the mari
New Thru-Hulls for the Endeavour.... (5) Sumner at 8:22pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 0/723 I'm trying to stay busy so went back to documenting work Ruth and I did on the boat the last time we
Fort Myers, Fl. Drich at 6:52pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1753 We are headed to Fort Myers with our Hunter 260 in mid October. We are looking for a good launch sit
Wiring for 2QM20 panel - the 'lamp test' switch Alctel at 6:47pm 09.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2434 Hi guys, Any idea how to wire this up? I noticed the switch didn't do anything and then peaking b

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Lifesling Lifespan? jviss at 11:17am 08.13.23
Lifesling Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 08.13.23
Marina yard.... David in Sandusky at 11:03am 08.13.23 We used a mast crane when we tool our mast down every fall, then put it back up in the spring. Easy
Thoughts on chart tables? dLj at 10:53am 08.13.23 What are your thoughts about the windvane? The hydrovane is AWESOME!
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 10:38am 08.13.23 Thank-you for that info
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 10:38am 08.13.23 How hard is it to remove? Are there any videos out there showing the process? Removal is easy. Ge
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:35am 08.13.23 I just had to do this maintenance on my Jabsco Quietflush the 37045 or 37245 Series of electric toi
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:33am 08.13.23 Answer to question 3 is yes. Thank-you. Getting on it
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:14am 08.13.23 Even the use of the CV joint would be a good solution once you stabilize the prop once it enters th
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:11am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tran
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:07am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tr
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:58am 08.13.23 If I understand you correctly, no because there is no physical contact (except for the gland) betwe
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 08.13.23 Is there no type of race or thrust bearing in the stern "bearing" or is it as it appears just the t
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:22am 08.13.23 I did the same a couple of years ago following a recommendation from @Hayden Watson . Yes, it was a
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 9:16am 08.13.23 I have just recently started this project and would love to discuss. One huge question I have is i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:12am 08.13.23 I have a diver coming Monday with a underwater video camera and we will check it all out. Is there
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:09am 08.13.23
1200 nm Completed (1) knappytime at 9:09am 08.13.23 Well finally managed to get everything headed in the right direction after taking a month off. Here
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 9:08am 08.13.23 Remove it. That way you can re-bed it in the process, which probably needs to be done anyway. Two b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:06am 08.13.23 That PSS Shaft Seal vent hose has always seemed to be an unnecessary vulnerability to me. The origi

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