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Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2299 I just bought a 31' that's been out of the water for several years. For some reason the keel is been
Weekend Work (5) Lost Parent at 5:42pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1244 Just installed my free ST4000+ autopilot with rudder sensor and my Wifes new windlass 74698.vB
Cracked Skeg jacksTYCracer at 3:13pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1074 Hello, I am getting into my third season with my 1975 O'day 27. When I bought the boat I knew that
430...new arch wind generator (4) Navicula at 3:09pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/816 hi guys....I have been building a new arch for the back of my 430. it will be for solar panels, wind
Hull Blisters mheflin at 1:54pm 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1082 Hi All, New to the site so forgive me if I am repeating and old topic. I'm considering buying a
Thats not Good ! Y25-II (2) Syntonos at 12:24pm 04.27.14 Yamaha 2/2199 Had a halyard block failure on our first real shakedown sail with the new sails on Syntonos. Weather
I40 Ballast Mike Wagner at 12:20pm 04.27.14 Irwin 1/1762 Our Irwin 40 MK II has several lead ingots under the sole in the salon. Any other I40s or Citation 3
Bent Pulpit Rail Okie44 at 11:47am 04.27.14 Catalina 22 1/616 Bought a C 22 a month ago, still setting in my driveway. Had a wind storm and a limb fell on the ce
Deck Anti-skid Pads (1) kloudie1 at 11:16am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/856 On the H-34, on either side of the mast base, there are two Treadmaster pads so ya can stand there s
What paint to use on inside wall of a boat? sd1953 at 10:46am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/74599 I have a wall in the navigator's desk area that needs to be painted. What kind of paint do I use fo
Pressure water pump runs on for no apparent reason Skipper at 9:26am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2208 -RESOLVED- Of all the systems on this boat, the domestic water system requires the most attention.
Transom on 25 - solid fb or sandwiched? USY27 at 9:21am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1664 I recently became an owner of 79 Oday25. The boat is in very decent condition even for its age as it
Headliner Cleaning/Replacement Kper at 8:59am 04.27.14 Day Sailers 0/746 Reposted on the main O'Day page.
Fill in Outboard cutout on O'Day 23 ? Ready2Sail at 8:48am 04.27.14 Day Sailers 1/858 My 70's 23' O'Day has a cutout in the stern for an outboard motor. This area is rotted and a concer
Replacing fixed port on 356 nosocks at 7:13am 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/812 Has anyone replaced the fixed port lights on a 356? I found a link here to Hunter's instruction th
Anchor Roller TRBS size?? chrisings at 7:02am 04.27.14 Catalina 30 5/1394 Hello forum friends, Getting really close to launching and have a question. We have an '83 TRBS Ca
37c shower faucet med2463 at 6:53am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/660 Anyone replaced shower faucet on 1979 37c? I'm dreading it but needs to be done
Painting a Widgeon Tyler R at 6:52am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2083 I've started the laborious task of removing the old paint from the inside of my Widgeon. What would
Our new/ used Hunter is home (5) Bateau Margo at 6:50am 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/751 After a brief wheel bearing incident on the way from the marina to the house she is finally home.
Replacement of Spinlock Cam Lock bobgelb@gmail.com at 6:44am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1022 My Spinlock XTS (0814)...cam lock for the jib halyard (port side) is not holding the halyard, rope

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Are you ready? jviss at 12:49pm 05.17.23
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff (2) PeteT at 12:49pm 05.17.23 pic is n
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset tfox2069 at 12:46pm 05.17.23 Thanks so much Tom! That would be great. So I don't have your answer yet. My friend's boat is in
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Davidasailor26 at 12:40pm 05.17.23 All good points. I do have good reason for my approach. We have negligible tide changes in our area
Are you ready? dLj at 11:55am 05.17.23 I was once practicing in advance for a memorial day canoe race so it was early spring. The river sti
How many have serviced your Winches Roland5048 at 11:54am 05.17.23 I service mine every couple of years or so. The pawls usualy tell me when it's time when one sticks
Are you ready? Roland5048 at 11:46am 05.17.23 I grew up in MA. where the ocean water was about 60F. in the summer on a good day. Never gave it a
Y30 Settee Problem (1) gouldx at 11:41am 05.17.23 Good ideas, Joe. The picture here shows how the canvas is clamped into place on the back side of th
How many have serviced your Winches (1) Davidasailor26 at 11:40am 05.17.23 I think you can make a case for just lifting the drum and inspecting/lubing the pawls/springs. Easy
Are you ready? (1) Will Gilmore at 11:29am 05.17.23 Cold water dunking and swimming are ideas I like to keep my mind as far away from as possible. I do
Fresh Water leak Roland5048 at 11:27am 05.17.23 I think my post, #2, has gotten mixed up with @fishman, OP #1, who's issue seems more urgent than m
How many have serviced your Winches thinwater at 11:26am 05.17.23 I think you can make a case for just lifting the drum and inspecting/lubing the pawls/springs. Easy
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? sailme88 at 10:45am 05.17.23 Do you unstep? If you have a lift available why not drop a weighted messenger.. Unstep the mast, a
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? capta at 10:34am 05.17.23 Perhaps it would be better to have a professional do that installation?
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 10:31am 05.17.23 If you are worried about silt when you are trying to do the handline check, just tie something flat
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 05.17.23 Sometimes the ignition switch seems totally dead but most of the time, she starts right up. Sorry
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 8:55am 05.17.23 Yes ... as long as you don't plan on ever having an actual emergency. Why ? The handheld function
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JoeWhite at 8:50am 05.17.23 I am with rgranger. Run a temporary wire externally from sender to the gauge and see what hsppens.
O'Day 302 Wheel Suri at 8:39am 05.17.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 8:32am 05.17.23 Part #15 is part of electrical groups, lights up the Small lights. Jim...

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