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Two Stupid Battery / Connector Questions Ward H at 6:34pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 49/6190 1. My OB neg terminal connector is one size too small for my busbar. Busbar is 3/8, connector is 5/1
Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2371 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 7/1275 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 1/1129 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 1/856 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 4/1146 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 2/2333 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 1/1845 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 1/631 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 2/888 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 17/77502 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 18/2336 -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 10/1745 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 0/778 Reposted on the main O'Day page.
Fill in Outboard cutout on O'Day 23 ? Ready2Sail at 8:48am 04.27.14 Day Sailers 1/915 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 1/852 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 5/1474 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 0/675 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 19/2255 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 1/810 After a brief wheel bearing incident on the way from the marina to the house she is finally home.

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Lifesling Lifespan? sailcapt340 at 11:41am 08.13.23
Topside Teak Trim Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 08.13.23 How hard is it to remove? 1. If it's attached from the top, you will see filler plugs. 2. No plug
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

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