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Kiwi prop for 2005 Hunter 33 paul1938 at 11:55am 02.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/2020 I have a Hunter 33 /2005 with the 29hp engine, and I want to put a Kiwi Prop on it. Any comments as
Oday 25 sailing and trailering for the Apostle Islands egaumer at 10:42am 02.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2529 My wife and I will be placing our Oday in a slip on a Iowa lake, with the hopes of taking the s/v to
Splicing Braided and High Modulus line chrisyse at 10:28am 02.10.14 Ask All Sailors 25/5909 I'm considerng buying a splicing wand from Brion Toss riggers ($75) vs splice kit from West marine (
Can a Oday 25 CB sail from Miami to the Bahamas? egaumer at 10:24am 02.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5496 Wanting to know if and how far a CB Oday 25 can sail. Any good stories?
1982 Oday 25 bilge pump and bilge blower egaumer at 10:22am 02.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1194 My wife and I purchased a 1982 Oday 25 that was the pride and joy a man who sailed her in the Apostl
Engine on 1981 27' Hunter (3) gsfaulk at 9:31am 02.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/985 All I can make out is Renault Marine Couach...does anyone recognize this engine so I can look up a m
"new style" traveler rigging Gene Neill at 9:05am 02.10.14 Catalina 22 11/2303 My boat came with the traveler mounted in the companionway, which I understand some people like, but
Water Intrusion Flamingo1 at 8:50am 02.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2231 I have a V21 and I have now sailed it exactly 5 times (purchased in mid/late November). Each time I
Soft area in deck of 1981 27' Hunter (2) gsfaulk at 8:34am 02.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 19/4131 We had a 1979 40' Irwin for 5 years in the past that we bought basically as a floating condo for me
Hull number Dwight6825 at 8:18am 02.10.14 Day Sailers 10/2511 I would like to find out how to read the hull number. we have a Daysailer II hull number XDYD8349M77
Winter at Lake Havasu 2taylorscotts at 7:55am 02.10.14 Trailer Sailors 14/7931 After a record breaking spell of below zero winter we've contemplated trailering our O'Day 272LE som
Jack plate for outboard on a 7.6? karmadog at 7:44am 02.10.14 Columbia 0/1986 Greetings! I have an Evinrude 9.9 four stroke outboard on my 79 Columbia 7.6. When the engine is
outboard engine for a dinghy Georg Leitner at 7:14am 02.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1011 I have a hunter 310 (she lies in Ibiza, Spain) - and till now we always had an inflatable and used r
Corrupt Waypoint File Nodak7 at 6:53am 02.10.14 Big Boats 1/540 I have a Raymarine E120/E80 MFD and it appears that I managed to corrupt the waypoint file on it. Ha
Backing plate for a keel bolt on a Hunter Legend 34 VCristi at 6:12am 02.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/710 How can I find a backing plate for aft keel bolt on my Legend 34?
Any S2 5.5 left out there CherylZZ at 5:40am 02.10.14 S2 22/8871 There are lots of large S2's but not my little dingy (18 ft - built 1983) I bought this from a Ch
keel bolt torque shuga at 5:28am 02.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5672 Can anyone tell me the foot pounds I should tighten my keel bolts on my 2001 beneteau 361?
Boat check BobM at 4:54am 02.10.14 S2 0/803 Checked in on Triple Play. Lots of snow on the boom tent at the base after the big storm last week.
Mounting speed/wind/depth on sea hatch? star302 at 4:40am 02.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 Hi, We own a hunter 356, 2002..We bought the bought in the fall and are getting it ready for the s
387 anchor light Andy Rose at 12:50am 02.10.14 Big Boats 1/1153 Hi Guys, I would like to replace the bulb in my 387 anchor light with an LED to reduce

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Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else
Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 5:17am 03.28.23 64911927 -Will
Halman 27 Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 03.28.23
H37C Main sail reefing (1) Jim Legere at 3:22am 03.28.23 That hole through the gooseneck (to the left of the sheave) is for another pin that carries a jammer
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine
C22 sliding hatch (3) pcharn01 at 8:24pm 03.27.23 Now laminating glass and epoxy to the outer shell. After this cures, peel off the peel ply and 3 mor
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 8:20pm 03.27.23 Ground out the inner shell and composite. Had several issues, the wear through the bottom side of t
H37C Main sail reefing (1) gockleyd at 7:57pm 03.27.23 This is encouraging me to try and get the original system working my gooseneck looks like this. And
Asbestos? dlochner at 7:32pm 03.27.23 The next question is "What do I replace it with?" Fiberglass muffler tape. Find it in the high perfo
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 7:24pm 03.27.23 Thanks, @jssailem , I did a quick read through and it looks quite useful. I'll need to go back and r

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