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Oday 222 traveler placement marcus at 12:34pm 11.24.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2772 I have recently purchased an 1984 Oday 222 and have bought a traveler and planning to install it in
Ideas for covering a 25 Oday thanratty at 12:28pm 11.24.13 Day Sailers 5/1378 I have pulled my 25 Oday out for the winter, have it up on stands and now solicit ideas on how best
Anyone Have A 40.5 Manual Home? Rick D at 11:30am 11.24.13 Big Boats 6/1292 Anyone know the anchor light replacement bulb? I have a new Forespar steaming light that I purchased
Accidental Jibe seamansg at 11:12am 11.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1939 Hi, I've been sailing for about 6 yrs on a frequent basis 6mo out of the year. And I bought a whiske
Coating a cast iron keel? a65sailor at 7:30am 11.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5142 I have a Hunter 34 with a cast iron keel that needs to be cleaned and coated. I have heard a lot abo
sail drive props hotrodderjim at 6:55am 11.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 I have a sail drive on my O'Day ' I'm wondering if I can replace the 2 blade prop with a 3 blade. Th
2GM20 - How quickly does it freeze? Bedouin at 5:51am 11.24.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/2386 So I am planning to haul out the first week of December. But we have a cold snap in progress here on
suitcase generators elfking at 5:38am 11.24.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/5621 Recently Honda released a new model of inverter type generator called EB2000i. The main new feature
Timber maintenance in cabin (3) Akapeterc at 2:04am 11.24.13 Big Boats 8/1478 In my new 2003 Hunter 44 DS there is a lot of timber wall panelling, I would like some advice on the
Radar arch or dingy davits on S-2 cc BobnCamie at 8:14pm 11.23.13 S2 7/3701 Looking into either arch or davit system for our cc. Davit would not leave much head room unless I s
Help me clean my dirty bottom (1) capejt at 7:06pm 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2355 Hi all, My '79 Hunter 33 has been sitting idle at dock for two years (including Hurricane Sandy). I
On the hard...finally! (8) Mr Mac at 4:45pm 11.23.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/872 It was cold this morning, very cold. Overnight the lows dropped to just below freezing and my day w
Any experience with Razor scooter? smokey73 at 3:53pm 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1104 Anyone have any experience with using something like one of the Razor E300S or similar sit on type s
What is this?? (1) Uno Mast at 11:14am 11.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2854 What is this? There is power to it evaluate it lights up but I don't what it's for.
water leaks on 47-3 jameartchs b at 9:25am 11.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/925 hello just looking to see if other 47-3 owners have experienced leaking at the stainless steel shaft
reasons for not getting an 8 hp outboard? txtowman at 8:39am 11.23.13 Catalina 22 37/6011 I want to upgrade my engine. Right now I have a 93' yacht twin 6 hp 2 cylinder. Pushes the boat fine
New anchor Bonzai at 8:24am 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1029 I have a dbl. roller on bow..... have a Fortress rigged and ready on starboard roller with 12 ft. of
Auto-pilot options? Bonzai at 8:17am 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2686 Considering adding auto-pilot to my 35 ft., 20,000 lb. displacement hydraulic steer sloop. Looking f
Port replacement geek_guy at 5:33am 11.23.13 Big Boats 5/1227 We purchased a 1987 Hunter 37 last spring. It has plenty to do.. I took out one of the port light
Tablet navigation jenquay at 9:20pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 75/15657 Has anyone had experience using a tablet for GPS navigation? Specifically the Nexus 7? If so, have y

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Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 8:07pm 06.14.23 Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock close
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Calif. Ted at 7:55pm 06.14.23 Just received it, it looks identical except it has the holes for the ignition and engine shut off o
Keel position from winch view Mike25 at 7:50pm 06.14.23 The problem is I cannot see the cable either. The winch and cable are inside an enclosure with just
Solar vent recommendations Steve L22188 at 7:22pm 06.14.23 Nicro vents were 15 years old and still working on my 1988 O'Day 302 )before I sold it last month af
Hello to the community chichiflys at 6:20pm 06.14.23 Wow - that is one KAAAALEAN boat! Looks new!
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 6:11pm 06.14.23 An analogy is a tree, the trunk is the 30a source, each branch connected to the trunk has 30a avail
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service obxjeff at 5:57pm 06.14.23 An analogy is a tree, the trunk is the 30a source, each branch connected to the trunk has 30a availa
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dlochner at 5:56pm 06.14.23 Epoxy would be my choice too. Epoxy, polyester, and vinylester, all have good chemical bonding. That
1990 Hunter 27 resin type Davidasailor26 at 5:39pm 06.14.23 Thanks for the quick response! This is below the waterline so I was thinking of using epoxy with a
3D printing fun thinwater at 5:32pm 06.14.23 A few years ago a bought a 3D replacement part for our Raymarine wheel autopilot. It's the black n
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. Brinky63 at 5:30pm 06.14.23 Tom I came across your post and was wondering if you were able to locate the leak? I have a 2003 H
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? (2) Brinky63 at 5:19pm 06.14.23 Kappykaplan, not of the new one but here are two of the old one which is the same. They first pictur
Rub Rail Adventure Brinky63 at 5:12pm 06.14.23
1990 Hunter 27 resin type Davidasailor26 at 5:03pm 06.14.23 Thanks for the quick response! This is below the waterline so I was thinking of using epoxy with a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.14.23 Brinky63, any photos of the repaired stuff?
Mast step Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56pm 06.14.23 There is nothing more to say from me
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dsrawlins at 4:54pm 06.14.23 Thanks for the quick response! This is below the waterline so I was thinking of using epoxy with a
1990 Hunter 27 resin type Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 06.14.23
Solar vent recommendations Tally Ho at 4:45pm 06.14.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? Brinky63 at 4:43pm 06.14.23 Hi All, just a quick update. We made a new upper bearing using the drawings provided, the old bearin

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