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Added bonus of replacing bulkheads (1) Indysailor at 12:02pm 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1070 During the off season a couple years ago, I pulled the old bulkheads on my boat and replaced them. F
Are you afraid of the fog? Ken Cross at 11:36am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 48/12351 I love to fish and lately we have been pretty well fogged in. Where we live there is relatively litt
Hunter 33.5 Hot water heater info needed. patrick33308 at 11:25am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1097 Have a 1993 Hunter 33.5, just re-purchased my old boat back, and find that the hot water tank/heater
Standing rigging cost Buki at 10:37am 10.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1526 Still searching for a Macgregor 26. I recently found one for sale but apparently inspection says the
Moving my sailboat from the Chesapeake to Long Island Sound PlanetoSea at 10:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/964 I am relocating to New Rochelle, NY from the Washington DC area. I have my Beneteau 311 in a marina
37c galley (4) med2463 at 9:55am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1338 Had a new countertop installed. I put in the bar faucet, sink ' under counter water filter. Like t
Cutter track gone 37c (1) med2463 at 9:47am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1001 Removed staysail track, what a mess and was leaky. Filled in holes and just put last coat of paint
Sail repair Calgary Lost Parent at 9:07am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/842 Sorry lost your phone number and email , please pm me
Diesel winter stabilizers John Britten at 9:00am 10.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/998 preparing to winterize my 28 O"Day with 11 gallon Universal tank. Debating between 2 stabilizers I
ST1000 Tiller Pilot install O'day 22 (2) jshanley at 9:00am 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1302 Just wanted to share install information. I used a 3" drop bracket on the tiller and put the mountin
Winter Care Of Sails Don Guillette at 8:38am 10.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/9811 Rich H suggested this topic and it's a good one. It was not a problem for a sailor like me who had t
Locker/Bilge Finish Cool_Change at 8:12am 10.20.13 Big Boats 3/817 We have a 3000 H340 and am wondering what the inside of the lockers and bilge were finished with by
Restoring a 79 Hunter 30 kito at 6:10am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 54/9853 Hello all. I am picking up a 79 Hunter 30 in a couple weeks. I am having it transported to my backya
Roof panels Bertus at 4:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/703 I have a Hunter 33 Legend (2008 launch) i would like to add extra spinlocks on the coach roof. I hav
Electrical gremlins on board JonnyQuest at 9:28pm 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2455 So for a couple of weeks the Quest sailboat has been experiencing electrical problems and I have com
H356 macerator pump replacement Bob 04 H260 at 8:27pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 18/4294 On our 356 the macerator pump is connected to the holding tank and then to the discharge thru-hull.
old boat sails joyride at 6:20pm 10.19.13 Catalina 22 7/1165 Bought an old 1974 Cat 22 to learn with. So far so good, making repairs and upgrades as I go. Howeve
considering a Cat 30 woodyt26 at 4:39pm 10.19.13 Catalina 30 10/1867 We currently sail a Tanzer 26 and find that this light displacement cruiser/racer leaves us feeling
Stuffing Box (1) thaeni at 4:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1300 I decided to check my stuffing box for the condition of the flax. I was surprised to find there was
Performance of partial vertical batten vs no batten mainsail Viktor Eysselein at 3:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4032 My mainsail is stretched out (Doyle sail, 4 years old) making furling very difficult. The rigger to

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Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! ...3TacksontheWater at 8:09am 06.09.23 Hi, that's odd, I have a 1987 and it doesn't look like that. here is a pic. Part of my problem is
Making curtains (2) sailcapt340 at 7:16am 06.09.23 Our 340 has curtains as well. They do provide privacy and a sense of warmth up on the cooler days.
3D printing fun dLj at 7:01am 06.09.23 Replicator As replicator of old parts no longer available, I have always felt could be a decent bu
3D printing fun LloydB at 6:52am 06.09.23 Replicator
SS Rod popping sound jviss at 6:47am 06.09.23 Like Terry, when hard on the wind the lee stays release their tension. (Like a bass string not a hi
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion Nate at 6:38am 06.09.23 I'm contemplating switching from the Magnum to the Multiplus 12/3000 as well and I'm currently evalu
Non Skid; Black Spots jviss at 6:02am 06.09.23 Bar Keepers Friend was needed Bar Keepers Friend is quite acidic. FSR would probably work, too, m
Hatch For Daysailer2 Fozzybond at 5:46am 06.09.23 Hi Sunbird, Thanks so much for the response! That first picture is exactly what I was thinking.
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate (3) THECUSCUS at 5:17am 06.09.23 There is plywood core basically everywhere there is the non-skid surface (usually the baby blue area
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 06.09.23 @dlochner the info for both hunter 27 and hunter 27-2 relate to the hunter 27-2 1989-1994. I got
Making curtains thinwater at 4:39am 06.09.23 Or he may have thrown out the curtains because the make the inside of the boat feel smaller. I think
Help Identifying model apell at 3:42am 06.09.23 The transom cut-out was original, from the factory. Forward ports (windows) also original (at least
Making curtains Dave Groshong at 2:56am 06.09.23 I like these, you can get custom sizes. They can be easily taken down to wash, or when you don't
Making curtains kappykaplan at 2:23am 06.09.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions. :plus:
Kent Narrows Chesapeake Captain Larry-DH at 2:09am 06.09.23 No amount of explaining can give you the important details you need. I was curious, and checked Nav
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:56pm 06.08.23 Are you sure the boat still has a mast jack?? You description sounds like the mast jack (if there or
Hatch For Daysailer2 (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:48pm 06.08.23 O'DAY used to offer an optional cowl vent that was located on the foredeck, that plus the slits in t
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 10:24pm 06.08.23 I'm almost sure the second application will finish sealing the hole. It's amazing how the mixed resi
Help Identifying model (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:03pm 06.08.23 Just got back....The boat measures 23' stem to stern. The transom is plumb, but has an outward ar
Help Identifying model Sunbird22358 at 10:00pm 06.08.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in

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