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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 48/12358 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 3/1527 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 18/9814 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 3/819 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 54/9859 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 0/704 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 15/2457 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 18/4298 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 6/1301 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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2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 06.10.23
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Monheganlover at 8:33am 06.10.23 Agreed. I was pretty unhappy but I think it was actually water from when they removed the raw water
Yanmar 1GM10 starboard rear engine mount removal MikeHoncho at 8:16am 06.10.23
Ducks in my backyard! John T1594 at 8:11am 06.10.23 We had ducks in our marina and they would always sit on the sides of our dinghy tied to the stern of
Is it the trim, or is it the sails? Hollyberry at 7:58am 06.10.23 I do agree... it is remarkable how much difference new sails can make over blown out baggy ones. Har
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:42am 06.10.23
SPLIT WATER TANK dlochner at 6:47am 06.10.23 Look for a plastic welder near you, I just had mine done, he put 3 3x3 patches and only charged me
SPLIT WATER TANK (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 06.10.23 Is the split visible (could someone weld it in situ)? Very much so, plus on the upside it's on the
Recommendations for a new head rpwillia at 6:16am 06.10.23 I helped (well, I did most of the work) a friend install a Raritan electric head on his 309 a few ye
SPLIT WATER TANK Tally Ho at 5:55am 06.10.23 Looking at your video, it seems to be the removal is straight forward. How ever my boat does not ha
SPLIT WATER TANK twodzusfittings at 4:54am 06.10.23 I removed my water tanks, Looking at your video, it seems to be the removal is straight forward. H
Making curtains (1) dLj at 4:35am 06.10.23 Fittings are required, just as they are for curtains. The fittings can be snaps or even something
SPLIT WATER TANK twodzusfittings at 4:30am 06.10.23 What year is you O30 ? 1983
Making curtains (1) LaDonaMina at 4:14am 06.10.23 My wife made these curtains and use a wooden rod to support them. Works very well.
Leaking Lewmar Porthole Ralph Johnstone at 10:10pm 06.09.23 Isolation of the leak would be where so start. Can't begin to suggest any solution until YOU find
Making curtains (1) thinwater at 10:03pm 06.09.23 Fittings are required, just as they are for curtains. The fittings can be snaps or even something g
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 06.09.23 Should I be concerned? I'd want to take the riser off : e will be no signs of corrosion from the
Leaking Lewmar Porthole jssailem at 9:26pm 06.09.23 Isolation of the leak would be where to start. Is it the gasket, Handle Frame Cracked lense All of
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Tom J at 7:27pm 06.09.23 My second bilge pump was the raw water pump itself. I installed a three way valve at the strainer s
Making curtains dLj at 6:19pm 06.09.23 I encourage people to consider external covers. Yes, you have to go on-deck. But they keep the wind

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