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Questions on Jib Handling and Reefing treeman at 8:03am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2183 Hello: This is my first season with an O'day 222. At this point, I've got 2 hours of sailing exp
Downwind Surfing Sailm8 at 6:58am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1529 Just returned from a two week trip and I was wondering. I had to motor sail to keep up with our gro
h-34 mast unstepping JFitz at 6:55am 04.21.12 Big Boats 8/2124 I'll be unstepping my H-34 mast for the first time. If I recall correctly, I attach the the crane lo
What would you improve? Maury Wray at 6:44am 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2092 I'm completely refitting a 1981 Venture from the ground up. If you stripped your boat of all riggin
Raymarine Speed Wheel Tim Gunderson at 6:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 4/1490 Hi, My Raymarine Speed Wheel seems to stop turning occasionally, so my speed gauge stops working in
28 FT Rudder Bushing set up (3) Mick143 at 5:50am 04.21.12 Bigger Boats 2/1520 Trying to get the rudder so it does not thump on the mooring. When I took it out I photoed the bush
Hunter 2008 14.6 Rudder needed jwbus2004 at 5:34am 04.21.12 Parts Search 0/2557 I'm looking for 2008 Hunter 146 rudder. Thanks.
Nissan 9.9 oil filter wrench Tim Gunderson at 5:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 2/1075 Hi, I have a 2001 Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 outboard. I like to change the oil myself but the o
Chartplotter Baffled Quoddy at 4:51am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1470 Our chartplotter, Raymarine C70, has 9 different trip logs. Log Trip Log Trip Ground Log / Trip 1 Gr
'84 25.5 Hunter... can someone help me with information... (1) windsurfer101 at 9:00pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2210 Recently purchased 84 25.5 Hunter - NEED HELP Hello to everyone on this site! I recently purchase
LED Cabin lights, and electric water pump (3) MontanaSailor at 8:57pm 04.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3749 Installed 2 white LED 6 bulb surface mount strip lights. 1 above galley , 1 facing forward into a v
1981 hunter 22 light astern??? SenecaDaze at 8:13pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 23/4737 launched my hunter today for the first time,and seems to be front heavy,ill post some pics maybe tom
Hunter 240 Regatas? audriuskanape at 7:10pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/1021 Hi, is it any racing or regattas for the boat like Hunter 240 in Great Lakes region? Thanks
Bought a Venture 23 hull Seymore04 at 7:01pm 04.20.12 Trailer Sailors 15/8671 Well I bought myself a project to get back into sailing. I have purchased what I believe to be a 197
Toerail Blaise at 6:09pm 04.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/992 I had recently (last year) reported that I had replaced both toerails on Midnight Sun because of a c
Did I make a mistake buying this boat? (2) Ward H at 5:28pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 59/20905
H23 Jib & Spinnaker Halyard Blocks in Mast (3) carboman at 5:16pm 04.20.12 Smaller Boats 3/1337 What are these really called? I need to replace two of these, but need the correct name for seaarch
B-4 and after settee (6) redhead78 at 4:30pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1432 Hey all here is some of what I have been doing this winter, I loaded 5 pics, would not fly, they are
Deck painting with interlux r.bostic356 at 4:14pm 04.20.12 Catalina 22 1/1147 Anyone with experience in spraying interlux 1 part epoxy? I am looking for the ratio of paint to sp
Motor Stand (1) cb32863 at 4:07pm 04.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1164 Not my design but I decided to build this today. Shelves for battery, fuel, and a tub to run it in t

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boat prices Kermit at 6:08am 04.06.22 I can't help but wonder where our old friend @Kermit would come in on that one. :rolleyes: I marrie
Starting fluid jssailem at 6:08am 04.06.22
boat prices jssailem at 6:00am 04.06.22
Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole NJKennard at 5:57am 04.06.22 Solution: Dremeled the hole out a little and placed a 7/8 bailer plug for a tight fit. Simple is g
front window cover (2) Ward H at 5:47am 04.06.22 I used "YKK SNAD" fasteners from Sailrite.com instead of drilling holes for snap sockets. My hatche
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tater at 5:45am 04.06.22 Now that this is resolved, what about that chicken and egg? I say the egg!;)
Toerail Varnish Strategy? RoyS at 5:27am 04.06.22 There is something wrong with us...
boat prices Parsons at 5:17am 04.06.22 They got it at a substantial discount to its market value. They put a lot of money into it to bring
boat prices Will Gilmore at 5:15am 04.06.22 in some instances - say the capture of a trophy wife - that the man with the money has a big smile
Steering quadrant Dave Groshong at 5:15am 04.06.22 The wire definitely should be replaced, I can't quite tell if the tiller arm is corroded too, I w
I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the way. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? shemandr at 4:56am 04.06.22 I think the salvage boat would have to be local. Any distance shipping would be substantial. If yo
front window cover Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 04.06.22 If you do, suggest screwing in and use a light color sunbrella cover. Use of pure silicone for is
boat prices shemandr at 4:43am 04.06.22 I know a couple who bought a catamaran from a charter fleet. They got it at a substantial discount
Starting fluid CYQK at 4:40am 04.06.22 Have been told ...dont spray this in,dont spray that in,to help start a high compression diesel engi
Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? Joe at 4:36am 04.06.22 Well, you can ask that question till you're blue in the face, but you'll never understand the motiva
Bridge clearance info SailingLoto at 4:14am 04.06.22 Normally you can find this on your charts. I was going to point you to the Navionics Web App but fo
Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? dlochner at 4:07am 04.06.22 Previous owners have done all kinds of unimaginable things to boats. It is common practice to hoist
Toerail Varnish Strategy? (1) TomY at 3:59am 04.06.22 You're fortunate to have such good friends! I wish! Not my boat, a shot of a nice boat staging set
cl 14 dewe48 at 3:45am 04.06.22 Thanks everyone. It just didn't seem right to me that the mast was being held up by a cleat on the
Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? Caboteur at 3:01am 04.06.22 Port side to hold a portable radar reflector?

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