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Genoa track placement on Oday 25 Mad Dog at 6:25pm 06.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3487 Hi all, My 1976 Oday 25 has no genoa tracks, just the deck blocks forward of the coamings. Is thi
Sidelines? Lifelines? PATBUZZARD at 5:17pm 06.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1513 If I'm using incorrect terminology please educate me. Anywho. When I bought my boat the previous o
Leaking mixer tap Dave555 at 3:23pm 06.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1170 In my 40.7 the mixer tap at the kitchen basin has started to leak. It leaks pretty much and it come
Companionway Stairs EastBaySailor at 2:49pm 06.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2080 We need to replace two steps on our companionway stairs, and I have not been able to find any after
Raising mainsail RDS2012 at 2:42pm 06.21.12 Smaller Boats 3/1337 Don't laugh. This is a dumb question. I'm trying to learn how to sail my new to me Hunter 18.5. No
New Sail Advise Rudder Nonsense at 2:25pm 06.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1795 Well I've been working on and sailing my 1973 V 222 for a year now and it's "spend money" time. I am
Hose from keel well ROMAR at 2:01pm 06.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/818 Have a Benny 311/321 with a lifting keel which leaves a keel housing amidship under the table. There
PDF manual for Hunter 25.5? heychadwick at 12:58pm 06.21.12 Smaller Boats 3/2024 Does anyone know where I can find one? I've got the pamphlet, but I'm hoping for the working manual
breaking in new batteries ? Stephen K at 12:52pm 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2747 I have learned so much from this forum, but I still consider myself a rookie at electrical stuff. I
Is It Safe To... GorillaToast at 12:46pm 06.21.12 Catalina 22 2/1255 Sail in light to moderate winds with the C22 swing keel less than fully lowered? I'd like to experim
Dumb question dept: H19... has a backstay? Phil Herring at 12:12pm 06.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 The mid-90's was the era of the hybrid rig, part B'R / part traditional. But the 19, did that boat
Jack-Lines methods chasmoyer at 11:31am 06.21.12 Big Boats 4/1304 We'd appreciate suggestions on equipping our 450 Passage with jack-lines when necessary; would you r
Louver Door Insert (2) DriftwoodNOLA at 11:09am 06.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3082 Back in the day . . . 30 years, my 1980 Hunter 36 was/is outfitted with plastic inserts to hold the
Is the hull of a 1981 22' Catalina really that thin? hp18carr at 10:14am 06.21.12 Catalina 22 5/3248 I'm new to the Catalina form, looking mainly at the 22' Catalina as a way to get out on the water wh
Basic Sail Trim Question, I think Ward H at 10:03am 06.21.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6952 I want to sail my N17 level vs heeling over. I am still learning the boat but it appears with winds
Sailboat tunes upgrade (2) Tim R. at 9:58am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1572 For the past year or so, I have been using a bluetooth receiver to stream music from my ipad or andr
Hunter 170 Chase Tube for Battery wires tdabbs at 9:48am 06.21.12 Day Sailers 3/4142 Page 26C-1 of the owners manual shows a chase tube to run wires from the battery to a trolling motor
Lats and Atts sunk? Tim R. at 8:43am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 23/6012 I just received this email from Lats and Atts. Trouble In Paradise? As many of you know, we
Roller furler improvement (3) HukilauMike at 7:53am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2450 I am unduly proud of an improvement I made to my Oday 23. I have been frustrated with my roller fur
Holding Tank on a 2012 Hunter 33 Dunham at 7:35am 06.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2524 Hi everyone, new to this forum and to our Hunter 33. Something that we just learned over the weekend

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Wacky Wednesday comes early.... Justin_NSA at 6:35am 12.12.22 LOL. It's a classic. I had it posted at work for years. Made a great conversation piece.
Evergreen rgranger at 6:32am 12.12.22 The seaman in this incident brings to mind the cultural deference we ran into during a couple of ma
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 12.12.22 It's been about three years since I opened up the masthead. The bushings were shot then but worked s
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves Alan K at 6:10am 12.12.22 I own a 2000 Hunter 380 with a B & R rig. This was the same hull as the 376 as I recall. The mast
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot HeelBoy at 5:29am 12.12.22 Broadly speaking, what you all are referring to is the practice of "boondocking", or "stealth campin
Single handing Will Gilmore at 5:29am 12.12.22
Water Jug on sail? HeelBoy at 5:15am 12.12.22 There are purpose made balls if you don't like the look of a plastic jug Most ships are named for
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? HeelBoy at 5:12am 12.12.22 Here you are... And it is your thread @HeelBoy ..:biggrin: This is my first time owning this much
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves (2) Marmalade at 4:38am 12.12.22 Agree... best to get someone more experienced! But that doesn't stop me making a guess! Based on t
Boat Smells! Tin Kicker at 4:31am 12.12.22 Ralph Johnstone - I didn't install the old stuff, just removed it. Obviously, the easiest way to ge
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 4:28am 12.12.22 Consider changing the sheaves to ball bearing sheaves. They have less friction than bronze or SS.
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt sailme88 at 4:04am 12.12.22 See post #26 GUILTY ! that's right... I'M guilty of NOT reading all of the previous posts...:eek:
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 3:15am 12.12.22 Hi Dave. Halyard hitch will do the job. Do your self a favor and go for proper halyard shackles. I
Tell-tail windows in genoa Apex at 3:06am 12.12.22 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail win
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (1) JamesG161 at 12:58am 12.12.22 After a successful moon trip and return 26 day mission Splash Down in Pacific Ocean at 9:40 PST, 1
It counts, right?! (7) Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 12.11.22 @jssailem 2004 on the Trans Labrador Highway: Then they go fishing in the summer. :waycool:
It counts, right?! Leeward Rail at 9:19pm 12.11.22 Get someone to tow the boat at 6kts while you're in it. r_zOQTrxKAM
Bow roller, bail, and bow roller make i.d. (1) jssailem at 9:14pm 12.11.22 At 11000 lbs displacement, I would agree the roller does not appear to be adequate. An anchor roller
It counts, right?! Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 12.11.22 Get someone to tow the boat at 6kts while you're in it. If they drive with one tire on the curb it m
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:58pm 12.11.22 Surely neither the tank the toilet bowl is sitting on nor whatever the thing sticking out in front

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