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Battery box? ami342 at 6:35pm 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1813 Hi Folks, Does an Oday 22 owner know where the battery originally was located ? I have a wiring n
Lowering a mast Bill Ellis at 6:03pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4944 I would like to lower the mast on my 1985 Hunter 25.5. The mast is pinned to the cabin top. By remov
Installing inboaard motor on an O'day 23 AWalker at 5:55pm 11.13.11 Day Sailers 11/3773 I have been toying with the idea of putting an electric motor inboard on my O'Day 23. I ran across a
Mac 25 Electrical acox271929 at 4:50pm 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2073 I have a 1984 Mac 25. Need electrical schematic if someone has one. Thanks, Al Cox
The expanding bunk on the old Hunter 30 rochesterdriver at 4:43pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2178 Yep, it's a 78 model, Cherubini of course. There is no evidence that there was ever any fold out,
Slogging Roger Long at 4:21pm 11.13.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2812
Hunter 340 Mainsheet Replacement broble at 2:37pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1320 I recently purchased a Hunter 340 and on the trip home from San Diego the mainsheet let go. It shatt
Hunter 410 Blower Don Lucas at 1:46pm 11.13.11 Big Boats 3/1141 My 410 has a Blower breaker and there's wires to it. But to date I haven't seen a blower in the boat
H22 asy spi cabbyjprs at 10:43am 11.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1428 Going 7.5 kts spi, jib and main sail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4dnvjKhmPQ'feature=youtube_gd
Preparing to Head South From Puerto Montt Sequitur at 10:01am 11.13.11 Big Boats 0/877 I have just added a new post to our blog at: Preparing to Leave Puerto Montt There is a lot of info
All i want for xmas is 40+ feet of water. gabriel.donnelly at 9:04am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1805 My lake is dry, my marina is gone. The Knotty Girl is somewhere out there down the channel couple mi
Sail types - ratio? voltzwgn at 9:02am 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1470 Ok I'm sure the question will give it away but I'm pretty new to sailing at leasrat at more than a c
SIMONIZ ROYALE MARINE cleaner/wax VBJOEY at 8:59am 11.13.11 Day Sailers 0/2304 Why can't I find one thread on this product? I've kept an old can for many, many years and just tri
Engine odor... Doug/Karen at 7:59am 11.13.11 Big Boats 8/3580 As we prepare to close the boat for the season, we bring home several items of bath and bed linens.
Replaceing halyard mike pace at 7:38am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1999
Cockpit floor repair captdaveglass at 5:52am 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1866 Having started the job and determining that the plywood under the top surface does not extend to the
Keeping food longer MORNING LIGHT at 4:55am 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 36/9708 In my boat, I only have an ice box, like most of us I guess, but when you go sailing for more than 5
Bilge Compression Block was Mud. (3) BillyK at 4:54am 11.13.11 Catalina 30 41/15743 We dove into the compression block repair yesterday on our 1990. One of the previous owners did a b
Amongst the pain of repairs and maintenance - we have this (17) redunculous at 9:03pm 11.12.11 Big Boats 1/1229 I sometimes find myself wondering if the work on my 40.5 will ever finish Then I look through the p
Salt creep at swageless fitting? Cool Beans at 8:42pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1612 Was down at the boat to pull the port upper chain plate. I noticed all the shrouds had dried salt c

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Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? kappykaplan at 3:00pm 11.13.22 and most of all, have fun :plus::plus::plus:
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? jon hansen at 2:54pm 11.13.22 some thoughts for sailing on lake michigan: it's fresh water, all your metal parts are prolly in go
Folding Prop Verdict SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:39pm 11.13.22
Garhauer sale dlochner at 2:34pm 11.13.22
Garhauer sale Tally Ho at 2:31pm 11.13.22
Garhauer sale dlochner at 2:28pm 11.13.22 I can't answer you question, however I thank you for bringing this sale to my attention as I'm jones
CDI FF2 Brian M H23 at 2:13pm 11.13.22 There is no upper toggle on the fore stay. It has a Tee Ball connector that slips into the mast. I
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 senang at 1:57pm 11.13.22 I through bolted 4 long bolts. Drilled from the seat side inside the black lines of the flexi teak g
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery AllenC57 at 1:37pm 11.13.22 Sounds like you 're in the same boat ( I know, lousy pun) as I was in back in 2010. Interesting..
35s5 replace windows (3) Linca at 12:26pm 11.13.22 Hi. Just joined the forum so apologies if my contribution is too late for Steffenied.
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (4) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 11.13.22 The alternator that is standard with my boat is just a 51A and has no capability for external regul
C310 Vertical Windlass Refit AllenC57 at 10:25am 11.13.22 The right side of the anchor hatch is now removable, but does not fold up or down, is that correct
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 10:22am 11.13.22 I think that design with a triangulated chain could work - the key, as they note, is getting the att
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery AllenC57 at 10:18am 11.13.22 Why not use a external alternator regulator to limit the output of the alternator ? For sure, an a
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 11.13.22 One of the main considerations when installing a LiFePo4 battery is burning up your alternator.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 9:21am 11.13.22 The 23 didn't come with baby stays and it's all but impossible to use any stanchions. The mast base
C310 Vertical Windlass Refit jssailem at 9:20am 11.13.22 It is a nice refit. Appears to resolve your issues. Thanks for sharing. The right side of the anch
C22 Pop Top Assist danooxnard at 8:59am 11.13.22 Stingy Sailor also sells a kit. He may be able to help. https://stingysailor.com/2018/02/17/introduc
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Rick Webb at 8:58am 11.13.22 One piece of advice if you go with a shop vac which would be my second choice if it were my boat. Us
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? (2) jssailem at 8:55am 11.13.22

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