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O'Day 39 Gary Patterson at 6:22am 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1184 Good Day O'Day Owners, We have a 83 O'Day 39. Our questions are all about proper mast setup. 1) O
Trickle charge Bill1565 at 5:40am 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2937 I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about a post in a battery thread. Post warned against
replacing holding tank Papa Bruce at 5:34am 09.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1277 I have a leak somewhere in my waste water system and am thinking about replacing the tank as the exi
O'Day Outlaw SchwarckT at 4:12am 09.26.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/3641 Someone should save this boat 26' O'Day Outlaw sailboat - eastern CT craigslist26' O'Day Outla
Cockpit cushions template neilmcc at 11:39pm 09.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1902 My first mate (wife) is determined that we should have cockpit cushions made to fit our Hunter 336.
Future live aboard Missou at 7:50pm 09.25.11 Big Boats 5/2498 Greetings everyone! I started to sail this past June and took ASA 101 and 103 during the summer. M
Holes in the transom - to fill or not to fill therishel at 7:45pm 09.25.11 Trailer Sailors 13/7813 I am the proud owner of a 1972 Balboa 20 that was abandoned for a few years before I got her. The p
Ok here goes hummingbirdbassist at 7:24pm 09.25.11 Irwin 6/3864 I am new to forum and to boating also! With that being said I have really taking a liking to a 73
Polarity Alarm Help Please Steve Liggett at 6:55pm 09.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3933 Went to the boat today after about 3 weeks of non use. The guy two boats up says, "there's been str
New Dinghy! merlinuxo at 6:11pm 09.25.11 Trailer Sailors 11/4534 In preperation of cruising my opulant 44 year old, 24' luxury yacht (old boat that keeps me out of t
i put my deposit down today for hunter23 SenecaDaze at 5:55pm 09.25.11 Smaller Boats 12/2369 settled on a boat after extensive shopping about,and have decided on pursuing a 1986 hunter23 viewed
SHroud tension etc.? Zoomie at 5:30pm 09.25.11 Day Sailers 3/1501 So, I was researching shroud and stay tension. I do not have measuring gage nor do I have much exper
Aluminum Window Frame Cat 30 Dana Point Steve at 5:12pm 09.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1318 Hello All, The beautiful Catalina 30 I just purchased looks great except the Aluminum frames arou
Galley Sole taylort100 at 3:39pm 09.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1274 Skippers - we have a C380 with the grey sort of button finish plastic sole. I think its the same as
throttle control piece mgkeller28 at 3:17pm 09.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1111 Hello All: I recently purchased a 1975 o'day sailboat. It's a great boat with a new 3 cyn diesel.
Ahh, removing the ol' swing keel... jfrench at 1:54pm 09.25.11 Catalina 22 7/2372 I did my due diligence and searched this site and the web for pictures of a sure-fire method of gett
Boom vang snapped off from base of mast Puddman at 1:05pm 09.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3674 We were sailing back from Catalina Island and while raising the main, the boom vang broke off from t
Sickly alarm Deadline at 12:46pm 09.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1357 I was having electrical problems on my H320 with Yanmar 18 2GM that I won't bore you with. Wires snu
Decision, Re-engnineer existing trailer or make a new one Propnut30 at 11:57am 09.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2230 Well, its obvious I wont get to build a model of my Venture on this deployment, but I can stock up o
2QM15 white steam from exhaust David W at 11:16am 09.25.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/5218 I haven't had the chance to test the exhaust elbow/manifold repairs to our 2QM15 but in a thorough r

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Issues Sailing Upwind David in Sandusky at 6:32pm 10.07.22
Issues Sailing Upwind Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 10.07.22 How does the helm feel? If you let go of the tiller will the boat go to windward or leeward? Does th
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 PaulK at 6:05pm 10.07.22 Neptune may wreak havoc unless you perform the proper re-naming ceremony!! (Google is your friend)
Set screw.... heritage at 5:41pm 10.07.22 Some forestay furlers have set screws to hold the aluminum extrusions together.
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 5:24pm 10.07.22 The last time I was doing something like that I was hitting some spots on my keel with Interlux epo
Issues Sailing Upwind Harrit at 4:44pm 10.07.22 Thanks all, some great feedback here, appreciate it. I wondered how much the tuning aspects would
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 4:20pm 10.07.22 Chris: One of the 4 elements of sail trim is ANGLE OF ATTACK. The primary sail trim control for ad
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 4:10pm 10.07.22 Wow, that looks like a great improvement. I'll have to study my situation a little and see. That's
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:02pm 10.07.22 Scott, I think you are right. I finally got some good advice from the local Volvo Penta dealer and w
Where do you guys put your battery? Davidasailor26 at 3:58pm 10.07.22 The last time I was doing something like that I was hitting some spots on my keel with Interlux epox
Installing a Spinnaker jon hansen at 3:41pm 10.07.22 so where does the forestay attach? what are all those blocks for? is it a monohull?
Its funny Friday! FDL S2 at 3:35pm 10.07.22 A buddy was over at my boat, we were trying out a new 10' RIB with a 9.9 OB. We both agreed the Yam
No Backstay? Mechone at 3:33pm 10.07.22 Many owners of Hunters that have done Atlantic crossings have added backstays and staysails My boa
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 2:47pm 10.07.22 Different strokes...but having done both (and we have) I'll take the stern bridle technique any day.
Through holes and prop PK123 at 2:43pm 10.07.22 @Scott T-Bird its been really interesting evaluating everyone's comments - thanks to everyone for s
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Scott T-Bird at 2:24pm 10.07.22 If it hasn't been figured out by now, it's probably time to just replace the pump.
1 gallon paint can pour spouts dlochner at 1:41pm 10.07.22 The culprit is dried paint in the can seal that prevents the lid from resealing completely, we all k
Painting or removing headliner? Stu Jackson at 1:36pm 10.07.22 The headliner in the cabin is a beige vinyl. If no previous owner has changed what came from the f
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 1:36pm 10.07.22 Tks, (not) Dammit Jim on this one. :beer:
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Nichole340 at 1:35pm 10.07.22

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