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Backing plates Smitty at 5:27am 06.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4776 My Cal 28 does not have backing plates in some places that really need them. So, where/how can I ge
Ice Box Drain Hose Not Connected jmhoffman at 5:13am 06.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2548 Hello All, I own a 2000 Hunter 290 and have discoved that the hose on the ice box drain is not conne
Turning JasonC at 4:27am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1353 I am a new Mac owner, and I wanted to know if when under power if any one else had trouble turning i
Crew (3) Roger Long at 4:13am 06.18.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5087
How to unfreeze frozen bunk cushion zippers?? (1) Cruiser1 at 1:02am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1806 I have just started to look at replacing the foam in a few of my bunk cushions. The covers are still
What did this and how do I keep it from happening? (2) patrickfarley at 7:53pm 06.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2240 This is one of my life lines. I don't know what caused the rust. It was rusted when I bought the b
Day Sailer III Jib Track (1) mikeDS3 at 7:44pm 06.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1051 March/2010 I posted a thread looking for helping in changing some worn out cleats when I ran into a
Boat Angel 1975 ODay 20 toddco at 6:07pm 06.17.11 Day Sailers 5/2572 I am very new to sailing, but we bought a 1975 Oday on an Ebay auction from Boat Angel. We paid very
Upgrading the hatches - Legend 37.5 oldjags at 6:00pm 06.17.11 Big Boats 6/2555 How practical is it to upgrade the opening hatches on the deck? I really like the flush mounted hatc
Bow light wiring/wiring in general - O192 MGoBoat at 5:17pm 06.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1831 A year or so ago, my 192 had some pulpit damage and bow light destruction. When I bought her (recen
new wooden tiller Gina Hopen at 5:00pm 06.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1232 I purchsed a new wooden tiller to replace my old metal one. How do you install it and where do you a
Steaming and Anchor Light Bulbs BadGuy at 3:43pm 06.17.11 Big Boats 5/2299 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that is relatively new to me. Both the steaming and anchor lights are inop.
Owners Manual rolo49 at 2:49pm 06.17.11 Balboa 0/2358 Looking for a owners manual for the balboa 26, please help. Thanks, Roland
1984 Hunter 31 - Deck fracture/cracking (1) MalibuC at 2:45pm 06.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/980 While cleaning the salon I noticed a fracture/crack along the handhold on the port side. There is n
hoop with pulley on the aft of my boat (1) bman5646 at 2:31pm 06.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1372 it is a hoop that goes from port to starboard the whole width on the aft of the boat with a pulley t
Keel pivot bolt ANXIETY! Falconer at 1:03pm 06.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3311 My swing keel is swollen with rust around the picot bolt. I'm restoring this M25 and it's about time
Oday 30 retrofit - can it be done ?? (2) tselenti at 11:52am 06.17.11 Bigger Boats 7/2080 Dear friends, I am new comer to Oday Owner Forum and to be honest I am a potential owner, in that
Standard or Short Outboard Shaft Sailmaker at 10:27am 06.17.11 Catalina 22 2/1167 Just purchased a 1990 Catalina 22 without an outboard. Standard long shaft? Thanks!
Roller furling cost/swing keel service Captain Dean at 9:54am 06.17.11 Catalina 22 10/4194 As a buyer in the market for a Catalina 22, I have some newcomer questions that I would appreciate a
Stantions on '03 H356 Jim Seamans at 9:44am 06.17.11 Big Boats 3/1328 BTW, I have a call into tech support for the answer also... Stantions on the 2000-08 Hunters. Are

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Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 9:11am 09.17.22 I think the alternator cover is the culprit, what I can't explain is why the wear is localized. La
Strange Belt Wear jssailem at 9:06am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Strange Belt Wear (7) SabreToothedEngineer at 8:48am 09.17.22 First, housekeeping: no rodents are involved. The OD has been cleanly scraped, and the ID is simply
What to do when the boat is not running... (5) jssailem at 8:40am 09.17.22 Picking grapes is kind of a euphemism. You really cut the bunch of the vine. I watched a couple of p
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 8:39am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins C
New mast came with wrong base RitSim at 8:18am 09.17.22 Suggest you go to USSpars.com. Not sure of the age of your boat but I guessed Pre-2000. Look in th
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:41am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no reco
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 7:33am 09.17.22 Rick, Like a conscientious skipper, when you returned from sailing or cruising you always gave the b
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Benny17441 at 7:20am 09.17.22 Don't go by looks, in these motor mounts, looks are very deceiving. You can get a pry bar and star
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 6:56am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins Ca
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 6:52am 09.17.22 I was thinking something along the same lines. What if the "cords" in the belt failed after re-tens
Strange Belt Wear SycloneDriver at 6:48am 09.17.22 There might be your first clue. It didn't wear that way for two years and shortly after you re-ten
Tropical Depression 7 (1) JamesG161 at 6:44am 09.17.22 As the change in direction or curve starts, TS Fiona slows down. The islands are disturbing the Eye
Strange Belt Wear Ward H at 6:36am 09.17.22
Strange Belt Wear smokey73 at 6:25am 09.17.22 The belt ran for two years without problems (and I inspect both belts fairly regularly; in fact, I
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 6:20am 09.17.22 Hmm. Hopefully @Peggie Hall HeadMistress can lend some insight. Do you have an alcohol stove or ar
New mast came with wrong base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 09.17.22 @novadka44 sent me some information. It appears he may have two different sizes of masts which calls
Strange Belt Wear dLj at 6:03am 09.17.22 Got rodents in you boat? dj
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 6:01am 09.17.22 Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to cleanup the aluminum where the spring seats against
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44am 09.17.22 Thanks for the photo. @jssailem properly identified and explained why. I believe it was part of the

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