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Re-creating the Oday emblem (2) adanob at 8:48pm 06.05.11 Day Sailers 0/1413 I have been updating my Oday 22 and wanted to create a logo for the hull. The typography is relativ
Point Jude mast hitch54 at 8:38pm 06.05.11 Trailer Sailors 0/3164 I am looking for a mast for my '87 Point Jude. The previous mast was a Dwyer, 21' 5". I sail at Lake
Oday 25 downwind performance ebsail at 8:33pm 06.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1623 Finally got my 25 up and running and now I'm racing it. We only have a less than 100% jib with a PH
Lewmar Pedestal Scott B at 7:14pm 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3372 Tried connecting the GPS to DSC today and speant well over an hour trying to fish a wire down throug
Dilemma??? paulh1 at 7:02pm 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2087 I've got some cracks in my gelcoat plus I also have pieces missing where I can see the fiberglass. H
Windows for H260 earlkeim at 7:01pm 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 0/1103 HI, Would the patterns for windows in the line of Hunter 260's all be the same? I assume that the
Point Jude mast hitch54 at 6:04pm 06.05.11 Parts Search 0/3416 I am looking for a mast for my '87 Point Jude. The previous was a Dwyer, 21' 5". I sail at Lake Taho
need help finding a prop guard DAVA390 at 5:51pm 06.05.11 Trailer Sailors 16/7979 I wish to intstall on my 4hp Yamaha a prop guard to stop me from chewing up the tiller.I have read o
Stern Pulpits for Hunter 235 Scubagirl62 at 5:47pm 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1267 Where can I find stern pulpits for a 2006 Hunter 235?
411 aft head holding tank installation Jorgeusa at 4:39pm 06.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2777 I' m planning on adding a holding tank to my aft head .. I was wondering if anybody has a digital pi
Roller Furler Issue hhcribbs at 3:24pm 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1599 Good afternoon, today during light winds (10 - 15 Knots) the family and I found it very difficult to
Shift and Throttle Quadrant (1) hhcribbs at 3:20pm 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1298 Greetings, great day on the boat except my transmission lever pedestal quadrant finally failed (orig
Comfortable PFD for youth > 90 lbs Brian L.20665 at 2:26pm 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2507 My very tall 10-year old daughter is now 93 lbs, which means she no longer legally fits in any child
vented loop in head compartment fiestaMojo at 2:15pm 06.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/9091 would it be a bad thing to put the vented loop, that is between the pump and bowl, in the head compa
Changing halyards first time Scubagirl62 at 1:44pm 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 4/1366 We are changing out the halyards of our Hunter 235 we just purchased this year. The one was a littl
hitch pin on a Hunter 260 mast/deckplate joint Kivalo at 12:47pm 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 2/1294 Hello sailors! I have a 2003 Hunter 260. I have lost the pin that allows the mast to pivot up and do
Electric toilet Imbbeamer at 12:20pm 06.05.11 Catalina 310 1/1756 Has anyone replaced the factory head with an electric toilet? Is there a preferred model to switch t
Standing rigging tuning (1) c_witch at 11:41am 06.05.11 Trailer Sailors 10/7344 Hiee, We trailer our boat when ever we go sailing. My question is how many of you tune your stand
Prop threw a blade! yuginot at 11:06am 06.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2213 Hello all. I started the engine to prepare to sail today. After placing the transmission in ge
Another Project. Roger Long at 10:47am 06.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5974 It being a nice day to hang out in the back yard instead of the boat yard, and let the new paint on

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hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Frank Jung at 7:30pm 08.21.22 Sorry, I might have not explained it very well. It is a hydraulic Pier Pleasure boat lift. The boat
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (1) rgranger at 7:28pm 08.21.22 Glad you got the keel out. I think the curved piece of metal is a friction bar. I'd temporarily r
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:27pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 7:26pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:25pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:22pm 08.21.22 @Davidasailor26 the slots follow the curve.
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:20pm 08.21.22 @PaulK @berner73 I see what you mean - I had to go out and look at it again. The coachroof is angl
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 7:17pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 08.21.22 Can you tell if the slots were perfectly straight when the original rails were in place, or do the s
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 7:11pm 08.21.22 The sliding companionway hatch slides against the guides. What is the sliding companionway hatch m
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:11pm 08.21.22 I'm with PaulK on this. Sounds like you have a deflection in the cabin top that was not by design
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:08pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:07pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut t
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Richard19068 at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Hello fellow Captans ! I am a new sailor, and have some questions about sailing. After these few
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? DeniseO30 at 6:44pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut th
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (3) SailorDaveO at 6:38pm 08.21.22 The base of the mast has oxidized and there is a crack in it. Is this normal wear? Would you trust t
Any woodworkers about? berner73 at 6:33pm 08.21.22 "Your description makes it sound like the cabintop is bowed down - cupping to catch water instead o
Any woodworkers about? Ted at 6:02pm 08.21.22 If you bend the wood after the track is cut into it, the track will not be straight. You will end up
Any woodworkers about? Scott T-Bird at 5:59pm 08.21.22 1/4" in 3.5' is barely perceptible. There is no need to steam the wood. It will very readily adapt

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