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Another New O'Day 23 Owner J&C at 6:58pm 09.01.10 Day Sailers 8/2912 Hello to all! My husband, Joe, and I recently purchased a 1984 O'Day 23 in great shape. The person
Is this common? KYODAY at 6:58pm 09.01.10 Day Sailers 2/1489 I purchased a 1978 Oday 23 several weeks ago and am almost finished removing all hardware topsides f
Macgregor 26s centerboard SailorDavy at 6:26pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/8757 I need to drop my Mac 26s centerboard. What type of wrench is used to remove the bracket nuts? Also,
Carrying mast down on hunter 31 DanCurilla at 6:07pm 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1324 Hi everyone, looking for some advice on carrying my mast down on my 31 hunter. Will be doing the cha
WS Traveler in Heavy Air Coldwater at 4:50pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1937 Hi all, This is my first post here although I have been reading a lot for the last few weeks. Gre
Diesel Loss of RPM and power marcericjo at 4:34pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2990 Hi, I had an unsettling Sunday sail, though the first few hours were wonderful, we sailed a litt
PLEASE hELP (1) seabreeze at 3:25pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2488 Hi All I am new to this site and to sailing. I had a lot of boats in the past but now I bought my
VHF radio problems lbyonkers at 2:23pm 09.01.10 Smaller Boats 3/1303 My original VHF radio on my 1988 hunter 23 will turn on but not lock on any channels. It will scan t
Need Info on a Severn 20 WenPyle at 2:02pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1892 I just aquired a Severn 20 (according to the title) and the only information I can find is the pictu
Bottom Paint?? nemosuit at 12:50pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4534 I'm patching blisters and imperfections on the hull and gel coat of my 1978 MacV-22, and thinking ab
R33 teak handrails Desmond at 12:48pm 09.01.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1974 I have replaced my teak handrails with SS. So now the teak is for sale. Two rails 9 loops each. O
Hunter 26 1994 centerboard problem sraymon12 at 12:35pm 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5347 I have a Hunter 26 1994 and I need to replace the rope/line going to the centerboard. My owners manu
O'Day Sprite cnarwicz at 11:39am 09.01.10 Day Sailers 2/9563 I just bought an O'Day Sprite and it doesn't have any rigging on it. Got the sails though! I am look
Installing backup bilge pump KandD at 11:30am 09.01.10 Big Boats 9/2629 What needs to be done?? Our breaker panel has the wiring for a single pump right now, I have a small
wiring and electrical Jim Eller at 9:16am 09.01.10 Catalina 22 3/1620 I recent purchased an Catalina 22 Mark 1, '87 model. I want to add a few things to this new boat.
cant find the 20A breaker/fuse gpd955 at 8:59am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Just changed the oil pressure switch and still now power to the panel. Th e trouble shooting manual
Epoxy vs Poly paints kirbyc1goo at 8:48am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1520 What type of paint should be put on the outside deck of a sailboat? I know a fella who put epoxy on
Westerbeke, Volvo or Yanmar. Used boats & their engines .. Pros / Cons GNWFast at 8:35am 09.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4284 We have seen varied viewpoints on boat engines. Which would you prefer and why? We will be looking
In Mast Wiring thaeni at 8:26am 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1525 I have a 1992 33.5 Hunter. My steaming light went out and when I went up to change the bulb the wiri
What type of bottom paint? Levin at 7:48am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 23/5356 Hello again all... Ok... so hopefully this will be my last post asking questions about bottom pain

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New Hunter 41DS Owner JamesG161 at 10:33am 10.30.21 Nope the shower sumps (2) do not overflow to the bilge Are your sure? Mine appeared to NOT overfl
Used Gear Link not working Phil Herring at 10:31am 10.30.21 Sorry about that, it's back up again.
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience Tally Ho at 10:26am 10.30.21 Hi Greg, Cover will keep snow and ice off which is key in Chicago. Have a good winter! Chris Yes
Freshwater Sailors Tally Ho at 10:22am 10.30.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 10:19am 10.30.21 Well well well. One sits back and listens, and all sorts of information appears. On inspection I f
Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 10:11am 10.30.21 Thank you, the west system kit will be used, imagine i need lots of filler, think of using mini reb
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jon hansen at 10:01am 10.30.21 it's interesting for me to read of ralph's inabilities with a danforth anchor. i have many boats and
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Crazy Dave Condon at 9:55am 10.30.21 Your Mercury 3.5 was built by Tohatsu who also builds the Nissan 3.5. It helps to know when looking
New Hunter 41DS Owner Terry Cox at 9:50am 10.30.21 Different model boat, but we had a fresh water leak some years ago. Did the repair and wrote an arti
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:45am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bi
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 9:41am 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Che
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:38am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.30.21 No wet blanket here, but our 1991 P42 came with dual Jabsco sea water electric heads that still do t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh
Battery Charging jssailem at 9:15am 10.30.21 Also my solar charger controller has a Flooded or Sealed setting which I thought they were the same
Sticky, no sticky. (1) jssailem at 8:52am 10.30.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
Sticky, no sticky. sail sfbay at 8:41am 10.30.21
New Hunter 41DS Owner sail sfbay at 8:22am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) sail sfbay at 8:00am 10.30.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this ar
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 7:57am 10.30.21 I think it was up until 1988 Catalina used plywood in the keel stubs which could turn into mush from

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