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1980 H27 Mast Height Merry Prankster at 9:55am 11.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3896 I thought I wrote this down after measuring it, but I can't find it and don't remember. Is it 43 ft
Some Sunday Inspiration for O'Day Owners, ONLY Johan S. at 9:24am 11.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1707 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35x_rwyBh-8'feature=related
Damage to equipment during Equilization?? John T1594 at 9:22am 11.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1111 Alright all you volt-heads out there, I need your advice. The owners manual for my Xantrex Turuechar
Going for a day sail one November day! (3) estopa at 8:08am 11.28.10 Day Sailers 6/1656 Sailing while its 45 degrees outside and winds gusting to 30mph makes it a very interesting ride. A
1996 461 cutlass bearing bp461 at 6:59am 11.28.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1860 Hello, Has anyone ever changed the cutlass bearing on a 461 without dropping the rudder and pulling
Green line conditioner Quoddy at 5:06am 11.28.10 Ask All Sailors 24/6435 We got some commercial grade nylon line (it was better handling than premium when new) and after 1 y
Hunter 33.5 New Owner Questions ChuckH at 7:48pm 11.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 16/8674 I am a new owner of a 1988 Hunter 33.5. I looking forward to getting her out on the water this sprin
Just bought an O'Day 22' JoeSellsHomes at 4:32pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 18/3398 Hello All, I just picked up an O'Day 22 and am outfitting a trailer so that I can transport the boat
New Boat Mark Parsons at 4:08pm 11.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1869 We live on a small inlet off of Chickamauga lake in Tennessee. I am looking at an Oday 22 as my fir
222 kick-up rudder mm2347 at 3:33pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 4/2253 the line that holds the kick-up rudder down has come out of the rudder. :eek::eek: What is the best
Broken Boom Gary Kay Taylor at 3:01pm 11.27.10 Big Boats 3/1593 We are sailing our 1999 Hunter 410 along the Pacific coast of Mexico on a long cruise south. We were
My Vacation Captain's log . . . again. Enjoy and relate! (1) dscribner at 2:57pm 11.27.10 Trailer Sailors 6/4012
23 Pop Top to Tabernacle Conversion estubey at 2:46pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 6/3381 I picked up a 23 this Spring for my first boat. Generally I like to be a self-sufficient person and
adding opening ports to our Beneteau First 29 (4) Still Crazy at 1:28pm 11.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1706 We noticed some of the larger Beneteaus have opening ports in the side fixed windows. We are trying
Port Tack/Starboard tack Don Guillette at 11:35am 11.27.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/7938 A beginner sailor from Tucson, AZ called me today and wanted to know the difference between the two
B331 rudder rub, rudder stops Lagniappe at 10:33am 11.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2363 Our 2000 B331 has the same rudder rub on the starboard hull near the rudder post as described in som
Raytheon R-20x wufibugs at 9:41am 11.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1771 Following my earlier post, I also got the above which has a rather heavy 24" radome. I am wondering
Sharing a GPS Antenna wufibugs at 9:38am 11.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1523 I have a Lowrance 3000 GPS antenna that I use with my Globalmap 3300c and wonder if it could be used
Engine Cooling System John Kline at 8:41am 11.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1311 I have a Hunter 45CC. I have experienced a major corrosion problem in the heat exchanger. My boat is
Backstay-adjustable bhstech at 8:37am 11.27.10 Catalina 22 6/2788 I have a '77 C-22 with the original one side backstay with pig tail. I always found that the pig ta

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Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 6:55pm 06.13.22 I considered making a new rudder assembly. I have two local machine shops that would allow me to us
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Captain Larry-DH at 6:51pm 06.13.22 I just came through Hell Gate today. You will not need extra power if you time your passage with a
Looking for a Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 6:50pm 06.13.22 Well, I ended up buying a new rudder. Setting it up now...
Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:36pm 06.13.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 6:21pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually ca
Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:02pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually cau
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS capta at 5:58pm 06.13.22 Use a soft shackle through a Bimini top pad eye where you want the line.
Cockpit table material Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 06.13.22 No, that is fiberglass done in a form.
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:35pm 06.13.22 Galvanic corrosion takes place when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other while imme
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:31pm 06.13.22 Zinc anodes should not be used in fresh or slightly brackish water. Magnesium and aluminum anodes s
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 (1) arthur.goldberg at 5:29pm 06.13.22 Thanks Craig Everyone, I've learned from Lewmar that the traveler ends on the 2002 Beneteau 331 are
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question SwanSong at 5:12pm 06.13.22 Thanks Rob, Our C310 is hull no. 21 so I would guess this 'box' is done at the factory. Question an
Grounding two isolated battery banks heritage at 5:04pm 06.13.22 Someone asked "how could I protect the alternator from being fried if the bms shut down your lfp hou
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Siamese at 4:58pm 06.13.22 That sounds great, and I agree that an O'Day 26 is a big enough boat for one perujson. Spartan, but
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 4:40pm 06.13.22 While visiting a marina in Scotland, I saw something like this just under the water at the back of
Stray Current Corrosion Problem (1) Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 06.13.22 While visiting a marina in Scotland, I saw something like this just under the water at the back of a
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Randy Corbin at 4:24pm 06.13.22 Your doing exactly what I want to do. I have the same boat, only with an OMC saildrive. The saildriv
Forestay transportation Ihtiandr at 4:12pm 06.13.22 Thank you, everybody. Now I see the direction where to move. :)
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? (1) SycloneDriver at 4:04pm 06.13.22 The relay is the green box in the background. It is possible to see one of the diodes, they are in
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question marchem at 3:20pm 06.13.22 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after f

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