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Building Canvas Boat Cover rajhnsn at 4:53am 10.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1423 My brother-in-law has contributed to the repairs and work of our Oday 35 so much that I consider him
Replacing Motor Mounts truckman at 1:36am 10.10.10 Catalina 310 3/1903 Anyone have any experience replacing Motor Mounts. I plan on doing the aft two or maybe all 4. I c
bent mast Susie at 9:44pm 10.09.10 Day Sailers 1/1880 We bought a Hunter 146 and really like it. One problem,:cry: we bent the mast and I doubt that it wi
WIndy - my little mainsheet mod came in handy! OldCat at 7:56pm 10.09.10 Catalina 22 1/1484 Windy today:D Over on your side windy. Very gusty, big holes and bigger gusts. Many 30 degree win
Hot battery IanJ at 6:21pm 10.09.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1627 Recently I found one of my two wet house batteries with the two covers off, and the lead exposed. I
Reviews of O'day 23 sailing features O'dayO'boy at 5:47pm 10.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/17006 I have sailed for many years... 10 with an O'day outlaw... then to a marinner which I love for trail
Inboard engine for a O'day 25 dfrom at 5:46pm 10.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2614 I have a Oday 25 which came with a Vire 7 inboard motor. I am thinking about replacing the engine d
Keel Operation tommy at 4:57pm 10.09.10 Day Sailers 2/1506 Can anyone give me the proper way to bring the keel up and down while out of water and what to inspe
Lowering Mast on H340 Cool_Change at 4:47pm 10.09.10 Big Boats 4/2488 This is our first year taking down the mast on our 2000 h340....Our club has a crane for this and on
Lowering the boom ... next to the mast jveatch at 4:13pm 10.09.10 Big Boats 6/1689 We have a 2006 Hunter 36. We have had trouble bringing the main sail back in to the furling mast. I
H23.5 Water Ballast Question davidb at 3:00pm 10.09.10 Smaller Boats 3/1449 The last 2 times I have taken my H23.5, out I have had something happen that seems odd to me. At th
Reefing Roger Long at 2:40pm 10.09.10 Ask All Sailors 23/6314 I just came back this afternoon from a short, somewhat gnarly, daysail. Strider was plugging along
C&C 33-2 Owners Manual Wanted Imagineer at 1:49pm 10.09.10 C&C 3/4230 Greetings all you lucky C'C owners! I have just discovered that the C'C 33-2 (mid~late 80s models) i
understanding serial number oldsalt70 at 1:00pm 10.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1653 I know the serial no. breaks down into "manufacturer" "model sequence number" and "date built". Is
Need an expert's opinion hunter bum at 11:23am 10.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2177 I just bought a 1985 hunter 34 that needs to be almost completely remodeled. I'm estimating to spen
Leak through Keel bolts morris at 11:17am 10.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1776 We are worried we may have water seeping in through the keel as a result of a grounding. Can this be
356 Remove Holding tank shemandr at 8:12am 10.09.10 Big Boats 5/2101 I am thinking of replacing my holding tank - something is unholy down there. I've measured it and I
Charger/Inverter Location Switched Off at 8:02am 10.09.10 Big Boats 6/1559 Can I get a sense of where everyone has put their inverters. I am replacing my old Freedom 10 and th
What makes them a Legend? danstanford at 7:50am 10.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/6608 I see several models that share a Legend designation, and I think Hunter calls themselves Legend in
Using a trailer for 4'11" fix keel Cofresi at 7:42am 10.09.10 Trailer Sailors 12/5237 There are many fine 27 - 28 foot fixed keel sailboats for sale at very reasonable prices. I am very

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Fresh water flush dlochner at 3:33pm 04.20.22 How does the toilet know whether the water at the supply is fresh or salt? What difference does it
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 04.20.22 @Justin_NSA , it is not a Hunter. It is a Catalina 28.
Fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 04.20.22 What difference does it make if the supply is pressurized? Wouldn't that just help the toilet pump
Anchor locker leaks jviss at 3:13pm 04.20.22 Wow, a very interesting thread, and well written, detailed posts from all afflicted. Thanks. I don
Ship/Maintenance log book Rjm st.petersburg at 3:11pm 04.20.22 The spreadsheet seems to be the best way for me. I will get my son to set them up, then I can update
Anchor woes (1) jviss at 2:47pm 04.20.22 That is goofy! Is the chain locker isolated from the cabin, and does it have a drain? Could be no,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 2:41pm 04.20.22 Appears that the load on the alternator was stalling my engine. Where can I claim my prize? :) (
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 2:02pm 04.20.22 Back from vacation and spent a day chasing wiring. Alternator connects directly to House bank batte
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel dmax at 1:53pm 04.20.22 Catalinas don't have gelcoat/fiberglass over their keels, just plain lead (alloy). It looks like may
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 04.20.22 More rigging data in the downloads section https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_28_375150
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:43pm 04.20.22 To answer the question about motor hookups from the shift and throttle cables, Tohatsu had easy quic
Epic Fail (1) shemandr at 1:41pm 04.20.22 This screen shot from Chart of Peconic Bay. Note the power cable across the Cold Spring Pond Inlet.
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig (1) brazenarticle at 1:06pm 04.20.22 Hello Flando - the specifications from the manual are 1/4 inch 1x19 wire and a 3/8 in diameter pin.
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 04.20.22 The cleanliness of the prop is another consideration. This allowed me a max. of 2000 RPM BUT with m
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:59pm 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure How does the toilet know whe
Epic Fail Will Gilmore at 12:56pm 04.20.22 The lake I use is mostly powerboat friendly. Many ramps have this issue. You have to keep a clear h
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load fstbttms at 12:51pm 04.20.22 Having earned a significant portion of my living over the last 27+ years installing propellers, I ha
Anchor locker leaks (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 04.20.22 My apologies @jaysweet for not replying sooner after heading out to the boat for ANOTHER look for t
Ship/Maintenance log book (1) Sailfanatic at 12:36pm 04.20.22 I have used a spreadsheet with separate workbooks for the different subjects to be tracked or logg
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 04.20.22 Almost all Catalinas have owners associations. They usually have access to and will share manuals a

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