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Windvane for Hunter 22 racegig at 7:03am 09.01.10 Trailer Sailors 5/6677 This is a copy of a thread that I guess was in the wrong forum. Sorry about that. I just ordered a
H 19 81-83 manual highflyer885 at 6:55am 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1096 Hello to all H19 owners, I am having the hardest time getting any information of an older H19, eve
Windvane? racegig at 5:52am 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1304 Hello this my first post here. I just ordered a New 2011 Hunter 22. Should take delivery in 2 week
Joe, like sailing in waves? (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:37am 09.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1638 Joe, It looks like you may be getting some nice wind and waves... Earl
alaska owners? arctic richard at 11:03pm 08.31.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1546 anybody in Alaska that has 26m that wouldn't mind showing it to me.Prefer Fairbanks.this would save
anybody race their oday 23 bella bu at 10:39pm 08.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2905 i have raced her twice, with two other really good sailors, we have a real good handicap, but the ot
rudder needs bushing for lower pintle/grud- oday 23 bella bu at 10:35pm 08.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1701 the rudder is really sloppy, seems the lower attachment has no bushing. is this avail somewhere, d'
Bimini solution for my Cal 29 (2) damoses1 at 10:06pm 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 12/8703 I am looking for some extra shade! If you have a bimini, where did you buy yours? Are you satisfie
trailer sailing westerly cirrus 22 trailer launching and cruising ecoearthyacht at 8:39pm 08.31.10 Trailer Sailors 5/11028 I just got a cirrus 22 westerly and am setting it up on a trailer for trailer cruising and ramp lau
Mast correction (2) JeffT56 at 8:02pm 08.31.10 Day Sailers 3/1461 New to sailing, bought boat was told ready to sail. Question how far to go with pressure to reverse
Electrolux stove propane fitting heathfieldvw at 8:02pm 08.31.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1436 I have not been able to find a fitting to adapt from the Electrolux stove to a standard 1/4" propan
We made it home in our new 25 Oday golfersailor62 at 8:01pm 08.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1960 Good news my wife(who is sailor in our family) loves the boat. Happy wife Happy life! However I am
Size outboard Mark H at 7:34pm 08.31.10 Smaller Boats 6/2178 I presently have a Tostaha 5 hp the owner manual states is acually 3.9hp. Im using this on my 1993 2
All repairs take longer Ross at 6:56pm 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2360 Last week I decided that I had to replace some fascia trim on my house. It is just a little piece ab
Drive shaft Team118 at 6:53pm 08.31.10 Catalina 30 2/2073 Since there are a lot of rookie boat owners that surf this forum for answers I thought I would add s
How about replacing the Stock Cold Water maker with a small fridge? (2) JonnyQuest at 6:46pm 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3259 So the huge gaping void referred to as the ice box ('instant cool water maker') has me thinking--of
Pretty nice dream boat: Celeste Coupe 36' (2) JonnyQuest at 6:27pm 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2896 While having expensive daydreams, I ran across this custom build (one-off design?) out of France. Th
Larger Head Sail for a new H33 Nodak7 at 6:24pm 08.31.10 Mid-Size Boats 16/3233 Has anyone looked into increasing the size of the stock 110% Headsail for the newer H33's? With the
Winter cover Bavaria Ocean 40 njsail at 6:14pm 08.31.10 Bavaria 2/2193 It's almost that time of year. Does anyone have a recommendations on where to purchase a winter cov
earl and securing boat dckids at 6:04pm 08.31.10 Smaller Boats 6/1577 we are in a canal off pimlico sound. boat is tied up with 4 lines between 4 pilings ( 2 sets of 2).

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Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Don S/V ILLusion at 9:10am 07.08.22
Help! capta at 9:09am 07.08.22 I'm sure there must be a machine shop somewhere near you. They could easily sleeve the mast where it
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad dlochner at 9:08am 07.08.22 Without knowing where Ports Harbor is and where Potts Harbor is, it is difficult to offer an opinion
Help! markwbird at 8:59am 07.08.22 First, have a stiff drink. Then have another one. Then, start looking for a new mast.
Help! Crazy Dave Condon at 8:49am 07.08.22 Once a mast is bent, the integrity is gone. Even if it could be sleeved (one that exactly fits the
Replacement Parts 31seahorse at 8:38am 07.08.22 Perhaps a Craigslist advertiser, one who lists used boat parts or removal of sailboats, would have o
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:31am 07.08.22 Update. I installed the new Oberdorfer, it worked well until yesterday. I hadn't used the boat much
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Parsons at 8:21am 07.08.22 I used Pettit Vivid on my trailer sailor that would sit in fresh water for a season in Michigan. At
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild kloudie1 at 8:12am 07.08.22 Ken's pump instructions are for a slightly different pump. The 3GMF pump, if it hasn't been replaced
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) (1) eherlihy at 8:07am 07.08.22 I just went through this with a client of mine, on his O'day 35. I initially wanted to use an Onan m
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 BobSail at 7:57am 07.08.22 Owned our 260 since 2004. Sits in Columbia River for 6 months at a time. Pull it every season for
Sailing with a depth finder Kings Gambit at 7:44am 07.08.22 As mentioned above, the best use of a depth finder beyond avoiding accidental groundings and establi
Mast Strut Bolt BobSail at 7:44am 07.08.22 I ordered two as well. Did you just use a normal bolt and not tighten it super tight to allow for
Marinized VW Rabbit engine jssailem at 7:40am 07.08.22 Does this help? https://www.yoyopart.com/oem/7126075/vw-068911023mx.html Or perhaps this. https://w
can you swap a yanmar 2gmf 13hp for a yanmar 2gm20? kloudie1 at 7:25am 07.08.22 The book I have says that the transmission output flange to the rear motor mount distance is about 1
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Juice6576 at 7:24am 07.08.22 We used VC-17 during our 16 years with our H26. It will require annual repainting in the spring. A g
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA tfox2069 at 7:22am 07.08.22 I rented it June 2020. We rented a one way rental car for our trip to RI to pick up the boat. On th
Air conditioning issue DeniseO30 at 7:02am 07.08.22 There are a few misconceptions here. low pressure, low air flow, clogged filters on what is called t
Help! jssailem at 6:48am 07.08.22 It is moments like these that clarify the admonitions of experienced sailors... Besure you have a fa
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Parsons at 6:11am 07.08.22 Any input on what having a documented boat gets me? I thought it was a advantage when going into Ca

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