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6.9 daggerboard lift difficulty Bill C. at 1:23pm 04.26.10 S2 2/1457 I would like to increase the mechanial advantage on the daggerboard lift due to difficulty in raisin
Different Hull Speed for sail and power? druid at 12:43pm 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3165 OK, so I finally got into some flat, relatively tideless water to test speeds for my new prop, and t
Window Seals Robert 19994 at 12:27pm 04.26.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2195 I have an 1983 ODay 30 and I replaced the screw on plexiglas windows 2 years ago. My repairman used
40 miles to motor in a Legend 35.5 jcstivers at 11:52am 04.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2 I've a 40 mile trip up lake Michigan this Spring possibly into a North wind the whole way. i don't k
Hunter Legend 35.5 Motoring Range jcstivers at 11:50am 04.26.10 Big Boats 3/2464 I've a 40 mile trip up lake Michigan this Spring possibly into a North wind the whole way. i don't
Hells gate 3 Days help! digitek718 at 11:43am 04.26.10 Destinations 11/4428 I'm sailing/motoring my oday 25 cb from stonypoint,ny to little neck bay,bayside marina, where she w
Electric Winch Switch Sailgunner at 11:42am 04.26.10 Big Boats 4/2131 On my 410 the electric winch only operates for a second or two wihen I push the switch. Before I te
keelconnection Hunter 27 Jan van der Klooster at 10:55am 04.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1300 Hello, I'm from The Netherlands and I bought a brand new Hunter 27 on june 11th last year (2009)
Replacement Daggerboard ken/seadreams at 10:38am 04.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3927 Any suggestions on finding a replacement daggerboard for my 89 26D ?
Need a trailer for Oday 23 Rick VanDeWeghe at 10:03am 04.26.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1917 Hi, I need to buy a trailer to bring an Oday 23 from Albany NY to Michigan. Anyone have any ideas
Difficult steering on Irwin 37 CC Sloop stevee9259 at 9:55am 04.26.10 Irwin 2/4325 We have a 1976 Irwin 37 center cockpit sloop. We seem to have a lot of difficulty with steering. The
How active are you with sail trim walt at 9:52am 04.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1836 Ive got a 26S with newer sails and for the last few weeks, been sailing mostly with J22 and J24's on
Using Quarter Berth for Storage lbertran at 9:27am 04.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3534 Like most sailors we mainly use the quarter berth in our Ericson 35-3 for storage. But piling duffel
missing port dogs jhessman at 8:52am 04.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1800 Just bought a 1980 Cherubini Hunter last season. One very odd thing. All the dogs for the portlights
H31 Wheel adjustment brettgrant at 8:04am 04.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1380 My 2007 H31 has a collapsible wheel to add space to the cockpit when docked. When the wheel is folde
A little help, PLEASE :) corixid at 7:59am 04.26.10 S2 8/2405 Good day all... I've owned the '82 8.0M 'B' for 16 months after acquiring it from a marina where it
Freshwater Pump Ron M at 7:57am 04.26.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1835 Just last week we just purchased a 2003 Beneteau 331. During the survey the freshwater pump worked
Tiller Extension for an O'Day Widgeon (1) MarkK at 6:54am 04.26.10 Day Sailers 1/3151 Hello All, I have restored a 1969 O'Day Widgeon, made some nice upgrades, but have not sailed her
Picture of chainplate bulkhead replacement (5) Seamon at 6:53am 04.26.10 Seidelmann 6/4476 Here's some picture of my bulkhead replacement with the mast up. Do somebody know what is the li
k.o. how often med2463 at 6:08am 04.26.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1022 Bought K.O. and put in holding tank. Searched on internet, but didn't get answer to my question...h

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Stern Rail Outboard Mount RoyS at 5:56am 03.07.22 As for lifting an 85 pound motor you can use your halyard with or without the boom. I have a lighter
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? RoyS at 5:39am 03.07.22 The reason I made the statement about not repairing the stuffing box myself is, the marina does not
Hunter legend 37 1990 interior patterns cushions BrianH at 5:37am 03.07.22 Any chance at getting the old cushions back? Those would be your best pattern!!
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:02am 03.07.22 @SV Maverick don't give me too much credit. I'm still learning everyday. Most of what I know I lea
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) SV Maverick at 5:02am 03.07.22 Also finally got the Saloon table to move. The PO stated he did not bother to move the table in 25 y
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 4:44am 03.07.22 Smokey really knows this boat. Also had access to the throttle/shift mixer. In neutral the throttle
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 4:42am 03.07.22 I put my EV-1 Heading sensor as close to the centerline as I could under the cabin sole in the V-ber
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 4:26am 03.07.22 I don't disagree with you at all @artboas. You learn something new everyday on this Forum. I didn't
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) SV Maverick at 4:21am 03.07.22 I did not even realize the cooler lifts out. Once the cooler was removed I was pleasantly surprised
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? BigEasy at 3:54am 03.07.22 Ralph, It is my understanding that to replace the repair for this the boat should be out of the w
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions sailme88 at 3:30am 03.07.22 Thanks for all the responses!! I have a few images, but am headed back to the boat today and will
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:28pm 03.06.22 Ralph, It is my understanding that to replace the repair for this the boat should be out of the wa
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 8:26pm 03.06.22 Yep, you are right. That is what I purchased in stainless steel from USA Roller Chain and Sprocket
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 8:12pm 03.06.22 Hi, I'm after some more advice. after 15000 nm and recently crossing the Atlantic, I'm noticing tha
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 8:07pm 03.06.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 7:58pm 03.06.22 Hi, I'm after some more advice. after 15000 nm and recently crossing the Atlantic, I'm noticing tha
Running Gear Maintenance Ralph Johnstone at 7:49pm 03.06.22 2008, 1000 hours The PSS shaft seal is ready for replacement at 14 years. The shaft log hose cou
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 03.06.22 I have the skills and time to do whatever is necessary with the engine except for the stuffing box.
Running Gear Maintenance Tom J at 7:15pm 03.06.22 My question is, should I change the shaft log, too? Do you mean the shaft log hose that the shaft
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:10pm 03.06.22 Under the settee is where Catalina almost always puts holding tanks. As I said earlier, 25 gal is s

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