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O'day25 rear railing modification (1) Coty137 at 12:42pm 03.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1581
prop size dutchy at 12:01pm 03.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1619 I just bought a Hunter 34 in Seattle and need to sail her up to mid-Vancouver Island at the end of M
Pedestal Wiring wufibugs at 10:54am 03.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1678 I have an 86 Hunter 31 and was doing some rewiring. I cannot identify a couple of wires coming out
Boat Registration Question -- For Active Duty Military c130king at 10:23am 03.09.10 Trailer Sailors 14/10299 Hello Fellow Trailer Sailors, Any active duty folks? My question concerns registering my boat whe
Catalina C27 Tall vs. Std. Rig Fin vs. Wing Keel mmazour at 10:15am 03.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/3508 As I continue to do research trying to learn as much as I can about the C27. I have come up with a q
Redo a barrier coat? BobM at 8:36am 03.09.10 Ask All Sailors 12/5430 Currently my ablative bottom paint is flaking off. Following the advice of a surveyor (at purchase)
Mounting a propane tank to a stanchion DannyS at 8:26am 03.09.10 Ask All Sailors 27/14222 I did a quick archive search but didn't see much about this so here goes... Is there any reason why
Oday 222, fresh water tank replacement estopa at 7:32am 03.09.10 Day Sailers 5/2452 Hi Folks. New Oday owner of a '86 222. In need of a water tank since its not in the boat when I go
45cc or 50cc Hunter rob831 at 7:13am 03.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1515 Poll: Lets say you have the money to buy either the 45cc or the 50cc...which one would you buy?
Aluminum tanks, replace or repair? (1) Ed Schenck at 6:58am 03.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3390 Over the years we have seen much here on HOW about leaking aluminum water tanks. I am wondering if
Gotta love this boat! George8396 at 9:21pm 03.08.10 Racing 10/3213 Saturday afternoon on Santa Monica Bay. 23.7 mile course was supposed to be windward/leeward but tur
Another Autohelm 4000 question.. rpell46 at 8:49pm 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5129 After searching through all the forums, I could not find any reference to anyone having determined w
Bilge ventilation Manny at 8:11pm 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3288 I didn't want to hijack Jared20459's cabin sole sealing post, but Ross brought up something i've bee
Electric anchor windlass bgdrewry at 7:33pm 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1518 Hi... I've just bought a 1996 Catalina 28MkII and want to install an anchor windlass. It doesn't loo
Looking for O'day 26 John Stevens at 6:47pm 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/991 I'm looking for an O'day 26 with or without a trailer. I'm located in Florida. John
Hunter 50cc Wallpaper rob831 at 6:45pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3161 Looking all over for hunter 50 cc wallpaper...can't find a single 1. Anyone know where I might fi
Securing the Jib Sheets... Team118 at 6:41pm 03.08.10 Catalina 30 6/1772 I've done some searched, but the words are too common for the search engine. Currently, my jib she
Transom Reinforcement on 1987 23.5 carboman at 5:26pm 03.08.10 Smaller Boats 1/1055 I have been thinking of beefing up the transom on my 1987 23.5. I was thinking of pumping some type
blisters suds22334 at 4:41pm 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1388 After you open a blister of any size how do dry the out.
Hunter Service ? rob831 at 4:22pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1754 How are hunter sailboats and how is the service after you buy one? Looking at Hunter 45cc.

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Oceanis 400 switches SimonNZ at 2:25pm 04.04.22 I think that's what we'll end up doing too - both doors and two panels. There's an old radar to remo
Oceanis 400 switches ribbit at 2:23pm 04.04.22 I replaced the door. The blue Sea Panel cutout is quite different from the original.
Starting fluid Crusty Ol Salt at 2:22pm 04.04.22 Just a little twist on this story. What is the issue with not using engine block heaters?
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? pfwhitworth at 2:19pm 04.04.22 @pfwhitworth , Good afternoon! Depending on the thickness of your transom, it shouldn't be
1981 Hunter 22 bow deck-hull seam Crazy Dave Condon at 2:18pm 04.04.22 @Dave Groshong Got pictures but waiting on a former h 22owner to respond.
Starting fluid jviss at 2:17pm 04.04.22 With my Universal M25 on my Catalina 36, I needed glow plugs every time I started it from cold, but
Spinnaker, hows and whys shemandr at 2:13pm 04.04.22 I used to douse the spinnaker with a release of the guy. We didn't release the halyard until the sp
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 2:12pm 04.04.22 the op asked about the "sails". the sails always are pulling the vessel. the wind is another disc
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Babette04 at 2:12pm 04.04.22 If you replace the Volvo PSS with a PYI you will have to fiberglass the hole in the fiberglass for t
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 2:03pm 04.04.22 The easiest way to look at it is using Newton's laws. For every force the is an equal and opposite
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast (1) pclarksurf at 2:00pm 04.04.22 Trying to recall when I had my gooseneck detached from the spar-- could you not touch up the ripped
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 1:58pm 04.04.22 More food for thought - Someone suspended by a parachute falls slower than gravity would otherwise
Life's little lesson All U Get at 1:55pm 04.04.22
Update Jerry Nevins at 1:52pm 04.04.22 Your story is an inspiration!
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Rick486 at 1:50pm 04.04.22 The reality is each sail is an airfoil. So air flowing over the airfoil produces lift and drag force
Starting fluid All U Get at 1:49pm 04.04.22 In a nutshell, we should all spend next winter in Maine with the boats in the water waiting for the
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 1:46pm 04.04.22 hi roland are u insinuating that the air flowing over the wing of a boeing 747 is lifting that babe
Spinnaker, hows and whys DArcy at 1:45pm 04.04.22 Best part of flying a sym spin is bellowing "Blow the guy!" when things start to get out of hand.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:43pm 04.04.22 https://shop.hunterowners.com/prod.php?4240 Thanks Dave.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:42pm 04.04.22 Udi, I sail solo a lot and jacklines are essential in my planning. I gave it a lot of thought and w

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