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JimGeddes at 11:28am 10.05.09
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I'm looking for some chart plotting software for my laptop. is there anything free out there? What
spinwing at 11:22am 10.05.09
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We are interested in moving to a Hunter 34 however draft is a major concern because of silting in ou
andy boyer at 11:20am 10.05.09
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I had a Jabsco quiet flush head with fresh water flush installed last winter by the dealer. We are g
TinKicker at 11:11am 10.05.09
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We are in the process of buying an O'Day 30. In preparation for the survey, we were checking around
CatNY22 at 10:19am 10.05.09
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I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22 which had last been in the water in October of 2008. It has
shemandr at 9:43am 10.05.09
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Last weekend we had a race overnight around Block Island and had the boat heeled more than we usuall
skipperlenny at 9:17am 10.05.09
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I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
Adrian Morris at 9:16am 10.05.09
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I have a Hunter 19 with a 1995 8 hp honda this weekend it seemed like the prop was slipping at times
fdefran12 at 9:03am 10.05.09
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Any recommendations for the best way for cleaning Dacron and gennaker Sails?
dcroome at 7:23am 10.05.09
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Hi there, This is my first post. I recently had a near-disaster on my 2006 Hunter 33. I was cle
Rich Stidger at 6:16am 10.05.09
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I guess I'm just slow. I should have solved this issue years ago, but maybe there were always bigge
Papa Bruce at 6:06am 10.05.09
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I have an 1993 H30t. I've owned it for a couple seasons and when we clean out the boat in the Fall:c
André R. at 5:09am 10.05.09
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I have a friend that has a hydraulic Robertson linear drive, that has been rename since Simrad /Navi
Mich222 at 3:26am 10.05.09
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Is there anyone out there still using the foam-filled kick-up rudder who would like to contribute??
OdayDave at 10:00pm 10.04.09
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The weather forecast was calling for an overcast and cool day (max temp. in the high 50's), but with
gfroch at 9:08pm 10.04.09
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Hello all- After 10 years of painting every few years on my trailer, the bottom of my '95 H26 is pr
Inter20sailor at 8:53pm 10.04.09
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Salts, New to the boat, and looking for some basic numbers on a loose guage for stays, shrouds, a
ddetlor at 8:51pm 10.04.09
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Why did MacGregor not add the rear stay to the 26M? It seems like something that is missing for str
seth at 7:29pm 10.04.09
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Does everyone seem to have trouble with their Jabsco heads? They seem to be everywhere. They come o
Doug/Karen at 5:39pm 10.04.09
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This weekend we experimented with an A-Sail on our H356. We tied the tack line to our bow roller an

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Hull Rot
rgranger at 8:33am 04.12.22
I'm planning on keeping this in saltwater. Is there a cheaper type of antifouling paint you would r
Life's little lesson
Tater at 8:25am 04.12.22
Good news, they got the outboard running again. I had a small OB on a fishing boat go under. I got
Seams A Problem?
jeepbluetj at 8:19am 04.12.22
Hypalon or PVC? If PVC you know the answer. Hypalon though is definitely worth fixing.
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips?
Joe at 8:16am 04.12.22
The traveler is part of your "running" rigging(rope). Usually, when we talk about replacing the rig
Renogy
jeepbluetj at 8:16am 04.12.22
Pretty open ended question/discussion. I would not generally use a Renogy solar controller. Why?
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
JamesG161 at 8:14am 04.12.22
If you look at his first picture you can see his rudder is Fiberglass where it is cracked. So that c
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
smokey73 at 8:11am 04.12.22
Ok guys there are two parts to the bearings 1) 2 on the Rudder shaft 2) 2 affixed to the boat The
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
JamesG161 at 8:06am 04.12.22
Ok guys there are two parts to the bearings 1) 2 on the Rudder shaft 2) 2 affixed to the boat The
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
smokey73 at 8:03am 04.12.22
@dLj Really good question. Hopefully the @kjdoyle1 will respond back soon. While this is only a
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
dLj at 7:49am 04.12.22
Ahh, so you guys are saying the bolt should not be the primary means of attachment between the uppe
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch
Project_Mayhem at 7:44am 04.12.22
Call D&R to confirm. Rudy used to be the parts manager at O'Day
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
jssailem at 7:39am 04.12.22
@smokey73 Has a very good point. Some Hunters, I have learned, were equipped with fiberglass rudder
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
smokey73 at 7:37am 04.12.22
From your owners manual , this might show a better picture. drive (the disk). The radial drive cl
Hull Rot
Scott300 at 7:35am 04.12.22
Bottom paint degrades quickly under a strong alkali environment. I used to publish a homemade peel
Renogy
jviss at 7:35am 04.12.22
@Maine Sail or anyone else, anything on this?
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?
smokey73 at 7:33am 04.12.22
@kjdoyle1 If that is a fiberglass shaft (not shaft tube, but actually the shaft) IMHO you are abou
Hull Rot
Scott300 at 7:25am 04.12.22
That looks like old bottom paint to me. Fiberglass doesn't "rot". The most common way for solid fib
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube?   (1)
JamesG161 at 7:20am 04.12.22
From your owners manual , this might show a better picture.
Raritan rebuild?
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11am 04.12.22
The toilet is a Raritan PHII. You can download the owners manual from here Raritan SuperFlush Owner
322 Keel Material
Tin Kicker at 7:08am 04.12.22
I found and resurrected this thread because the top of my keel had pin-holes in a blistered loose ar

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