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Fixed Rudder & tiller for an O'Day 25 - Free Ran-Dee9229 at 8:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1720 I have an Oday 25 with a fixed rudder and tiller in very good shape. Its fiberglass, the original ru
Reverse, Neutral or Forward jwaidlic at 8:15am 09.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1416 My friend and I have a friendly disagreement on which gear should be place while under sail, reverse
3 Day Lake Powell Trip Pictures..... (18) Sumner at 7:34am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1755 We took friends from Belgium out on Lake Powell for 3 days. Actually we had one afternoon on the wat
sleeping comfort tomholland at 7:12am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2255 Any suggestions on making sleeping on a Hunter 26 more comfortable.
how often? bobertobisonni@yahoo.com at 6:56am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1403 My 260 Hunter is in salt water all the time (Galveston Bay) I am wondering how often I should do th
Keel Angle Mick at 5:06am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1109 I had to replace the OEM cable that controlled the raising and lowering of my swing keel on my 96 26
Yanmar 2GM20F buzzer monta001 at 3:21am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2497 I have a yanmar 2GM20FC engine. The buzzer keeps bleeping (not constant) when I increase the revs.
Yanmar 3GM30F. Noise or Vibration EPRIMA14 at 1:49am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6193 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F engine in a Hunter 356 with approximately 350 hours. From the beginning the e
Masthead sheaves, replacement Sailor Jim at 6:31pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5972 I own a 1997 Catalina 28 MkII tall rig. The topping lift is off its sheave (port side, aft) and jamm
Maine Cruise Pics (7) Maine Sail at 5:55pm 09.03.09 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3403 I know, I know I should have uploaded some photos earlier but did not. The weather has been great, n
Looking for the other owners ableservices at 5:35pm 09.03.09 Lancer 1/1506 I am new to the Lancer Owners site and I was a member on the Oday site where I enjoyed alot of infom
neat or dumb? fishlansing at 4:47pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3965 does anyone else think it would be cool to turn a sailboat into a motor yaht? i want to do this bec
How long should they be? Granger at 4:04pm 09.03.09 Day Sailers 6/2158 I need to replace most of my running rigging. I don't have a list of running rigging diameters or le
Headboard Roy10289 at 3:29pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1333 I have a 1975 Legend 37.5. I want to replace what think is the original haylard for the mainsail.Th
I Like To Race - She Likes To Cruise Ducati at 3:17pm 09.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1500 Got my eye on either a Beneteau First 40.7 or a Beneteau 40. Can I fool my wife into thinking t
do i need a keel fishlansing at 3:03pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3370 if i am not going to sail my boat do i need to have a keel or will it flip and can it be taken off a
Piggy-back deck organizers on 260? yadayada at 2:46pm 09.03.09 Smaller Boats 2/1340 Would like to piggy-back another deck organizer on existing ones on my 260. The brand that I have
How are stanchions mounted on H336? robertsapp at 2:28pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1417 I'm finalizing the purchase of a 1995 Hunter 336. The survey found that several of the lifeline sta
Have To Brag On A dealer Mick at 2:24pm 09.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1007 To start with my disclaimer , I have no vested interest in any dealership , or company. I am just a
New Traveler for Trav'ler (1) higgs at 2:09pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1362 I am going to get a new traveler for my Nassau 34 - maybe. I have noticed the mainsheet arrangement

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Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 7:58am 03.31.22 I have been warned if I turn off key. Alternator may burn out(no load ?) That's not so. Turning t
Mast rail jviss at 7:55am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:48am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(s
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 7:15am 03.31.22 Wow , thanks for all the great ideas will try and work through them. Greg, you think you got a lo
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 7:05am 03.31.22 Maybe because wood actually floats and it's buoyant? Literally filled with air... I don't know. No
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? thinwater at 7:02am 03.31.22 ... When I sailed a Catamaran in Belize, the main halyard was held in a rope clutch. It has been abu
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. thevoyager at 7:00am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 6:54am 03.31.22 5200 is next to permanent and may never allow access to that area again without further damage. Good
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:46am 03.31.22
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:35am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no o
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 6:35am 03.31.22 Hi kbgunn, Thanks for the info on your capacitor. Do you remember the steady state amps rating for t
Reuse shrink wrap? DougM at 6:32am 03.31.22 $1200 is about what I paid in 2006 for a custom cover that lasted for 10 Michigan winters. Replaceme
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:19am 03.31.22 Kloudie1, I've to check the clearance. 3-4" may just be possible. Thanks. Ken Y
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:17am 03.31.22 By the way, I always run the engine when using the windlass, and rev it up to at least 1,000 ROM (id
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:16am 03.31.22 What is the grade or viscosity thickness of your engine oil? An oil additive to thicken viscosity
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor leo310 at 6:15am 03.31.22 I agree with Jviss that your windlass is causing the problem. What I would do is check the wire at b
Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 6:09am 03.31.22 Better check prices. My custom cover for the H356 was more like $3,000. I was a well known East Co
Luck Be The Lady... rgranger at 5:57am 03.31.22 So who else out there has had any close calls? Back in graduate school I was replacing the flash
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 5:49am 03.31.22 Guy on this site built one for a H40: Repairing Hunter 40 damage from Hurricane Matthew Materials w
Reuse shrink wrap? rgranger at 5:41am 03.31.22 That cover cost $1200 and lasted 11 years. Using @quadrille38 's data, it looks like a custom cove

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