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The 2009 Arctic Mariner Expedition rpwillia at 11:04am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1323 My friend Tony Lancashire and his friend Kevin look to be about 1/3 way through the Northwest Passag
Did Mac 25 change to 600 lb keel/winch being placed on cabin floor & no longer on cockpit-big change mntjohnson at 10:57am 08.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3652 Did Mac 25 change to 600 lb keel/winch being placed on cabin floor ' no longer on cockpit - so a big
Replacing flooded batteries with gel jrpla at 9:52am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2752 Replacing flooded batteries with gel Is time to replace my batteries, I was thinking in changing
mast step replacement (2) Steve22124 at 9:26am 08.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2258 Last winter I found that my mast step had cracked. I assume it was due to metal fatigue and temperat
Howdy All! Zoomie at 9:14am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1136 Howdy All! Brand new guy here. I live in SC and work in NC. I'm a DOD air traffic controller and fly
New Here, Hi to all O'day 25 Coty137 at 9:06am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1673 Good day to all, I am new to your community and would like to salute all of the O'day owners here!
Raymarine ST6002 problems bman88 at 8:51am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3857 I recently hooked up my Raymarine ST6002 auto pilot to my new Garmin 540 GPS, and after considerable
removing mast step pin R.S.Cape at 8:01am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 7/2047 Does anyone have any tricks for removing the mast step pin? We lowered the mast for the first time o
leaky sink drain hose tombow88 at 7:52am 08.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1250 Hi folks, I just bought an '05 Mac26m and it stunk! turned out, kitchen hose was leaking waste wate
Cutting through fibreglass core decking suggestions? Starfish at 7:28am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7126 Hi, I am replacing the forward hatch of my Seidelmann S299 and need to cut out the decking for the o
Gelcoat thinner RichH at 7:25am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1575 Am looking for east coast supplier of "Duratec High Gloss Additive" -- a thinner used for spraying
Some many parts ,so little knowledge Mitchell Slochower at 7:00am 08.14.09 Pearson 1/1616 I just moved up from a very basic O'day 22, to a 1984 Pearson 34. I am looking to replace some of th
Swimming with friends (1) amcmahon at 6:52am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1542 In a previous thread (1 gm heating) I mentoned that I had gone in the water to clean the coolant wat
Painting Hull sgreenest at 6:50am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 1/2630 Painting Hull/need "pick points" We are new to this, we need to have the hull repainted and need to
Lewmar Hatches Richard E. ("Dick") Craig at 6:22am 08.14.09 Big Boats 2/1280 Has anyone replaced the lens in their Lewmar hatches?
Forestay replacement????? steveebryant at 5:17am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1715 I need to replace the forestay on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would like to replace it as soon as possible.
Holding Tank Leak MikeWilkinson at 7:38pm 08.13.09 Big Boats 8/2501 My 2005 Hunter 36 holding tank has a hose fitting cross threaded from the factory. It has taken 3 y
Air conditioner mold odor Rxman47 at 6:46pm 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5551 In my Hunter 336 when we switch on the A/C we get very strong odor of mold. Probably the PO didn't u
1968 Ericson 30' Restoration TipsySailor at 5:38pm 08.13.09 Ericson 2/5536 Hi, I would love to talk with anyone who owns another Ericson 30 Sailboat, we haven't had ours long,
Roller furler replacement dduhaime at 4:03pm 08.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1211 I have a 1993 First 35s5 with the original Profurl roller furler. I replaced the upper bearing last

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Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 04.20.22 Here is a good video showing the technique. 110882884 Where you bring the line back to the boat (i.
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits dLj at 3:59pm 04.20.22 This is one reason why I am glad I currently don't often deal with the public. If they know better
41' sailboat dry storage for long term (months) DIY? dLj at 3:43pm 04.20.22 I see no one has answered you. I don't have an answer either, I'm actually on the East Coast. I will
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel rgranger at 3:42pm 04.20.22
Fresh water flush dlochner at 3:33pm 04.20.22 How does the toilet know whether the water at the supply is fresh or salt? What difference does it
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 04.20.22 @Justin_NSA , it is not a Hunter. It is a Catalina 28.
Fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 04.20.22 What difference does it make if the supply is pressurized? Wouldn't that just help the toilet pump
Anchor locker leaks jviss at 3:13pm 04.20.22 Wow, a very interesting thread, and well written, detailed posts from all afflicted. Thanks. I don
Ship/Maintenance log book Rjm st.petersburg at 3:11pm 04.20.22 The spreadsheet seems to be the best way for me. I will get my son to set them up, then I can update
Anchor woes (1) jviss at 2:47pm 04.20.22 That is goofy! Is the chain locker isolated from the cabin, and does it have a drain? Could be no,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 2:41pm 04.20.22 Appears that the load on the alternator was stalling my engine. Where can I claim my prize? :) (
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 2:02pm 04.20.22 Back from vacation and spent a day chasing wiring. Alternator connects directly to House bank batte
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel dmax at 1:53pm 04.20.22 Catalinas don't have gelcoat/fiberglass over their keels, just plain lead (alloy). It looks like may
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 04.20.22 More rigging data in the downloads section https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_28_375150
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:43pm 04.20.22 To answer the question about motor hookups from the shift and throttle cables, Tohatsu had easy quic
Epic Fail (1) shemandr at 1:41pm 04.20.22 This screen shot from Chart of Peconic Bay. Note the power cable across the Cold Spring Pond Inlet.
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig (1) brazenarticle at 1:06pm 04.20.22 Hello Flando - the specifications from the manual are 1/4 inch 1x19 wire and a 3/8 in diameter pin.
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 04.20.22 The cleanliness of the prop is another consideration. This allowed me a max. of 2000 RPM BUT with m
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:59pm 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure How does the toilet know whe
Epic Fail Will Gilmore at 12:56pm 04.20.22 The lake I use is mostly powerboat friendly. Many ramps have this issue. You have to keep a clear h

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