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Question on spreaders Elepant_man at 8:29pm 05.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2041 hi I am a proud new owner of an oday 20. Her mast had come down some time ago and the spreaders were
Feeder Plates required for one reefing kit Nuwanda272ODay at 7:05pm 05.26.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3488 I am trying to install a Harken one line reefing kit on my 272 ODay. For the system to work properl
Profurl Problems ontheroadgiv at 6:19pm 05.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1331 Hello All I need to adjust my headstay. Haven't been able to get the profurl up so I can get at the
V21 Mast won't go to vertical! Ben Kent at 6:04pm 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1494 I took my new (to me and first sailboat) 1973 V21 out to Lake Dillon, CO yesterday for a chilly (45
Help desperately needed clean a sail pucker up at 5:37pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1424 As a birthday present for a dear friend i am trying to restore her starwind 190, it has been sitting
Hot Water Heater Woes jibes138 at 5:09pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 20/2885 My hot water heater core is leaking, I think from where the fresh water fitting is brazed to the tan
H26 Mast Crutch Specs jandelbert at 3:09pm 05.26.09 Smaller Boats 3/1551 Can anyone provide me with any dimensions/specs for the mast crutch for a '94 H26? Has anyone made
Mac V21 Motor Mount (2) SketerV3481 at 3:02pm 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/996 Want to mount a 6hp 4 stroke on this mount, can't find a name on it anywhere. Had a 4hp 2 stroke on
Irwin 25 Mainsheet rigging jroscoe at 2:42pm 05.26.09 Irwin 2/3437 Am refurbishing a 1972 era Irwin 25, with no idea of what the mainsheet rigging was. did it have a
I need trailer advice Joeyselectric at 2:10pm 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1954 I Have a 1995 26C that I bought as a project and now have it ready to go but my next project is the
Auto tiller repair question. yugnoir at 2:07pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1114 Hello all, I need to change my connection to the Auto tiller (it snap) and the manufacturer told me
Macerator tripping breaker Adam678 at 2:04pm 05.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/11082 The macerator was tripping the breaker on my H290. It would run then trip, run then trip...and like
replacing bulkheads scott.k at 1:45pm 05.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1466 My 1977 25' Oday needs replacement bulkheads does anyone have experience in replacing these?
Thetford recirculating toilet NJArnfield at 1:06pm 05.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3641 We have a recirculating toilet by Thetford (if I read the labels correctly) on an older boat which w
Thetford toilet NJArnfield at 1:03pm 05.26.09 Pearson 1/1561 We have a Thetford recirculating toilet on an older boat which we have recently purchased. We canno
Figawi Regatta shemandr at 12:46pm 05.26.09 Big Boats 1/1328 We went to Nantucket on Saturday, via a friend's plane, and sat having lunch at the Ropewalk while t
Has anyone tried Flexiteek or ? dcafr2 at 12:42pm 05.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1849 Have you had it installed? Has it held to the non-skid? Did you find any that are working better?
OMC saildrive trouble isail4sanity at 12:14pm 05.26.09 Bigger Boats 7/3618 Hi all, I have a 1978 OMC saildrive in my O'Day 28. I found water(a lot!) in the lower combustion ch
Fuel Filter Jonny PIP at 12:11pm 05.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1349 I have a Hunter T-2 30 footer Hunter 1979 ,I am asking where the primary filter is located ? I know
Tuning bman88 at 11:56am 05.26.09 Big Boats 3/1430 I'm a rather new owner of a 1983 Hunter 34, and would very much appreciate some help with tuning my

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Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 Jim Ferguson at 6:02am 02.23.22 This video from my Youtube page show a bit more detail for the Rudder Reference installation -> uXDT
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 5:49am 02.23.22 Texas and I forget the others require outboard motors to be registered (taxed). That's essentially
USCG Registry versus State Rick Webb at 5:12am 02.23.22 It's not unusual, in fact there are 19 states that don't require registration of USCG documented ve
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 4:47am 02.23.22 Unusual that MA would not require registration of boats that are operating in state waters. Not on
Gel battery update All U Get at 4:40am 02.23.22 It looks like the boat was built around the batteries. How did you get them out? There were some
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 4:38am 02.23.22 Unusual that MA would not require registration of boats that are operating in state waters. Not on
USCG Registry versus State BigEasy at 4:36am 02.23.22 It is not necessary to register a boat in Massachusetts if it is USCG documented. Unusual th
Gel battery update jviss at 4:23am 02.23.22 installed in 2007 15 years! Wow.
Gel battery update shemandr at 4:22am 02.23.22 It looks like the boat was built around the batteries. How did you get them out?
Starwind 19 project boat SailingLoto at 4:20am 02.23.22 Looking great already! Where do you intend to sail it? Lake of the ozarks. I live there and sail
Starwind 19 project boat SailingLoto at 4:19am 02.23.22 You must own a fleet of sailboats by now! My last boat was a Starwind 19. Great little boat. There
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 4:17am 02.23.22 The tax scheme on boats in Massachusetts is virtually identical to Maine. Sales, excise, registrati
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 4:13am 02.23.22 ALL the above being said, you are in Taxachuttes... They might just have a special tax for document
USCG Registry versus State sailme88 at 4:09am 02.23.22 ALL the above being said, you are in Taxachuttes... They might just have a special tax for documente
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 3:37am 02.23.22
USCG Registry versus State Plymouth Sailor at 2:10am 02.23.22
Starwind 19 project boat BigEasy at 9:32pm 02.22.22 Looking great already! Where do you intend to sail it?
Battery options BigEasy at 9:25pm 02.22.22

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