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Went over yesterday to look at this old civil war ship, that was uncovered by hurricane Gustav close
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My trailer was stolen while my 1979 O'Day 19 was in the water for the summer! Does anyone have hull
MAC915 at 8:42am 10.16.08
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Have the hole cut and am ready to mount the bulkhead compass. Question is: exterior side has a rubbe
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:cry: Here we go again. Just had a long conversation with our marina's boat yard manager and he feel
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Hi all you 356 /36 Hunter owners. I am wondering what size spinnaker did you get for your boat,I am
lehigh375 at 4:51am 10.16.08
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Does anyone know if the Hunter 356 has a engine hour meter somewhere on the boat? If not, how come?
chaseorion2002 at 4:32am 10.16.08
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Where can I find a stern rail for a Mac 26.... 1992 model winston
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I am putting a kitty together to buy a boat in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. In my area I see a choic
Cappep at 7:41pm 10.15.08
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Does anyone know the size of the packing for the drive shaft on a Pearson 303? The drive shaft is 1"
Globe Trotter at 7:32pm 10.15.08
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Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can help.... Our Columbia 27 mast lights are not working we have g
Allan Frey at 7:11pm 10.15.08
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Does anyone have experience using the in-boom mainsail furling systems that have been developed in t
paulj at 7:06pm 10.15.08
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Jim and Gale took these pictures the other day from their sailboat of me sailing. I had just rolled
Jim at 7:00pm 10.15.08
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Go Phillies were heading to the big dance!:dance:
bare aweigh at 6:09pm 10.15.08
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I've had to drop the lead keel on my 1987 Oday 28 because one of the bolts seemed to be pulling out
Irwin Mariah at 5:32pm 10.15.08
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We need to put on (lost in repair) a new topping lift. Where does the topping lift attach on the mas
Seattle Scott at 3:46pm 10.15.08
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Starting at the home page of hunterowers I click the "new posts" tab and at the top of the list is a
Seattle Scott at 3:29pm 10.15.08
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I replied yesterday to "Disagreement that you can clarify" and to "winter storage of inflatables" bo
272txsailor at 2:41pm 10.15.08
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Just curious where all the dead sailboats go?, After Ike hit us , there are a ton of bad boats with
New Guest at 2:13pm 10.15.08
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Hi, I am buying a Macgregor 26M next year. I am going to keep it in a slip for the summer. How high
CruiserDave at 12:22pm 10.15.08
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Does anyone have any idea as to the standing rigging tension on an O'day 35?

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New Roller Furler - Your pick?
DougM at 5:49am 12.31.21
I have had both a Profurl and a Harken furler. I liked the Profurl for its wrap stop feature. The mo
Anyone know what caused these depo
jssailem at 5:44am 12.31.21
Yes. It happens when salt water gets on your hot engine. It is corrosive and should be removed. The
Anyone know what caused these depo
RoyS at 5:31am 12.31.21
Unusual in my experience.
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue
RoyS at 5:27am 12.31.21
Following up on what Hayden suggested: prop could be fouled. Reach down to your prop shaft while in
PacificNW weather update.   (1)
All U Get at 5:25am 12.31.21
PacificNW weather update.
jssailem at 5:22am 12.31.21
Your going to need a beefier bow if you plan to keep using the dinghy as an ice breaker.
Water tank
RoyS at 5:15am 12.31.21
My boat is much older than yours with an aluminum water tank. Maybe yours is similar? Anyway I had t
Florida Day Sailing
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10am 12.31.21
As a former now retired sailboat dealer, many daysailors were built in Florida or nearby to include
NEED Hunter 25.5 Trailer, Central Texas.
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 12.31.21
I second what @sail sfbay says. Why? In my early days as a dealer, I loaned my trailer to my cust
Velociteck Prostart
kappykaplan at 3:15am 12.31.21
Wasn't Jackdaw working with that company? He was.
Farr 940 v. Farr 9.2 v. Noelex 30
Tedd at 10:05pm 12.30.21
If you are looking for a racing sailboat a J105 would be my choice: SailboatData.com - J/105 Sailbo
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue
JoeWhite at 10:01pm 12.30.21
Sounds like fuel starvation. Is the fuel path to primary filter partially blocked?
Anyone know what caused these depo
FLAPILOT at 9:27pm 12.30.21
So I found these deposits on my universal 25MXP. Are these salt deposits? Is this something common i
Velociteck Prostart
Joe at 9:26pm 12.30.21
Wasn't Jackdaw working with that company? Racer's will spend big money if they think they can get a
H33.5 V-Berth Length
Joe at 9:22pm 12.30.21
A pocket door, a dutch door, a curtain or reverse the opening direction, then you can fill the added
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue
FLAPILOT at 9:21pm 12.30.21
Don't know about the fuel leak, may have been coincidence, but checking and changing out the impell
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue
FLAPILOT at 9:20pm 12.30.21
Running without water cooling the exhaust may have melted the inside of the exhaust hose and restri
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing
JamesG161 at 9:14pm 12.30.21
So since I ended up ordering from SBO for an extra $30 Thank you! The Key to this free website is

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