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Hunter Owners Get Together Duke at 12:14pm 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/998 To All: How about a get together with some good food and drink on western Long Island Sound say
Irwin 30 parts rpjn59 at 11:41am 07.22.08 Irwin 0/1832 Hi, I stripped a mid 70's Irwin 30 of her hardware and they are for sale, foresail (hanks), toerail,
Keel Rust Brad Hoff at 11:05am 07.22.08 Big Boats 1/903 I was wondering if anyone has dealt with keel rust on the H34. Mine is a 1984 and has had spots and
Topping Lift Mark Mynsberge at 11:03am 07.22.08 Big Boats 3/1422 My topping lift is getting worn and I am going to replace it soon. I currently have 7/16" line that
1971 Pop Top help Meis at 10:49am 07.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1116 I have a 1971 O'Day 23 with a "pop top' feature on it. I have had the boat for eight years and have
Whisker poles questions Mike at 10:42am 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1539 We're looking at buying a whisker pole for our O'day 26. We race in a PHRF governed regatta, so we
CENTERBOARD ODAY 222 JACK HALEY at 9:54am 07.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 12/5039 I NEED TO CHANGE MY CENTERBOARD PENDANTON MY 222. I DOVE UNDER THE BOAT AND FELT THE BOARD AND IT FE
window replacement Michael Diane Murr at 8:29am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/958 Hi! I'm trying to replace windows in my '83 Hunter 22. After removing all the screws from the insi
Enlarging a round hole Stevep at 8:06am 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1983 Hi all -- for years I have read about a technique to enlarge a hole by mounting two hole saws on a s
Autopilot linear drive installation jviss at 6:39am 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1478 I'm installing a linear drive "on the cheap," and 'though I gt a good deal on a used drive unit, I d
Fix Lewmar Opening Port Leaks Murray at 6:38am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1837 Some of the Lewmar opening ports on my B352 (1998)have developed small leaks. The water seems to be
Placement & installation of Solar vents on Hunter 340 Geoff at 6:26am 07.22.08 Big Boats 4/1807 I want to place 1-2 Nicor solar vents on the boat to keep it fresh and vented. Any suggestions on wh
Sigle handing Oday 23 Old Bill at 6:25am 07.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1613 I am a relatively inexperienced sailor who recently acquired a 1982 Oday 23 in its original conditio
Marine Odour solution - diesel and other Geoff at 6:23am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/993 I am writing to reinforce a solution I read on the archives re odour problems. I ordered Pure Ay
Yanmar transmission in neutral Elmendorf at 6:15am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1615 Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 50 hp 4JH2E engine and a KM4A transmission. I have foun
Tranmission noises/shuddering Geoff at 6:15am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/999 I have a noisy tranmission - it shudders the whole boat periodically when I change gears into neutra
Hunter performs well Phil Herring at 5:26am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1106 This was the title of an email we received today from a proud mom: My son Brett and his wife Naom
C36 Mk. I rudder post diameter? jviss at 4:32am 07.22.08 Big Boats 2/1301 Sorry for yet another annoying "quick question," but I'm not close to the boat, so a measurement wou
Clean Yellow Lead Acid Battery Stain Off White Cockpit Sole Harold at 4:31am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1364 I just replaced my lead acid batteries with AGM,s. The workmen must have tracked the acid residue g
Widgeon repair - toppled mast tekphnx at 4:28am 07.22.08 Day Sailers 3/1328 Hi everyone, I'm a new Oday owner and new to the forums. Also a novice sailor - this is the first b

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Windlass foot switch (1) nbender182 at 10:01am 12.29.21 kbgunn Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm having the same issue with a 45cc I recently bough
Single handing Will Gilmore at 10:01am 12.29.21 This article gives a good basic start. Tuning A Sailboat Rig the basic concept is to use enough ten
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? JoeWhite at 9:59am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at t
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel tahomathundr at 9:30am 12.29.21 The best way is to drill into the space inside the cabin liner then fish it back behind the the ste
Beached boat on oak island Calif. Ted at 9:09am 12.29.21 Careful, it took a chain of poor decisions to get him there and the chain seems likely to continue f
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 8:46am 12.29.21
PacificNW weather update. JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.29.21 Our Marina has declared itself closed due to surface ice. Shut down all the water to the slips. Hop
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 8:20am 12.29.21 I just tested our Mobile Hotspot and it links up to 15 devices. Down 10 , Up 3.5 mbps. ______ y. N
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:13am 12.29.21 FYI - this is the thing I am looking at. Tends to be very well reviewed. Interested in hearing from
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:10am 12.29.21
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:09am 12.29.21 When working on the boat I've found it better to use my phone as a hot spot than depend on the unpr
Beached boat on oak island rgranger at 7:56am 12.29.21
The Proper PROP dmax at 7:54am 12.29.21 "but I did see a lot of barnacles on my prop" This will definitely inhibit your speed, the prop need
Beached boat on oak island rgranger at 7:53am 12.29.21
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 7:51am 12.29.21
The Proper PROP Sailm8 at 7:34am 12.29.21 You should be cruising at a higher RPM like around 2800. But first you might want to purchase a che
PacificNW weather update. jssailem at 7:33am 12.29.21 I was looking at the weather and it looks like the temps are dropping. Our Marina has declared itsel
The Proper PROP jssailem at 7:30am 12.29.21 It does run fine, but it's old (34 years), and I don't want to push it too hard. I can understand
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? DeeV007 at 7:28am 12.29.21 Thanks for the replies! I used a sort of wheel spacer that was supposed to help create a bit more an
Beached boat on oak island Sailm8 at 7:26am 12.29.21 Sounds fishy stolen boat?

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