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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 1/1614 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 1/1363 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
Clean Yellow Lead-Acid Battery Stain From White Cockpit Sole - How? Harold at 4:24am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1050 I just had my lead acid batteries replaced with AGM's. The workmen must have tracked the residue of

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Single handing WI Rigger at 7:01am 12.29.21 Is there a way of obtaining correct tension on my standing rigging? What is to tight and what is to
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? LeeandRick at 6:28am 12.29.21 If it's worked before try dropping the sail and cleaning the upper swivel. Most don't need lube so j
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel (1) dkinzer at 6:24am 12.29.21 Here is an image of the Kuuma 11841 water heater that my 41DS has. rizontal centerline are the heat
The Proper PROP Barn-dog at 6:24am 12.29.21 My bottom remains clear of marine growth throughout the season, but I did see a lot of barnacles on
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 eherlihy at 5:16am 12.29.21 Remember if you do get the PSS in place successfully - you will need to go through the same thing a
Self tailing winches Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 12.29.21 You can purchase beige ceiling liner caps from a good hardware store to cover up the two holes which
Hunter window reseal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 12.29.21 Greg. Good morning Others in the manufacture of sailboats use to say that as there were a coupl
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? Apex at 2:42am 12.29.21 leech line no, luff tension (halyard) can improve furling, along with a slow furl. MikeHoncho is co
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior jmczzz at 2:08am 12.29.21 This is for my new sailboat an 85 O'Day 26 it is a good one. We negotiated the price down to 6500. S
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior jmczzz at 1:43am 12.29.21 Check out a Dollar Store or similar place. Also look in the house wares dept at a grocery store. A
PacificNW weather update. MikeHoncho at 12:09am 12.29.21 Just started back up again
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? MikeHoncho at 12:06am 12.29.21 The PO of my boat had the marina rigger add a anti wrap block on the front of the mast that increase
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 10:22pm 12.28.21 As I understand it you have taken the boat out of the water and the leaking bow water tank is no lon
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 10:20pm 12.28.21 Edit: I got to my laptop and was able to edit this post It is easier from the inside but you can d
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 10:00pm 12.28.21
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel baycloud at 9:47pm 12.28.21 One thing I did notice is that I have two expansion tanks - my theory is that one is connected after
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel baycloud at 9:32pm 12.28.21 So basically, the 120VAC water heater either has the extra water heating coil hookup to utilize engi
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 8:56pm 12.28.21 I hoist our HOTSPOT up the pennant line to about 40 feet and get good streaming service within 15 m
Stern rail size? sail sfbay at 8:49pm 12.28.21 Likely 1.25" diameter (same as my Hunter 46) but suggest measuring the circumference and divide by 3
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DArcy at 8:47pm 12.28.21 When working on the boat I've found it better to use my phone as a hot spot than depend on the unpre

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