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85' Hunter 23 or 77' Oday 25 chuckbaly at 3:17am 01.28.08 Trailer Sailors 17/5940 I am trying to choose between 2 boats I am considering. A 1985 Hunter 23 or 1977 Oday 25. Here are
Replacing Mainsail Bob at 3:09am 01.28.08 Yamaha 5/2087 Greetings,I'm shopping for a new mainsail. If you have any comments on sails or sailmakers, I'd a
sidestay length for a 25' O'day Doug Bauckham at 4:31am 01.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1121 I have just purchased a 1978 25' O'day c/b ' would like to know the length of the lower sidestays (s
Deck Paint Suggestion BroomHilda at 4:12am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1054 I own a 1981 Hunter 25. The deck is in need (I believe) of a paint job. Very chalky...If you were go
Dinghy Davits PHitchcox at 3:50am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 As my wife and I are getting older and have more time to sail, our backs are also getting older and
"Easy Reefing" Warren Milberg at 3:27am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1693 I just got done reading, and rereading, an article on pg 38 of the Feb 2008 edition of "Sail," magaz
Put in Bay to Harbor Springs Michigan JohnnyMac at 6:59am 01.28.08 Big Boats 11/1673 Four years ago when I was planning a trip to the North Channel of Lake Huron I received valuable inf
Mast head light bulbs arayc01 at 6:54am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1094 Does any one know what style of bulb is used in the mast head lights of a Hunter sailboat, specifica
That noise Deadline at 6:20am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1111 Hunter neglected to screw down the compression post plate on my 320, so I helpfully obliged. Then I
Hoisting a hard dinghy aboard Taylor at 8:04am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2954 Its mixed snow and rain in the northwest today, and a perfect time think about boating. I'd like t
Inflatable dinghy floor, slat, wood, or air floor Mike8245 at 10:08am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/12124 Does anyone have any other than the obvious positives or negatives to each of the 3 floors available
Silver Marine dinghy, thumbs up or thumbs down? Mike8245 at 10:02am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1955 I am considering a Silver Marine inflatable dinghy, does anyone have any experience with them? It wo
Webasto Heater Install 323Cruiser at 9:26am 01.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3842 I recently purchased a Webasto AirTop 3500 desiel heater for my Beneteau 323 and need to make the de
Beckson Ports (1) Gosselin R�gis at 9:02am 01.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/943 Hi, I would like to know if somebody among you would have the dimensions of the opening Beckson of O
Epoxy ready to apply Kerry13709 at 8:21am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2025 Ready to start coating my teak ' holly plywood flooring, 23 or so pieces all together. According to
Raymarine Smartpilot X-5 or S1 Smartpilot. Which would you choose? Joe Mullee at 11:20am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1250 Has Raymarine come out with a new autopilot called the Smartpilot X-5 or have I just been asleep at
Sanitizing the head holding tank Cruisin30MKIII at 11:30am 01.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1155 Just purchased a 1995 Cat 30 MKIII :). The inside has a bit of odor from the head. I think i need to
1993 legend 40.5 jeff 93 40.5 at 9:08pm 01.28.08 Big Boats 2/1594 first time hunter owner here. beautiful used 93 hunter legend 40.5! any problems or tips to share?
Baltimore Boat Show Ray at 8:29pm 01.28.08 Catalina 310 0/1154 All, Went to the Baltimore Boat Show this past Saturday. Chatted with the dealers, but did not see a
From last week - Teens lead rescue of boaters in lake [Pontchartrain] Norton at 9:33pm 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1072 Young sailors save the day! http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1201156509244670.xm

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Adding a 115V outlet (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 7:48am 11.07.21 With the money you save by not shopping at West Marine, consider adding a battery monitor like the
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:37am 11.07.21
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" kloudie1 at 7:34am 11.07.21 Not unusual .. mine is off 400-500 RPM.. I think when I do replace it, it will be with a VDO .. some
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 7:16am 11.07.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's ce
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. twodzusfittings at 6:51am 11.07.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. SFS at 6:50am 11.07.21 Doesn't FREYA belong (use to belong) to someone here on SBO? Maybe it's another forum, but I'm cert
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 11.07.21 PVC pickup tubes that extend to the bottom of a tank are used when discharge fittings are on the top
o'day keel problems dmax at 6:40am 11.07.21 I had a 1988 302 whose keel fell off as the result of a soft grounding and the tide receding - the f
Adding a 115V outlet Joe at 6:37am 11.07.21 You should consider installing a shore power system. Study your guides in the West Marine Advisor.
PNW Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 6:25am 11.07.21
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 6:07am 11.07.21 Reading between the lines on the ProSport series of chargers, I believe these were designed for trai
o'day keel problems Tally Ho at 6:06am 11.07.21
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (2) TomY at 5:46am 11.07.21 I knew it was only a matter of time before the next $1 boat, finds you. And once you have jobs that
o'day keel problems (2) Voyager1 at 5:43am 11.07.21 When I bought my oday 302 I had the same concerns. First time I pulled the boat out there was a 1/16
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (2) DeniseO30 at 5:33am 11.07.21 Installed the new cable last night! It was not too difficult... used the old cable to fish the new c
Adding a 115V outlet shemandr at 5:28am 11.07.21 I think I did add an outlet for my Promariner battery charger on the Slickcraft. If I remember corr
Finally went for a sail (3) DeniseO30 at 5:25am 11.07.21 Installed the new anti-siphon last night. Here are better pictures of how restrictive the plastic
New toilet and holding tank system RoyS at 4:44am 11.07.21 Does the macerator hose extend to the bottom of he tank?
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 4:07am 11.07.21 Thx Ward. I will read that next. Big picture I am shopping on the West Marine site. I just finished
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:05am 11.07.21 Talking to other boat owners at the marina - seems that our rate of zinc consumption is normal.

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