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2005 Hunter 27 Purchase Advice Steve at 12:32am 09.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1582 Looking at a 2005 Hunter 27 (first year production) with the 9 HP motor, no traveler, and no in-mast
Broken Spreader LSU Kid at 2:44am 09.08.07 Day Sailers 7/1964 I was getting ready to launch today when I realized I had broken a spreader. I was sliding my mast o
H23.5 rudder jbreland at 3:58am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/928 In searching through the archives I found a thread where people were talking about drilling a small
Old Gelcoat oday27jfc at 4:07am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/965 Is there anything to revive 25 year old finish or do you just paint or refinish?
H-216 in Very Light Air Mr.Ernie at 6:50am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/973 As those of you that have raced the 216 in very light air already know, the asymmetrical kite is use
Depthsounder malfunction Lou 14643 at 10:18am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 12/5675 Just back from a wonderful three day sail on the Chesapeake - consistant 10-15 knot southerly winds,
water pump seals losciale1 at 9:14am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1088 would love a step by step for my Oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 scews on the impeller cover and
water pump seals losciale1 at 9:03am 09.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 can anyone give a step by step on the oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 screws on the cover and is
Keel Bolts glassbutterfly at 10:30am 09.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/976 We have bought an old Catalina 27 and the keel bolts are rusted and extremly thin. We need to know h
Turning upwind pmeyers at 11:03am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 16/1182 I convinced my wife to go fishing with me on my sailboat. We motored about 5 miles to the entrance t
Boat Value Radioop at 11:17am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1426 Can anyone tell me where on-line I can go to see what the "Blue Book" value is for any given sailboa
Air Conditioning raw water clogging LSCalifornia at 12:14pm 09.08.07 Big Boats 13/7375 Thought I'd share this recent discovery regarding Air Conditioning issues related to clogged sea wat
Wheel Conversion David at 12:12pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1118 I'm interested to know if it's possible to convert the tiller/rudder assembly on the 26S to a pedest
honda 50 is getting louder gary nelms at 12:09pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/959 The '99 honda 50 4 st runs good but seems to be getting louder, especially when rpm's are up. I don'
Havre De Grace Manny at 1:52pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 53/5043 Hey Gang,My wife and I have been talking about moving the boat for the next season. We are conside
LOOKING FOR pics of sand sailor at 1:56pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1166 wood ' glass hatches dont like the fiberglass slider one i have and want to build a wood one w/ wind
Are ST50 instruments still available Pat at 3:17pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1300 I have been troubleshooting my speed instrument for some time now. Bought a new transducer, checked
Bent Keel lock Bolt extracted... abk at 3:46pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1086 The p/o had the lock down bolt sealed in with silicone... I wrestled it out and it was bent into a s
The Boat for all Seasons !!! Colin& Mary at 7:49pm 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 3/937 To All you seafaring folk out there Help.In 2009 we are looking to do the ARC and now we are in the
Mysterious tapping sound Ken Palmer at 10:37pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 10/1420 We have noticed a tapping sound when motoring our 33.5. This sound happens while under way or not.

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Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Will Gilmore at 5:07pm 10.04.21 totaled electrical system This is unlikely, as these boats usually didn't come with an electrical
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor smokey73 at 5:00pm 10.04.21 @esedenka saw your pic and deleted the post
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor (1) esedenka at 4:59pm 10.04.21 I am assuming you are meaning the rotary drive unit. This should have a chain on a small sprocket
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor (1) esedenka at 4:55pm 10.04.21 The controller is a Raymarine ST7001 but I do not know the model of the motor. Cannot see the number
grinding sound starting?? heritage at 4:55pm 10.04.21 Low cylinder compression will cause hard starting and might not be noticeable when running.
Belt for M25 with Alternator Bracket Upgrade Kit sailnski at 4:51pm 10.04.21 Thanks, Ward and Stu. Now I understand the bushing concept. I might have a source or two for that.
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Ward H at 4:47pm 10.04.21 Nothing wrong with a splash of red to make things pop. I like it.
Found out why my alternator wasn't putting out current ... MitchM at 4:45pm 10.04.21 you are one lucky man to have found that bad crimp the way you did ! congrats...
Belt for M25 with Alternator Bracket Upgrade Kit sailnski at 4:44pm 10.04.21 Yes, in looking at the info in the link, the proper term is foot. I will contact a good alternator
Water Heater replacement for H31 MitchM at 4:41pm 10.04.21 check out the isotemps, i think they now make a small stainless steel 'slim' unit. at:
Bottom Paint in Northern fstbttms at 4:39pm 10.04.21 i've used nothing but interlux Micron for 40 years. There are at least 8 products in the
Belt for M25 with Alternator Bracket Upgrade Kit Ward H at 4:39pm 10.04.21 My alternator had an out-of-round hole the foot. I gave it to the marina owner along with the pivot
grinding sound starting?? MitchM at 4:38pm 10.04.21 dear OP, are you sure you don't have big voltage drop from battery to key start swit
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? heritage at 4:37pm 10.04.21 I'm curious about how much water is inside the boat. Is it over the settee cushions? Typically, wo
Bottom Paint in Northern MitchM at 4:34pm 10.04.21 i've used nothing but interlux Micron for 40 years. i get 4 years out of it on fresh
grinding sound starting?? Boomer2it at 4:31pm 10.04.21 I'm assuming you have a 1-2-Both battery selector switch. Have you tried starting it when the switc
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor Stu Jackson at 4:26pm 10.04.21 What autopilot, make & model?
Belt for M25 with Alternator Bracket Upgrade Kit Stu Jackson at 4:25pm 10.04.21 You're welcome, glad you found it & did it. Maine Sail discussed that in one of his lengthy alternat
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Castrilper55 at 4:21pm 10.04.21 No problem at all... Sailors in the northern latitudes are busy in summer! I really like the red -
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 steelntime at 4:06pm 10.04.21 i have a 1995 hunter 40.5 and suffered a hard grounding, doing 8 knts and came to complete stop on

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