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Boat renaming Mike at 10:53pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2174 I'm just wondering if anyone performs a renaming ceremony anymore. I can understand the desire to h
Folding Kayak? Ralph18414 at 11:47pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1045 Sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in northwest AL would be grander if I could explore the many creeks that
Install T-Track DC1417 at 12:01am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1458 Last year I bought T-track w/ jib leads for my '72 O'Day 22. Previously the boat only used the work
REAL KEEL DEAL Lots-a-Knots at 12:32am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/861 Just purchased '93H 23.5, water ballast, but unable to drop down swing keel. Do you think it's just
Yanmar ysm8 jb20731 at 12:41am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 8/3738 I'll be the first to admit I'm mechanically challanged. I am install new mixing and exhaust elbows o
Cleaning Lexan Steve A. at 2:10am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1387 The Lexan "skylight" on my 1992 H28 is developing what appears to be salt deposits or water spots.
Attention Great Lakes sailors Mike at 12:02am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/948 We are headed to Mackinaw Island at the straights of Mackinaw this summer for the first time. I have
Cat 22 keel problems Ken Todd at 2:34am 05.09.07 Catalina 22 4/1248 The keel on my cat 22 is lying at the bottom of the marina. Does anyone know how much the keel weigh
Anchor line container (1) Joe11688 at 3:39am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1199 Year ago, I used to do up my anchor line up every time I finished using it, to make everything look
S/V (?) Richard at 4:02am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1663 I see a lot of posts where the boat is listed as S/V whatever. I guess S/V stands for sailing vessel
Height/length of boat/length of mast down Tim Haibach at 4:22am 05.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1141 Trying to find out the dimensions to commercially transport my C27 std rig down to florida. I'm not
Cockpit manual bilge pump Mike Martin at 5:12am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1584 Looking for a pump repair kit for the manual cockpit bilge pump. It's made by Kempax from Sweden an
Our government is at it again Nimbus at 5:31am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 25/1960 I just recieved an e-mail from my club to bring to my attention an a new bill to be introduced. It
Tanks Voyager5994 at 5:19am 05.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/876 Gill -The attached photo shows the area under my aft floor. The foto was taken from the entry way
Setting up to sail....how long? tegwilym at 7:51am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1568 I'm still new at this trailer sailing thing, and have only had my new (used) Catalina out sailing 3
Bosun Chair renom2 at 6:49am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1179 I need to replace my windex. Is there any special considerations I should think of if I want to try
Install AC After market DaveH20533 at 6:37am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/991 I am looking at a Hunter 29.5 and was wondering if anyone has experience putting in AC after market.
headstay length redux Lenny Martin at 6:28am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/926 Hey all. I've seen this topic posted before but with no real definitive answers. I'm trying to det
Prop Shaft 31seahorse at 10:12am 05.09.07 Bigger Boats 3/1362 Hello O'Day List Members,We are new owners of a 1984 O'Day 34. In the process of repairs for relau
Anodized Toe Rail Ron Lambert at 10:17am 05.09.07 Seidelmann 1/1607 Has anyone had any experience refinishing an anodized black toe rail? During the course of this past

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Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 DayDreamer41 at 7:48pm 03.02.21
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 7:47pm 03.02.21 Sorry @chiefairwrench, I had to do this! It happens every time on this forum. Spellcheck kills our s
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 7:45pm 03.02.21
SV Panope. 100 anchor videos rgranger at 7:43pm 03.02.21 On a few occasions I have pulled my anchor as tight as I dare and cleat off at the bow. Then I go
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant Terry Cox at 7:42pm 03.02.21 Glad you found the culprit; no coolant circulation. I'm wondering here whether the leak source is fr
CDI Flexible Furler alexco38 at 7:36pm 03.02.21 I had the same on my old Macgregor 26S. I pull a line in the slots to prevent it from collapsing. Cl
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? jssailem at 7:35pm 03.02.21 Nice that you figured out the challenge and resolved it with the former owner. I wish you the best
1976 Santana 21ft SailingLoto at 7:31pm 03.02.21 Yep. It appears that is where they cut the fiberglass out to put a new cable on the keel. They fiber
SV Panope. 100 anchor videos Terry Cox at 7:29pm 03.02.21 I know exactly what you mean. The more pressure applied the deeper they dig. And when it comes time
CDI Flexible Furler Grotto at 7:27pm 03.02.21 I would replace the extrusion I had a similar issue and discover by accident it also became very bri
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 jmce1587 at 6:58pm 03.02.21
Bimini frame parts Justin_NSA at 6:54pm 03.02.21 Take it to any hardware store and they will have a gauge to tell you the size and thread coarseness.
CDI Flexible Furler danooxnard at 6:35pm 03.02.21 This is from the SBO store. CDI manual it a free download search furler. A tip inside on putting f
Bimini frame parts Phil Herring at 6:19pm 03.02.21 Correction: :pimp: We do sell a bimini for the Hunter 26, but we don't believe Chiriqui has one of
1976 Santana 21ft mhancock3123 at 6:16pm 03.02.21 Yep. It appears that is where they cut the fiberglass out to put a new cable on the keel. They fiber
Fuel valve location fullbore at 6:10pm 03.02.21 ... fuel shutoff / stop handle in the aft berth, by the battery switches... make sure that you locat
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? reuabyor at 6:01pm 03.02.21
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? dlochner at 6:00pm 03.02.21
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? dmax at 5:55pm 03.02.21 The cracks in the deck are from the water in the core freezing and expanding. Boat looks nice otherw
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. LeslieTroyer at 5:52pm 03.02.21 Air or lift pump. keep the glow plugs on as you start the engine - if it dies when you release the p

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