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Rub Rail End Caps (1) MED at 11:29pm 07.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1303 Can someone let me know how the rub rail plastic end caps are fixed to the bub rail and what is the
rudders Jos� Pelegrina at 11:34pm 07.18.07 Day Sailers 0/1087 Bought my used oday and realised that it was out of control going headwind, and this due to a rudder
Need a Handle for a YSM 12 Deseal engine JON at 12:21am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/2092 I have a 1978 30 hunter with a YSM 12 Yanmare engine need a Handle to manual start because my starte
Starter motor jon at 1:19am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1097 I have a 1979 30 hunter my starter motor is not working,looking for some advice.JD
Asym equipment required - H280 and/or H29.5 Clark at 1:28am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/991 I have a pretty good idea for rigging an asym for my 280 except for the installation of a winch or s
cockpit drain hose Eric14568 at 2:01am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1851 Hi folksI have to replace the cockpit drain hose in my Oday 222. Im not sure if I can reach down a
JUST PURCHASED A 1978 R-22 RANGER AND NEED HELP BOOMERSBULLDOG@YAHOO.COM at 1:46am 07.19.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2536 I REALLY NEED HELP ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT PCS. I'AM MISSING ON THIS R-22 . IT'S THE FIRST SAIL BOAT
Sailing the Loop tgrass462 at 3:28am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 4/1066 A month or so ago there was a posting from a couple who were sailing the 'LOOP' in a Hunter 260. Ha
San Franscisco Bay looks nice PrincessoftheLake at 3:21am 07.19.07 Big Boats 2/795 I am out here in San Francisco on business and went down to the Embarcadero for dinner last night an
1978 O'day 25' CB Rudder Specs David at 2:36am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2024 I am looking for someone that might have the dimensions for the Rudder for my 1978 O'day 25' CB. I l
Reefing a jib Bob at 6:25am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4446 Has anyone reefed a genoa? I dont have roller furl on my 26 footer. I always opted for simplicity
New 260 Owner - Need Assistance Dave4991 at 6:15am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 5/1182 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 260 and finally got it to the lake. Need some help regarding the toppi
Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/974 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1390 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/936 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2473 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/981 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4065 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1488 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube

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Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 4:26pm 10.01.21 Very nice refit ,unreal what some people do to their boat. Looks like you could add a cockpit table
Vision 32 side ports? sail sfbay at 3:50pm 10.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! Similar issue discussed on this thread: Vision 32 Side Window Replacement \|
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 3:41pm 10.01.21 Zarcor makes a nice cockpit table that attaches to the pedestal and folds down in front of the pedes
Mods to our 35s5 Mechone at 3:37pm 10.01.21 Very nice refit ,unreal what some people do to their boat. Looks like you could add a cockpit table
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? JRacer at 3:32pm 10.01.21 Kevin: On my First 310, I rebuilt my Amiot Traveller using off the shelf parts. If you are interest
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 3:09pm 10.01.21 Looks good, nicely done.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 3:06pm 10.01.21 Really small ones probably work themselves out also I am rough guessing.... No, they don't. There
Bottom Paint in Northern Captain Larry-DH at 2:27pm 10.01.21 In southern New England I've used either Micron CSC or Pettit Hydrocoat (not Eco) for the past 20 ye
Bottom Paint in Northern TomY at 1:50pm 10.01.21 I've used Aquagaurd for the last few seasons here on the coast of Maine. My season is 5 months, June
Bottom Paint in Northern Davidasailor26 at 1:46pm 10.01.21 Also do people power-wash ablative at layup time - or anytime for that matter. We get a power wash
Bottom Paint in Northern Scott T-Bird at 1:34pm 10.01.21 I used Flexdel UltraGard this year. I can't say it's been any better or worse that any other ablati
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 1:27pm 10.01.21 Yes. In fact, if there still is a reasonably big air bubble in the system, you will overheat in
Bottom Paint in Northern Charles Erwin at 1:26pm 10.01.21 How about the salt water folks? For example Interlux claims that Micron CSC (an ablative) is multi
Check Valve for Galley Faucet Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.01.21 It is a check valve that holds the water in place ; otherwise you would be pumping alot
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 10.01.21 Thanks, Stu. probably safe to say if the engine is running 180 temp. or so at 90% throttle, probab
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Stu Jackson at 12:48pm 10.01.21 want to start the Kubota motor What engine is this?
Interior Cushions 29.5 Sailm8 at 12:25pm 10.01.21 The only cushions we replace on our 29.5 was the aft berth. We bought a double bed size 8 inch memo
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 11:35am 10.01.21 Moving on.... I mentioned that all of the sliding pieces in the galley or nav station areas were mi
Bottom Paint in Northern Art12050 at 10:51am 10.01.21 I use an ablative bottom paint. I used a brand called Bluewater for several years with good results
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel odaydokay at 10:46am 10.01.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and mag

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