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O'DAY 25 center of gravity Bruce B at 2:25am 07.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1250 I am refitting on older fourwheel flat bed trailer to haul my Oday 25 out. The prior owner had set
Lifeline Stanchion Grommets Ray K at 2:31am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2678 Does anyone know where I can get the little grommets on the stanchions that my lifeline goed thru? I
How to clean shore power cable? Pat at 2:35am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/4906 Anyone have a good way to clean the shore power cord? When I lay the cord on the deck some of the di
Cross-cockpit traveler installation Abby Normal at 3:33am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1487 I got a traveler system from another member on this forum thanks to the classified section.I plan
Rutgerson track car Craig at 4:36am 07.13.07 Smaller Boats 1/1129 I own a 1986 Hunter 23 with a Rutgerson track car. The bumpers on the track car and stops have dete
Head Overflow BungalowBill at 8:07am 07.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1052 I posted this on the "Head Mistress" board also but I thought I may get some more input here. I
Overflow Leak When Healed? BungalowBill at 8:04am 07.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1562 I have a 91 H28. My 'head issue' has to do with some type of overflow coming out of the holding tan
Davits for a Mac 26X SmellyCat10767 at 7:30am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1244 I bought a Walker Bay 8'dinghy to get to and from shore when we're anchored. I really need some lead
Davits for a Mac 26X SmellyCat10767 at 7:29am 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/932 I bought a Walker Bay 8'dinghy to get to and from shore when we're anchored. I really need some lea
Stuffing Box Hunter 31 Jonathan Romero at 6:22am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 10/4435 Does anyone have a picture of the 1987 Hunter 31 stuffing box? I've tried repacking mine and I still
1985 O'Day 222, swing keel stuck in fully up posit Roland Winter at 8:14am 07.13.07 Day Sailers 4/3170 My boat swang unto a pebbly shore during the night with bow anchor anchored on shore, and a stern an
Darkening of Teak When Finishing? barry at 8:31am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/963 The teak I start with has the nice light teak finish, but when the polyurethane finish is applied th
steering wheels kaamrhein at 9:03am 07.13.07 Big Boats 1/1490 where is best to buy one of those hour glass models?how difficult is it to replace?
Creaking from Transom - Stern area - Hunter 380 Robert Smith at 9:59am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/804 I hope somebody might have some idea what might be causing the creaking I hear when I am sailing thr
Sail guide for a 10 yr old Hunter 23.5 Paul A. Spong at 9:48am 07.13.07 Smaller Boats 4/1254 Need to replace a broken sail guide. Don't have a dealer close by, can't find it in the Huntermarin
Forestay tension Manny at 12:24pm 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/904 Hi all,I have a CDI furler for my jib. Lately I've noticed with jib all the way out and in decent
H23 - Running halyards to cockpit jamboo at 12:55pm 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1028 Working on a project to run main and jib halyards back to cockpit.One of the halyard goes up out o
Improvements to a 26D (1) oreana123 at 1:18pm 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1251 I have been working on a 26D making improvements to the generaL livability including such things as
Turning the 170 over in the yard breadman at 3:21pm 07.13.07 Day Sailers 6/1522 I did it my daughter and I turned the critter over in the yard, we slid it off the trailer and once
Backflow TN at 4:16pm 07.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1627 My H27 is less than 2 years old and is equipped with the infamous Jabsco toilet. I greased the pump

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Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? Benny17441 at 2:50pm 10.04.21 Also worry about the load rating in pounds.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Tally Ho at 2:49pm 10.04.21
Changing Hoses Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.04.21 Thanks very much for the responses to my post. I did not think about adding water to the outlet. I
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BigEasy at 2:30pm 10.04.21 however, if you want to continue telling me to run, I'll accept that, too, for the entertainment v
grinding sound starting?? dlochner at 2:28pm 10.04.21 Next step is to replace the power to 10g and see if that helps. If you are referring to the wire
Any advice regarding bottom paint fstbttms at 2:23pm 10.04.21 It is a wives' tale that ablative paint must be removed before overcoating with a hard paint. In som
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 2:22pm 10.04.21 Speaking of tables, our 35s5 came without a salon table. I copied a nice design from a previous boat
Changing Hoses Claude L.-Auger at 2:18pm 10.04.21 I do believe I need to change the hoses, although from external inspection, they feel and appear i
Bottom Paint in Northern fstbttms at 2:15pm 10.04.21 In climates where one takes the boat out in winter, what paint works for this "multi-season" approa
grinding sound starting?? Boomer2it at 2:15pm 10.04.21 initial start I crank for about 10-12 seconds, 2nd start another 10 seconds, usually on 3rd crank st
Beneteau First 36.7 toe rails Hollyberry at 2:14pm 10.04.21 FWIW I think if I was changing toerails on the 36.7 I'd consider changing to perforated aluminum.. l
grinding sound starting?? MikeHoncho at 2:12pm 10.04.21 put a new starter and battery in 3 weeks ago, going to replace the small grade wire from the igniti
grinding sound starting?? MikeHoncho at 2:09pm 10.04.21 For some reason when I posted my first reply I thought I read something about grinding but I don't s
grinding sound starting?? Boomer2it at 2:04pm 10.04.21 put a new starter and battery in 3 weeks ago, going to replace the small grade wire from the ignitio
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? (4) rgranger at 2:04pm 10.04.21 I'm somewhat of a masochist... I am, indeed! The following facts are been considered: 1) I'm a m
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR WindS at 1:54pm 10.04.21 On the dodger, I was thinking of moving the forward ring on the boom back behind the current-back ri
Inavx Help yoms1984 at 1:38pm 10.04.21 Thank you for your replies. I still have not found the right combination for the data.
grinding sound starting?? NYSail at 1:38pm 10.04.21 Why install a thermostart unless you are consistently starting in the cold? Hard starts will continu
Looking for Tarragona based yacht maintenance services JamieB at 1:32pm 10.04.21 So we spoke to a group called pro sailing. Were awaiting a quote back but they've been super respons
Looking for Tarragona based yacht maintenance services JamieB at 1:30pm 10.04.21 While I hate to send people to other forums, you might find more responses over on CruisersForum.co

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