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Gel coat?? DPT at 10:01am 05.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1532 Hi, new O'day 25 owner/novice (well, I am new to it, she's a 1977)... question about "gel coat". I
Advice on roller furling systems DPT at 9:57am 05.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1057 Hi, O'day 25 novice here... looking to purchase a roller furling for my boat... never used one, not
Interior Cusion JungleJetJock at 9:56am 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1058 Does anyone know where I might be able to get a replacement cusion for my aft berth on my Hunter 260
Advice on wind indicators DPT at 9:54am 05.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/928 Hi, new O'day 25 owner (and a novice)... looking to buy a wind indicator to mount to my mast... any
Paint or not to paint? DPT at 9:53am 05.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1075 Own my first Oday 25... wondering if I need to paint the bottom. Yes, I will be keeping her in fresh
cushions and storage` Don12592 at 9:40am 05.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/827 I am a new owner and am searching for cock pit cushions for an 81 22foot also the forward cabin tha
O'Day 25 manual Marc Robic at 9:34am 05.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2822 Does anybody know or have an original O'Day 25 manual (particularly 1975, but would appreciate any m
GPS and Bimini tops Greg at 9:19am 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2552 Does a Bimini top affect the reception on your GPS?
Compression post failure H36_80-82 Bob at 9:06am 05.18.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1228 I have searched these forums for 2 days and have not found any relevant information regarding the co
leach and foot lines Norm17054 at 8:27am 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1101 I have recently acquired new sails that came with leach and foot lines in the main and Genoa. Insti
A hitch that I use quite often (1) Joe11688 at 8:09am 05.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/811 Check out the link to the site,"Knot Knowledge" provided, and click on to the "Highwayman's Hitch".
Structual Renovations Alex Ruurs at 8:00am 05.18.07 Other Sailboats 7/848 I am wondering if there are any Coronado owners out there who might have some advice for me. I'm sur
2007 Seidelmann Rendezvous, Rock Hall, MD Daydreams at 7:47am 05.18.07 Seidelmann 0/1217 If you plan to attend the Seidelmann rendezvous in Rock Hall on June 23 and need a transient slip, y
H23 Galley Module MJA at 7:33am 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1042 Does anyone know where I can obtain a Galley Module for a 23' Hunter '86? I need the little cabinet
Insurance shopping Tim Op't Holt at 6:37am 05.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/886 Can anyone recommend an insurer for here on the Gulf coast?
self draining cockpit hose setup Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 12:06pm 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1124 On my boat, the cockpit drain is aft dead center in the cockpit, in a small sump. From this hole the
Garmin GPS and S1 Wheelpilot Interface Cable Greg W at 12:15pm 05.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/882 I am installing an S1 Wheelpilot and would like to run the cabling which connects to my Garmin GPS a
speedometer is not displaying jco789 at 5:28pm 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 0/729 raymarine seatalk transducer- the temp is recorded and displayed correctly but even though I manuall
speedometer not reading jco789 at 5:23pm 05.18.07 Ask All Sailors 4/976 raymarine transducer/ seatalk instruments- the temperature reading is correctly displayed but even w
Max Prop Marc at 2:39pm 05.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/776 I have a Hunter 44 Aft 2005 with Yanmar engine 4JH4E 56 HP. I recently installed a Max Prop. size 18

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Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 8:35am 06.28.21 DO NOT LUBE !!! That makes it so when you do get it down you can't lock it and it keeps creeping ba
Mac 26S Mast-raising System Tedd at 8:34am 06.28.21 Thanks, @sail sfbay ! We tow and launch every time we sail, so it was worth it to me to streamline t
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging sail sfbay at 8:34am 06.28.21 .........What is the best way to feed a 3/8" line through the mast when it is up or down? One would
Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 8:34am 06.28.21 My 41DS has similar. They are pneumatic (or whatever) so will go down very slowly. Release the kn
Soft floor/hull dLj at 8:31am 06.28.21 In my past two sailboats, (Sanibel and Pearson) there was never water in the cabin. I sealed the c
Soft floor/hull dLj at 8:25am 06.28.21 There are two types, generally, of foam- closed cell and open cell. You will never get a perfect sea
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 8:17am 06.28.21 In my past two sailboats, (Sanibel and Pearson) there was never water in the cabin. I sealed the ca
Mac 26S Mast-raising System sail sfbay at 8:17am 06.28.21 Whoever buys your Macgregor 26S will get a very useful modification for launching.
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples jssailem at 8:17am 06.28.21 Once committed to epoxy you are in for a penny in for a pound. Just epoxy no glass will become brit
Mast boot leak (1) sail sfbay at 8:15am 06.28.21 Congratulations on your new 42!! Do you have a mast deck wire housing just forward of the mast? If
Transducer Failure? jssailem at 8:14am 06.28.21 Power on - checked with a DVM - OK Connections both at the transducer and the "Main Unit" cleaned an
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 8:12am 06.28.21 @Davidasailor26- Lots of good insights, and clearly the foam in there has to go. I am going to cr
Adding Mast Base Blocks jssailem at 8:05am 06.28.21 I am guessing here, but a friend with a machineshop could make a plate to extend off your mast base
Trying to find the location of Primary Fuel Filter and Y-valve on 2005 H36 sailboss at 8:02am 06.28.21 One point, never turn on the macerator pump without having the seacock in the port stern locker open
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 8:01am 06.28.21 Ooo, backing plate--I didn' try that as a search term. I'll give those a look too. Thank you! W
Adding Mast Base Blocks (2) duck21 at 7:59am 06.28.21 Ours is currently a similar set up to yours--mast-based blocks to turning blocks (although on the 37
EV-100 auto helm issues jmce1587 at 7:56am 06.28.21 When disassembling the wheel drive assembly be gentle. It is easy to break the plastic parts inside
EV-100 auto helm issues jssailem at 7:56am 06.28.21 @markwbird here is the guy. https://www.i3dgear.com Out of Ganges, Canada. Tell him you heard it fro
Adding Mast Base Blocks (1) jssailem at 7:51am 06.28.21 What is showing in the Hunter diagram appears to be the use of a Schaefer Marine backing plate to ex
Catalina 28 MkII steering quadrant panel dmax at 7:30am 06.28.21 Fiberglass parts like that are often hard to come by - you should try Catalina. However, the panel i

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