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Hunter 26 Swing Keel TJ at 12:13pm 06.03.07 Smaller Boats 3/2086 The uphaul line for the swing keel is worn on my Hunter 26. Has anyone tried replacing this line the
Hull maintenance Lee3567 at 12:03pm 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/891 We just bought a boat and need to clean/wax/paint the hull. Any suggestions on what kind of wax and
Maximum number of people for 30 footer John F at 11:54am 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 18/9262 We're having a boat party at our dock in a few weeks. 11 people total. If the weather's nice, I'd
Hey guys, a bit new to sailing,need to ask things Malcolm & Darlene at 11:49am 06.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1024 A bit new to sailing here,,I have a 74 Mac Venture,got about 15 hours sailing "till a storm beat it
1980 O'Day 23--Backstay stickman at 11:37am 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1444 Hey everyoneI'm having a middle-aged moment (just turned 40) rigging my boat. On an O'Day 23, how
Is America's Cup half empty? SailboatOwners.com at 4:06pm 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 29/2401 What's your response to another US failure in the America's Cup series?What went wrong? Tactics,
Voyager Launches Voyager5994 at 3:08pm 06.03.07 Other Sailboats 14/1187 We do it the hard way 'round here - No fancy travel lifts or dry docks, no sir! Just heart stopping
Painted Winches Beam Reach at 2:43pm 06.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 I recently aquired a set of Lewmar winches #30.They are showing their age and have considered paint
Windlass paulj at 1:02pm 06.03.07 Catalina 310 3/2092 So when this goes bad do you replace it with an orignal Seward p/n73959 or....paulj
No all around anchor light questions dancing bear at 12:53am 06.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2564 My M25's electrical panel has three switches: mast (for the masthead light only), running (for the
420 battery wiring questions... Persy at 11:21pm 06.01.07 Big Boats 4/1049 I have an 01 420 with factory generator and inverter and don't understand the way the batteries are
Thanks for the help! Calvin Dockery at 2:49am 06.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/730 Frank, Greg, and Rusty,Thanks for the help from my "Questions from a new owner" posting a couple o
leaking ports abacoasis at 4:57am 06.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1121 I am about to glass over the whole mess! We have been fighting leaks around the ports (non-opening w
Tiller Tamer (1) Mike4049 at 7:55am 06.02.07 Catalina 22 15/2614 Does anyone have a good way to secure the tiller for those quick runs below or forward to check on t
74 Venture project for sale hull #234 Malcolm & Darlene at 8:27am 06.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1508 I have a "74" Venture project boat on a trailer to sell, I have niether the place,time, or talent to
Is a 22 footer large enough? Tidal Creek at 7:44am 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 24/5808
H31 1986 fuel level indicator steve g at 7:05am 06.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/917 Anyone added a way to tell how much fuel is in your tank? I have a 16 gal. plastic that I can't see
Creaking from Gooseneck Michael at 7:04am 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3118 I have been experiencing some creaking sounds coming from the attachment point of the boom to the ma
Dodger Tony23670 at 8:53am 06.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1136 On my Hunter 25.5 that I purchased recently I noticed what appears to be a dodger storred aboard. I
galley 1979 o'day 25 where does the sink drain Eddie Allen at 11:32am 06.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1187 Where does the galley sink drain. how does the water get out of the boat?

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Raw water cooling system question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.25.21 Ditto to everything above, except multiply by two. The only place you will find solid pipe supplyin
O'day 28 Access to FWD Shroud Padeyes & Stanchion Bolts (4) Richard19068 at 10:02am 08.25.21 I have a 1985 O'Day 31 which I assume is similar to yours. Haven't had any problems with the chainpl
Galled stanchion removal DArcy at 9:53am 08.25.21 I'm curious about the galling on your screws. Galling generally occurs when materials of similar har
Help Identifying my Furler jssailem at 9:11am 08.25.21 Tim, You will want to moderately restrain the furling line as you pull the sheets to unfurl the sail
H31 speed control cable markwbird at 9:02am 08.25.21 Remove it and take it with you to the Marine supply store (chandlery) and get another one just like
Raw water cooling system question sail sfbay at 8:56am 08.25.21 ...........The suction pipe from the sea cock all the way to the rubber water hose that feeds the wa
brand of microwave to fit in cupboard above stove seadaddler at 8:56am 08.25.21 My 07 H-36 came with a microwave and we use it a lot and my wife does have frozen foods for when we
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 8:50am 08.25.21 Waxing up my surfboard. Remember to use the right method... "Wax on, Wax off" Jim...
Invest 99L All U Get at 8:47am 08.25.21 Waxing up my surfboard.
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape FastOlson at 8:45am 08.25.21 Also.... it may be an unauthorized splash-mold product copied from another better-known dinghy; and
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 sail sfbay at 8:43am 08.25.21 .........We live in Ottawa and are planning a trip out to teach ourselves how to sail. Our choices 1
Ottawa area sailor feel like offering a week lesson sail sfbay at 8:27am 08.25.21 These guys offer private instruction in Ottawa: Learn To Sail Ottawa & Kingston (advantageboating.co
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 rgranger at 8:20am 08.25.21 46 years ago, I got my first sailing lesson... it lasted about 10 minutes. He did not use sailing
Prop Specs vmaks at 8:18am 08.25.21 I suspect that any prop shop experienced in dealing with feathering or folding props could do the w
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 8:06am 08.25.21 i'm blunt. no ruffled feathers at all. i enjoy sharing the skills of sailing. by being blunt i h
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 jon hansen at 8:03am 08.25.21 i'm blunt. no ruffled feathers at all. i enjoy sharing the skills of sailing. by being blunt i ho
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 7:59am 08.25.21 My other post, on Jon's advice: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/ottawa-area-sailor-feel-l
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 7:55am 08.25.21 do you know the 'rules of the road' by heart? I think I've been pretty clear on what I do and don'
37c projects TLSailing at 7:53am 08.25.21 Salty Tails, what paint did you use to cover the white parts on your topdeck/ cockpit? I also have a
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 7:49am 08.25.21 I've put up a post in hunter section to see if anyone locally is looking for a few miserable hours t

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