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REAL KEEL DEAL Lots-a-Knots at 12:32am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/925 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 8/3957 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 2/1572 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 4/1003 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 4/1363 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 3/1257 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 20/1777 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 1/1220 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 1/1638 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 25/2184 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 3/984 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 13/1952 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 5/1312 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 3/1030 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 0/963 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 3/1514 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 1/1716 Has anyone had any experience refinishing an anodized black toe rail? During the course of this past
installing Plasteak strips? Sherry at 12:06pm 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2559 I am preparing to install Plasteak strips to replace the old teak coach roof trim strips - about 13'
Whining noise Hunter 340 under power. KenHartfield at 12:09pm 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1295 I have a 1998 H340, it was moved by truck from San Francisco to Kelowna BC, CanadaThere is now a wh
Ok, what happened to the Home Depot post? Don s/v Tellico at 11:24am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1290 Saw the posting with the joke this morning, now I can't find it. Is it gone? Did I imagine it?A

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iPad charging woes Davidasailor26 at 12:09pm 09.02.21 Which is why I suggested to measure the voltage the iPad is getting. How would you suggest doing t
iPad charging woes Don S/V ILLusion at 11:55am 09.02.21 I tried all those things, no dice. Also, that wouldn't account for the fact that it charged properl
20 or 25 shaft length outboard sailboat outboard? tfox2069 at 11:45am 09.02.21 I owned a Catalina 27 for years on the Chesapeake Bay. We always ran a Yamaha 9.9 long shaft with h
iPad charging woes WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 11:23am 09.02.21 Use a pencil eraser to clean the lightening connector. Clean out dust and debris oin the lightening
iPad charging woes dlochner at 11:21am 09.02.21 Use a pencil eraser to clean the lightening connector. Clean out dust and debris oin the lightening
NOT buying H34 (3) DeniseO30 at 10:53am 09.02.21 Well I rode out the storm last night sleeping on the boat, it was like sleeping on a roller coaster!
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines AwwShucks at 10:32am 09.02.21 To those that have completed the process, how challenging was changing the outhaul line? Did you w
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Richard19068 at 10:26am 09.02.21 Don S/V ILLusion said: On a 20 something foot boat, a small list is almost always nothing more than
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines BC Bernie at 10:25am 09.02.21
Help with a fresh water system issue splax at 10:24am 09.02.21 the cap on the in line air chamber not attached correctly
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts Bob S at 10:06am 09.02.21 You could try these guys, I use them for parts http://niemiecmarine.com
Looking to buy Sirocco 15 sailboat 1970s SaltyDog23 at 10:01am 09.02.21 Hi Megaro, I still have mine. It's a great little boat. Forty-one years ago it drew me into the vort
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? Secret sail at 9:57am 09.02.21 Axioms have wifi and blue tooth. if your nav station mfd is connected up to everything in nmea or se
Battery power Secret sail at 9:50am 09.02.21 Do you have a charge seperaror? it could be that the power from alternateur that charges through the
Hood 810 Roller Furler (1) Tally Ho at 9:31am 09.02.21 The manual says that the bearings are a combination of alternating SS and Delrin bearings. greg
Winch removal tfox2069 at 9:10am 09.02.21 Update- put a bar in the opening of the centre spindle and yanked - came unglued, no damage to the
Hood 810 Roller Furler dmax at 8:58am 09.02.21
iPad charging woes jssailem at 8:56am 09.02.21 Wade, I think that the BLUE SEA unit may be listing the "Maximum" performance. When used it may be p
iPad charging woes (1) jssailem at 8:50am 09.02.21 Not all charging ports are created equal. I have been using the SCOSCHE USB inserts, after reading @
Surveys are a waste of money BigEasy at 8:48am 09.02.21 I have hired three surveyors over the years. All of them were competent and provided useful informa

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