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oday swift info Dan v at 6:41pm 12.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1136 Does anyone have information on the oday swift.Oday made about 1700 of them, i have hull number 1487
Rudder Packing Gland/stop Washer James at 2:13am 12.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1087 When we pulled our 336 a few days ago, I noticed what seemes to be a plastic gland ring on the top o
Transition from Sailboat to Trawler Bob at 4:24am 12.28.06 Ask All Sailors 26/3699 Fo most of my life I have been a sailor from crewing in my teens on a Rhodes 19 in Lake Michigan (Ch
what size towing vehicle for Hunter 26 joegeodesist at 12:20am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 11/2395 Has anyone weighed their Hunter 26?I'm a prospective H26 owner, looking to buy the smallest tow ve
Holding tank-repair or replace? PrincessoftheLake at 3:49am 12.28.06 Big Boats 5/819 We are considering replacing the holding tank on our 1995 Hunter 40.5. According to the PO there ha
Looking to buy a trailer for my Hunter 26 K.Daatland at 3:26am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 2/1043 Looking to buy a trailer for my Hunter 26. Any recommendations? Need a solid and safe trailer? There
Wiring Harness In Mast Pictou Sailor at 8:48am 12.28.06 Catalina 30 2/1362 Does anyone have any problem with wiring harness in mast. I have been told that I should change this
H240 Main sail 2nd reef and smaller Jib Flight Test Guy at 9:38am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 4/940 Can anyone recommend a sail loft that could put a second reef in the mainsail for a H240.Any opini
DID YOU KNOW............ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 10:37am 12.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/766 Did you know that you dont have to be a Hunter owner to get listed in the OWNER DIRECTORY. Just look
Rudder project Dano18981 at 10:30am 12.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/978 Has anyone made there own rudder? I bought this C22 as a project boat but its missing the rudder. An
sail question this time Syversens at 11:18am 12.28.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1022 Hi all, we are still looking at replacing or fixing the genoa on our 361. I have quotes from a few s
I NEED COMPAC 16 SAILS! Brett Tintera at 4:27pm 12.28.06 Other Sailboats 4/2856 I have an 82 compac yacht 16' that I am rehabing back to life. I am in desperate need for some used
LIfe raft for a 44 Larry Jackel at 8:52pm 12.26.06 Big Boats 3/938 We currently have a 4 person coastal liferaft that we keep in a soft pack in the port settee of our
Sail Life Ken at 8:51pm 12.26.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1659 The UV cover on my roller furling Genoa is badly torn, otherwise the 5 year old sail looks to be in
Connecting VHF to GPS Hugh4753 at 9:22pm 12.26.06 Ask All Sailors 4/964 Wife gave me one of the West Marine DSC capable VHF's for Christmas and I was wondering how much tro
Mac 26M Captain's chair CaptMan at 9:57pm 12.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1397 Am I the only one who finds the 26M Captain's seat awkward? I owned a 26X that I replaced following
furler sail mike at 10:04pm 12.26.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 Have a 77, catalina 27. Considering a CDI furler but am uncertain of which headsail to use. I have a
Wet bilge Lauraine at 12:14am 12.27.06 Catalina 30 11/3330 We have a 1985 C30 and have owned her for 6 years now. And for 6 years, we have been trying to find
Thru Hulls steve rainey at 3:20am 12.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/901 I was wondering if anyone ever has had a need to hammer in a plug due to thru hull valves breaking l
Slip Fees J. Barrett at 4:14am 12.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/854 One of Abby's posts got me to wondering. What do we pay per year for slips/dry storage? I lease a sl

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Switching an inboard for an outboard Captain Larry-DH at 5:00am 02.05.21
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted kloudie1 at 4:57am 02.05.21 My '85 model 3 GMF has a Kanzaki KM 3 A If the cone is what ya need, the part # is 177070-03070.. co
Standing rigging kits jssailem at 4:55am 02.05.21 :plus: What Joe said.
Bike Rack All U Get at 4:55am 02.05.21 We had two collapsing bikes aboard for one night. I tripped on them enough to take them off the nex
Standing rigging kits Joe at 4:40am 02.05.21 I can't imagine there being anything Aussies aren't able to figure out or source. Since rigging, in
Hull question kappykaplan at 3:41am 02.05.21 It's @DianaOfBurlington
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Whatfiero1 at 3:23am 02.05.21 Had that problem with a cone clutch in a volvo and just switched to 40 weight oil. Then to 50 when
H34 transmission info Apex at 3:05am 02.05.21 I think this has opportunity to become a looong thread. :O)
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Ward H at 2:39am 02.05.21 Is the teak compression post hollow? I am going to run new wires in the mast including cable for
Hull/Keel repair peterwynndavies at 12:01am 02.05.21 Walk away and find a boat that has an undamaged keel which is seculy attached.
Where install battery charger C25? (1) PyratDave at 11:16pm 02.04.21 We use a small solar panel that makes 5w to keep the batteries on a trickle charge. the panel just l
Cat 22 cabin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 9:20pm 02.04.21 Thanks, Gene. Good to know you have had good results with the LUX. Chris
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 9:11pm 02.04.21 look up Thunderstruck Electric conversions. pretty basic set ups. obviously you still need batterie
Sailing by machine learning jon hansen at 9:08pm 02.04.21 we all are doing the machines. GPS, radios, auto pilots, diesels, compass, lightbulbs, propane, ta
Ventilation for Catalina 25 LuckyDuck at 9:04pm 02.04.21 The Batteries were replaceable on the solar vent we had, charged by the sun during the day and ran
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted markwbird at 8:56pm 02.04.21 Had the same issue. Kanzaki KM3a. It can be rebuilt. Cost you about $800. Replace the cone clutch. D
Sailing by machine learning markwbird at 8:51pm 02.04.21 Already happening with power winches, etc tied into computer with wind vane, knotmeter. Boat can lea
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby VanIslandGuy at 8:34pm 02.04.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and p
Hull question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:04pm 02.04.21
Hull/Keel repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:50pm 02.04.21 @Sailfanatic Comments are based on 50 years working on sailboats first as an owner and later as a

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