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ODay 40 Keel bolt torque specs DonEvans at 2:20pm 04.02.21 Bigger Boats 2/810 Reading through the owners manual I was unable to find the torque specs for the SS keel bolts. For s
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 1:57pm 04.02.21 Destinations 18/3697
Equalizing batteries dave_and_dd at 1:50pm 04.02.21 Ask All Sailors 35/4361 Hey guys - I have a single 160watt rigid solar panel with a 20 amp Rich Solar MPPT controller. Have
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? Richardwm at 11:31am 04.02.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2009 Spectrum says they don't carry 84 ODay anymore. My boat still has the original light tan and I can m
Solar Experiment (4) SycloneDriver at 11:22am 04.02.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/989 I decided to experiment with a bunch of stuff that I had laying around. I borrowed the inverter fro
1986 Capri 18 sailboat. Need spreader ends caps. any help please! kayjayyou at 9:55am 04.02.21 Parts Search 5/468 If anyone has any information on locating the spreader end caps for a 1986 Capri 18 made by Catalina
Secondary fuel filter removal (2) dhandzy at 9:38am 04.02.21 Catalina 310 9/1482
How to Remove Couch in 2005 41AC Bill Marrero at 8:58am 04.02.21 Big Boats 4/864 Looking for any help on how to remove couch in 2005 41AC in order to access hoses behind it. I am ad
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 (2) Northshore at 7:53am 04.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/764 I want to replace my port and starboard windows. I'm not sure if what I currently have are factory o
Land Transport Recommendations? Chesapeake Bay to Lake Champlain VT SunshineDaydream at 7:16am 04.02.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2326 First post! New to site. Our Cape Dory 36 is currently on the Rappahannock (mid Chesapeake Bay) and
Anyone paint the acrylic walls? DeliriousSailor at 12:59am 04.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/495 New sailboat owner here and I really dislike the cream color of the cabin acrylic. Anyone successf
Anyone have info for a material and color match to repair holes in the acrylic cabin walls? DeliriousSailor at 12:56am 04.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/397 items have been attached and removed inside the cabin of my Hunter 26 so there are several holes lef
Use of bimini CaptainRan at 11:55pm 04.01.21 Smaller Boats 27/2506 H26 - Is the bimini designed for dock and motor use only? Mine is about the same height as the boom
real sailboats jon hansen at 5:37pm 04.01.21 Racing 12/1963 https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/04/01/americas-cup-real-boats-more-sailors
O'Day 222 Solar Panel Mount (3) Wood Jigger at 5:29pm 04.01.21 Day Sailers 6/1829
Re-powering! Scott Sadowski at 5:29pm 04.01.21 Ask All Sailors 49/6049 Does anyone have any experience or advice Re-powering to electric? I have a Pearson 35 with an old A
Cutless bearing Rxsail at 1:47pm 04.01.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/1045 1992 Hunter 30T Can a cutless bearing be replaced in the water? If not, is it a one day event...hau
H44 AC Shaft size. wyctoronto at 1:43pm 04.01.21 Big Boats 3/545
ST7000 Autohelm (1) All U Get at 11:47am 04.01.21 Ask All Sailors 2/565 Hi all, Someone asked me in the past about my old Autohelm autopilot. I had that replaced a few ye
P 36-2 cb keel bolts. Jeff Miller at 10:07am 04.01.21 Pearson 5/2258 I'm in the process of buying a 1986 P36-2 cb and just had the land portion of the survey done. The

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O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If the
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 10:47am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If ther
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 10:39am 09.11.24 Blended with this good sounding news is the fact that Francine is going to be a hurricane with 90 mp
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Richard19068 at 10:25am 09.11.24 Reading over your post #10 again. It indeed looks like this "after market" block was added by the
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 10:22am 09.11.24 See the post "Recommission the freshwater system" in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's a "st
O'day 22 Bilge ox_inthewild at 10:22am 09.11.24 I have the same issue with my bilge. I'm using a shopvac, but some people hve told me they installe
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 10:08am 09.11.24 Really, nozzle seals are the bigger problem. A tiny air leak destroys vacuum and flow rates. Easy t
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks dlochner at 9:57am 09.11.24
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 9:31am 09.11.24 I find the existing hoses easy to handle, but there may be some technique that is not obvious. Sucti
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 9:17am 09.11.24 Man, you really just like to argue. But yes, you are right. We should all learn to accept things
(1) rlcamp at 9:08am 09.11.24 I realize I'm late to this conversation (and just joined the site after searching for information ab
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (2) jssailem at 9:06am 09.11.24 As the storm builds and tries to move northward, it is encountering upper-level winds blowing from W
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks mermike at 9:03am 09.11.24 Peggie Hall's book, and Practical Sailor both have excellent information on tank maintenance.
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) jdrutten at 8:52am 09.11.24 I fear we may have seen the last of our new friend. :(
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 8:52am 09.11.24 There are all kinds of recipes for disinfecting potable water. And tanks. The same problem always r
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks kappykaplan at 8:50am 09.11.24 See this post for a start: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/water-tank-cleaning.1249940366
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 8:47am 09.11.24 There are all kinds of recipes for disinfecting potable water. And tanks. The same problem always re
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 DRhoads at 8:43am 09.11.24 Technically there's no access from the panel position to the actual interior of the boat. Don't be
Length of Hunter 306 Topping Lift DRhoads at 8:33am 09.11.24 From the owners manual: h306 SELDEN STANDARD MAST RUNNING RIGGING SPECIFICATIONS BOAT: H306 REVISION

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