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Keel Crack Oday 27 Joe Dougan at 11:35am 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 4/1291 Has this happened to anyone else. Needed to tension the rig, shrouds were real sloppy. Yes, we did b
Beep Beep Franklin at 10:51am 09.04.06 Other Sailboats 5/819 While I was finishing up my tasks after picking an anchor spot and setting into it, a powerboat went
MacGregor 26M stern seat hinge Chuck Mills at 11:07am 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1091 Recently hurricane/storm Ernesto caught the stern seat on my MacGregor 26M, swung it and broke the s
stren rail seats, and roller furling jib ptsbug at 11:01am 09.04.06 Smaller Boats 4/1650 Darling wife and I looking at 94' 23.5, we would like to know if roller furling set-up on jib will m
What would you do? (Episode III) ex-admin at 12:34pm 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 37/1736 You and your spouse have planned a weekend cruise with five other boats from your sailing club to a
Cutting Board material Bob F at 11:46am 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1345 Can anybody point me in the right direction to where I can buy some of the white poly board material
Simpson Lawrece/Horizn 1500 WIndlass Motor Jim at 2:01pm 09.04.06 Big Boats 6/3999 I have a S/L/Horizon 1500 Windlass on my '98 Passage 450. The brushes on the motor are not replacea
How much power on a Mac19 swiwi at 5:49pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/995 Hello all. I have just purchased a Macgregor 19 here in New Zealand. It's a 1992. I want to replace
other side of the pond Mike Wannell at 6:14pm 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 1/1067 We have a 302 shipped from the USA to the UK in March 2005.It is everythong we had hoped for and mo
Can you "ground" a Mac 26S at low tide OK? SeacretSailor at 3:00pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/954 Got another one for y'all:Buying a 26S in 2 weeks and in Maine we have 8 ft tides. At low tide, I
Getting a boat off the trailer Jeff Johnson at 2:52pm 09.04.06 Trailer Sailors 7/1477 I need to remove my boat from the trailer for repair to both the trailer and the boat. Does anyone
Air Conditioning Charles Creel at 10:14pm 09.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/914 Due to the heat index in the upper 90's and low 100's , I am installing an Air conditioner in my 197
Compression post base, 336 vath at 10:43pm 09.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/873 The base of the compession post below our mast has one 3/8" bolt. This is below the table. It appe
Single Handing my H216 GKuffner at 10:54pm 09.02.06 Smaller Boats 2/940
alan great south bay of long island ny Chris at 11:31pm 09.02.06 Smaller Boats 2/779 Hi Alan, where are you moored? I am on Athasca road in Islip, just past the Macdonalds on Montauk H
1984 Hunter Cherubini 37C Rick at 11:27pm 09.02.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1780 Iam looking at 1984 Hunter 37C and would like your thoughts about the boat, good and bad and also th
Annapolis Boat Show Questions kzilles at 11:39pm 09.02.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1085 Has anyone out there been to to Annapolis sailboat show in the past that can give me some helpful in
Thanks to my friends who... Bill Coxe at 11:14pm 09.02.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1411 I received a call yesterday (Saturday) from my daughter letting my know that our Oday 28 had drifted
Companionway Crack RJ at 11:02pm 09.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/902 Just spent the night onboard during Ernesto. Not much to do except hold on and look around. A crack
Electrical ? & Trailer weight ? Tribb at 1:20am 09.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/937 Have an 82 Venture with wiring that looks okay; however, all three fuses were rusted in sockets, but

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Masts of adjacent boats connected Kermit at 3:13pm 01.16.21 :worthless: I assume you mean the boats are in the water. Greg Yes. In slips next to each other.
Hunter 30 T - companion-way step removal from engine box? Ralph Johnstone at 3:13pm 01.16.21 Any chance you have a couple of shots from a little further back ? ? ? ? I'm having a tough time p
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? (1) snoopy_ at 3:12pm 01.16.21 Whatfiero, What do you mean when you say "remove the original nylon but probably stainless Philips
Learn about my O'Day 27 RMintle at 3:12pm 01.16.21 Thanks!
Instrument Pod over Companionway Joe at 3:05pm 01.16.21 That looks like a DIY job to me. That's not a bad thing, imho, because it would be simple to duplic
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? Whatfiero1 at 3:05pm 01.16.21 To get the bottom off just drum and line furl section you gonna have to slack Headstay and pull pin
Masts of adjacent boats connected Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 01.16.21 Hey, @Kermit sounds crazy but I'll bet you money if you talk to the owners, they will have an exact
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? Whatfiero1 at 2:57pm 01.16.21 1st remove sail loosen backstay and slack rig slightly uppers mostly. on the bow (pull boat bow in a
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:57pm 01.16.21 I finally received a phone call today from the poster. It is great I will. Be working with a vetera
RE PROP TOHATSU 20 EFI Benny17441 at 2:57pm 01.16.21 Only one right prop size for a boat/engine combo. The right prop size is the one you can find tha
Hunter 27-3 sliding hatch slider strips replace CharlieSea at 2:54pm 01.16.21 Yeah, break out the old one. Note: the original track may have had screws. Break out whatever then
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 2:42pm 01.16.21 d-marko, Sound easy, and sounds like what I was thinking and hoping for. https://drive.google.com/
Only in Florida Justin_NSA at 2:31pm 01.16.21 Is there a holding tank? I hope so. :plus:
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? d-marko at 2:30pm 01.16.21 I have a different hood model (810) so i'm not familiar with the specifics of the 707 but after a gl
Only in Florida Benny17441 at 2:27pm 01.16.21 If you put in a holding tank and then dump it, that is illegal but if you discharge it directly into
Learn about my O'Day 27 Tally Ho at 2:14pm 01.16.21 Welcome aboard, There are a couple of Oday forums here that are pretty active... https://forums.sa
Masts of adjacent boats connected DaveJ at 2:07pm 01.16.21 Hmm, haven't seen that, but when we raft as a group, we make sure our masts do not interfere with ea
Masts of adjacent boats connected Tally Ho at 2:01pm 01.16.21 :worthless: I assume you mean the boats are in the water. Greg
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing smokey73 at 2:01pm 01.16.21 Went out solo Thursday. 9 to 11 knots true wind from the west. Going about 8 to 9 kts SOG on a bro
Winter Storm Malcom Captain Larry-DH at 1:59pm 01.16.21 Was it last year or the year before that a newbie to SBO posted that he'd just acquired a Hunter 40

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