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Battery charge. polo07 at 4:02pm 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/804 My hunter 23 has no charging means from the outboard for its single battery. The solar charger did n
ODay 37 - ice box dimensions Steve at 10:11pm 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/740
Raising the mast on a 272 CAPPEP at 9:45pm 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/771 I have recently constucted a system to raise the mast on my 272 using a "A Frame". Using the spinake
Main and Head Clay at 9:36pm 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/876 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 1975 oDay 25 (without) sails, if you can believe it. So I find my
1974 Essex 26? (1) Robert at 9:13pm 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1776 I'm trying to find info on 1974 Essex 26, I've owned the boat for two years and can't seem to find o
Dingy Davit from Hunter Captain Rob at 10:54pm 07.03.06 Big Boats 3/1121 Recently I saw a new 41 in our marina with a cool looking Dingy davit system bolted on to the travel
Working with Plastic Shackles/Sail Slides Chris7463 at 12:32am 07.04.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3532 I was out in heavy air on the weekend and a number of sail slides broke.I am going to replace all
Topping Lift or Main Halyard? Swee Pea at 12:04am 07.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1348 Setting up my '82 Mac 25 for the first time. Mast went up easier than expected. Going through the "o
1987 MAC 25 Spinnaker setup hutera at 11:45pm 07.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1218 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows how to rig the spinnaker on a 1987 mac 25. It appears th
Pully/cable hooked to cleat on transom Chris at 11:34pm 07.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/780 There is a pully on a cable loop thru a cleat on the transom. does anyone know what it is for? I sai
Glow Plugs installation pres18308 at 11:31pm 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2123 I have a 1982 27'Catalina with a Universal 5411 Diesel engine. Currently, the engine won't start.
nice seating for cockpit matthew cosmas at 2:02am 07.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/730 I would like to get nice seating for the cockpit, similar to what you would see on a power boat. I h
Soundproofing help & idea Bob F at 2:09am 07.04.06 Big Boats 1/664 In my quest more quieter motoring, I was inspecting the engine hatch cover on my H376 and noticed ga
Rethinking Hull Speed Gary Wyngarden at 1:24am 07.04.06 Ask All Sailors 25/3192 As the theory goes, hull speed for a displacement-hull sailboat is approximately 1.32 times the squa
WINCHES ROB at 2:34am 07.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/820 I OWN A 1994 HUNTER 33.5, AND THE OTHER DAY I WAS CLEANING MY PORT SIDE GENOA WINCH AND NOTICED THAT
272 chain plates scott fraser at 2:28am 07.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/883 i have some rot in the bulk head from leaking shain plates. has anyone encountered this and what was
Phil Alan at 2:55am 07.04.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1052 Someone had suggested so I figured it was worth asking. Would the Fuel Whistle be the kind of thing
Outhaul rigging on early 70's Mac22 Dusan Maletic at 3:48am 07.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1405 Newbie question... How to properly attach outhaul rigging to the mainsail/boom on early 70's (not su
Mark Plastics Siprelle at 3:10am 07.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/2154 I've seen numerous references in the Archives to Mark Plastics in Corona CA as a source for replacem
Francestar Mast for a 23? pkstinn at 6:17am 07.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/849 Our mast has a decal that says Francestar...is this the mast manufacturer? I cannot google any such

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Small ACP hull bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 4:38pm 01.01.21 He is correct it was a typo now corrected
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 4:29pm 01.01.21 @David Walsh You might also consider using a soft shackle to an eye splice on your jib sheets. Fun
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Mr Fox at 3:44pm 01.01.21 Try one of these treatments- it removed all mildew smell from the foam in all applications I tried i
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Claude L.-Auger at 2:50pm 01.01.21 Hi, Its for an O'Day 302 Also, Claude why would need a specific shackle? Main sail halyards are q
Winterizing diesel fuel on boat Dalliance at 2:39pm 01.01.21 Biobor JF and Starbrite Startron.
Small ACP hull bottom paint fstbttms at 2:18pm 01.01.21 ACO ? Typo. ACP is an acronym for "advanced composite process".
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Dave Groshong at 2:18pm 01.01.21 Our rig shop offers a lot of different shackles, from what I call the utility Ronstan headboard sh
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Project_Mayhem at 1:42pm 01.01.21 Docking: I have a loose line that runs from the bow cleats to a midship stanchion. I lives on the de
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? dlochner at 1:34pm 01.01.21 Thanks for the boat info. The data sheet is from 1987, since then there have been many improvements
Best Manual Windlas for Oday 34 and where to put it. sail sfbay at 1:32pm 01.01.21 A photo of your anchor locker above and below deck would be helpful to confirm it you can mount a on
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? jssailem at 1:25pm 01.01.21 My imagination was running at full bore. I remember a door to a box in the story Dune. I think it
No Brake on steering pedestal capta at 1:20pm 01.01.21 Some of the older helms were perhaps a bit heavy, but that old worm gear system stayed exactly where
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? capta at 1:17pm 01.01.21 It doesn't hold much! But in the back is the vented loop for the exhaust raw water. I wanted to get
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... sailme88 at 1:13pm 01.01.21 In parallel with my 6 Ps is the KISS formula... I keep my ignition key suspended above my engine raw
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? shemandr at 1:08pm 01.01.21 I don't know cordage well enough to give you an Rx. But I looked at the Samson XLS webpage where th
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? TomY at 12:59pm 01.01.21 I'm guessing it was written before the internet, because today, unless you block them, old friends
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Sailfanatic at 12:56pm 01.01.21 With the newer low stretch line, you can go down a size for your halyards. See below lines for a Pe
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (1) David Walsh at 12:49pm 01.01.21 Hi, Its for an O'Day 302 Also, Claude why would need a specific shackle?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? sloughsailer at 12:19pm 01.01.21 Stan Freberg's version - - There was a man named Mister Lang and he had a neon sign. But Mister Lang
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