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Fresh Water Tank venkat at 4:30am 09.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/955 Can someone tell me where is the deck-fill for fresh water tank in a 1984 hunter 31? I believe my ta
Height of P26 compression posts DLM at 4:41am 09.25.06 Other Sailboats 3/850 I have a 1971 P26 that had 3 inches of water in the bilge when I bought it. THe bottom of the compre
Ports Dorian at 5:02am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1077 I need to replace my head ports. Does anyone know of windows which do not open? I own an O'Day 25
sling points Ray Lewis at 5:53am 09.25.06 Catalina 30 2/1604 Does anyone know where to find the sling points on an early 30-1981. I would like to mark them perm
Catalina Parts? BC at 5:41am 09.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/1188 I need aluminum rub rail sections (same as C-22) and a mast step. Has anyone had a good experience
rudder post leak Dan at 5:20am 09.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2524 My Cat 30 1981 is leaking where the rudder stuffing box connects to the fiberglass "post". How is it
Boston Whaler as a tender ? Maria at 7:39am 09.25.06 Big Boats 10/2991 I am considering replacing my Passage 42's 12 foot Caribe with a hard tender, such as a 13' Boston W
Holding Tank Indicator jack boats at 8:07am 09.25.06 Big Boats 5/1148 The forward holding tank indicator never shows the tank has been drained to below half full. When r
Winterizing Outboard vs The Basement Alan at 8:03am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1169 I am considering placing my outboard motor in the basement rather than winterizing it. The basement
nyc to norfolk, va eric at 8:09am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2545 i am preparing to sail to norfolk from nyc sometime around mid october and wish to know if anyone ha
lines lead aft eric at 8:20am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1271 anyone know how to have all lines lead aft on oday25?
How fast does your Hunter go? jack boats at 8:24am 09.25.06 Big Boats 14/7485 I'm interested in the kind of top speeds people have achieved at different wind speeds. I was out o
Teak and Holly sole removal Cal 1987 28 Frank at 8:50am 09.25.06 Cal 4/612 Recent Ernesto damage has currupted our teak and holly sole from our 1987 28 Cal......Need to remov
Swim Platform - ODAY 20 LordNelson at 9:58am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/787 I wish to install a swim platform on the transom of the 1974 oday 20 I recently purchased. Can anyon
My first good Sail clif at 8:28am 09.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/927 We finally got to take our Hunter 25.5 out in a decent breeze. It was blowing between 12 and 15 kno
Waste deck fitting on OC281 krag at 10:19am 09.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1160 What is the measurement of the pumpout adaptor that fits this outlet?
Instrument pannel Harmonie at 10:40am 09.25.06 Seidelmann 3/1575 I need to change my instrument panel. I think of putting it in anothe place because it's not weather
macerator fuse blows Dick at 10:30am 09.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1393 The macerator pump fuse on my 81 Cat 30 blows a few seconds after starting. I've installed a new mac
How to drop the pan on 1995 321 with Perkins M30 johnperri at 11:15am 09.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/971 Have to drop my pan due to bizarre incident (see general forum for this). Does anyone know if this c
Has anyone ever heard of this bizarre experience johnperri at 11:09am 09.25.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1346 I just purchased this new electric oil extractor. (never used one before) Put the tube down the dips

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Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner Will Gilmore at 12:33pm 08.01.21
Chain snubbers (1) Rich Stidger at 12:20pm 08.01.21 I use a simple chain hook and a single triple twist nylon line. One issue I have with the hook is t
Beginner Questions Wolfpack Six at 12:13pm 08.01.21 OK, so I sail with similar criteria as the OP. (Ok use to sail till my boat was crushed by a tree).
water in battery area patbratton at 12:13pm 08.01.21 Yes, it is a H240. The water will eventually flow through the hole in the bulkhead for the wiring an
How does the Hunter 240 sail? patbratton at 12:10pm 08.01.21 I bought my 240 the week of July 4. I still don't know my sail number. We pulled it up from Florida
RIP Bruce Kirby (1) MikeHoncho at 11:54am 08.01.21 Rip and thank you
Hunter 45DS Hidden Bilge seanmadian at 11:52am 08.01.21 Hello @ramoore -- Thank you for the post. This weekend we did, essentially, what you described: we f
Chain snubbers dLj at 11:45am 08.01.21 I'm guessing you use 3-strand line, which twists under load. Use brait or double braid. A bridle i
Chain snubbers sesmith at 11:40am 08.01.21 I'm guessing you use 3-strand line, which twists under load. Use brait or double braid. A bridle i
Chain snubbers dLj at 11:39am 08.01.21
Bayview Mac Race? (1) Marmalade at 11:07am 08.01.21 Got the boat returned home yesterday morning, some wicked wind and waves on Friday! Looks like @Jum
Hunter 386 cabin lighting replacement JamesG161 at 11:05am 08.01.21 any ideas regarding replacement? Thanks, Look here for replacement in kind.. Hunter 386 light, re
Hunter 45DS Hidden Bilge ramoore at 11:03am 08.01.21 Hi, Just wanted to say I've found the same thing in my '07 44DS. So far, the only thing I've been
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (6) JamesG161 at 11:01am 08.01.21 Finally the Hull is Water tight again.:) All major structural damage has be completed even though t
RIP Bruce Kirby (1) jon hansen at 10:48am 08.01.21 i have a kirby designed sailboat. i love it. it's a trinka 12. great sailing dingk. no oars. hav
Chain snubbers Stu Jackson at 10:44am 08.01.21
Limits of a Flicka 20 jon hansen at 10:33am 08.01.21 that boat can cross oceans. match you sail square footage to the force of the wind. keep the vesse
Chain snubbers thinwater at 10:19am 08.01.21 ...Only issue is the loose loop of chain rubbing against the bridle lines when we sail at anchor.
Best Dinghy for Small Sailboat SailorElliot at 10:12am 08.01.21 Thank you everyone for responding! I ended up getting an inflatable Intex kayak which works great an
Chain snubbers sesmith at 9:47am 08.01.21 Call them. The 3/8 one is .47" wide should work for 10 mm

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