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1968 Outlaw Allan at 10:54pm 09.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/879 Looking to purchase 1968 O'day outlaw.
Save me from a $300 mistake! Ol Dave at 12:53am 09.13.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1312 Tell me what you think for spinnaker control. A Chutescoop for $145 OR an ATN Sleeve for $432. I sai
Jabsco manual toilet pump tough to work George Kornreich at 12:59am 09.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4752 The pump stoke on the manual Jabsco toilet becomes very hard to work. A small squirt of baby oil or
Routing speaker wires steve leon at 1:04am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/877 I want to put speakers above the forward bunk. I know it will be a bit messy as I'll have to pull a
Microwave oven Gene at 2:44am 09.13.06 Big Boats 0/846 Wondering if anyone has installed a microwave oven in a Hunter Legend 35.5, and in which location wa
pedestal for dinette gplankca at 4:08am 09.13.06 Catalina 30 2/1370 The bottom bracket on my dinette pedestal finally gave way. The metal fatigued and broke at the clam
Plastic shims BigGerman at 3:11am 09.13.06 Smaller Boats 5/1333 I have completed the redux on my rudder and am planning to reinstall it this weekend. Anyone know wh
shaft log repair John12429 at 4:25am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2403 Anybody had to repair a broken shaft log. On my catalina 3O its thin fiberglass extends about 2 inc
weight of an oday 25 ptsbug at 8:41am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2736 interested in a 25, but after owning a few different travel trailers, I get nervous when weight gets
Mac 25 Sail Tuning Abby Normal at 4:20am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1209 Okay, I know I'm wearing you guys out and we discussed proper routing of the jib sheets outside the
Hoisting the main hman at 7:36am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/966 I recently purchased an O'day 23 in rough shape, I have been working on it trying to get it in the w
Marine head or porta-potti? NautiDuck at 7:32am 09.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2788 I am the proud new owner of a Catalina 250. The PO had installed a regular small porta-potti. We pl
Rudder post tube leak Dan at 7:26am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/858 My 1981 Catalina 30 leaks where the fiberglass tube is connected to the stuffing box on the rudder p
main sheet, slide remover (1) matt at 7:03am 09.13.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/935 This picture was taken on a 1989 30 hunter it is of the steel slid mechanism, that is loosened to re
I knew when I bought my 222 I'd have questions. - Chuck R at 9:54am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/878 When sailing to windward, I hear a grown or two coming from the chainplate. At first I thought it wa
September 11, 2006 Calif. Ted at 12:27pm 09.13.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1678 Don, In keeping with your suggestion thought I'd post the photo of my boat a friend took the weekend
Companion way leak walmsleyc at 9:11am 09.13.06 Big Boats 9/1493 Two questions for Hunter Legend 35 owners (mine is an 1987):1) My hatch boards leak when the wind
genset question hunter 340 menestheus15689 at 11:57am 09.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/781 iam thinking 0f adding a genset to my 1999 hunter 340 anyone had any experence with install of one ?
Broken holding tank gauge Brandon9402 at 11:42am 09.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1101 My holding tank gauge on my Hunter 376 always registers empty and my fresh water tank gauge always r
26 M vs S vs X vs C vs D etc CobraEarl MAC26s at 10:43am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1657 New to this forum.. New to sailing, took lessons this summer and bought 18' Daysailer to learn with.

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Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (2) skunther at 9:56am 07.09.21 Once again, (post #24) the windlass SHOULD NOT be passing through that breaker, at all!!! That brea
Shaft packing life expectancy? dlochner at 9:53am 07.09.21
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 9:35am 07.09.21 If you look at his diagram on his post #56, there is a remote switch that should be powered by his
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 9:14am 07.09.21 If you look at his diagram on his post #56, there is a remote switch that should be powered by his o
Steering Cable Fell Off john renfro at 9:00am 07.09.21 A topic posted by dreadpirath caught my attention. It was titled "steering cable fell off". What ha
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard john renfro at 8:55am 07.09.21 Take it out the scupper, no holes to drill, easy access, no tripping, easy to store away, works just
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 8:47am 07.09.21 Look other places for your main DC panel breaker problem. The main DC breaker (type C-series) IS
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 8:29am 07.09.21
Weld broken Strut? kloudie1 at 8:27am 07.09.21 Mine snapped a few years ago , it had been on the boat for 23 years. I found that it had been electr
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling markwbird at 8:26am 07.09.21 Sounds like you need to move the cars back to change the angle of the sheets to get the proper tensi
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 8:25am 07.09.21 There is a 12VDC breaker for parts of a windlass, but a short should trip that breaker. It powers t
Which assender do you use ? Hayden Watson at 8:16am 07.09.21 I tried using a pair of ATN ascenders, but they were a real pain to keep from scaring up my newly re
Shaft packing life expectancy? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:15am 07.09.21
Fixing a ding in a lead keel JamesG161 at 8:14am 07.09.21 I have a ding too. This was the small ding repair, answer from Hunter Expert , Joe Kerr... West Sy
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (2) Maine Sail at 8:09am 07.09.21 But today we took her out for a spin, and at our anchorage, the same problem arose. The House brea
Which assender do you use ? sail sfbay at 7:45am 07.09.21 ..........The wisest decision he made was to haul himself up using lines he trusted that he owned af
Fixing a ding in a lead keel Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 07.09.21 @Ward H has been around for a long time offering excellent advice. Follow it. Former sailboat deal
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 7:38am 07.09.21 May I suggest that you call Mars Metals in Canada and ask for their advice as they are the professio
Replacing trailer hand winch cable with UHMWPE synthetic winch rope ? Project_Mayhem at 7:38am 07.09.21 If you end up switching to Dyneema I found good pricing at cbknot.com
O'Day 28 Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 07.09.21 You might not notice soaked wood by stepping on it with your feet. I found the foredeck balsa totall

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