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Bilge pumps(s) in a '77 25 Paul P. at 12:20pm 05.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1077 I was wondering what others have done with bilge pumps in the 25. I have a single bilge pump (with
Oceanis 390 Sails Michael Collins at 12:14pm 05.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1078 This oceanis 390 lost its sails in huricane Rita. How or where do I find the factory recommended me
Fuel, injector, or what? mjmulleriii at 12:13pm 05.01.06 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1279 Yanmar 2QM15 was working fine at the end of the last season. I was all set motor over to haul-out a
Catalina 310 Rub rails Jim at 2:28pm 05.01.06 Catalina 310 2/2072 Greetings, Last weekend all three 310's on our pier were out sailing. When we returned all three and
A diesel engine mystery... Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 2:49pm 05.01.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1467 I'm having some problems with my raw water cooled Universal 5411.I fired it up and it would only d
Pedestal Steering Brake Rebuild, '80 O'Day 30??? Sojourn Jim at 3:10pm 05.01.06 Bigger Boats 3/1401 Ahoy, Anyone know the manufacturer of the Pedestal Steering on the 1980 O'Day? And/or, whether Eds
roller furling repair paddy at 11:46pm 04.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2276 I have a 1988 272 ODAY with a broken roller furling. The furling has no information on it as to mak
looking for replacement rudder blade ggsailor at 11:32pm 04.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/909 I have a 1970's McGregor Venture 24 ft. model sail boat and need a lower rudder blade. Does anyone
bimini concerns, please help! bernie hoban at 11:04pm 04.29.06 Smaller Boats 3/1121 Dear Friends, Last fall i ordered a bimini for my 22 catalina directly from catalina. if there is an
Replacing foam bedding/fabric Debbie at 10:53pm 04.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/761 We just purchased our boat and are replacing the foam bedding and fabric - my question is whether it
Water heater chief14326 at 10:36pm 04.29.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/839 I recently mixed up the send and return lines going to my Seaward Products 6 gallon hot water heater
H-27: Renault engine Bob D.17465 at 11:55pm 04.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1082 Hi!In 1980 (sole year) Hunter 27 were equipped with Renault diesel engines.Several years ago a c
Compounding, polishing, buffing... Mike at 12:06am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1357 I am finally going to tackle waxing my own boat. I bought a 10" orbital buffer/polisher at a flea m
Curtains sailorhiker at 12:49am 04.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1020 OK - time to make my wife happy..anybody out there have any experience with curtains for an O'day 25
Tiller Pilot on a 22 footer. PY charlie at 12:37am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/949 Newbie here,Hopefully my brother and I will be the owners of an O'day 222 tomorrow.. Thinking of a
replacement of cushions usaemsc at 1:40am 04.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1079 I have bought a 30 1989 this will be my first season. my cusions need replacing Please advise on per
Mast Step Water Damage - Ugh! bcwave at 2:33am 04.30.06 Other Sailboats 9/4098 Guess I should have expected that each maintenance/upgrade would lead to a whole different set of pr
Rotten Bulkhear - O'Day 25 muised at 2:36am 04.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1139 Installing a new porta=pottie yesterday, noticed some wet at the bottom of the port bulkhear. I doo
Keel up or down - when anchor is set Sean at 2:33am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1340 When anchored, is it best to leave the keel down, or pull it up?What got me thinking was the other
Opening/Displaying free NOAA chart? Jim Dort at 4:55am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1081

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Shrink Wrap not done! dlochner at 5:39pm 12.17.20 You have been given a lot of advice and some suggestions. Two last comments. If the contract did no
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 justsomeguy at 5:19pm 12.17.20 new marlow hunter 31 Does it have a fractionally rigged forestay?
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Ralph Johnstone at 5:16pm 12.17.20 Or you can learn all the dirt on Stuffing Box from @Maine Sail on his site. Good info if you are
Shrink Wrap not done! RIBrooks at 4:58pm 12.17.20 Thank you all for the great advice... First, I am able to check my boat the systems were winterized.
Texas December Racing (1) Bill19233 at 4:57pm 12.17.20 Yea, the time to keep a boat from driving over you is not when they are a lane up and overtaking, i
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 (1) joecool911 at 4:52pm 12.17.20 <p>
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50pm 12.17.20 @tgranger Do you have a photo of the furler drum attached to the forestay chain plate on your hunte
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 4:49pm 12.17.20 Capt Robbie - Do you have a last name for Allen, or boat name or link to the post? I am having trou
Shrink Wrap not done! RIBrooks at 4:43pm 12.17.20 Can you share the methodology of growing your boat by more than 4'? I'd like a cheap way of turnin
Prop shaft zinc 321 Mechone at 4:26pm 12.17.20 Look, I don't care. I have no dog in this hunt. Just got interested because I have been having zinc
Hunter 333 real or myth? kappykaplan at 4:23pm 12.17.20 Myth confirmed. Busted?!?
Electric oil change pump Ken13559 at 4:13pm 12.17.20 I've had years of reliable service from this manual pump, for what it's worth. I've been using thi
Prop shaft zinc 321 Richard19068 at 4:11pm 12.17.20 Look, I don't care. I have no dog in this hunt. Just got interested because I have been having zinc
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 jssailem at 4:08pm 12.17.20 Or you can learn all the dirt on Stuffing Box from @Maine Sail on his site. https://marinehowto.com
Clinometer jssailem at 4:05pm 12.17.20 Could not find on offered on SBO. Suspect you could ask @Dave Groshong . Or just go on line. PLAS
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s stickinthemud57 at 3:58pm 12.17.20 Thanks for that info. For now we are just overnighting, returning to the marina and plugging in. May
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 sail sfbay at 3:53pm 12.17.20 Welcome to the forum!! You are correct 1-3 drips per minute with engine running in gear is typical.
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port jssailem at 3:51pm 12.17.20 You just need to ask the search geek nicely. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/installing-a
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port swshogren at 3:47pm 12.17.20 Capt Robbie - Do you have a last name for Allen, or boat name or link to the post? I am having troub
Anchor Light LED jssailem at 3:47pm 12.17.20 Do you know the housing manufacturer of your light? You might assume it is the one the manufacturer

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