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O'Day 192 Outboard Size?? Tim at 11:17am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1458 I'm looking for guidance for the correct outboard HP for an O'day 192. The boat came with an old Jo
Pedestal Throttle Parts Island Sun at 1:12pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/810 I need Pedestal Throttle Parts for 1985 Hunter 285. The pedestal is the original and not an Edson. L
Suntan Lotion staining gelcoat HELP!! Bill at 1:09pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/9660 Whenever my crew wears suntan lotion, it turns the Gelcoat Orange wherever the suntan lotion has con
Shower track rollers rad at 11:31am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 Has anybody any idea where to find replacement mini rollers for the head shower track? I am missing
Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/922 I recently loaded my 23 hunter onto it's trailer for the first time. Following someones advice I fl
Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/864 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1105 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1483 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1237 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1220 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1790 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch
Quick C36 spec question please jviss at 3:43am 07.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 I wonder if soemone can tell me, off the top of their head:1. Length of mooring cleats at stern qu
How to rig a 2-line single reef? Clark at 3:49am 07.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/851 I have an H280 equipped with 2 lines; one for the first reef and one for the second. My sail does no
Should we? tj at 3:53am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1116 I have been boating for over 35 years now on Lake Erie, all power boating. My wife and I have been
VSCs Dennis at 4:08am 07.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1188 while i have never gotten one so far, I have been thinking about a Vessel safety check. Are they y

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Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 07.20.21 On the DC panel, the mast light switch is on-off-on switch. The switch needs to be in the center to
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 jssailem at 6:53am 07.20.21 @Joe states clear and accurate information. Your query uses some legal sounding words. Passengers.
Boom Vang Strap (Hunter 19) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:45am 07.20.21 That is it. Suggest keeping a spare or two. @Dave Groshong Can you help here please? @Wilco
h 41 couch sail sfbay at 6:45am 07.20.21 Thank goodness for the search function on this forum to see threads on removing a couch and other go
A few 260 upgrades IslandSouvenir at 6:43am 07.20.21
Yanmar 3GM white smoke sail sfbay at 6:38am 07.20.21 What happens when you operate at higher rpm? When was the mixing elbow last replaced? Are you gett
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Scott T-Bird at 6:33am 07.20.21 Love the photos! One photograph features a prominent statue. What is the statue, where is it featu
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 6:33am 07.20.21 Good observation. Both can be good routes. I don't think the distances are as large as your number
Reefing Method Question jssailem at 6:26am 07.20.21 With skipper and crew your system is logical based on the way it is rigged. The way I handle my ree
Barrier Coat or Not? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 07.20.21 If ever you should apply Barrie coat, make sure the hull is completely dry or it may come off and fo
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 Joe at 5:55am 07.20.21 It would be unwise to rely on a forum such as this.... which is, generally, a group of well meaning
Traveler danstanford at 5:41am 07.20.21 Other than being overpowered, what reason would there be for the boom to be below centerline close h
H310 outhaul rigging DStegs49 at 5:32am 07.20.21 I have the same problem of routing a broken out haul line. Here is another thread that has some dia
Yanmar 3GM white smoke kappykaplan at 5:09am 07.20.21 Looks like steam vapor to me :plus:
Yanmar 3GM white smoke JamesG161 at 4:52am 07.20.21 Looks like steam vapor to me. Check your water flow injection to the exhaust riser. A restriction
Yanmar 3GM white smoke RitSim at 4:38am 07.20.21 I would plan a compression check. Harbor Freight has a diesel compression test set. Be sure to res
Barrier Coat or Not? shemandr at 4:15am 07.20.21 Just leave the Gel Coat. If you dry sail the boat you do not need a barrier coat or even bottom pai
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 DeniseO30 at 4:12am 07.20.21 23 is a small boat for that many people! Honestly think it would be lack of common Sense with having
Landing a sturgeon Will Gilmore at 3:40am 07.20.21 I've had flying fish jump aboard; one smacked a doctor right in the center of his chest while the do
Reefing Method Question (1) snoopy_ at 12:37am 07.20.21 Alan, Okay, so that would explain why some never touch their topping lift. i.e. It's set to a heig

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