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Keel Cracks Repair SailinFast at 11:29pm 04.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1076 Hello, I have discovered a hairline crack approximatly one foot long on the keel of my oday 25
Peggy....quick Lectra/San question Don s/v Tellico at 11:18pm 04.20.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1554 You've posted here before that some of the LS units for sale on ebay and other places are actually "
Reefing Ties in Main Steve at 10:57pm 04.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3303 How may of you have installed reefing tie lines (the short ones used to secure the mainsail to the b
Stuck Keel spaulhk at 12:49am 04.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1052 So here goes my Oday 23 is a 1973 model. It has an iron trunk with retractable fiber glass keel. Do
Keel woes. spaulhk at 12:51am 04.21.06 Day Sailers 4/1681 I apologize for the tardy response. So here goes my Oday 23 is a 1973 model. It has an iron trunk
Keel help spaulhk at 12:54am 04.21.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1093 I apologize for the tardy response. So here goes my Oday 23 is a 1973 model. It has an iron trunk
Can You Adjust Shaft Alignment Running The Engine? Bob at 12:54am 04.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1136 I have definitely messed my shaft alignment up by torqueing down on the mounting nuts! Upon reaching
Specs for an old Oday 22 Jinks at 12:55am 04.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1999 The specs listed on the web site here appear to be for a newer Oday 22. Mine is a '74, has a shoal
Measuring Draft BobD17833 at 1:17am 04.21.06 Ask All Sailors 18/2939 With the boat on the hard and ready to launch I pay particular attention to anything I can not acces
Pigment: Is it all the same? Rich L at 1:27am 04.21.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1025 Can I use pigment labelled for use with epoxy (West System) with polyester resin, specifically, the
Insect & rain repellent netting Dave Williamson at 2:08am 04.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1144 Hello All: I have a 1976 22.7ft MacGregor Venture. Has anyone any ideas or suggestions on installi
Cloth reoval H25 bobdilk1 at 2:49am 04.21.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1274 Has anybody tried to remove/change the cloth on back of the seatees? Bob
autopilot information ronk at 3:09am 04.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1094 I am looking into an autopilot for my 30. Primary use is local coastal, with weekends to catalina. p
hot water heater Jack at 3:17am 04.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1011 The electric or engine 6 gallon hot water tank started leaking causing a pressure drop on the fresh
New Jib bobjanzan at 3:36am 04.21.06 Smaller Boats 3/852 We finally rebuilt our 240's hull after Wilma meesed it up pretty good, the hull came better than ne
boom vang attatchment lloyd7284 at 5:56am 04.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1034 Hello, I am considering getting a boom vang.How worth while are they? I have an Oday22.I see on the
Repower JOND at 6:04am 04.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/939 I have a 1980Hunter 30 foot with 12YSM Yanmar I want to replace with a new engine.Looking for someb
Irons - Part 2 Don Guillette at 6:15am 04.21.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1718 Here's "the rest of the story" on getting out of irons, which is probably more than anyone wants to
Block Island Cruise....and Nantucket Carl DiPietro at 8:52am 04.21.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1498 Looking for crew for the July Block Island cruise. I have crew for the trip up but not back to Anna
Motor for Hunter 140 Jeff at 8:30am 04.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1091 I am looking for rec. on a motor for my Hunter 140? Shaft length?Thanks

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I am the Boat Battery Executioner. (1) TomY at 9:43am 06.09.21 I picked up the new batteries and took them to my boat on the hard (waiting for launch - yard is bac
Hull thickness on Hunter 34 1Gordo3 at 9:39am 06.09.21 Im looking g to install a chartplotter/fish finder on my 1984 hunter 34 ...im wondering if any of yo
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? sail sfbay at 9:26am 06.09.21 Reminded me of a Hunter 42 that was de-masted off the coast of Panama. Owner now has a back-up rope
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning sail sfbay at 9:21am 06.09.21 ..........or is it just a matter of getting the mast straight (fore and aft, port and starboard), re
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 9:17am 06.09.21 JDE, When you pull the keel out will you please take a whole bunch of photos showing what the keel
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? sail sfbay at 9:15am 06.09.21 Found this article on single-handed sailing helpful: Single-Handed Sailing: A Complete Guide With T
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 9:15am 06.09.21 Update: Furler overhaul worked perfectly from CDI. They shipped everything I needed to re-install
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning CHris F at 9:12am 06.09.21 Actually, I don't think I was clear in my original posting. I know how to calculate the current fore
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Roland5048 at 9:08am 06.09.21 One takeaway from the video is have a fully-charged, back-up handheld vhf radio. That was my thoug
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jssailem at 9:07am 06.09.21 And perhaps a minimum bit of radio knowledge, like if you try to broadcast without an antenna you ma
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Capt jgw at 9:06am 06.09.21 I had a FF7 on my Columbia 8.7 (29 feet) and put a FF9 (their largest model) on my Columbia 36 after
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Roland5048 at 9:03am 06.09.21 Had an upper shroud chainplate snap on me a few years back. Had corroded from the inside. The whole
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? jssailem at 9:00am 06.09.21 :plus: Single handing, short handing or with a full crew this is is a hallmark of good seamanship
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? sail sfbay at 8:57am 06.09.21 One takeaway from the video is have a fully-charged, back-up handheld vhf radio.
How would you patch this? jssailem at 8:51am 06.09.21 a board I had pushed against the tape. Ideas... My thinking is that the backing board would be as
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Parsons at 8:46am 06.09.21 Now that @MikeHoncho mentions it ... I've got a foresail roller-furler, too. You have roller-furling
How would you patch this? withintheruins14 at 8:34am 06.09.21 There is a reason when doing a layup on a large hole you use a backing plate. The plate provides a
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jssailem at 8:22am 06.09.21 many YouTube people who do not wear PFD's My Avatar demonstrates that I would likely not make a go
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning (1) sail sfbay at 8:18am 06.09.21 Same question came up on this thread forestay length \| Sailboat Owners Forums Forestay length: 1. A
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? DeliriousSailor at 8:15am 06.09.21

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