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Replacement Rudder Steve Braverman at 9:45pm 12.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/987 Has anyone had any experience with replacement rudders from Ida Sailor? My rudder was lost during a
Anchor Roller Steve Braverman at 9:41pm 12.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1297 Has anybody installed a bow anchor roller on an O'Day 25? My 1978 model does not have the bow anchor
winterizing john Kivel at 8:26pm 12.12.05 Day Sailers 5/1289 Hi all, I read the recent posts on winter covers and I wonder if anyone leaves their boat uncovere
So long Bill at 6:54pm 12.12.05 Big Boats 5/921 I purchased a new (to me) 1974 Westsail 42 in October. Have accepted an offer on Someday Lady, my 19
MacGregor 26s Tuning Information Iian M at 6:22pm 12.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2865 I have recently purchased a MacGregor 26s that I am hoping to race, on a lake, at my home club Gosfo
CT 41 Mizzen Liz and Paul at 5:22pm 12.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1533 We are Paul and Liz (Brits) who have recently purchased a CT 41 which is currently in San Diego. We
CT41 mizzen boom Liz and Paul at 5:14pm 12.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/1185 We are Paul and Liz (Brits) who have recently purchased a CT 41 which is currently in San Diego. We
Rudder posts and just how strong is yours Mark at 3:19pm 12.12.05 Big Boats 3/880 Perhaps you may have heard of Dr Margaret Williams who set off from Queensland to attempt the first
Yanmar 3YM30 overheating/ Hunter 33 David Whitworth at 2:14pm 12.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/4011 I finally have some info from Yanmar about the problem of Hunter 33 Yanmar 3YM30's overheating above
Thin hull areas along keel pocket Cap'n Scott at 12:27pm 12.12.05 Balboa 2/1979 Has anyone ever noticed or had reason to be concerned with the thickness of the 26-B along both side
Shroud supports Bob at 11:34am 12.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/996 I've had my boat for a while but am hoping to use it at my winter home in Estero in the Gulf.. Afte
Impeller Question - Blade Torn Off Joe Mullee at 9:50am 12.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1060 I changed the impeller this past weekend in my Yanmar 3GMF. When I took the old one out it had a bla
Rudder repair on a 1979 27.7 Ted Rozmus at 8:46am 12.12.05 Bristol 0/2057 I'm looking for some information. My 27.7 boat has a skeg hung rudder. Where the rudder sits on the
dYE THE CUSHION COVERS? Tom at 8:44am 12.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/982 Help?Got a away to dye cushion covers fora hunter 27?
Mariner lead center board. Fbaviation at 6:47am 12.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1205 My 1972 2+2 that I just bought has had the lead center board in the up postion for the past 2years.
New Comer Oktarb at 5:58am 12.12.05 Ask All Sailors 44/2624 Greetings!I'm sure my tale is one often heard but bare with me for I'm still in the new and exciti
Big head sail UKGreg at 4:42am 12.12.05 Big Boats 6/885 Am considering a larger head sail than standard on my 356. Understand that Hunter do not endorce thi
Intermittent Starting - Electrical Short ? Kim Arnall at 4:36am 12.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/973 I have a three position ignition switch (off-on-start)for starting the iron jenny. Sometimes when th
AMS oil DaveJ10270 at 4:29am 12.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1249 It is somewhat difficult,more or less, for the oil to be changed in sailboat engines. I am consideri
Virginia? Hunter voyager at 4:27am 12.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/992 I'm planning to sail down to Virginia area next fall and need a place for winter storage. any sugg

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Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area jssailem at 8:48am 03.14.21 For PacificNW sailing I would be inclined to go the Dow 795 path and forego the Sika system. If I wa
Defibrillation on the Yacht? MikeHoncho at 8:41am 03.14.21
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Doug J at 8:41am 03.14.21 So.... how did it trailer? Do you have pics of the boat in the water? Did the brakes work good?
Defibrillation on the Yacht? MikeHoncho at 8:36am 03.14.21
Furling systems questions. dlochner at 8:25am 03.14.21 For the budget minded, the Hood SeaFurl is a good choice. They make several other models. I had one
Engine coolant valve and water heater PAC3142 at 8:18am 03.14.21 Thanks all, I do plan to replace the coolant. I'll take a closer look at this valve while doing tha
Dicey Splicey Jtcf78911 at 8:17am 03.14.21 Thanks. So bale of shackle into thimble, and then run core segment through thimble piece? Seems l
Furling systems questions. Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 03.14.21 I'm certainly no expert with furlers, but I'll give you my opinions regardless. ;) Take it for wha
Defibrillation on the Yacht? jssailem at 8:09am 03.14.21 Interesting topic. Finding my self in the age when cardiac arrest can be come a problem, having equi
I made some custom rugs! VisionPNW at 7:42am 03.14.21
I made some custom rugs! VisionPNW at 7:40am 03.14.21 Hello VisionPNW Those are eye-catching in a good way! Were you able to put a nonskid backing on y
I made some custom rugs! shemandr at 7:37am 03.14.21 Very attractive! It's nice to see a break from the blue and gold which I like too, but this is fres
Defibrillation on the Yacht? shemandr at 7:35am 03.14.21 You have to replace the paddles periodically too. I used to have a service to keep my AED up to dat
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? FastOlson at 7:34am 03.14.21 Is the return force a gas strut? It looks similar to the OEM one on our '88 boat. I replaced it wit
Getting a messenger through mast shemandr at 7:10am 03.14.21 If you can rotate the mast so that other halyards are on the high side, and tighten the halyards to
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 6:45am 03.14.21 Great explanation on the method used for calculating TTL. it is easy to become overcomplicated. As
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? DArcy at 6:41am 03.14.21 What made me think that they might have had it rigged wrong is that the manual calls for 25' on the
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? smokey73 at 6:29am 03.14.21 I do not know about the 310 specifically, but on my 40.5 there are two drains. One low in the locke
Defibrillation on the Yacht? Kings Gambit at 6:26am 03.14.21 You can't go wrong with a defib for sure. Most people think it is the answer to cardiac arrest. I
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? Tim22 at 6:25am 03.14.21 My H310 has two drains in the anchor locker - one is low down and one about a foot up. They are on o

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