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Mast base cracks oday 20 carver at 2:13am 04.11.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/952 I have an O'day 25, new to me. Stepped the mast this weekend and noticed 2 cracks in the base of th
Bedding compound Scott at 2:03am 04.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2042 I'm replacing the forward hatch on my 25.5 this weekend. It is pretty much a direct replacement hatc
Motor Mount Reinforcement Dwight Thomas at 1:47am 04.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1057 I am interested in re-inforcing the motor mount area of my Oday 25 transom. I have the standard mot
Wax for APC boats bgcampbell at 1:44am 04.11.05 Day Sailers 7/1247 Looking for suggestions for a wax to use on my 170. I've searched the archives, and it seems that m
Dropping a C34 rudder Kyle at 1:37am 04.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/972 I need to re-form my upper and lower rudder bearings. I have researched the proper repair and am co
Mast Raising Rig O-Day 25 Pat Shannon at 1:36am 04.11.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/958 Mast Raising thoughts for the 25(in water)
Water Pump Weep hole Harry at 1:21am 04.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/889 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F. Yesterday I noticed dripping from the weep hole in the seawater pump. I repl
Freeing Your Mainsail John S at 1:19am 04.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/668 I had a 5 hour sail yesterday, it was great conditions blowing 20-25. I was alone so I was able to h
Crazy Dave said don't put remote on stern pulpit Rich L at 12:58am 04.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/708 I need to move my outboard remote control from the rear vertical surface of the starboard cockpit se
Fuel supply problem Colleen Eichmann at 12:44am 04.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/812 I recently purchased an O'Day 322. Since I've owned the boat I have not been able to run the engine
Painting the Bottom David10310 at 12:39am 04.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/826 Spring is here and it's time to begin the process of painting the bottom of my Hunter 31'.My quest
Portable 12 V Radio Tony5898 at 12:24am 04.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1014 Any suggestions on a 12 v radio with CD changer for marine use - my budget is $75. I'm not sure if
Roller furling bill R at 12:17am 04.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/947 I would like to add roller furling to my new 25. Any advise as to what make, model and price would
roller furling hangs up Dave at 11:31pm 04.10.05 Ask All Sailors 11/3919 Can anyone give me some suggestions about getting the single line roller furling (on a Hunter 326) t
Raising Mainsail on windy day. Tom Roberts at 11:24pm 04.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1148 It was windy enough that I reefed the mainsail at the dock befor departing. Once out of the marin
Help with Instrument Replacement for Hunter 31 pimerese at 11:07pm 04.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/802 I am in the position of having to change out the navigation electronics in my 1985 Hunter 31. The o
Stiff steering on an O'Day 272 LE Lou 14643 at 11:00pm 04.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1304 Dear all:I've posted this here a few weeks ago, but have a little bit more information about my O'D
Pre filter question Rob at 10:50pm 04.10.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1160 Good Morning Peggie,A while ago I asked you some questions about installing a prefilter in our head
Woods Hole to Newport? Richard at 10:30pm 04.10.05 Big Boats 3/1157 Greetings,What is the wisdom regarding a passage from Woods Hole to Newport? We are delivering ou
Wind Speed Indicator John Burns at 6:08pm 04.10.05 Big Boats 2/1201 I have a 2002, 356 with Raymarine instrumentation.In 2003, and 2004 the Hunter dealer had to repla

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Stink Boat markwbird at 8:30am 09.23.20 Perhaps time to pull the fastenings and remove all the sole sections. We have done that in the past
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD Calif. Ted at 8:30am 09.23.20
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 8:27am 09.23.20 Our boat has the same Maxwell windlass. What happens when you completely release the knurled face pl
Sailmakers markwbird at 8:27am 09.23.20 Sails from a good local sailmaker will, in most cases, be considerably more expensive as they should
Windlass Seized Clutch Kings Gambit at 8:14am 09.23.20 Also. If you can, remove all the stuff out of the way and increase (extend) the lever arm length (to
Windlass Seized Clutch Kings Gambit at 8:07am 09.23.20 When stuff like this happens to me I use the Ace heat gun on high setting to heat and then let cool
Windlass Seized Clutch HandsOnTech at 8:05am 09.23.20 Yes, that was my first thought. Unfortunately, the impact wrench requires room to swing a hammer. As
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD JoeWhite at 8:02am 09.23.20 Disconnect the propeller coupling from transmission and try starting with lowest RPM. Is the primary
Tank Monitor Rick at 8:01am 09.23.20 Give some info man! Tank? That couldnt be any more vague. Most of us love troubleshooting here so
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (2) Jacktar at 8:01am 09.23.20 Couple of pix at Marina one just before alleged arrival (in the gulf we get effects 2 days before la
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 helmfam at 7:59am 09.23.20 My B373 has no bonding, as do most if not all Beneteaus. Looks like you can just connect to the neg
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD kloudie1 at 7:55am 09.23.20 or ya caught a big bunch of line or net in the prop.
Sailmakers FastOlson at 7:54am 09.23.20 One caveat: whatever else you put into the information 'mix' for choosing a sailmaker, avoid the wor
Windlass Seized Clutch kloudie1 at 7:54am 09.23.20 Windlass would have to come out to be able to get hammer swing room.. Ya might try a wide blade stub
Simple 33.5 sheets and halyards question. dbreedlove at 7:53am 09.23.20
Windlass Seized Clutch rgranger at 7:23am 09.23.20 I got mine at Harbor Frieght.
Windlass Seized Clutch rgranger at 7:22am 09.23.20 At some point you are going to have to go for it but I think penetrating oil is the right approach.
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer rgranger at 7:17am 09.23.20 ... was left to a raccoon for twenty years best I can figure. thnx. I once acquired a Mac V22-2 o
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer jssailem at 6:58am 09.23.20 You can always find another bolt. If too stubborn grind it off. I wonder why you are removing the o
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? jssailem at 6:55am 09.23.20 David, If this is an expensive purchase for you, it might be time to get a professional opinion to

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