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Storing the gennaker PrincessoftheLake at 2:13am 05.25.05 Big Boats 1/1006 I have a 1985 Hunter 34 that came with a large gennaker. Since we don't have a cruising spinnaker y
272LE Anodes Thankyou Hubertt at 1:57am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/803 Just to say thanks to Lou, J.B.Dyer and Richard, for their responses to my post on this of May 11th.
Electric motors sierradave at 1:56am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/870 Anyone had experience using a small electric outboard? We've got a 1974 O'Day 20 and I'm tired of m
Through hull Fitting James Tait at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/830 My O'Day 20 has two through hull fittings-one for the cockpit drain and the other for a small sink.
HELP! CB Stuck up, boat IN water guyssail at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/813 The centerboard on my '73 o'day 23 appears to be stuck up. this is my first swing keel boat...looked
Help with kill switch on Yanmar 2QM15 David W at 1:41am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 9/4412 Over the weekend my kill switch finally gave up the ghost. I had thought I had devised a repair that
Anybody doing the Figawi this year?? Allen at 1:33am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 0/866 Hey Guys,I'm heading out tomorrow morning from Boston to Sandwich on the Cape Cod Canal en route t
portlight shades Bill C320, Papillon at 1:32am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1918 Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep out the mornig sun and/or provide privacy while in the sl
Dinghy Franklin at 1:06am 05.25.05 Big Boats 11/890 Two part question:1) Why is an inflatable dinghy so hard to row and is it just now realistic to ge
Where is hull serial number on an O'Day 17" Peter Johnson at 12:23am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2114 I'm insuring my new-to-me O'Day 17' Daysailer 'Odie'. The insurance company wants the hull serial n
Bimini? Boom tent???? What is this thing??????? me262 at 11:14pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 9/1460 I am wanting to construct a cockpit shade. I have found after only two trips out in the Texas sun, t
Radiator flush? Bill O'Donovan at 11:08pm 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/998 Still trying to get an answer as to whether it's good to put Prestone radiator flush through the raw
Yanmar driving high output alternator Arthur Boas at 10:59pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1980 I installed a high output Balmar alternator on my Yanmar 4JH2BE (Hunter 40.5)I found continual bel
Hardware Vocabulary aquaholic1 at 10:28pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/961 Does anyone know of a website where mast/boom/rigging hardware is identified and defined? My sailing
New Capri 18 owner dennis hackbarth at 10:14pm 05.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/964 I have just purchased this boat and need to find a roller furling jib sail. Ithas a genoa which is
O'Day 25 hardware Charles Jones at 9:42pm 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/902 I have just purchased a 1979 O'Day 25 and would like to know if there is any source for the original
carbon monoxide detector "Safe T Alert" problems Al9586 at 8:43pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1603 Over the last week we have started to experience trouble with our hard wired, dealer installed CO de
considering this 88 M26D, opinions on damage Rick4852 at 3:19pm 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1244 Found an 88 26D I am considering. Overall condition of boat, gelcoat, trailer is excellent with the
Yacht/Boat shows in USA Mark at 2:43pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 8/816 Can anyone tell me which and when is the "biggest and Best" show in the USA?
PICTURES DAVE???avalonduet chet p at 2:33pm 05.24.05 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1055 DAVE: I hope your wife is recovering and all is well. I have been away on vacation to Seattle and g

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Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 6:33pm 01.24.21 Hi Louis, Would love to be able to send a pic of an autopilot install, but I unfortunately don't h
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom sailme88 at 6:23pm 01.24.21 I had set out to soda blast our hull 4 years ago.. Hired a young man that stared me away from soda
Funny Friday!!! Hunter216 at 6:14pm 01.24.21 Maybe your dogs would like to go sailing That lake is full of optiturtles so not safe to swim in.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 01.24.21 189532 Maybe your dogs would like to go sailing. -Will (Dragonfly)
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 01.24.21 So I'm clear, we're talking about a closed loop cooling system, right? So I could just add the miss
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom (4) snoopy_ at 5:58pm 01.24.21 Soda blasting is done, unsure of the next step. I figured I would need to sand with some 80 grit, w
oxolic acid Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:56pm 01.24.21 I buy Oxalic Acid in my local hardware store. It's known as wood bleach THe brand I buy is Savogran.
Skill testing question Hunter216 at 5:50pm 01.24.21 7 And we have a winner!!!:beer:
Skill testing question Sailavie1 at 5:45pm 01.24.21 7
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? HMT2 at 5:44pm 01.24.21 Yanmar has two styles of engines one is directly cooled only by the flow of seawater, the second ha
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) MikeHoncho at 5:42pm 01.24.21 Hi Ken, just got back from a week on the water. A bit chilly out there. Sorry, no pictures to share
Got a new sailing dinghy (4) Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 01.24.21 189521 Thats 4 well bent gunwale segments. :biggrin: At the bow the segments are joined with butt
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 5:29pm 01.24.21 So I'm clear, we're talking about a closed loop cooling system, right? So I could just add the missi
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Stu Jackson at 5:26pm 01.24.21 Not true if the cylinder sizes are different. :) I been lookin' for one of dem multi-sized cylind
Davits and Solar Panels (3) seadaddler at 5:22pm 01.24.21
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 jmce1587 at 5:20pm 01.24.21 I made the trip from Guntersville to Mobile in the late 80s. Just did a quick search and from Pickw
prop shaft strut replacement for Cascade 36 (West Coast Portland Or Builder (70's-90's) jon hansen at 4:44pm 01.24.21 why not call cascade. ask them. 503 440 0233
Skill testing question Hunter216 at 4:20pm 01.24.21 Well I could be a real jerk and claim that there are actually more than 6 in what I posted but some
Skill testing question kappykaplan at 4:11pm 01.24.21 6
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