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Rewiring the mast and ... DCsailor at 2:29am 05.25.05 Smaller Boats 4/1442 I have been sailing my '86 Hunter 23 for a couple of summers (both in DC and Florida). Great boat l
Storing the gennaker PrincessoftheLake at 2:13am 05.25.05 Big Boats 1/1034 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 0/825 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 1/889 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 4/864 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 3/853 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 9/4493 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 0/894 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 5/1992 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 11/947 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 2/2177 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 9/1541 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 1/1018 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 16/2196 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 3/1012 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 1/991 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 3/946 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 2/1669 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 17/1400 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 8/864 Can anyone tell me which and when is the "biggest and Best" show in the USA?

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Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 1:15pm 03.24.21 a good tip I got a while back was to use a long handled scrub brush, (like push broom length) attac
Hull Cleaning IN the water? jssailem at 1:15pm 03.24.21 Alligators and Snakes Oh My.. I thought that be an concern. But some folk jump in anyway. Isn't that
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 1:14pm 03.24.21 Thank you for that update, John. I say, come hell or high water, make it happen for some sail time o
Hull Cleaning IN the water? Rick Webb at 1:14pm 03.24.21 a good tip I got a while back was to use a long handled scrub brush, (like push broom length) attach
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue Joseph Bauman at 1:13pm 03.24.21 Problem was found. After literally going inch by in in the boat I couldn't find the problem. I decid
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 1:11pm 03.24.21 Your original installation with the bolts and washers may not be the very best in theory best but i
Spring Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 1:11pm 03.24.21 Terry. One hates to be a party pooper. Weather is in a constant state of flux. But the real long ran
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port dLj at 1:10pm 03.24.21 I would use the size needed from this group: https://www.mcmaster.com/stainless-steel-bolts/head-ty
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 1:04pm 03.24.21 Thanks, John! Yes, Ebb Tide is a great song with several great versions. My late grandpa loved the
Hull Cleaning IN the water? tfox2069 at 1:04pm 03.24.21 Welcome @EbbTide27. Great song Ebb Tide. When the water is warm, you could dive and swim about the
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 1:00pm 03.24.21 If you are using the washers, you still need to have a beveled countersink under the washer. This
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Michael Davis at 1:00pm 03.24.21 Is that the one that got hit by a typhoon a few years back? We had a typhoon back in about 1962 an
Hull Cleaning IN the water? (2) jssailem at 12:57pm 03.24.21 Welcome @EbbTide27. Great song Ebb Tide. When the water is warm, you could dive and swim about the
Spring Cruise 2021 Will Gilmore at 12:54pm 03.24.21 Weather is one of those things that even when your discussing tomorrows expectations you can be rig
Newbie questions dLj at 12:51pm 03.24.21 Not to hijack the post but can I ask, which process would you suggest for under the waterline bolts
Hull Cleaning IN the water? (1) rgranger at 12:46pm 03.24.21 I use one of these and a pair of swim goggles. Anchor in a cove and go for a swim. For me the long
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 12:41pm 03.24.21 For $5,000 you could practically have a Chinook helicopter come out, sling load your boat and depos
Hull Cleaning IN the water? tfox2069 at 12:38pm 03.24.21 For $5,000 you could practically have a Chinook helicopter come out, sling load your boat and deposi
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port Tom J at 12:32pm 03.24.21 One other thing, these bolts are made to use with a washer. If we used them how would we countersi
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 12:30pm 03.24.21 It really depends on how much, and what kind of growth you have on the bottom. Sitting still for 6

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