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Boards Kuntekinte7 at 9:53am 04.27.05 Smaller Boats 0/708 Hello again, i was wondering if the wood pieces (i dont know if they have a specific name) between t
Newport Beach To Ensenada Race Don Guillette at 9:18am 04.27.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1175 Mates: A friend of mine from the Hunter list, John Richard, posted a nice story about this race. If
Trailer tongue weight..... Igor19187 at 9:05am 04.27.05 Day Sailers 4/1482 Hello.I am new to sailing...Just purchased 1980 O'day 19.According to all the information I found
Huricane Notice on Invoice Joe at 9:02am 04.27.05 Big Boats 6/993 I recently received an invoice for a slip in South Jersey for the upcoming season. On the invoice wa
furling jip for Day Sailor II foxlakesailor at 8:52am 04.27.05 Day Sailers 3/1178 Purchased my first Day Sailor last summer. I had been sailing with my father in law on lake Michigan
Storm Jib kristell at 6:21am 04.27.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1249 we have a beneteau 381 oceanis based in Itchenor/Chichester Harbour(UK), my question is.....what do
Polar Data Hunter 26.5 David G at 5:58am 04.27.05 Racing 2/2391 Does anyone have polar data for a 1987 Hunter 26.5? I have checked with US Sailing and they do not
O' 20 mainsheet figured out chip cramer at 5:13am 04.27.05 Day Sailers 1/1003 The O' 222 manual had the spec's I needed for mainsheet rig. But what about a swing keel that wobble
sailboat racing scuba01 at 5:02am 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1075 I am interested in getting back to racing but i will be on a larger boat than what i use to race wit
Tightening Keel Bolts Popeye at 4:39am 04.27.05 Big Boats 6/972 Has anyone tightened the keel bolts on a 40.5? From cabin sole to bottom of bielge is 3' or so, rest
Tightening Keel Bolts Popeye at 4:32am 04.27.05 Big Boats 0/900 Has anyone attempted to tighten the nuts on the keel bolts on a 40.5? The bielge/keel well is about
rudder vs prop charles jackson at 4:29am 04.27.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1560 I have had the problem of the prop of my extra long shaft honda 9.9 chewing on the aft edge of the r
Re-Upolster Cabin Cushions or Replace? Cate at 4:00am 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3025 The cabin cushions for the O'Day 20, I just bought are a mess. The fabric is torn and worn. I talked
Re-Upolster Cabin Cushions Cate at 3:57am 04.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/834 I am about o take delivery of an O'Day 20. The boat is in great shape except for the interior cabin
oday 23 flaking hull/centerboard Lisa at 2:58am 04.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1005 I have recently purchased a lovely 1973 oday 23. She is perfect in everyway above water, but underwa
Wanna ride? Jonathan at 2:37am 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1026 I'm finally getting my boat's feet wet, in theory, late May, early June. I'll be bringing it up to
Mast-light installation Hanno at 2:28am 04.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1224 We bought our new 26m last year, without a mast light. Mounting the light was not very difficult, bu
Peeling bottom paint Beverly SV "Sight Unseen" at 2:13am 04.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1523 I am having a problem with the bottom paint peeling off in large chunks. I was told that this boat
o'day 222 sink hand pump repair John Lapinski at 1:47am 04.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1808 The original hand pump on my sink is not working. The leather gasket around the pump shaft has come
Inhereted a MacGregor, Help plz hugodiaz at 1:41am 04.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/812 1. How do you meassure it? I am not sure if it is a 25' or a 22'2. I'd like to buy a Honda 4-stroke

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Nasty smell in heads dlochner at 6:58am 01.18.21 There are a couple of prime suspects. 1- Dead critters in the intake water. When you flush water co
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? (1) dlochner at 6:53am 01.18.21 How separate? My Sabre 362 has a divided head, one side is the shower, one the head and vanity. It i
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back NYSail at 6:53am 01.18.21 Great advise above...... Good Luck
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? Ward H at 6:51am 01.18.21 Here's a link to a SailRite video. 30 Seconds in the lady is using the Ironwood tool mentioned. I b
BATTERY BASICS Pirate Dave at 6:48am 01.18.21 NO. There are chargers on the market that say you can re condition the batteries back to new. This
BATTERY BASICS (1) dlochner at 6:47am 01.18.21 Jim, Battery acid is sulfuric acid, it reacts with the lead plates to make electricity. Lead sulfa
BATTERY BASICS (1) JamesG161 at 6:45am 01.18.21 My 4D's cost ?$160 each. I recently had Damage to my boat interior from a Hurricane. These are my
Dyneema lifelines sigsgmret at 6:44am 01.18.21 Thanks for the reply, it's good to know that there is a lot of interest in doing the conversion. Al
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 6:41am 01.18.21 @Team118 Here's a link to a thread with information on how someone made their ST50 instruments work
Prop removal sesmith at 6:40am 01.18.21 FWIW, the "Walter puller" looks like just the ticket. Not cheap, but neither is my Snap-on bar typ
Dyneema lifelines Ward H at 6:35am 01.18.21 Dynemma life lines is on my project list for this spring. Need to start putting together a list of
Mixing Electronics Manufactures jmce1587 at 6:33am 01.18.21 Good article in recent Practical Sailor on mixing new and old electronics https://www.practical-sai
BATTERY BASICS JamesG161 at 6:32am 01.18.21 My 4D house batteries have "died." Are you sure? Your boat was made in the same Hunter Group and y
Prop removal sesmith at 6:26am 01.18.21 I don't think I'd do anything that requires beating the shaft or slide hammering the prop. I'd worr
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE Davidasailor26 at 6:25am 01.18.21 You might also try careful use of a heat gun and putty knife to scrape away the peeling sections. (P
Prop removal dlochner at 6:25am 01.18.21
BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 6:20am 01.18.21 The problem is lead sulfate forming on the plates which insulates the plates and prevents the chemic
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE shemandr at 6:19am 01.18.21 Yeah, paint over vinyl headliner. Shouldn't have happened. Let it flake off and move on to deck.
BATTERY BASICS JamesG161 at 6:17am 01.18.21 if there is any truth to the Facebook posts Yes, But... 1) Very dangerous if not done right. 2) M
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Panera at 6:15am 01.18.21 On my O'Day 25 I used hangers on the pulpit for the anchor and used a hawser pipe for the rode and c

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