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Hatch Sliding James at 2:21pm 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/905 I will replace the teak hatch guides this year - Why? because the old ones are split, grey, coming o
motor steering BratsRUs at 2:02pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1055 Need some advice.Have always loved sailboats from afar so a few years ago I took a basic sailing c
new boat grounding in sea trial Sam at 1:43pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 19/1758 New Catalina had soft grounding on inside breakwater sandy shoaling and came to a complete hault whi
Microwave on 37.5 Sea Sharp at 12:49pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 7/1124 I would like to install a microwave on my new to me 37.5. I have seen pictures of most installation
Bow or stern first docking Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/3391 Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
Battery Charger David Harcourt at 12:09pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1211 My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
Striping PHitchcox at 11:52am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/985 Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats.Simply
inverter sizing 700W v. 2000W Paul F at 11:25am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1723 Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
battery Connections rpeddle at 10:08am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
fred, what is the......................... duality at 9:56am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
bimini top for 1982 Hunter 33 Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1235 I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1040 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
Faom mattress replacement trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s
portsmith rating doug miller at 6:49am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/1530 does the 216 have a portsmith rating? with/without spin. ?thanksdoug
New sail specs needed. rw at 5:43am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/818 Do any Hunter 240s have all the specs required to order a new set of sails. I have the CDI furler an
Moving the Boat - Trailer Needed Dale Wilkins at 5:34am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 I have a 25' MacGregor in the water on Lake Grapevine in the DFW area and want to move it to a lake
Info on Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Richard McGann at 4:45am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/5156 I have a Chrysler 26 and am thinking about trading for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. Has anyone saile
Edson steering brake problem Gary at 4:38am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1116 My steering brake is completely non-functional. The boat is a 2001 320 (with the Edson rack and pin
PHRF Rating Don at 4:30am 05.11.05 Racing 4/2733 Does anyone have a PHRF Rating for a 2003 Hunter 326 production boat, no modifications?Thank you
Help I'm sinking... Rob Krohn at 4:28am 05.11.05 Day Sailers 7/1326 I just put my newly acquired O'Day 22 in the marina for the first time and found that after only two

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Where do I find this part? alexco38 at 8:21pm 04.08.21 The best way to get "ALL" the water out is vacuum cleaner. With shore power (can use inverter): htt
Halyard wrap with Furlex No Rush at 8:07pm 04.08.21 If you have a back stay tensioner, adding some tension before furling also helps.
Halyard wrap with Furlex chuckwayne at 7:39pm 04.08.21 There is a furlex version - I've replaced mine
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? Jskosmo at 7:37pm 04.08.21 As always - thank you SO VERY MUCH!
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 7:32pm 04.08.21 There's likely a furlex version as well, I will check with Selden
Halyard wrap with Furlex Ted at 7:30pm 04.08.21 Dave is correct. Another type of halyard deflector is the one made by Harken it's very easy to insta
Dynaplate Brian D at 7:29pm 04.08.21 The main reason for having a Dynaplate is to establish a ground plane for a HF or SSB radio. While
Thinking about painting my hull Ged AU at 7:24pm 04.08.21
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 AndyL at 7:17pm 04.08.21 Andy, I just replaced my lifelines on our 2009 H36. Used stainless steel. The shrouds come close to
Hunter 170 Bow Cover specs and Spinnaker specs. JerryA at 7:11pm 04.08.21 Having owned a 2005 H170 anything H170 on ebay always peaks my interest. I've seen used covers on eb
Dynaplate Don S/V ILLusion at 6:36pm 04.08.21 I can think of no valid reason for using a dynaplate as a substitute for proper RF counterpoise.
Where do I find this part? Phil Herring at 6:34pm 04.08.21 How many collective hours do you suppose the members of this forum have spent in that isle. Lol
Dynaplate dlochner at 6:26pm 04.08.21 The main reason for having a Dynaplate is to establish a ground plane for a HF or SSB radio. While t
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing dlochner at 6:19pm 04.08.21 If nothing else, foiling boats give us old geezers something to talk about while waiting for the wea
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? (1) Capn John at 6:14pm 04.08.21 It should most certainly NOT be positioned aft of the outhaul car. It is intended to keep the car f
Cargo ship in the North Sea Captain W at 6:08pm 04.08.21 Some more footage XNrgxShyJbs
Winch removal Dalliance at 6:07pm 04.08.21
Shaft Zinc Placement JoeWhite at 5:37pm 04.08.21 When the propeller is moving the vessel forward and backward it also moves the engine back and forth
Halyard wrap with Furlex JoeWhite at 5:21pm 04.08.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 4:58pm 04.08.21 I don't see a halyard deflector/restrainer: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?13602

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