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Replacing the mainsail Vin23970 at 1:13pm 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/941 I have a '76 Oday 25 that recently blew out the mainsail in heavy gust on a Southern lake. The main
Adding a 2nd Battery/Changing Battery Location R.A. Lueck at 1:11pm 03.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1020 I'm considering adding a second battery and would like some ideas on other locations for mounting th
;D restoration web log updated Donald6441 at 11:59am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 2/987 My restoration is progressing nicely, for those who want to read about it i have been writing a web
Brightwork- if you could do it all again... william3045 at 11:51am 03.29.05 Smaller Boats 7/1843 i know this is a loaded subject that has been kicked around before but i am going to ask from a diff
Hunter 23 Tall Rig measurements G Brake at 10:54am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/874 I just bought a Hunter 23, 1986, and measured the mast to be 29' 6" and the boom 10'+. Is this the t
H31 Pedestal shifter casing broken John Blakely at 10:14am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/969 I have a l985 H31 with the Yachting Specialties Pedestal. Having read the Archives, I see that seve
Changing the antifreeze chief14326 at 10:10am 03.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/826 I want to change the antifreeze on an 89 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25XP engine. According to the
Rudder Straightening Claude at 9:45am 03.29.05 Bigger Boats 2/1167 The post on my rudder spade is bent approximately 5 deg and I would like to straighten it. Has anyo
Disposable Race Sails Jason at 9:35am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1363 Ok, so I get this price for some good quality race sails from a so called reputable manufacturer. Lo
Passage 42 battery bank . . grant544 at 9:34am 03.29.05 Big Boats 7/1395 I'm hoping to upgrade the 2- 8D batteries (470 amp hrs) aboard my Passage 42 to more like 800 - 1000
260 polars Ed Childres at 6:51am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/726 Has Hunter published the polars for this model? If not what have you fellow owners determined to be
Center Board question King at 6:15am 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1125 I have a '76 O'day 25 with a center board. Recently, while moving the boat off of its trailer in the
Handheld GPS Steve at 6:08am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 24/1677 For a smaller sailboat. What would people think about handheld GPS. Specifically the Magellen. They
What Do You Think About An HP Hunter? Rick D at 6:03am 03.29.05 Racing 1/1808 I once suggested to Hunter that they consider a limited-production light one-design race-oriented mo
Ammeter - Is it Wired Correctly? Phiggins at 5:46am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2438 The Ammeter in my cockpit hasn't ever seemed to work properly. Theneedle barely moves off zero in
Dodger Replacement PrincessoftheLake at 5:27am 03.29.05 Big Boats 3/995 I want to replace the dodger on my 1984 Hunter 34. Since I don't want to spend an arm and a leg and
heater Ben at 5:10am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1083 I spotted one of those diesel heaters on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI
Brand New Boat What to anticipate? Tim McCarty at 4:59am 03.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 17/1492 Just purchased my first (brand)new boat. A Catalina 310. It will be launched in about 3 weeks. Ju
holding tank replacement richard at 4:43am 03.29.05 Big Boats 1/780 It looks like I may need to replace the holding tank in my 1987 Hunter Legend 37. Has any one been
Paint Removal Eric at 4:15am 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/869 For some odd reason, the previous owner of my boat painted the teak cabin steps with a thick coat of

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Looking for boat bike ideas? kappykaplan at 12:42pm 03.16.21 Very interesting! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Hunter 34 1983 certificate of origine Capt.Yap at 12:41pm 03.16.21 Thanks Jssailem, interesting article. A big thank you to Capt Robbie for the warm welcome and for t
Rhodes 22 battery location... rgranger at 12:40pm 03.16.21 ... I found this in the last place I looked! ... Well? I guess it would be strange to keep lookin
Origo 1500 stove Rick Webb at 12:26pm 03.16.21 I've got one used maybe twice I could maybe part with.
Rule Auto bilge pump not so auto. Is it toast? Benny17441 at 12:25pm 03.16.21 If I recall correctly the h27 has a real shallow bilge that precludes the use of a float switch. The
Yanmar 4jh2-te connector type to feed hot water from water pump Puesta del sol at 12:22pm 03.16.21 Hi Keith, HD might have a fitting like that, but a plumbing supply house could do a better job of m
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! RossH at 12:21pm 03.16.21 Can you name one production sailboat which doesn't use this combination of threads with thru hulls
Vee-berth battery ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 03.16.21 1 year in humans is like 10 years in battery years. :laugh: The only comparison I can see between
America's Cup jssailem at 12:14pm 03.16.21 I figure that the crews are learning the techniques of these boats. If the boats are used again for
Vee-berth battery ventilation jssailem at 12:10pm 03.16.21 only a year left if well preserved. Ralph... Please do not take it personally.:yikes: As some kno
Anyone out there sailing a 23 Rob Roy by Marine Concepts rogerschwake at 12:08pm 03.16.21 Glad to hear from another Rob Roy owner. I bought my boat a year ago in March down in your area. The
Origo 1500 stove Benny17441 at 12:06pm 03.16.21 For a small boat, I have to concur that a non-pressurized alcohol stove makes the most practical sol
Vee-berth battery ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 03.16.21 As @smokey73 wisely points out 7 year old battery bank is like a 70 year old. If he/she has taken c
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? kappykaplan at 11:45am 03.16.21 Not half bad if I do say so. :plus:
Compass Mount for Hunter 30 (1) shaun12345 at 11:39am 03.16.21 Painted and assembled
Yanmar 4jh2-te connector type to feed hot water from water pump Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 03.16.21 I was looking to see if it really is plumbing fitting I can buy at HomeDepit or someplace similar
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? (2) shaun12345 at 11:37am 03.16.21 I ended up completing the pedestal with the trimmed plate. Not half bad if I do say so.
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? (1) shaun12345 at 11:35am 03.16.21
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 03.16.21 Beneteau had the very bad practice of combining straight-thread through-hulls with pipe-threaded ba
Wire, wires everywhere... dlochner at 11:22am 03.16.21 Depends on what the circuit is for. Some circuits need to be always on, like the memory for the Ster

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