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oday -25 bulkhead Mike O'Shurak at 1:33am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/958 I have a problem with rotting and spliting of main bulkhead.What type of wood should replace the mai
Problem with circut breaker switch Don12380 at 1:20am 10.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/790 In my Hunter 34 I have a 15 amp AC circut breaker(on-off switch) on the control panel for the air co
Wind instrument suggestions? Dave at 1:04am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/925 My O'day 28 has an old non-working Moor Electronics apparent wind indicator instrument and sender un
rudders CIGANIN at 12:55am 10.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/869 Has anyone replaced their rudders/brackets on an X? I'm looking for price, location, time frame for
New Beneatue 57, new J54 or used Swan 56 (1995) ? zamibc at 12:24am 10.23.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1360 If you had to choose between used Swan 56 (1995) and a brand new Beneatue 57, or brand new Jeanneau
outboard idle speed Ben16737 at 11:22pm 10.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1087 I have an outboard question. My 5horse Nissan 2-stroke is idling very fast lately. I realize that
Launching a 235 David L at 4:40pm 10.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2222 Can a 235 be launched using a crane. Similar to a J-24.Thanks,David
Yanmar Fuel Filter Neil McDonald at 3:04pm 10.22.04 Big Boats 5/1476 Just coming to grips with fuel filtration for the Yanmar 3GM30F engine on my newly acquired Hunter 3
H26 Trailer Re-build Pat Adam at 2:08pm 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 5/981 I recently completed the re-building project of my 1994 H26 trailer which I purchased as a boat/trai
Refrigerator in a 260? Greg A at 10:04am 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/948 Has anyone replaced the cooler with a refrigerator in their 260? If so what size will fit and how is
Water Tank Photos are now online Steve Dion at 9:25am 10.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1037 I finished the repairs to the water tank on our H31. I have posted these photos in the photo forum.
Barnacles Michael Fegen at 9:19am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1236 We recently moved from fresh water to salt water and have encountered barnacles. Two questions:1.
New Hunter 33 Alan at 8:43am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/2092 I am curious as to why there are at least 26 200x Hunter 33 Owners, but only 1 review. Is it becaus
Tuning a fractional rig George Bush at 8:35am 10.22.04 Big Boats 10/2270 I know that this issue has come up many times but now I cannot find any of the material I had previo
broken mast ray at 7:20am 10.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/855 a friend was hauling his 1987 25' on trailer - struck tree and broke mast in half. . eeeiiiouhhh !
Blisters bill van at 5:47am 10.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/820 I just pulled by boat out of the water today and noticed that the bottom of the hull is covered in t
Bottom Paint DOESN'T belong on the deck topsides Sailadjuster at 5:13am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 13/3082 Being a DIYer, we sought a boat yard that allowed such undertaking.Did the bottom and touched up th
Standing Rigging Adjustment Quest at 5:13am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1150 I have a 1992 Hunter 28. I am looking for information on how to tune the standing rigging. Current
Testing holding tank Ken at 4:54am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/787 Other than the obvious, that is, seeing the leaking fluid in the tank area of the aft compartment, h
Construction weight for Pearson 323 Fred at 4:17am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1057 Hi all,What is the actual dry construction weight of a Pearson 323?What I am thinking here is the

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BENT PROP SHAFT AQUILAMASTER at 9:02am 08.19.20 Accidental damage is why you have insurance. For $5K, submit a claim. And on lighter note, I have
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 9:02am 08.19.20 Resume. In-charge experience over the the last 5 year on multi-day trips. If its going to be off-s
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose (1) Bob S at 8:56am 08.19.20 Not sure where the 25' came from. I was going to buy a 4' piece from Defender to use as a sink drain
Hunter 326 bigger headsail Benny17441 at 8:55am 08.19.20 In an h326 sail plan the small head sail is used for balance while the large roach mainsail provides
Beaching a H260... Crazy Dave Condon at 8:45am 08.19.20 I personally would not take the chance of beaching the 260. Remember you have a water ballast tank
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) DrJudyB at 8:33am 08.19.20
260 Mods Benny17441 at 8:30am 08.19.20 Great, but for some that may be too far to walk for a beer.
Battery Data Benny17441 at 8:24am 08.19.20 Batteries do need to be used, keeping them with a low grade charging current for extended periods o
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:20am 08.19.20 If that's where it is, you can improve the air exchange by replacing the "vent" thru-hull with an o
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jssailem at 8:19am 08.19.20
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15am 08.19.20 Shields or Trident #148 is rated for below waterline connection, so ok to use for sink drain. If yo
Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:00am 08.19.20 dgranger...depending on the age (plastics get dry and prone to cracking with age) and size of your e
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? dlochner at 7:54am 08.19.20 To start I'd like to see the boat and its general condition and equipment. Then I'd look to see how
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Jackdaw at 7:54am 08.19.20 Resume. In-charge experience over the the last 5 year on multi-day trips. If its going to be off-sh
Beaching a H260... Benny17441 at 7:54am 08.19.20 Pick a spot with sand and no rocks. You can careen her from side to side by having someone pull at
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? rschuss at 7:47am 08.19.20 I'm surprised that the cockpit drain goes directly to the bottom of the hull for discharge. I would
Sink and cook top Clive PC at 7:44am 08.19.20 clive, those mods are really nice. the salon berth is how the boat should have came. how are you
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Brian D at 7:42am 08.19.20
260 Mods Clive PC at 7:41am 08.19.20 BRAVO! What did you do with the old cooler space? See my later post with new house panel and draw
260 Mods Clive PC at 7:40am 08.19.20 I added a refrigerator/freezer to that spot hate buying ice Nice!

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