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drawing of O'day 27 Allen Hale at 2:16am 09.03.04 Bigger Boats 1/1110 I'm looking for a complete Picture or drawing of an O'day 27 with sails including the fin keel. Any
H260 Safety Net on lifelines tom at 2:08am 09.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/963 Has anybody attached a safety net on a 260. I will soon be taking delivery of a 260 and with 2 young
O'Day Daysailor III centerboard leaking stevet at 2:06am 09.03.04 Day Sailers 1/1212 I've written and read about this topic before but never received an answer to my questions: why is
Main sail shape H336 amir at 1:57am 09.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/804 Folks,I have a H336 with the full batten original main sail. When I try to flatten the main sail
Satellite Phone versus SSB/HF Paul at 1:20am 09.03.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1512 We had a tragic loss of one the sailors from our marina this week (see related link). One thing inte
tracks for lead blocks/cars Justin at 12:41am 09.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/732 Does anyone have pictures/comments on where to install genoa tracks for a furler/reefer? The existin
cleaning interior teak cosel@optonline.net at 12:16am 09.03.04 Ask All Sailors 5/7491 Our interior teak paneling developes a white-ish mold or mildew on it over the winter. I cleaned it
Diesel Fuel Odor in Aft Cabin marcomondo at 11:28pm 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1146 When sleeping in the aft cabin of my Hunter 356 I often get a strong odor of diesel fuel possibly fr
blew out instrument circuit tish at 11:24pm 09.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/807 This is a question. I plugged my new 12v hair dryer into the steering column lighter outlet and imm
Emergency Steering Tiller Paul at 9:44pm 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1249 Recently I decided to checkout the emergency steering tiller for my O'Day 35 and found two odd thing
Cal 28 Bow Pulpit Needed Dewayne at 3:03pm 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1059 I am in need of a bow pulpit (the metal part that you hold on to on the bow) that will fit a 1968 Ca
Anchoring Question - What's the best? Chip G. at 12:47pm 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 0/985 I would like to hear others opinion regarding anchoring. Our sailing group gets together each summer
Dodger ? R at 11:56am 09.02.04 Big Boats 8/817 Anyone have a dodger installed on a 35.5 Legend?If so pictures would be useful as I am contemplatin
Electric windlass sailcrouch at 11:41am 09.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/990 I have recently purchased a 1991 Legend 37.5 and want to install an electric windlass. The configura
Reefing Clas Gary at 10:57am 09.02.04 Day Sailers 0/872 Hi to All Daysailers:There is always talk about reefing the main sail on the Daysailer. And many
Can you actually raise 26 mast by yourself jason at 10:49am 09.02.04 Smaller Boats 12/1831 I'm needing to know if you can actually raise the mast by yourself, or do you have to be in your 20'
Ramp Launching a H26 Rich at 10:42am 09.02.04 Smaller Boats 11/1123 I would like to hear a few comments regarding ramp launching. Wanting to know if it's as easy as adv
Peggy - Need Advice Dave at 9:22am 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1336 Peggy,When sailing south of the equator the water in the bowl will rotate in the opposite direction
Rowing a sailboat into port? William Lynes at 8:12am 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 8/6216 What is the longest 'lenght in water' sailboat that you recommend for fitting of oarlocks for rowing
NMEA2000? Todd (SV Windwalker) at 7:43am 09.02.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1109 I had heard rumblings of a new standard protocall for marine instruments to talk to each other. Exch

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Backstay Failure thetone at 10:57pm 08.19.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later JohnShannon at 10:23pm 08.19.20 It can't be electrical, once the diesel is started no electricity is required to keep it running.
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ken13559 at 9:57pm 08.19.20 Some years back I too have clicking sounding of but windlass not working. The motor was shot. Replac
Refrigerator repair Ken13559 at 9:51pm 08.19.20 If gap not too big, filled it with a ball of butyl tape. Its easy to handle and can be easily presse
What could this be for? Ken13559 at 9:47pm 08.19.20 You need a spinnaker POLE. Makes the boat look like it HAS a spinnaker! Yes agree. Its not what y
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:29pm 08.19.20 Tropical Depression 13 is now being model tracked, but the main models differ. Still unlikely to gr
Hunter 260 Centerboard twalker H260 at 9:09pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jon hansen at 8:38pm 08.19.20 i like doc's term "competent skipper" more than i like the term "advanced" sailing ability. never h
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later HMT2 at 8:30pm 08.19.20 Fuel vent
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) CarlN at 8:13pm 08.19.20 The solution to the problem is not caulk, but to seal the exposed core created by any penetrations
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later joker460 at 7:59pm 08.19.20 Just a thought. If there is no fuel issue as you say, then I would suspect electrical. As the engin
Jib roller furling line block Dave Groshong at 7:39pm 08.19.20 It's a common cheek block, I don't think you can get that exact one any longer, but give me a call
replacing cdi halyard Serenity on Hudson at 7:35pm 08.19.20 My internal halyard ended up at the top of the furler. No Jib for me. Forced me to try the asym spin
Sink and cook top Clive PC at 7:31pm 08.19.20 Yep, exactly what i did Ron, but i used the original stainless pin. I think i cut about 12-14 inches
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DArcy at 7:21pm 08.19.20 Offshore racers go through this all the time. For the capability of the boat, you could point to the
How do you store HobieDog at 7:15pm 08.19.20 If I were to plumb both engines to a manifold and add an electric pump, I could pump directly into
Somes Sound On MDI HobieDog at 7:11pm 08.19.20 Wow! Have only experienced the area from land, and it's been at least a dozen years... We're doing
Sink and cook top Ron20324 at 6:53pm 08.19.20 Please shoot some pics of your table mod Sounds like what I did on my boat. I raised the table as
Sink and cook top Clive PC at 6:48pm 08.19.20 Okay i will next time I'm at the marina. Actually i have many more mods including sailing mods so ma
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 6:41pm 08.19.20 Yikes! Y'all can set sail without me in those conditions. I'm staying in my nice, cozy, safe anchor

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