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Ballast Ron Floyd at 12:24pm 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/911 I have a 73 Oday 22 with a shoal draft keel. Thing is, I can't find the ballast. There is a spyhol
Lost swing keel on a 22' Big Windy at 12:09pm 08.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1302 I lost my swing keel on a '79 - I believe I got snarled on an unmarked crab pot or a clam line and c
272 masthead blocks and halyards Brian at 11:40am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/834 I have multiple sheaves on either side and in front of the mast at the base but how many sheaves are
Paint and rebuild a whisker pole Robert at 10:23am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1428 Has anyone rebuilt the Forespar adjustable whisker pole ??Mine is the LM12-23 (?) I think. It has
LectraSan Odors tarheel at 10:17am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1983 Knowing that you can't just dump any odor killing chemical into this device, has anyone found a chem
Loose Footed Main? Ken Prichard at 8:51am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1543 I know what it is but I don't know why.Howcome some are and some aren't?Whats the pros and cons?
Destination: Block Island Richard at 8:50am 08.27.04 Smaller Boats 4/951 Off I go!I am taking my first trip outside of the safety of Fisher's Island Sound (1987 H23). We
How to search archives? Richard at 8:45am 08.27.04 Smaller Boats 1/830 Anyone know how to seach the archives without getting too many thread returns? I am searching for i
Seal for fresh water tank cover Rafi at 8:21am 08.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1094 Can somebody recommend a good way/material to reaseal the cover of the original fresh water tank? (u
centerboard line maintanence nate at 7:54am 08.27.04 Day Sailers 3/1052 I need to replace the lines that retract and drop the center board. The only access I see are the p
Trouble lifting Oday 19 rudder Eric Bergh at 7:39am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/981 I am having lots of trouble raising the swing up rudder on my recently acquired '80 Oday 19. It is a
DECK LIGHT Tim Musolf at 7:28am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/825 Does anyone know what brand of deck light Hunter used on the 2002 386? We apparently knocked the be
Description for photo form, mast raising system quickdraw66 at 6:18am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/818 The mast post for trailing was cheap and bent. The shroud wires always would hang and I had to take
Refrigeration of a 1984 hinter 34 Ken at 5:37am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/773 I own a 1984 Hunter 34 and want to put refrigeration in the ice box. Does anyone know what systems
O' 23 Batten Size Jonathan Cushing at 5:24am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I need to replace the top 2 battens for my original O'23 (1983) Main. Does anyone know the size I w
yiks, almost sank the boat quickdraw66 at 5:23am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1129 I have been getting water in the boat from a leak. I thought that it might be the ballast tank. Wate
using expanding foam in a boat hull Don at 5:17am 08.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/4261 Has anyone used expanding foam in a boat hull for floatation? I have hear that "great stuff" will re
Tiller slop/play Guest at 5:11am 08.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1282 What is the process for removing the "play" from the tiller? The tiller on our C27 is like the stee
Remasting 22' Hunter Michael at 4:51am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/807 I am a 21 year old college student. I salvaged a 1982 22' Hunter this spring and I have completely
Cheap Mooring in RI or MA Tigger can Swim at 4:03am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 12/12490 I am hoping someone out there can point me toward a cheap place to moor a sailboat. I am in process

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Tacking Etiquette Ron20324 at 10:32pm 08.08.20 After a few tacks.. if the wind is gentle, give the tiller to one of the guests and take over the j
Installing solar vent on H26 bmorr at 10:03pm 08.08.20 Don't under estimate the replacement cost of that curved front hatch. I had to replace mine and was
Gas storage Ron20324 at 9:38pm 08.08.20 What kind of engine do you have? He keeps saying GASOLINE .
Wiring Mast to Interior Ron20324 at 9:23pm 08.08.20 After seeing the connector we got from Amazon, yours looks like a much better solution. Did you or
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement Gene Neill at 9:12pm 08.08.20 Wood is also stronger than than starboard or acrylic if you're at all concerned with boarding seas.
Simulated Teak sail sfbay at 8:38pm 08.08.20 HMT2.....your boat name really sets it off!! Good call. I did that on my fender covers.
Speed polar DrJudyB at 8:36pm 08.08.20 I search polar speed Hunter 376 . With mainsail full batten Orc.org sells target speed reports for
Simulated Teak HMT2 at 8:34pm 08.08.20 Yours looks great too! I decided to pony up the extra 50 bucks twice for the boat name on each side
Tacking Etiquette rgranger at 8:25pm 08.08.20
Simulated Teak sail sfbay at 8:23pm 08.08.20 HMT2....... looks fantastic!!!
Simulated Teak (2) HMT2 at 8:21pm 08.08.20 +1 on SeaDek, except I worked directly with SeaDek and installed it myself, they maintain the CAD fi
Simulated Teak Georgedoyle at 8:20pm 08.08.20 Looks great. Thanks.
Tacking Etiquette Tally Ho at 8:07pm 08.08.20 I had a friend we'll call C. He was the worst sailboat driver -ever! He would just sit staring at
82 34ft oday no water in sink facet (1) Tally Ho at 8:02pm 08.08.20 Did you check the screen in the faucet? Unscrew the faucet outlet and check for junk in the screen
Tacking Etiquette Will Gilmore at 7:58pm 08.08.20 I've never done it on purpose, but the idea of a roll tack is to use the roll of the boat, in or aft
Lets talk tongue weight... Rick Webb at 7:56pm 08.08.20 It is important to always make sure the surge brake is pulled back out when leaving a trailer parked
Toilet paper LeeandRick at 7:38pm 08.08.20 Trash can with a lid near the toilet. More than half the worlds population does it this way at home.
Speed polar SoSound at 7:37pm 08.08.20 I have found a document with the polars for my boat, created by the designers, and have it saved as
Simulated Teak (3) sail sfbay at 7:29pm 08.08.20 SeaDek.....Cool under the feet, lower cost than competitive products, sticks down, replaceable, inst
Lets talk tongue weight... LeeandRick at 7:24pm 08.08.20

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