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Swing vs Wing? Rob Hills at 9:08am 08.30.04 Smaller Boats 8/946 I am finally going to step up and buy a boat, my first. It will be a trailer sailor in California (
Manual Faucet Question Adam at 8:57am 08.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/922 Anybody have any good ideas for priming my manual faucet before I just go ahead and decide that its
Installing a spinnaker pad eye Robert Banks at 8:35am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1457 Just moved up to a '92 Hunter 28. Great boat, but soooo much different from my '60's vintage Rhodes
portlight gaskets cat 27 fred winter at 8:24am 08.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1676 to whom it may; anyone know of a source for port light gaskets for an 1985 cat 27. emailed catalina
Mast strut blow out Steve A22164 at 8:18am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/864 Any one have the ball joint at the top of the mast strut blow out on them? We were racing in brisk
I need a new rudder for my 22 Oday Mark Tishler at 7:39am 08.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/753 I snapped my rudder in two in a storm yesterday, when she came down hard in shallow water at a steep
muffler system for 82 hunter 27 mike at 7:19am 08.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1248 The previous owner replaced the muffler with a metal car muffler which blew out and is now dischargi
A/c Winterizing Tony Wilcox at 6:54am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/897 I am looking for information on how to get antifreeze through the two A/C units on our boat.Both u
keel width bob nutter at 6:50am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/742 hi, does anyone know the width of the shalow draft keel? i need to know this to know
plexiglass sliding cover (on sea hood) Tim5706 at 6:07am 08.30.04 Smaller Boats 3/984 The sliding plexiglass cover on my 1994 H26 has sagged in the center,allowing water to leak in when
Flip top hatch cover clearance? Jake19851 at 6:01am 08.30.04 Trailer Sailors 4/1574 O.K....we launched the boat succesfully last weekend and what a hoot! (I will update the website so
Wakeboarding with mast as sky pole? blewispunk at 5:58am 08.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1477 Hello all,I currently sail a Columbia 26mkII but like the idea of a boat that can be sailed or mot
Raymarine ST1000 Auto pilot on 240 Randy18526 at 5:46am 08.30.04 Smaller Boats 4/1073 I want to install an St1000 auto pilot on my 240.Any one know what size extensions or extra bracke
What is it? Randy Sandell at 5:00am 08.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/849 I have a 77 27ft Hunter. Under the cockpit area I found what looks to be a all-threaded rod attache
PORTABLE REFRIGERATION Paul8859 at 4:23am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/952 Has anyone had experience using a portable refrigeration/freezer unit on a sail boat.They look like
VARA Rudder Works Hard Rock Smith at 4:20am 08.30.04 Smaller Boats 6/2057 Does anyone have this problem? I moor my nice, spankin' new, sweet litle 216 but am disappointed by
Dinghy Oars mark.h at 4:18am 08.30.04 Day Sailers 0/966 Recently acquired a 7.5 foot nutshell pram without oars. Cany anyone tell me what lenght the oars f
Maximum height for transport Phil A. at 4:09am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1159 I just bought a 1981 Hunter 30'. This boat has the 4' shoal draft keel. I have to move it 250 miles
Finding used boat parts.... Donald at 3:56am 08.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/836 Does anyone know of any place to buy used sailboat parts (MacGregor) over the web?
Adding a Windex Tim2853 at 3:52am 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1105 I just purchased a Windex and realized that my radio antenna is in the way. Any suggestions on the

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Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) Jackdaw at 6:02am 08.19.20 And this time, be sure to caulk the instruments. The solution to the problem is not caulk, but
260 Mods rgranger at 6:02am 08.19.20 I'll try to keep this short. While others would disagree, the 260 is a great boat for its intended
Questions About Composting Toilets David in Sandusky at 6:02am 08.19.20 This is our 21st season with our MSD toilet. I'm with Peggy. I outperforms the holding tank systems
Questions About Composting Toilets rgranger at 6:00am 08.19.20 Dometic/SeaLand portapotties are available in 2 sizes--2.5 gal and 5 gal. Sounds like yours may be
Checking more off the list Jackdaw at 5:47am 08.19.20 A while back I recommended putting an opening Beckson port in the transom to replce that portlight.
Ancient Mariner shemandr at 5:46am 08.19.20 Thank you for a detailed story of the professor's life. Soundings online had a blurb but it wasn't
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose smokey73 at 5:07am 08.19.20 Problem is finding suitable 1 1/4 inch below the wateline hose. Flexible is the key for me. really
Sewage smell Gary Ryan at 4:54am 08.19.20 I'll have to look, but I believe it's on the rear port side.
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose Bob S at 4:38am 08.19.20
260 Mods Crazy Dave Condon at 4:28am 08.19.20 @Clive PC and @Jimmy Good ideas which I ask you put under boatinfo/Hunter/260/owner modifications
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? Ron20324 at 12:53am 08.19.20 While I am not familiar with the O'Day 20, I have owned several O'Day sailboats and the photo you p
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260 Mods Jimmy at 9:35pm 08.18.20 I'll try to keep this short. While others would disagree, the 260 is a great boat for its intended
Bilge Pump Comparison Rule vs Jabsco Mjg407 at 8:54pm 08.18.20 Hello all, rather than starting a new thread I thought I would just post in this one. I have an 88
Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:49pm 08.18.20 Dometic/SeaLand portapotties are available in 2 sizes--2.5 gal and 5 gal. Sounds like yours may be
Racing on Galveston Bay FDL S2 at 8:25pm 08.18.20
Questions About Composting Toilets rgranger at 8:17pm 08.18.20 Check out the Dometic/SeaLand 975 MSD Sanipottie...available from a number of retailers including t
Painting non-skid rgranger at 8:06pm 08.18.20
Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:21pm 08.18.20 An occasional "weekend warrior" might be able to wait six months to empty a compostet, but most liv
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06pm 08.18.20 Where is the holding tank vent thru-hull located on your boat? What does it look like? --Peggie

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