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Bryon Thomas at 11:56am 08.30.04
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Just purchased boat w/ electrosan system, and want to move it to more convenient location. How far f
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I keep getting conflicting advice and am hoping to find some consensus here. When under sail and th
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Check the photo forum for a new idea on how to carry the mast when trailering to the lake.
Mike at 11:14am 08.30.04
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I have a Hunter 28.5 that I sail solo on Lake Michigan. Does anyone know what the Americap and/or t
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We purchased a 2001 Hunter 380 from a broker over the last winter. The freezer/fridge is powered by
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I have igm yanmar on a hunter 27 1982. Ipurchased boat this yearand i don't know what if additivies
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I want to install a Wind Transmitter on my Hunter Legend35 this Fall, and wonder if I can install it
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This is a repeat but must have not posted right the first time. I'm looking to fly a gennaker so the
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our 1983 C-30. Looks like there was a coating on the frames and it is partially wore off. Any sugges
William at 9:35am 08.30.04
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I was considering purchasing a Bruce Roberts/Almarine steel kit (Bermuda/Voyager 480/485). I was won
Mike Kirkwood at 9:27am 08.30.04
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Hello O'Day owners, Friends and I have resurrected an abandoned O'Day Ospray of the pre 1980's vinta
Terry Shoup at 9:18am 08.30.04
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I'm trying to find replacement clips that hold the grids onto the top of the stove -- it's on a 1986
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hi, does anyone know the width of the shallow draft keel on a 1991 37.6 Hunter Legend? i n
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I am finally going to step up and buy a boat, my first. It will be a trailer sailor in California (
Adam at 8:57am 08.30.04
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Anybody have any good ideas for priming my manual faucet before I just go ahead and decide that its
Robert Banks at 8:35am 08.30.04
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Just moved up to a '92 Hunter 28. Great boat, but soooo much different from my '60's vintage Rhodes
fred winter at 8:24am 08.30.04
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to whom it may; anyone know of a source for port light gaskets for an 1985 cat 27. emailed catalina
Steve A22164 at 8:18am 08.30.04
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Any one have the ball joint at the top of the mast strut blow out on them? We were racing in brisk
Mark Tishler at 7:39am 08.30.04
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I snapped my rudder in two in a storm yesterday, when she came down hard in shallow water at a steep
mike at 7:19am 08.30.04
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The previous owner replaced the muffler with a metal car muffler which blew out and is now dischargi

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Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40
Tally Ho at 6:02pm 01.21.21
Sounds like she will be a good boat when you get her ready to sail. Greg
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back
Capt jgw at 5:58pm 01.21.21
The 5411 has a weird cooling system. Raw water cooled and the way it's plumbed almost no water is ex
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need
Noodat Lady at 5:57pm 01.21.21
Furler foil: Google furling jib. You'll find plenty to inform you. That's a very desirable $2000 upg
Odd requirement in boat insurance
Capt jgw at 5:47pm 01.21.21
I have a deck stepped mast with a furling main, so rain can enter through the slot and is supposed
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5
jssailem at 5:15pm 01.21.21
Money well spent. Looks like you put your Covid relief money to a good purchase.
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40
DonEvans at 5:12pm 01.21.21
Greg, she is an 87. Bought it Aug of last year and been working away learning as I restore her. have
Boom Bolt?
jssailem at 5:12pm 01.21.21
@BigDogg11 I have a Cal so not exactly the same but here is what I suspect. The bolt is an inexpensi
RAM mic cable rewire?
Project_Mayhem at 5:01pm 01.21.21
There is coiled cat5 cables available but they of course cost more. If possible, go with stranded wi
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need
Sunbird22358 at 4:50pm 01.21.21
The "KEEL" does not go up and down on this boat it is fixed in place (or should be as it is molded a
RAM mic cable rewire?
JoeWhite at 4:43pm 01.21.21
Here is what I would do. Buy a 5' patch cord, as in used in networking. Cut one end of it and solder
Boom Bolt?
twalker H260 at 4:31pm 01.21.21
How loose? It looks like the metal strap there connects down to the main sheet? If so you likel
Boom Bolt?
JoeWhite at 4:28pm 01.21.21
I believe it is supposed to be loose do that it can swing when the boom goes port or starboard.
Boom Bolt?
heritage at 4:27pm 01.21.21
Is the bolt actually loose or are you just not able to seat it tightly to the boom cap? The bolt i
Boom Bolt?
Tally Ho at 4:20pm 01.21.21
My boom isnt attached like that, but I believe you probably need to remove the end cap (drill out th
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40
Tally Ho at 4:11pm 01.21.21
I thought that the keel stub or what you are calling the keelson, is solid glass. I have a 1988 O
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40
DonEvans at 4:08pm 01.21.21
Here is a pic showing the keelson. Blue is the lead keel, white section droppong from the hull to th
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5   (4)
georgetheleo at 4:07pm 01.21.21
I had a boat yard fix all the blisters -cost $8000 they did a superb job
RAM mic cable rewire?
kenbowering at 4:03pm 01.21.21
Can anyone provide the wiring list for a Standard Communications Ram Mike model CMP 23B? Would like
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40   (2)
DonEvans at 4:03pm 01.21.21
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