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LeRoy Horn at 1:39am 08.21.04
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Do not like the mainsheet rigging on O'Day 19. It is on backstay behind tiller and difficult to adj
Toni23624 at 1:21am 08.21.04
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We recently pumped out our full holding tank. Then flushed some marine freshener with water through
Clint Hansen at 12:34am 08.21.04
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I have been looking at different sailboats to buy. I need a site/sites that gives me specs on the od
Derek Rowell at 12:00am 08.21.04
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I'm moving to Plan B on my windlass installation. The original plan was to have 200 ft of rope and
Matt Evans at 11:07pm 08.20.04
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Can anyone tell me where I can find a replacement for the blue stripe on the side of the hull of my
stan at 8:14pm 08.20.04
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The exhaust reciently rusted off the manifold of my catalina 30 at the flange on the manifold. I hav
Tim at 4:39pm 08.20.04
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Which sail boat would you buy first, given that all of them are in similar condition, 40 feet or so
OSU Lacrosse at 3:31pm 08.20.04
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When anchoring, you can never avoid the sound of the (internal) electrical lines running form the to
kingprawn at 2:34pm 08.20.04
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Does anyone have any documentation for a Hunter 22? I just purchased a 1981 H22, and the only owner
John S at 2:31pm 08.20.04
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Have you ever looked at that piece of trim around the outboard mount on the transom? Have you ever l
tommyg at 2:22pm 08.20.04
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I have an '89 Catalina 22 with a standard outboard bracket on the port side of the transom. I am co
chillers at 2:11pm 08.20.04
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i am thinking on buying a sail on e-bay he says that it has no hanks but bolt rope for the main?what
sailorfoot at 1:34pm 08.20.04
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Is there a device that I can buy (or make) that will prevent the mains'l slugs from falling out thro
Jim at 11:47am 08.20.04
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via doyle sails or air force sails. The boat selection should give you the measurements. Worth a t
pethia at 11:38am 08.20.04
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generic auto electric fuel pump? I have an SB8 Yanmar single lunger. If you have used an electric
K at 10:02am 08.20.04
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Anyone built their own radar arch?
Jack Spencer at 9:53am 08.20.04
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I want to add an autopilot to my 23. So far, I have been only able to find the Raymarine ST1000 and
davidm at 9:29am 08.20.04
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I want to install one large holding tank on my O'Day 37 to replace the two 15 gallon units attached
Jeff M10656 at 8:40am 08.20.04
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I need to replace my original AlderBarbour refrigertion on our 88 Cat 30. I can get a real sweat de
oreana123 at 8:01am 08.20.04
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I routed my antenna wire and masthead light wires today. On my 26D, it was necessary to remove three

Recent Replies

Possible new 26.5 owner
Orbweaver at 6:39am 02.09.21
Back onto the topic of the 26.5... Looking at the reviews a lot of folks mentioned the difficulty in
Genoa track for O'Day 25 or 26
timlho at 6:36am 02.09.21
Oh, another question. Did you just drill through interior hull liner, using washers as backing for
Genoa track for O'Day 25 or 26
timlho at 6:34am 02.09.21
That is exactly what I was looking for! :). So you sometimes use aft track (spinnaker track) for Ge
Just cruising along...
Jackdaw at 6:29am 02.09.21
If you ever do the drive south into Texas, get off of IH35W and hop on US281. For BBQ try the Hard
Hunter 33 - batteries
buddy0 at 6:29am 02.09.21
My first one from several years ago is velcro'ed to the top of the rear bimini. I sewed one side of
Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska
dLj at 6:20am 02.09.21
I can't answer your question without doing some homework. What are your tidal shifts up there? On yo
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short
DougM at 6:19am 02.09.21
My 30T has cabin lighting and fans on the same circuit so I could see the need for Hunter to instal
Just cruising along...
Jackdaw at 6:19am 02.09.21
Thanks JD. Liked on facebook. I see that a friend Rod Favela is a distributor as well on his site
Gauges!
eherlihy at 5:58am 02.09.21
I have a $300 SmartGauge (I DON'T recommend them) and a $30 BlueTooth volt meter / histogram tool (I
questions on generator on 2014 385
johnperri55 at 5:56am 02.09.21
At my catalina dealer. I also did a search on marine air conditioning and found 2 companies. The cha
Gauges!
jibes138 at 5:54am 02.09.21
Why not use a digital voltage gage? The output will likely be an LED (cool)? I realize you already
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal
JuanMarcos at 5:50am 02.09.21
Drewskie Yes the base was covered with adhesive try to save as much of the old one when you remove
Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska
Captain Larry-DH at 5:49am 02.09.21
all weight loaded above the waterline makes the boat more tender/tippy. makes for reefing more o
Fusing to busbar   (2)
Tim22 at 5:47am 02.09.21
Two thoughts. First the ANL fuses are pretty fragile as such they need to be protected from errant
Fusing to busbar
Justin_NSA at 5:29am 02.09.21
I did something very similar as @dlochner. Lined up some ANL holders and connected them with a copp
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short
Justin_NSA at 5:26am 02.09.21
My 30T has cabin lighting and fans on the same circuit so I could see the need for Hunter to install
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short
uncledom at 5:17am 02.09.21
I does sound, to me, like a dead short through a bad wire/connection. Do you have a wiring diagram
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short
Parsons at 5:11am 02.09.21
Previous owners probably messed with your wiring. Thanks for the search idea, and I'll start on tha

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