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Marine Refrigeration Evaluation tarheel at 10:43am 07.19.04 Other Sailboats 1/1192 I'm considering the following two mfgrs of 12V refrigeration. Sea Frost Model BD 12/24 with evaporat
rig tuning billoak at 10:14am 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1732 Just bought a 1987 26.5. Sailing on a trial in a fresh breeze main only, I notice that the stays to
Screens on the 356 (Revisited a year later) deacm at 10:14am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/936 Last summer (or was it the summer before?) we were all moaning about the crappy screens that came st
Installing a thru hull marine toilet Dave at 9:24am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1040 I have read that for the new 26 there is the potential of adding a thru-hull marine toilet with hold
Johnson 9.9 outboard question Mark R. at 9:03am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1750 HI, I have a 1986 Johnson SeaHorse 9.9 HP outboard on my 1972 Oday 23. I've noticed that after I
2GM20F Running Hot with White Smoke Mark at 8:49am 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1316 My engine has been running hot lately normally it runs at about 179 to 183 degrees. This weekend it
raw water or freshwater aeb at 7:19am 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2046 Looking for a recommendation on whether to go with the freshwater model or raw water model of the Ra
Tuning Issue... Drew13440 at 6:52am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/999 OK, the shrouds are all set at about 15% of breaking strength, a little light, but I, too, am "afrai
Reducing Sail Mark M26D at 8:00am 04.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1366 Do you have a stock rudder Kerr Lake is my favorite place to sail. If you have the stock rudder you
Looking for wax recommendation Allan J. at 6:40am 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1304 I have a 2000 Hunter 340 and I keep it clean and waxed. I have been using Nu-Finish on the gelcoat.
Spinnaker Rigging Meredith at 6:29am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1166 I have a 1972 Widgeon I am just learning to sail on. ;D It didn't come with any manuals on how to ri
Painting the Bottom of My Boat dstancil6729 at 6:21am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/960 At one time my boat stayed in the water (saltwater), however, now it is trailered.I have completely
Instructional video for older gelcoat JIM WILLIS23139 at 5:56am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/718 I took all your suggestions to heart on this one and used larger lettering and new footage,When you
Rig vibration with partially furled jib gball at 5:38am 07.19.04 Day Sailers 0/995 Hello fellow 170ers,With severe storms forecast for later in the day, I set out early Saturday mor
Handling characteristics of 26M under power Kirk Magee at 4:57am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2356 I have a 2003 26M and most of my time is spent sailing. However, I have a question about motoring.
leaking propeller shaft steven clevenger at 4:44am 07.19.04 Big Boats 0/912 I just posted a question about my leaking rubber saft seal on the mid-sized boats page. I don't kno
Propeller shaft leak Steven Clevenger at 4:37am 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1481 The rubber tube seal is leaking more that it should be. I've been told that the seal should be burb
mold bill at 4:23am 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1311 Ahoy all sailors;Any ideas on reducing my mold beneath berth cusions on my 25.5? I have tried to ke
Why is my C22 so slow??!! Henry at 3:36am 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 5/1495 I would love to compete in our fleet races but my C22 simply cannot keep up with other boats. And I
Looking for info on Kentucky Lake for sailing mike at 3:04am 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 6/5621 I would like to find out more about sailing conditions at Kentucky Lake. In particular, what are the

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Depth gauge vs Chartplotter (1) HandsOnTech at 5:10am 12.18.20 I have also been pondering these issues for a few years as my original ST50 depth display gradually
Anchor Light LED DougM at 5:10am 12.18.20 Find a friend that has a drone. Have him fly it up close and take a picture of the fixture...safer t
Shipping from Michigan to California Kings Gambit at 5:05am 12.18.20
To screw or not to screw? sailme88 at 4:20am 12.18.20 How long ? Can you freeze the plastic and heat the steel? If so, cut the plastic a few hundredth
Refrigerator latch Davidasailor26 at 2:42am 12.18.20 The Beneteau spare parts site seems to list it - http://spareparts.beneteauusa.com. Part number 0319
Opinion on Keel Crack sreidvt at 2:09am 12.18.20 +1 on the suggestions to carefully check the FG thickness above the keel. If it is too thin I would
To screw or not to screw? Project_Mayhem at 10:44pm 12.17.20 As pictured the vertical sides will provide support for top and bottom sides... then three or four
Electric oil change pump All U Get at 10:32pm 12.17.20 I have one of the blue metal cans with the pump to pull a vacuum. My issues with this pump is that
To screw or not to screw? Joe at 10:15pm 12.17.20 As pictured the vertical sides will provide support for top and bottom sides... then three or four
To screw or not to screw? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:24pm 12.17.20 Rivits The extension has plastic riveted to the aft end of it. This is the end that lives inside t
Sta-lok question Dave Groshong at 8:05pm 12.17.20 Our item number 128480 is Sta-Lok 133-08-1/2 https://shop.odayowners.com/prod.php?7273
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Terry Cox at 7:56pm 12.17.20 Good info from the replies so far. Just keep in mind the no drips while the prop shaft is static and
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Mickstr at 7:54pm 12.17.20 Check this company out. They sell inspection ports that work with metal or plastic tanks. http://www
Shrink Wrap not done! Meriachee at 7:52pm 12.17.20 I tried to but it won't let me.... Not exactly a good reason to throw rocks.
Texas December Racing PaulK at 7:45pm 12.17.20 If you are able to race in a Hunter 340 now, imagine what you'll do when you move up to a J/111!
Autopilot install on O'Day 40 LouisMK at 7:44pm 12.17.20 Thanks for the reference! Great read, thank you
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 7:42pm 12.17.20 Drove to the boat yesterday to inspect the work done by Justin, the Anacortes Cummins tech.. Nice jo
To screw or not to screw? PaulK at 7:41pm 12.17.20 If duct tape isn't going to work, sheet metal screws will be the simplest solution. Drilling the ri
To screw or not to screw? Captain Larry-DH at 7:41pm 12.17.20 Rivits
AC75 New Zealand jssailem at 7:29pm 12.17.20 I watched the Live show. While it has good image of the course and the action on the, I prefer the r

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