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drive shaft william24410 at 3:09pm 06.04.04 Big Boats 3/834 I have changed my stuffing to a dripless type,it works perfectly,no water.I have a 16 x13 prop with
what type of line is best for genoa sheets Mike1956 at 1:34pm 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/4208 I want to replace my genoa sheets. The existing ones are two different sizes. One is 1/2" (too big t
Wiring for the mast DV13612 at 1:25pm 06.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1004 I have a wonderful 79 ODay 25 which I've owned for several years. This years project is to rewire t
Macgregor 26M Galley shday at 11:29am 06.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1103 I'm interested in the 26M, but the Galley looks quite awkward (see link). I haven't experienced it f
Bilge pump? Mark at 10:41am 06.04.04 Smaller Boats 10/975 I often read on this forum about the bilge pump on hte 260 located under the rear berth.It would ap
info on a 23 main phill at 10:22am 06.04.04 Day Sailers 0/890 i have and O Day 23 1978 looking for info on the main sail and yow it fastans to the boom? the one i
Yanmar Question for Gearheads Rick D at 9:18am 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 2/898 Last year several of us with 4JHE's on Cat 42's and Legend 40.5's decided we would adjust the valves
Intermittent Bow lights 22Nauti at 9:15am 06.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/917 Ok folks I've searched for an answer in the archives...no direct answer there.My bow lights keep d
Macgregor 25 masthead Royal20602 at 8:36am 06.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1868 I have just purchased a 1983 Macgregor 25 swing keel that is need of some TLC. I have spent the pas
Companionway Hatch - H33 cmtimmons at 7:42am 06.04.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1358 The companionway hatch / slider on my 1979 H33 is made of curved plexiglass. My crew jumped on it o
More Head Problems Randy at 7:37am 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1194 The morning began with more of the same problem I experienced about 2 months ago. Could not discharg
Relocating The Bilge Thru Hull JT6554 at 7:29am 06.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1031 Has anyone relocated the bilge thru-hull on an H31? Mine is on the starboard side of the boat and r
Embedded backing plates Richard Bryer at 6:32am 06.04.04 Big Boats 2/869 From past postings, I was under the impression that Hunter made a prqctice of embedding aluminium ba
New Boat - Which Boat? CptnHook at 6:26am 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1233 I'm sure this question has been asked here before, so please accept my appologies for being redundan
grand traverse bay john12527 at 5:41am 06.04.04 Destinations 2/1735 Anyone out there been to Grand Traverse Bay (Northern Lake Michigan)???I am taking my hunter 170 u
Max Prop hard to feather Frank15188 at 4:34am 06.04.04 Other Sailboats 11/3284 I have a Catalina 387 on which I have a 3 bladed Max Prop installed. I have tried to follow the inst
Forward Hatch Replacement tgrass462 at 3:40am 06.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/976 When we purchasd Grasshopper II - a 1994 H 26 - we noticed that the center front hatch was cracked.
Long Island NY Rob2435 at 3:04am 06.04.04 Destinations 5/1809 Does anyone have suggestions for destinations close to NYC harbor and on the south shore of LI?
RAYMARINE or SIMRAD Autopilot ? John1534 at 2:51am 06.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1179 Would like to get some feed back on the RAYMARINE ST4000 MK2 or Simrad WP10? Has anyone ever worked
Honda BF75 prop question David W at 2:10am 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1758 We have the above motor on our Hughes 25. She displaces approx 3500#. Fuller underbody, not a fin ke

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Alkaline batteries kloudie1 at 5:27am 10.31.20 I have noticed myself that the AA Duracells leak a lot sooner than they used to.. I just had one mes
Alternator belt tension video advice ontherocks83 at 10:47pm 10.30.20 I have the tensioner pictured above. It has worked very well so far. That belt is definitely too loo
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 10:02pm 10.30.20
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? Stu Jackson at 9:45pm 10.30.20 A very illuminating and interesting discussion on co.com for those of you who might be in the market
Alkaline batteries Rich Stidger at 7:23pm 10.30.20 I have also had good luck with Ray-O-Vac batteries and I've been using them for the last 5-8 years.
Alkaline batteries CarlN at 7:17pm 10.30.20 I put a tiny bit of No-Ox-Id on all battery terminals - both flashlight and the house bank. This is
Alkaline batteries CarlN at 7:12pm 10.30.20 After a string of leaks in Duracells, I have been buying Rayovacs for the last three years. No leaks
Alkaline batteries JoeWhite at 6:31pm 10.30.20 If you are referring to the battery contacts, I coat them with lanoline before using them, including
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? Meriachee at 6:26pm 10.30.20 The 155 on the c270 is a little unbalanced on the boat, but faster than the 135, which, when sheeted
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sreidvt at 6:00pm 10.30.20 Thank you.
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sailme88 at 5:50pm 10.30.20 I had a 1985 O'28.. I'm a tad over 6'1 and never had any issues or needed to duck. Centerline ther
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? sailme88 at 5:39pm 10.30.20 The PO probably sailed mostly by the head, so the over powering was less of an issue.. Balance is s
Alkaline batteries Hunter216 at 5:31pm 10.30.20
Alkaline batteries Hunter216 at 5:03pm 10.30.20 I have been seeing this problem for a while now, especially with equipment around the house. Batte
Alkaline batteries Hunter216 at 4:58pm 10.30.20 It hurts to throw away so many items just because the batteries leak. Try some lemon juice or vine
Noodat Lady at 4:57pm 10.30.20 Getting ready to refurbish an 1974 O'Day 20 I bought for $850. Lots of work. Love your pictures and
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? dmax at 4:45pm 10.30.20 "This year was my first year on the ocean, (I spent 25 years on a different Catalina 30 on Lake Winn
Anyone recognize this gaff-rigged Catboat? shemandr at 4:25pm 10.30.20 There's a whole world of Cat Boats. It reminds me of a Beetle Cat I sailed at the Mystic Seaport M
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? gettinthere at 4:17pm 10.30.20 I really like my code 0. Mine has the sacrificial cover on it so I can leave it up all the time read
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 4:02pm 10.30.20 Uuuhhh . . . Maybe not quite like that.

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