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Boomkicker keel_haul at 10:06pm 05.17.04 Smaller Boats 2/964 I put a Boomkicker Model K0750 on my H-240 yesterday. I used the smaller set of rods. It is a great
stepping the mast on an H-240 keel_haul at 9:59pm 05.17.04 Smaller Boats 5/738 Last month I read some replies on this Forum of people using a "beach towel" to help when stepping t
Sail Drive Motor Jim Tait at 9:51pm 05.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1374 I am considering buying a really nice O'Day 28 with an inboard Johnson Sail Drive motor. The motor c
What did I sail over? Bill35 at 9:40pm 05.17.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1070 Had an unusual (well a first for me) a week or so back at the mouth of Pax River.Sailing in what a
long or short shaft outboard Bob Edgarton at 9:22pm 05.17.04 Day Sailers 1/1133 Someone sent me a note a week or two ago asking my advice about long or short shaft outboard for a T
Stiff head diverter valve Bob F. at 3:34pm 05.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/969 My "Y" diverter valve that diverts waste to either holding tank or overboard is a real bear to turn.
CO monitor shorting out battery Ivan at 11:06am 05.17.04 Big Boats 5/929 One of the three CO monitors in my 2000 356 beeped, flashed the red light, and then shorted out last
PH II head project Paul Z at 9:20am 05.17.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1023 See attached picture. I have some sweet looking bronze parts on a new pump. Anyone have a number at
Hunter 260 manual John Baumgartner at 8:42am 05.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2602 on .PDF format, if you want a copy, just give me a shout.Baums Rush
Scot, I received and replaced the control module.. Terry Cox, Hunter 42, Belle-Vie at 5:08am 05.17.04 Other Sailboats 1/725 last week. It started the Cold Machine and it has been running great since. Thanks for your help. I'
Keep the birds away (1) John at 4:54am 05.17.04 Big Boats 2/883 A pair of starlings gave me a nasty surprise this spring and moved up the schedule to rebed the cabi
Mast Angle (1) Butch at 4:45am 05.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/847 I would like to know what the angle of the mast is supposed to be in relation to the water line for
Calling all Diesel Gurus Peter Milne at 4:35am 05.17.04 Ask All Sailors 15/4154 At the top of the anti-siphon loop in my raw water intake circuit, there is a 1/4' plastic tube atta
PH II head project (1) Paul Zetlmaier at 4:30am 05.17.04 Ask All Sailors 0/976 See attached picture. I have some sweet looking bronze parts on a new pump. Anyone have a number at
Anchor storage questions... Kevin at 4:04am 05.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1671 Hi,I was wondering how folks deal with anchor/rode storage. Right now my anchor and rode is store
Engine Tilt on Johnson 8 Chris at 3:59am 05.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4816 I cannot seem to get my Johnson 8 hp outboard to tilt when I am sailing or on the mooring. The boat
Trailer launching dilema Chuck St.Denis at 3:29am 05.17.04 Smaller Boats 4/1009 Having recently purchased my swing keel Catalina 22 with a trailer that has no extension, I find tha
Bad leak - companionway Port side - Hunter 30 1980 Stephen Ord at 3:23am 05.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2123 I have just developed a leak in my boat on the port side of my companionway. oI removed my speed*
Gelcoat hairline cracks Chuck St.Denis at 3:17am 05.17.04 Ask All Sailors 7/5042 The topside gelcoat, exposed to the most sunlight, has developed some rather fine hairline cracks. T
Broken Stanchions Gene at 3:06am 05.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1131 ...:( I just found out that this past winter was really bad on my 23' O'Day. It was shrink wrapped b

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Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? (6) Rick D at 9:27am 10.27.20 Actually, the Lancer 29 Powersailer did pretty well under sail. Under power, it had a hearty appetit
which winch cable to use capta at 9:26am 10.27.20 Well I joined SO forum 2 weeks ago and forgot my password on the 3rd post reply. My computer cleane
lewmar delta anchor Kings Gambit at 9:26am 10.27.20
Centre board hunter 19 Daniel Zurgilgen at 9:22am 10.27.20 Thank you for the PDF file .... This is very helpful.
Oil change... Make it a double odaydokay at 8:59am 10.27.20 I know a lot of Germans and this lady's story is not typical. "Kleine Inspektion und grosse Inspekti
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. daviddp at 8:57am 10.27.20 Hello, I just want to introduce myself, I've been reading all I could find about the O'Day 35 all
lewmar delta anchor Jackdaw at 8:49am 10.27.20 hi guys question, are anchor ROLLERS designed to work with an delta anchor? pls elaborate thx again
Invest 95L kloudie1 at 8:48am 10.27.20 Dammit, Jim.. Keep your head down! Good Luck!
anchor chocks (5) rgranger at 8:44am 10.27.20 There are two different pieces of equipment that are commonly called chocks. The more common one is
anchor chocks dlochner at 8:34am 10.27.20 It is not possible to help you without more information. What size anchor? Do you mean the bow rolle
Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 isaksp00 at 8:34am 10.27.20 Can't help with the bulkhead part, but if you have chain plates and stainless covers like on the 23
Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 (2) rgranger at 8:32am 10.27.20 I replaced the entire interior of a Coronado 23. t that the full sized bulkhead would not fit throug
Invest 95L (4) rgranger at 8:19am 10.27.20 You all know a lot more about this than I do but I've had this nagging question for some time now...
lewmar delta anchor dlochner at 8:10am 10.27.20 It is not possible to answer your question without more information. What kind of boat? What will yo
Centre board hunter 19 (1) rgranger at 7:57am 10.27.20 If you end up needing to drop it... see attached PDF file.
Oil change... Make it a double Johnb at 7:54am 10.27.20 I like to pump the old oil out, pour in a quart or so of fresh oil to dilute what's left in the oil
Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? (2) Gene Neill at 7:48am 10.27.20 Here's what we've got, FWIW. Port side. This is the first time I have ever seen the inside view myse
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. dmax at 7:42am 10.27.20 Congrats - great choice! Lots of combined knowledge available here.
Colorado winter sail (2) walt at 7:27am 10.27.20 Been sailing Pueblo res for over 35 years.. we used to windsurf there every New Years day.. Awesome
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? dLj at 7:19am 10.27.20 At the risk of further derailing this thread, I have always shared a similar mindset to Benny's pos

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