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O'Day 27 - Cabin walls Pat Bastian at 7:32am 06.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/894 This is purely cosmetic - recently bought a '76 O'Day 27. The interior cabin walls are covered with
Caribbean Based Boats jerrlaw at 6:57am 06.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/970 Most of the comments that I have read deal with Boats kept in the USA. I keep my boat in the Caribb
sheet lengths for h28 piwowarski at 6:56am 06.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/948 I have a hunter 28 and need main and jib seet lengths, and diameter.
Rudder post leak ewenjo at 6:54am 06.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2147 Recently observed water in excess under the floorboards of my First 310. Tracked it to the rudder p
Cored hull? Ron20368 at 6:52am 06.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/938 Does anyone know if the 1976 Hunter 27 has a cored hull?I want to install a depth sounder transduce
mainsail trim Don Guillette at 6:14am 06.05.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1993 Timm: I'm back home after almost 30 days on the road and seeing some of the most beautiful National
Amp meter goes thru the roof Mark7586 at 4:24am 06.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/787 I suspect that I have a short somewhere. When I turn on the radio/cd switch on my panel, instead of
'91 Passage 42 Large Deck Windhield Source Mark7586 at 4:14am 06.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/831 My large wraparound windshield on my 42 has seen its last days, any ideas for a source on new lexan/
26M Boom Failure Kirk Magee at 4:05am 06.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1611 I have a 2003 26M that I purchased last summer. This year, the dealer very kindly gave me a boom va
Keel Woes Continue zigracer at 1:29am 06.05.04 Smaller Boats 11/1322 Hi friends,A while back, I posted a swing keel deteriorating topic. I appreciate everyone's input
Tach Problem Clementine at 1:19am 06.05.04 Big Boats 5/1227 My 2001 36 MKII has developed an intermittent tach problem that I could use some help trouble shooti
Anchor washdown pump location Fred Ficarra at 2:06am 06.05.04 Big Boats 2/899 I went with #3 On my 34 I used the head through hull and tee'd to the pump. A new picture is posted
DEPTH SOUNDER REPLACEMENT KHJONES at 11:46pm 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1927 IT'S TIME TO REPLACE MY OLD NAVICO DEPTH SOUNDER. I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS WITHOUT HAVING THE BOAT HA
Any Lake Norman, NC sailors out there? Jim Smith at 11:36pm 06.04.04 Ask All Sailors 6/2493 I'm looking at a possible relocation to NC near Lake Norman and I'm wondering how the sailing and bo
Type and size of roller furling for an O'Day 27 Hudson at 10:27pm 06.04.04 Bigger Boats 2/1677 I am a relatively new sailor with a 1978 O'Day 27. I am interested in acquiring a roller furler a
A/C Procedures Randy at 8:16pm 06.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 We are experiencing problems with our A/C. The return ices over and then the compressor shuts down.
drive shaft william24410 at 3:09pm 06.04.04 Big Boats 3/855 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 5/4502 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 2/1055 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 5/1178 I'm interested in the 26M, but the Galley looks quite awkward (see link). I haven't experienced it f

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Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question ontherocks83 at 12:49pm 12.22.20 I get there is no fail safe formula, but you're telling me if your boat was taking on water you'd ac
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Patrikh at 12:47pm 12.22.20 The one above is from Fisheries Supply. The bottom section folds and then fits inside the tank thro
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? dLj at 12:43pm 12.22.20 well tom, you had to ask. my nav lights are all bronze bases with glass lenses. i have a large st
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question Kings Gambit at 12:41pm 12.22.20
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question ontherocks83 at 12:30pm 12.22.20 My insurance policy says that as the owner & skipper, I have an obligation to mitigate or take nece
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? marchem at 12:28pm 12.22.20 It isn't just the wire itself to watch, you need to also monitor the condition of the wire to rope
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question Kings Gambit at 12:12pm 12.22.20 My insurance policy says that as the owner & skipper, I have an obligation to mitigate or take neces
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Don S/V ILLusion at 11:44am 12.22.20 It was an EF 1 tornado last week which damaged a lot of buildings. While I understand the focus her
New Main Sail? (2) DrJudyB at 11:36am 12.22.20 Here's a picture of a sailpack in Race Mode. Lazy jack lines are retracted and pulled to the front o
New Main Sail? joecool911 at 11:29am 12.22.20 Any reports on Precision Sails?
New Main Sail? DrJudyB at 11:25am 12.22.20 A sailpack can be used with a loose footed mainsail. It does, however, created drag and turbulence.
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Sailfanatic at 11:21am 12.22.20 If the wire is good, no reason to change it. The original wire halyard on our boat had a few issues
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Tom J at 11:03am 12.22.20 Yikes! Scary damage. I hope they are up and running soon.
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Justin_NSA at 11:00am 12.22.20 One of my favorite movies!!
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 10:43am 12.22.20 Congrats and Welcome!!! I love mine and have already done a lot of upgrades. Here is the first
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 10:39am 12.22.20 On the subject of trailers: I need new tires. Mine are cracking between the treads. I don't want to
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? jon hansen at 10:02am 12.22.20 well tom, you had to ask. my nav lights are all bronze bases with glass lenses. i have a large sta
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Tom J at 9:59am 12.22.20 Uummm... Post 11, are you using that rope gypsie to handle the chain? No. I have had to manually
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 dlochner at 9:57am 12.22.20 South Jersey viewing was obscured by clouds also. Hope to see it tonight. For me it's the opportuni
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Justin_NSA at 9:49am 12.22.20 On the subject of trailers: I need new tires. Mine are cracking between the treads. I don't want to

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