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Additional Battery Power Hunt at 5:27am 05.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1106 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 which has 2 batteries inside the cabinet below the Navigation table. Last
How hard is it to install a wind vane? Fred G at 5:22am 05.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/743 I have an 81' H30 and the wind vane blew off in the last Hurricane. I have purchased a new one, but
Removing keel from mac 22 pieperj at 3:23am 05.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/899 What is the easiest (safest) method for removing the swing keel from a mac 22 for refinishing?
Lazarette door Gene at 2:51am 05.06.04 Big Boats 1/1131 I would like to add a gas cylinder lifter to this door, has anyone done this on the 35.5? It would m
Sun shade for front deck Ken Kindrick at 1:30am 05.06.04 Big Boats 4/1478 I want to make or buy a sunshade to cover the front deck forward of my dodger. I want to be able to
Refinishing cabin sole Eric at 12:45am 05.06.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1259 I am wondering what people recommend for re-finishing the cabin sole of a boat. I'll need to do the
Wood Core in Deck? Jim Tait at 12:20am 05.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/955 Does anyone know if the O'Day 20's used a wood core in the deck? I have a 1974 that seems to be soli
Information on what I believe is an O'Day 12 Sally at 12:09am 05.06.04 Day Sailers 5/7852 I have searched the web for information on our O'Day sailboat. Although the boat is marked as an ODa
What anti-fouling product do you use on your prop Gaspare at 11:41pm 05.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/966 I'm wondering what anti fouling products others are using on bronze props/shafts and how effective t
Applying gelcoat to the deck Robin at 11:37pm 05.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/949 Ok, so I know this topic has been beaten to death but after a thorough search of the archives and se
not too late to sign up for the rOnDAYvous maestro at 11:06pm 05.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/858 THER STILL IS TIME!!!! Come one and all O'Day sailors to the 2nd annual O'DAY "rOnDAYvous" at Libe
Jabsco electric 37010 toilet problem Brad Cavedo at 10:55pm 05.05.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/7219 PeggyI was reading the discussion from long ago at this link:http://archive.sailboatowners.com/a
Adhesive for hull liner Tammy at 10:41pm 05.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/2779 I am going to be using indoor/outdoor carpet as hull liner and recently saw a post about using spray
Problems with sink draining Matt Borders at 10:21pm 05.05.04 Smaller Boats 6/1624 My 1982 Hunter 22 has a sink that drains through a through hull fitting that comes out the bottom of
Severe electrolysis on our 380 Rick and Elizabeth at 7:47pm 05.05.04 Big Boats 12/968 My wife and I own a 2001 Hunter 380 that was commissioned in July of 2001. At the end of 2003 we had
31 cat rig mikej at 2:32pm 05.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/847 wonder why the skinny double spreader rig for a cruising 31 ft boat ? masthead at that? From what i
Shroud to Hull, why not? Pete at 2:28pm 05.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/904 The bulkheads in my 1978 27' have rotted. I have seen modifications where the primary shrouds are m
to furl or not to furl william at 2:02pm 05.05.04 Smaller Boats 8/954 i will most likely be singlehanded 90% of the time. ....got all my lines aft this last weekend.....b
mast raising/lowering stan at 1:41pm 05.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/922 I am looking for a few tried and trueideas of painless mast raising and lowering for a catalina 25.
Need a new tiller jeff at 1:00pm 05.05.04 Smaller Boats 2/850 HELP i am in need of a new tiller for my 89 H23.I did a past look up in the forum and came up with

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I win! jssailem at 8:32am 10.24.20 It would be better. As that is where the rigging attaches. Yes is that is where the rigging attach
I win! Glsawyer at 8:28am 10.24.20 Builder have sail plan drawings from the boat designer? You can always add a bit to the mast then s
I win! (1) jssailem at 8:25am 10.24.20 Builder have sail plan drawings from the boat designer? You can always add a bit to the mast then s
Diesels love their oil like a sailor likes his rum. (1) jssailem at 8:18am 10.24.20 Starting and stopping the engine then looking under the oil cap will tell in a second if you have oi
Converting from roller furled to hank on markwbird at 8:13am 10.24.20
problems filling diesel tank richk at 8:05am 10.24.20 Thanks everyone. Based on your input my next step will be to try to unplug the external vent; I kno
I win! Glsawyer at 8:00am 10.24.20 I think I may be missing about 16inch of my mast. Builder recommended repairing what I have. Then me
Osiris Rex? jssailem at 7:54am 10.24.20 Whoopsie? That's what I say when I walk into the kitchen and slip on the cat's water bowl spill. W
Diesels love their oil like a sailor likes his rum. (2) Rich Stidger at 7:45am 10.24.20 It could also be a broken/corroded wire between the sensor and the gauge. If you T/S this to be a b
problems filling diesel tank kloudie1 at 7:29am 10.24.20 Yup.. the line to the left with the valve at the ell is probably the fuel out to the pump and the ot
Battery Sizing dlochner at 7:16am 10.24.20 What are. your plans for the long term with the DC electrical system? Are you planning significant u
H 34 anchor locker hose Mike Oldak at 7:12am 10.24.20 yes...I have removed the thruhull drain and glasses over the hole when my Hunter 34 was on the hard
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 7:06am 10.24.20 RoyS..............I used the current draw from the 36 year old autopilot owner's manual which specif
Osiris Rex? kappykaplan at 7:03am 10.24.20 Whoopsie... Indeed!
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:03am 10.24.20 See my reply to the thread "Can't Connect Hose to Seacock" directly above yours in this same forum.
Universal M25 Bad Noise, Engine Stop sailnski at 6:58am 10.24.20 Thanks.
Universal M25 Bad Noise, Engine Stop sailnski at 6:57am 10.24.20 Prior to last weekend, the engine seemed to run fine in neutral, fwd and reverse. On a few occasion
Engine Heating Hot water RoyS at 6:47am 10.24.20 Drain
Can anyone relate? RoyS at 6:45am 10.24.20 It will take a Mussolini to fix this.
Can't Connect Hose to Seacock Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:44am 10.24.20 If, as you suspect, the fitting is a Blake, you're trying to put a 3/4" hose onto a metric fitting

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