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Low RPM Tach on '98 Hunter 376 Larry Stewart at 9:29am 05.30.04 Big Boats 7/1056 Ok today when we went out for a sail; all went well until we dropped the sails and motored in. Even
YSM Single-Lever Engine Control Installed Debo Cox at 8:55am 05.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1407 I thought I'd post this message because back a while ago when I was searching the archives on the su
Daysailer II DannyHatt at 8:20am 05.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1598 Well folks, Great site and good to be here. I am now a proud owner of a Daysailer II and the only
Yamaha Blues Steve Zweigart at 5:49am 05.30.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1222 After much analysis and many recomendations, I have decided that I want to put a Yamaha 9.9 high-thr
Stern to dock? nancy thompson at 2:18am 05.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1095 We are having to moor the Hunter 19 with the stern backed up to a u-shaped floating dock, because th
Oday 272 vs. Precision 27 Doug Dannen at 11:27pm 05.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1066 I lost my Oday 272 last Aug. because of a lightning strike and I'm searching for a replacement. I f
Opening a NavPod unit Bill C320, Papillon at 11:18pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/5895 I have a 3 gage (wind, speed, and depth) NavPod housing. I need access to the back of the gages for
Won't Start ( NOW RUNNING) (1) nick maggio at 10:17pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1010 I got my yanmar running yesterday afternoon,I was not able to get a diesel pro to look at it and so
YSB12 Diesl ran awayfor 4 mins! No it won't start Dave at 9:23pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1152 My YSB12 ran away for four minutes while I went to get ice. Then it shut itself down. Now it won't s
Profurl Track Mis-alignment Steve Carpman at 8:30pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1329 We cannot raise our jib on our Hunter Legend 37.5. There is a hnag-up about 30 feet up the headstay
Adding air conditioner Lowell at 7:16pm 05.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/909 For those of you that have air conditioning on your Hunter 45 or simular boat where did you locate i
Main Cabin Table Andrew Rose at 6:48pm 05.29.04 Big Boats 0/970 Does anyone have any experience with the extension leaf for the main cabin table? My wife and I have
mooring auger Dan Connelly at 4:03pm 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 5/3486 Does anyone have experience with using an auger as a mooring anchor. The auger in question is 1 inc
260 otboard question free-toe at 11:33am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 2/874 greetings, today i put my 260 into san diego bay for the summer. when i left the launch ramp i no
Angled Mast (new mast plate) Tom at 11:22am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 4/1084 I bought the new, improved mast plate from Catalina Direct for my '79 C-22, installed it last month,
connecting a hobbs meter carl1553 at 11:02am 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1952 hello, what is the prefered way to connect an engine hobbs meter to my yanmar 2qm15 motor. just bou
Boom connection for a boom vang Bill18593 at 10:13am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 8/1191 We splashed yesterday and got the mast raised while we were at it.As I was rigging the boat today,
Toronto sailor interested in 27 or 30 Catalina John Gilinsky at 9:37am 05.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1046 Can any previous or current Catalina owner of any 27 or 30 foot model(S) please advise me as to the
Question on elec. interfacing autopilot with GPS Richard Marble at 8:38am 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1200
oday 272 shore power jim payne at 8:30am 05.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1018 I am interested in a 272 and have been unable to find out the amps for shore power. I need to know s

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Prop removal sesmith at 6:26am 01.18.21 I don't think I'd do anything that requires beating the shaft or slide hammering the prop. I'd worr
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE Davidasailor26 at 6:25am 01.18.21 You might also try careful use of a heat gun and putty knife to scrape away the peeling sections. (P
Prop removal dlochner at 6:25am 01.18.21
BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 6:20am 01.18.21 The problem is lead sulfate forming on the plates which insulates the plates and prevents the chemic
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE shemandr at 6:19am 01.18.21 Yeah, paint over vinyl headliner. Shouldn't have happened. Let it flake off and move on to deck.
BATTERY BASICS JamesG161 at 6:17am 01.18.21 if there is any truth to the Facebook posts Yes, But... 1) Very dangerous if not done right. 2) M
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Panera at 6:15am 01.18.21 On my O'Day 25 I used hangers on the pulpit for the anchor and used a hawser pipe for the rode and c
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Zinger88 at 6:15am 01.18.21 Welp....I certainly feel stupid! I stopped by the boat this past weekend and realized it was my nega
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE 31seahorse at 6:12am 01.18.21 Welcome wyndcatcherowner to you and your partner, The wonderful world of sailboat ownership will
Prop removal NYSail at 6:11am 01.18.21 Shaft is stainless.... nut is bronze and came off nicely. Feel if I heat the prop and tap with hamme
Prop removal NYSail at 6:07am 01.18.21 31seahorse..... I agree totally and yes I have a block of wood on the opposite side, however I do t
Prop removal dlochner at 6:06am 01.18.21 The good news is the prop is on tight. Is the shaft bronze or SS? Lots of PB Blaster, Liquid Wrenc
Prop removal duality at 6:03am 01.18.21 leave the nut on the end, just loosen it all the way. dont ask my how i know
Part help.... NYSail at 6:03am 01.18.21 The purpose is to bleed the lines so pump works..... I have seen this exact set-up (and parts) on ot
Owners Manual Morgan donor at 6:02am 01.18.21 Search for a M43 owners group. See if they can help. In the case of Morgan 382/383/384 there was a f
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') rschuss at 6:01am 01.18.21 Where it should be is a discussion. I keep mine on the bow pulpit. The problem is, the chain and anc
Part help.... SailingLoto at 5:58am 01.18.21 i am going with it is some method of draining the pump and condenser that has been added to help wit
Prop removal 31seahorse at 5:57am 01.18.21 Hello Greg, I would never choose to hit, tap, or bash the prop or shaft toward or away from the eng
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE Justin_NSA at 5:31am 01.18.21 Emotions can get the better of you. As suggested, you'll need to strip, prep and paint . It does loo
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back dlochner at 5:25am 01.18.21 When you removed the failed impellers, did you count the vanes? The heat exchanger has a lot of smal

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