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Dipping 423 Mast to pass under low bridge Captain Kimo at 9:55am 08.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1455 Brother has recently purchased Beneteau 423 and would like to remain at Sparrow Point CC Marina on B
Question about dripless packing Jon B at 9:42am 08.09.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/850 The previous owner installed dripless packing about a year ago. I've had to tighten the gland a 2 o
Cabin Ventilation Ed White at 8:22am 08.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/815 I just added some vents to my hatchboards due to incredible mustiness and mold growing on my teak.
Emergency Tiller - Cap Kevin O'Neal at 8:14am 08.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/881 Upon purchase of our '83 Hunter 27, the previous owner told me of a 'lesson learned'. Water had ent
Dead Battery Tom Boyd at 8:13am 08.09.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1135 Does anyone have a suggestion? After leaving my boat for a week (sometimes only 4 days), when I ret
Reverse - always to port Kevin O'Neal at 8:07am 08.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 12/1223 Why does my '83 Hunter 27 always go to Port when I back her up?We've been out crusing, and find se
Well, Lazybones II is now sold... Bob Todd at 7:35am 08.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/861 Yep, can't believe it happened so fast, took less than a week. But hey...when the war department say
Need a bit more information! Keel case. Pete Dennison at 7:13am 08.09.03 Smaller Boats 3/982 Thanks again to previous responders. Both the C22s I've looked at had cracking and delamination in
Telltales...where to stick'em Rich Castle at 6:58am 08.09.03 Smaller Boats 1/1029 We just bought a very nice '73 Catalina 22. We are interested in putting telltales on the sail so w
wing on wing and whisker pole chuck at 6:51am 08.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/932 I have a 23 0day but no whisker pole. I have read the archives but could find no ideas on haw to mak
Need Boom Vang Help....................... Jim at 5:48am 08.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/840 Just opened the box containing my new boom vang. The only problem there is no reference to how far t
Pics added for 22 Chuck at 5:32am 08.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/757 Finally got the wheel, fuse box, and ladder pics posted
Question about C.P. and C.U. Gil Narvaez at 3:19am 08.09.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1114 Hi Peggie:I confused the CP and CU bottles and used CU to clean the bowl. Will this be a problem
Mast step on a 29.5 Gerry Knight at 2:10am 08.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1101 I recently bought a 1994 Hunter 29,5 in San Diego and had it shipped to Gig Harbor, WA. The local bo
Electronics Alan at 1:31am 08.09.03 Smaller Boats 1/872 I noticed the other day that my depth meter no long works! Gosh, the things only 30 years old for Ch
40 or a 42...pros and cons Randy at 12:44am 08.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1109 The wife and I have been looking for somewhere to spend a bunch of money.. Bout the truth isnt it..
what oday do I have Joe at 12:05am 08.09.03 Day Sailers 1/947 I have oday sailor 2 or at least thats what is on side of cuddy. The lengh of my oday is 19'6''. day
HUNTER 326 BILGE KEEL CHRIS at 11:07pm 08.08.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/920 DOES ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE OF 326 BILGE WITH IN MAST REEFING OWNERS OPINION APPRECIATED
Rough seas Warren at 10:52pm 08.08.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1048 I live on the South Shore of Long Island, anybody know why the ocean has been so rough this year. It
Question Pat Callaghan at 10:48pm 08.08.03 Other Sailboats 1/772 Trying to find a PHRF rating for the 290, hope you can help. Thank you

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Mast mounted winch pclarksurf at 2:11pm 06.10.20 True that. I have neither a downhaul nor a Cunningham. saves my bacon in that regard as well-- mai
Chattering AC relay Bogart at 2:00pm 06.10.20 The system is 50 Hertz.
Motor use Joe at 1:58pm 06.10.20 The 8 hp tohatsu sailmaster would be a perfect fit for your Oday 23... checks all the boxes for pow
Oil for older small diesel odaydokay at 1:50pm 06.10.20 I always thought single weight was recommended (I have a Universal M12), so I go with Delo 30W, but
Replacing Edson steering ball joints WaltH at 1:36pm 06.10.20 Thanks for the reply Mike. The nut bottoms out on the bottom of floor below it. Edson replied that I
Permission to Come Aboard... ; ) sail sfbay at 1:22pm 06.10.20 Congratulations on your new sailboat and welcome to the forum!! If any questions come up about your
Replacing Edson steering ball joints Mike Oldak at 1:21pm 06.10.20 Can you take a picture? I do a lot of car work and have removed quite a few ball joints, but don't
Where can I find one of these? Justin_NSA at 1:16pm 06.10.20 Thanks. I have reached out to Garhauer. If that becomes a dead end, Pompanette is next. They have he
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 1:12pm 06.10.20 Nice job on all of it! What do you use for "thickened epoxy" I use West System epoxy and their fil
Oil for older small diesel sail sfbay at 1:11pm 06.10.20 I am sure there will be plenty of opinions on the subject. I have always used Chevron Delo 400 SDE
Mast mounted winch Gene Neill at 1:00pm 06.10.20 If you have a nice clean sail track and a down haul or cunningham you can still get the luff tensio
Hunter Legend 27 - what stove is standard? ggrizzard at 12:54pm 06.10.20 Yes, it's an Origo, now Dometic, alcohol stove top. I have one similar to it. It's bullet proof. I
Oday 22 rescued Hunter216 at 12:49pm 06.10.20 I found this old posting re coring. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/oday-22-owner-for-29-
Sailing and restoring #9874 Tarkus at 12:37pm 06.10.20 It's still (officially) winter, at least for another day or two, and it'll be awhile before I make
Anyone know what this is? Anyone Need it? Barnacle Bill at 12:16pm 06.10.20 Dummy plug specific to a certain manufacture's transducer.
How to measure wave height (1) Hunter216 at 12:13pm 06.10.20 Was that Charley's in Paia, maybe? Great saloon, I'm hoping it will reopen soon. We always hope t
Insurance question (yawn) ... Scott T-Bird at 12:12pm 06.10.20 Just talked with a much more knowledgeable agent at BoatUS/Geico and the price for "agreed value cov
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat Barnacle Bill at 12:11pm 06.10.20 A woman.
Where can I find one of these? Barnacle Bill at 12:10pm 06.10.20 My recollection is you can get them from Pompanette in Florida
Oday 22 rescued jmczzz at 11:53am 06.10.20 27 views but nobody replied. I must have not ask clearly, were the cabin sides originally balsa core

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