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RIG TUNING A 37.5 Ole Andersen at 9:19pm 05.29.03 Racing 8/1637 I am interested in knowing if anybody is sucsessfully racing a 37.5. I have been doing this for 6 m
Manual Bilge Pump Vic Suben at 9:06pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1038 I need to replace the handle for the manual bilge pump in my Catalina 34, Surprise. I am trying to
Centerboard painting arturo devitalis at 8:59pm 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/1079 What do you think about tieing off the bow and stern ' using the main halyard to tip the boat over o
Sky-Mate Frederick at 2:10pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 0/972 Have anyone some experience with the communication system Sky-Mate?Does it really perform as the pr
head vented loop solenoid Frederick at 2:05pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/941 Regarding Passage-42 year 1991 Because my forward electrical head (PAR) continue to take water I th
Installing Radar/Chart Plotter Steve Gildea at 2:01pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 2/993 Any pointers for running wires from the electrical panel to the pedestal? Any chance that Hunter pla
sail battens tracy at 1:41pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1171 I just bought a brand new sail that didn't come with battens. I have been trying to find a six foot
pintle and gudgeon failure? Chip Giles at 1:03pm 05.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1133 Does anyone know of a history of problems with Macs having the gudgeons pulling from the transom in
HELP - My 30 turns to port on it's own... Chuck at 12:39pm 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1089 whenever she's under power only. As I increase the throtle the more she turns. I didn't notice any
Boat Placement in the Cradle - Expensive Lesson Merrill Mant at 12:00pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3222 Four weeks ago on launch day I discovered a one foot long crack and two smaller cracks in the hull a
dutchman upgrade John O'Donald at 11:34am 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/1001 Is there an upgrade to change the vinyl coated wire to monofiliment? seems like I read about it som
Defective/improperly placed bottom paint/failure Cameron Cooper at 10:54am 05.29.03 Big Boats 11/1497 Bottom paint was done at the Hunter Manufacturer in Florida. The particular brand used does not uti
Boomvang configuration 272 Sylvain B at 9:53am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I have trouble to set-up all sheet, specialy the boomvang on my new 272.Does someone send me a dra
Mast light replacements Kevin Filer at 9:24am 05.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1889 I need to replace the steaming light (halfway up the mast). It takes an old style push ' twist bayo
water tank selector valve Marcus at 9:22am 05.29.03 Big Boats 8/3091 I need to replace the selector valve that isolates the port/aft water tanks on my 1984 H34. Been se
Hot Water Tank On 35.5 Don Rice at 8:51am 05.29.03 Big Boats 4/1469 The hot water tank on my 1992 - 35.5 has a small drip or leak from the front right corner. Although
battery charging Larry W. at 8:40am 05.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/913 OK Ed, here's the new thread for the battery experts. My two Trojan 8D house batteries (3 years old)
Whats the best roller furling for an H23? Ken Keough at 7:51am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 4/915 I am looking into adding a roller furler to my 1986 H23.CDI has one for $359 however with the chain
Seeking other O'Day 23' owners Mark at 6:38am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1322 Good day to everyone here.First, I want to express how informative and useful the Oday-list has be
Raising the mast on my Catalina 22 Ed at 6:09am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/11877 Does anyone have an easy way to raise the mast on a Catalina 22? Mine is in a hoist. I juggle it mys

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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
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name Terry Cox at 7:13am 10.27.20 Have used one of these for years to keep the interior from freezing and mold at bay. Caframo True No
Invest 95L jssailem at 7:09am 10.27.20 Well Storm watchers... Jim is off to shelter his boat. Zeta is showing herself to be a pest. The t
Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? AaronD at 6:54am 10.27.20 Our pockets have little drain holes. They appear to have been done at the factory. No little tubes
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name Pirate Dave at 6:52am 10.27.20 With fans and heaters, it is common for the fan to slow down or stop entirely over the course of the

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