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nasty weather newly anonymous at 11:47pm 02.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/878 Took the boat out for a three-day cruise over President's weekend. Had a four-hour spinnaker reach c
Hunter 22 centerboard, O/B power Sheryl at 11:23pm 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 4/843 Greetings!We are looking for either centerboard or centerboard specs for Hunter 22. Also, looking
O'Day Catamaran ?????? Tim C at 11:15pm 02.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1156 Has anyone ever heard of O'Day Building a catamaran back in the 70's and if so what was the name of
O'Day Catamaran ???? Tim at 11:10pm 02.18.03 Day Sailers 0/1012 Has anyone ever heard of O'Day building a Catamaran if so what was it called and the years it was bu
AGM Battery Charging Mike at 10:31pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1050 I am interested in using AGM batteries on my boat but I don't know if I need a special charger to ha
AM reception problems John Richard at 9:46pm 02.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/879 The AF/FM/CD radio that came OEM on our boat offers poor AM reception. The FM isn't much better. I
New Head/Tank Installation (HELP !!) Richard Craig at 9:38pm 02.18.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1340 I've got a 1977 Catalina 25 FK/SR that is currently undergoing the change from porta-potti to a REAL
Hood Line Drive Furling Pat Spino, "Flying Colors" at 9:33pm 02.18.03 Big Boats 9/5725 Hood has come out with an upgrade for the Line Drive furling drum. Seems you buy the upgrade at abo
Frank Ladd Crazy Dave Condon at 9:31pm 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 0/862 Frank;Can you and your wife give me a call. I misplaced your phone number.Just leave your number
Connecting Proper Wiring To Battery Jay Litsey at 8:05pm 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 Wiring of control panel switch leads to battery has never been right - new battery drains too fast.
Priceless! (1) Gary A. at 8:00pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 4/924 Spotted recently on the ICW between Oriental and Beaufort North Carolina. The photo speaks for itsel
"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey Mark Major, s/v Lesismor at 3:12pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1208 The Sea Gypsy I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-th
"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey Mark Major, s/v Lesismor at 2:47pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1391 The Sea Gypsy I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-th
Who is the MacGregor for? Matt at 1:49pm 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1391 I am looking at purchasing my first non-Laser sailboat and the MacGregor caught my eye. I had the op
381 TURNS TO THE RIGHT WITH ENGINE Nicolas Soler at 1:42pm 02.18.03 Other Sailboats 3/767 When I sail my "new" 381 (1996) with de engine (VOLVO MD22)the boat turns right very "strongly". If
Snow not the problem (1) Jim Honeyman at 10:41am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 7/943 We have lost two boats this year at the Ninnesch Sailing Assoc. out of Wichita Ks.Jim Honeyman
Snow is not the only problem Jim Honeyman at 10:36am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 0/746 Here in Wichita Ks we had two boats go down. Not nice.Jim Honeyman
Bright Mainsail Don at 9:54am 02.18.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/944 I want to brighten the mailsail and/or the gib on my Voyager 24. Can that be done with add ons or sh
Shaft -Centerline to Boat? how many inches? R. Paquin at 9:53am 02.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1038 Wondering if anyone has a boat out for winter or knows what the centerline of the shaft to hull clea
Crosby Replacement/Repair Bill Davis at 8:24am 02.18.03 Other Sailboats 1/833 I have recently purchased a 1977 CSY-44 with Crosby mechanical refrigeration, which is dead. Should

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New sailer dLj at 4:53pm 10.04.20 Is there away to delete this tread? I'd like to not clutter the forum Why do you consider it clutt
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes shemandr at 4:47pm 10.04.20 Thanks. I should have guessed that is the technique.
New sailer Glsawyer at 4:34pm 10.04.20 Is there away to delete this tread? I'd like to not clutter the forum
Bow Eye Gene Neill at 4:30pm 10.04.20 This guy did it recently
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis sailme88 at 4:25pm 10.04.20 My ignition recently gave up the ghost.. The fact that the panel illumination failed would indicate
Cockpit Cushions Ron20324 at 4:24pm 10.04.20 Can I borrow your wife? Twenty dollars- same as downtown. ;)
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis garymalmgren at 4:23pm 10.04.20 Do you have a wiring diagram? Is so refer to it or post on here so we can follow it. The instrument
Sextant sailme88 at 4:20pm 10.04.20 FYI, you don't use a sextant to find stars and planets....... YUP,, got the FYI.... But it was/is
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis leo310 at 4:16pm 10.04.20 check the ground wire to the engine
Looking for photos of V-berth port and starboard removable shelves - O-Day 28 Richard19068 at 4:15pm 10.04.20 Sorry Fred. I misunderstood. For some reason I thought you were talking about shelves in the V-Berth
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes Timm R Oday25 at 4:09pm 10.04.20 The compression tube can be inserted through either the top or the bottom of the mast . We used a 20
Bow Eye Hardhead at 4:00pm 10.04.20 I can't tell you for sure - but I recall there being some project photos of an earlier bow eye repai
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 3:57pm 10.04.20 Yes, Mills race. It very hard to cut the rigging when the boat is violently rolling and pitching. W
Windlass Seized Clutch shemandr at 3:45pm 10.04.20 ...Windlass would have to come out to be able to get hammer swing room.. Maybe it's not appropriate
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 3:29pm 10.04.20 Tried to remove the set screw last week. No luck yet. Not enough room for my impact wrench. Need a l
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 3:23pm 10.04.20 Thanks all for your helpful tips and recommendations. A very good feeling when solving problems such
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis rgranger at 3:21pm 10.04.20 Not sure what engine you have but many have an inline fuse near the starter. It is not the fuse if
Cockpit Cushions Mikem at 3:19pm 10.04.20 Can I borrow your wife? Careful, Smokey
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis rgranger at 3:18pm 10.04.20 Obviously an electrical issue - two options - You left one out....:thumbup::biggrin:
Cockpit Cushions smokey73 at 2:46pm 10.04.20 Yep- ex- 9 years now Oops, didn't catch the then. Nevermind I already have a then wife but she co

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