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odorlos and K.O. John O'Donald at 5:11am 09.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1393 I don't understand the compatability of K.O. and odorlos, on the surface, it would seem odorlos woul
rigging illustration for '75 Daysailor 2 bob at 4:52am 09.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/813 I am "selling" (for a dollar, till i want it back) the daysailor to my brother and would like a copy
Engine Shutdown Bill Sheehy at 4:22am 09.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/956 This morning we were getting ready to leave for 3 weeks. Right before we were to cast off the engine
Boom furl;ing for full battened main on 336 Eric Mitterndorfer at 4:15am 09.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1399 Can anyone out there give me any information on adding boom furling to a 336 with a full battened ma
1985 Catalina 27 John Perri at 2:49am 09.02.02 Ask All Sailors 9/2337 I'm, fairly new to boating but definitely have the "bug" after taking basic sailing lessons. Now i'm
Winter Lay Up-To Shrink Wrap or Not fred miller at 2:34am 09.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1035 I hear mixed messages about shrink wrapping for winter storage. In my area winter means snow, ice an
Black Smoke/power loss in 9.9 Yanmar Scott Blahnik at 2:21am 09.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1436 I have been having problems with the diesel on my 2001 270. It started with soot, the went to overhe
Parts required in UK Lee at 2:01am 09.02.02 Other Sailboats 1/699 I am looking for a new relay for an Adler-Barbour Combi-cold refrigeration unit.Does anyone know o
Renolt engines & trans Richard Marble at 1:36am 09.02.02 Other Sailboats 2/722 I just bought a Hunter 27, 1981. It has a Renolt single diesel in it. It's a real shaker at low RPM'
Capsize Hunter 22 in Galveston Bay Linda at 1:14am 09.02.02 Smaller Boats 2/1231 We are the happy owners of a 1981 Hunter 22. Being new sailors, we were wondering what would have t
1995 or 1996 MacGregor26 Peter at 12:59am 09.02.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1083 What are the major differences between a MacGregor 26 from 1995 and 1996?Thanks for your help.Pete
Freezer temperatuture too high Ivan Bekey at 12:19am 09.02.02 Big Boats 6/919 Are other 356 owners also unable to get freezer temperatures below about 30 degrees without raising
Best anti-mildew strategy?? Ivan Bekey at 12:09am 09.02.02 Big Boats 6/1557 I hear conflicting supposed fixes to prevent mildew from forming. Questions: Does mildew form becau
Centerboard Pivot Bearing Steve Shenkel at 11:17pm 09.01.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1447 In the course of chasing another problem, I pulled the center board to paint the trunk and replace t
One or Two Axles? Don at 9:55pm 09.01.02 Smaller Boats 4/788 I trailer my '86 C22 on it's original trailer which has one axle and 15 inch tires. I have been tryi
Pointing Problem Gary at 4:56pm 09.01.02 Smaller Boats 1/792 Since we sail in an area of extreme tides and frequent strong winds we have the boat reefed alot. M
Boats loans SailboatOwners.com at 2:55pm 09.01.02 Ask All Sailors 64/3020 Does your boat ever go out on the water without you at the helm? If so, who takes the boat out witho
How's a 96 M26x different than newer ones? Gary at 2:07pm 09.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1068 Found a 96' Mac 26x and was wondering what the major differences were between the later models....if
fuel polishing steven f. at 12:34pm 09.01.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1207 Has anybody out there in never-never land used a do-it-yourself fuel polishing kit? I've been readi
Leak between cabin pan and hull? Tom at 8:59am 09.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/902 I'm trying to find the source of a leak in my H34. The leak is below the waterline because it is co

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Prop Walk when in reverse SFS at 8:50am 04.27.20 As other's have said, don't consider this a problem, look at it as a feature of the boat. It is act
Strange Winter? JamesG161 at 8:34am 04.27.20 The Polar Jet Stream keep dipping into Northern USA and not much help from the warm Pacific Ocean.
Prop Walk when in reverse al4b at 8:34am 04.27.20 My docking approach, Hunter 410. My prop walks to port and I nearly always dock to port. To dock, i
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap JRT at 8:33am 04.27.20 Love it @Ward H ! I need to do that center knot to my wheel which PO already wrapped!
Strange Winter? (2) jssailem at 8:29am 04.27.20 Spring sprung here in the PacificNW. It is a mixture of beautiful days like yesterday ker than a sho
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? Joe at 8:22am 04.27.20 I do it all the time. 20 years, no problems. The previous owner raced a lot... always used the seco
How to replace a pump-out hose? ToddS at 8:19am 04.27.20 @BigEasy I'd love 2" hose... and 48mm is probably(?) close enough with a little coaxing and a little
Marinebeam stern light wiring (1) jssailem at 8:15am 04.27.20
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Hunter216 at 8:06am 04.27.20 My 2 cents from my experiences. Seen the 26X, D, M, and S. They do NOT sail well, why do people kee
Painting just below water line fstbttms at 8:02am 04.27.20 What would happen if you were caught? Is it worth getting caught? That's a pretty dickish thing
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail cstonedent at 8:00am 04.27.20 I have a 2002 B311, wanted new sails for same reason. I worked with UK sails, they had a cruising la
Marinebeam stern light wiring Ward H at 7:51am 04.27.20 After installing a tricolor/anchor combo and the steaming/deck light combo, That is a nice set up.
Marinebeam stern light wiring Ward H at 7:50am 04.27.20 I do like them. Next & last to replace ... the bow lights, maybe. I bought the MB bow light but ha
Wasps in the bilge jssailem at 7:48am 04.27.20 Different wasps require different methods. But the overall strategy is the same as with bee keeping.
Leein207 at 7:46am 04.27.20 Perfect! Thank you! I hope you have a great sailing season!
(2) GSBNY at 7:43am 04.27.20
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric nramsey at 7:40am 04.27.20 Our '86 O'Day 40 had the same fabric and it does wear like iron. We replaced it with Brisa a coupl
Wasps in the bilge Whatfiero1 at 7:39am 04.27.20 Simple bug bombs you buy at grocery store kills them and give u a chance to find all holes in boat g
Wasps in the bilge GSBNY at 7:34am 04.27.20
Prop Walk when in reverse Whatfiero1 at 7:34am 04.27.20 Backing into slip makes it easy to get out. Backing easier with water flow across rudder so stop in

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