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magnetic starter switch Carl Reitz at 10:43am 10.05.02 Big Boats 5/1281 For the past season or two our '87 h40 with a 4JHE Yanmar would occassionally require turning the ig
NEHSA 2003 Season Priscilla Fagan, Secretary at 8:57am 10.05.02 Other Sailboats 0/669 The Northeast Hunter Sailing Association is putting together its 2003 Sailing Season Activities. All
Hunter 27 Gary iles at 7:10am 10.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/938 I am interested in buying a 1992 Hunter 27. I went over the boat last weekend, and noticed that ther
Outboard Motor Overhaul John Rich at 6:30am 10.05.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1123 I bought an O'day 23 last fall and have enjoyed sailing all summer. It came with a 1992 Johnson Sai
Vision-32 ('90-'02) New List and Asking Prices Terry Bruesewitz at 5:30am 10.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/772 I'm considering purchasing a '90 Vision-32. Will appreciate hearing from current or past owners: (1
Difference between 22 & 222 Kelie Limehouse at 5:16am 10.05.02 Day Sailers 2/1080 I'm trying to find out the story behind the 22 and the 222. Why did O'day start making the 222? Wh
Damaged 28 Don at 4:59am 10.05.02 Bigger Boats 1/1179 I have an opportunity to purchase, cheap,a 28 with a severly damaged hull. She was on the hard and b
second sail Jim Hughes at 3:51am 10.05.02 Other Sailboats 5/711 My boy and I took the boat out for our first sail.We're new to sailing (he's 19 and I'm 55) We were
Synthetic Oil Ron at 2:16am 10.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1106 Has anyone used synthetic oil like Mobil 1 in their diesel?
Center board Roman at 2:05am 10.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/978 I'm loking for an experienced sailor who could tell me how to fix a center board in Hunter 20. The
South through Bahamas Tom at 12:49am 10.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/899 I am going to sail from Miami to the USVI through the islands ( draft 30" ) and want to know best pl
Windex and Windmachine Jim Seamans at 11:16pm 10.04.02 Big Boats 9/1159 Hi All,Since I hope to get my 356 by the end of the month. The dealer wanted to know if I wanted a
Motoring in reverse Martin Bosman at 5:54pm 10.04.02 Bigger Boats 4/1169 Since I bought my O'Day 37CC, I am very much negativly impressed by the way she handles in reverse.
Thanks & temporary good-bye J. Hrab at 12:57pm 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/921 for now as I am leaving on a sabbatical this week end from Lake Champlain on the way to Florida +.I
Mast removal, O'Day 23 Warren at 11:34am 10.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1152 I will be taking the boat out of the water for the winter in a few weeks. I have a hauler meeting me
Calculating Speed Responses Jim at 11:17am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/960 Allen, Ed, and MarkThank you for your enlightening responses. They aremost appreciated, and helpf
Water in rear locker craig shaw at 8:49am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1044 This our first year with our 1985 28.5 all summer I felt I had too much water in the bilge. The stuf
Insurance Ben at 8:28am 10.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1008 I was just quoted $350 a year for insurance on my new 26X.Seems like I have heard that the normal i
excessive weather helm Bill Greenberg at 7:59am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/972 Is there anyone who has successfully eliminated the weather helm in a Catalina 28 tall rig when the
WINDLASS WORKING Terry at 7:45am 10.04.02 Big Boats 1/861 As I was trying to haul up my 40 pound Danforth anchor to reset it in rough waters at Ganges Harbor

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Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part Ran-Dee9229 at 12:27pm 07.14.20 thank you so much, I just learned that to be true from my calls with parts dealers.
First-time Sailbaot Owner - Hunter 240 Swing Keel Question docsooner08 at 12:24pm 07.14.20 It does have the 2:1 blocks in place - I'll measure it this evening but I want to say I could only g
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 07.14.20 Hmmm. I can sorta see where she's coming from :shhh:
LouisMK at 12:15pm 07.14.20
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? rgranger at 12:11pm 07.14.20 Next off season: https://store.marinebeam.com/dual-color-white-blue-spreader-light-and-deck-flood-l
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 12:10pm 07.14.20 If they do.. either the dock ELCI or GFCI socket did not work or someone tampered with it. These
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? Bob S at 12:08pm 07.14.20 Next off season: https://store.marinebeam.com/dual-color-white-blue-spreader-light-and-deck-flood-li
First-time Sailbaot Owner - Hunter 240 Swing Keel Question rgranger at 12:06pm 07.14.20 Pictures will help. Do you have a 2:1 mechanical advantage with blocks on your set up or are you pu
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? rgranger at 12:02pm 07.14.20 Common factory option now; blue LEDs seem less 'bug friendly', so you often see white and blue both
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. rgranger at 11:57am 07.14.20 especially if I don't like their music. :laugh: My wife hates this song.... I've had to replace
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? h2o_snow at 11:55am 07.14.20 I'm not trying to live out of the thing, I just want to take some cold beer to the beach. Oh, and
H36 Remove Propane Locker - anyone ever done this? Rich Stidger at 11:48am 07.14.20 I needed to pull out the propane locker when I installed my davits. However I don't know if your pr
Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part capta at 11:43am 07.14.20 If you have the proper zincs in the system and use a good quality rust inhibitor, the fresh water pu
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 stickinthemud57 at 11:41am 07.14.20 Over the last few months I have bought several of these mesh organizers from Organized Obie. I wante
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. capta at 11:38am 07.14.20 I'm a big fan of music aboard. On my old gaffer in the early '70s the only electricity aboard was th
MerSea cleanup pclarksurf at 11:35am 07.14.20 Just thinking out loud-- might check on the hull in and around your trailer rollers. The C22 hull i
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? jviss at 11:34am 07.14.20 I'm not trying to live out of the thing, I just want to take some cold beer to the beach. Oh, and m
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 07.14.20 We could keep ice indefinitely in a plastic bag during our 2019 cruise...
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? thinwater at 11:28am 07.14.20 One of the challenges of testing coolers side-by-side, with a realistic amount of ice (not full of i
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? thinwater at 11:23am 07.14.20 I'll give you another one to chew on. Block ice and frozen bottles last the SAME amount of time per

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