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Phil, FYI Robert at 4:45am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1086 There are several links on the Reply side of the 24 hour forum that take you to a "casino" link rath
Racing A 235 steve meadows at 4:39am 10.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1610 Is anyone out there racing a 235 and willing to share some "speed secrets"? I've got about 8 races u
Bent chainplates? Rich Warner at 2:24am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1256 We have just purchased an 1987 H31 that has been raced often. The chainplates have been slightly ben
Repainting non-skid areas topside L and W at 2:15am 10.18.02 Other Sailboats 4/1610 Just bought an old Hunter 25. The topsides gelcoat is chalky. The deck consists of a combination of
Annapolis Question Tom at 1:59am 10.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1075 Quick question for the Annapolis veterans. My wife and I have considered going the last several yea
HOOD STOBOOM (FURLING BOOM) (1) JIM at 1:28am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/2397 ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A FURLING BOOM MADE BY HOOD CALLED STOBOOMNEVER SEEMS TO WORK RIGHT AN
Upholstery Robert Deschaine at 1:05am 10.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1010 Upholstery, on my C30 1977 - Hull#415 - This winter I would like to have all my Upholstery re-done -
bilge pump Dave at 12:20am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1202 I am installing an automatic bilge pump on my C27. It never had one before. I am wondering if I ca
Hauling and bottom paint prep Nichole at 12:06am 10.18.02 Big Boats 4/930 I am having my boat hauled and stored for the winter next weekend. I would like to start the bottom
bimini top for O'day?? Mark at 11:55pm 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4682 Hi,As winter falls upon us here in Wisconsin, (ugh) I'm going to take the winter time to prepare
Glow Plug Problerm J. Styrlander at 11:42pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1021 I have had starting problems with my C30 Mklll(25XP engine) since I bought it last Spring. An invest
26x sunk due to water ballast leak Madison Blackwell at 10:53pm 10.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/5910 The Eden, a Mac 26x purchased new less than one year before she went down, sank in the Chattahoochee
Best Way to maintain the Stainless Steel on deck Mike at 4:35pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1191 Just wondering if anyone would like to offer their best solution to easy care of stainless on the de
upholstery on the 42 Geri Edgren at 1:35pm 10.17.02 Big Boats 9/2026 We are in the process of purchasing a new 42MkII. Scary! We've previously owned a Bristol 40. Very t
Keel Mark at 1:09pm 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 1/932 Have not been under her in the water so was wondering how wide the keel is on the 260 WB?
Converting to single-lever engine control Bob at 11:08am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2042 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the engi
Hammock on deck Margaret Black at 10:59am 10.17.02 Big Boats 10/2072 Has anyone ever rigged a hammock to the deck of your boat. We received one as a gift and I was wond
Keel brackets missing ? Ken Hofmann at 9:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/797 I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Hunter 25. I have replaced all 8 threaded rods in the keel.
price reduction tony g at 8:33am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 1985 oday 26 roller fuling, inboard dsl. auto pilot. need hatch repair, 3 hasps, vhf wired and new
Pulling out a saildrive Mat George at 8:30am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1007 I have a 1975 Oday 27 with an outboard and an OMC saildrive which is corroding quite badly on the in

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Neglected boat meets shore! (1) rgranger at 2:25pm 09.21.20 185177:biggrin:
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 2:24pm 09.21.20 All true. But equally important is that camcleats are very sensitive to line input angle relative t
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 2:19pm 09.21.20 I like the string supported backing plate. Thanks... it is held in with JB Weld. The string is de
Neglected boat meets shore! 19thol at 2:15pm 09.21.20 That's a dirty shame.
Neglected boat meets shore! dlochner at 1:57pm 09.21.20 Sad. And it looks to be in fairly good shape, unlike some of the derelict and abandoned boats.
1984 Hunter Legend 40 black tank replacement tjar at 1:53pm 09.21.20 This site (HunterSaiboatOwners.com) is a great site to find Hunter parts. Also Peggy Hall is known a
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? Sailfanatic at 1:30pm 09.21.20 If you dont have reef tack hooks, an only two stoppers marked "reefing" my guess would be that it ma
Pressure wash after haulout Capt jgw at 1:18pm 09.21.20 I hear just the opposite. If you can see it, it's still working. That's why they recommend multip
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 odaydokay at 12:26pm 09.21.20 Yes, I heard Origo was gone, but maybe some used ones out there. I also had a propane unit which is
Yanmar 3YM30 Heat Exchanger Removal and Cleaning odaydokay at 12:22pm 09.21.20 That is now 14 years old right? You may do a lot of work and wind up unhappy. Look at the hours and
Pressure wash after haulout Ron20324 at 12:14pm 09.21.20 Some areas require the washed -off bottoms to be specially drained so as to capture the paint runoff
Stink Boat odaydokay at 12:11pm 09.21.20 Yes, bleach, bleach and more bleach. You may have to spray some paint once dry but start with the b
Hello from Upstate NY Bobglas at 11:53am 09.21.20 I'm in Jefferson NY about an hour and half from you 26M. Mostly sail on Champlain. I'm thinking look
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Mike Oldak at 11:38am 09.21.20 I'd look to see if the oil rise is time dependent. Try running the engine from cold for about 1 min
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 09.21.20 I like the string supported backing plate.
Solar powered cabin vent fan RustyVenture at 11:03am 09.21.20 If you have AC aboard, you may want to look into a small dehumidifier to run while you are closed u
Pressure wash after haulout Head Sail at 10:59am 09.21.20 It's the circle of life. When the ablative looks to be getting too thin, its properties are probabl
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Gary Ryan at 10:58am 09.21.20 Not sure....it's original. I had some issues with the water line to the air conditioner in the summ
Stink Boat FastOlson at 10:56am 09.21.20 Perhaps time to pull the fastenings and remove all the sole sections. We have done that in the past
Pressure wash after haulout Justin_NSA at 10:55am 09.21.20 It's the circle of life. When the ablative looks to be getting too thin, its properties are probably

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