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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 8/1068 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 0/2396 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 40/5906 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 9/1190 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 9/2023 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 1/928 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 4/2041 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 2/792 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
Can a charger go dead? Bob Lufkin at 5:42am 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1131 Got a 20 amp Guest charger running on my new (used) 84 C 30. It hums, the light is on but the volt m
How to determine the draft of a 1978 Hunter 30 Doug Dixon at 5:38am 10.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1275 I own a 1978 Hunter 30, but I don't know (without pulling the boat out of the water), how to determi

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Adventures in reefing Ward H at 2:23am 09.21.20 Dyneema is nice and slippery and should run through the cringles easily. That same feature makes it
356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging Joe at 1:43am 09.21.20 The same exact problem, for another boat model, was discussed this past week. There is a gap betwee
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 12:59am 09.21.20 Seems like the jam cleats at the front of my boom are either missing their lever or otherwise only s
356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging karellen at 12:04am 09.21.20
Davit Selection NYSail at 11:51pm 09.20.20
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line twistedskipper at 11:11pm 09.20.20 Maybe you could fill the ballast tank, either by launching or by hose (240 gallons!?!), then letting
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 10:11pm 09.20.20 Impeller and shaft turns with the engine. Onan Cummins has no reference of a shaft seal. I'll press
Chainplate Fabrication Hayden Watson at 9:36pm 09.20.20 Ever wonder why you start to see a light redness on your brand new SS screws within a few weeks of i
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Brian D at 9:26pm 09.20.20 Did a short video of me playing the song. Like I said, short. Exactly one minute long. LOL 4lYFDwyi
Davit Selection Rich Stidger at 9:26pm 09.20.20 Almost everybody likes whatever davits they have installed. So you are asking for a popularity cont
Davit Selection Hello Below at 9:21pm 09.20.20
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 8:37pm 09.20.20 ok thanks I just need to figure out how to access the archives.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line twistedskipper at 8:34pm 09.20.20
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rs1sensen at 8:23pm 09.20.20 Could it be that just the bottom paint is cracked? Sadly, definitely no. It for sure is through t
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rs1sensen at 8:22pm 09.20.20 That just shouldn't happen unless there has been damage in that area. OR possibly delamination. A
Chainplate Fabrication Johnb at 8:13pm 09.20.20 @dLj and @Hayden Watson - any comment about what effect carbon steel wrenches my have on the stainle
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Johnb at 8:08pm 09.20.20 The old "shaft is turning but the impeller is not".
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Rick Macdonald at 7:57pm 09.20.20 Could it be that just the bottom paint is cracked?
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Mechone at 7:28pm 09.20.20 If your shaft seal is gone on the pump you will suck air and no water. Also you want to lap the pum
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Ralph Johnstone at 7:27pm 09.20.20 That just shouldn't happen unless there has been damage in that area. OR possibly delamination. A

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