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Trying to confirm specs for a 28 Oday Bruce at 7:58am 10.18.02 Bigger Boats 5/1212 I am trying to confirm some specs for a 1981 O'day...Mast Length? 40.1??Draft? This boat has a C
Trying to confirm specs on an 1981 28 Oday Bruce at 7:54am 10.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1022 I am trying to confirm some specs for a 1981 O'day...Mast Length? 40.1??Draft? This boat has
Any there many sailboats in New Zealand? Jim Willis at 7:51am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1032 I know there are supposed to be more sheep that people and I heardthat almost everyone there has a
Proper stay tensions for the Hunter 25 L and W at 7:19am 10.18.02 Smaller Boats 2/810 I'll be launching a 1979 Hunter 25 this weekend. Does anyone know the recommended tensions for backs
motor mount karl at 6:44am 10.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1112 I recall seeing some member of the MacGregor family of owners posting a design for a spring loaded m
Doyle Utility Power Sail? Charles Duhon at 6:42am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1263 Does anyone have any experiences with the new furling gennaker from Doyle called a Utility Power Sai
Replacement spreader info Brad at 5:07am 10.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/882 I broke one of the spreaders on my 1978 22 a couple weeks ago (tripped and fell on the mast while wo
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 5/1257 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 4/1614 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 8/1079 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 1/1011 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 4/931 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 12/4689 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 40/5913 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

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What is a good replacement for MS-RA205? Mechone at 3:21pm 09.22.20 I installed a pioneer 7 inch DVD stereo at nav station . Has output that goes to tv , remote , blue
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line caverun at 3:03pm 09.22.20 One thing you might try while on the trailer is to close the bottom ballast valve and blow air into
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width acarter at 2:57pm 09.22.20 The hauler's trailer is only about 2' wide, so we'll be setting the keel on top of the trailer frame
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 2:53pm 09.22.20 Just when you think it is over, along came Sally, 6 feet surge, pictures to follow after finish clea
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width AlastairLC at 2:48pm 09.22.20 You just bounce off.
Orca Attacks? srimes at 2:41pm 09.22.20 Why do Bigfoot hunters try to lure him out with a mating call? What are they going to do when he re
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width SailingCal21 at 2:33pm 09.22.20 Wow. Good size piece of metal down there. Would hate to drive that into some Chesapeake mud.
Boat inspection recomendations Gegam at 2:32pm 09.22.20 thanks for your time and the recommendations.
Orca Attacks? Rick Webb at 2:19pm 09.22.20 Why do Bigfoot hunters try to lure him out with a mating call? What are they going to do when he res
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Rick Webb at 2:10pm 09.22.20 drill several practice holes to get a feel for it 30mm is really close to 3/4"
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 1:39pm 09.22.20 If you run into a bind, you can rent a boom truck for about $200/day. Use heavy cargo tow straps an
Orca Attacks? All U Get at 1:38pm 09.22.20 A sasquatch in RI? Good grief. Why is it that Maine has relatively few sightings? Maybe because the
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rs1sensen at 1:32pm 09.22.20 Very helpful, @twalker H260! I'm trying to find a trailer guy now. The big challenge is most in th
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... sailcapt340 at 1:25pm 09.22.20
Solar powered Deck Fan. Engineer 925 at 1:24pm 09.22.20 I think Nicro makes a deck plate that fits a their fan. I just cannot seem to find one. My eperience
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line twalker H260 at 1:09pm 09.22.20 Info from a past forum member on the trailer dimensions. http://h260.com/trailer/trailer2/trailer
Orca Attacks? Rick486 at 1:08pm 09.22.20 Oddly enough, someone has taken the time to post a map of sightings... on't want to rat him (them)
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller Paleolithic at 12:52pm 09.22.20 I have a 84 oday 28 and I did exactly what you want to. I drilled through and found some kink of gr
Neglected boat meets shore! (1) rgranger at 12:49pm 09.22.20 The Seatow plan was too pump it and tow it to a ramp about 700 yards away. Get it on a trailer. T
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 12:48pm 09.22.20 Any feedback @Crazy Dave Condon and @rgranger on the best way to determine this? That is a Dave qu

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