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Source for Port Water Tank Hunter 34 '84 RON MILLS at 1:28pm 07.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1123 Does anyone know a source for the port water tank on an Hunter 34 '84. Mine is cracked at top and pe
solid core or wood? Bob Favre at 12:55pm 07.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/857 I am getting ready to install an in hull transducer in my '86 222, but I don't know if it is a solid
roller furling monte brown at 12:49pm 07.16.02 Smaller Boats 9/1481 My wife and I are pleasure sailors with little interest in racing. We have a 1994 Hunter 26'and are
Buying a O'Day 240 Franklin Bastos at 12:02pm 07.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1032 I have been thinking about buying an O'Day 240. Is there anybody out there that I could talk to abou
Buying a O'Day 240 Franklin Bastos at 11:57am 07.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/998 I think I will buy a O'Day 240 is there anybody out there that I could talk to about the boat. I hav
Vent Hose Replacement Ed Sabornie at 11:48am 07.16.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1371 I'm replacing all the hoses (they have the not-so-sweet permeated smell) and the head (it's 5 yrs. o
vent filters howie at 11:33am 07.16.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1255 Has anyone tryed one of these holding tank vent filters? I've seen one made by Vetus for around $50
mast rewire mike franks at 11:26am 07.16.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1586 I wish to rewire the mast on my 37 cutter but I am having trouble pulling the wiring through. Can an
Any known problems with 87' models ? Alan Worcester at 11:14am 07.16.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/893 I am considering the purchase of a 1987 MacGregor 26 ft. sailboat .As I understand this is the first
Oday daysailer owners manua; Roger Hinote at 11:13am 07.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/899 I am looking for a manual for the Oday Daysailer. Also I need to know what to do if the boat capsiz
tonnage measurement joe duncan at 10:37am 07.16.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1030 I want to register this boat in canada but need a tonnage measurement has anyone done this on this m
keel bolt -Hull cracks!? jruvelson@hotmail.com at 9:48am 07.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1410 I have a 1980 30 foot Hunter. Down in my bilge I have a crack that runs along side my keel bolts. I
Changing Alcohol Stoves to Propane Patricia A. Jepsen at 9:34am 07.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/784 Is it possible to change an alcohol stove over to a propane? Does anyone know where to buy a propan
Awsome table improvment jruvelson@hotmail.com at 9:33am 07.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/838 I don't really know how "awsome" this is but I like it. I can be a bit annoyed by my fold out table
Retractable Keel wont go down Sreve at 9:22am 07.16.02 Trailer Sailors 2/1610 I have tried several times to put the keel down, but, it wont go down. Why not?
New Main sail Guest at 8:59am 07.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1063 I'm in the market for a new main sail. Can any one make a recomendtion on what is a good buy. not t
Close to the end for a morgan 22' anyone want it?? Tom Akin at 8:43am 07.16.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1090 I found a 22' morgan, probably from the mid 60's. The owner offered it for free to me. Then a S.O.
chart table shelf / battery access jimbo at 8:40am 07.16.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/774 In my C-30 (1985) the chart table shelf covers the batteries and is not removeable. It is practical
Using Hoist to put 192 in the water Bruce at 8:28am 07.16.02 Day Sailers 2/1041 In order for me to launch our Oday 192 we recently purchased, I need to make a bridle that the hoist
Shower Head Thos. Kober at 8:25am 07.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/925 Does anybody know were I can get a replacement for the showerhead that was original to my 1985 C27?

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Planning to learn all I can rgranger at 12:09pm 04.11.20 The Catalina 25 is a nice boat and they have a very active following... and parts are still availabl
Removing Forestay from roller furler dlochner at 12:06pm 04.11.20 Option 2. Talk to your rigger. Cut the wire at the shortest fitting as close to the filling as you c
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Alan Gomes at 12:04pm 04.11.20 Alcohol burns with a clear flame making it difficult to see. The big issue with pressurized alcohol
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Alan Gomes at 11:58am 04.11.20 Denaturized alcohol can be purchased very inexpensively by the gallon in a hardware store. Howeve
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple dlochner at 11:55am 04.11.20 Alcohol fumes on the other hand are lighter than air and will dissipate into the atmosphere. This
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 11:54am 04.11.20 By the way: Plumbing it the way I just described puts the electric pump on the suction side of the R
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 11:53am 04.11.20 Thank you, this is a great time for reading the books suggested, as well as reading posts on here.
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 11:51am 04.11.20 Should be written in stone somewhere on this site :clap:. As you say, leave it in place and disco
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig smokey73 at 11:50am 04.11.20 Doing a little more research, it looks like the spreaders on a B&R rig is more like 30 degrees rathe
Planning to learn all I can Kings Gambit at 11:44am 04.11.20
Docking Mishap jon hansen at 11:41am 04.11.20 Very strange accident. Panama all ahead "Bendix" with rudder hard over to starboard. Seems to me th
Removing Forestay from roller furler ontherocks83 at 11:35am 04.11.20 So from what I can figure between looking at the furler and the instructions that dlochner posted, i
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 04.11.20 Either way, replacing it with an electric is definitely the way to go. Should be written in stone
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig smokey73 at 11:21am 04.11.20 Your rig is missing reverse diagonals intermediate shrouds. Not a B&R rig. Interesting. As I un
very worrying anode problem! JamesG161 at 11:18am 04.11.20 I had the local marine elec run tests with a silver/silver anode with shore power connected and dis
Docking Mishap JamesG161 at 11:01am 04.11.20 They needed to attend Captain Ron's School of docking. 8alNxLjCBJc We all need to kick up some "Co
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! Cascade27 at 10:56am 04.11.20 I enjoyed the process of my hank jibs on my O'Day 25. I had 3 head sails, a 115, a 150, and a drif
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig (1) Calif. Ted at 10:55am 04.11.20 The Hunter docked next to me sans backstay also has 2 rigid "mast struts" (best guess) between cabin
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (1) BobbyFunn at 10:54am 04.11.20 Drop a bait box in the cuddy cabbin floor as close to tbe front as possible. https://www.boatoutfit
Docking Mishap Rick486 at 10:49am 04.11.20 Very strange accident. Panama all ahead "Bendix" with rudder hard over to starboard. Seems to me tha

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