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MacGregor 26 X caught in a gale Wayne Pruitt at 2:36am 08.12.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3341 Would like to hear from someone about how the 26X handled the heavy weather in the ocean,
H-260 Maiden Vayage Sam Morgan at 2:32am 08.12.02 Smaller Boats 15/958 Well, I got the boat to Lake Mead and, with a friend, we got the mast up. The gin pole had an enorm
Power boats vs. Sail Boats Bob at 2:21am 08.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/964 Just a couple of my thoughts on this subject. My wife and I bought our first boat (Hunter 285) whic
Oday not stated on my title, Is it right title? KA at 2:17am 08.12.02 Bigger Boats 1/1193 Purchasing a 272 Oday. The title gives year but under make it says STR and Hull ID number also start
Lectrasan/Atlantes-backing up into head between us Debi & Roy Canon at 2:17am 08.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2293 We recently installed (with your good advise) a LectraSan and Atlantes electric head. My husband Ro
Yanmar blowing smoke! Colin at 1:51am 08.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2282 My Yanmar is starting to blow a little smoke which is most noticable when I gun the engine in revers
Replacing mast step on 27' Dave at 1:38am 08.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/969 I am thinking of replacing the mast step on my 1976 C27. The PO put a metal step on that is rusted
Best advice yet? Bruce Hill at 1:12am 08.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1363 Peggy-RE: earlier post referencing sewer odor, your reply was that head odors do not smell in the b
A/C evaporator pan drain Bruce Hill at 1:05am 08.12.02 Big Boats 5/871 HAve realized the forward A/C unit under the starboard setee of our 97 Passage 42 was installed with
I don't buy it either. Robert Polk at 1:01am 08.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/822 Having been hit by lightning, I have read a lot on the suject. The main reason to ground the mast t
Can't give up! (1) Bert at 12:55am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 0/869 You can get the sailor out of the cruizer but you can't get the cruizer out of the sailor!:P
Atomic 4...typical cruising RPM???? Paul at 12:49am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 3/3506 Hi Guys,Quick question...I have a Cat 30 with an A4 engine. What is your typical cruising rpm?? T
Whisker Pole Robert Dean at 12:33am 08.12.02 Racing 9/1483 This weekend was not a race day.Went out on Sunday and did some "tuning" with my crew.Regards the
roller furler, genoa shape Jeff Johnston at 12:04am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1041 My 1984 25.5 has a Hood double line roller furler. I know that most current technology favors a sin
Mainers - Flotilla? Justin - O'day Owners' Web at 11:58pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/949 Anyone from Maine or up this way cruising - we're going to be sailing up to snow island next weekend
sail condition, Sail Care Jeff Johnston at 11:55pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1134 I just bought a 1984 25.5. My J measurement is 10' and the geona has a LP of about 14'5" so I guess
Lake Michigan Crossing Michael Stephens at 11:53pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 2/761 Has anyone crossed Lake Michigan in their 260. Waves can be 5-6 ft. on a good day(or night)out in th
Single Handing Dave Mauney at 11:50pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 16/1548 I have got an O'Day 35 and am thinking about working my way into single handing in the protected wat
Low Refrigerant? Dan Staples at 11:21pm 08.11.02 Columbia 1/1357 Good Morning,I have a Cold Machine that I love and it works great on my 1977 Columbia 8.3 sailboat
Genoa blocks Warren at 10:19pm 08.11.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1686 I have a 23 O'Day with CDI Roller Reefing and a 130 genoa. When I decide that the full sail is too m

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Portable Generator jviss at 7:35am 07.04.20 Question: if you run a gas generator on LP, does it generate CO?
Portable Generator jviss at 7:34am 07.04.20 @Cat 310 #1 in GA that's a great idea.
Catalina 30 Propane Locker sail sfbay at 7:34am 07.04.20 You might these SBO threads and article from West Marine helpful: https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Will this go boom? cb32863 at 7:14am 07.04.20 "Other sailboats have done it!" I've seen this done on a few boats and was skeptical. Are there po
Scoop stern caulking at waterline? LakeMurraySailor at 7:10am 07.04.20 Hi Curt, I live in Columbia SC and sail on Lake Murray. I've got some dock damage on my stern and do
Rebedding companionway frame on 356 (1) Jerry Nevins at 7:02am 07.04.20 Wow... thanks for the update on your project. Here is what I am looking at. The top step is warped
Spinnaker topping lift sail sfbay at 7:01am 07.04.20 Do you already have a topping lift on the mast that you can use for spinnaker raising / lowering the
New tiller for Oday 27 (1974) Justin_NSA at 6:29am 07.04.20 You may be able to work with them to get a shape you want. When they were IdaSailor they were very
Rebedding companionway frame on 356 walmsleyc at 6:27am 07.04.20 Due to this leak before I owned the boat, the strbd companion way bulkhead was badly rotted, the ste
New tiller for Oday 27 (1974) Noodat Lady at 6:09am 07.04.20 My opinion on Ruddercraft, having bought a kick-up rudder for my O'Day 20 last year: Some nice mate
Portable Generator (2) Deleted member 117556 at 5:58am 07.04.20 Regarding a Honda 2000 generator, you can buy an adapter and flexible steel hose "smokestack" for th
Water heater replacement RitSim at 5:53am 07.04.20 On our C30 I replaced the heater just before I sold the boat. I used one of those vibrating cutters
Wheel pulling to port under power Don Lucas at 5:43am 07.04.20 I was wondering if your wheel pulls to port when under power. Mine is fine until 5.4 knots then the
Brass Cleaner? Justin_NSA at 5:43am 07.04.20 I've heard of all of these products but only acquainted with Brasso and Blitz cloth. That was the ea
Water heater replacement btmarino at 5:42am 07.04.20
Wheel pulling to port under power Ted at 5:27am 07.04.20 It is perfectly normal on boats with a balanced rudder design.
Boom Rigging for 1982 Hunter 25 David in Sandusky at 5:22am 07.04.20 As you said, the middle pulley is the mainsail outhaul cable. It connects with a splice around a thi
Help with cooling system twodzusfittings at 5:10am 07.04.20 When checking your heat ex changer, check your pencil anode. when this starts to collapse, it disint
Slow turning Yanmar ysm 12 on 1978 Hunter 30. dLj at 4:41am 07.04.20 Do report back, there are some of us quite interested in knowing what you think.. dj
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? Mike Oldak at 4:40am 07.04.20 Glad you found it, i was just about to post the site. I'm going to wait a while until I order the u

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