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Grey water holding George Vadney at 12:26pm 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1055 I am looking for reccomendations and or experiences anyone might have had in installing a "grey wate
How tight on the Backstay? Michael Shomate at 12:16pm 08.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2560 I've been searching without much success to find out how to PROPERLY tension the backstay. I know t
Holding Tank Blues Rick Steiner at 12:15pm 08.14.02 Big Boats 4/1044 I have been stuggling with the limited capacity of the holding tank on the 36MKII. Sailing on a fre
H35 Vee Berth Sink Robert Dean at 12:01pm 08.14.02 Big Boats 4/868 One of the least used areas in my Legend 35 is the port side sink in the vee berth area.Has anyon
Resealing Cabin House Fixed Ports? Howie at 11:14am 08.14.02 Bigger Boats 3/1397 Has anyone resealed, removed, or rebedded the long port lights on the cabin house?Our 1979 O'Day37
What is history of O'Day Sprite? Peter Harrison at 11:09am 08.14.02 Day Sailers 0/1112 A friend gave me a O'Day Sprite in fair condition. He said his grandfather bought it new in the 194
Nobeltec Visual Suite Matt Picaro at 8:54am 08.14.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1143 Hi Folks, Having just returned to New Jersey from Ft. Lauderdale via outside waters of the east c
"The Collection" Ross Hubbard at 8:37am 08.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/977 I ma looking fora copy of "The Collection" by Dick Dickiens. Anyone know where I can find a copy? P
Bimini for C25 Tall Rig Alan Douglass at 7:56am 08.14.02 Smaller Boats 1/1229 The C25 Tall Rig's boom is a foot lower than a standard rig model. How in the world has anyone inst
Battery Charger Ed at 6:33am 08.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1659 I have a 2002 326 and I am checking out all the systems to be sure they are working correctly (have
Speed under power ED at 6:28am 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 15/4236 I find that the engine in this boat will not aproach hull speed as installed with a two blade prop -
Hatches & Portlights on the 27_75-84 Ron Vanderveer at 6:24am 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1553 TroopsJust thought I would share this information for anyone who needs it and to get it into the a
356 Vs. Previous boat? 356 Owners comments sought Ed at 6:21am 08.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1498 Have been sailing a 326 all summer and have had a great time - but next summer may want to live aboa
Odorlos worked! Pete at 6:03am 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1170 Peggy, your advice to switch from K.O. to Odorlos in the holding thank was right on the money. We g
Leeway Paul at 6:02am 08.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2495 Who else has noticeable leeway on a 356 upwind? Did I make a mistake with the shoal keel? Am I str
Hunter 34' 1983: searching for ports Nic at 5:39am 08.14.02 Big Boats 10/1066 I'm searching for ports that will fit on our sailboat (new one). Is anyone can help me to find them
Direct Wiring Rich B at 5:36am 08.14.02 Other Sailboats 4/980 The manual suggests that The AB can be wired directly to a battery charger to take the strain off th
Lazarette/transom on 1974 Catalina 27 O/B Joe P at 5:25am 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/5144 Hello, I have a 1974 27 Catalina with the outboard. I was thinking about closing the hole where th
Fuel & Oil under my Engine Martin Grant at 4:22am 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1028 Can anyone help?After running my engine for 6 hrs I noticed the drip tray had about a cup full of
Boat medics??? Warren at 4:08am 08.14.02 Bigger Boats 2/1131 I was picking my son up the other day from his sailing program, and I saw a van in the parkinglot of

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Bought an H170 Edzzed at 1:08pm 08.27.20 It is also a 2008 boat.
Installing an electric bilge pump 1979 O'Day 30 odaydokay at 12:45pm 08.27.20 In my view, one needs both an electric and a manual, in case the electric dies I use the manual to h
Rat tail swimming odaydokay at 12:40pm 08.27.20 You need an exterior screen either on or over the thru-hull. Groco makes some. This in addition to
Kudos to the SBO team rgranger at 12:25pm 08.27.20 :plus: I also ordered some parts from SBO this week. The owner (Al) actually called me to go over
Kudos to the SBO team Phil Herring at 12:25pm 08.27.20 Thanks @Roland5048 , we appreciate the feedback! :beer:
Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) rgranger at 12:21pm 08.27.20 You clearly have some play in your mast hinge (red oval) so I don't think you will have any trouble
OD34 M25 engine exhaust odaydokay at 12:06pm 08.27.20 That looks roughly like my set up, albeit with a 3 bolt flange. Was more curious about the PVC rout
Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) Adriaan at 12:03pm 08.27.20 Thanks for your response. Here is a picture of the mast step which I believe is a tabernacle? It als
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:57am 08.27.20 You're not alone brother.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:53am 08.27.20 Agree - I'm not sure if it was original from the factory (although the tape looked decades old and w
Stiff Steering Wheel Jefffors at 11:51am 08.27.20 My 1999 411 was stiff, too. We had to take the boat out of the water for a day and we dropped the r
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:48am 08.27.20 Why would you assume that Hunter used butyl tape to hold the wires in place? From the images it look
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) jssailem at 11:42am 08.27.20 Congrats @rgrgoode on your new to you boat. When you get the chance share a picture of her with us.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:38am 08.27.20 I didn't check the DC wires. The AC wires were standard marine grade AC cable rated for 600V.
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? sail sfbay at 11:38am 08.27.20 That is the area for a 1" diameter hole (0.785 sq in or 0.005454 sq ft). So if you use that area in
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 shemandr at 11:29am 08.27.20 I think the 28 size is good for what you are doing. As a former off the beach sailer you have an at
Laura. Routes? jssailem at 10:39am 08.27.20 Still very early in the storm season. This is an insightful observation. Laura started out as a pu
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? Nodak7 at 10:34am 08.27.20 basically a hole that is 0.8 square inches. Much bigger than i would have expected! Thanks
Laura. Routes? BigEasy at 10:33am 08.27.20 Thanks for asking John. Definitely got a BIG pass on this one. Minimal surge, wind, & rain....very
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 rgranger at 10:11am 08.27.20 The boom is designed for three lines: the middle line is the mainsail outhaul, the starboard line I

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