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ATN vs. Generic Sock Jim at 11:41pm 07.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/952 Do I spend $380 for an ATN dousing sock or $179 for a generic from West Marine? Comments on both wo
Shoal Draft boat (under 3.6 draft) Funy Ceili at 11:35pm 07.15.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1193 I'm looking to buy as big a boat as I can with such a low draft - 3 and 1/2 feet. This is to take p
ST4000+ Installation Tips Phil D. at 11:12pm 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 I'm about to install the ST4000+ on my 1998 Hunter 280. Directions seem straight forward. Has anyone
Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:51pm 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 2/1013 this is a big improvement over the 140 and it looks to be fast but stable reviewing the one that jus
Mansfield Crazy Dave Condon at 10:39pm 07.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1247 Peggy,Do you know of anyone who can supply a replacement Hand pump assemlby for an old 1980 Masfi
Cracked cockpit seats Jay Litsey at 9:40pm 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1265 I went under the cockpit to clean out the storage area, looked up and saw sunlight through some crac
centerboard sloppy? Rex at 9:35pm 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1238 I bought a used mac gregor and the centerboard really bangs around in sloppy waters, light breeze.
new to sailing don robinson at 9:29pm 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1018 Im new to sailing when you have wind on the aft an you are going down wind a want to drop the sails
Help Crazy Dave Mark at 4:07pm 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 14/1075 Hello Dave.We took delivery of a new 260 last October down here in Western Australia.When we got i
Electrical Guru's... take your best shot! Rob R at 3:03pm 07.15.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1108 Hi Folks - This weekend I installed a battery combiner, and also bought a better, 3 stage charger.
Towing weight for Ford Windstar marcus at 1:37pm 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2669 Does anyone know the overall weight of a Mac26 and it's trailer?We have a 1999 Ford Windstar which
Foredeck chainplate has moved? Cindy at 1:35pm 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/972 We recently purchased a 1990 26S. This past weekend we noticed that the chainplate where the forest
keel humming Droo at 1:12pm 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1366 I have another question for yall here, when the boat starts movin pretty good it starts humming. Now
sailing question.... Guest at 1:02pm 07.15.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1378 Hello all,While out siling this weekend, I encountered some winds that got the better of me. I thi
Transmission Dip Stick MarcP at 1:01pm 07.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1307 Can someone tell me where the dipstick is located to check the transmission oil level on mt Catalina
What size motor? Alger at 12:58pm 07.15.02 Day Sailers 4/1071 My '86 222 has a very tired Honda 5 HP motor, which seems small to push the boat in soem circumstanc
Any Common C-22 problems? David at 12:55pm 07.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/970 I am going to look at a '79 and an '80 C-22. Are there any specific problems I should be looking for
Pop up ruddder problems Alger at 12:54pm 07.15.02 Day Sailers 4/1216 I recently bought an '86 222 and have a lot of problems with the pop up rudder system. The downhaul
hunter 30 exhaust problem rob lavern at 12:52pm 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/907 is it possible to have the exhaust plugged to the point that no water comes out? my one cylinder yan
Self survey? (like being one's own attorney?) Dave at 12:33pm 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 3/936 What else would you suggest I look for? (obvious trouble spots)I'm buying an '86 C25 (swing keel s/

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Veers to port Hayden Watson at 9:30pm 07.24.20 pretty much normal for most sailboats under power. The important thing is does it track straight wh
Veers to port Brian D at 9:17pm 07.24.20 1. Shaft alignment 2. Rudder alignment 3. If outboard, motor is not on centerline 4. If outboard is
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:08pm 07.24.20 182878
Automatic bilge pump Benny17441 at 9:04pm 07.24.20 Turn the breaker switch off or remove the negative lead from the battery(s). In order to replace th
Shoutout to Raymarine garymalmgren at 9:01pm 07.24.20 The ACU-100 unit on my Raymarine autopilot recently quit working. 2 years ago my Raymarine auto pil
Interior wood refinishing MikeHoncho at 8:37pm 07.24.20 I think prefer boiled linseed oil cut 50% with mineral spirits. Same application as teak oil but wit
Automatic bilge pump DayDreamer41 at 8:03pm 07.24.20 https://www.google.com/search?q=wiring+for+an+automatic+bilge+pump&oq=wiring+for+an+automatic+bilge+
(1) DayDreamer41 at 8:00pm 07.24.20 Wonder if they have this on tap
Greetings fellow ODay folks! Will Gilmore at 7:55pm 07.24.20 We are proud to announce our newest addition - a 1974 O'Day 27 :) (We were previously sailing a Mac
Chainplate Fabrication Tedd at 7:52pm 07.24.20 Nice work! If you have a bench grinder, you might try a Scotchbrite wheel for medium polishing and
(1) Will Gilmore at 7:50pm 07.24.20 https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fd58781a-6cb7-11e7-bcdf-5467ec917da6-1200
Greetings fellow ODay folks! sbcwolff at 7:30pm 07.24.20
Pre-Purchase Survey - Houston recommendation needed sail sfbay at 7:28pm 07.24.20 I purchased many sail and power boats and never used the same surveyor and in a number of cases no s
Pre-Purchase Survey - Houston recommendation needed TexanAV8R at 6:38pm 07.24.20 Thanks!
My new saildrive Stewart stephenbson at 6:13pm 07.24.20 Hi Mark, i have overcome the issue with putting an extension hose from breath to under side (inside)
Ron20324 at 6:13pm 07.24.20 Maybe a beer tapper ?
Installation of a composting toilet on a Hunter 34 rgranger at 6:12pm 07.24.20 Search the archives there are several good threads on the topic
Installation of a composting toilet on a Hunter 34 rgranger at 6:10pm 07.24.20 Autocorrect got ya! :banghead::yikes: It can be your worst enama:biggrin:
Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 07.24.20 That's the money pit. Every boat has one
Interior wood refinishing RitSim at 6:02pm 07.24.20 One great technique for refinishing with Watco is to wet sand with 400 grit and a wood block backing

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