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Battery Equalization John Richard at 6:28am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/876 There was a recent discussion on this topic. My particular 410 configuration has a Heart Interface
Transmission getting hard to shift John Visser at 6:20am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1496 (yes, everything's happening at once - see my other posts)The Hurth tranny on my C36 seems to be g
Universal M25 problems John Visser at 6:15am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2993 Coincident with a high-temperature event (clogged heat exchanger) my M25 developed a lower idle spee
Fuel return line falls off = MESS John at 5:30am 07.23.02 Big Boats 1/947 My fuel return line on my H380 filter fell off while we were motoring and emptied about a quart of d
Adding A Heat Pump Billy Martin at 5:11am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/931 We have an ODay 39, 1984/85 and wish to add a heating/air conditioning unit. It is the 3 cabin vers
Weather helm h26/260 David R. King at 5:05am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1036 At what wind speeds does your h26 or 260 start to be heavy on the helm? My 1997 h26 has the origina
Looking for my bilge pump Robbin at 4:31am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 4/983 My electrical panel has a switch for an automatic bilge pump. Can some one shed some light on this
Anchor Light Bill Chandler at 4:26am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Does anyone have any wiring diagrams to help me trace the wiring for the Anchor light? The light was
Tiller Replacement for 212? Mark Malcolm at 4:26am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/804 I'm looking for advice on replacing my 212 aluminum tiller, probably with a wood tiller, but am open
3GM30F Restart George H260 at 4:10am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1049 A 12 hour trip down the coast with the wind on my nose caused me to run under engine power the whole
MAST COLLAPSE art mccann at 3:56am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1062 i am sure this question has been asked many times on this website but allow me to run it by once mor
Rust stains on genoa Tina at 3:53am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/934 Is there a safe way to remove rust stains from the sail fabric? The sails are original to a 75 ODay
Leaky windows Bill Potter Cat 270 at 3:23am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 I am the new owner of at Catalina 270 and on my first night anchored on the boat we had a couple of
RE-PACKING STUFFING BOX... Terry Cox at 2:41am 07.23.02 Other Sailboats 1/1000 What a chore! Having her on the hard for repairs was a good time to re-pack the stuffing box. I firs
water ballast operation in salt water Ron Boykin at 2:33am 07.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1108 If you leave the 26X in the water (of course with bottom paint) is this addressed in manual?? Should
roof air Travis at 1:59am 07.23.02 Big Boats 7/1000 Does anyone have any experience installing RV type roof air conditioning on an 1983 H34 ? Is center
New Head ? Travis at 1:52am 07.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1187 Hello everyone!! I just purchased my 1983 H34 and just love it so far. I seem to have a problem wit
Peggie, Hose Clamp Care? David Tomlinson at 1:38am 07.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1525 Peggie, I recently redid my septic hoses an put in new hose clamps (after reading all your great inf
1987 Oday 272, Not a 1972, Now Good Price? KA at 12:28am 07.23.02 Bigger Boats 8/1596 We sailed on the 27' Oday last Sunday. It is a 1987 model. I had previously said it was a 1972. We s
Haunted Hunter Just Arrived... Richie Mahoney at 12:21am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1076 I have been on the water for almost my entire life, and have heard stories and folklore of hauntings

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O' Day 20 outboard size rgranger at 11:55am 08.28.20
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 11:50am 08.28.20 Ouch, Larry.
Backstay Failure jssailem at 11:49am 08.28.20 @thetone When I first read this thread I was disappointed for you. You had been so happy with the ne
Funny Friday!!! (1) Captain Larry-DH at 11:44am 08.28.20 The boats on the left and right got a good neighbor.
O' Day 20 outboard size (1) jon hansen at 11:41am 08.28.20 184275 dad had one of these 38' racers. grew up sailing it. it had a 7 1/2 evinrude outboard that w
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:33am 08.28.20 What/where is this? The top end of the furler? yup
Cheek blocks? (1) Stu Jackson at 11:31am 08.28.20 Yes, you are right. Like this: (the knot in the jib sheet is to keep it in the cheek block, the ot
Cheek blocks? Allan12210 at 11:28am 08.28.20 I have an 84 Hunter 31 it has these cheek blocks at the stern I was thinking you run the jib sheets
O' Day 20 outboard size twistedskipper at 11:23am 08.28.20
O' Day 20 outboard size Hunter216 at 11:22am 08.28.20
O' Day 20 outboard size jon hansen at 11:19am 08.28.20 owned a cal20 for 25 years, now daughter owns. used a 2 1/2 horse merc on it. would push it hull s
Which Nav App for iPhone? Chris115 at 11:03am 08.28.20 Another useful little app that I was introduced to recently and which I use frequently for short sai
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 11:03am 08.28.20 nd of the furler?
Backstay Failure jssailem at 10:45am 08.28.20 Makes me want to inspect my boom pins this weekend!! Did that on Wednesday. Broke a finger nail pu
O' Day 20 outboard size Benny17441 at 10:33am 08.28.20 It depends on your sailing area. High winds and strong currents get a 6HP for calm lake waters a 2
Furling mast, weird switch jchandler2730 at 10:24am 08.28.20 OK, thanks. I have it not* on either end of the S slot rather than what the photo shows, and it fu*
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? weekendrken at 10:19am 08.28.20 The enemy if stainless is crevice corrosion where anaerobic water gets trapped. So use a dielectric
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel smokey73 at 10:15am 08.28.20 You don't have to change gauge of the original wire. You can add a new smaller gauge in parallel w
Replacing the gooseneck on the boom, C-18 weekendrken at 10:08am 08.28.20 Or a buddy with a workshop! One season I was doing a lot of work and semi-permanently set up my Wor
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? jssailem at 9:58am 08.28.20 Welcome Andrew. Glad you are finding the sense that we are in this together, new and old boat owners

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