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Replacement holding tank for O'Day 40 Christian at 9:08am 06.20.02 Bigger Boats 0/1001 Has anyone replaced the original holding tank on an O'Day 40? My original tank, a 20 gallon model f
C22 Swing Keel Cable Bolt G.L. Addison at 9:07am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 3/989 I have a '71 C22 swing keel. While in the process of removing the keel I noticed that the cable eye
Purpose of extra fixed line on mast Christian Dean at 8:40am 06.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1334 My O'Day 19 has an extra fixed line running from the top of the mast. It is not a halyard, since it
Cabin Heating Dan Grosz at 8:11am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1142 I'm planning a trip to Maine in late August and expect chilly nights. A proper marine cabin heater i
Furling Main Question Bob at 7:29am 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1372 We have a Hunter 320 2001 with an in mast furling system.Once your sails are out, do you leave the
replacing rigging Pat at 7:12am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1017 I have replaced the lower shrouds on my C-30. Can I replace the others 1 or 2 at a time or do I have
Roller Furling Chuck Kretschmar at 6:56am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1154 I have a 1988 Cat 30 TR that has the Hood continuous line (or loop) roller furling. In a nutshell, I
O'Day 28 Dodger Lee Millard at 6:50am 06.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1715 I have an O'Day 28 for which I am in search of a pattern to simplify the production of a dodger. Obv
Minor leak on 222 Dave at 6:36am 06.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1090 I have been getting a small amount of water in the bilge of my O'Day 222. When the boat sits at anc
AGM batteriesI have Patrick Magers at 6:14am 06.20.02 Big Boats 7/938 I have a H460 with the 76 hr. yanmar with the stock 80 amp internally regulated alternater. I would
Compass Fluid Leak Mike H at 6:06am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1743 Can anyone advise me how to replenish the fluid in my Plastimo Contest 100 bulkhead mount compass. I
Hunter 31 Mike at 5:59am 06.20.02 Other Sailboats 6/905 My ice box is supposed to be 4.5 cu ft. with 2" of insulation. What compressor and evaporator do you
Bilge Water Sean Coerse at 3:17am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 12/1007 Last night had a race in steady 15 knots. I was running late and got to the line 5 minutes before t
faucet removal David at 3:16am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/870 I ordered a new faucet for the head of my 90 C-30. When I looked to see what would be needed I disco
whisker pole storage tony z at 2:50am 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1342 The whisker pole on our H-33 is a bit un-ruly as it is heavy. Any thoughts on this would be welcomed
Ports Dennis at 2:45am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 6/834 A friend @ the marina has a 1982 Hunter 26 ' no computer so he asked me to post this- He says there
Sailing Gloves - Suggestions? Virginia at 2:42am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 14/1381 Anybody have recommendations for sailing gloves? The last pair we bought are ancient, ' the leather
1978 ODay 25 Specifications Bill Miller at 2:29am 06.20.02 Day Sailers 3/3349 I purchased an 1978 ODay 25 with shoal keel, used in 1998. As I look forward to possible cradle repl
Raising a Mac 25 on the trailer Thom Francola at 12:45am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1165 What is a safe and efficent way to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer so that we can paint the areas cove
Charging off the motor Rob Burton at 12:13am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1042 I have a 6HP Evinrude model with alternator/charger. The cable that connects to the thru hull is cor

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Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys (2) JamesG161 at 10:20pm 08.13.20 October is stiil inside Hurricane season. 183801 Jim...
Finally Mark Maulden at 10:18pm 08.13.20 Congrats! Might see you out there!
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement (1) chasfrank at 10:12pm 08.13.20 This is what i did on my PY23 when I had it.....increased the below deck ventilation when not being
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 10:06pm 08.13.20 They have had some repatriation flights and some ferry activity from Samoa; they are quarantined in
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Benny17441 at 9:51pm 08.13.20 The distance as the crow flies from Pensacola to Marathon ia approximately 450 nautical miles. As
What is wrong with this roller furler? srimes at 9:20pm 08.13.20 This roller furler was installed on my Siracco 15 when I brought it. It works fine but has no furli
What is wrong with this roller furler? DrJudyB at 9:08pm 08.13.20
What is wrong with this roller furler? rgranger at 8:38pm 08.13.20 Industrial... and perhaps industrious :biggrin:
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing rgranger at 8:30pm 08.13.20
What is wrong with this roller furler? IASailor at 7:34pm 08.13.20 There is a lot of industrial DIY on this boat...
New to forum. New to Hunter 466 FollowYouFollowMe at 7:33pm 08.13.20 Due to popular request, here are our favorite upgrades to sv Follow You with links to pics in our bl
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing ggrizzard at 7:26pm 08.13.20 Lots of small boats, including 25 footers have traveled to the Bahamas. The first question after tha
new sheets/halyards needed FDL S2 at 7:21pm 08.13.20 follow this link: Running Rigging Calculator Then use the drop downs to find your boat. It will tel
Drama in Pago Pago SoSound at 7:14pm 08.13.20 No Covid cases in American Samoa. Guess the Harbormaster wants to keep it that way. As in, ZERO.
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends FDL S2 at 7:13pm 08.13.20 The "mast standoffs" are called spreaders. This forum is attached to a store-Sailboat Owners. Look
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 SoSound at 7:07pm 08.13.20 There are times when it takes time for everything to load and display properly. It doesn't hurt to
Reefing Help Capri at 6:44pm 08.13.20 This part seems contradictory to me: if you were practically close hauled, how was the main against
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again Tally Ho at 6:39pm 08.13.20 Greg, I don't gather that he sells or fixes parts like that, just electronics I think. But his ema
What is wrong with this roller furler? rgranger at 6:29pm 08.13.20 I agree... the "chain plate" looks like a simple eye bolt from lowes..
Cockpit drain valve and replacement sheets for main and jib (1) johnCartelli at 6:22pm 08.13.20 i suppose this is relavent but i just also purchased a sirius21...but there are no sheets/ halyards

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