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H33 mast wiring (2) Tim Dalton at 6:54am 06.18.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1362 The mast on my H33 was pulled for the first time and the yard cut the wires at the base of the compr
Reefing the jib? Hayden Jones at 6:20am 06.18.02 Smaller Boats 6/879 I have a Huunter 235 with a roller furler (CDI I believe, name plate missing). In heavy winds the h
Pumpout woes Don at 5:21am 06.18.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1565 Peggy: I know you've answered this question before (many times) but I can't seem to put my finger/m
Dinghy Davits Ed at 5:08am 06.18.02 Big Boats 2/1148 I'm considering installing davits that can hold my 10' Porta-Bote in the "set-to-go" position. I've
Sailing an 18.5 to the Bahamas Tom at 4:43am 06.18.02 Smaller Boats 8/1734 Greetings,Has anyone sailed a 18.5 or other small Hunter to the Bahamas from Florida? Any and al
Transom Stress Crack Walter Cullars at 4:41am 06.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1315 I am considering the purchase of a 1976 Catalina 27 with a stress crack @ the chain plate position o
boat rental Tony at 4:40am 06.18.02 Smaller Boats 3/930 I am interested in periodicaly renting a Catalina 22 or 25 from a private individual.I have just re
New Sailor Needs Rigging Help Linda O at 4:38am 06.18.02 Day Sailers 1/1035 With no sailing experience I just bought a Widgeon - Does anyone have a diagram or outline on riggin
Noisy Neighbors Doug T. at 3:33am 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 27/2369 This subject just came up on another e-mail list and I thought I'd ask you folks about it.Our boat
Soy Bean oil fuel.... Greg Sampson at 3:16am 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1040 Is anyone using this instead of diesel? I read something somewhere about a marina that only uses thi
Please Help Me Remember...... Guest at 2:53am 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1310 I purchased my first boat 15 years ago and at that time I used a combination oil/grain sealer on my
Grounding and Keel Damage Randy C. at 1:44am 06.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/2047 My 82 C30 broke her mooring chain (Yes you should always dive on mooring tackle every year) in a win
Small blisters on O'Day 22 Gene Kauffman at 1:21am 06.18.02 Other Sailboats 5/903 I'm in the process of doing a bottom job on my 22. When we took off about 5 coats of bottom paint,
Fractional Rig tension adjustment Randy Rathmann at 12:59am 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1309 I have a Hunter 26.5 which has a fractional rig. I set up tension per instructions that came with th
Hunter Legend 40 hull to keel interface Malcolm Brookes at 12:33am 06.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1462 Need knowledge of how to solve a clearly defining crack between hull and keel. Hunter reports this
Universal M25 coolant hoses problem John Visser at 12:33am 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 6/2267 I replaced all of the coolant hoses on my M25, in a Catalina 36, last year, except two - the 7/8" ID
CAST IRON/ WING KEEL F SONDERGAARD at 12:32am 06.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1063 Anyone know when the Catalina 30 came put with the lead keel instead of the cast iron? Also, how abo
Archives down Phil Herring at 11:52pm 06.17.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/933 FYI - the archive server went down last night and won't reboot unless I'm there, which i can't be fo
21 mac venture Joe Gluvna at 11:52pm 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1209 I just bought a 21 and it looks in great shaped but has not been sailed in 7 years..it is a 1976....
Bird woes.... Greg Sampson at 11:48pm 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1172 I am sure there is a ton of stuff in the archives, but they seem to be down right now, and I am so a

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Selden Mast foot replacement kappykaplan at 1:32pm 08.19.20 This needs to be moved to Ask All Sailors - @Phil Herring could you handle?
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? rgranger at 1:30pm 08.19.20 This has been a great read and somewhat enlightening. I think I would have to self-identify as a
Beaching a H260... David in Sandusky at 1:13pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 1:11pm 08.19.20 If you are organizing a flotilla, tell would-be participants that they must be self sufficient and
Jib roller furling line block JRacer at 1:11pm 08.19.20 If it's OEM Beneteau on an older boat, it is probably a block made/sold by Amiot, an older supplier
Selden Mast foot replacement DrJudyB at 12:59pm 08.19.20 please post the pict online here so others can learn from your experience. And feel free to contac
Checking more off the list cb32863 at 12:59pm 08.19.20 Ah, drinks! I do have one of those that I haven't mounted. Adding a breaker looks like it can onl
Selden Mast foot replacement Sandra A at 12:54pm 08.19.20 JudyB, Thanks for the information, I will take your advice. Sandra
Jib roller furling line block cb32863 at 12:53pm 08.19.20 You could probably mount any standup block on your O'Day and it would work fine. The Beneteau parts
Selden Mast foot replacement DrJudyB at 12:50pm 08.19.20 Check with Selden or your selden distributor. There is a serial number engraved on the bottom of yo
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? Ron20324 at 12:48pm 08.19.20 I'm surprised that the cockpit drain goes directly to the bottom of the hull for discharge. I would
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 12:22pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? capta at 12:10pm 08.19.20 I would think that asking the "What Ifs" is a sign of mental pre planning. Considering the issues t
Ancient Mariner Will Gilmore at 11:57am 08.19.20 Hypothesis? Sounds like fact, to me. I'd do it if I didn't have family. -Will (Dragonfly)
Oday 20 Center Board sail sfbay at 11:31am 08.19.20 D&R Marine sells parts for O'Day sailboats.
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 11:01am 08.19.20 Found a listing with a picture https://catalog.magictilt.com/product/undercarriage-angles-for-tandem
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jon hansen at 10:57am 08.19.20 michael davis's answer is my favorite so far. clearly a skilled sailor
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DrJudyB at 10:55am 08.19.20 Part of being a competent skipper is being able to fix your own boat when something breaks. The mos
Beaching a H260... twistedskipper at 10:55am 08.19.20
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 10:53am 08.19.20 Tandem Sliding Spring Hangers https://www.trailerdepot.com/95-us25tdg-undercarriage-slide-with-fend

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