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Need 3 port windows for a O'day 37' Sandra Frangou at 7:35pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 3/1396 I have a 1980 37' O'day that I bought in the States and brought with me to Greece 10 years ago. Now
O'Days made in Brazil Danilo Chagas Ribeiro at 7:19pm 06.03.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/988 Hello, Congratulations for your so complete site. I am not sure if you know that O'Days wer
Standing Rigging on 78 H25 Kenny Parker at 6:38pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/870 I have a 1978 H25 I am rigging for the first time. I am not sure if the mast is factory so here is w
boom rigingon my mariner??? mike at 3:47pm 06.03.02 Day Sailers 3/1391 I've got a 63' mariner and It's missing all of its rigging, my question is, is the line starting at
What is the largest outboard I should consider? Mat at 3:42pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 10/1021 What's the biggest engine that should be considered for a Hunter 26.5?Also should I go with a long
outboard Mat at 2:58pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1233 Does anyone know how much weight the outboard bracket can take? I need to replace the original 2-st
Posessed(?) head seacock on a 27_75-84 David Michaels at 2:01pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1083 The head has what appears to be a ball valve type seacock, made of nylon, delrin or marelon. On sev
Voltage Drop John Richard at 1:54pm 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1169 I religioulsy check my batteries every two weeks. They read 13.78 volts. The volt meter on my elec
Running rigging on H23 Bill Lipp at 1:52pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 8/1406 I just purchased a '90 Hunter 23. I have sailed jerry-rigged Islanders and Catalinas in the past, b
Yanmar 1GM10 Zinc John at 1:41pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1059 I have a 1GM10 and am getting ready to inspect/replace the zinc. It appears from the manual that th
Autopilot selection Help John McEnallay at 1:16pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/770 Has anyone out there fitted an autopilot to a hunter 45. I would be interested in the drive setup to
prop type R Winkler at 12:54pm 06.03.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1267 What would be the correct prop for 9hp volvo diesel on a first 26. Not sure of model no.
One more trans question Chip at 12:46pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/911 Now that I have the old trans out, where should I look for a rebuilt or used one? Possibly somewhere
I need help in reverse..... Doug at 12:12pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/996 I bought this boat last spring and have had little luck using the reverse, it will only do 1 knot wi
New Captain On Board (1) Jim Seamans at 12:12pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 1/902 Picture of my almost 3 year old Granddaughter Haylietakin charge. This was her first trip out ont
Head Back-fill Steve at 11:48am 06.03.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1783 I recently purchased a boat with an electric head. The problem is that it never seems to flush. Th
stern seating on an Oday 25? Jon Korda at 11:48am 06.03.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1232 I am considering making seats on my Oday25 stern rail. Has anyone made their own? I see they sell
battery charger Dave R. at 11:42am 06.03.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/999 I have an 1981 Catalina 30 and am interested in installing a shore power battery charger. Does anyo
Anchor Drag Pricele$$ at 11:16am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1637 We are sailing Pricele$$ a Hunter 320 in the Florida Keys. Twice we have anchored on the Ocean side
What's the make of this boat April at 11:01am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2504 We have been looking at a boat that was leftnear ours and it will be for sale soon. My Husband I rea

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Do more zincs last longer? (1) jviss at 8:00am 08.12.20 I have a problem on my boat, too. My Max-Prop tailcone zinc disappears in one season, along with mo
Window/portlight replacement FastOlson at 7:54am 08.12.20 thank you for your input! I will look up LifeSeal and see if it still available. I lake sail in
Help available at no cost Revv up at 7:54am 08.12.20 Nice! I hope some new sailors take you up on that generous offer.
Window/portlight replacement nveater at 7:44am 08.12.20 I replaced a fixed portlight on my Hunter this summer (got the port light at this website) and used
Harness tether came unclipped Kings Gambit at 7:43am 08.12.20 Should tether clips be releaseable? This has not been settled by the standards organizations. Person
Hunter 290 with no arch sail sfbay at 7:38am 08.12.20 Welcome to the forum!! The arch was apparently standard but not provided on some, possible by the
Harness tether came unclipped Kings Gambit at 7:33am 08.12.20 The Wichard tether with a SS carbine hook on each end will not open accidentally. I personally would
Need a boat club near Baltimore jaysweet at 7:28am 08.12.20 You say you are looking for a "boat club", but if you already own a sailboat, you need a marina to
LITTLE TO NO WIND Rick486 at 7:17am 08.12.20 ... If you can get the boat moving forward, even a small bit, it's mass tends to keep it going eve
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12am 08.12.20 Is there a way to test if the leak is from my boat or another boat, before I start tearing through
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D (1) Sailavie1 at 6:50am 08.12.20 I installed a traveler some years ago and it definitely works well to help maintain sail shape and b
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 6:50am 08.12.20 On a small boat, leave about two inches of center board down and get the mainsail tilted up higher
Need a boat club near Baltimore ebsail at 6:39am 08.12.20 Thank you all for your input. I'm going to investigate the marinas in your suggestions. I am actua
Fuel Leak at HP Pump Injector Line - Yanmar 2GM Mickstr at 6:33am 08.12.20 On my last boat I redid all fuel lines..... many have copper washers that need to be replaced......
Harness tether came unclipped srimes at 6:26am 08.12.20 Two problems here: 1. You can't always avoid going on deck. In fact, most of the documented tether
Following in the footsteps.... Cruising Spirit at 6:00am 08.12.20
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive (3) rgranger at 5:56am 08.12.20 I made a gasket out of "goop". I used masking tape to make a damn and then pored it in. That was
Help me with mainsail please! Bubbadog at 5:55am 08.12.20
Harness tether came unclipped thinwater at 5:36am 08.12.20 No, but I have not been heavy seas yet. It would have been informative if they found the the harne
Help me with mainsail please! shemandr at 5:27am 08.12.20 Good news on that first sail!

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