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ballast question Mark at 1:00pm 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1207 I bought a '76 22 ft. oday that seeps water out of the corner of the keel. How does it attach to hul
Hunter 34 Mast Shortened Brent at 11:57am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1243 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Hunter 34 from the second owner of the boat. He said the original
buryed the rail..which sail to drop for less area? Guest at 11:42am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1339 Today I had the O22 out, and when coming up a gust of wind pushed her way over. I am happy to say th
Hunter 34 mast shorted Brent Lewis at 11:39am 06.01.02 Big Boats 2/1071 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Hunter 34 from the second owner of the boat. He said the original
Replacing hot water heater hoses Michael Wallach at 11:24am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1044 I need some advise. I have a 1992 Hunter 33.5 which has a leak in a hose running from the engine to
removing traveler cars David at 8:51am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1256 Today while attempting to replace the traveler lines I snapped the bolts on the traveler car. This
Renault deisel temperature question Jim Arrighi at 7:48am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/941 I just bought a 1980 Hunter 27 with a small Renault diesel. It has a temperature gauge, which basic
cleaning shore power cable scott sale at 7:35am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1379 Hello all! A very "interesting" situation happened on the dock last week. A fellow sailors boat ha
Ideas for a unique race Dan Geltmacher at 7:18am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/966
Mariner centerboard trunk (in cockpit)-leaking ? Tim Daley at 7:12am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1211 The centerboard trunk (in the cockpit) of my Mariner has two holes in the top of it - one (the more
Honda 1000 Generator/ Heart Charger/inverter OK? Rick D at 5:37am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1820 pardon the ignorance here, but I was contemplating purchasing a Honda 1000 or 2000 generator, but a
tall rig heighth lee at 5:21am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/941 can anyone tell me the mast heighth of a cat 30 and would anyone also know the heighth of themobil
Words to live and drink by..... Steven Dion at 2:57am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1003 Light Beer and Sailboat LoveShe said:I don't drink rum, it makes me fat --Got to keep looking sv
I won the bird war - TaDa !! Arturo DeVitalis at 2:48am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1099 I am victorious...the fecal flyers have been defeated thanks to Bird Barrier. From 8- 10 per week,
A.C. Bernard at 1:57am 06.01.02 Smaller Boats 7/1048 Good morning,I was wondering if anyone could tell me about installing an air conditioned unit on my
Rusted swing keel pivot Tom McCreary at 1:11am 06.01.02 Trailer Sailors 1/2263 Looking for advise as to how to free up a rusty pivot pin. Just bought this boat, it's my first.
Sailing out of Marathon Key Michael at 1:04am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1163 Could anyone please let me know where I can rent a cruising sail vessel in the Marathon area? I will
Baltimore/Annapolis day sail? Michael at 12:58am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1048 Good day all. I will be in the Baltimore/Annapolis area 6/2 - 6/5 on a medical conference. The wonde
UV protection Carl at 12:39am 06.01.02 Smaller Boats 8/1101 I have a roller furler but do not have uv tape on the jib.Is this somthing I can add myself or do I
O'Day 22 Manual is posted online George Chamberlain at 12:34am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2849 First, thanks to Rich for the copy of the O'Day 22 manual. After receiving your email, I dug thru m

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Installing an Electric Bilge Pump dlochner at 10:50am 08.12.20 A friend of mine has asked me to install an electric bilge pump for him. That in and of itself is n
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump FastOlson at 10:50am 08.12.20 Separate hose and thruhull, always. Having a separate hand operated bilge pump is also an offshore r
Coast guard boarding. jssailem at 10:49am 08.12.20 Problem is most boaters do not know what the flashing code letters mean The hope is they will be d
Considering a Purchase - Advice? Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 08.12.20 Comparatively simple -- I'm fairly technical, but we'd rather not inherit a systems-heavy boat init
Window/portlight replacement FastOlson at 10:45am 08.12.20 If you use screws to hold down the window, make sure the screw-holes are oversized, to allow for ex
Do more zincs last longer? (1) JamesG161 at 10:42am 08.12.20 Look for links about silver/silver chloride reference electrode - a cheap investment compared with
Hunter cockpit light /speaker bar rgranger at 10:40am 08.12.20 Does anyone know of an alternative supplier of the hunter arch light/speaker bar. Alternative to w
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve odaydokay at 10:39am 08.12.20 Or is it colder in winter or in the mountains???????????
Help! Fresh water system sucking air? Stephentrapani at 10:36am 08.12.20 Thank you all for your help! I fashioned a new pickup tube out of CPVC and it works like a charm. I'
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 10:36am 08.12.20 Also, importantly, as you begin to move your apparent wind increases, hence the faster you go, the
Hunter 290 with no arch Ron20324 at 10:33am 08.12.20 Well, you did not say up front you spent two years, but still bought a boat that does not "fit" your
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 08.12.20 Maybe Ralph and I should share a post in the SailCallLounge, one day. "How does a siphon work?"
Help available at no cost DRhoads at 10:28am 08.12.20 I'm an experienced sailor with over 60 years in the game, and currently bored with retirement. Ove
Harness tether came unclipped thinwater at 10:28am 08.12.20 option 4. The tethers are also available with three Kong Tango locking clips. No quick release, but
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D Eclectic at 10:27am 08.12.20 solent is attached at deck level to a reinforced deck cleat. The halyard and stay are hoisted aloft
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 10:23am 08.12.20 That's an odd comment Ron, We researched many different boats for almost 2 years before pulling the
Help! Fresh water system sucking air? Ron20324 at 10:22am 08.12.20 Usually the first place to look under these conditions is blockage in that thru-hull vent. Plumbing
Coast guard boarding. Jacktar at 10:20am 08.12.20 oops electronic finger spasm! Anyway the new electronic flares produce a lovely bright morse code f
Coast guard boarding. Jacktar at 10:16am 08.12.20 Dont be lulled into a sense of securty and safety if you have one of the new fangled electronic flar
Hunter 290 with no arch Ron20324 at 10:15am 08.12.20 [QUOTE="MattyShmatty, post: 1651950, member: 153639 I'm 6'2 and I'll probably hit my head on it if I

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