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buryed the rail..which sail to drop for less area? Guest at 11:42am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1341 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 2/1075 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 4/1055 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 2/1280 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 3/950 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 5/1384 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 4/970
Mariner centerboard trunk (in cockpit)-leaking ? Tim Daley at 7:12am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1219 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 6/1823 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 2/953 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 3/1006 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 3/1102 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 7/1059 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 1/2274 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 3/1167 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 1/1050 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 8/1104 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 7/2852 First, thanks to Rich for the copy of the O'Day 22 manual. After receiving your email, I dug thru m
HEAT PUMP FIXED Terry Cox at 11:53pm 05.31.02 Other Sailboats 0/704 In previous articles I had inquired for help in diagnosing my forward cabin heat pump problem. Thank
Propane overflow valves john anderson at 11:50pm 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1080 On my 376 I have two small expensive! aluminum tanks made in 1997 that now have to be fitted with an

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Full Batten Main Sail. jssailem at 3:39pm 08.17.20 Stuff happens especially when depending on crew.:biggrin: :beer: You may need it.
Simulated Teak sail sfbay at 3:35pm 08.17.20 Ditto HMT2!!.............I replaced a Seadek section in the cockpit and it required mineral spirits
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:33pm 08.17.20 No. If the mast is up, the general surveyor will note that the mast is standing and the rigging app
Full Batten Main Sail. Red_Dog at 3:32pm 08.17.20
Simulated Teak HMT2 at 3:27pm 08.17.20 Was it difficult to remove the old product before installing the new? I had Seadek on my cockpit f
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 3:27pm 08.17.20
Pre-purchase survey checklist dlochner at 3:27pm 08.17.20 Yes, I know that I can hire a professional for a detailed survey, but I expect that marine surveyor
Securing the mast at the base AaronD at 3:26pm 08.17.20 That looks very much like a GOOD mod by some PO, by the way it is machined, etc. I like it... :pl
Pre-purchase survey checklist kappykaplan at 3:22pm 08.17.20 In both of the C&V surveys I've had to do for the insurance company (2013 and 2020), the rigging was
Self tacking jib set up H41 shemandr at 3:22pm 08.17.20 If you are sailing in 20 - 25 kts. taking in 10% of the jib doesn't seem to me to be unreasonable.
Self tacking jib set up H41 sail sfbay at 3:18pm 08.17.20 I am sure there will be plenty of good recommendations on this subject and I will be interested to l
ISO Jib for Oday 19 Sunbird22358 at 3:17pm 08.17.20 From experience with both styles of furler, I would look into a Cruising Design Flexible Furler inst
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:12pm 08.17.20 The standing rigging is not part of a hull survey; what else can I say? I'm talking about pre-pur
Pre-purchase survey checklist Kings Gambit at 3:10pm 08.17.20 Yes, I know that I can hire a professional for a detailed survey, but I expect that marine surveyor
Prep week and dress up day: AaronD at 3:08pm 08.17.20 Wow, she's looking pretty! Have a great time!
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:05pm 08.17.20 Sir, your inexperience is shinning through brightly. You appear to know little of what you speak re
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 3:02pm 08.17.20
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 2:53pm 08.17.20 caverun - I will add weighing the trailer by it's self to my list of things todo next time I put the
Pre-purchase survey checklist Kings Gambit at 2:52pm 08.17.20 You're 100% right! In my case surveyor "forgot" to check issues like delamination, standing rigging
How do you store capta at 2:47pm 08.17.20 Our solution was to stop doing that any more by buying one of these Easy Drain Valves. Couldn't be e

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