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Topping Lift Peter Bowers at 4:03am 03.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1000 Has anyone installed a topping lift for the main on an O'Day 222. If so, how did you do it? I don'
Waterdog! Mike Coulter at 1:02am 03.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1140 I just purchased a 97 Mac 26X. In following these threads for a few weeks Ihave the following ques
Baja Navel and Bottom Paint . . . Nick at 11:09pm 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3033 I'm in San Diego and my 1971 Catalina 27 needs bottom paint. I've been in contact with Baja Naval (t
Wanted: Motor Mounts OBX Sailor at 7:40pm 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1184 I am looking for two (2) Barr 1001 motor mounts or a source that I may procure them from. My local
Knot meter / speedometer Jim K at 11:38am 03.05.02 Day Sailers 2/1263 I want to install a knot meter or marine speedometer on my Oday 20. Does any owner have any recomme
Basic question - stepping mast on a 25 Eddyvee at 9:33am 03.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/984 Hi all,Congratulate me ! I am the happy new owner of a '83 25, "L'Aventure". Needs a little cleanu
More Cat 30 (Full Cockpit Enclosure) Ron at 8:44am 03.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1014 Look on the Photo Forum for more pictures of this enclosure.If you want more info. E-Mail RChandler
Furling headsail and tabernacle? Dan Beerman at 6:33am 03.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1216 In a few months I will be looking for a clean, early model Catalina 30 to call my own. Problem is, t
Hunter 25.5 being Salvaged? David Hiatt at 4:45am 03.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/902 Does anyone know of a Hunter 25.5 (or similar size) being salvaged or stripped for parts. I am in n
hand held radios Hayden Jones at 4:21am 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1190 I'm in the market for a hand held radio. Any suggestions on type, wattage, etc.
Mac26 Models Doug at 4:10am 03.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1035 I am just starting to shop for a trailerable sailboat. Accomodations will be a big issue as well as
must sell :o( moving to fla :o) dave at 2:11am 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1121 I just had to put my baby up for sale
Pros and Cons of these two boats Brian at 12:36am 03.05.02 Trailer Sailors 11/3171 My wife and I are getting ready to buy a sailboat. We want a boat that has: water ballast, can be t
wood mast Ron at 11:30pm 03.04.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1383 Thinking about replacing my wood mast with aluminum. Looking for input on subject. Thanks
Sailing a 23.5 with a bimini Hayden Jones at 10:23pm 03.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/986 I just purchased a 23.5 with a bimini. It's mounted on the gunnels (no stern rails). Is there room
Repost w/ Question re: H23 forestay turnbuckle Gary Bridi at 1:41pm 03.04.02 Smaller Boats 2/938 In Jan I asked if anyone had replaced their forestay Turnbuckle on a H23 (wing keel) The turnbuckle
Dinette Cushion for legend 37.5?? Brett at 11:55am 03.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/857 To all legend 37.5 owners. I recently purchased a 1996 legend 37.5 and was told by the broker that
More Cat 30 (Full Cockpit Enclosure) Ron at 10:29am 03.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1403 There have been a few who wanted to know more on how to make this enclosure. I have added some photo
electrical quiz Mike Whalen at 7:08am 03.04.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1386 Just got out of trying a murder case next week so I might have time to tackle that eletrical mess. I
Centreboard Line Doug Nowell at 5:38am 03.04.02 Smaller Boats 3/953 Does anyone know if you need to remove the centreboard to replace the line that hauls it up? I am g

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We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! RockynHilda at 12:58pm 07.23.20 Yes Sealer and agree multiple coats will be required just to slick 'er up before the antifouling coa
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! (1) RockynHilda at 12:57pm 07.23.20 Those zebra mussels really are a problem as you can see by this picture, they are not good for a sli
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! sail sfbay at 12:47pm 07.23.20 Sealer.........are you speaking about epoxy barrier coat? If so, might need multiple coats.
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! (1) RockynHilda at 12:41pm 07.23.20 Have reconfigured trailer somewhat since this picture, and have boat in shop on stanchions for botto
Squeaky Rigid Boom Vang jviss at 12:34pm 07.23.20 Silicone spray as described in the thread below. https://forums.ybw.com/index.php?threads/rigid-bo
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! (1) RockynHilda at 12:33pm 07.23.20 Thank you, Stainless is in good shape everywhere, there seems to be some hazing on the stripe at to
Squeaky Rigid Boom Vang jviss at 12:33pm 07.23.20 Do the springs have rough spots that could be smoothed out? Could be a quality thing. I will check
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! sail sfbay at 12:24pm 07.23.20 Congratulations on your new boat and welcome to the forum!! Bottom antifouling paint.........sugges
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! RockynHilda at 12:18pm 07.23.20 Thanks Kappy, Lookin forward to good info for bringin 'er back into shape !
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! kappykaplan at 12:15pm 07.23.20 Congratulations on your new-to-you boat. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Battery Switch Help Tim Mills at 11:50am 07.23.20 I have had it both ways on different boats. I much prefer to have separate switches also. Keep the s
Redirecting Hunter 49 A/C unit drain pan water (condensation) away from bilge Don S/V ILLusion at 11:28am 07.23.20 Do a search on the forum for Venturi installation. There was a post sometime back that addressed
Removing bottom paint: How long does it take? Davidasailor26 at 11:19am 07.23.20
Scarce as hens teeth... odaydokay at 11:07am 07.23.20 Those that wander into areas with slime, seaweed, jellyfish etc. might benefit from the so called "S
Whats the best way to keep a couple smart phones charged, on a sailboat? DArcy at 10:43am 07.23.20 Tom, I hope your daughter is OK. I just went through a search for USB charging on board. I actually
Redirecting Hunter 49 A/C unit drain pan water (condensation) away from bilge jmce1587 at 10:43am 07.23.20 Do a search on the forum for Venturi installation. There was a post sometime back that addressed t
Scarce as hens teeth... MikeHoncho at 10:35am 07.23.20
Removing bottom paint: How long does it take? sail sfbay at 10:17am 07.23.20 Sand first layer only.............that makes a big difference so hours. Agree wiwith DrJudyB.
Removing bottom paint: How long does it take? DrJudyB at 10:14am 07.23.20 My first post could have been worded better. I am not seeking to get down to the gelcoat, or the ep
Removing bottom paint: How long does it take? Dr. D at 10:09am 07.23.20 My first post could have been worded better. I am not seeking to get down to the gelcoat, or the epo

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