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Switching Wire-Rope to All Rope Halyards Josh at 12:12am 11.12.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/962 Help!!!Is it feasible to switch from wire-rope to all rope halyards on the O'Day 25? My halyards a
Sailing Tours San Francisco Bay Faith Dillard-Azzolina at 7:45am 11.16.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 I've just found out that I will be in SF for a very short time, but have almost all day Monday for s
Fuse sizes Jack Patterson at 10:56pm 11.11.01 Smaller Boats 3/906 I recently purchased a used Hunter 26. There is very littls information regarding the electrical sy
Thru Hull Backer Blocks / 35.5 Fred Miller at 2:20am 11.16.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 On my 1992 35.5 I noticed some of the thru hull fitting backer blocks were plywood which is beginnin
pop-top snaps rick simmons at 8:13am 11.15.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1161 this i am sure would pertain to all fiberglass boats at one time or the other. a couple of the snaps
MOVING MAINSHEET TRAVELER,LIKE TO INSTALL DODGER DAVID CRAIG at 10:51am 11.15.01 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2897 i WOULD LIKE TO INSTALL A DODGER ON AN 82 HUNTER 27,IT WILL BE NECESSARYTO RELOCATE THE FACTORY MAI
Warm up the cabin Pitman at 6:40am 11.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/908 I am fortunate enough to live in Texas, where I can sail year round. But even Texas has cold weathe
Epoxy or fibreglass over keel--need zinc? bill at 4:18am 11.15.01 Smaller Boats 2/1384 I originally posted on the catalina 22 forum but no reply. Perhaps this wider posting will get me so
Cleaning sails Bob F. at 9:14pm 11.14.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1495 I would appreciate some suggestions on how to clean the sails for my Catalina 22. They are not mold
Shelf over the sink Rhet Tignor at 12:39pm 11.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/904 One of my winter projects on my 1988 C-30 is to build a cabinet above the sink. I will anchor the sh
inflatable repairs ? lee j at 9:25am 11.14.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1020 i recently purchased a 93 zodiac express (8.5 ft)that the roll up floor had come apart from the tub
Dining table pedestal. Doug Washburn at 7:40am 11.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/998 my 87 h31 has a 3-piece telescoping pedestal supporting the dining table. it was designed by someon
Bottom Painting Mike Linstrom at 6:38am 11.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/978 I am preparing to paint the bottom of my '85 Hunter 34 for my first time. The previous owner kept it
Airforce Sails Adam B. Feder at 2:48am 11.14.01 The Cherubini Hunters 21/2580 Has anyone had experience with Airforce Sails? I'm considering purchasing a head and main sail from
Boom Vang Questions Aldo at 1:06am 11.14.01 Smaller Boats 6/2434 We have sailed our C-22 without a boom vang for long time, and my son sailed on another C-22 this pa
Cradle Plans? Mark McCabe at 2:26pm 11.13.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1270 Would like to get my new 1984 222 off the trailer to repair osmotic bistering. Anyone have plans or
Replacing bulkhead foam and tabbing to deck Sven Ondelay at 12:15pm 11.13.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1633 On my recently acquired 1973 O'day 22 there is what appears to be a thick bead of foam material betw
Folding Prop Glen McQuigg at 9:44am 11.13.01 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1185 I have a 1978 Hunter 27' with a Yanmar 8Hp .I am considering installing a Martec folding prop, Two
Where to find SeaLube and/or Superlube?? Tom Ehmke at 8:24am 11.13.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/5157 Peggy,Went on a teflon grease excursion. First stop was an auto parts store. They thought that they
Don Evans... R.W.Landau at 7:06am 11.13.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1021 Don, I see that you put a chain deck pipe on your fordeck. How does it work? Did you close the sma

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Oday 34 Rub Rail Absorber Cushion jssailem at 7:18pm 03.02.20 Check Taco Marine. https://tacomarine.com/rub-rail They make a vaiety of rub rail designs for variou
(1) jssailem at 7:06pm 03.02.20 I was talking about a lovely cuddly dog... They say dogs and dog owners begin to look alike. Think
Bare Mast jssailem at 7:01pm 03.02.20 What is your goal? A bright and shiny mast? Then have at it. Eventually your mast will get wear spot
Repower for Beneteau 473 SG at 6:57pm 03.02.20 I thought they had Yanmar engines in the US -- as I recall? Did you check that?
Bare Mast SG at 6:52pm 03.02.20 They used to make aluminum cleaner (that would remove the oxidation); and, then you'd wax the alumim
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT (1) Ward H at 6:49pm 03.02.20 For comparison, here is a photo of my ELCI breaker as wired by Blue Sea. I bought the AC panel, not
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Offpiste at 6:45pm 03.02.20
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT Will Gilmore at 6:43pm 03.02.20 So glad to read that you DIDN'T burn down your boat. -Will (Dragonfly)
hit a rock in the keel chuckwayne at 6:37pm 03.02.20 Maybe dave can confirm, but the 30T is the earlier generation design, the 3 digit boats used lead. I
Ward H at 6:30pm 03.02.20 @Scott B Another very pretty mate. Yes, I'm very partial to Goldens. I like that mix that gives her
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT walt at 6:19pm 03.02.20 A wire carrying 30 amps I believe should be minimum 10 gauge. Cant tell from your picture.. but it l
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower (1) GL-WindPower at 6:14pm 03.02.20 I have a 2004 H240. My Halyard is tied off just above the roller hub. If I were even able to pull th
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT Ward H at 6:03pm 03.02.20 An overload caused by the heaters should have tripped the local breaker for that circuit. If that fa
Stern Rub Rail Hunter 30T 1992 Sailgunner at 5:55pm 03.02.20 29.5 totally different design.
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT Maine Sail at 5:43pm 03.02.20 Max continuous load on a 30A shore service is 24A per NEC/NFPA code. Two typical electric heaters an
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT Johnb at 5:21pm 03.02.20
(1) Will Gilmore at 5:13pm 03.02.20 175595 Our first dog, Bear, loved to sail. Canoe, Hobie, or big 50 footer, he just loved the water
Stern Rub Rail Hunter 30T 1992 jssailem at 5:11pm 03.02.20 Welcome to the nature of Boats. Just like cars in parking lots, they get the occasional ding, rub ag
Repower for Beneteau 473 NYSail at 5:10pm 03.02.20 Beta...... they are not electronically burdened engines and sorry to hear
Repower for Beneteau 473 Mechone at 4:58pm 03.02.20 Sorry to hear that's an expensive misfortune. Beta Marine would be a good choice , they have most

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