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Switch for the bilge pump???? Mark Hudson at 4:40am 10.31.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/920 My C-30 has a factory switch at the nav station for the bilge pump. The pump has a float switch for
Need Hatch Latch Measurements Bill Ebling at 12:21am 10.31.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/980 ...for 1985 Hunter 31'.I lost (overboard) the SS sliding latch handle/pin that secures the anchor
Roll Reefing the Main? Josh at 8:30pm 10.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1274 Just curious, I've read a few references to reefing the main by rolling it on the boom. Is this done
lee helm Elwin Schwartz at 9:06am 10.30.01 Mid-Size Boats 8/1360 was out the other day in 17-20 knots of wind. i usually sail with a reefed main ,but for fun tried j
General info to alignment Kevin L. Woody at 7:38am 10.30.01 Other Sailboats 0/660 Hello all, Please be aware that this statment is very general and it does not always hold true to al
H37C Head ache. Ed Schenck at 1:10am 10.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1162 Did I not read somewhere about fabricating one's own fiberglass tanks? I cannot locate it here on H
AC and DC indicator lights John K Kudera at 11:54pm 10.29.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/995 Has anyone found where to buy replacement lamps that will fit the breaker panel on the H34 ?I did b
Blister Guide Steven Dion at 10:29pm 10.29.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1721 Here is numerous articles on blisters and repairs. There is probably more information on blisters h
84 26' O day weight R/ kelly at 8:56pm 10.29.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1137 weight of 26' O day 6000# or 4800#
Which furler for Hunter 34? jim oursler at 12:07pm 10.29.01 Big Boats 3/1018 Should I choose to change, what is recommended to replace the Hood furler?
oday 22 have any keel bolts Scott Shaw at 9:06am 10.29.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 i have never cradeled my 79 oday22 and on the trailer i have never found any keel bolts and i am ana
ST30 Speed Calibration Problems Bill Saint at 8:19am 10.29.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/967 I have a '97 310 with a ST30 Speed which does not give the proper speed (as compared to GPS). I've
NAME FOR NEW PRODUCT Jim WIllis at 6:23am 10.29.01 Other Sailboats 4/726 I am just finalizing the artwork on label for the new Resin-based "Superglaze" (provisional name). I
Hatchboards replacements Evan at 4:42am 10.29.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1094 My old teak hatchboards are disintergrating and I can not seem to find a source to replace them.
Renovating sails Bill Burch at 3:48am 10.29.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1163 I purchased an old boat. It has old sails. The boaters at my marina are not unified in their suppo
Grinders and sanders and planers (oh my!) Doug T. at 3:15am 10.29.01 Ask All Sailors 16/1307 We're getting ready to haul the boat and roll up our sleeves. The hull has lots of blisters, the de
Replacement shaft log Rick Johnson at 2:02am 10.29.01 Other Sailboats 1/926 I'd like to replace my shaft log, along with the cutlass bearing, and possibly the shaft itself, and
7.5 kts. and 90 degrees to starboard Brian at 12:03pm 11.04.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/929 I have a 1986 Catalina 36 and the last time I was out we had a great sail day .Every time the boat
Bilge weep holes Guy LeClair at 12:34am 10.29.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1270 Hello,I would like to know if the H31 has weep holes allowing the water trapped between hull and l
Cockpit Cushions Mara at 5:07am 11.04.01 Smaller Boats 4/1525 Does anyone have a good design for cockpit cushions? My mate tends to get sore right in the middle

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Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? loneshark64 at 10:38am 05.18.20 Will do
Navionics CF cards BigEasy at 10:38am 05.18.20 You can purchase a cf reader / drive, inexpensively, that plugs into a USB port on your computer.
Sailing into a marina BigEasy at 10:35am 05.18.20
Sailing into a marina jon hansen at 10:31am 05.18.20 the marina does not own the water, period. i suppose that they can decide not to rent you a dock. al
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 05.18.20 We have some 1/4" SynBraid, but it is not technically in the web store as we are still in a battle
Sailing into a marina Steve L22188 at 10:28am 05.18.20 That would be the "Captain Ron clause" hidden somewhere in your marina contract. My marina contract
Sailing into a marina rgranger at 10:24am 05.18.20 My marina has a "no sail" policy but.... the old-timer guru on the docks (his name is Obi BTW) sail
Navionics CF cards tkwhalen at 10:16am 05.18.20 I don't have as CF drive that would allow me to download charts to a CF card but I have had success
Sailing into a marina Stu Jackson at 10:08am 05.18.20 It is an invaluable tool to have to be able to do that. Now you know you can. I'd read the small p
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing (3) MaineSabre42 at 10:07am 05.18.20 I went ahead and ordered both traditional flax / PTFE packing, as well as the TefPack synthetic so I
Sailing into a marina dlochner at 10:05am 05.18.20 Read your marina contract and the rules and regulations for the marina. It might be a rule or it mig
Sailing into a marina markwbird at 9:55am 05.18.20 You did fine. Don't worry about it. That guy was out of line.
Socially distant racing? Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 05.18.20 Interesting. Our state's EO just changed to allow gatherings of 10 or less, AS LONG AS Social Dista
33 transom access cleaning Scott B at 9:50am 05.18.20 I use Marine Spray Nine to clean mine. The starboard platform on the underside, I used a nylon pot
P42 fixed port light replacement / reseal RitSim at 9:45am 05.18.20 see similar threads -among others https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/i-have-to-fix-a-leaking-
Sailing into a marina Rich Stidger at 9:42am 05.18.20 Sailing and life has risks. If you are comfortable that the risk is in your wheelhouse, then go for
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please (2) Brian D at 9:37am 05.18.20 Will this help? You probably already have it.
33 transom access cleaning sailortex at 9:35am 05.18.20 Thanks for the reply. I ended up taking it apart (easy enough 5-6 screws) and giving it a light powe
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 05.18.20 I've done thru-hulls, running rigging, blahblahblah, I don't think you did the "blahblahblah" in
33 transom access cleaning Stu Jackson at 9:32am 05.18.20 Have you considered FSR? There's a whole host of cleaning products, like TSP and oxylitic acid (in

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