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Need advice: Cruising spinnaker O'25: Rich at 11:13pm 10.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/822 I would like to hear from O'25 owners who use a cruising spinnaker. Regarding where you bought it an
Depth Sounder instalation on Hunter 23.5 Jib Davidson at 10:38pm 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1169 My wife and I enjoy sailing throughout the North Florida area. Much of this is in very shallow wate
When do you wax your boat? Warren at 12:01pm 10.23.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1087 I'm debating whether to wax the boat now that it's laid up for the winter or wait until early spring
Save the Bottom Paint? Bruce at 12:27pm 10.23.01 Smaller Boats 3/833 I will be pulling my 260 for the season this weekend (work is messing up November sailing), and I wo
replace with ????? chet pruszynski at 11:37am 10.23.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1323 I am about to replace my GROCO (HC or HE not sure ) "leaker" with something a bit more upscale. the
sling points Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 8:37am 10.23.01 Big Boats 4/1041 Although I do not need it right away, I know I will in the future. Can anyone measure (or tell me w
ST 40 Life Expectancy George at 6:14am 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1035 I am thinking about installing a new set of instruments in the '76 C27 we just got and are restoring
Keel stuck and slow 50 HP motor for 26X Alan Lynn at 5:56am 10.23.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1105 I let the rope loose for my keel and it never dropped all the way. Tried muscle, jiggling, pulling
st4000 instalation Chuck Defever at 4:52am 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/911 Am considering an st4000 and owner instalation for hunter 336. Does the standard console/pedestal h
ST50 Speed Log Temperature Function Michael McCann at 3:37am 10.23.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1385 Bill;A friend's ST50, and mine are approximately the same age (new in 1992/1993). His temperature r
Masking Tape and Brightwork Dave Mauney at 3:33am 10.23.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1209 I am just getting ready to refinish my brightwork. I am wondering if it is possible to leave the ma
More about compression posts Don curt at 2:52am 10.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/853 I was doing a little repair on my 336 compression post area at the deck to keep a very minor drip ou
Blisters Ron Newton at 1:50am 10.23.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1054 I'm thinking of buying an O-Day 27 It has some blisters on the bottom. Could anyone out there give m
Once more on "Refresh". Ed Schenck at 1:16am 10.23.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/943 Hi Phil, I did get your e-mail regarding the refresh problem but never followed up. The reason is
How do you remove the end cap of the boom? Mike at 11:13pm 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2113 The main sheet on my O'day 23 is attached to the cap at the end of the boom. A large bolt is affixe
moving up to a 27' Carlos J. Rivera at 5:29pm 10.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/866 I'm planning to buy a Huntern27' 1985-88 by next year. can this boat w/ the proper equipment/gear t
Has anyone found the ideal spot for a microwave? David Undewood at 12:31pm 10.22.01 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1113 I have a 1982 Hunter 33, and I am ready to install a small microwave oven. I have an idea that over
reefing jeff at 11:56am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 4/912 i tried to use the quick reef system on my 88 cat22 yesterday. i released the boom vang, the down h
Leaking Engine Coolant Mal Trotter at 11:42am 10.22.01 Big Boats 4/916 I have a 1997 340. I am finding that engine coolant is leaking from the overflow tank in small amoun
Questions for H37C owners Rob Welling at 11:38am 10.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/990 I have all but decided that a Hunter 37C will be my next boat. I currently own a Classic Charlie Mor

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True Wind Discussion Redux sailnoproblem at 5:17am 05.18.20 Wow after reading all these reply's to the OP made my head spin. I am glad I just sail for pure plea
Oceanis 331 Keel crack DougM at 5:16am 05.18.20 I wonder if there was some fairing compound in the original casting profile. The keel itself origin
Looking for new mast (1) DougM at 4:56am 05.18.20 Ah, ya. Me too, Andres boat is definitely on the list for nicest on the lake. I did not mean to
C310 Bulkhead replacement cost? SawyerCurt at 4:48am 05.18.20 I did the Buytl tape method 4 years ago and still no leaking.
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* ontherocks83 at 4:46am 05.18.20 Hayden can you send pics / description of your propane locker. I want to put in a propane stove buy
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:45am 05.18.20
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:38am 05.18.20 Hope you had a raw water pickup while running the engine as that impeller can burn up if ran dry in
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control CMF Hunter 27 at 4:38am 05.18.20
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 4:33am 05.18.20 Go for it! Looks like a good plan. All of the remaining engine work can be done in your slip. Than
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:27am 05.18.20 RE: oil/water signals crossed. I am discounting this for the time being as it is the water light t
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:25am 05.18.20 RE: burping and/or water heater circuit This was the issue when the water gauge AND the alarm were
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:13am 05.18.20 RE: ground fault The behavior is: warm up then "crackling" for a short time then "alarming". I ha
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 4:09am 05.18.20 RE: alternator grounding/resonant vibration. With the additional detail provided, this makes a lit
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty jtg at 3:58am 05.18.20 Hi Guys, My apologies, I have still trying to figure out this forum. Despite tagging this thread t
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Will Gilmore at 3:41am 05.18.20 Welcome to SBO, Anemone. That is a sad sight for you, I'm sure, but the good news is you've joined
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 05.18.20
True Wind Discussion Redux Will Gilmore at 3:17am 05.18.20 "The term Velocity Made Good (VMG) is often confused with term Velocity Made good on Course (VMC), a
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:14am 05.18.20
Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC Sailgunner at 3:10am 05.18.20 Why?
Rub Rail Adventure (2) Ken13559 at 2:52am 05.18.20 I got the yard to do similar repairs on my h326 rub rails about 2 years ago. Leaks on starboard side

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