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O'Day parts??? Tom Schlagel at 5:47am 04.20.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1186 Does anyone out there know the address or phone number of the fellow that advertises in Cruising Wor
C27 Vertical Clearance? Bruce Harkness at 5:16am 04.20.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1174 What is the clearance needed? Std rig, OB.
Rebedding Stantions Roger Hutchinson at 4:38am 04.20.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/913 The heavy snow this year on the shrink wrap has bent several stantions and I need to re-bed these as
Deck plug for 23.5 masthead light Bill Turner at 4:36am 04.20.01 Smaller Boats 3/1163 The anchor light for our "88 model H23 is powered from a 12v socket mounted on the deck near the mas
ST-30 Bidata Problems Ed Sabornie at 4:11am 04.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/2222 I have a 1997 Hunter 280 with Autohelm ST-30 speed and depth (Bidata) instrumentation. Last weekend
New owner of H23 Ron at 3:52am 04.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/874 I am purchasing an 86 H23 and i have a couple of questions for you all. 1) I have a trailer for it b
Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang Adjustment David Moore at 3:06am 04.20.01 Ask All Sailors 3/2182 I have a Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang that was on the boat when I purchased. It rubs the bimini. Is th
Can / Should I climb the mast on the hard Ernie at 2:48am 04.20.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1510 I have a Hunter 33 and have NEVER been up a mast. Can I / should I climb the mast while the boat is
Reorganizing the helm station Frank Arndorfer at 2:17am 04.20.01 Big Boats 2/1217 I own a 2001 H340 and am attempting to reorganize my helm station instruments. I have the "standard"
Replacing the Standing Rigging Tim Dranttel at 2:05am 04.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1146 I've got an '86 Cat 30 TR w/bow with the original standing rigging. The forward lowers have stretch
How much Whisker Pole do I need? Kevin at 1:42am 04.20.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1116 Boy, things were so much easier on the O'day. A little boat. Lots of little fairly cheap needs. Bu
Watch out! Jim Rice at 1:26am 04.20.01 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1197 I wrote an earlier post about a point of leaking. Another H27 owner told me about another that was
repowering Catalina 34 nightfighter at 1:01am 04.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1484 My buddy, jimmynohat, has a blown atomic power plant, currently out of the boat. Any suggestions as
McKibon Sails John J. at 12:18am 04.20.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1834 I have an opportunity to purchase a used gennaker made by McKibbin sails. I have looked on the net,
Speakers on C-27 Jim sullivan at 11:53pm 04.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1037 Does anybody have a good location for a cockpit speaker(s) on a C-27, 1978?
stainless-aluminum corrosion Terry Arnold at 11:47pm 04.19.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1288 In reworking my 79 Hunter 33, I have run into a number of instances on my mast and boom where a stai
Replacing bow chock? Jon Zaimes at 11:37pm 04.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1115 One of the bow chocks on our '80 Hunter 27 pulled out while in the slip over the past few weeks. Mus
Jumpin' ship - thanks for a great web site Derek Rowell at 11:33pm 04.19.01 Other Sailboats 3/765 After owning Tawhiri (H34) for 18 years its time to move up and on. Marge and I have purchased a Pe
Horror stories Matt at 2:21pm 04.19.01 Ask All Sailors 19/1713 My uncle once told me that a boat is a whole in the water in which you throw money. I wish I had li
Boom Vang EJ Tews at 1:23pm 04.19.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1151 I just purchased a 1984 O'Day 25 in March. The boat did not have a boom vang. A neighbor at my mar

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Beaching your sailboat Calif. Ted at 5:58pm 04.13.20 It "sands" and perhaps gouges (rocks) a fiberglass bottom dependent on how careful you are, I'd pref
Beaching your sailboat jon hansen at 5:49pm 04.13.20 life is choices. i would never ever beach any craft, canoe, motorboat, sailboat, ............ ju
Catalina Outhaul Mod Jimski at 5:46pm 04.13.20 Thanks Don. There is enough in the photo to see what you mean. I was thinking you were still routi
Where is your GPS antenna? justsomeguy at 5:42pm 04.13.20 I would think ANYWHERE on the boat, above or below decks, is acceptable. The lower the better.
Where is your GPS antenna? capta at 5:40pm 04.13.20 Ours is now mounted on a box above the companionway, almost perfectly amidships. This has dampened t
Beaching your sailboat justsomeguy at 5:39pm 04.13.20 "Canyon Lake."
Beaching your sailboat rgranger at 5:37pm 04.13.20 I beach my Hunter... and have beached a Mac 22 many times. Regarding "damage" on a lake..no... on t
Beaching your sailboat Hayden Watson at 5:35pm 04.13.20 If you are beaching in a tidal region, make sure that then next tide is higher than the tide is when
Securing floor with 4200 adhesive BigEasy at 5:29pm 04.13.20 Scott, Excellent workmanship & beautiful results! As many have recommended, I would avoid a
Beaching your sailboat justsomeguy at 5:24pm 04.13.20 What's the policy on running your boat aground on purpose. Will, it hurt the boat to let it rest on
New Running Rigging: bothered by what is probably a non-problem rgranger at 5:18pm 04.13.20 ... leave the sheets out in the elements year round they will soon get fat and dirty.... then it'll
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks heritage at 5:13pm 04.13.20 If you really like the boat, can get it at a good price, and the survey is good, go for it. It's no
Docking Mishap Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 04.13.20 Its interesting that in the graphic Will posted all the other ships are facing the opposite directi
Catalina Outhaul Mod Don Guillette at 4:46pm 04.13.20 This current crappy system works but not very well. Impossible to tighten unless the main is luffi
Docking Mishap DayDreamer41 at 3:53pm 04.13.20 Its interesting that in the graphic Will posted all the other ships are facing the opposite directio
Specifications help DrJudyB at 3:52pm 04.13.20 There are two more more things to check, in addition to the height of the gooseneck above the mast f
Securing floor with 4200 adhesive (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 04.13.20 Second...an outlier idea: If this fits as well as you say, and it doesn't move around when you walk
Docking Mishap dlochner at 3:29pm 04.13.20 especially with the rudder and hull only partially submerged. It appeared that much of the revers
Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 3:24pm 04.13.20 Yep R&D damper... Piece of junk. What Damper did you order? With these light flywheel weight odd cy
Adding Winch and deck organizer on a B323 (1) Ron20324 at 3:10pm 04.13.20 My B323 came new with the "spinnaker package"- a winch a line stopper and halayrd IIRC. The winch is

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