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Setup pumpkinpie at 9:54am 07.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2489 .
O'Day 34 water tank replacement LLP03 at 9:30am 07.22.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/839 We recently purchased a 1984 O'Day 34 and are doing a refit. We want to remove the original water ta
Need Boom Info for a 26ft O'Day MaryC at 9:14am 07.22.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/610 Hey everyone, Our Sea Scout Ship on Cape Cod, MA has a 26ft O'Day. Somehow the boom has gone missin
Well....I broke it....now I've got to fix it. KeukaSailer at 6:32am 07.22.19 Day Sailers 1/765 Yup....I broke it...The Jib pigtail on our 146. Of course while out underway in the middle of lake K
REPLACING RAYMARINE ELECTRONICS John6212 at 4:39am 07.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5778 I have a 2006 Hunter 45cc with the Raymarine C80 Chartplotter. I had the C80 replaced with a salvage
Wiring problem Franzcat at 4:30am 07.22.19 Catalina 30 13/1250 I recently removed the tachometer from my 89 Cat 30 for testing. When I returned to the boat I found
C25 Forward Lower Shrouds attached upper chainplate ? Leeward Rail at 8:36pm 07.21.19 Smaller Boats 2/708 Is there any conceivable reason someone would attach forward lower shrouds to the same chainplate as
Faria instrument troubles (2) Sefuller at 6:56pm 07.21.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3747 I recently built a new instrument panel for our boat. I originally ordered VDO instruments, but did
Loose Mast Mount Jkplusplus at 5:58pm 07.21.19 Day Sailers 1/569 Hi all, very new to sailing, but not so new to projects. Recently purchased a 78 DSII. Today for the
Racing a Hunter Bill19233 at 5:57pm 07.21.19 Racing 9/1905 We got out on Galveston Bay for the GBCA Rum Race #4 on Saturday. Good wind, had a blast, came in t
Beneteau First 285 Owners Manual lars77 at 3:57pm 07.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3837 Hello, I just bought and received my first sailboat--a 1988 Beneteau First 285! The downside is af
Fantasy boat (1) Hunter216 at 1:38pm 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 38/2928 This is the boat I own and the one I would love to have. Guess which is which?
Can't decipher Hull Number tafischer at 10:35am 07.21.19 Catalina 22 6/710 I am trying to decipher this hull number on 10264. My understanding is it should be 12 characters a
Trolling Motor for Catalina 22 as backup robk27 at 10:31am 07.21.19 Catalina 22 10/5455 I've been having some issues with my Tohatsu 6HP Sail pro outboard engine not always being reliable
Charging system DOCKHAND at 10:11am 07.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/989
Interior paint Freedom77 at 8:40am 07.21.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2958 Headliner in Freedom is 40+ years old. Ragged as a bowl of sauerkraut. Going to remove. Any suggesti
V-Boom (1) jviss at 8:31am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 12/3049 My boat's spar and boom were made by Offshore Spars. They do some pretty impressive work. I was th
Drilling a new keel lock pin hole. pulsewave at 8:22am 07.21.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1202 Hi all, I have a Macgregor 22 and I can winch the keel down about 33 turns (with the lock bolt in).
Rigging faux-pas (1) Jackdaw at 8:11am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 31/1830 Just saw this picture of a Hunter 26 with an innovative solution for a missing pin and ring... NOT!
Jib Sheets twodzusfittings at 7:57am 07.21.19 Bigger Boats 13/2622 As most know this '83 O'day 30 is new to me. With all the work that I've been doing, getting it spla

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310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:16am 09.19.23 We looked at the MH 31 yesterday and it is indeed a beautiful boat. But it has a few awkward design
Rudder counterbalance? Tsatzsue at 9:51am 09.19.23 Does the boat want to round up into the wind? That is called weather helm. If your boat wants to
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) Tsatzsue at 9:45am 09.19.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/1
Precision 16 dlochner at 9:42am 09.19.23 Jim Taylor designed the 15 and a bunch of other boats for Precision. He has a reputation for designi
Difficulty raising the main Hayden Watson at 9:39am 09.19.23 Of course, the hoisting difficulty is a result of friction somewhere in the system. Maybe in multi
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting Geoff E at 9:06am 09.19.23 Wow...that looks better. Thanks for the input.
Anchor Locker/Bilge Water Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 09.19.23 Our Oceanis 37 had a leak from the anchor locker drains contributing water to the back parts of the
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 8:41am 09.19.23 A great first step might be your pressure washer. Sounds draconian but I have done it twice to Papi
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles (2) Techstyle at 8:22am 09.19.23 here is my a section of my winterizing check list: k list: 220070 that's all I do!!
Difficulty raising the main Siamese at 8:13am 09.19.23 Of course, the hoisting difficulty is a result of friction somewhere in the system. Maybe in multip
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 09.19.23 Well, you've probably uncovered the worst of it by now! I suspect that none of the wood flooring is
Difficulty raising the main (1) Hayden Watson at 8:08am 09.19.23
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 7:51am 09.19.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? In o
Anchor Locker/Bilge Water arf145 at 7:50am 09.19.23 Those drains you've identified are the drains for the anchor locker. On my 331, if I remember correc
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 7:49am 09.19.23 Have you verified that the prop shaft, and engine/transmission are aligned? Also, the hose that exi
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 7:26am 09.19.23 @P12nash Thank you for these instructions
Fuel Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 7:21am 09.19.23 Just curious ... why do you want a poly tank and what's your aversion to an aluminum tank? I agree,
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? P12nash at 6:57am 09.19.23 I put flexible panels on top of my dodger. I ran the cables down the frame for the dodger and throu
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) ...3TacksontheWater at 6:52am 09.19.23 It looks like you're showing us just the starboard stern by the ladder attachment point. Just how ex
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 6:45am 09.19.23 Are you routing your halyards thru the cage? Did you have jamming issues with halyards as the were p

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