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V birth O25 Hydro Therapy at 11:14am 08.08.13 Day Sailers 5/1159 I have a 1980 O22. My wife and I have spent a few overnight era on it. The V birth is a bit small fo
hot wireable? Jared1048 at 11:08am 08.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1497 My starter doesnt kick off every time I press the starter button and am traveling to warmer climates
Battens for a Hunter 216 look2Orion at 10:53am 08.08.13 Smaller Boats 3/1556 I just bought a used 216 (2003). It came without battens. I got the lengths from a 2008 owners man
Bulkhead Squeak Mick143 at 10:37am 08.08.13 Big Boats 3/1299 Please help, this squeak is driving me crazy. While sailing or on the mooring my 28 ft O'Day sounds
Warning.....Rutgerson Blocks artboas at 9:48am 08.08.13 Big Boats 50/14354 As it is known, I post here frequently re: various topics. My boat is a Hunter 49, which is always
Anchor, anchor roller (6) walt at 9:48am 08.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1581 My 26S lives in Lake Havasu and I just visited it last weekend, worked mostly on the anchor stuff. N
Aransas Bay amry69 at 9:27am 08.08.13 Smaller Boats 3/1470 Planning a trip to Aransas Bay, TX for Thanksgiving. May also do some quick short trips in the area
boat cleaning supplies bffatcat at 8:28am 08.08.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1389 for years I used any old scouring powder on my deck and topsides but after a recent a awlgrip job I
Folding steering wheel Genkigary at 8:23am 08.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3091 Has any one installed Lewmar's folding wheel? Looking to get a little more room in the cockpit. '87
Where to put holding tank on a 1976 30 seanreid71 at 7:48am 08.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1487 All, I recently purchased a 76 Hunter 30 and it still has direct pump out. I know that this is not
Spreader Lights Suggestion Cape Dory 27 Chesapeake Bob at 6:19am 08.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2300 A friend of mine is re-wiring his mast and is considering installing spreader lights. His mast is do
help a new owner ginny7777 at 9:10pm 08.07.13 AMF 1/6255 I bought a very used '86 puffer off of craigslist. I need to replace the rigging and lines. I as
Jacksonville to Tybee Island/Savannah toddorts at 7:53pm 08.07.13 Destinations 14/14052 I'm buying a boat just south of Jacksonville that's in a slip at the Green Cove Springs Marina. Plan
three holes under the boat 1981Lancer at 7:53pm 08.07.13 Lancer 2/2153 what are the three holes under the water line on my boat? two are on the port side and one is on th
Are Catalina 30s deck-stepped? jmomcal at 7:26pm 08.07.13 Catalina 30 11/4429 We are currently a powerboat family but would like to switch to a 30 ft sailboat. We live in Hunting
New to the Hunter Family- Sea Era Electric Toilet sailaway_H36 at 7:00pm 08.07.13 Big Boats 9/1963 I am the proud owner of a 2010 Hunter 36 and I love it. It sails like a charm and very easy to singl
Owners Manual for Hunter 44 Harry vdM at 6:19pm 08.07.13 Big Boats 2/957 I would appreciate your help in getting a copy of the owners manual for a Hunter 44. I have been se
Redford Movie "All Is Lost" Rick D at 6:11pm 08.07.13 Sails Call Lounge 37/35159 I missed this was being made Kinda knarly title: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJBmBMsjv7A'feature=
Bitter end IH82BL8 at 5:54pm 08.07.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2903 I removed the anchor and rode to clean the anchor locker and found that the bitter end was not secur
Outboard tiller extension merlinuxo at 5:13pm 08.07.13 Trailer Sailors 8/3858 Looks handy and a good price. http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1\|311\|292323\|314582'id=15010

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Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round Benny17441 at 3:41pm 05.18.23 The main reason for swing keels is to make the boats easily trailerable; it is not so that boats can
Love to Hear the Story Behind This All U Get at 2:08pm 05.18.23 Put the beer in the vee berth, not the stern.
Soldering advice sought dlochner at 2:05pm 05.18.23 Here's a good article on making coax connections. https://marinehowto.com/easy-vhf-terminations
Hunter smile / keel movement (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 05.18.23 I wouldn't think it should be so difficult to locate ALL your keel bolts! You'd expect to have to l
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Hollyberry at 1:23pm 05.18.23 On a non-communication-issue note, I once got a nasty handfull of fiberglass splinters when inadvert
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 05.18.23 The local keel guy or the people who used to build the boats ? ? ? ? I'd want all the expert knowl
Hunter smile / keel movement Hollyberry at 1:17pm 05.18.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:55pm 05.18.23 Aw crap. That does not help at all. I found my ancient scratchings from years ago when I was hunti
Soldering advice sought SiriusCanada at 12:34pm 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Soldering advice sought Timm R Oday25 at 12:32pm 05.18.23 Thanks for your reply
Hunter smile / keel movement dmax at 12:31pm 05.18.23 It does look like it's in good shape. He's saying 1" of movement is normal/ok? Seems like that would
Cockpit drain SiriusCanada at 12:31pm 05.18.23 Just an FYI for other owners: On my Sirius, the hose from the cockpit drain runs through the starb
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:52am 05.18.23 One of my favorite music videos by one of my favorite artists. lpzqQst-Sg8 -Will
Soldering advice sought (2) Rich Stidger at 11:39am 05.18.23 Here are pictures of the heat shrink device that I have. No flame, light and easy to use and comple
Soldering advice sought Rich Stidger at 11:23am 05.18.23 The coax connectors I use are solder-less. They use a special tool that compresses the connector an
Soldering advice sought Sailor Sue at 11:15am 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 11:12am 05.18.23 He'll need SatCom Nah if he or she is retired all they need is a big sign that says "Go away".
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 11:10am 05.18.23 Correct me if I'm wrong (which is becoming more common) but is the thermistor resistance at the sen
Hunter smile / keel movement (3) MysticBlue at 11:10am 05.18.23 Thanks all for the input. Just got some different advice from the local keel guy basically saying it
Love to Hear the Story Behind This stickinthemud57 at 10:49am 05.18.23 "What!!? Those trees weren't here 40 years ago!"

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