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Future Purchase Hunter ron milne at 6:46pm 07.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 23/4298 I am looking at a 1986 Hunter 31, with an interest to buy. Any information from currant owners or p
Cooling water on Saildrive Bing at 5:38pm 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 11/7492 I have a Volvo saildrive and I'm wondering if anyone has changed the water intake from a skin fittin
streamstay furling systems hunter healer at 4:25pm 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/795 i have a 31 hunter that was originally equipped with the stream stay 2 k3 furling jib. The 2 pc drum
Calling Crazy Dave Condon Mike in Cape Cod at 3:08pm 07.26.13 Smaller Boats 2/1405 Hi Dave, Please send me your e-mail address or your phone number to me at: jburns@aol.com
Turning Blocks at the base of the Mast RonRock at 2:18pm 07.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5639 My boat came to me with a plate under the mast that has holes for block attachment points. Now that
Seal on Jabsco bigsick at 2:16pm 07.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 Just a quick question. My toilet will not pump water from lake, I can pump back to holding tank. I
New cabin passage design agprice22 at 1:51pm 07.26.13 Catalina 22 15/2522 I have been thinking about a new design for the cabin passage to replace the crib boards. They are s
wood finish bhinkel at 12:40pm 07.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1744 My new-to-me 1985 Catalina 30 has 2 finishes: the exterior is a yellow tinge, like oak; the interior
Cruising Again Downeast Roger Long at 12:27pm 07.26.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4116 My oldest son, Mike, and his girlfriend showed up at the boat midmorning and we headed east on Wedne
Does 1991 Hunter 28 have problems? Robert Smart at 11:46am 07.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/4486 I am looking to buy a 1991 Hunter 28 and want to take it to Long Island Sound. I'm wondering if the
Why I don't race sailboats... (2) kpgraci at 10:24am 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1359 Because I have no idea which line to pull... 6950.vB Just organizing my pics and found these layin
1gm oil leak (3) jfschena at 9:47am 07.26.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2207 After methodical replacement of various seals I've managed to eliminate the fuel leak. Thanks for yo
cleaning cockpit cushions kingsailor at 8:11am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2122 Has anyone found a good product to clean cockpit cushions made out of Sunshure woven fabric?? Thank
web site for sea state newsailor72 at 7:58am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1305 for weather, I use NOAA, and for wind conditions, I use iwindsurf.com. Is there a site that tells t
Pamlico Sound Nuese River marina suggestions? kito at 7:48am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2738 I am going to look at a 1982 Cal 31 this weekend. It is located at a marina in the Oriental, NC area
how to wire this electrical panel (1) newsailor72 at 7:46am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4094 I got a seasense 6 switch electrical panel a while back and lost the instruction that came with it.
Border Crossing? Tedd at 7:26am 07.26.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/105026 I'm relatively new to sailing, especially in the pacific northwest, so forgive me if this is a reall
1GM oil leak (3) jfschena at 6:35am 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1054 After methodical replacement of various seals I've managed to eliminate the fuel leak. Thanks for yo
Fuel Tank question Alansails at 5:39am 07.26.13 Catalina 310 17/3660 After our trip on our 310, which had been flat sailed on an inland lake-engine had only 130 hrs on a
Maxwell Winch replacement letsgo at 5:31am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5637 1984 h34. My Maxwell Winches need repair/replacement. I don't race the boat. The price per unit can

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Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna dlochner at 8:24am 05.18.23 VHF won't help this guy. He'll need SatCom. But he won't run into problems using StarLink on his
Keel Bolt Cleaning (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:23am 05.18.23 Good advice above - but I'd like to see these before commenting further. Good catch. We just ass
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna (1) Leeward Rail at 8:22am 05.18.23 That said, everyone has their own unique set of circumstances ("location, location, location") and
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 8:21am 05.18.23 Not everyone needs a VHF at all, or even an electrical system for that matter. I fully admit my per
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 8:10am 05.18.23 I'm confused. One of the pics in the OP's post is actually Joe's pic! And in that post, the OP says
O'Day 302 Wheel Suri at 7:58am 05.18.23 Where do you moor your 302? I am at Pastrick marina in East Chicago, IN. Greg Greg, I am at Bu
Jib Line Overlaps Gene Neill at 7:55am 05.18.23 A quick observation, some of the recent posts are confusing the photos from the OP, @tailboom with
Where to post Sabre for sale eastCoastAllen at 7:34am 05.18.23 Okay @Kings Gambit will do. Thank you!
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Jacktar at 7:28am 05.18.23 Well the advantage of spending the money on a stereo system instead of a proper VHF base radio is th
Where to post Sabre for sale Kings Gambit at 7:27am 05.18.23
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 7:26am 05.18.23 A quick observation, some of the recent posts are confusing the photos from the OP, @tailboom with @
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Davidasailor26 at 7:20am 05.18.23
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Gene Neill at 7:16am 05.18.23 Why ? The handheld functions with increased range and also works as normal. Not a bad solution if
Jib Line Overlaps Hollyberry at 7:15am 05.18.23 Looks like you have self tailing winches.. you needn't use the cam cleat at all. The aft block seems
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung Gene Neill at 6:55am 05.18.23 Ah! That was good of Ruddercraft to drill the extra holes in the crutch. Mine came with only one hol
Spinnaker (2) patbratton at 6:38am 05.18.23 Jessie and I dropped the mast yesterday. We then pulled a light nylon line through the spinnaker ha
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:32am 05.18.23 And beer doesn't constitute "drinking", IMO. 4E9ydw_aDMg
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) kloudie1 at 6:29am 05.18.23 Helped a friend with his several years ago.. He opted for a new muffler but a repair to the inlet li
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? Justin_NSA at 6:15am 05.18.23 +1 for unstepping the mast. You'll be spending more time than you think fishing the cable through pr
Its funny Friday! justsomeguy at 6:12am 05.18.23 Don't trivialize the growing of the beard, either. That's a fake beard. And beer doesn't constitut

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