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Cool photo of Hunter 40 (1) Phil Herring at 3:25pm 10.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1095 Saw this on Facebook today, a neat photo shot at the Annapolis show. More are posted here: ht
Racers how would you react? higgs at 3:21pm 10.21.12 Ask All Sailors 19/2814 I don't race my cutter rigged cruiser much, but the club does a number of there and back races in th
Sail Slides or slugs Capella at 3:17pm 10.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/953 Hi, Can anyone advise on the correct type and measurements for slides/slugs on the mast of a Cata
How Loud is Your M25 gpd955 at 2:47pm 10.21.12 Catalina 310 27/6534 I moved a bunch of boats, variety of sizes and models, to their winter locations this week. I not
Found a neglected 26D - chapster5 at 1:48pm 10.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1535 Folk's Well I am once again seeking some advice from the veterans. I have come across a 26D with a
Replacing our Sole on a 376 (12) StellaBlue at 1:34pm 10.21.12 Big Boats 8/2042 Replacing our Sole on a 376-Installed Photos now up Wow what a project..:eek: Our Hunter was rode h
winter on boat-lift or land? riverdogdoug at 1:11pm 10.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1181 I have a Hunter 21.5 on a lift off my dock on the Choptank River in Maryland. Is it ok to leave it
Running a new coax to mast bse (1) Richard Bryer at 11:28am 10.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1668 Latest job on the list- When I took the mast down this year, I found that the shield layer on my VHF
Maintenance Advice 1994 42MKI SLT at 10:43am 10.21.12 Big Boats 2/1799 We are new to our Catalina 1994 42ft MKI and would like advice on how to maintain her. We are plann
Profurl N31 luff extrusion wanted jonmartin at 10:17am 10.21.12 Parts Search 0/4044 Older Profurl unit N31 - extrusion is 78 3/4" long, 1 1/4" diameter, with single groove. Looking fo
Muffler drain question PERK at 9:30am 10.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2031 Can anyone tell us if the muffler for an M-25 is just an open box inside ... the muffler is full of
Swing Keel Dropped. Cause? (1) Ward H at 9:14am 10.21.12 Trailer Sailors 16/6401 I sold my Newport 17 a week ago. The buyer wrote me the check, said to let it clear and I could sign
rub rail teacher63 at 9:14am 10.21.12 Smaller Boats 3/1371 I have looked and looked for rub rail. At last I found some but you can not buy pieces. So my thou
dock and go pkum at 8:08am 10.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1803 Does anyone know about the new docking system. pros and cons. Can it be implemented in oceanis 46 20
Fiberglass over spider cracks or caulk? (7) MacNCheese at 8:00am 10.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2355 Need your advice please. See the pictures below of internal spider cracks from when a tree fell on
Stick-On Carbon Fiber Patches Ducati at 6:52am 10.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1619 Is there such a thing as flexible stick-on carbon fiber pads for protecting heavy traffic areas. The
Mac 26D daggerboard karlos263 at 3:35am 10.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4731 Is there a stop when you lower the daggerboard or can it drop right out of the well? My daggerboard
New Main Sail to long Fernando 15012 at 7:47pm 10.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2206 We have a 30 Foot Hunter Cherubini design. We ordered a New Main Sail for it. Our measurements wer
Take Two's new refridgeration judybuddy at 7:12pm 10.20.12 Big Boats 7/1630 Hi everyone, I just finished posting our' introducing ourselves ' and it went into cyber space, as
High Roach Mainsail for B&R rig jimfrankelly at 6:55pm 10.20.12 Smaller Boats 0/1282 I have been talking with Martin at Somerset Sails in Barker New York about a new Mainsail for my 200

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Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Jim Legere at 4:21am 12.28.22 I had some correspondence years ago with John Cherubini II (Diana of Burlington on this forum) abou
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 12:15am 12.28.22 Gentlemen, the paperless toilet. It even has Bluetooth. -Will
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Tally Ho at 7:42pm 12.27.22
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:36pm 12.27.22 Same to you, Will! :beer: Not sure what you were trying to say in German. Ha ha ha. "And one fail
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 3:34pm 12.27.22 211871
Advice on gel coat to centerboard dlochner at 3:28pm 12.27.22 We've been dealing with Zebra Mussels for decades, they are a pain, but manageable. Fortunately thei
Advice on gel coat to centerboard stickinthemud57 at 3:07pm 12.27.22 When I rebuilt a centerboard on a Flying Scot, I used Interprotect for the same reason, I had some.
white smoke WayneH at 3:00pm 12.27.22 In my experience, white SMOKE on startup is unburned diesel from cold cylinders. My 1980 Westerbeke
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters sail sfbay at 2:47pm 12.27.22 Wow that was expensive When I purchased my Hunter 46 he surveyor noted "the engine space automatic f
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 2:13pm 12.27.22 ve mutlu yeni y?l Same to you, Will! :beer: Not sure what you were trying to say in German.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:58pm 12.27.22 Und ein gescheitertes jahr Deutsch. ve mutlu yeni y?l from Istanbul. -Will
white smoke Head Sail at 12:52pm 12.27.22 White smoke sounds like steam. Put you hand in it. Is it wet or oily? If wet, could be diminished
white smoke Benny17441 at 11:58am 12.27.22 It is steam, oil will burn gray/blue and fuel will burn black. If short lived, it is likely raw coo
white smoke sail sfbay at 11:47am 12.27.22 Might find these articles helpful: What causes white smoke in a diesel engine? (wigoengineparts.co
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast NCBrew at 11:45am 12.27.22 Take the ICW to Morehead City or more south then go out in Atlantic. I have fished and also been in
white smoke dlochner at 11:35am 12.27.22 Smoke or steam? White usually means water is getting into the cylinder. Most likely from a failed he
white smoke when I start my diesel dlochner at 11:33am 12.27.22 Smoke or steam? White usually means water is getting into the cylinder. Most likely from a failed he
white smoke NCBrew at 11:32am 12.27.22 Generally indicative of steam especially when it's cold outside Defiantly not steam. It is white s
white smoke Don S/V ILLusion at 11:27am 12.27.22 Generally indicative of steam especially when it's cold outside
Nearly there Don S/V ILLusion at 10:46am 12.27.22 High yesterday in panhandle of Florida was only 37. High yesterday in Tampa was about 20 degrees h

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