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Spreader conundrum lbd at 7:32pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3207 Interested if anyone can shed light on Hunter B'R rig vs traditional rig? My yacht 2004 Hunter 33. A
Lube Edson Steering column harvR at 6:49pm 05.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1714 For the Hunter 310 and similair boats with Edson Wheel Sterring enclosed in a fiberglas pedestal, ho
40.5 Air conditioning bustedrudder at 6:05pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 5/1533 Hauling out soon for bottom and a thru hull for AC. I've been studying older threads on the topic, a
Knotmeter, impeller, and transducer paint obsailor at 5:55pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5001 After carefully painting my depthsounder transducer with special paint this spring, I also applied i
Inverters Jim Beck at 5:39pm 05.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1008 I want to buy an inverter for my H33. A West Marine technical article recommends that, in deciding o
where & how to buy controler for my outboard jeanmarc109 at 5:17pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1648 well, I launched "un jour a la fois II" on friday and she floats !!!! i had some engine problems d
keel condition opinion (2) slowtype at 4:54pm 05.13.12 Catalina 22 11/2064 I am preparing my Catalina 22 for the summer. I just purchased the boat and don't know its history.
Anchor Questions BWagner at 4:35pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 22/4234 We have a 426DS and we need to upgrade the anchor in preparation for our cruise later this summer wh
lead keel blisters (2) Navicula at 4:30pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 2/3098 I took the grinder to the keel.............there was these bumps that looked like they shouldnt be t
Real Time (1) Maine Sail at 4:20pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3523 Wanted to test out my cell phone amplifier and 3G. Took this picture about 6 minutes ago. came back
H33 bow light frankiedogs at 3:28pm 05.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2453 Today as I was going through the systems of our new 1981 H33 I managed to drop the bow light housing
OMG it's Rock! (1) Roger Long at 2:43pm 05.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4485 A beautiful breeze yesterday and a forecast of strong southerlies convinced me to leave Stamford and
backstay/mainsheet atttachment mike b. at 2:20pm 05.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 22/6250 The short peice of backstay that attaches to the diamond plate and the chain plate twists causing wi
1971 2-22 Venture vs. 1964 25 Venture MacGreg at 1:21pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2555 My friend wants to sell me one of his Ventures because he is moving and can only tow one off. They a
Launched (1) Balboa22 at 11:22am 05.13.12 Balboa 4/4066 It's in the water now and ready to sail. Interior will get finished at a later date.
Keel tunnel repair Toms Mac 21 at 11:08am 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1002 My Mac 21 shows significent wear on the keel tunnel. The stop bolt hole is elongated and the tunnel
Spinnaker sheet length teacherspet at 10:52am 05.13.12 Day Sailers 4/1586 What is the length I need for sheets for a Spinnaker for an Oday 25?:)
Storm Taticts Jubilee1985 at 10:46am 05.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2143 I plan on taking a blue water cruise next year. Does anyone have any advice for handling heavy weath
rigging a amf minifish jsschoenig at 10:29am 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/14161 Someone just gave me a 1974 AMF minifish. I do not know anything about sailing and would like to kno
A better View from my new Helm Seat (5) Witzend at 9:23am 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2363 Never really liked the lack of visibility after mounting the chart plotter. So I came up with this.

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Diesel Engine Removal jssailem at 6:27am 12.28.22 Lots of processes. Involved. My experience it is very dependent, what steps to take are based on the
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 6:26am 12.28.22 I am having a difficult time imagining how bluetooth could possibly help. Sounds way too dangerous.
Nearly there All U Get at 6:19am 12.28.22 Should be warm enough next week in the lower Chesapeake.
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:08am 12.28.22 I am having a difficult time imagining how bluetooth could possibly help. Sounds way too dangerous.
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 6:03am 12.28.22
Diesel Engine Removal kappykaplan at 5:53am 12.28.22 @jssailem is your guy - he just went through this with S/V Hadley.
Advice on gel coat to centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 12.28.22 @stickinthemud57 which boat do you have and a photo of the centerboard would help for me to chime
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

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