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The expanding bunk on the old Hunter 30 rochesterdriver at 4:43pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2061 Yep, it's a 78 model, Cherubini of course. There is no evidence that there was ever any fold out,
Slogging Roger Long at 4:21pm 11.13.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2641
Hunter 340 Mainsheet Replacement broble at 2:37pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1238 I recently purchased a Hunter 340 and on the trip home from San Diego the mainsheet let go. It shatt
Hunter 410 Blower Don Lucas at 1:46pm 11.13.11 Big Boats 3/1023 My 410 has a Blower breaker and there's wires to it. But to date I haven't seen a blower in the boat
H22 asy spi cabbyjprs at 10:43am 11.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1346 Going 7.5 kts spi, jib and main sail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4dnvjKhmPQ'feature=youtube_gd
Preparing to Head South From Puerto Montt Sequitur at 10:01am 11.13.11 Big Boats 0/811 I have just added a new post to our blog at: Preparing to Leave Puerto Montt There is a lot of info
All i want for xmas is 40+ feet of water. gabriel.donnelly at 9:04am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1689 My lake is dry, my marina is gone. The Knotty Girl is somewhere out there down the channel couple mi
Sail types - ratio? voltzwgn at 9:02am 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1286 Ok I'm sure the question will give it away but I'm pretty new to sailing at leasrat at more than a c
SIMONIZ ROYALE MARINE cleaner/wax VBJOEY at 8:59am 11.13.11 Day Sailers 0/2195 Why can't I find one thread on this product? I've kept an old can for many, many years and just tri
Engine odor... Doug/Karen at 7:59am 11.13.11 Big Boats 8/3075 As we prepare to close the boat for the season, we bring home several items of bath and bed linens.
Replaceing halyard mike pace at 7:38am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1860
Cockpit floor repair captdaveglass at 5:52am 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1672 Having started the job and determining that the plywood under the top surface does not extend to the
Keeping food longer MORNING LIGHT at 4:55am 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 36/8276 In my boat, I only have an ice box, like most of us I guess, but when you go sailing for more than 5
Bilge Compression Block was Mud. (3) BillyK at 4:54am 11.13.11 Catalina 30 41/13731 We dove into the compression block repair yesterday on our 1990. One of the previous owners did a b
Amongst the pain of repairs and maintenance - we have this (17) redunculous at 9:03pm 11.12.11 Big Boats 1/1158 I sometimes find myself wondering if the work on my 40.5 will ever finish Then I look through the p
Salt creep at swageless fitting? Cool Beans at 8:42pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1546 Was down at the boat to pull the port upper chain plate. I noticed all the shrouds had dried salt c
Water flow with moyer's bypass kit chiefaponte at 8:33pm 11.12.11 S2 4/1419 My atomic four is equipped with Moyer bypass kit plus a new thermostat. Last time my boat was in the
Westerbeke Universal M30 Oil Pressure Sensor Stan Breaux at 7:45pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3638 My oil pressure sensor won't stop alarming. I checked the oil, and it was just 1/2 quart low. I adde
Steering broke JasonC at 4:27pm 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1552 Great day sailing, until the steering broke. The boat was coming out next week anyway, but steering
Hunter 140 question bill novak at 4:18pm 11.12.11 Day Sailers 2/1924 I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op

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Waste/oil placard thinwater at 7:01am 02.28.22 Yup. 33 CFR 151.57. Kind of a busy-body requirement IMO, but it is in black and white. In this day a
Power winch sail sfbay at 6:54am 02.28.22 Not a 356 but have used a portable WinchRite electric winch handle when occasionally furling in the
Waste/oil placard BigEasy at 6:51am 02.28.22 I have also been informed by US sail & power squadron inspectors that in addition to the oil & waste
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 02.28.22 You'll definitely need a bigger tow vehicle for the 272. It's a serious safety issue
Morse or no morse mikeracca at 6:43am 02.28.22 One other distress signal that is often missed by the average joe is the simplified 3 flashes or 3 b
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc jibjunkie at 6:42am 02.28.22 If you are not a member already, there is a Facebook group just for Hunter 336/340 owners. Much like
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 6:41am 02.28.22 Tesla announced they are going to LiFePo4. Tesla switches all standard-range vehicles to LiFePo che
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? mikeracca at 6:34am 02.28.22
Hunter holding tank 12boretrap at 6:18am 02.28.22 As others have stated measure then buy what fits. I have had this unpleasant job on my H28. 1992.
Waste/oil placard (2) sail sfbay at 6:02am 02.28.22 Is your sailboat registered or are you sailing in the US? If yes, see page 32 in the attached USCG
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Scott T-Bird at 5:58am 02.28.22 I've only just started to modify our Catalina 320 ... in the process of replacing engine parts, I've
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? Bob Kessler at 5:56am 02.28.22 i'm familiar with their show. appears they are a useful source of wisdom!
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 5:49am 02.28.22 Have tef-gel will use thks
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Daveinet at 5:44am 02.28.22 Lead acid make great additional ballast. LifePO4 is really a battery that has developed a reputation
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Daveinet at 5:25am 02.28.22 My boat doesn't break...
Boat Speed Daveinet at 5:22am 02.28.22 7.2 is the theoretical hull speed under sail... Sailboats typically can sail faster under sail tha
Morse or no morse rgranger at 5:07am 02.28.22 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, Wait! What?:yikes: I missed that. When did that h
Morse or no morse Crusty Ol Salt at 4:59am 02.28.22 I changed to an electronic flare a few years ago, just because I was tired of throwing flares away
V-Belt Replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 4:51am 02.28.22 here is a great picture of the parts that make a v belt what it is. https://i.postimg.cc/HxK0p1CL/vb
Morse or no morse thinwater at 4:49am 02.28.22 When they came out, I asked some of my neighbors, as well as other sailors and family members that d

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