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1981 OMC Zephyr Saildrive TomWeldon at 7:29am 11.14.11 S2 3/2132 The '81 OMC Saildrive in my 'new' (acquired in June 2010) '81 7.3 runs like a charm. 2011 was the f
Thru Hull Size? kfish at 7:03am 11.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4425 I need to replace a thru hull, and want to make sure I buy the right one when I pull the boat for a
Cushions for drop down table on Passage 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 6:55am 11.14.11 Big Boats 6/1465 Can anyone tell me what cushions are to be used when converting the drop down table in the galley to
1981 30' Hunter Binnacle removal (1) duncanew at 6:46am 11.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2251 I need to remove my binnacle on my 1981 30' Hunter for maitenance, to check a catch the throttle see
Fuel Tank Cleanup (3) guidera48 at 6:42am 11.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1341 What a gorgeous week-end. Frost on the pumpkin at 6am and 75 degrees at noon. Needless to say, spent
Off the trailer.... (6) rgranger at 6:37am 11.14.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3495 Hey All I got a new-2-me project boat two weeks ago and this weekend I got her off of the trailer .
Hunter 23.5/240 Miami msezerino1 at 5:25am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1205 I own a Nacra 6.0 catamaran which is an awesome boat; but the truth is that I'm considering moving t
Reedville Fishermans Museum Oyster Roast Roger Long at 4:30am 11.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/6411 I was watching a radar target astern as I was nearing my destination in a rare Chesapeake Bay fog.
Hunter 33 Furling main - battens lbd at 8:31pm 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2348 Interested to know if anyone can provide performance comparison between vertical battened and non ba
God protects children, drunks, and fools. (1) kpgraci at 8:15pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4919
Speeding up brass polishing njl at 8:13pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2807 I have 12 brass portholes that the PO neglected pretty badly. Today I worked away with a copper wire
Gluing Polyethylene ......................... Ralph Johnstone at 7:40pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 14/7278 I am looking at trying to attach a small 1/2" thick plate to the top of a 3/16" polyethylene potable
Demensions for the main sheet MLampner at 7:33pm 11.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1431 Oes anyone know the spec on the main sheet on a hunter 30 from 1977. Mine is in need of replacement.
Battery box? ami342 at 6:35pm 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1798 Hi Folks, Does an Oday 22 owner know where the battery originally was located ? I have a wiring n
Lowering a mast Bill Ellis at 6:03pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4783 I would like to lower the mast on my 1985 Hunter 25.5. The mast is pinned to the cabin top. By remov
Installing inboaard motor on an O'day 23 AWalker at 5:55pm 11.13.11 Day Sailers 11/3677 I have been toying with the idea of putting an electric motor inboard on my O'Day 23. I ran across a
Mac 25 Electrical acox271929 at 4:50pm 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2059 I have a 1984 Mac 25. Need electrical schematic if someone has one. Thanks, Al Cox
The expanding bunk on the old Hunter 30 rochesterdriver at 4:43pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2166 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 4/2795
Hunter 340 Mainsheet Replacement broble at 2:37pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1310 I recently purchased a Hunter 340 and on the trip home from San Diego the mainsheet let go. It shatt

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Tongue Extensions LakeShark at 1:27pm 10.12.22 @Tedd check out this thread. I along with a number of other trailer sailors came up with solutions
Advice on instruments Kings Gambit at 1:21pm 10.12.22
Issues Sailing Upwind LakeShark at 1:19pm 10.12.22 When / where do all you cruisers measure mast rake? On the trailer (have to find some level ground
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) JamesG161 at 12:50pm 10.12.22 I'm also curious about your spider crack repair technique. this is a start of linked threads by @R
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 12:42pm 10.12.22 Maybe test cell isn't the correct term? Yes it is !! The AgCl probe has been calibrated for sea w
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) TRS80sailor at 12:35pm 10.12.22 I just finished some spider crack repairs and I never cease to be amazed at the 100% colour match.
Advice on instruments shemandr at 12:28pm 10.12.22 Yes AIS will be useful and entertaining in LIS. There is considerable commercial traffic up and dow
Anyone have this drawer fridge? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 10.12.22 The big issue is the absorption phase, which takes way too long to get the last 10% back into the b
26' Grampian Name Plates. sail sfbay at 11:49am 10.12.22 Photos of the nameplates and sticker? Are the nameplates metal (stainless steel, aluminum, etc.?),
Advice on instruments BarryL at 11:36am 10.12.22 Hey, One thing I forgot to mention is that you should also have a modern VHF. At a minimum I would
Advice on instruments Captain Larry-DH at 11:25am 10.12.22 The difference is significant if your examine the charts. ENC. Shows depth and contours of the area
Capri 18 - time at ramp MarkHejtmanek at 11:25am 10.12.22 Still working on this myself. I've only had my Catalina 18 for a few weeks, and we've rigged it thre
Anyone have this drawer fridge? (1) jaysweet at 11:14am 10.12.22 Thanks JD. Our boat came with a group 24 deep cycle for the starter (in the aft starbd. settee) and
Happy Birthday to John Shepard LloydB at 11:12am 10.12.22 Happy birthday and may all days continue to be happy.
dry dock Hello Below at 11:02am 10.12.22
Advice on instruments Richard19068 at 11:02am 10.12.22 With out local knowledge the chart is not very descriptive. Here is the Raster chart of the same
dry dock capta at 10:48am 10.12.22 If you can find a do it yourself yard, they can pressure wash it when they haul. After that, dependi
Dual engine controllers confusion Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 10.12.22
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 10:39am 10.12.22 The idea of a larger screw didn't work. The original screws were #10 and moving to #12 still didn't
Advice on instruments Kings Gambit at 10:39am 10.12.22 Nicely done!

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