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A friend sent me this link. caguy at 10:17pm 12.15.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/4045 Thought you guys might enjoy. At least something beautiful comes out of all that cold. http://www.
Newbie (3) CCrane2299 at 8:27pm 12.15.10 Smaller Boats 31/4460 Newbie learns to fix a boat Hi all, newbie reporting in for whatever lays in store for me. My exper
Here in Chicago Ken13559 at 8:02pm 12.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1307 Guys, just info, I am here in Chicago. Its VERY COLD!! :eek: :eek: Now to find my way to WM store in
O'Day Daysailor II Cuddy Mods Woodworker at 6:47pm 12.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/14923 I am considering a 17 ft 1978 O'Day Daysailor II. Has anyone modified the Cuddy by lenghtening and e
Broken Door Latch Spring (1) 97fxdwg at 4:09pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2413 Hi- I have a 1992 41S5 with a door latch that won't. I took it apart and couldn't figure it out so I
Restoration, 22' Mac (3) Smithy at 3:39pm 12.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 145/27355 Brought home a boat today, a Macgregor 22' swing keel. Price paid, $300, includes boat, trailer, sta
Externa Bow Thruster Reflection at 1:55pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1532 As anyone that has a Beneteau 411 will tell you, there simply isn't room in the bow of the boat to i
AIS on a laptop Stu Jackson at 1:21pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 21/7378 If I am on a long trip I have a PC below that gets the AIS data from the radio and display the tar
Desulfate with nanopulse gizmo v.s. Equalizer Charger Upgrd Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:39am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/50 We are considering whether to replace our ancient Guest 2630 (30-amp, 3-bank) charger, located way b
Best wood for hatch board? (2) Ed Schenck at 9:50am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 24/16582 Yep, wrote board, not boards. Many years ago I cut a piece of marine plywood to fit the companionwa
Boat Sold larryw at 9:35am 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1364 Well, buoys and gulls, it's been a lot of fun and a great ride, but THE BOAT IS SOLD!! I'm torn betw
Clean green algae from dodger MichaelStacy at 6:26am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5193 I get a green algae on the top of my dodger that faces north (minimal sun). Sunbrella recommends a
Using a winch to $tep your mast r.oril at 5:57am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/10284 I did a search of the forums and found several postings of those that use a winch to step their mast
Motoring Speed? jeffreckson at 3:52am 12.15.10 Catalina 30 6/6794 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 with a M25 Universal diesel and the standard 13 x 12 2 blade prop the boat
M25 maintenance AADIVER at 9:21pm 12.14.10 Catalina 30 3/1741 The Universal M25 manual suggest routine maintenance every 100 hours. I would rather schedule annua
Refinishing a mast Nelsonhow at 8:20pm 12.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2154 The 44 foot Kenyon mast on my old H-30 is very scratched and the white paint is in real bad shape.
Prop Shaft Diameter on H34 RForst at 6:37pm 12.14.10 Big Boats 7/2342 Trying to confirm something. My 1987 H34 has a Yanmar 3GM30F with a yanzaki 2.6 trans. So is my pr
Almost ready to cross Jim Seamans at 4:01pm 12.14.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3513 Joan and I are in Jupiter, Fl with about 30 miles to go before we stage over to the Bahamas. We exp
Should i purchase a 380 that was a Club Natico pdnervo at 2:39pm 12.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1856 My wife and i put an offer in on a 2000 380 Hunter Sailboat. the boats first owner was the Club Nati
Belowwaterline photo of Cat 400 and 42 bow jmack at 2:26pm 12.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1730 Hi I would like to see the underwater shape of a Cat 400 and 42 bow. Does anyone have a photo of a

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1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal jssailem at 8:14am 06.20.22 Robert. If the screws were put in from under the top board of the benchseat, then the whole seat may
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 8:09am 06.20.22 Hey Everyone, Can anyone give me a hand with this. I have a hunter 19-2 and the last boat owner did
Widgen date range jssailem at 8:04am 06.20.22 Sure looks correct. I suspect the manual for most, if not all, of the boats will be nearly/exactly
How do you keep the birds at bay? jssailem at 7:58am 06.20.22 we lucked out and there are two ospreys setting up house keeping This raises a question. Aren't Os
How do you keep the birds at bay? Timm R Oday25 at 7:55am 06.20.22 I also am on a mooring . Every few years the coromants and the seagulls would pick my boat . Argh ..
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 7:49am 06.20.22 Forgot to mention that I did not include the distance from the boon up to the reefing point in the s
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:32am 06.20.22 @isaksp00 is correct and follow his advice. Do insure the brakes are working. The boat sits high
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal ROBERT1228 at 7:13am 06.20.22 Claude I used a mirror to locate the screws which unfortunately were put in from the underside goin
Pop top trouble rogerbalz at 6:51am 06.20.22 thank you for the responses and photos!
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller (1) Claude L.-Auger at 6:33am 06.20.22 You could easily modified your anchor roller to make it swivel down. It would help lower the anchor
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem Timm R Oday25 at 6:31am 06.20.22 Well Roy ,it appears you have your answer. All is not lost , I'd be willing to help you offset the c
How do you keep the birds at bay? Bubbadog at 6:14am 06.20.22 We made a mooring cover to protect the boat last year. This year, we lucked out and there are two o
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:13am 06.20.22 Hi Robert, There are definitely screws & they are probably covered with paint ! They screw into a p
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? Epic1969 at 6:08am 06.20.22 I am doing similar tomorrow (driving 12 hours round trip to pick up a boat) I have a grease gun with
How do you keep the birds at bay? CaptianSteve736 at 5:31am 06.20.22 Birds are an issue at our marina. Especially when you've spent 25+ hours detailing your boat. There
Keel didn't line up in the cradle (1) brockangelo at 5:20am 06.20.22 Oh yeah, mine is no where near that easy. Here's a better view of the back: e some updates for this
helm canopy Justin_NSA at 5:16am 06.20.22 I Googled "hunter 27 bimini" and got several hits. Someone here may have done it on an H27.
INVERTER SET UP SycloneDriver at 4:46am 06.20.22 Directly from the batteries, fused and preferably switched. It will require large gauge wire but yo
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences (1) loneshark64 at 4:12am 06.20.22
helm canopy gypsywind1980 at 4:10am 06.20.22 yes

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