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replacement ports for balboa 27? susswein at 10:09am 01.27.10 Balboa 0/2870 I just bought a balboa 27 in the sea of cortez, and both starboard side ports are cracked as a resul
O'Day 26 headroom and tenderness goleson at 9:19am 01.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4631 I'm looking a purchasing an O'Day 26. Can anyone tell me the actual headroom measurement for the cab
Charlie Cobra, what happened ? blowinganddrifting at 5:38am 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3555 Just wondering what happened to the sunken boat? Still progressing on your project too? Thanks, De
Download U-Tube videos BroadReach at 10:39pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1705 I recently ran across some interesting sailing videos on U-tube. Is is possible to download these vi
First time sailboat buyer - 27 or 30? Wayne and Karen at 8:54pm 01.26.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/3975 Well, here we go. My wife and I have talked about it for a couple years and now's the time to start
Hunter 23 Galley Don3178 at 8:27pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1301 My 1985 Hunter 23 did not come with a galley. Does any know where I could get one?
Kiwi Prop eric@vansoeren.net at 5:36pm 01.26.10 Big Boats 5/2103 I have a 1988 35' Hunter Legend. I am considering putting on a Kiwi feathering prop but don't know i
30's in Mexico? Moody Buccaneer at 5:17pm 01.26.10 Catalina 30 0/1337 If you have or know of a C30 on the west coast of Mexico and they are not planning to do the Bandera
Anchor windlass coastal1 at 5:03pm 01.26.10 Big Boats 0/1273 I am going to install a windlass in my 340 Hunter yr.2000,i would really appreciate anyone that has
Reefing and lazzy jacks (8) timebandit at 3:59pm 01.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/6672 Here is a start-- http://www.harken.com/images/redfade2.gif http://www.harken.com/java_assets/8st
Asymmetrical Spinnaker and YouTube video Scotian at 2:03pm 01.26.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3076 Has anyone tried this? Grandson found it on You Tube and since I have an Asymmetrical Spinnaker, he
Winch of choice H33 Sylvain at 11:40am 01.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1602 I'm thinking of upgrading to ST winches on my H33. Any suggestions? Size? Cheers, SG
Companionway Cover tomstein at 11:09am 01.26.10 Bigger Boats 3/2297 I am doing repairs on a 30 foot O'Day and the companionway cover seems to be misplaced and I need a
VOLVO vacuum break valve mwsjr at 11:05am 01.26.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1148 My water pump impeller has been lossing blades. When I took off the hoses to the vacuum break valve
universal 11HP adequate? dlewis812 at 8:43am 01.26.10 Catalina 30 26/4905 considering buying a '78 cat 30 with a universal 11HP. in reading some owner reviews one complaint
Check your Edson Pedestal Captain Rob at 6:38am 01.26.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3017 Any of you sailing today with the modern rack an pinion stearing systems may not know that they need
Replacing Plexi ... palacegrand at 6:25am 01.26.10 Yamaha 8/3548 Hi Folks, I need to do a rebedding of the cabin ports, and perhaps replace a couple of panels. Has
27' Hunter 1 cyl. Yanmar fuel usage oldgranpop at 4:51am 01.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/6138 I am the new owner of a 1982 27' Hunter with the one cyl. Yanmar engine in like new condition. ( I
deck painting Wayne S. at 3:37am 01.26.10 Big Boats 6/2134 I'm getting ready to paint my deck and have read a number of articles online but the best teacher is
Windless & Chain DennisMansour at 3:10am 01.26.10 Big Boats 11/2225 Has anyone had installed an electric Windless and Chain on a 34 Ft Hunter. If so, what model.

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wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? (1) stricklandmma at 10:38am 08.28.21 this was the only wireless one I could find for wind indicators, I'll let you know how it works.
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic Ralph Johnstone at 10:28am 08.28.21 How about opening the hatch to a vertical position and have someone hold it vertical while you drill
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? jeepbluetj at 10:24am 08.28.21 The Davis Windex (mentioned at least twice already) is the #1 most useful sailing "instrument" They'
Near Miss in Port Huron capta at 10:24am 08.28.21 Played all the tricks including outside of curves and hugging shorelines in the St Clar River. If
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic matts997 at 9:40am 08.28.21
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Stu Jackson at 9:33am 08.28.21 Consider this if you have a Racor Series 24 filter housing Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ba
New cabin table? KristineDC at 9:23am 08.28.21 That is a great idea, thank you
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? DougM at 9:23am 08.28.21 The pet peeve with me is local fishermen, both charter and recreational, plugging up the river entra
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? BigEasy at 8:57am 08.28.21 If your'e going the electronic route, check out Labor Day sales. You may be able to find package d
Engine size sail boat. Help please. leo310 at 8:57am 08.28.21 When we had a Mac 26D we used a Honda 9.9 with no problems running at 5-6 knots
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 sail sfbay at 8:36am 08.28.21 You can purchase one on this site: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cat.php?53966 just confirm the me
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 sail sfbay at 8:35am 08.28.21 You can purchase one on this site: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cat.php?53966 just confirm the me
Surveys are a waste of money Kings Gambit at 8:33am 08.28.21 I believe there can be distinctions (regarding value) between a pre-purchase survey that reports to
Surveys are a waste of money Kings Gambit at 8:28am 08.28.21 I believe there can be distinctions (regarding value) between a pre-purchase survey that reports to
Accessing the raw water pump? Leeward Rail at 8:22am 08.28.21 The C&C 30 haa removable plywood panels on either side of the engine inside the lockers. They slide
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 RBilly at 8:18am 08.28.21 All hoses are new to the injection pump. The diesel (8 gal) I removed from the tank was an opaque gr
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 jssailem at 8:07am 08.28.21 Can p/u tube be removed? You Betcha... Sawsall, a hammer, screw driver, and a wrench... Did you f
Engine size sail boat. Help please. jssailem at 7:43am 08.28.21 Congrats. With my reading glasses, I can almost see my self back in the late 60's aboard your boat i
Surveys are a waste of money jssailem at 7:38am 08.28.21 Alan, Bonded: means the surveyor has put up some money to back his word. Most often it is with the
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? Tedd at 7:30am 08.28.21 When I had my 26S, I used a Windex that was mounted so that it was easy to install and remove when t

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