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Crack in hull bottom (2) BoatBum at 2:25pm 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2257 29235.vB 29236.vBI was starting to get my 1985 Hunter 25.5 shoal draft ready for a bottom job when
Rigging help please mikemo at 2:03pm 03.06.10 Catalina 22 8/2148 Greetings everyone. You might remember me asking advice when buying a 1972 Cat 22 in January. After
Looking at Bristol 29 1970 Hover212 at 1:26pm 03.06.10 Bristol 12/7294 I started on the Oday forum as I have a 1974 Oday 27 with delam issues. Everyone pretty much said lo
Swing Keel / Centerboard removal & maintenance: Hunter 22 (1) ksetchfield at 12:15pm 03.06.10 Smaller Boats 14/11473 Hi Everyone, With the nice weather this weekend, I got to the marina and pulled the keel off my 198
O'Day 222 roller furling BAHoff at 12:05pm 03.06.10 Sails Call Lounge 0/3385 I want to to buy a roller furling system and new sail. Have only used a traditional jib. Have look
Dagger Board 26macsailer at 11:01am 03.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/106 I took my dagger board out on my 88 MacGregor D and noticed that there are four manufactured holes i
Online Hunter Manual? btanderson00 at 10:33am 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1342 Hello all, Does anyone know of an online Hunter owner's manual link? Thanks!
DIY Battens RECESS at 9:40am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 10/13897 I read a short thread on Sailnet that SailDog was in but it had very few replies of people that have
Sticker Required or Ad over the Top? (1) rpwillia at 8:54am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2625 Got this email from a local boat dealer. Is this bogus? I was aware you get get the USCG Auxiliary t
bite out of rudder gghost at 7:46am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 27/4578 Last fall I had a minor encounter between my rudder and a rock. Guess which one won! I have a piec
New to Sailing Brendan Carney at 7:25am 03.06.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2972 If anyone could help me find information on a 1974 24' Kells sailboat. Looking for information on al
1974 24' Kells Trailer Sailor Brendan Carney at 7:13am 03.06.10 Smaller Boats 2/4786 I recently purchased a project of a boat. I am looking for any information on a 1974 Kells. Even g
O'Day pendant replacement concerns scionrl at 6:46am 03.06.10 Day Sailers 3/1484 HI. I am replacing the pendant on my 1978 O'Day 23. I've read a lot of postings about this in the a
Go South seadaddler at 6:43am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 11/1556 Hi just wondering how many sailors made the trip south for warmer weather in Florida or Bahama's thi
My rudder is wet too... (2) emkay at 4:47am 03.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1901 Well, not for long! scrape scrape! And rip it open, cut out as much of the wet foam as I could, this
Beached In St Martin (1) Ducati at 3:15am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1821 North east point of St Martin we spotted this beached sailboat.
Motor won't start when hot sailingmax at 1:57am 03.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1118 Ahoy! I have bought a Catalina 28 (2006 model) with a Kubota D1005E diesel motor., The motor starts
Boat bottom after 2 months on the hard timtriplett1 at 6:57pm 03.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1137 I have had my 33.5 stands for the last three months. It is sitting on 6 stands with the keel blocke
Mast Rigging 26macsailer at 5:42pm 03.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/72 I have a 1988 MacGregor 26D and noticed that the shroud rigging has different size cables approximat
El Sid Circulating pump (1) Roger Long at 5:04pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1638 I went with the non-marine El Sid pump for the hot water heating loop in my heating system. http://

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How to access through bolts above headliner shemandr at 3:31am 04.04.22 What Tartan? The T33 I used to crew on had a soft headliner and the deck hardware bolts weren't vis
Do you question your Brain? shemandr at 3:26am 04.04.22 I found all 3 pretty quickly. I think it's more a test of your eyes but I'll take any evidence that
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire (1) SailingLoto at 3:24am 04.04.22 Well, I didn't die... 10kt breeze, main and Genoa up. Nothing shifted, moved, slipped, died, fell
Spinnaker, hows and whys jon hansen at 12:01am 04.04.22 learn, practice, then try it on a 38'er with no keel. all fun zEnMGV1TfkQ this video shows what a
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted jon hansen at 11:45pm 04.03.22 i'd run, but i'm old, so really i walk away muttering that that's a deal breaker. :cool:
Starting fluid (1) jon hansen at 11:40pm 04.03.22 i have used starting fluid from time to time on my on my 56 year old perkins 107. no problems so f
Starting fluid jon hansen at 11:23pm 04.03.22 hair dryer to heat air in intake works very nicely. standard practice of any good mech. a glow plu
Life's little lesson jon hansen at 10:50pm 04.03.22 dave, the chub was private then as well. you barge in they tell you to leave . the trick is to be in
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? jon hansen at 10:26pm 04.03.22 the op asked about the "sails". the sails always are pulling the vessel. the wind is another discu
Spinnaker, hows and whys markwbird at 10:21pm 04.03.22 I recently rigged my boat with a spinny so kinda similar situation except that I crewed quite a bit
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? markwbird at 10:09pm 04.03.22 Always pushing. Air cannot pull.
"renewable" diesel? Benny17441 at 9:28pm 04.03.22 Today the starting priority is on Price. What is the price per gallon for that miracle oil before I
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? JamesG161 at 8:13pm 04.03.22 Does a fan pull air or push it? Yes! Jim....
Power winch Hamish_s at 7:45pm 04.03.22 Anyone with experience having an power winch installed for the furling main on a hunter 356, 2002,
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted jviss at 7:42pm 04.03.22 Probably not a bad repair if it's taken into consideration in the sail price.
Starting fluid jviss at 7:21pm 04.03.22 I would think the difference a hair dryer makes would pale in comparison to the heat of compression.
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted kloudie1 at 7:10pm 04.03.22 Run Forest! The iron anchor for the chainplate will have to be changed.
Starting fluid jviss at 7:06pm 04.03.22 It doesn't heat the engine block, it heats the air. The warmer air helps the fuel vaporize which ma
Starting fluid dlochner at 7:03pm 04.03.22 This made me chuckle. How does a hair dryer have any affect on an engine that's a couple of hundre
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 04.03.22 If someone really wanted to be pedantic (certainly not me :waycool: ) they could point out that the

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