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Hunter Service ? rob831 at 4:22pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1797 How are hunter sailboats and how is the service after you buy one? Looking at Hunter 45cc.
Intro/New O'Day 25 owner! ridgeback37 at 2:33pm 03.08.10 Day Sailers 5/1760 Just want to introduce myself. I recently purchased a '76 O'Day 25 and would like to learn more abou
O'Day 272 Water Infiltration pgiorda at 2:20pm 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1746 I have fresh water leaking into the area behind the aft berth and transom. I've reset and caulked t
stonypoint ny to littleneck bay-newbie digitek718 at 1:46pm 03.08.10 Destinations 26/8742 I bought my first sailboat-81 oday 25 cb- in the fall-from a guy up on the hudson river-stonypoint n
Catalina 22s invited to participate in 2011 Charlotte Harbor Regatta bglesun at 1:11pm 03.08.10 Catalina 22 0/1175 The Charlotte Harbor Regatta is a one-design regatta in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. Charlotte Harbor
In Mast Furling jceccant at 12:53pm 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1159 In main sail creases when furling in. Any suggestions??
Replacements for ACP models? Clark at 12:45pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 I believe I read on here a while back that Hunter planned to discontinue the ACP line (or some of th
On the Rocks - Off the Rocks (4) Sequitur at 12:30pm 03.08.10 Destinations 2/3302 In late January as we were sailing across the Sea of Cortez to San Carlos from Santa Rosalia, there
New Florida Anchoring Restrictions Chuckbear at 10:10am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1417 Just when you thought it was safe to drop anchor, Florida: Less than a year after the Florida legisl
boom justsailing at 9:57am 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1197 I have a hunter 27 and i cannot seem to find a boom for it, would a smaller boat's boom work for it
How to install waste tank and remove old toilet system. To be environmentally friendly. (2) Seamon at 7:56am 03.08.10 Seidelmann 7/4151 Hi people, I have a s25 1979, I removed the whole floor, the plumbing of these boats (ouput) used to
Need advice on rebuilding Titan 10 surge coupler. caguy at 7:53am 03.08.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2803 I was reassembling my surge coupler last night and I noticed that I was able to move the shocks in a
Icebox lid arm Banooma at 7:51am 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1549 The mechanism in the arm that holds my C28 mkII icebox lid open, then when lifted a little releases
Coast Guard Inspections Ariel at 7:33am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 42/6133 I just read on another forum that in Maryland and New Jersey, when the CG stops a boat for an inspec
Pedestal mounted engine control Kenlee at 7:32am 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1041 My 1978 O'day 30 has a single lever engine control for the Yanmar engine. It's mounted near the dec
Nice Break From Winter for an East Coaster (7) ITMaster at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1352 I hit the jackpot recently. Some friends called me mid January from California and asked if I want
The wing keel of my Beneteau 35S Chuzzlewit at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1306 draws 5" less than the rudder. Is this normal and will drying against a harbour wall damage the rudd
My Beneteau 35S has a wing keel Chuzzlewit at 7:16am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1686 which draws about 4'6". The rudder draws 4'11".Has the boat been modified in the past and willl the
Beneteau 331 in the Bahamas Bum at 6:54am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2815 Hello All, My wife and I are cruising again in the Bahamas on our Beneteau 331 w/swing keel along wi
Cabin Sole underside sealing (1) Jared20459 at 4:44am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2708 I am refinishing our cabin sole of our Hunter 34. The old one has some moisture problems, so I had

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Mooring ball pickup - single handed Will Gilmore at 4:08am 04.25.22 the common mooring ball rings that are located in Puget Sound at various State marine parks, like B
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53am 04.25.22 I respect you for asking. There are no dumb questions because I beat everyone asking. once, I as
Question on ODay 302 crack Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 04.25.22 The crazing at the seats is probably just cosmetic and not a big deal. Corners are susceptible to th
Docking with a loop nightowle at 11:08pm 04.24.22 Thanks for the video, Greg. I did something similar with a flat board and a cheapie wall hook. The
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 9:55pm 04.24.22 She looks like a smiling debutant. All cleaned up and itching to party.
New Catalina 30 Owner (5) mikeracca at 9:35pm 04.24.22 So things are way different with Luna today. Waaaayyy different. She looks like a boat again! I al
Question on ODay 302 crack jssailem at 9:29pm 04.24.22 As the years go by and the boat is sailed not left in a marina, the gel coat will develop stress cra
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Ken13559 at 9:28pm 04.24.22 Ok! sounds good, I will take it apart! Stand by. G Do go easy when taking it apart. Mine was many
Question on ODay 302 crack higgs at 9:22pm 04.24.22 I would suggest making the purchase contingent on a survey. I have seen those cracks on many a keel
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:54pm 04.24.22 As long as you understand that it's not only in NDZs that it's illegal to dump a tank or flush dire
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 8:41pm 04.24.22 how do people operate the throttle/gears when on the back of a 240? How about an extension pole f
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 8:30pm 04.24.22 This is the key fact. I hope it was not lost in the conversation. The ballast tank will fill to it
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 8:14pm 04.24.22 Hi Tim, That was the first thing I looked at when I first noticed the leakage. As previously menti
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? MikeHoncho at 8:03pm 04.24.22 If you decide to laminate...It does not have to be epoxy to be very strong. I made a joint out of
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? MikeHoncho at 7:57pm 04.24.22 If you decide to laminate...It does not have to be epoxy to be very strong. I made a joint out of
40.5: Replacing Clutches TimFromLI at 7:20pm 04.24.22 I read that the garhauer and spinlock clutch rebuild kits are interchangeable. I have rebuilt my spi
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 6:58pm 04.24.22 Hi Peggie, I do a lot of day sailing but also have an annual 7-10 day cruise and do many weekend cr
40.5: Replacing Clutches PAC3142 at 6:44pm 04.24.22 I'm adding a clutch on each side to the triple Garhauer clutches already there on my 1994 Hunter 37.
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:25pm 04.24.22 Can you comment on how robust the mounting brackets are on the 975MSD? They're a good bit sturdier t
Need new deck surface rgranger at 6:23pm 04.24.22 I've used this before. https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product-detail/97706/409327?gc

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