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Roger Long at 1:04pm 09.21.09
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Ho hum. Another cruise from Portland to Canada and back. Another 575 miles. Is it possible to get
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We are needing ideas as to how to get our 94 pound Golden into and out of the cabin. The steps are
robertsapp at 12:38pm 09.21.09
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In the process of getting acquainted with the Yanmar 3GM30F on the H336 we just bought, I pulled one
raisor at 11:41am 09.21.09
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What to look for - questions to ask - purchasing a Hunter 27 Hello, I am currently looking at a f
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Ill be having my boat hauled to San Francisco bay in mid November and I'm looking for a rigger to re
SueSeaK at 10:31am 09.21.09
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What is the best way to winterize the fresh water system, hot and cold on a 420 hunter, and please d
The Baber Family at 10:05am 09.21.09
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Hello All, We've recently purchased a 32' Morgan, w/ the interior completely removed. I'm looking
pkdailey4 at 9:57am 09.21.09
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If you own a 321 then you know there's not much of a bilge. Nor is there alot of room for a convent
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Hey! Does anyone know how is with the european homologation papers for pearson boats? Is it difficul
ngd at 9:49am 09.21.09
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I am looking for some 4 ft. stainless (so they won't rust) dock piling slides. I moved my boat from
emergpa1 at 9:36am 09.21.09
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I will need my boat to get to work...North Ga is way above average, and it is still coming down. May
Dick1505 at 8:29am 09.21.09
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Looking for person or persons to share expenses on a bareboat charter in the BVI. I would prefer to
Hunter30g at 8:00am 09.21.09
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In preparation for the off season I am planning on removing the stock holding tank (6 gallon) on my
Solmansail at 8:00am 09.21.09
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I have a 1984 Hunter 31 and for the last three years I have been having problems with mildew growing
Futsal Fred at 7:38am 09.21.09
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As a novice, I have a question about the standard lights on a 260. It's my understanding that techn
seathumper at 6:48am 09.21.09
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Peggy, in June I entered a thread on replacing my 1992 Legend 43 holding tank. I had the original m
wireland at 5:11am 09.21.09
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Has anyone ever scrapped a Catalina, removed the 2,700 pound lead keel and sold it for scrap? I see
David in Sandusky at 3:43am 09.21.09
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Next summer, we will take six weeks, and sail Lady Lillie from Sandusky Bay to the North Channel and
Phil Herring at 9:42pm 09.20.09
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Based on Maine Sail's suggestion, we have added a tag that will let you embed a YouTube video in you
HukilauMike at 7:24pm 09.20.09
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Went to the Newport Boat Show today. I don't think the weather could have been any better, and for

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Spinnaker, hows and whys
jon hansen at 5:57pm 04.02.22
no no no, i'm just being silly. flying spinnakers is a hoot. i love flying spinnakers. now i always
Spinnaker, hows and whys
jon hansen at 5:47pm 04.02.22
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Spinnaker, hows and whys
jon hansen at 5:45pm 04.02.22
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Do you question your Brain?
jviss at 5:32pm 04.02.22
I didn't find a 5, but a 6, in the second group.
Stern Rail Outboard Mount
rukidn at 5:29pm 04.02.22
First, Congrats on your new boat. We've carried our 9.9 Tohatsu on the stern rail for several years
Air conditioning
heritage at 5:15pm 04.02.22
A 10k btu marine ac will draw about 1000 watts. My 4.5 btu ac uses about 500 watts. I can run it w
Air conditioning
jeepbluetj at 4:43pm 04.02.22
What sort of electrical upgrades are required to install a 10k btu unit? I am pretty good with the
Oceanis 400 switches
Mechone at 4:41pm 04.02.22
Must be a French made boat, US made used Bass panels which went under a few years ago, however same
Window Advice
jeepbluetj at 4:37pm 04.02.22
Another hint: Dow 795 is nothing at all like the tubes of silicone garbage at the big box store. Sil
Spinnaker, hows and whys
jeepbluetj at 4:32pm 04.02.22
If you've never flown a spinnaker I suggest you get someone aboard that has a lot of experience wit
1981 Hunter 22 bow deck-hull seam
kappykaplan at 4:04pm 04.02.22
It doesn't look normal to me. Perhaps @Crazy Dave Condon can help.
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer
AaronD at 3:55pm 04.02.22
Is it difficult to get this device out of its position? I'd imagine having to rammer the old unit o
Oceanis 400 switches
jeepbluetj at 3:52pm 04.02.22
And pictures. We need pictures. I did find some pics of soldered Amiot panels on the web. Made the m
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast
brockangelo at 3:39pm 04.02.22
Look for damage in the track that the boom gooseneck rides in (I assume you broke the boom off it w
Reuse shrink wrap?
Dalliance at 3:27pm 04.02.22
Did that once and then got smart when it dawned on me, put the dang thing on board when the boat is
Oceanis 400 switches
jviss at 3:21pm 04.02.22
I am not familiar with your boat or Amiot panels, but I must say that sounds like a poor set-up, and
plastic holding tank odor
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:17pm 04.02.22
Plastic tanks rarely if ever permeate. MaineSail posted several years ago that he had seen only one

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