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What Z-spar bulb steaming/deck light does my '97 Hunter 376 need ghsmindy at 6:39pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1432 I went up the mast today to replace the bulb that shines downward onto the deck of my '97 Hunter 376
looking for an instructor in FL big bend accroy at 6:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1177 Hello all. My wife and I just sailed our boat from Melbourne FL around to Shell Point, FL (what a tr
Gray top side paint 1991 hunter43 at 5:56pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 5/1270 Does anyone know what type of gray top side paint Hunter used on the 1991 boats?
Zink locations on 29.5 mtoppozini at 4:44pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1321 I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 and am looking at trying to place a zink anode on the prop shaft...problem
Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1041 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2643 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar
Mast Wiring/Mast Light/Coax Everlong 25 at 3:54pm 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2880 Okay, I h have a question I hope someone can help with. I have been working on updating the wiring
Pearson 31-2 pmoreton at 3:19pm 05.31.09 Pearson 3/3598 I just bought a 1988 Pearson 31-2. The topping lift seems unusual coming down from the mast head to
Slow leak H33 forward hull ish at 2:46pm 05.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1895 I have a 1977 H33 that has developed a slow leak somewhere forward of the bilge. The only below-wat
Electrical fstenman at 1:21pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1118 I'm not sure if I am in the correct place or not. I own a 23' 1987 Hunter. When I bought it the runn
Irwin 38 1990 Center cockpit (2) johnflhardy at 1:09pm 05.31.09 Irwin 1/6566 If anyone has any drawings of this model I would really like to hear from you. It has a 2 foot bows
356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1380 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when
Battery charging question Bob V at 10:26am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1319 I carry a pair of Optima Deep Cycle batteries with me when I cruise to power my electric dinghy moto
Painting Nonskid thaeni at 9:43am 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1154 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The Nonskid portion is molded into the fiberglass. Can I just use regular
stereo sound control dunbarjcd at 9:26am 05.31.09 Big Boats 2/1161 I have a Hunter 43. Does any body know 1,where can I find a replacement for the sound control switch
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe rangerpaul at 9:05am 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1350 Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet fall
How can you tell the rudder delamination is serious Michel16055 at 8:33am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4966 I have some rudder delamination. I understand that this needs to be repaired at some point. The mari
Outboard capacity jnolan at 7:52am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/995 I have a 1977 22 ft O'Day sailboat with a 8hp mercury outboard engine. I have not sailed this boat y
bimin for c27 amber waves at 7:14am 05.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1609 Morning all, we just bought our first boat a 1987 c27 catalina. Lucky to buy it from an older gent w
Looking for a specific hull ismjim46 at 6:09am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/981 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional

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Ranger 12 resurrection PNW Sailor at 10:19pm 12.10.21 Very nice. I have a similarly refurbished Ranger 12. I re-did the teak and bought a whole new set
Passage 42 bilge question Terry Cox at 9:53pm 12.10.21 Hi Eian, unrelated to your fuel issue, but one source for fresh water filling the bilge is here: Hun
Bow berth remove fabric & install wood battens (3) FastOlson at 8:54pm 12.10.21 What sort of material is honeycomb? A type of insulation? Did you cover it? Link? Or Photos?
Two dipsticks on my diesel? acudavid at 8:50pm 12.10.21 jssailem said "Do you tthink you are looking at an Engine Oil dipstick and a Transmission Oil dipsti
self tacking jib Tally Ho at 8:27pm 12.10.21 A 130 is reasonable. With good technique it can be tacked without undue effort. A 150 not so much
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Tally Ho at 8:24pm 12.10.21 It hasn't been winterized. The last time I ran it was in late September. Sorry, I thought you were
Two dipsticks on my diesel? jssailem at 8:01pm 12.10.21 Do you tthink you are looking at an Engine Oil dipstick and a Transmission Oil dipstick? Diesels ar
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 Tally Ho at 7:48pm 12.10.21
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? sail sfbay at 6:52pm 12.10.21 Boats were sold before you contacted the sellers.
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Tom J at 6:42pm 12.10.21 Hi All, I recently tried to start my Catalina 400 in Seattle today, however it wouldn't start after
Bow berth remove fabric & install wood battens william24424 at 6:16pm 12.10.21 Even now that looks really good, wait until it's done. How closely does the ash from Boulter matc
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:07pm 12.10.21 the seller corrected me it is an O'Day 26 CB model. 30 in board up 6 feet board down. i wanted it so
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 4:50pm 12.10.21 That's quite a list!, I have do things in between my day job. I have to ask when you spent the nigh
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 4:49pm 12.10.21 The whole job took about 4 hours including replacing the stern through-hull. This is definitely a p
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 4:28pm 12.10.21 Thin I can understand your favoring of rollers. I do not understand the aversion to brushes. The co
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 4:25pm 12.10.21 Keel bolts were checked at last sliping and no water in bilge unless we have heavy rain, so i am ass
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 4:17pm 12.10.21 It hasn't been winterized. The last time I ran it was in late September.
self tacking jib jssailem at 4:15pm 12.10.21 it goes better with crew. Like tea is better with milk.
self tacking jib shemandr at 4:14pm 12.10.21 A 130 is reasonable. With good technique it can be tacked without undue effort. A 150 not so much.
self tacking jib jssailem at 4:13pm 12.10.21

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