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Should I puschase a Lancer 30? Robius at 10:04am 06.26.09 Lancer 5/1952 Hi, I'm considering the purchase of an 80's vintage Lancer 30. Can anyone fill me in on the pros
check it!!!!! NPTek at 9:35am 06.26.09 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2581 HI: Check bathroom sink drain hole and through hole fitting!!! My '79 Hunter just sank this spring
Need Oday 30 forward hatch svmaja at 8:37am 06.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3029 Hi, I have just purchased an abadoned O'Day 30. It was properly put to bed before storage...however
Radio install, drill into headliner. Mergatroid at 8:28am 06.26.09 Smaller Boats 6/1945 Wanted to know if anyone has done this. I bought a real nice head unit but want to hang it from th
Enkes AR6 winch maintenance roguebear at 6:44am 06.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4633 I'm looking for information pertaining to the maintenance the winches on our MacGregor 21, has any o
instrument panel jack'scat at 6:42am 06.26.09 Catalina 30 4/2421 A new ..to me..1995 30' boat # 6346. The power to the instruments has quit but all else there works.
Bleeding air/fuel - 2QM15 garylinger at 3:55am 06.26.09 Ask All Sailors 12/8864 After having the boat for just over 1 year I have decided to replace the fuel filters. I have delay
latest on this wack sail thing.. (1) bradleyheathhays at 2:29am 06.26.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1959 Thanks for the pics big time Maine Sail. Now I've got a much better idea of what to look for. I tal
Tension for Shrouds and stays for H27 morgantheship at 8:07pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1090 Where would I locate the proper tension to set the upper and lower shrouds and back stays on my H27?
Hunter 33, 1982 spreaders jorgefife at 7:44pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/983 Can someone tell me what the width of spreaders are on a 1982 Hunter 33? Brand new owner!!! Please h
headsail stay tension sailormark45 at 5:53pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4212 Hi folks.. Had my boat now for 6 months (new to me) have really been enjoying it a lot. Teaching wif
Beneteau Forum bnort3 at 5:25pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4313 Doesn't look like this sites brand forums are too popular. Is there another Beneteau forum that is
Delaware Bay Anchorages bnort3 at 5:07pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/6542 I'm thinkin about transiting the full C'D canal on Saturday from Chesapeake to DE bay. I'd like to
Worton Creek Anchorage bnort3 at 5:04pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5608 Anyone know if Worton Creek on the Eastern Shore of Maryland/Chesapeake is a good anchorage?
Anchor swivel news tsmwebb at 4:44pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 16/7271 Just happened across this and though it might interest folks: http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/le
Taking down and putting the mast back up??? steveebryant at 4:00pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1799 It looks like I will be buying the Hunter 30. I am having a trailer built and I will be hauling it
Instalation of instruments on the mast steveebryant at 3:49pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1063 Here is a basic question. What is required and how dificult is it to: 1. Run wire through t
instrument wiring down the mast steveebryant at 3:47pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 1/1567 Here is a basic question. What is required and how dificult is it to: 1. Run wire through the
lightning steveebryant at 3:28pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1298 I am looking at a Hunter 30 for sale in Tx. Rumor has it that it was once struck by lightning and a
Newbie question..Hunter 45DS Rob at 2:48pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 24/2819 Hi All, I am new to sailing. In my mid 40's and under the pressure of being an Oncologist I have dec

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Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:54am 03.17.22 Update: I turned off the charger yesterday, around noon or so, I don't remember exactly when. The
New Dodger sail sfbay at 5:49am 03.17.22 ..............Anyone have any frame of reference on approximate cost for a dodger? the boat has an
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Davidasailor26 at 5:43am 03.17.22
New Dodger RoyS at 5:32am 03.17.22 Beware of the screws that hold the dodger to the deck. Most installations have simple screw threads
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Sailgunner at 5:22am 03.17.22 Install an inspection plate. Clean the tank every year.
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing RoyS at 5:19am 03.17.22 We get sea water entering from the rudder packing on a different boat. Worth a look on yours.
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Joe at 5:18am 03.17.22 Since you never use it, why do you need to buy another clutch? Just install a horn cleat. All you
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 5:16am 03.17.22 I don't see any discharge (yes, 2+ miles offshore). That should be 3 miles, Captain. boatwaste_bro
New Dodger Joe at 5:12am 03.17.22 All in on my custom made dodger in 2018 came to almost $3400. I had quotes as high as 5k, but I foun
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 4:46am 03.17.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove th
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 4:27am 03.17.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
First of 4 panels (1) Light air at 3:53am 03.17.22 I started out looking to spend about $100 on a used HD machine and ended up spending 1,000 on a used
can't pump out waste tank peterwynndavies at 2:27am 03.17.22 Firstly the senders. These are sensors attached to the outside of the tank. The adhesive fails. I re
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) jssailem at 9:47pm 03.16.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 9:42pm 03.16.22 Got it! The mini walker was the entry level sailrite machine about 20 years ago. Has a walking f
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 03.16.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove the
Tenara sewing threads BigEasy at 9:30pm 03.16.22 I do not know. SailRite sells both rotary and oscillating hook machines.. It is easy to tell just
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 03.16.22 Hayden, Thanks for the advice. I have a sailrite mini walker, guess that one has an
Tenara sewing threads BigEasy at 9:18pm 03.16.22 The question to ask is what type of bobbin does it have. If the machine is a rotary bobbin, use Te
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 9:16pm 03.16.22 :doh:

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