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hunter 34 owners, check this out duality at 3:43pm 04.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1123 i see someone has a dorade vent on ebay. if i still had my 34 id buy this for a spare.
Americas Cup - GGYC right challenger Cpt. Jon at 1:20pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1656 So, this should make things interesting, what are your thoughts? Maybe the Americas cup competition
packing gland for 320 Ron at 1:08pm 04.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1453 Could you plese tell me the size of packing material I need for the stuffing box of my 1994 C320 ?
Hats off to Hunter Service Staff Sailgunner at 1:07pm 04.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1320 I want to express my appreciation to Mike Thomas in the Hunter Service Department. I have asked him
Mast raising on the water Louis at 12:37pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/8055 Due to a a PITA boatyard, I have a very small window of time to have them take my boat off it's trai
foam flotation Bob Gulyas at 12:28pm 04.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2806 Hi, I have recently purchased a 82' Mac 25. Trailered it to So. Calif. from Arizona. Fresh water bo
Jib boom jknappsax at 11:58am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9661 I see boats like Island Packets with a club-footed boom on the jib to make it self-tending. Does any
Centerboard depth indicator jknappsax at 11:54am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1889 I have an electric centerboard winch that operates from the main saloon, and I am planning to remote
1977 Catalina 25 ronaldwredman at 11:17am 04.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/2574 I just purchased hull # 263 from someone who purchased it at a Baltimore location charity sale. I a
Old Headliner SeanMorey at 10:49am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2002 Dear Mentors, My "new" 77 Colombia Payne 9.6 has an old stained headliner. In the head it sags too
Mounting a new inflatable dingy Jim Seamans at 10:44am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7627 I just recently purchased a new inflatable dingy and will be hanging it from the davits. Since the
Seat in aft cabin Franklin at 10:44am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2047 Glenn: I thought I'd just use this opportunity to say, the seat(s) Hunter keeps putting in the aft
What to look for when considering a C-30 Bungalow Bill at 10:30am 04.02.09 Catalina 30 4/6264 Hi All, I am considering purchasing a Catalina 30 (late 80's or early 90's). I am wondering if the
beneteau pricing virgovirtus at 8:38am 04.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1521 hello all - any advice on new beneteau pricing during these time? I'm looking at new beneteau 49's a
Cutta Hole in my Boat! emergpa1 at 7:44am 04.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 31/9767 As many of you know I am in the process of rebuilding my Oday 26. It began with redcognition of an o
05H36 Keel Stub Al - s/v Persephone at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2111 Glenn - When ordering Persephone, the salesman was unable to tell me the sinkage rate and AVS.
Fantastic 356 Bill Glass at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1468 Glenn, we have an '03 356 and absolutely love everything about her! After the past six years of loc
Centerboard Quoddy at 7:12am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1494 Glenn. For maximum performance, are there any special considerations to keep in mind when sailing a
Solvent for use on dacron Merry Prankster at 6:45am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2009 The PO of my boat used sail repair tape to strengthen some area of weak stitching on one of my jibs.
Spring cleaning Roger Long at 6:27am 04.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2659 Peggie, I'm looking for your book that I've misplaced but it's a timely question and maybe you hav

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Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 11:28am 02.13.22 I could certainly design and make such a thing, I have the design in my head already. But I'm afra
Aux fuel tank on H50 ice breaker at 11:15am 02.13.22 On our 41 with two tanks, there are two separate fills and two separate vent lines. I can not comme
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 02.13.22 Wow ! That sounds like the kind of yard I'd like to be at. I'll bet their prices are a fair bit ch
Tiller .vs. Wheel Scott T-Bird at 11:04am 02.13.22 I grew up with sailboats and small boats with outboards so tiller steering is always natural to me.
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:46am 02.13.22 A couple of companies have made runs at hybrid drives for sailboats, I don't think anyone has reall
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:39am 02.13.22 A hybrid system for inboards, makes more sense for more people I've been toying with this idea, bu
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:37am 02.13.22 For many electric auxiliary sailors, cost is not an issue: Hinckley DS42
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:36am 02.13.22 And working on and fixing gas outboards vs. not working on and fixing outboards speaks for itself.
Catalina 22 electric outboard (1) jviss at 10:35am 02.13.22 For electric marine drives, if you have shorepower, and were not venturing far, it would decrease t
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:30am 02.13.22 Yes, gas outboards are dominant, but that is changing. The next time you take a mooring at Cuttyhu
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 10:25am 02.13.22 Funny thing is, on those old wooden wheel equipped ships... frigates, 4th rate, 3rd, 2nd etc.. the
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:19am 02.13.22 You know, there is a reason that the dominant design out there is a gas outboard. Just saying. It'
Catalina 22 electric outboard Tom J at 10:17am 02.13.22 Thrust and Horsepower are two entirely separate concepts. There is no applicable conversion facto
Catalina 22 electric outboard SycloneDriver at 10:16am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 dLj at 10:11am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay f
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:03am 02.13.22 On the other hand, thinking about this, if you are sailing dock-to-dock, and can plug in at both end
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:01am 02.13.22 Thanks for the heads up! I found this thread that talks about fuel contamination. Makes sense. Lehr
Catalina 22 electric outboard Gene Neill at 10:01am 02.13.22 FWIW: Other than emissions, I see LPG as not much of an advantage for a C22. I'll add that LPG
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 9:52am 02.13.22 ...it's the direction of the rudder which, of course, points the direction the stern moves. That i
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay fo

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