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To Phill Herring cscott at 8:47am 10.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1437 To Phill Herring -- wrong reason Hi Phill, My name is cscott and this is a complant about a post
slow spinnaker halyard cindy15934 at 8:07am 10.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1647 Hi, We have a 1988 First 285. We are barely able to raise our spinnaker halyard, and it is just as
Advice Picking Boat Yard Prime Time at 7:35am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1385 Hi, I'm looking for advice in choosing a boat yard to do major restoration of a 35 yr old fiberglas
Leaking holding tank langg at 7:30am 10.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1176 On the hunter vision 32, if the alum tank is totally enclosed and hidden how do you know if it is le
Crunching sound on deck langg at 7:18am 10.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1457 We are considering purchasing a 1989 Hunter Vision 32. I noticed while looking at the boat and walki
Pre-drilling holes in fiberglass for screws Snotter at 5:47am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 31/22116 For the past few weeks I've been working on replacing the teak trim on my boat that covers the hull-
time for new tv ktm500mx at 8:57pm 10.21.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1895 hi I am trying to figure out where and what to install in my boat. I had a 9" vcr/tv but it just die
Impressed with my Boat! (1991 26S) (3) SeacretSailor at 7:28pm 10.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1229 I just returned to Houston from Maine with my 26S in tow for the 3rd summer and I have to say, I've
h30 documentation sailhunter1945 at 6:37pm 10.21.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1474 I just purchased a 1978 Hunter h30. One of the things that needed to be done was to clean the runnin
Sailing characteristics of 44ds and 45ds rayjanine@aol.com at 6:00pm 10.21.08 Big Boats 2/1482 I am very interested in buying the new 45DS and would like to know of those that already bought one
Zinc Question Rich (P303) at 5:59pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2807 Fellow zinc-o-phobes... Quick question for you... being the second season with a boat and zincs.
Problem with replacing boom outhaul line jwoodard at 5:18pm 10.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1212 I recently purchased 84 Hunter 22 and I am replacing the Halyards, lines and sheets. I ran into a pr
Electric Fuel Pump for old 2QM15 Engine Paul F at 4:07pm 10.21.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/3380 Last Tuesday after sailing back from Apollo Beach, I turned on the engine heading toward Clearwater
MastMate anyone?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 3:13pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1493 We are looking for a 35' or better used mast mate (mastmate) climbing rig. If anyone has any knowle
Need a quick answer about freezing!!!! Scott B at 3:09pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1894 Boats still in the water and the winds have turned unexpectanatly from the north. Temps tonight are
Morgan 32 Cutlass Bearing David Morgan at 2:25pm 10.21.08 Morgan 1/2888 I need to replace the cutlass bearing in my 1985 Morgan 32ft sailboat. I really want to source the p
I have finally returned... Rich (P303) at 12:58pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 from my mooring. Boat is in back-yard.... what the heck happened to this web-site since June? :confu
Are we too soft or too hard on newbies ?? (2) Maine Sail at 12:43pm 10.21.08 Musings With Maine Sail 54/14800 Hi All, Yesterday I asked about a boat that washed up on a beach in NH. Here is what I know so far
Pulling the sails for the winter? Bob S at 12:38pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1675 this is our last weekend on the boat before pulling her for the season. I am worried about dropping
Older Catalina Chain Plates Jim at 10:14am 10.21.08 Big Boats 7/10151 Has changed anyone change the older chainplate design to one that doesn't leak as much. If you know

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When to move up? Tally Ho at 11:58pm 02.10.22
Add a dedicated starter battery (2) Tally Ho at 9:46pm 02.10.22 For starting the engine only, you can use the one you indicated. It would not be a good choice for
Add a dedicated starter battery twistedskipper at 9:43pm 02.10.22 What some are saying here is before you replace batteries that are only a few months old, do some re
Thru Hull Backing Plates Tally Ho at 9:24pm 02.10.22 But, here's the odd thing, there's about a 3" circle that had been machined to make the hull thinne
When to move up? Kings Gambit at 9:22pm 02.10.22 Should I stick with the Hunter 23.5' for a few more years or would moving up to something like a 27
Add a dedicated starter battery (1) acudavid at 9:07pm 02.10.22 "check the voltage while cranking the battery with the stop pulled" This sounds like great advice.
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tom J at 9:05pm 02.10.22 The use of E0 gas will prevent almost all fuel problems. :plus: Essential for carbureted engines.
When to move up? Tom J at 9:03pm 02.10.22 Absolutely want something I can solo as half the time it is just me. I find the C310 to be a good
Aux fuel tank on H50 artboas at 8:57pm 02.10.22 Artboas: The reason that you need the return line is incase you walk away while transferring fuel.
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Rich Stidger at 8:53pm 02.10.22 If you had that much gunk in/on the tank filter I would suspect that there is more in the carb. Spra
Sabre Spirit shoal keel needed saildoc75 at 8:52pm 02.10.22 I am interested in obtaining or swapping a long fin keel (6'-3") for a shallow keel (5'-3") on a Sa
Add a dedicated starter battery Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 02.10.22 I plan to replace the two dc house batteries, but need to run the motor to burn out the carbon. I
When to move up? BigEasy at 8:36pm 02.10.22 That's like asking a bunch of drunks if you should have another drink, it doesn't take much to get
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 02.10.22 If you've got a Yanmar engine, feel the mixing elbow at idle. It should be slightly warmer than han
B 361 Interior Light Switch BigEasy at 8:12pm 02.10.22 Probably need to order through a Beneteau dealer. Apparently we are not going to be allowed to orde
Add a dedicated starter battery Ralph Johnstone at 8:11pm 02.10.22 I think the previous owner ran them down over time, even though they are only a few months old. The
When to move up? Pkeller at 8:05pm 02.10.22 I uploaded my copy. Thanks, will definitely read. I did read and watch a semi crazy amount of mat
When to move up? Pkeller at 8:01pm 02.10.22 @Pkeller how old are the kids ? Old enough to help you sail ? Could they help if you were injured
When to move up? (1) jssailem at 7:58pm 02.10.22 I uploaded my copy.
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 7:56pm 02.10.22 Look at the resources page to the single Handed Sailing group. h The link on the resources page com

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