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Hot water smell AndyK at 5:34pm 07.28.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/5885 On my 2004 Hunter 33 I have a Force10 (Kuuma) model 405001 5 gallon water heater. Recently it has de
Oday 22 Electrical Wiring Diagram djklang at 5:22pm 07.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3080 I have a 1976 Oday 22 and I would like to rewire the boat. Unfortunately I have no Idea where to st
Filling/Priming my Racor 500 Maine Sail at 4:36pm 07.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 24/13743 Hi All, I change my fuel filters often and have always just used the fuel lift pump to refill my en
White Nylon Stuffing Box-replacing the flax packing in the water. parrothead531 at 4:25pm 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/8199 I need to replace the flax packing in my 1989 Hunter 30, which has the white nylon stuffing box. I w
researching the 26M Don at 3:52pm 07.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/790 Hello, My wife and I are new to boating, and we are doing research on the Macregor 26M. I am hop
Performance when reefed oldiesrocker2001 at 3:45pm 07.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/5244 Don, I have a 76 V21 with what are likely the original main. A couple of years ago I had a sailmaker
new guy need help silentvoice71 at 3:26pm 07.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2351 ok im givin my mom a b-day present i know she will like. She is a very adivd sailer infact they just
Streaking on our C-400 SailingMagic at 2:34pm 07.28.08 Big Boats 2/1593 We have a 2002 C-400 hull #251. Just this year we've noticed we get a lot of streaking down the hul
Stains on the Ice Box Cover Mary at 2:08pm 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1149 My new to me '96 280 has some stains on the counter (ice box lid) that I can't manage to remove. An
Looking for a good canvas shop in the Dana Point area. Steve Dion at 1:46pm 07.28.08 Other Sailboats 0/940 Does anyone in the Orange County/Southern Cal. area know if a good canvas shop to have a dodger made
Rigging questions San Juan Sailor at 12:54pm 07.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/985 I just recently bought a 1990 26S. It had been stored, unused, for 10 years. Some of the rigging was
Anchor Chain Bill4867 at 12:28pm 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1678 I want to carry chain on my second anchor, for anchoring in tight places. Interested in thoughts re
Canvas shop recommendation in So. Calif. Gary Scheier at 11:41am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1044 We just purchased a pre-cruised Hunter 376 in Dana Point, California, and we are looking for a canva
Dinghy Repair Eric M at 11:05am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1100 I have a 1990's vintage Bombard Inflatable dingy. Wood floorboards and transom. The glue between t
Ocean sailing in Pacific NW Dag at 10:43am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1175 Good morning. I live in Portland, OR. I've been away from sailing for the past 15 years. My last exp
A 1978 ODay 22 qithout a hatch? 22ODayGirl at 10:32am 07.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1160 Hey all, new member here, new ODay owner, too. I bought her used last week, and am excited about sai
voltage regulator jdgrnt66 at 10:13am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1104 can i use a 3 stage regulator with my stock hitachi alternator on my yanmare 4JH2E? jeff
Riding Sail Ron at 10:12am 07.28.08 Big Boats 19/2581 Riding sail when anchored has been discussed before. Please, need more suggestions for installing wi
28 or 280 ? Dick1505 at 9:08am 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1164 After 6 years with a H26 I'm moving up the 2'. I'm looking at a 1993 H28 and a 1996 H280 comprably e
'81 - 27' - 1 GM Yanmar, 6.5 HP - need more "power/speed" Ed Wahlers at 8:48am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4944 Seek advise from owners of same size boat as to how they improved motoring performance,such as chang

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A couple trailering questions rgranger at 11:08am 12.09.21 @rgranger specs for the26 &260 show both boats to be dry weight of 3000 and 2000 lbs. of water bal
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 11:01am 12.09.21 @Tedd I think this road you have taken could be diverted if you would find a boat.:stir: Guilty as
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" jssailem at 10:58am 12.09.21 @Tedd I find this a fascinating exploration. I changed avatar name from sailor to sailem on purpo
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 10:14am 12.09.21 @dlochner , I brought up the second plot because the first plot says nothing about the popularity o
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Benny17441 at 10:02am 12.09.21 For years I used a wedge. A piece of rubber tied by a string and covered with masking tape. One
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" dlochner at 10:00am 12.09.21 Before we go too far down that road, here's a plot of the combined popularity of the terms "trailer
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Benny17441 at 9:50am 12.09.21 I got sidetracked by Google Ngram this morning and made the following discovery. sh-language public
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:44am 12.09.21 It would be interesting to graph that on to a graph of economic indicators. Before we go too far d
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Justin_NSA at 9:43am 12.09.21 In '06 Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet. Saddam Hussein is executed. 'Bird flu'
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 9:42am 12.09.21 That period coincides with the US housing bubble... As in, "Gee, my house is worth a fortune! I th
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" dlochner at 9:40am 12.09.21 It would be interesting to graph that on to a graph of economic indicators. The Great Recession bega
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" justsomeguy at 9:39am 12.09.21 What are your speculations about the peak in "trailer sailer" around 2006, and the subsequent decli
Raising the Mast Tater at 9:19am 12.09.21 ..... Thanks, I really don't need stainless. My boat stays in the basement. As I said before the c
Signed copies of my book available again this year DayDreamer41 at 8:55am 12.09.21 Who signed it.........:biggrin:
Signed copies of my book available again this year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:14am 12.09.21 Great! If I receive the PO from sbo in time, I'll mail it today. If not, definitely tomorrow. --Pe
A couple trailering questions Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 12.09.21 @rgranger specs for the26 &260 show both boats to be dry weight of 3000 and 2000 lbs. of water ball
keel bolt torque cah at 8:00am 12.09.21 My mast is also deck stepped. The forward bolt is under compression post. I don't see anything in th
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? jssailem at 7:56am 12.09.21 It also might mean that if the emissivity is slightly less, the temperature just gets a little hott
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 12.09.21 Be specific on rail. Use to be either size but expect to pay more for larger tubing
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 7:39am 12.09.21 One last post.. (hopefully) on this since its still December with the results on the Aluminum foil e

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