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Correcting excessive heel Anitabreak II at 5:38pm 07.27.08 Smaller Boats 11/1538 Hello! I have a '99 H240 that I've grown to love this summer. I've gotten over my fear of what I th
Battery Consumption Question strobeone at 3:19pm 07.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/982 I know there's some wizard out there with this answer, but for me....I just need some knowledge. I'
ODay Trailer needs work jake at 1:58pm 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/938 My trailer needs work, and is most likely not safe to drive. The boat is on the trailer, 22 foot fi
OD 22 Where does gas can/line go? Walter6016 at 1:48pm 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1036 Hi - I recently bought an Oday 22 andplanto launch tomorrow. The gas can is in the stern port side o
Cabin lights without shore power Vern at 1:35pm 07.27.08 Smaller Boats 6/1183 I have a 2004 H260, stock in all electrical respects except I just upgraded to a Group 27 battery, w
Fiberglassing Capt. Strapfoot at 12:56pm 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/875 Ok, I had a cleat rip out of the stern (Starboard) gunwale. The cleat bolts ripped 1 inch wide gash
Mac 26 questions RNC725 at 12:47pm 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1001 Bought a 91 M26s -- had bought a 94 M26s and then sold it in 2000 and forget almost everthing I knew
How do I reef my mainsail? Tonto's Revenge at 8:21am 07.27.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/9313 I'm sailing a 1974 MacGregor 25 that I just bought this spring. The boat sails great in light to mod
Rudder Position While Anchoring Rob Hessenius at 8:10am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/5781 What is the proper position that the rudder should be while under anchor. My boat has a real prople
Clouds and stuff Wanderer138 at 8:04am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1088 While researching a reply to an earlier thread on thunderstorms, I came across a website about cloud
Bayou Bonfouca as hurricane hole Rick at 6:52am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1173 I am getting inconsistent reports of the post-katrina depths of Bayou Bonfouca. Does anyone know th
Loose Starboard Stern Cleat >>>on my 222 Chuck R at 6:47am 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/964 Looks like I'm coming up on re-caulking the through hull fittings on my '86 222-O I found the bow
electrical question reserche at 2:57am 07.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1135 The previous owner had Mickey Moused in a car stereo in my Hunter 31 ~ it was never mounted ~ just s
Bow roller and ground tackle storage on 26D help/suggestions wanted... Nik at 12:40am 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1043 Hello fellow Mac owners, I am looking for ideas on mounting an anchor to the bow of my 26D. What
new to me 92 mac 26s....questions Al Winders at 9:36pm 07.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1041 Thanks for your help on the water leaks question...I went ahead with the purchase of the boat and ha
Solar Vent placement alllrite at 9:11pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1509 I've just purchased a solar vent for my 26s. It occured to me that placement could create some prob
Anybody heard from Bad Obsession? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 8:17pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1122 nm
boom vang gabriel at 7:43pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1167 Hi all, I have a 77 Mac 21 and I was looking to purchase a boom vang. Could I get some input as to w
50% Chance of Thunderstorms ruidh at 6:58pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1565 I'm supposed to go sailing at noon tomorrow. I'll be sailing on a smallish bay I'm probably never mo
Factory installed main sail reefing Lance A. Wallen at 5:16pm 07.26.08 Big Boats 10/1377 I recently purchased a 1994 42' Passge with factory installed reefing lines on the mail sail. These

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Key West activities. Tom J at 10:20am 12.30.21 A great place to eat a number of years ago was the Hogfish Cafe on Stock Island.
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 rhwins at 10:11am 12.30.21 Hi, cousin! I just bought a '87 in Dana Point and will be docking in a San Pedro's Cabrillo's mari
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS sailtheworld79 at 10:08am 12.30.21 My comment about build quality is confined to certain areas of the boats. Hunter did start to skimp
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 10:07am 12.30.21 You state... "Little sailing experience" A sail boat is primarily powered by sail. If I was powering
Engine access rhwins at 10:05am 12.30.21 On my 28.5 there is barely room to insert a cell phone to take a photo of the fuel pump and final fi
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS sailtheworld79 at 10:03am 12.30.21
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 10:03am 12.30.21 On the internet there is "Sailing UMA" a couple of architecture students that have now sailed all o
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 9:56am 12.30.21 Cool project, range is the is the main issue, a secondary issue is range and once you have those two
Key West activities. Head Sail at 9:55am 12.30.21 Of course there is always Sloppy Joe's and Margaritaville.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? PaulK at 9:31am 12.30.21 You are applying primer to patches on your topsides? Patches on topsides sounds like a recipe for d
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric sailme88 at 9:25am 12.30.21 Club mates converted their Newport 28 to electric. Total failure...Solar and wind power were not en
Key West activities. jssailem at 9:24am 12.30.21 On the dock near the road end, there was a fun bar with live music, good beer and food. Funky and ou
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 8:58am 12.30.21 Color me ignorant. I've only owned an iPad2. Apple is much too proprietary. For your iPad2 to hav
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? Davidasailor26 at 8:45am 12.30.21
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric sail sfbay at 8:30am 12.30.21 I would consult with these guys for size: Electric Yacht - Electric Sailboat Motors. Complete Solut
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 8:30am 12.30.21 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadva
Beached boat on oak island JamesG161 at 8:26am 12.30.21 They may even try to call it a salvage Not if the Captain was still aboard. There is another term
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:24am 12.30.21 I am biased. I had a 07 41DS and now have a 2011 50. I looked hard at Jeanneau and Beneteau boats. W
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 12.30.21 There is a ferry that goes out to the Dry Tortugas from Key West. Water so clear that it looks like
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage ricksoth at 7:17am 12.30.21 Thanks for the suggestion. Appears that there was no standard

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