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Clearwater's Hudson River Revival this weekend mike C16582 at 1:48am 06.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/893 anyone on the Hudson going?? It's a great weekend. DaCapo will be anchored there all weekend as I am
any 326 weaknesses i should know about? Magic at 1:35am 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/940 Hi,I am just about to complete the sale tomorrow for a 326.It has a survey from a local surveyor
Refrigerator O'Day 25 Recess at 5:54am 06.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/947 I have read the archives about adding a refrigerator and 90% of the posts were specific to Hunters a
navagation light blade at 4:41am 06.19.08 Pearson 0/1100 I am looking for a replacement bow navigation light.It is cylindrical about two and one half in dia
Hutnter 33.5, Hood single line rollerfurling wont work. Patrick at 6:51am 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1062 My foller furling, Hood 800 single line, wont work. With the sail rolled up, pull on the sheet, eith
Buccaneer sailboats 1977 305 New Sailer at 4:34am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 17/11880 Hello everyone. I'm the guy who is trying to buy a live aboard sailer and actualy use it. I have ask
Campbell Sailor 3 bladed propeller bepilot@mac.com at 8:09am 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2219 I recently purchased my Hunter 30 and ordered a Campbell Sailer 3 blade propeller 14x8 to replace th
New main made by FX sail 's Banshee14018 at 9:36am 06.19.08 Other Sailboats 2/1266 Hi have any1 out there used the sail's made by FX sails in Carolina and if they did how do they like
Hunter 49 outboard engine lift? John Knight at 10:03am 06.19.08 Big Boats 1/962 I have recent taken delievery of a Hunter 49 -- Great boat!However, after adding an aft bimini I a
True Courage & Love For Sailing Allan R at 11:12am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1224 Quadriplegic Attempts Solo Sail Around British Isles (see link for article).
Oil in the barbeque regulator !! Ron at 11:06am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1164 Thought I had seen it all, but this one has me stumped. I was having trouble with the regulator on
stupidity John at 7:01am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1408 I previously asked about a problem with my Garmin gpsmap 76 which is not showing any coastal map det
Hunter 23.5 Broken Spreader Bracket (1) sbaughn1 at 12:07pm 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1280 Help. I contacted Hunter about a broken spreader bracket on my boat. I was referred to contact US Sp
Mast Gate Paul Wash at 1:32pm 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1505 Does anyone have any good ideas for a mast gate on the 216? My sail has the "tabs" that slide into t
That darned insurance jybiom at 12:16pm 06.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1128 Recently I had to renew my boat insurance. I am with Progressive with liability /medical/towing, onl
ericson gear shift cable hixboca@aol.com at 2:47pm 06.19.08 Ericson 3/2259 I am desperate for a new gear shift cable. Where can I get one--1978 27 ericson--atomic four
Sailing under power turtle at 2:29pm 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2008 Appreciate hearing the pros and cons about sailing under power, or any comments about crossing the s
Sailing The Grenadines seadaddler at 9:24pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1197 Finally got to sail one of those 4700 cats in the islands,WOWa lot of boat for sure.We had a cook
leak in fuel tanki Ronnie Ramos at 9:41pm 06.17.08 Big Boats 3/1128 I have a small leak in the fuel tank. Main problem is accessibility. Would appreciate any suggesti
What is the accepted method... Doug/Karen at 9:58pm 06.17.08 Big Boats 7/1498 ...for turning on and off the propane system? We have been told that unless we will be away for an

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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
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 12.30.21 When we were in Key West DEC 2020, the America II was running sunset cruises with an all female cre
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? sail sfbay at 7:05am 12.30.21 Who is your mast manufacturer? Suggest obtaining a manual with cross- sectional diagrams/photos of y
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 12.30.21 Do an internet search on "Cal 2-27 galley images" and you will find examples like this one below. My

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