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Standard Horizon Depth Finder Tom23400 at 3:12am 05.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3304 I have a Standard Horizon DS50 Depth Finder and when I turn it onit starts at zero and continues th
Stove Problem Revisited Steve at 4:26am 05.11.08 Big Boats 2/954 Thanks to all for comments about my stove problem. However, there seems to be some disagreement abo
Trailer U bolts Jack Nolan at 6:00am 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/945 I have a older 22 foot O'Day with a Shoreline trailer that needs work.Several U bolts are completel
H37C Stanchions Richard McDonald at 7:37am 05.11.08 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1598 Just finished repairing my H37C Stanchions, pulled them last week for repair and re-bedding as some
Lappity, lap... Doug/Karen at 6:55am 05.11.08 Big Boats 1/1207 ...goes the water against the underside of the stern when the wind blows in from the west. Now that
O'Day 22 '73 or '83? Bryan McCarthy at 8:14am 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1385 I have a '73 O'Day 22 that I am pretty happy with, and have finally gotten fixed up the way we like.
Combining two backing plates??? Samson post and forestay hardware... Don at 8:33am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1903 Hello I was working on my boat and I realized that both the fore stay and samson post backing plates
First sail and other updates nickt7 at 8:44am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1519 Hello all,This site has given me alot of knowledge and in an effort to give back, I share my smi
Cabling diagrams for 34' swing keel woodman2103 at 9:37am 05.11.08 Morgan 1/3093 Im doing this for a friend who doesnt have access to the net. He has 1976 34' Morgan swing keel and
Renault Diesel Engine - 8 Hp (1) Russell at 9:23am 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/2008 I am looking for a copy of the owners manual for the Renault Diesel Engine in my Hunter 27. It is 8
Anchor type and size - Georgian Bay linda&chris at 9:58am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6378 What type and size anchor would you recommend for a 37 foot sailboat in Georgian Bay? Just got our
Adding distilled water to batteries?? John F at 10:54am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 31/3497 I bought 2 new Group 27 batteries last May (2007). I hear that I should be checking the water lev
shipping a 31 Don Crowther at 11:01am 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1004 Hey I finally bought a 31 now I need to ship it. Does anyone know the height from the bottom of the
Sweet Tank Capt Andy at 10:57am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1507 Anyone got any experience with the "Sweet Tank" holding tank systems? Would appreciate hearing about
Polished, waxed and ready to splash (2) Tim R. at 11:35am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1024 And yes, Rich, the cover is off!
P 303 bilge drain Rich Barrett at 11:57am 05.11.08 Pearson 4/1674 I bought a 1984 Pearson 303, and it is great. But the main bilge pump drains to the floor of the co
78 H30 Galley Cabinets David Popken at 12:10pm 05.11.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1232 In one of her previous lives, Orion was owned by a live aboard. I have no details of that chapter o
He who lives in a Glass House......... Alan at 12:43pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/922 I recently replaced all my portlights. They successfully passed the rain test! This past week we had
Rusted Nuts..... Don at 12:33pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1921 Hello I was wondering what I can do about some rusted nuts on my boat. I think the nuts might be or
The whole nine yards SailboatOwners.com at 2:16pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1640 Do you use the services of a boatyard? What's you experience been?Are they prompt and careful, wi

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eye candy jssailem at 1:44pm 12.23.21 Whale mania.
Standing Rigging Dave Groshong at 1:37pm 12.23.21 Do you know what brand of mast? Likely have to turn to RigRite.com for spreaders and tips
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 1:34pm 12.23.21 201168 james wharram just died. i am a huge fan of james
eye candy (1) Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 12.23.21 My wife pulled these cheese spreaders out to give to our kids as Chrismas presents. I didn't even r
New deck organizers H34 hunter34austin at 1:19pm 12.23.21 The 5 series would be fine for the purpose but the distance between the two bolts is shorter and you
Standing Rigging justsomeguy at 1:14pm 12.23.21 Do you have any idea where can I look for spreaders, spreader tips, terminals, Selden mast? I'd tr
H 34 deck organizers Db421 at 11:47am 12.23.21 Looks like what I've been looking at. Are those 5 series or 7 series? The 2 sheave. Wasn't the cor
"Dress" your T'giving or Christmas turkey for the beach Tally Ho at 10:01am 12.23.21 Looks like a good Funny Friday entry. Greg
"Dress" your T'giving or Christmas turkey for the beach Crusty Ol Salt at 9:53am 12.23.21 That is so funny
Heave To Question kappykaplan at 9:37am 12.23.21 Under sail, at 2 knots. Hold your course. Please show us your paperwork... Ok which do you want me
eye candy jon hansen at 9:21am 12.23.21 more sail!
charlieann JamesG161 at 9:02am 12.23.21 You can get smaller size in their repair kit from Spectrum. Here is their "How To" Video. _SQY2_y4Zh
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb jssailem at 9:02am 12.23.21 I was having concerns about the base, and the yellowing lens The latent Engineer in me thinks that
Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 jssailem at 8:58am 12.23.21 It is a skill of balancing the trim. Think about the two sails. You need to balance them so that the
Heave To Question jssailem at 8:29am 12.23.21 Under sail, at 2 knots. Hold your course. Please show us your paperwork... Ok which do you want me
Fumoto drain valve? Terry Cox at 8:28am 12.23.21 The annual suck is safer. Ditto.
Heave To Question Terry Cox at 8:24am 12.23.21 Last time i was boarded they told me to just continue Same here. There were five on board this rig
Should I add fiberglass LeeandRick at 8:22am 12.23.21 I need a little more data on how far you stripped. Did you strip the gelcoat off only, which should
Fumoto drain valve? jssailem at 8:14am 12.23.21 that draining from the bottom would be better I think you are right. Only question I had with the
Heave To Question jssailem at 8:06am 12.23.21 Last time i was boarded they told me to just continue Sure. If you are at the helm you have to sta

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