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Hunter Vision Models r. gallagher at 10:01pm 11.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1064 I currently drive an H28.5 but always look at my next big boat. Plans are to keep this boat for abou
Downwind sailing Robbie19650 at 12:43am 11.13.07 Other Sailboats 0/864 Can we use our spinnaker pole to pole out the staysail boom as it tends to swing about madly when sa
Looking for Suggestions Paul R at 12:56am 11.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/951 I have two winches on my mast, one on each side used for main and jib. I added a spinnaker halyard t
Help with mainsheet halyard ken at 12:56am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1083 So my halyard for the main is at the top of the mast. Short of dropping the mast or going aloft in a
1980 C30; What to look for Fred at 1:23am 11.13.07 Catalina 30 2/1356 I have an accepted offer on a 1980 C30, subject to inspection. What should I look at particularly?
Exterior trim for the Catalina 30 Chesapeake Jeff at 1:36am 11.13.07 Catalina 30 2/1446 My thanks to the person who responded to my earlier request about finding exterior trim for the Cata
wow gold zzy at 1:41am 11.13.07 Smaller Boats 0/878 Welcome
Cal 33 Shift Cable Bracket DonDutton at 1:42am 11.13.07 Cal 4/2181 I have a 1986 Cal 33 with a Yanmar 3GM 22 hp diesel. The bracket that attaches to the port side of
Duffles for charter Alice A. at 2:50am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1097 Hi, everyone. We need new duffles for our 10 day charter this winter. We need something in the 36inc
Non toxic anti freeze question Eric S565 at 2:55am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1479 I'm slowly getting my A-4 winterized, and I noticed something on the jug of non toxic antifreeze tha
Need Dodger made for an O'Day 272 Capt Ron at 4:14am 11.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1790 Hello,I need to have a dodger made for my 272LE and was wondering if anyone knew of a manufacturer
Catalina owners manual Tony List at 4:10am 11.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1428 I am looking for the owners manual for a Catalina 28 MK1, as the one supplied with the boat came inc
Question for (Old) Gearheads.... (1) Rick D at 4:04am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1148 The Engine thread got me to thinking about a problem on one of my boats. This is a 92-year old launc
Draft Reduction Bob14218 at 3:21am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2735 Hi SailorsI am considering reducing the draft of my 43' Beneteau Idyle (1986) and wondering if any
Corroded Raw Water Strainer Roy Mosteller at 3:07am 11.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2554 The Perko engine raw water strainer on my 30T (1991) is covered with green corrosion due to salt wat
Roller Furling for Winter Scott On Eagles Wings at 3:03am 11.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/917 How do you folks store your forestay witht he roller furling assembly. I use my mast as a ridge pol
cockpit mounted manual bilge pump identity JoeR at 6:34am 11.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2106 I have an 1985 Oday 28 and it has a manual bilge pump mounted on the bulkhead just aft of the wheel.
Painting fiberglass Androctus at 4:24am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1127 Alas, not another topic about bottom paint. No, I've pretty much got that figured out.Since I purc
Do Furling Main sails normally have streamers? GKuffner at 10:24am 11.13.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2303 My last boat had a standard mainsail with battens and streamers. I'm getting a new boat with a furl
Cabin top teak grab rails ray Muller at 10:17am 11.13.07 Catalina 30 4/3404 I am trying to remove my cabin top grab rails to strip the varnish from them. There are 11 points wh

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New Outboard on Order chuckwayne at 8:40am 10.23.21 You'll love it! switching from gas to propane on my 216 was a great move, no more gas issues from no
New Outboard on Order sail sfbay at 8:00am 10.23.21 Nice addition!! Might want to post this modification / upgrade on this site: Hunter 240 Owner Modi
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) (2) sail sfbay at 7:57am 10.23.21 Congratulations on your new boat!! Please post are these for the house, the current number of batte
Owners of 49 / 50AC with isolation transformers sail sfbay at 7:43am 10.23.21 Might want to post this on Owner Mods and Upgrades on this site: Hunter 49 Owner Modifications and U
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) jssailem at 6:16am 10.23.21 Roger, With a new to you boat, and your sailing experience from previous boats over the past 18 year
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? ShawnL at 6:05am 10.23.21 You could go the opencpn route. I did that with a raspberry pi and small screen, pretty cheap to do
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) DougM at 5:47am 10.23.21
Leaking Head-To-Hose Connection barnstormer at 5:40am 10.23.21 Hi, new member here, I've just completed installation of a Groco Model K, with new hoses. In testin
Repairing crack on deck shemandr at 5:40am 10.23.21 You could pour some water around the mast step to see if it pools. If it pools then you may have a
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 10.23.21 I did not see any responcito questions so I would suggest the following: First contact Mars Metals
Is there room for a Composting head in a 1983 Hunter 34? larryvan at 4:20am 10.23.21 I'm thinking of buying a 1983 Hunter 34. Have any of you owners of H34s installed one in those ve
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Slipin Away at 2:34am 10.23.21 curious how did you access the compressor without removing the frig/freezer? Yes it is hard to remo
Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? Dr Who at 1:28am 10.23.21 Not sure if someone has posted this before, but I've been recommended this by a camping club I'm in,
recharge freezer/ fridge artboas at 9:41pm 10.22.21 Nothing is simple on miniature systems. But, service the costs are just as high as they would be t
Hunter 410 shaft seal artboas at 9:26pm 10.22.21 well take some pictures as I am not doing till end of Feb I had a PYI seal on my 40.5, and it was
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? sail sfbay at 8:04pm 10.22.21 Raymarine E120.......have them on my sailboat and powerboat at upper and lower helms.......might be
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? fullbore at 7:53pm 10.22.21 As we drift a bit off topic, the boat had an old (2004) Lorance elite with fish finder on it. Amazin
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? georgetheleo at 6:51pm 10.22.21 Well I bought a new Alternator on Ebay from a dealer in Miami for $75- Installed it using wiring th
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 6:47pm 10.22.21 After having ripped out the old vinyl, we insulated the ceiling (inner hull) and planked it in red c
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? Calif. Ted at 6:43pm 10.22.21 Similar to the one posted by Greg, recently I got a Garmin 74CV with transducer on sale for $400, fu

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