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New Owner Gnomeface at 11:21pm 10.01.07 Bavaria 7/2151 Hi everyone - I'm just ordering a Bavaria 31 and am interested in hearing from experienced owners wh
Crashed my Bow Pulpit SailingCal21 at 10:56pm 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2468 Well, guess that I've joined the ranks of those who crash their bow pulpit into a pylon whilest dock
New bulletin board Dolly G at 10:38pm 10.01.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1894 HSA-1 is switching to a new forum/bulletin board. This one will be discontinued shortly. Please go
Surveyor for Allied Sailboats? Mark W at 10:10pm 10.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/943 Can anyone recommend a surveyor who is versed in evaluating Allied sailboats? Prefereably in the No
Ballast or Drain Holes? MarkK at 1:38am 10.02.07 Day Sailers 0/919 Hey all, I am the proud new owner of an Oday Widgeon. I found it in my neighbor's backyard. It is a
"Oh Joy" coming home trip part 1 CharlieCobra at 1:20am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1517 We left Elliot Bay with Gale Warnings up for the Admiralty Inlet and points North, bound for Skyline
Sailing in the fall colors (Colorado) (1) walt at 1:12am 10.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1044 Pictures from the last weekend. Saturday was too windy, Sunday was a great day sailing.
Late Model Headliner Query MKing at 3:00am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1031 Anyone had to remove and reinstall the soft headliner used on the late model Hunters yet? I need to
Spreader inset to mast Bob at 2:28am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/793 A repair question? Where the spreader insert is attached to the mast, it is riveted. One of the riv
Water in the lockers under the seats after rain? ambajack at 4:16am 10.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1324 Just bought a 92 26s and even with the boat all closed up and on the trailer I get water in the stor
Racing a First 345 Katydid at 11:03am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1151 I crew on board a 1986 First 345. It does not have a baby stay/jack stay-should we? If we add a ba
In boom furling system Tsamaya at 10:59am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 0/795 We recently purchased a 1997 40 LRC Caliber and are thinking about putting on an in boom furling sys
Cleaning and compounds for deck Sea-ya-again at 9:59am 10.02.07 Seidelmann 0/1350 I am getting ready to try and clean/paint/? to my deck. I would like to get some good opinions from
Compass adjustment Russ at 9:34am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1696 Hello to all, I have a Richie navigator compass on my Cat 30 and a Garmin GPS. The compa
Sink/stove cabinet modification (1) Joe11688 at 8:24am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1029 I am about to do the "mother of all modifications" in the cabin of my 222. The sink/stove cabinet i
H23 Sail Slides and Rings TallyClassic at 7:00am 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/967 I am having trouble finding replacements to my original Neil Pryde mainsail slugs. The ones that are
Leak at mast step ? Rob at 6:47am 10.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1343 I'm still trying to find a leak in the cabin , mostly on starboard side . I think I have ruled out
PVC Winter cover frame RickS at 6:33am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 17/6374 I would like to build a new frame for my winter cover, canvas. The boat 34' x 11' and stored outsid
Propeller replacement w/o locking nut Bob Moretti at 6:31am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3744 Last week, while singlehanding my Catalina 30 one night, the propeller fell off and was lost to the
Cooling Problem, 8hp Yanmar Toby11535 at 6:08am 10.02.07 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2131 Hi there, I am just about to purchase a 1977 Hunter 27, and I have a 200 mile sail to bring it home.

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Containers lost and now a fire jssailem at 12:54pm 10.24.21 Darn. A High Wind Watch is in effect through Sunday morning for the north and central Washington co
Containers lost and now a fire MikeHoncho at 12:40pm 10.24.21 Possible water reactive materials. Peroxides or corrosives would be my first bet
Port leaks arf145 at 12:39pm 10.24.21 I wipe off the acrylic and the gasket pretty much every time I close a port when leaving the boat. I
Battery cut-off switch? (1) jssailem at 12:38pm 10.24.21 Typically a battery switch has multiple options. OFF- 1 - BOTH - 2. Something like this. on. The
Containers lost and now a fire sail sfbay at 12:30pm 10.24.21 Wonder what was in the 10 containers that caught fire and could the fire have been prevented by elim
Battery cut-off switch? jssailem at 12:25pm 10.24.21 Chris. Switches like that are often used as cut off switches. The key is removable. The switch has
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup SamLust at 12:17pm 10.24.21 RE: Post # 8, Diana of Burlington. Yeah,... What he said! THAT is how you do a bilge pump.
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Head Sail at 12:12pm 10.24.21 Add more ventilation and/or dehymidifier. Excess moisture may be the cause of your problems.
CNG (10) Joshua770 at 11:45am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 11:35am 10.24.21
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 10.24.21 Clean the contacts on the bulb (once again) but this time before replacing the bulb, coat the termin
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup DianaOfBurlington at 11:24am 10.24.21 I wasn't asking why the previous owner did something. A helpful presumption: the Previous Owner o
CNG Joshua770 at 11:23am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup DianaOfBurlington at 11:18am 10.24.21 In general, at this stage there is no point in wondering what Hunter did from the start. What Grizz
CNG Richard19068 at 11:17am 10.24.21 Instead of being concerned with finding a CNG source ( which seems to be a vanishing commodity), an
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Rich Stidger at 11:16am 10.24.21 Also, attached is a picture of one of the fixtures. It's a PIA to pop off the lens. Does anyone k
What is this? Stu Jackson at 11:15am 10.24.21 There really is quite a lot of disinformation in this quoted post. I'll let Maine Sail comment on i
CNG Richard19068 at 10:58am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... chip veres at 10:54am 10.24.21 Sorry to say, you answered your own question. Remove the fixture, clean off the corrosion, and sold
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 10:39am 10.24.21 All original Kenyon parts should still be available. Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is

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