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Starter motor jon at 1:19am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1116 I have a 1979 30 hunter my starter motor is not working,looking for some advice.JD
Asym equipment required - H280 and/or H29.5 Clark at 1:28am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/997 I have a pretty good idea for rigging an asym for my 280 except for the installation of a winch or s
cockpit drain hose Eric14568 at 2:01am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1858 Hi folksI have to replace the cockpit drain hose in my Oday 222. Im not sure if I can reach down a
JUST PURCHASED A 1978 R-22 RANGER AND NEED HELP BOOMERSBULLDOG@YAHOO.COM at 1:46am 07.19.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2563 I REALLY NEED HELP ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT PCS. I'AM MISSING ON THIS R-22 . IT'S THE FIRST SAIL BOAT
Sailing the Loop tgrass462 at 3:28am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 4/1070 A month or so ago there was a posting from a couple who were sailing the 'LOOP' in a Hunter 260. Ha
San Franscisco Bay looks nice PrincessoftheLake at 3:21am 07.19.07 Big Boats 2/809 I am out here in San Francisco on business and went down to the Embarcadero for dinner last night an
1978 O'day 25' CB Rudder Specs David at 2:36am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2052 I am looking for someone that might have the dimensions for the Rudder for my 1978 O'day 25' CB. I l
Reefing a jib Bob at 6:25am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4479 Has anyone reefed a genoa? I dont have roller furl on my 26 footer. I always opted for simplicity
New 260 Owner - Need Assistance Dave4991 at 6:15am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 5/1206 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 260 and finally got it to the lake. Need some help regarding the toppi
Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/1006 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1400 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/938 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2532 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/987 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4120 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1017 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1497 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube
pop-top Kent6832 at 10:40am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1046 Several questions: When sailing in calm bay is it ok to have top up. If it is up while under way a
Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1256 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr
Garmin GPS 76cs chelsabella at 10:52am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1365 Having a hard time figuring out how to set the Drag Anchor feature. Anyone help on how to set it

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Isotemp water heaters DeniseO30 at 9:43am 10.22.21 Greg, Does your boat have hydronic heat? Just curious if anyone has used a heat exchanger with hydr
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. (1) AlastairLC at 9:38am 10.22.21
JIB SHEET QUESTION sail sfbay at 9:17am 10.22.21 Interesting question and you get opposing view points. I have used both techniques and currently usi
MEDICARE jssailem at 9:10am 10.22.21 Midicare Freudian slip?
JIB SHEET QUESTION jssailem at 9:09am 10.22.21 It was a good query.
JIB SHEET QUESTION jssailem at 9:06am 10.22.21 Those are two of the several ways to attach your jib sheets to the sail. Additional ideas include:
JIB SHEET QUESTION Dave Groshong at 9:04am 10.22.21 If you change sails often, I like tying each separately with a bowline. If you have a dedicated fu
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 9:04am 10.22.21 We went out. Again and again. I started crewing on a race team. Last weekend we flew the spinakker.
JIB SHEET QUESTION Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 10.22.21 Bowlines are more easily removed, and you can switch the sheets end-for-end to balance the wear. The
JIB SHEET QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:02am 10.22.21 Ha, don't need to answer this thread if you don't want to. Searching the archives I found a very len
MEDICARE dlochner at 9:01am 10.22.21
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Thaniel at 9:01am 10.22.21 Our Hunter 260 will arrive early next week and we plan on spending a few days learning the mast rai
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed JohnShannon at 8:57am 10.22.21 I realize this might be a delicate question, but do you know how to sail? You are correct, the speed
MEDICARE tfox2069 at 8:47am 10.22.21 What about a service like this - they provide a real, physical address for each customer for their m
MEDICARE Brian D at 8:40am 10.22.21 Someone asked about a permanent address before, but not regarding Midicare. I can't remember what th
Sail cover repair question jssailem at 7:59am 10.22.21 I still crash my bicycle :redface: The challenge of speeding around corners and trying to jump log
Accessing Port water tank DeniseO30 at 7:45am 10.22.21 Lucky you - you have the newer version of the settee assembly with screws on the top. Makes it easy
Accessing Port water tank (1) hunter34austin at 7:34am 10.22.21 Lucky you - you have the newer version of the settee assembly with screws on the top. Makes it easy
Sail cover repair question Justin_NSA at 7:32am 10.22.21 Often happens with the first go. But skills are developed and it always looks better near the end.
Accessing Port water tank DeniseO30 at 7:19am 10.22.21 Forgot to take photos again but the tank is fixed! I used a $28 harbor freight plastic welder it ac

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