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Shower in head Rick at 8:10pm 06.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/969 We can't figure out how to turn the shower on in the head of our 2001 320 everything seems to work.
Need a new mast Rock Lobster at 9:51pm 06.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1148 My mast had been weld patched by a previous owner. I was suspect, but have sailed several times wit
Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA Ameribritalia at 12:17am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1649 Looking for a town harbor mooring in Plymouth, MA. I understand that if one can't get their boat in
O'Day 32 Center Cockpit v Pearson 323 frmreilly at 12:38am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 9/13531 Both boats from the '70s -- I'm considering a purchase -- any insight as to which would be the bette
How far will a Mac 25 heel before Mac at 12:36am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2167 it goes over? Will it go over or just spill the wind over the sails? I was using a 150 Gen and it
Graphic chart of speed vs. wind jveatch at 12:44am 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1663 Is there a polar chart of speed vs. wind speed and direction applicable to the 2006 Hunter 36? I
Low Oil Pressure Alarm vsailor at 12:56am 06.18.07 Catalina 310 5/2098 Hi FolksYesterday evening after a day of sailing as I was 3-4 boats lengths from my dock the "Low O
Anchor Riding Sail Jon Elmendorf at 1:03am 06.18.07 Big Boats 9/1370 I have a Hunter 40.5 that I bought 2 yr. ago. the boat hunts at anchor or on a mooring, it will shi
Mystery thru-hull leak only when drawing raw water yo-d-yo at 1:16am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1292 Here's a strange one. It appears that I have a thru hull leak in my refrigeration raw water pickup.
m4p to mp3 conversion in the Digital music age Leviosa at 1:23am 06.18.07 Sails Call Lounge 0/88610 Ok not a direct sailing question but,,,,,,I just started downloading files from my office mac to so
Head sail leading blocks Gene at 2:32am 06.18.07 Big Boats 18/1401 I would like to know which is the best place to locate the head sail leading blocks on the 35.5 Lege
Non-skid painting Greg at 2:47am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 24/7143 Can you paint or some how change the color of the non-skid part of the top side? Wife hates the colo
tiller update (1) Justin_NSA at 2:31am 06.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1145 Before you make the same mistake you might want to read this. I got a new IdaSailor tiller and post
Battens for Hunter 25 main busyengineer at 3:23am 06.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/977 Where do I get battens for the original main of a 1977 Hunter 25 (Cherubini)? Are they sail specific
Curing a Heavy Weather Helm on a Hunter 27 (1981) Dave Simpson at 3:50am 06.18.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4381 I have read numerous owners' review that mention a heavy weather helm on the Hunter 27 (1981). Havin
Lancer 42 Brian D at 3:57am 06.18.07 Lancer 4/1344 I was sitting at Oceanside Harbor (SoCal) on Sunday enjoying the boats coming and going. In a distan
2-cycle oil in Diesel fuel MoonSailer at 4:08am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1352 With ULSD I've been a little worried about lack of lubrication. I've been adding a commerical lubric
Shake down sail for H 44DS Steve Feinsilver at 11:28pm 06.17.07 Big Boats 19/1269 Finally got a chance to sail our new 44DS yesterday. Out in winds up to 20 kts. Have new vertical
Happy Be-lated Fathers Day SEADANCE at 5:12am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1093 Hope you all got to spend a relaxing day yesterday with loved ones that adore you and some undisturb
Leaking self-bailer j weller at 5:34am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1339 A recently purchased, very-old, Blue Jay has a self-bailer that leaks when closed. On inspection, it

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What is this? JohnShannon at 9:34am 10.05.21 Lightning is more like 19' and the bow is more plumb. Snipe ? at a guess you have a sail with a logo
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? (1) JackOlsen at 9:31am 10.05.21 Early Mariners used a lot of plywood as core underneath the fiberglass. My concern would be -- afte
Mariner 2+2 Fiberglass Construction BierBarge at 9:30am 10.05.21 Thanks for that! Is the vee-berth exposed ply or is it glassed over as is the rest of the settees a
What is this? Damnskippy at 9:23am 10.05.21 Looks very much like a Lightening. Might not be tho' How long is it? https://sailboatdata.com/sail
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Skipper at 9:20am 10.05.21
What is this? dlochner at 9:17am 10.05.21 Looks very much like a Lightening. Might not be tho' How long is it? https://sailboatdata.com/sail
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 8:34am 10.05.21 So then the question becomes - how long will an epoxy bulb to stub joint last? :huh: I bet you coul
Survey - Moisture in Rudder / Swim Platform / Deck? JRacer at 8:24am 10.05.21 If the new survey comes up with wet and cracked rudder issues, you could just factor a replacement i
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 (1) bzano at 8:21am 10.05.21 I have a Hunter 18.5, 1988 vintage and I ran both the main and jib halyards from blocks (sheeves) on
Bayfield 29 cutlass bearing sail sfbay at 8:05am 10.05.21 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest measuring your shaft diameter and then consult with Duramax Marine B
Mariner 2+2 Fiberglass Construction rschuss at 7:58am 10.05.21 The two bulkheads are marine plywood as is the transom. And the forward bunks are also marine plywoo
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Alan Gomes at 7:57am 10.05.21 That boat is a biohazard. I hope you didn't contract anything fatal while taking those pictures.
Changing Hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:22am 10.05.21 Actually it's NOT illegal to flush WATER overboard. If it were, it would be illegal to flush gray wa
Traveler for O'Day 19? sail sfbay at 7:20am 10.05.21 You might find this thread on O'Day 19 mainsheet traveler considerations helpful: O'day 19 mainsheet
Changing Hoses Claude L.-Auger at 7:16am 10.05.21 The idea of rinsing the tank by pouring water from the deck waste outlet is that the water goes in f
Furling main replacement Alansails at 7:14am 10.05.21 We have for Years bought our Sails From Al Declerq @ Doyle/Quantum Sails Detroit I would do my due D
New Pearson 303 Owner chuck stas at 7:11am 10.05.21 Hi! New owners of a 1983 Pearson 303 s/v Rahab Love the vessel, currently refitting with a Beta 20.
Survey - Moisture in Rudder / Swim Platform / Deck? dmdiehl64 at 6:43am 10.05.21 Appreciate the feedback! The area around the chainplates was said to have been repaired and the othe
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 fero at 6:35am 10.05.21
Anti slip in cockpit repair, is there a roller to stamp new antislip ? (1) sail sfbay at 6:18am 10.05.21 Ditto HMT2 ...........a second for SeaDek.

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