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At what limit do you put cost? Brian D at 12:11am 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 29/1811 I want to do a few things on my boat, but the cost of those things might be too high. What I mean he
Water in emergency tiller tube Jules Robinson at 12:17am 02.22.07 Bigger Boats 3/1161 Hello,> > I have an oday 39 and recently noticed water inside of the emergency tiller> tube.> >
Starboard access oceansail0 at 12:56am 02.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1024 Has anyone put an access hatch/port in the rear berth to the starboard utility area? I would think t
Diesel tank fill ports oceansail0 at 1:00am 02.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1327 I just purchased a 1984 h31. The diesel fill cap is on the starboard side rear with the vent on the
Accual height of mast top oceansail0 at 1:10am 02.22.07 Smaller Boats 3/1052 I have a 1984 h31. The specs say the mast height is 47 feet. Is that true and is that the hight abov
Is there a simple way to cover a boat in winter? JC192 at 4:03am 02.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1096 I recently had to remove the large tarp I had over my O-192; which is on a trailer in the snowy nort
Moving Mainsheet Forward Glen at 4:18am 02.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1021 I am getting a bimini on my C-25 that extends aft to the transom. I need to move the mainsheet forw
Lookin for a great screen saver (free of course) Bob at 6:02am 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1190 I was wondering if anyone has any web addresses or downloadable screen savers where I can download s
Quiet sleep Mojo4166 at 6:31am 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 17/4680
Bottom job question Scott21120 at 7:17am 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/3290 The time has finally come to tackle the bottom of Dawn Treader. She has several layers of old crust
Flooring jaydog5000 at 12:48pm 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 5/981 Something to keep my mind off all the ice in my bilge. Have any of you put a new flooring or floori
TV antennia booster stoped working Arnie Beaman at 10:42pm 02.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/829 I am a live aboard and have a Hunter 42 passage and have found that my TV reception is very bad. I u
Anna Belle II Dodger John Ehricht at 11:09pm 02.20.07 Big Boats 2/823 We have a Hunter 36. I am 6'2" and my son is 6'8", so we need height. Our Dodger is lower than the
Ground Wire Shorting Out @ Receptacle Ted Souter at 1:27am 02.21.07 Big Boats 2/931 Twice now within the last two years I've had my 30 amp cable short out on my '89 Legend 35. The fir
new sail sailor5017 at 12:43am 02.21.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1194 We are purchasing a new mainsail for our 37.5 Hunter. we have decided to go loose footed now we are
Yanmar Owner's Training Jeff20979 at 12:41am 02.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1357 I had the opportunity to take this 1-day course this week in Wauconda, IL at the regional location o
hull construction cored? or solid thorlimg@aol.com at 12:10am 02.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1142 Just trying to find out if hull is cored or solid glass
Adding electronics Dubh at 2:14am 02.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/787 I want to add a chartplotter to the boat. The pedestal is not made anymore, boat has two instruments
Bimini Manuel14851 at 3:07am 02.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/772 Has anybody installed a bimini in a 28?. I need help in taking messuarements and also if I need to g
Traveller in the cockpit T J Furstenau at 4:55am 02.21.07 Racing 5/2229 This is a question for all, but looking especially to Alan and his 35.5 experience.My '92 35.5 was

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New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 1:50pm 06.08.21 Clayt, I was looking for the 6.9 since the accommodations seem to be a little better for the pocket
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? markwbird at 1:38pm 06.08.21 Not all boats are wired the same so it depends on what you have. A typical setup will have the batt
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 1:34pm 06.08.21 JDE, On my boat there is at least one turn of cable around the winch when the keel is all the way d
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Leeward Rail at 1:26pm 06.08.21 A big advantage in my opinion is the continuous extrusion foil - no joints to jam or bend. Agreed
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts brazenarticle at 1:15pm 06.08.21 I've had an FF 7 on my Catalina 28 for 9-10 years and a couple thousand miles, it works well enough
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Siamese at 1:04pm 06.08.21 Add adequate solar panels and check your fluid levels more often. And, be sure you have a 100% char
Hunter 26/260 mast raising system Crazy Dave Condon at 12:44pm 06.08.21 You should go to the small boat section of Hunter to address this but I can help some here. First w
Air conditioner Don S/V ILLusion at 12:41pm 06.08.21 Hope this doesnt sound too cynical but - at the end of the intake hose near the pump. Seriously, it
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville kloudie1 at 12:18pm 06.08.21 Anyone can be a "who dat" ya just have to like the New Orleans Saints football team.. and yats are .
Looked at an H260 Today Crazy Dave Condon at 12:11pm 06.08.21 rudders are the same on both the hunter 26 and 260 Look under boat info/ hunter resources/ 260 and
Looked at an H260 Today Doug J at 12:00pm 06.08.21 Thanks for all the great posts and photos, guys. We're very excited about finding an H260. You mi
Strippers (1) Captain Crisp at 11:53am 06.08.21 Thanks for accepting a pompous Brit! I'll try Tony. Meanwhile here's what my modified stripper looks
Sailing and restoring #9874 (6) AaronD at 11:40am 06.08.21 Internal 8:1 Outhaul Our old main (possibly original to our 1981) had a single reef point at 4'. Ou
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 06.08.21 I agree with that but aren't NPTF threads different than NPT? They differ in the height of the cr
Head problem Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:26am 06.08.21 Do the best you can.
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. dlochner at 11:19am 06.08.21 So two batteries costs under $200 once you add tax. If they last 5 years that's less than $40 / yea
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. thinwater at 11:16am 06.08.21
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 Ward H at 10:36am 06.08.21 There are NO NPT threads that go together without sealant. I agree with that but aren't NPTF threa
Strippers Mike G. at 10:27am 06.08.21 Two years ago I discovered Tony at Winchspares.com located in the UK. Tony was quite helpful and ha
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Ralph Johnstone at 10:24am 06.08.21 With a picture like that .................... who gives a rat's ass about batteries ? t is fine.

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