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Moving Hunter 170 to Florida Kris at 12:05pm 03.19.07 Day Sailers 2/1129 Can anyone refer a boat hauler company to move my Hunter 170 on the trailer from Haddonfield NJ (out
Moving a boat, shipping? Doghouse at 11:34am 03.19.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1169 I may have to move my boat 2000+ miles, and am wondering if anyone has had a boat moved. What compa
Seizing the shrouds Manny at 2:02pm 03.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1186 Hi All,I'm getting close to installing my shiny new shrouds and stays. The fine riggers were kind e
Cutlass Bearing Size Tim at 2:02pm 03.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1008 Does anyone know what size cutlass bearing is for a 1988 H30? I know it's a 1" bronze shaft, need t
Motor Bracket KevinMc at 1:05pm 03.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1067 I have a Johnson 9.9. The old Mac Motor Bracket was difficult to handle. So I purchased a spring loa
BVI Bareboat Charter Roy Udwin at 9:08pm 03.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2053 We are planning our first BVI bareboat charter for Dec 2007.Since we are first timers we thought it
Protection for Electrical Connections. AndrewB at 11:15pm 03.08.07 Big Boats 5/840
curved mast kyle at 11:08pm 03.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2175 Last summer i bent/ curved my mast, the cheapist I can find a new mast for is 680.00 Is it possible
AL Mast Step for Gear Mounting? carina at 10:55pm 03.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1289 On '84 h27, is the AL Mast Step top plate OK to use for gear mounting. Considering a boomkicker and
Gooseneck & Slide for 1976 O'Day 25 (1) Corey16781 at 10:38pm 03.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1968 I lost the boom Gooseneck
Electrical Connection Dale at 1:22am 03.09.07 Big Boats 1/828 It was recently discovered that a splice connecting the refrigeration compressor to the cooling pump
windspeed vs hullspeed? WindDancer at 1:14am 03.09.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2750 This may be a dumb questionIs it possible to leverage the wind to attain a hullspeed(over water) g
leaks wrenchs wench at 2:12am 03.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2124 after a good rain i get water in cabin which requires me to pump bilge, moisture on starboard sette
exhaust thru hull Matt at 2:00am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1419 Both the bilge and exhaust thru hulls tend to submerge when under sail at any speed on our 40' sailb
Advice on mounting a bowsprit (into cored section) Hank at 1:58am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2233 It seems I cannot bolt throgh my deck or hull on my boat. I have to drill trough the gelcoat/glass
9.9 johnson wrenchs wench at 2:17am 03.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1217 i have the 9.9 johnson 2 stroke long shaft on my oday 22 and it gets me back in no problem when the
on vacation wrenchs wench at 2:21am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1046 ill be in cape canaveral for the month of april at villages of seaport and would love to crew for so
on vacation wrenchs wench at 2:20am 03.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1064 ill be in cape canaveral for the month of april at villages of seaport would love to crew for anyone
Converting an Icebox John J. Frank at 2:27am 03.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 17/2261 I am about to embark on converting my Icebox to a refrigerator and curious as to how you may have go
reefing on 321 Tom Chitwood at 3:26am 03.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1496 I have removed my main sail and didn't make notes on the reefing as it was removed. I thought I woul

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NOT buying H34 Rjm st.petersburg at 5:59am 08.27.21 If you can find your Autopilot ECU, you should see wires labeled for the Fluxgate Compass. They shou
forepole lenght tfox2069 at 5:42am 08.27.21 For a Hunter 38 Whisker Pole By Boat Model (forespar.com) Based on J dimension of 12.07 ft (base o
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? RoyS at 5:38am 08.27.21 There was a Steinbeck novel, "Cannery Row" maybe? where some hobo lived in a boat that was always up
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) RoyS at 5:10am 08.27.21 You might try applying a magnet to the screws to determine if they are stainless or plain steel. Ass
Racing Rules Apex at 5:01am 08.27.21 In the Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres race I have seen a boat grilling burgers on the rail grill as they
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. DeniseO30 at 4:58am 08.27.21 Years ago, there was so much bird nesting and wasp nests with inside the boom on my 030 we had to dr
Racing Rules Davidasailor26 at 4:25am 08.27.21
Racing Rules PaulK at 4:19am 08.27.21 Hi, Some a competitor had a dinghy on his davits? With an outboard motor on it? That is a new one
Racing Rules shemandr at 3:57am 08.27.21
Auto-Pilots Apex at 3:18am 08.27.21 Great responses ALL; New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering, and I think I will follow tfox's
Galled stanchion removal Apex at 3:15am 08.27.21 don't see any cracks in the gel coat, try to preserve that if you can. I put my vote in for cutting
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Jaxn at 1:35am 08.27.21 I just changed the outhaul in my 272. I added a small block in the boom to make it a 2:1 purchase an
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? Kings Gambit at 10:34pm 08.26.21 Shipwrecks and sinking of old, not counting naval battles, were mostly bad weather outcomes, fog and
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms MikeHoncho at 10:19pm 08.26.21 Add your name and contact number to both sides of your boat in a way that people can read it from a
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 9:57pm 08.26.21 Thanks for the replys. I not sure what to do next. I haven't talked to the installer yet because I
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Kings Gambit at 9:36pm 08.26.21 Wait until one of those oncoming is a tug with a log raft tow :yikes::yikes:
Leaking head faucet, and cant get toilet to pressurize to flush Pellizze at 9:11pm 08.26.21
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? jeepbluetj at 8:43pm 08.26.21 Hundreds mebbe thousands. (Also barrels of DDT). Much worse points north of Santa Cruz island for sh
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? jeepbluetj at 8:40pm 08.26.21 Thx for the clarification, Alan. I did go back and read it. And you're right. In my case, what t
Leaking head faucet, and cant get toilet to pressurize to flush Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 08.26.21 Obviously a previous owner's idea to prevent sea water from flooding the toilet between uses... Pe

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