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Draining SB8 raw water system on a 1978 Hunter 27 John5961 at 10:11pm 11.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1015 It's starting to get cold here at night (low 30 to mid 20) so I thought I would drain my SB8 water s
Cruisin' Fl's hideaways in a 260 pt 1 and pt 2 . soling42 at 1:16am 11.02.06 Smaller Boats 10/1179 Spent 2wks zooming around Florida in our quest to trailer sail little known or lightly used sailing
Yanmar SB8 raw water system John5961 at 3:08am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 7/6338 It's starting to get cold here at night (low 30 to mid 20) so I thought I would drain my SB8 water s
Bayliner sloop (1) william at 3:00am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 17/8713 I've had a request to review this sloop for a friend interested in buying it. I'm unfamiliar with ba
Halyards on wrong side? bill glasco at 12:47am 11.02.06 Other Sailboats 8/1623 OK,i know its good seamanship and makes sense to always have the jib halyard on the port side and th
Auto Pilot Query EliWatney at 12:08am 11.02.06 Other Sailboats 6/1553 I have a 1979 37 foot Irwin MKIII cuter rig with wheel steering and cables to the quadrant. All mec
Rick Webb's boat slip Rick Macdonald at 11:52pm 11.01.06 Smaller Boats 1/1056 Rick - I can't see the flag pole when looking straight down at your marina. Where's your boat? See l
Outboard fresh water flushing david king at 11:42pm 11.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/972 I use my Johnson 8 h.p. 2 stroke outboard in salt water, every week, to take my h26 into the bay for
Yacht Specialties Throttle/Shift Control Cables BohicaBob at 11:32pm 11.01.06 Big Boats 2/2222 I need to replace the throttle and shift cables on my '86 H34 with a Yacht Specialties pedestal. Ha
Hunter 26 table jcwlbw at 4:12am 11.02.06 Smaller Boats 15/2354 Is it possible on a 94 26 to take off the white thing under the table and drop it to the level of th
Winterizing a Yanmar YSM12 (1) Bob Alden at 4:31am 11.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1297 I winterized my 1979 Hunter 30 this week and was surprised how much water moves throught the raw wat
Is a Bow Thruster - a must have for a Hunter 46'? Steve at 5:09am 11.02.06 Big Boats 12/1591 Hi, Am considering a purchase of a Hunter 46 and would appreciate feedback concerning BowThruster
Priceless item on Ebay Steve Braverman at 4:03am 11.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/862 I'm hesitant to share this with everyone. I know that everyone will want to bid. If the link doesn't
Ice Box Layout Brad Hoff at 3:50am 11.02.06 Big Boats 7/1065 I am in the process of installing the Sea Freeze Ice Box Conversion unit on my 1984 Hunter 34. I rea
sail trim and running rigging mike c at 5:07am 11.02.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3093 now that my sailing season is over (for the time being) it is now time to think about ways that I ca
synthetic oil Wayne12069 at 5:45am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2637 From several sources I have heard that full synthetic oils are vastly superior to natural petroleum
Used Macgregors in Seattle area? tegwilym at 7:24am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1619 I've been looking to upgrade from my Lido 14 and have been studying web sites and different boats th
hull intregity of Oday 37 dennis marshall at 9:10am 11.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/788 What is the general feeling of the hull strength of the Oday CC37?
Poll Spray at 10:05am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1070 Tell me what you think the best production coastal cruiser is (25'-60').Best production "Blue Wate
Maximum transom weight capacity. Leitmotif at 10:12am 11.02.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1203 Can anyone tell me how to determine the max. weight a transom/stern can take when choosing an outboa

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Need help identifying rgranger at 11:39am 07.26.21 Sweet little boat!!! Congrats. The scuppers on the bow are a nice touch. I'd be trying to figure
Bilge water wont stay put! Project_Mayhem at 11:38am 07.26.21 Four three inch vents have been installed to vent the storage areas to the cabin (two per side) and
Bilge water wont stay put! Ken Cross at 11:33am 07.26.21 I think ideally ventilation is the key. I think closing things off may make mold and mildew worse. S
Bilge water wont stay put! Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 07.26.21 Yes, access in an emergency. The cover for the bilge is in the middle of the cabin sole and will n
Bilge water wont stay put! Don S/V ILLusion at 11:20am 07.26.21 Can anyone see a reason not to seal the bilge off from this area? Yes, access in an emergency. T
Adventures in anchoring shemandr at 11:15am 07.26.21 How was the swim?
Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 11:03am 07.26.21 Here's a photo of connecting another line to your anchor rode and running it back to your jib sheet
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? shemandr at 10:47am 07.26.21 I'd prefer the tall rig with the fin keel too. Or the shorter rig with the shoal keel. But this se
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? cb32863 at 10:41am 07.26.21 You can look up your base PHRF value here, Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing. How well you will do mat
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link Ed Caldwell at 10:34am 07.26.21 And there it is! Proper Prop thread just popped into the Recent Activity list, but with no replies,
Adventures in anchoring Bob S at 10:30am 07.26.21 I had a similar instance with my C30 but I didn't have a windlass. I had 4' rolling waves to boot. I
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link kappykaplan at 10:13am 07.26.21 I get the same message. Tks.
Boats at the lake justsomeguy at 10:06am 07.26.21 When the spinnakers came out, the music just seemed to get better. I have yet to fly the chute on AO
1986 Fixed Keel Material Gene Neill at 9:57am 07.26.21 Cool boat, very rare! Her draft is too deep for where we sail, but if anyone wants a C22 to keep in
Adventures in anchoring BarryL at 9:57am 07.26.21 Hey, Were you able to pull the boat forward by hand? I know it's easier with someone driving the bo
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm buddy0 at 9:57am 07.26.21 Ouch! In 2019 I paid $713, including tax, from Deatons in Oriental. I don't have the part number.
Adventures in anchoring dlochner at 9:41am 07.26.21 Install a chain stopper. This will hold the chain while you are retrieving it and prevent the chain
Adventures in anchoring thinwater at 9:37am 07.26.21 Autopilot does not generally help (my last boat was a 34-foot cat). You are going too slow and the
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:25am 07.26.21 I'm not sure there is another technique that you could have used in that situation. The lesson, I
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis (1) DougM at 9:24am 07.26.21 Totally different Panel. Must be a French built 343, and requirements were different

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