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Keel Bolts Steve Hemry at 8:17am 08.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/1342 In the bilge area are two holes that look like keel bolts use to be there. Did a 1976 Ericson 29 hav
Trailers TJ4sail at 8:12am 08.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/929 I purchased a 2003 hunter 260.I have been looking for a trailer and learned much.A company in Ohio c
Utinsil tray Pizzazz at 7:02am 08.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/946 I have a 84 31'Hunter. In the middle of the dinnet table there use to be an access for the utinsils.
Aft Shower Drain Howard Hirschmann at 6:21am 08.03.06 Big Boats 2/824 The drain hole in the aft shower is too small. The shower puts out more water than the drain can flu
Transmission Slipping, on Yanmar 8hp Ormenlange at 10:02pm 07.30.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1325 I've got a well kept Hunter '27 (1982)... Often when we put it in forward the boat moves very slowl
Does size matter? B26Skipper at 12:02am 07.31.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/889 *box After all is said by the landlocked sailors, there are still many stories about small boats lik
ST4000 zzhunter at 11:54pm 07.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1302 I recently purchased a Hunter 34' with a fairly new Autohelm ST4000. However, it doesn't seem to wan
Vision 36 dining seating / sleep? William Essmaker at 12:07am 07.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/787 I would like to know if anyone has a graphic or picture of how I would configue my dining table to a
Dead Ignition tks at 12:11am 07.31.06 Big Boats 5/1064 While trying to fix my fuel guage last weekend I inadvertently creating a short which caused the ign
Loose Rudder Post on C27 Richard McBride at 1:57am 07.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1219 URGENTHi allI am currently in the Broughton Archipeligo in BC, Canada. I am on the uphill leg of
silver legend rides again JanetSilver at 2:05am 07.31.06 Big Boats 1/921 Silver Legend (formerly the vessel Comp time) competed in an Argosy race over the weekend. It was a
Jib holder-downer thingie...I think... chutz at 2:43am 07.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/925 I had the best sailing this weekend on the Columbia - an absolute blast.But I did realize that I t
Rigging for travel oldiesrocker2001 at 2:45am 07.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1336 I have been sailing a V21 for a couple of years now, having upgraded from a 17ft O'day "knock-off" w
2GMF Oil Filter gr8_2_av8 at 2:53am 07.31.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1854 Just wondering if anyone has a part number for an oil filter from fram or likewise that can be purch
Mildew on the cabinets Steve at 3:34am 07.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1110 I think this is a common problem for most sailboat owners. I get "grey dust" growing on the lower p
Prop for Outboard Charlie at 3:42am 07.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/748 I have a Honda 100 outboard with a three bladed prop. When going against waves boat speed is down t
Painting the deck Hayden at 3:47am 07.31.06 Smaller Boats 3/849 As I readied my Hunter 235 this past spring, in anticipation of a great summer of sailing, I noticed
Advice needed for getting adhesive off transducer Ralph18414 at 4:05am 07.31.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1526 During the course of putting 300+ manhours into my boat getting her ready for the 2nd half of the sa
Raising a rudder J. Barrett at 4:19am 07.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1842 Does anyone know how the rudder on an M25 is supposed to work. There are two lines attached to mine.
Replace stringers? Daydreams at 4:19am 07.31.06 Seidelmann 3/1941 I read somewhere that the wood under the fiberglass coated stringers is redundant after the fibergla

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Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:34am 06.26.21 I realize that my wording is sounding like a newb, and also rambling about choices. I've read numero
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:34am 06.26.21 Thanks for your replies so far. Great review on the 272. Tender, healing, yet 6 knots close-hauled
UPS must hate sailors NotCook at 4:16am 06.26.21 I've always been pleased with USPS personnel, the leadership and politics about the USPS is a diffe
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 4:11am 06.26.21 I have there Propane detector. It was alarming when I ran the auxiliary engine. I replaced the snif
UPS must hate sailors NotCook at 4:03am 06.26.21
Mainsail slug replacement Fleet at 3:49am 06.26.21 Thanks for all the suggestions. New sails are not in the plans for this year. I'll look into getti
Coolant type used on 2009 43 DougM at 3:42am 06.26.21 Welcome to the forum, The refrigerant type used should be indicated on the compressor label, if ther
Never say never justsomeguy at 12:46am 06.26.21 Yow! What's the humidity? I think I feel cooler here in the Sonoran desert...
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement jssailem at 10:56pm 06.25.21 I have there Propane detector. It was alarming when I ran the auxiliary engine. I replaced the sniff
Reef line Routing dmax at 10:51pm 06.25.21 From the factory, the end caps are held on by 4 rivets each - the gooseneck fitting on yours has bol
Replacement for bose 321 (2) Nodak7 at 8:20pm 06.25.21 I just removed mine and replaced it with a DVD Player and a bigger TV. It was such old technology th
Diesel Heater install on H460/466 jssailem at 8:10pm 06.25.21 Let us know how the project turns out. Pictures are a great way of saying... Look what I did..:bigg
Leak on B332 arf145 at 7:58pm 06.25.21 My 331 was leaking water through the bulkhead at the aft end of the anchor locker. In my case, it wa
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 7:50pm 06.25.21 My plan was to go to Isthmus Cove from Marina del Rey, but after buying a nautical chart I found tha
Westerbeke 27, cooling loop to the Hot water heater night mission at 6:55pm 06.25.21 Getting fed up with the yards solution. Will take matters in my own hands. Only issues is if I screw
Mainsail slug replacement Calif. Ted at 6:50pm 06.25.21 My mainsail probably has the original slugs and they are attached to the mainsail via webbing. What
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 5:57pm 06.25.21 UPS has been a little annoying at my location here lately. I've had packages "delivered" by being to
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 KnightsAtSea at 5:45pm 06.25.21 My sister has one here in Raleigh, NC that she is looking to sell. Still interested? I could send
Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed MFD at 5:39pm 06.25.21 The old rule of thumb is the square root of (1.34 x LWL); LWL => length of waterline; for hull spee
Diesel Heater install on H460/466 Captain Mateo at 5:30pm 06.25.21 Hi @Captain Mateo. I am not a Hunter 460 owner but I did learn a few concepts when I installed me W

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