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mooring question maineman at 10:21pm 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/972 Is there a general rule of thumb about boat size/weight and mooring block weight? Would a 400 lb. g
Trailer info for Catalina 22' swing keel fyrman1 at 10:39pm 03.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/859 I have a power boat trailer and a company that can supply new brackets to convert it to a sailboat t
B.C. Ferry Sinks Gary Wyngarden at 11:08pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1408 A large B.C. Ferry sank very early Wednesday morning in the waters of the inside passage between Pri
anchor chain / rope ( rode ) for caribbean Captain Ron24537 at 11:22pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1505 We are planing a two year cruise to the caribbean. Our question for the week is how much chain shoul
AMI 7.0 23 ft. sailboat 1978 PY charlie at 11:23pm 03.22.06 Trailer Sailors 1/1974 Wondered if anyone knows of these 23 footer that are trailerable?Anyone have one? They are not incl
Sea Foam Use - get the sludge out John/Illinois at 11:23pm 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/813 Boat new to me. M-18 Universal. Local Kabota man recommended : warm up motor, put full pint in cra
need to replace heat exchange hoses on yanmar msc714@comcast.net at 11:31pm 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1278 I have chafing on fresh water hoses traveling from yanmar 2G20(F)(C) to the hot water tank. The chaf
Rudder repair mjd Seafarer at 12:26am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1148 I have an old Seafarer Trip 30 that is being salvaged. The brass shaft for the rudder was severly d
Replacing Mast Boot peter133 at 1:26am 03.23.06 Big Boats 0/1786 I need to replace the mast boot on my 1987 Cat 36. I found a Universal Mast Boot at West Marine, bu
copper epoxy hull during building tom h at 2:01am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/967 Why don't the boat builders make the below water lines part of the hull copper laden epoxy instead o
Broke my topping lift Don at 11:50pm 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1140 My topping lift let go with a bang yesterday while securing after a sail. (336)Before I go up mast
216 shroud tension John6017 at 11:42pm 03.22.06 Smaller Boats 2/1281 Just wondering if anyone has handy their tension for upper and lower shrouds for 216 for a Loos Mode
Summer Boat Project Matt Reynolds at 3:11am 03.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/607 I just obtained a problem, I mean a project, and will be needing lots of advice for this adventure
Bimini for Hunter 34 Frank at 4:15am 03.23.06 Big Boats 2/1737 I am looking to add a bimini to the boat this year. I am 6' 4" will I be able to stand under it? Als
2006 East Coast PSC Rendezvous Tanya Ankers at 4:46am 03.23.06 Other Sailboats 0/823 I'm just trying to get the word out to as many places that would be appropriate (this is an apology
Robertson AP200 Autopilot DJW at 4:49am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/4273 Looking at a couple of different Mapel Leaf 42's one has a Hydraulic Robertson AP200 Autopilot any t
Has anyone changed the bulbs in the control panal Jeff at 5:19am 03.23.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/947 I have two lights on the control panal for my 3GM30F which do not light upwhen I turn the ignition
Sandpiper 565 backstay? David Stanley Smith at 5:28am 03.23.06 Other Sailboats 1/1875 I have been upgrading my Sandpiper. I have added stanchions, double lifelines, metal backing plates
Mac 25 in Brazil Richard19026 at 5:24am 03.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/814 I just returned from Recife, Brazil where I saw a Mac 25 at anchor in the Atlantic. It was inside t
Consider a Spinnaker or keep Wing on Wing Sailing? Mike at 5:43am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1594 I have been wing on wing sailing for the past couple of years on smaller boats and only recently hav

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Hunter 333 real or myth? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46pm 12.09.20 Hunter legend boats were built in the UK by Hunter Another Hunter company was already in the UK, s
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys neoflight at 4:44pm 12.09.20 excellent information from all.
Coolant Smoke or more? Tally Ho at 4:41pm 12.09.20 Mine exits below the waterline and has an exhaust loop up to the height of the deck. This ensures n
Coolant Smoke or more? Ralph Johnstone at 4:39pm 12.09.20
new to forum neoflight at 4:36pm 12.09.20 I just found this. Hunter model numbering system is goofy! :) https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-con
new to forum neoflight at 4:33pm 12.09.20 Joe, I did a cursory bit of research on the "333" after looking at the photos of your boat on Ya
new to forum neoflight at 4:26pm 12.09.20 Hi Joe, welcome to SBO and all the fun we have. Noticed there is an H333 listed in Boater Info with
reverse polarity A/C main breaker Tally Ho at 4:26pm 12.09.20 My boat is currently plugged into shore power. If my battery selector switch is turned off and all
new to forum neoflight at 4:21pm 12.09.20 hi gals and guys I just purchased a 1988 H333. I look forward to learning from you and sharing som
Coolant Smoke or more? Tally Ho at 4:19pm 12.09.20 Regarding engine cooling water hose seacock. How many times have people posted here that they forgo
reverse polarity A/C main breaker kappykaplan at 4:17pm 12.09.20 If the breaker is showing reverse polarity, you shouldn't be able to close the AC breaker, and thus
which Sani Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:13pm 12.09.20 Is that a through-hull? Yes, the original thru hull in the finest Hunter fashion. Same thing as
do you sail in the fog? Terry Cox at 4:12pm 12.09.20 Have observed a number of times skippers of large boats hard driving their craft right up on top of
which Sani Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:05pm 12.09.20 Did you really mean PH SuperFlush (current version of the PH II manual toilet)? Of course I did
which Sani Hose Terry Cox at 3:53pm 12.09.20 Justsome guy is right...the hose I recommend is Raritan SaniFlex, RaritanSaniFlex hose which is the
First Sail Boat! shemandr at 3:49pm 12.09.20 I'll say that two basically narrow length fins with bulbs would have a lot less drag than two 1/3 bo
reverse polarity A/C main breaker smokey73 at 3:49pm 12.09.20 At least on my boat, there are breakers on the AC portion of my panel that have to be ON to provide
Hunter 333 real or myth? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:42pm 12.09.20 I cannot remember a 333 but the comment of a Bigfoot race or something like that in the North Caroli
which Sani Hose ontherocks83 at 3:34pm 12.09.20 I installed the PH superflush this year per your recommendation and it is awesome!
do you sail in the fog? shemandr at 3:32pm 12.09.20 Well I don't know if this guy was close to home but it was a case of complacency of some sort. He w

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