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Center Board Cable Issue William Putman at 11:37pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/894 I recently removed my H22 from the lake for the season. Once the boat was perfectly center on the tr
Free Chesapeake Bay NOAA charts Jared at 11:29pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/833 Someone forwarded this to me. It has free charts in PDF format for the Chesapeake Bay. It is an ex
Leaking Shaft Packing Gland...How to Fix? Bob at 10:47pm 10.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/5759 During motoring this past weekend I noticed that water was spinning out of the propeller shaft packi
Crunched Bow (pics) Rich L at 10:22pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/643 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Crunched Bow (pics) Rich L at 10:16pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/720 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Leak between head and v berth Jared at 10:04pm 10.16.05 Big Boats 5/953 We have a leak I believe somewhere in our H34. When we bought the boat, we noticed where there had
single line reefing kit Jack2438 at 9:20pm 10.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/894 I have a Cat 27 with all lines running to the cockpit, I am thinking of buying a single line reefing
pump out question for Peggy Pete at 8:12pm 10.16.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1774 Peggy I know you covered this over and over but please indulge me. Got a new (to me) boat and having
Dropping the mast Rodger Anderson at 6:28pm 10.16.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1007 I have to replace the sheaves at the top of my Catalina 30 (1981). Has anyone dropped there mast wit
centerboard replacment 31ft Kknighten858 at 5:12pm 10.16.05 Columbia 1/1355 I NEED TO REPLACE MY CENTERBOARD ON MY 1965 31FT SLOOP. CAN ANYONE LEAD ME IN THE DIRECTION IN HAVIN
winterizing windrose24500 at 2:40pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1056 Hi; Advice needed please. I am the newest owner of a 28.5 Hunter that I recently purchased and broug
hand crank dont fit dominick at 2:38pm 10.16.05 Columbia 2/1469 is there a reducer between the hand crank and the crankshaft
Coast to Coast boat trade Polly at 2:36pm 10.16.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1065 I am in a unique situation. Have a beautiful, 1980 Catalina 30 here in Charleston,S.C. Am relocating
Are we there yet? ex-admin at 2:31pm 10.16.05 Ask All Sailors 31/1716 "The aids to navigation depicted on charts comprise a system of fixed and floating aids with varying
Next season! Ameribritalia at 2:19pm 10.16.05 Ask All Sailors 2/781 I know this seems a bit premature however, here goes. Can anyone give me any inside info. or info.
cabin roof construction chris at 2:16pm 10.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1194 Is the cabin roof on a oday 22 cored throughout or just around the mast step? I drilled a few holes
Catalina 38 website Wayne at 1:43pm 10.16.05 Big Boats 3/1003 Hi All I saw there was a website for C380 owners last week. I have lost the info and
Fire N water Zen24600 at 1:35pm 10.16.05 Other Sailboats 3/765 HelloI am new to the A4 world. I have two questions. The first is simple. I noticed a water hose th
thinking about an 84 ericson 30 ..any advice? captainnice at 1:33pm 10.16.05 Other Sailboats 1/696 I am seriously looking at an 84 Ericson 30+. Does anyone have any advice on what to look for, perfo
All chain rode for '67 E30? Paul Furlong at 1:24pm 10.16.05 Other Sailboats 4/841 I would like to determine if my 1967 30' Ericson was originaly designed to carry a full chain rode.

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Found a 2003 C310 kappykaplan at 1:34pm 11.09.20 No pictures we had our hands full this time. Maybe next time! Glad y'all had fun. :beer:
2020 haul out. Scott T-Bird at 1:32pm 11.09.20 BTW, who recognizes that odd feature just to the north of the setting sun? Hint, it was the first a
Pearson 33-2 engine removal 31seahorse at 1:29pm 11.09.20 CarlN, grandpasteve, and FastOlson, Thanks for your time to comment with specifics and anecdotal in
Swing keel effectiveness Hunter216 at 1:29pm 11.09.20 On my 6.8m S2 I have a shoal draft keel(2ft) and a swing keel/centerboard that extends 2.5ft below
Small surveillance cameras Rick D at 1:26pm 11.09.20 Where do you find a women like that? I suspect that she was a "guest" :p on someone's boat and fig
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 1:22pm 11.09.20 I've been using the SV Panope anchor testing videos as my primary info. I found their testing to
Small surveillance cameras alexco38 at 1:20pm 11.09.20 A colleague of mine frequently had his apple juice stolen in the lunch room fridge. So he prepared a
0.45 gallons per hour OK? Tally Ho at 1:14pm 11.09.20 What engine do you have? I have a Yanmar 2GM20 and I get around that... Greg
Filthy Deck Hull Joint Help (1) pmbuck at 1:10pm 11.09.20 Here's a photo. I'm already grateful for already gaining some insight here -- the fact that it's li
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 1:07pm 11.09.20 Did our first sporty sail yesterday. Wimd was 10-15 which was perfect with 70 degrees in November in
Swing keel effectiveness rgranger at 12:53pm 11.09.20 As a corallary, one advantage to a swing keel is that on a broad reach or running, you can raise the
Swing keel effectiveness rgranger at 12:51pm 11.09.20 When beating (pointing) high into the wind. Try this. With your keel in the up position, see how f
Small surveillance cameras rgranger at 12:48pm 11.09.20 One of the neatest things I've seen was this. A boat apparently had pressure sensitive mats in tth
Small surveillance cameras Hello Below at 12:41pm 11.09.20 You probably have viewed these but if not here are a bunch of security camera threads on SBO: Threa
Whisker Pole Jackdaw at 12:34pm 11.09.20 If you ever plan to race the pole MUST be mounted to the face of the mast.
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 12:29pm 11.09.20 For any of you interested in also making these modifications I found this amazing write up of someon
Chock Screws Backing Out Justin_NSA at 12:15pm 11.09.20 They may have been added and just screwed in?
Chock Screws Backing Out Tom J at 12:12pm 11.09.20 I'm not familiar with the C315, but my C310 doesn't have chocks, which I like. I have seen too many
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder IASailor at 12:07pm 11.09.20 A suggestion would be to confirm that the clip is engaged fully by trying to lift the rudder off WI
B411 Stiff steering - partial resolution Jefffors at 11:58am 11.09.20 Did the same thing with my 1999 Beneteau 411 2 1/2 years ago. It's still working fine.

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