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The need for speed Sailor Joe20804 at 8:06am 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/953 I'm looking for ways to improve my stock H320's speed, mostly because I'm tired of being way back in
C-270 / Perkins M-25 Ken at 7:59am 04.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/917 Can anyone tell me the recommended idle speed for the perkins 18 HP M-25?In neutral or in Gear.Jav
One more time Ken? Another Trailer question Dan at 7:53am 04.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/663 Ken, my dealer is asking me whether you ordered your trailer with just the one set of hull boards an
Jib sheet Don Guillette at 7:45am 04.28.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1332 R.W Landau made me think of this when he talked about jambing lines. This is mainly for the common s
Headsail size Hunter 40.5 trivers at 6:42am 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1229 I have a 1995 Hunter Legend 40.5. I am the second owner and have had the boat for 3 years. It came
Winch pawl replacement frequency Tom C5878 at 6:40am 04.28.05 Big Boats 2/841 I am about to service my Lewmar winches. How do I know if I need to replace the pawls if they are n
H260 Boomkicker Karen at 5:42am 04.28.05 Smaller Boats 3/1028 I just had a Boomkicker installed on my 260. I'm not sure that it is correctly installed as the mai
Vermont sailers Toby Schaefer at 5:41am 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/789 Hey im looking for a guy named Al Petrie who lives in Essex Vermont, i tried to email him but it did
Search for a Cal 2-30 Tom O'Brien at 5:07am 04.28.05 Cal 7/1290 I am looking to buy a cal 2-30. Any info helpful. ThanksTom O'Brien tomkappy@comcast.net
Where can you find replacement hatch boards? ropesend at 4:30am 04.28.05 Smaller Boats 9/2503 The hatch boards on my 23 are rotten and need replacement. I think they're some kind of teak plywoo
Rob Tagiuri Del Wiese at 4:03am 04.28.05 Trailer Sailors 0/1377 Rob, if you are still intersted in the gas grill, please respond to the classified ad and check your
Ignition Short - Resolved Sailor Joe20804 at 4:03am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 0/778 We recently moved, so this problem took a backseat for a while. It's fixed - turns out 2 wires were
Sovereign 24 Ft. Sailboat Bill Hoisington at 3:43am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 3/4393 Anyone know with Sovereign went out of business. I see a 24 fter listed for sail in Mississippi, t
Ask the Guest Forum Expert Brion Toss DRHartzell13448 at 3:17am 04.28.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1130 What is the correct procedure and sequence for tuning the rig on a Beneteau 32s5? The vessel has ro
Tuning The Rig Lboroviak at 3:09am 04.28.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1068 I desire to ask Brion Toss what is the correct propcedure(sequence) for tuning this vessel which has
MACGREGOR VS CORONADO JACKIE at 2:36am 04.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1910 I was wondering if anyone had a opinion on how a Macgregor 25 (1979) would compare to a Coronado 25
What should I be afraid of on 95 C-40? CaptDan at 2:27am 04.28.05 Big Boats 4/1219 I'm considering selling my 1985 C-36 and moving up to a 1995 C-40. I love my 36, but my little chart
Selling my boat. What a pain! ted22530 at 1:43am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1257 This is only the second boat that I have sold but what a pain. It is suprising to find out how many
Docking - part 2 Don Guillette at 1:33am 04.28.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/1502 Mates: I forgot to mention the next part of the scene, which really is a pet peeve of mine. When the
Sail cleaning poll Sailor at 1:31am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 5/959 I'm interested in hearing from all those who may have the secret to the best sail cleaner, professio

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Opening hinged bulkhead in head to access electrical wiring in Macgregor 25 jbrock at 7:25am 09.28.20 Mine is a1982 and the electrical panel is on the dinette side of the bulkhead separating the dinett
New sailer Glsawyer at 7:24am 09.28.20 The boat is fine for where you are and in CA, nice boat; but I question whether a trip down the coa
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. Dubo at 7:20am 09.28.20 We have used a washable marker with good success locating water leaks. Draw a horizonal line where y
New sailer Glsawyer at 7:17am 09.28.20 Distributor? Must be an Atomic 4. I think those were the last known distributors found in engines
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Joncons at 7:06am 09.28.20 I towed my 26X with a Honda Pilot (2011) with no trouble. I now have a Toyota 4Runner which also se
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank dlochner at 6:54am 09.28.20 Dave, thanks for tips, I have a hot glue gun! The replacement vent line goes through 3 inner walls
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 6:43am 09.28.20 Dave, thanks for tips, I have a hot glue gun! The replacement vent line goes through 3 inner walls a
Traveler Car Mainsheet shadyside at 6:43am 09.28.20 Like shotgunslim...I just ordered a new from CD.
Hunter23 Water under floor boards tdboss at 6:29am 09.28.20 I had the hardest time looking for various leaks on my Hunter 23. First Source Some leaks were t
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank dlochner at 6:29am 09.28.20 There are several tricks here. 1. Place the ?" hole saw inside the larger hole saw. The small hole
Thermoelectric cooler Garbonzo at 6:17am 09.28.20 The thermoelectric cooler will not freeze, unless you are in below freezing weather. please read up
Spider Control sail sfbay at 6:11am 09.28.20 I have used a fogger successfully to kill spiders on the inside of an rv trailer. Other options inc
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. SFS at 6:08am 09.28.20 I'm off to move a boat or I would find these threads for you, but this topic comes up from time to t
Spider Control dlochner at 6:07am 09.28.20 After living on a lake and battling spiders, I learned that early control in the spring is important
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 6:05am 09.28.20 Update and help needed - still dealing with pipes. Tank on order. I got the 3 threaded fittings and
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. RobChichester at 6:02am 09.28.20 I had to remove the heavy rubber rubrail on my H410 to find leaks (large cracks actually) in the dec
Where is the 757 pilot? SFS at 6:01am 09.28.20 He's attending to some family matters that involve travel and time away from his home. He will be b
Thermoelectric cooler tfay412 at 5:58am 09.28.20
New sailer Kings Gambit at 5:57am 09.28.20 I have sailed before but been awhile. I intend to stay within sight of land. Just a nice casual tri
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. Jpachill at 5:54am 09.28.20 Roger that, thank you very much!

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