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Thru-Hull fitting King at 9:45pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/889 Prompted by several recent postings I am trying to remove and replace a leaking thru-hull fitting un
Ideal gaps for chain plate openings Jim Madden at 4:16pm 06.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1109 I'm planning on rebedding my chain plates, but have noticed that the holes in the deck have exposted
Sailboat Financing Tai Chi Sailor at 3:42pm 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1415 I am a novice but am thinking about buying a 45' sailboat to live on board. I have just started to r
Window Coverings Cary at 2:54pm 06.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1202 Does anyone out there know a source for window coverings for our Catalina 27? Boat idn't have any u
Gallons per hour Tip at 2:09pm 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/1124 Can anyone give me a ball park of how much gas a merc 9.9 outboard uses at 3/4 throttle. I am goin
Twist Don Guillette at 1:42pm 06.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 33/3486 I just returned from a vacation week in San Diego. We stayed at Chula Vista RV Resort, which is righ
Truth about OMC Saildrives Dennis Varley at 1:12pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/8682 Seems clear to me that from many posting, OMC Saildrives are not very popular. But what characteris
35.5 head replacement Honeyman at 12:46pm 06.14.05 Big Boats 4/992 Asked part of this over on Peggie's forum, sorry for the duplication. I'm really confused after look
Locking Winches Handle??? Rich G at 12:27pm 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1661 I moved up this year from a '81 Hunter 30 to an '85 Hunter 34' and love it so far. We do some club
Standing rigging Alan Porter at 12:18pm 06.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1850 My boat is 29 years old and the standing rigging has never been replaced. The boat is never sailed
Confession and advice BillP. at 12:06pm 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 8/881 Bought a used 260 last year and after some great help from a fellow 260 owner, we finally got her in
35.5 plumbing Honeyman at 11:30am 06.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1303 If you are not familiar with 35.5 specifically, maybe another owner will join in. Pulled out old sto
Manufacturer of Radiant Pedestal for 1987 First Patty T. at 11:15am 06.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1255 Trying to find out if an Enguard Pedestal was installed in the 1987 375 First series. We have locate
Rub rail repair symmes1 at 11:06am 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/1132 During last Hurricane season my rub rail was broken. I have a 2 foot area that needs to be replaced
Help selling the baby! TomCoyner at 10:06am 06.14.05 Sabre Sailboats 15/2721 Hi All:I am ready to sell my first boar. I have a 1995 362 and need some suggestions to find a br
Fresh Water in the Bilge Dean Strong at 9:55am 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1878 Fresh water keeps finding its way into the bilge of my '90 H30. I thought it was rainwater leakage,
Adler Barbour Spill Over Refrigeration Bryce Custer at 9:32am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1319 I am having trouble with my spill over refrigeration. The freezer side has a tremendous amount of i
Position of inlet David W at 9:32am 06.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1271 Hi Peggy, firstly want to thank you for your contributions to this forum. I have learned a great dea
Can you identify this weird winch? bly at 8:49am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1108 I recently purchased a Cal 20. Nice boat.But the winches are strange. They're small - about 1 7/8"
Why lee helm? Stephen OBrien at 8:43am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3447 I was out today in my 1981 Hunter 27 in winds of 20-25 knots. I had only mainsail reefed at the fir

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Kill switch required for all boats under 26' RussC at 9:37am 03.25.21 So if I had a Melges 24 with a 4HP outboard I would need to use the ECOS Link while surfing down wa
Gulf Stream Head Sail at 9:31am 03.25.21 Scientists have been using sensors to track the speed, density and temperature of the AMOC (Gulf St
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' DArcy at 9:29am 03.25.21 So if I had a Melges 24 with a 4HP outboard I would need to use the ECOS Link while surfing down wav
Outboard Tilt Release Issue rgranger at 9:01am 03.25.21 You don't lay it on that side in order to keep oil from finding its way into the carb. But if you t
Hull Cleaning IN the water? rgranger at 8:59am 03.25.21 ...The easiest way to remove the growth above the water line is with a mild acid. :plus: I have f
1997 Hunter 376 with the B&R Rig and a Z Spar mast. We discovered a depression in the mast extrusion behind the lower starboard spreader. JamesG161 at 8:04am 03.25.21 Thoughts? Yes. Same as this one. Aluminum is strongest left alone and boat was over built anyhow
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop David in Sandusky at 7:11am 03.25.21 Joe got it right. The best way to do it is sell the 37c, and buy a Cherubini 36. The 37c was design
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 6:51am 03.25.21 Thanks @shemandr and @dlochner. Very helpful!
Painting around the trailer sesmith at 6:51am 03.25.21 We used to have a 23.5. To paint the bottom, first I'd lower the trailer jack all the way down. Th
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Grace Note at 6:30am 03.25.21 If you mounted the puck in the laz do you feel it shoots far ahead enough to avoid shallow water as
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 6:28am 03.25.21 I had to research this a couple of years ago when my tank leaked and had to be replaced. I built a
Hull Cleaning IN the water? dlochner at 6:28am 03.25.21 The boat is in freshwater so there will be few critters attached to the hull. It will mostly be slim
H34 Keel Work rgranger at 6:24am 03.25.21 Opposite of a red flag....:beer:
Gulf Stream RoyS at 6:06am 03.25.21 Read "Chicken Little."
Hull Cleaning IN the water? shemandr at 6:06am 03.25.21 There are some good suggestions above but I wonder if they are scaled to OP's situation. In the wat
Installing new fuel tank (4) RoyS at 5:59am 03.25.21 I had to research this a couple of years ago when my tank leaked and had to be replaced. I built a n
Finally added diesel fuel level gauge - Classic 26 (Classic Yachts Chanute) SailingLoto at 5:43am 03.25.21 How do you like your classic 26? I have a 36 Laguna. Same hull as yours. I haven't gotten mine on
H34 Keel Work mnmpizza at 5:28am 03.25.21 I think you're looking at a great looking iron keel without the signature "Hunter Smile." Lucky you!
H34 Keel Work shemandr at 5:25am 03.25.21 Call the surveyor!
Installing new fuel tank RitSim at 4:10am 03.25.21 I needed to remove the fuel tank on my C30 to rebed the strut. The tank was glassed to the hull acr

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