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Birds on the mast Jack2438 at 4:26am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1539 What do you use to keep birds off the mast head? I have an Osprey that eats fish while up there and
Peggie a follow up Rob at 4:20am 06.03.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1221 Peggie,last fall and this spring I wrote to you about installing a pre filter in our head intake ho
Long trips on H27? Dan at 4:18am 06.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/983 Has anyone made any long trips on an C-H27. I am just curious to know how far out there people hav
Rudder on wing keel C30 Tall rig At last13058 at 4:16am 06.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/995 I have a 1990 Catalina Tall Rig with a wing keel. While investigating why the two-year old rudder ha
Pedestal Steering D79 John Fuller at 4:14am 06.03.05 Grampian 0/1521 I am re-fitting my 1985 D79 and would like to install wheel steering. Years ago I saw a D79 with a C
Now I've seen everything! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:30am 06.03.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1573 http://www.indipod.com/movies/complete.wvx
Kevlar sail Gary8065 at 3:17am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2424 When I bought my catalina 27 last year tt came with many sails. I have just put on a roller furling
Teak Cleaning Tip Kevin 13837 at 3:07am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1377 We recently resurrected our horribly weathered teak; the previous owner had let it go to the point w
Inverter question Stephen OBrien at 2:35am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1244 I was thinking of installing a stainless steel cigarette lighter socket for use with a standard (che
Keel pocket leak ells at 2:23am 06.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/766 I need to know how to get at the swing keel on my boat. I think that I have a leak in the keel pock
Batteries for First 285 dimbrogno at 1:40am 06.03.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1315 I've just acquired a 1991 First 285 (no batteries). I'm having dificulty in finding batteries that
Fuel gauges? Rob at 12:54am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1209 I would like to upgrade our fuel gauge system. Currently we have 2- 50 gallon aluminum fuel tanks. g
Bird's Eye View Gary Wyngarden at 12:33am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1354 This is the view the seagulls have just before they poop on your deck. The occasion is the annual in
Racing Help Jeff at 12:13am 06.03.05 Racing 0/1703 Does anyone race a newer model Hunter, with the B'R rig, no back stay? I would be interested in tal
Looking for a new boat? Tim R. at 12:02am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 0/817 Anyone need a spare tanker?
Shower Drain Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 11:58pm 06.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1524 Hi Everyone and Hi Peggy.Peggy, thank you for your advise on plumbing shared on this forum! I am ju
hull speed kennyb at 11:31pm 06.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2947 Anyone know what the maximum hull speed would be on my recently aquired 1979 O'Day 25? Also what out
Question about cushions Rick S. at 11:11pm 06.02.05 Day Sailers 6/1218 A question for those of you who have seat cushions on your 170: what keeps them from sliding around?
WOW no drain Saoirse at 10:52pm 06.02.05 Big Boats 5/734 I was very surprised recently at the lack of a suitable inspection door and the lack of a drain cock
Cat 27 vs cat 27 Tall Rig John at 10:43pm 06.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1175 I'm looking to move up from my C22 to a C27. If I'm looking at a C27 vs a C27 Tall Rig, what are the

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Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin duck21 at 9:16am 03.30.21 Excellent--thank you for the update! I was assuming that everything could be (fairly easily) disass
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 dexterbuell at 9:16am 03.30.21 Would love to hear more about curing those leaks. It's a damp boat for sure. Did you re-bed all that
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? DArcy at 9:10am 03.30.21 Draft stripes are very useful for understanding your sail shape. That picture you attached is a grea
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? kloudie1 at 9:07am 03.30.21 Some hidden issues here.. The biggie is that the handicap is to make things equal and they are using
C-30 motoring speed kloudie1 at 8:54am 03.30.21 GPS speed can be misleading because it does not take currents into account, or show boat speed throu
Mystery Mastic jdrutten at 8:49am 03.30.21
C-30 motoring speed stephen_i_w at 8:27am 03.30.21 I always heard that you can comfortably cruise at 80% of the maximum RPM of a diesel. According to
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? kloudie1 at 8:20am 03.30.21 Very useful to mentally picture and set the halyard tension and outhaul tensions for draft/twist opt
1980 Hunter 30 Prop Shaft Diameter? Justin_NSA at 8:17am 03.30.21 currently pulling the shaft on my H27,, stuck at the coupler,,,,just won't come off,,YET,,,,lots of
1980 Hunter 30 Prop Shaft Diameter? Justin_NSA at 8:15am 03.30.21 I forgot to measure this before I drove home and I need to order a parts kit for PSS shaft seal and
C-30 motoring speed "At Ease" at 8:13am 03.30.21 Hi, GPS speed. The boat was in the water for only 5 1/2 months bottom was painted with Interlux CSC
C-30 motoring speed kloudie1 at 8:09am 03.30.21 The first two clarifying questions are: Is that GPS speed, or speed through the water ? and what is
Bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:07am 03.30.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! You can purchase a Bimini on-line (just provide them the req
Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin DSqr at 7:58am 03.30.21 Duck I just removed the panel on my 1998 376 yesterday. I removed the screws on the sides (as oppos
Standard-sized toilet / Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 7:51am 03.30.21 @Scott I did have to drill a hole and run the water hose into the back wall under the counter top.
Ever Given Rick486 at 7:37am 03.30.21 Saw this article from last summer on building container ships. This boat is about half the size of
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 rschuss at 7:19am 03.30.21 I don't have anything to add; except thanks for the information. I've replaced the Teak and found an
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally dlochner at 7:09am 03.30.21 A new starter on a Yanmar is usually around $1000, but starters can be rebuilt at an automotive sta
Mystery Mastic Scott T-Bird at 7:08am 03.30.21 @jdrutten Ha! You keep adding pieces to the puzzle! Why didn't you state from the start, or at lea
Cockpit drain Kevin&Karen at 7:06am 03.30.21 Good advice checking/replacing my worn out valve this week as a matter of fact

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