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H31 Pedestal shifter casing broken John Blakely at 10:14am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/922 I have a l985 H31 with the Yachting Specialties Pedestal. Having read the Archives, I see that seve
Changing the antifreeze chief14326 at 10:10am 03.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/780 I want to change the antifreeze on an 89 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25XP engine. According to the
Rudder Straightening Claude at 9:45am 03.29.05 Bigger Boats 2/1034 The post on my rudder spade is bent approximately 5 deg and I would like to straighten it. Has anyo
Disposable Race Sails Jason at 9:35am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1302 Ok, so I get this price for some good quality race sails from a so called reputable manufacturer. Lo
Passage 42 battery bank . . grant544 at 9:34am 03.29.05 Big Boats 7/1194 I'm hoping to upgrade the 2- 8D batteries (470 amp hrs) aboard my Passage 42 to more like 800 - 1000
260 polars Ed Childres at 6:51am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/699 Has Hunter published the polars for this model? If not what have you fellow owners determined to be
Center Board question King at 6:15am 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1061 I have a '76 O'day 25 with a center board. Recently, while moving the boat off of its trailer in the
Handheld GPS Steve at 6:08am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 24/1520 For a smaller sailboat. What would people think about handheld GPS. Specifically the Magellen. They
What Do You Think About An HP Hunter? Rick D at 6:03am 03.29.05 Racing 1/1689 I once suggested to Hunter that they consider a limited-production light one-design race-oriented mo
Ammeter - Is it Wired Correctly? Phiggins at 5:46am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2161 The Ammeter in my cockpit hasn't ever seemed to work properly. Theneedle barely moves off zero in
Dodger Replacement PrincessoftheLake at 5:27am 03.29.05 Big Boats 3/895 I want to replace the dodger on my 1984 Hunter 34. Since I don't want to spend an arm and a leg and
heater Ben at 5:10am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1018 I spotted one of those diesel heaters on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI
Brand New Boat What to anticipate? Tim McCarty at 4:59am 03.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 17/1291 Just purchased my first (brand)new boat. A Catalina 310. It will be launched in about 3 weeks. Ju
holding tank replacement richard at 4:43am 03.29.05 Big Boats 1/743 It looks like I may need to replace the holding tank in my 1987 Hunter Legend 37. Has any one been
Paint Removal Eric at 4:15am 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/829 For some odd reason, the previous owner of my boat painted the teak cabin steps with a thick coat of
surge brake question kingprawn at 3:51am 03.29.05 Trailer Sailors 17/1652 Do any of you have a surge brake actuator on an extentable tongue? If so, do you disconnect the bra
forward hatch replacement -- 35.5 VelaFella at 3:49am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1447 I would like to replace the forward hatch on my 1990 model year Hunter 35.5. The existing "cut out"
How to clean the boat while she's in the water Tony5898 at 3:36am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1528 I missed an opportunity to clean, polish and wax my boat while it was on the hard. Any recommendati
First 375 Tuning Guide needed... Tom Wilson at 3:11am 03.29.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1186 Does anyone know where I can get hold of a tuning guide for a Beneteau First 375?Thanks
downwind sailing with swept back spreaders mojo16700 at 2:48am 03.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/3146 How do you sail downwind in a Hunter? The Hunter 28.5 (as most newer Hunters) has swept back spread

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Who owns Machias Seal Island? dlochner at 4:35pm 10.12.20 It is all about the lobsters. The US has a longer season than Canada. If it is Canadian waters, Ma
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. jssailem at 4:31pm 10.12.20 I have a 35 ft boat and that boat is just about all the sail and size that can be easily managed by
Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 4:29pm 10.12.20 Well ya don't need to go that far downeast to see both a bird sanctuary and light house(s) in the sa
H26 Center Board Line rgranger at 4:27pm 10.12.20 Yep the one bolt But you have to wiggle the board back and forth to walk the bracket out of the tru
H240 steering rgranger at 4:25pm 10.12.20 @rgranger @caverun or anyone else , can you either advise home unit or a manufacturer of motor to r
"Stuffing Box"? Tally Ho at 4:22pm 10.12.20
Who owns Machias Seal Island? jssailem at 4:17pm 10.12.20 over a nothing rock... But a glorious Bird Sanctuary and site of a Light House. And it appears to
Looking for Simba jssailem at 4:16pm 10.12.20 The boat identified in the above link would be about 45ft. Listed as 14 meters by 6 meters. Good L
Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 4:14pm 10.12.20 I believe the decision to NOT have the world court decide was so that both countries could maintain
Battery Brands sailme88 at 4:11pm 10.12.20 I needed batteries. The only place open at the time was Sam's Club. They had Duracell Group 27 AGM
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. Tally Ho at 4:11pm 10.12.20 Well, if this is purely an academic exercise, I would go with the 35-footer... I sail a 32-footer no
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:11pm 10.12.20 Looking at a boat by the numbers only ignores hull form. This is far more important then any of the
Overpowered prop? jssailem at 4:09pm 10.12.20 I believe, no more than a 12" radius propeller. What interests me is you might be able to get rema
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head (1) RitSim at 4:05pm 10.12.20 Don't know the Z-spar site for you but the US site is USspars.com See the link below for the catalog
Who owns Machias Seal Island? jssailem at 4:04pm 10.12.20 There anomalies all over the world. You would think by now that we and the Canadians might have res
Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 3:55pm 10.12.20 You know the saying, " We'll have to agree to disagree"... Cuz that about sums it up... ICE and USB
Who owns Machias Seal Island? shemandr at 3:48pm 10.12.20 Must be more than sea birds involved. I was looking at history. Maybe tomorrow.
Who owns Machias Seal Island? Rick486 at 3:42pm 10.12.20 Been there back in the early 90's. Didn't see any machine gun nests on the rock :) But who knows now
Kuuma 160 grill Rich Stidger at 3:30pm 10.12.20 I never leave the bottle attached. As soon as the cooking is done the bottle comes off. I have the
Battery Brands berner73 at 3:28pm 10.12.20 I have 3 Durcell 31s, and they are outstanding for my B323, 3ym20. I won't bother buying any other

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