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Closed Leech? Kevin at 6:10am 05.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3628 What is a closed leech? Is it where the leech curves back to windward?I should probably look in m
pump pressure bryan at 6:07am 05.05.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1351 I just put in a Jabsco head and everything works fine except there is alot of pressure as you pump t
Chesapeake Bay HSA Rendezvous Jay20619 at 6:06am 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/835 This is the year of our biennial Hunter Owners Rendezvous. We will meet in Crisfield, MD, from 27-30
bilge vent cowls Mike4116 at 5:16am 05.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1056 My 1980 28' OD has the white vinyl/rubber bilge blower vent covers where they exit the deck at the a
Best anchor for Boothbay ME Reigon Steve at 4:43am 05.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1002 Assuming you are doing near-coastal cruising in the Boothbay Maine area in a 1992 H28, how many anch
old cng tank Jack2438 at 4:05am 05.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/936 Hello, Does an old cng tank have any value? Can it be used for anything other then cng gas? Does
Seaward alcohol stove Gerard A. Holker at 3:51am 05.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1283 I need help in sourceing a replacement for the original Seaward alcohol stove. My 1985 Catalina 27
On Board Battery Charger - which one to use?? Pat Hillard at 2:45am 05.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1056 My O'Day 272LE has a GUEST 2615M 15 AMP on-board charger that appears to be original equipment. I t
Sailing without a centerboard Eric at 2:15am 05.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1476 It will be about 4 weeks before I can have my O'Day 25 hauled out of the water to have the centerboa
Engine blower Don764 at 1:52am 05.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/865 I have an O'Day 272 with a Westerbeak 10Twoc diesel. No engine blower or vent lines were ever instal
Loose centerboard hanger bolts tgreen111 at 1:17am 05.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/872 I did a pre-launch inspection on my 1990 Mac 26S yesterday and found that the two centerboard hanger
H22 swim ladder Todd Bauer at 12:50am 05.05.05 Smaller Boats 11/1152 I have been trying to find a permanent mounted swim ladder for my '82 Hunter 22. I've checked all th
Driver's Ed. Richard at 12:50am 05.05.05 Big Boats 15/1106 Whew,I just made the jump from a H23 to a C'C 36. I had my first lesson in motoring yesterday. W
bilge vent covers Mike4116 at 12:18am 05.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1303 My 1980 28' OD has the white vinyl/rubber bilge blower vent covers where they exit the deck at the a
impeller patrick at 12:10am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1221 Does anyone have the part # for the raw water impeller on a universal m-25 5424?Thanks!
Add spinnaker blocks to 420 Persy at 12:06am 05.05.05 Big Boats 8/1486 I have an 01 420 that I would like to rig to fly a crusing spinnaker or drifter. In either case, I
Changing the Centerboard Line on an O'Day 20 Nancie - CT at 11:43pm 05.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1156 My 1978 O'Day 20 centerboard line is frayed, close to breaking and needs to be replaced. Can anyone
BVI Yacht Charters Bob at 11:07pm 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1481 Looking for comments and experiences with BYI Yacht Charters, Tortola. We have chartered there befor
Info on H22 Bow Pulpit Jon Turbeville at 11:00pm 05.04.05 Smaller Boats 0/1128 I have some info on replacement of the bow pulpit for an H22. Hunter Marine directed me to Topps ' Q
Perfecting - Heaving To Bob at 10:53pm 05.04.05 Ask All Sailors 17/3708 I believe that "heaving to" is one hell of a cool maneuver; however, I only applied this move on a s

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Stem/Keel Repair dlochner at 11:22am 02.23.21 That is kind of a major repair. The hull needs to be ground back to solid fiberglass. Ideally this s
76 years ago today, on an island DayDreamer41 at 11:10am 02.23.21 I installed a memorial wall at our church allowing for roughly 50 8x10 photographs and the backgroun
VHF antenna problem Mark Maulden at 11:08am 02.23.21 A little sleuthing seems to say this is for CB radios..27MHZ. Marine is in the 160Mhz area. SWR is
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning Don S/V ILLusion at 11:03am 02.23.21 My $ 0.02 is 8x20s all around will allow more flexibility and bigger is always better
Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle (2) rgranger at 11:01am 02.23.21 Twice I have had luck finding a cheap and decent trailer that had a really crappy boat sitting on it
Stem/Keel Repair rgranger at 10:54am 02.23.21 Uh... yeah... you got raw exposed cloth below the water line. Grind, fill, fair, barrier coat and
76 years ago today, on an island (1) rgranger at 10:50am 02.23.21 The deepwoods camping tribute photo...
VHF antenna problem Don S/V ILLusion at 10:35am 02.23.21 No. That won't check power output or VSWR. Ken Ken I think you are looking at the wrong thing - t
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 9:52am 02.23.21 mine are original, gray threaded 90 with barbed end. Had a spare that I gave to hunter 31 owner I b
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom Monterey385 at 9:47am 02.23.21
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification Scallywagger at 9:26am 02.23.21 Wow small world. I live next to St Andrews on the North Sea at Cupar..You might also know I owned Ca
Quick Cruising Poll Yachtosopher at 9:20am 02.23.21 Just so everyone knows, I gave odd answers because I have no idea who this person is and the only P
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification sail sfbay at 9:15am 02.23.21 Mine is a 2005 46..............which is the same design as the 460/466 with minor interior changes I
76 years ago today, on an island Justin_NSA at 9:14am 02.23.21 That is correct. Since the first flag raising is seldom ever mentioned I didn't think that it was n
Marking anchor rode Stu Jackson at 9:11am 02.23.21 Could someone please explain how marking every 25 feet actually helps? If you anchor in 20 feet, an
76 years ago today, on an island Brian D at 9:10am 02.23.21 That was actually the second flag that the Marines raised that day! Semper Fi Devil Dogs! That is
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification Scallywagger at 9:07am 02.23.21 Congratulations on your new Hunter 460!! Suggesting contacting Foss Rudders for your spade rudder
So Many Projects, Where to Start? Hardhead at 9:07am 02.23.21 First thing to tackle: Load cold beer in cooler. 2nd thing: Start at top of list. 3rd thing: co
Spring Clearance Auction Coming Soon Justin_NSA at 9:04am 02.23.21 just like eBay :)
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification sail sfbay at 9:01am 02.23.21 Congratulations on your new Hunter 460!! Suggesting contacting Foss Rudders for your spade rudder d

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