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Teak Traveler Towers tim dranttel at 12:58am 05.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1213 I have an 86 C30TRBS with the mainsail traveler bridge across the companion way. One of the many th
Fresh Water System Question/Problem BCUSTER at 12:47am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/811 I am not clear on how the fresh water tanks are supposed to work. All three tanks are full, Water i
H36 Autopilot Ken Juul at 12:19am 05.09.05 Big Boats 1/992 Dockmate is having problems with his autopilot (ST4000) not tracking correctly. Dealer installed it
Air Conditioner H-30T, 88-94 NuNees at 12:12am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/750 I am planning to install an A/C unit in my 93 H30T.An archived post indicated that the A/C unit was
faucets bruce1309 at 10:39pm 05.08.05 Smaller Boats 9/1503 Both of my faucets (head and galley) leak at the pump handle. I also snapped the hose attachment on
Rhodes 18 info Tim R. at 10:25pm 05.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2046 Can anyone provide me with or point me to any information on a Rhodes 18? I understand it is still
Adding an organizer and clutches Kent13689 at 9:59pm 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/822 I have a 1989 Hunter 30 which I have owned since 1998. It has a four place organizer and four clutc
How many compartments Russ Payne at 9:37pm 05.08.05 Day Sailers 1/1123 Between the deck and the hull how many compartments are there and should they all drain water to the
replacing cartridge in head sink taps Ron at 9:33pm 05.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/903 I have a 1994 Cat320. The head sink faucettes started to drip causing the pump to run. I have the re
Leaky Ports on H28 Steve at 9:00pm 05.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1009 I have a 1992 H28 that has four opening cabin ports. A couple of them have a slow drip when it rain
H260 Bow Eye/Ubolt TrailerSailor at 6:23pm 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/846 Has anybody experienced problems with the bow eye/ubolt (where winch attaches) getting loose or work
Snow Damage to boat Bill at 4:55pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/952 I am looking for advice. Due to our terrfic amount of snow, the sliding hatch cover for the comapnio
Coastie cruising ex-admin at 2:21pm 05.08.05 Ask All Sailors 36/2652 Over the years, the role of the United States Coast Guard has changed. Now a part of the Department
Worked for me - may work for you!!! John G at 2:00pm 05.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/852 I took delivery of my new Hunter 33 (2004)last June and motor/sailed to my home port some 150 miles
Oday 25 saildrive leak: Caulk? Alan Johnson at 1:02pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1125 This question is applicalbe to anyone with an inboard. I have an Oday 25 with a rebuilt OMC sail dr
Oday 20 manual rpeddle at 12:47pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1085 I recently purchased a 76 O'day 20 and I'm interested in obtaining an owners manual. Any assistance
Sea Anchor Vrs Anchor Franklin at 12:42pm 05.08.05 Other Sailboats 6/842 I was wondering if anybody could tell me if there is a difference in ride on a sea anchor vrs. an an
Need new main halyard John at 12:39pm 05.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1271 My main halyard got jammed around itself on the winch that I had to cut it in order to bring down th
Replacing Plexiglass windows on ODay 272 cookiemonster at 12:33pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2140 We are looking at an O'DAY 27 that needs a bit of work (okay, quite a bit of work). One part needin
I hate this boat! WJ at 12:16pm 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1022 Well i love it but i hate to sail it.I am talking about a ol hunter 25'(cheribini) that draws four a

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Looking for a 260 WB John Marrone at 7:25pm 03.27.21 This Boat is the Concrete Ballast Hunter 260 that after seeking out advise from many of you, the ver
fog scares me! All U Get at 7:20pm 03.27.21 Some people don't need fog to make themselves appear foolish.
Mystery Mastic fullbore at 7:18pm 03.27.21 Keep sailing, relax.
Mast Support patrickfarley at 7:08pm 03.27.21 I just put the boat in Aqualand Marina today. Does anyone know the size pin is used on adjustment
fog scares me! CarlN at 6:52pm 03.27.21 Even in Maine almost no one uses fog signals these days. Too hard to hear over the engine noise. But
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead- DonEvans at 6:49pm 03.27.21 Louis, I had worked on the engine and fuel gauge panel located at the foot of the bulkhead/companion
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead- (1) DonEvans at 6:44pm 03.27.21 Here is the setup on my 40. Would this work for you as an alternative to bulkhead mounting. Although
Dinghy Security Tom J at 6:43pm 03.27.21 I do the usual, like lock the outboard to the transom, and use a plastic coated steel cable to lock
Dehumidifier Suggestions Ken Cross at 6:36pm 03.27.21 We have something similar. For a drain tube, I drilled a 1/8 hole in the reservoir at the bottom of
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... CarlN at 6:36pm 03.27.21 Try Dry Fast "firm" foam. Or a layer of Dry Fast "Medium" on top of a layer of closed cell (which is
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 (3) DonEvans at 6:34pm 03.27.21 Here are some better pics of the keel joint weeping. The location of the weeping corresponds direc
Mystery Mastic Tom J at 6:31pm 03.27.21 It may be something someone just smeared there when it was on the hard. Assuming none found inside,
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 6:27pm 03.27.21 so after some exploratory drilling with an 1/8" bit. to the beat of my knowledge the vertical portio
fog scares me! jssailem at 6:27pm 03.27.21 Tom, You are correct. In order for it to work you need it on, and you need to be at the wheel observ
Mystery Mastic Ken Cross at 6:24pm 03.27.21 It may be something someone just smeared there when it was on the hard. Assuming none found inside,
fog scares me! Tom J at 6:23pm 03.27.21
fog scares me! jssailem at 6:23pm 03.27.21 You know Will. It might be fun to occasionally randomly slip the words A$$ault w&apons... Ca99on fod
Dinghy Security justsomeguy at 6:01pm 03.27.21 Lock the outboard to the transom, take the engine cutoff key and disable the oars, i.e. take the pad
Mast Support patrickfarley at 5:57pm 03.27.21 Ok. Here is the problem. The boat was built in 1981. Now with the support in place the Shrouds(sid
Dinghy Security Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:39pm 03.27.21 I took a long chunk of shroud wire, stripped the core from some double braid, ran the wire through t

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