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In-mast or furling boom -- which is better? Jarrett P at 12:35am 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1262 Which do you think is preferable, in-mast or furling boom mainsail, and why? Two features apparent
Hose length and elbows. alan at 12:29am 05.08.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1212 Hi Peg, got the SeaLand 5 gal pump/dump plumbed in. Finally got past the idea of putting a 2" diame
Mast broken @ bottom/is 4" less OK? Pete at 12:27am 05.08.05 Smaller Boats 9/1005 The mast on my H22 is broken off approximately 4" from the bottom where it mounts to the attactment
Seeking Herreshoff Meadowlarks Geo8308 at 12:09am 05.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/992 Hi Everyone, I'm compiling a list of Herreshoff Meadowlarks and their location for the purpose of
Engine won't shut down.... Scott at 11:35pm 05.07.05 Big Boats 3/909 Hi I've had a intermittent problem with our 410 for a while. When you push the stop button the engi
Outbacker Perth Plus Capn D at 11:19pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2174 Just acquired a used Outbacker Perth Plus antenna for my H380 SSB setup...but, no installation manua
Merriman Pedestal Parts or Repair Greig18131 at 10:41pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1041 Fellow Sailors,My new-to-me 1985 Hunter 31 has a Merriman Pedestal. The portion of the pedestal "sh
Merriman Pedestal Parts/Repair Greig18131 at 10:32pm 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1255 Fellow Sailors, My new-to-me 1985 Hunter 31 has a Merriman Pedestal. The portion of the pedestal
Wtaer infiltation of keel Donald Chapman at 9:29pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/913 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 with a cast iron keel. On haul-out I noticed water seeping out of a samll
Suggestions for topping lift cleat dlemisch at 8:48pm 05.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1172 I recently purchased my first boat, a Catalina 27. Both the topping lift and the outhaul lines exit
Fixed Keel Hunter 22 Chris14566 at 5:24pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1252 Regarding the fixed keel hunter 22 (1984). On the cabin sole directly below the campionway steps th
Sloppy tiller/rudder Doug J at 2:27pm 05.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1220 I just bought a 1991 26S last night. Have not had it in the water yet, just going over the boat, ch
sink pump not working capnron at 11:57am 05.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2817 i recently bought a 1983 catalina 25 and filled the water supply but i can't seem to get either of t
Water heater bypass on newer Hunters Jay at 11:34am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1889 I guess this isn't "ask a Hunter owner", since I'm not asking anything, but here's some info others
furler rigging bruce at 11:31am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/864 Just rigged my new to me 1997 H26. It has a CDI roller furler and it seems slack. All shrouds are pr
Compression Test David at 11:00am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/795 In an attempt to track down the cause of the white smoke coming from our 3HM35F, we were asked to te
Why A Foot Pump For the Cooler Drain -Cat 30 Bob at 9:52am 05.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1261 I always wondered what that foot pump was for just below the drawers on the port side near the compa
No fuel gauge! any ideas? anybody added one? mgrawls at 9:52am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/884 our 1984 34 hunter doesn't have a fuel gauge. there doesn't seem to be anyway to check fuel quantity
Alberg 22 to Hawaii Calico_Jack at 9:37am 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/7698 Hey guys,I just bought an alberg 22 and was going to take the little beauty to Hawaii from Victoria
Alberg 22 to Hawaii Calico_Jack at 9:34am 05.07.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3505 Hey guys,I just bought an alberg 22 and was going to take the little beauty to Hawaii from Victoria

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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
Great Lakes Navigation quadrille38 at 5:05pm 03.27.21 You might want to investigate a membership in the Great Lakes Cruising Club. They publish harbor re
Precision closing down Kuwull at 4:49pm 03.27.21 There is a new owner who will continue making and selling parts, but no new boats. Spoke with him th
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Jackdaw at 4:42pm 03.27.21 Interestingly enough, the Ultimate 20 will plane at full throttle of the Torqeedo 1003 electric OB.

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