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1978 oday jense owner's manual/instrument panel captainblood at 3:10am 04.20.05 Bigger Boats 1/1286 I would like to find an owner's manual for this boat. And where on the web can I find a diagram of t
Mission Bay, San Diego Trip. DRHartzell13448 at 2:26am 04.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/732 Well, it is the time of year that we have our most enjoyable annual adventure.On Thursday, May 12
Hood Furlers Scott at 1:53am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1067 Anyone have experience with the Hood 707 SL furler? I was offered a good price to upgrade at a boat
Navionics compact flash charts Russ2571 at 1:39am 04.20.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1089 We have a Raymarine 435i GPS and want to buy a Navionics XL/XL3/Gold Lake Michigan compact flash cha
Barient 17 2-speed Self Tailing Tool Kevin Bladsacker at 1:23am 04.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2009 Need to service the winches, but the PO didn't have the tool to disassemble the thing. Anybody have
Putting in a marine head, need plumbing help. alan at 1:17am 04.20.05 Smaller Boats 1/855 Just bought the 5 gal Sea-Land porta-pottie that can be configured to "pump" or "dump". I need to k
H260 Stern Light Short BobSail at 1:15am 04.20.05 Smaller Boats 1/834 Has anyone experienced a short in the stern light wiring? I suspect it may be inside the stern stanc
Anchoring when single-handing Alex20529 at 1:05am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1744 I like to single-hand my Catalina 30. One thing I haven't done yet when single-handing is anchoring
How much effort to adjust traveler? Ed Ryan7037 at 12:41am 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1123 Brion - I have an O'Day 35 with a traveler that's curved to match the arc of the coach roof. With n
Towed my H-26 550 miles -- lessons learned Dave C20469 at 12:23am 04.20.05 Smaller Boats 11/1099 Decided to finally move the boat from MN to MI last weekend... One burnt bearing, one nearly shatter
Bobstay Wire Or Rod? worksucks at 12:08am 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1820 Currently the bobstay is rod, when replacement time comes should I go with wire or rod?
Stern tube wear Carl at 11:51pm 04.19.05 Big Boats 2/828 I pulled the hose that mounts the stuffing box to the stern tube on my 1987 h40 and discovered signi
Got my charts.....thanks Robert9885 at 11:48pm 04.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1478 Don, I received my charts and wanted to say thanks. I put the book back in the mail. The charts wi
50 amp dock side connection BCUSTER at 11:24pm 04.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/888 I have a H410 with shore power electrical inlet for general AC (battery charger, hot water, refriger
Separate Shower Sump on a 30'...Is It Worth It? Bob at 11:05pm 04.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/2931 Now that we are spending more weekends aboard, I was giving careful consideration to installing a se
Transom construction Sine Nomine at 10:30pm 04.19.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1272 Does anyone have knowledge of the construction of older Hunter transoms. My inboard engine is no lo
standing rigging/when to replace Ken at 7:52pm 04.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/892 Brion, we sail a 1994 catalina 270 which was fresh water based for nine years and is now wet slipped
351 designed by whom? Stephen Mc Taggart at 6:26pm 04.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1080 Could someone please enlighten me as to the designer of the 351 ,was it Mr Farr?
Inexpensive tenders? Wanderer138 at 4:55pm 04.19.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2729 I think a small rowing tender (possibly with a simple sailing rig) would be the coolest thing for po
Inexpensive tenders? Wanderer138 at 4:55pm 04.19.05 Smaller Boats 0/661 I think a small rowing tender (possibly with a simple sailing rig) would be the coolest thing for po

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lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 lovelytsquared at 12:13pm 02.19.21 @lovelytsquared - John and Amanda Neil's web site above has an excellent introduction page. Betwee
dried up lake bed/ rover II jssailem at 12:12pm 02.19.21 know that the purpose of this space mission is to find life in outer space. Some might wonder if th
Bottom Paint Sanding jssailem at 12:09pm 02.19.21 Welcome to the forum @Goddard You are right about dust and sanding. The yards require no that you
dried up lake bed/ rover II (1) Sailavie1 at 12:08pm 02.19.21 190534
2009 Hunter 33. Common weak points to look for during purchase Juice6576 at 12:02pm 02.19.21 We traded in our 2011 H33 (which we regret) for a Marlow Hunter 37. The marina sold the boat almost
Bottom Paint Sanding Goddard at 11:59am 02.19.21 From what I understand you want to sand an object without making dust. Anyway no matter how hard you
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Justin_NSA at 11:57am 02.19.21 I got in touch with the real CG this morning and (with a 15 minute wait,) got on with a VERY helpfu
Wrong Control Lever for 29.5? sail sfbay at 11:44am 02.19.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Shifting from forward to reverse will be awkward so I would
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:27am 02.19.21 Forget the drum and guard. Move your fairlead for the furling line down, it is too high. (Unless t
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 02.19.21 @Ralph Johnstone What underwater bedding compound do you suggest for installing thru hulls and seal
Widgeon Hatch Covers, Attachment sail sfbay at 10:40am 02.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! A photo of your hatch and a little more description of what kind of cover, e
Broken Seacock Handle Ward H at 10:33am 02.19.21 @Ralph Johnstone What underwater bedding compound do you suggest for installing thru hulls and sea
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short jssailem at 10:30am 02.19.21 Picture please. There are so many different designs. On mine the screws are easily accessed from abo
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 gunsiray at 10:30am 02.19.21 Thank you Bob. I can see that there is a place for the stay on the mast, at the second spreader. But
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? (1) jssailem at 10:28am 02.19.21 The older manual version of the profurler had a line guard similar to that. The line would ride up a
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 bob_pattison at 10:22am 02.19.21 We have built staysl's for the 461's...you'll need the anchor bulkhead mount from Beneteau, a quick
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 02.19.21 Been doing it that way for 25 years and have never had a leak.:p Of course it would never leak.
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 10:14am 02.19.21 Someone on one of these boards has the signature, "If you own a boat, you'll never be out of work".
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? jssailem at 10:08am 02.19.21 Not sure but you may have some adjustment by screws holding the metal guides in place. Look beneath
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? dmax at 10:06am 02.19.21 I would try to bend it back a little bit so it doesn't rub - shouldn't be a problem.

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