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Disappearing archived post henkmeuzelaar at 2:13pm 04.02.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1012 Phil,One of the HOW regulars told me he was unable to find my recent story on Rivendel's harrowing
Winch lubricant Bill18593 at 12:42pm 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1940 I've checked the archives and can't seem to find posts on what kind of lubricant to use when servici
Funkey Fin The Lousianna Purchase at 12:08pm 04.02.05 Big Boats 6/801 I had my H34 pulled to replace a prop and add a new zink. Can't afford a Bottom Job right now and I
Any tips on rebedding the traveler track ... Will Baker at 12:07pm 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1582 On an '85 25.5 with a moderate rain water leak coming from the track? Thanks...
Hot water from a Yanmar YSM-12 trent at 10:34am 04.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1188 Can any one tell me how to route the plumbing from the engine to the hot water heater it looks like
Change 3GMF Yanmar Diesel to 3YM30 Charlie L at 9:50am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/902 Does any one have any experience changing out a 3GMF Yanmar to a 3YM30. This is an increase of 10 H
Teak and Awlgrip Clear Debra B at 8:47am 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1967 OK several folks around here have been talking about the new "high tech" teak treatment applied by s
Telltales - Part 1 Don Guillette at 8:41am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1814 Mates: I have to do this in sections because the subject is too long for this format. It is probably
outhaul on 350 keevers at 8:28am 04.02.05 Big Boats 1/1299 Can anyone help with this? Do Catalina 350s have an internal or external outhaul system. I became cu
New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/969 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1536 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1052 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4785 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1565 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1292 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1185 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/1035 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2644 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago

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Hunter 456 and replacement compass jssailem at 12:01pm 03.28.21 Check out Ritchie Compasses. It would depend on the hardware you have on you boat. Ritchie makes a l
Bottom Paint jssailem at 11:56am 03.28.21 One of the best documents I read when dealing with blistering on my boat was this work by David Pasc
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Don S/V ILLusion at 11:52am 03.28.21 192141 @Terry Cox , just couldn't resist :biggrin: ! ! ! No hose visible on the boat, deck or doc
Painting around the trailer LloydB at 11:47am 03.28.21 Not rude at all. One of my favorite acronyms is KISS probably because its been forced on me so often
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 11:39am 03.28.21 Assuming that you plan to sail this boat in the upcoming season, I wouldn't sand the whole bottom th
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 03.28.21 Might give it a try just to see what happens.
Might be buying a Catalina 36 jssailem at 11:27am 03.28.21
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 11:23am 03.28.21 Buying an inexpensive boat is never cheap. If you choose the path you are like the guy who buys tha
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 11:15am 03.28.21 @Alternate Reality The other day I was thinking about your challenge. Seems you could get one of the
Great Lakes Navigation Tom J at 11:13am 03.28.21 Chartplotters can only show a small area on their screens, and, of course, they are excellent in sh
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. (3) 2weelz4me at 11:11am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. L
fog scares me! (1) Tom J at 10:52am 03.28.21 This is the kind of fog I enjoy. Fogged in for two days at Cuttyhunk Harbor in MA, with my sister a
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Whatfiero1 at 10:16am 03.28.21 It trailers well but u need to tow with a full sized pickup at least v8. There easy to raise mast
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Justin_NSA at 10:11am 03.28.21 It's a powersailer, so most important expense is the engine. Sails next. What steered you to an M?
Lifting Points (5) philiefay at 10:10am 03.28.21 Just wanted to give an update on lifting the H260 off the trailer. . Here in Tahoe the marinas don'
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Stu Jackson at 10:09am 03.28.21 Dock supplied, pressurized water is never a good idea in a boat. One of the reasons for this, in a
fog scares me! jon hansen at 10:08am 03.28.21 "enjoyable silence" which was then interrupted by the one long and two short blasts on your air hor
Great Lakes Navigation Stu Jackson at 10:02am 03.28.21 The reality is paper (waterproof or not) does not provide very good situational awareness compared
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post Don Lucas at 9:52am 03.28.21 They all do this. There was a thread about the 410 and this not long ago.
fog scares me! (2) TomY at 9:45am 03.28.21 I remember this sail in the fog. Our modest speed (3kt?) gave the illusion that we were in the middl

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