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Smell only in cool weather? (Fall,Spring) Bill Culbertson at 6:22am 01.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1227 We use KO in our head. I've noticed that through the summer we have no odor assuming I keep up with
Thinking of moving up.... Aven W at 6:18am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/741 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 I'm thinking of selling.... Want to move up to a slightly larger boat(26 m
Sailboat partnership agreements John Greene at 6:11am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1590 I am considering selling a partnership interest in my sailboat. I am looking for advice, suggestion
Cleaning teak cabin sole Steve P at 5:28am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 20/5582 I have a Contest sailboat whose interior cabin sole is about 1" thick solid tongue and groove teak b
Insect dirt / stains on sails Tim H11493 at 5:23am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2671 I have a 2003 Hunter 260. Over the past two years, I have noted several small stains developing on
Back-winded main George Bush at 4:44am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1086 I have a 7/8 fractional rig on my 1989 Hunter Legend 375. My present genoa is 150%. What I am findin
Akite Sail Area Alan at 4:41am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/999 Is there a formula to roughly calculate the sail area of my asymetrical racing spinnaker? The IRC ra
'UV Protected Cloth' Doyle Sails F210 Wm. Doug McCance at 4:32am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1008 Hello:My Beneteau First 210 (1996)#106 original sails are Doyle Sails (Genoa 1115403 P/N 08091210
Sail life, Bill Colombo Ray McC arthy at 4:15am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1091 Bill, I own a Beneteau 321 which we purchased new in Oct, 1997. We put the boat up for charter last
Replacing bolt rope Paul Zetlmaier at 4:11am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1121 I want to replace the rope with slugs. Is this a do it yourself project?The main has a few more se
Arch Speaker Pod David Dick at 4:08am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1401 Does anyone know where to get those new arch mounted speaker pod's with a light (for the Stainless a
foam luff Thane22692 at 4:04am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1846 In 2004 we sold our Hunter 310 and bought the new Catalina 387 with friends; which reintroduced me t
Honda 2hp clutch prop vs Yamaha 2.5hp Malcolm Young at 3:32am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 3/5558 I posted this to the wrong forum at first. Trying again.I am thinking about getting a new outboard
Bottom Paint Ken at 3:32am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1066 What's my best choice for use in fresh water? I currently have ablative. I don't know what brand. I
Heartland of America Cruise - 2005 tgrass462 at 3:31am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/636 This is an OFFICIAL invitation for any interested Hunter owner join Tracy and me on Grasshopper II t
She ain't Heavy Capt'n Mack at 3:04am 01.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/950 Do you know the Tonnage of a Catalina 27 with inboard Engine, and tonnage of Catalina 22 with outboa
Thetford a good idea? Harvey at 3:02am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/954 The idea of putting a high end Porti Potti in wher I can still ustilize the pump out at my marina is
Seaforth 24 John at 2:50am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/4517 I have a Seaforth 24 coastal cruiser I recieved as a gift. I do not know much about it, I cannot see
Shaft Conversion Tim at 2:40am 01.17.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1096 Hi,I need to replace my shaft and a local prop shop (Accutech in N. Hampton, NH) has advised me to
Racing sails vs Crusing sails? Chris at 2:37am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3789 Apart from the obvious difference in materials, are there other things that make racing sails differ

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Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Justin_NSA at 8:40am 01.24.21 We went skiing in Innsbruck one Christmas. Met up with some very nice people from "down under". Is w
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) capta at 8:37am 01.24.21 Been very close to a year since the sails have been up. A pretty tough and unpleasant year, though m
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Justin_NSA at 8:37am 01.24.21 It's a great price if it's in good shape. Otherwise you may be back at square one with an engine tha
Introduction and salt water trailer question Rick Webb at 8:34am 01.24.21 Talk to these guys: http://sailtrailers.com Kinda on the way if you go that way. They might even t
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Terry Cox at 8:34am 01.24.21 Hi Ken, just got back from a week on the water. A bit chilly out there. Sorry, no pictures to share,
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 8:32am 01.24.21 Here's a link to an earlier thread. Same question, same answer. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/p
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 8:31am 01.24.21 Ok well, I've basically going back and forth with the guy, story goes, he got it with a bunch of oth
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Justin_NSA at 8:27am 01.24.21 These are just my opinions. I've swapped a few car engines but never a boat. I even rebuild the dies
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? kloudie1 at 8:24am 01.24.21 Check that the GMD has a heat exchanger on it for "fresh water cooling" .. Kind of confusing in your
Delrin Sheaves Terry Cox at 8:24am 01.24.21 Very nice inventive solution. Although the aluminum sheaves appear to have rounded bottoms, perhaps
Delrin Sheaves dLj at 8:21am 01.24.21 One of my little projects for the winter was to make new sheaves for my masthead which I hope will
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 8:19am 01.24.21 The person selling doesn't know how many hours, I basically have little to go off other than the fac
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Justin_NSA at 8:02am 01.24.21 Motor mount alignment and transmission mating would be my guess. Probably less work than a rebuild i
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 7:44am 01.24.21 Tie down winch handle on trailer stand as I have seen locking mechanism come loose. The one on trai
Hunter OEM Solar panel set up Windpilot at 7:43am 01.24.21 Hi Don, I traced all the wiring because I replaced it with a bigger panel, heavier wiring and now ha
Delrin Sheaves jon hansen at 7:23am 01.24.21 YES! well done sir thanks for sharing
WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? MikeHoncho at 7:19am 01.24.21 When I ordered my Lewmar 40STs on bogo with WM they charged me full price for one, sent it then I wa
Delrin Sheaves Kings Gambit at 7:13am 01.24.21 Depends on the Delrin some is UV stable. https://www.boedeker.com/Product/DELRIN-527-ACETAL OK. I
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 (1) Pizzazz at 7:11am 01.24.21 I calculated average nmpg for my Hunter 31, 2GM20F engine. This was in calm water in the marina. I u
How to make your mask fit better kappykaplan at 7:10am 01.24.21 Tks! :thumbup:

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