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Hurricane Ivan Mike16177 at 11:11pm 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1040 This is my marina afterwards.
Gelcoat repair Ron2533 at 11:02pm 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1080 We were lucky to just get kissed by recent storms, but did get some minor abrasion damage that needs
Florida winter 2004/5 To go or not go? Sailadjuster at 10:40pm 09.19.04 Ask All Sailors 27/1650 --to Florida this year?Comments on wintering in Florida after all the hurricane damage and after IC
240 Rig tuning and mast foot/step Andrew K. at 6:15pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1028 Hi guys,I have been searching through the archives and found some great stuff on tuning the B'R rig
limited dick roy at 3:27pm 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/759 i have a 78 30ft catalina that has a name in metal that say`s "limited" on both sides of the boat ne
h23.5 ventilation ed allen at 1:35pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/997 hi hunter sailors,lately i've been trying to figure out an effective way to improve ventilation on
Honda 8 Outboard tommyg at 1:28pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 5/1068 We are considering the purchase of a Honda 8 "Classic" 4 stroke outboard for our '89 Cat 22. It is
swaying autopilot Mict at 12:00pm 09.19.04 Big Boats 2/911 I have a 1984 H34 with a Raymarine St4000 autopilot without rudder feedback. Results with the autop
engine overheating jim22335 at 11:55am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/811 I recently posted a description of my recent problems with my Yanmar 3gm30f overheating. I went to t
28.5 assymetrical tack Jim21895 at 11:43am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1080 I have been trying to figure out how to rig a asymetrical spinnaker tack on our boat. We have rolle
Racing the Hunter 260 Dan C. at 11:31am 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 6/1328 I purchased a Hunter 260 this past spring and on Saturday Sept 18th I had a chance to race it. The
closed cell or regular cockpit cushions Paul8821 at 11:20am 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1642 We just put a deposit on a new 350 and are debating between the closed cell and standard cushions. W
How to drain antifreeze Ken Palmer at 11:08am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1041 This is my first full season with my 33.5 and a 2GM20F engine. I want to change the antifreeze, but
Temp Guage for Hunter 336 Yanmar 3gm30f Mickey Galper at 11:03am 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1814 I have a 1995 Hunter 336 with a Yanmar 3gm30f with the warning buzzer. I would like to add a temp ga
engine instruments fog up Ron at 10:54am 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/802 The engine instruments fog up, after the boat has been running for a few minutes. Also, every so of
35' Dufour Classic Droop at 10:45am 09.19.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1225 Has anyone ever sailed a 35' Dufour Classic. What did you like? What did you dislike?Thanks Jim
Neutral Rudder on H260 Calvin266 at 10:39am 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 0/690 This Saturday I had a friend on board who has a great deal of sailing experience. I wanted him to ev
Question about Beckson port openings Droop at 10:37am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 The the ports in the main saloon are make by Beckson. Does anyone know what model they are? I thin
If you have to ask, you can't afford it? SailboatOwners.com at 10:36am 09.19.04 Ask All Sailors 53/2920 You know about sail area/displacement ratios, displacement/length ratios, beam/length ratios, ballas
Head Bubbles Back Into Bowl FREDD at 9:27am 09.19.04 Big Boats 5/776 The head on my 35.5 was working fine until I had the pumpout station do a freshwater backflush at t

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Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. shemandr at 5:28am 08.13.20 Soundings magazine, which I just got, has an article about Covid and the Maine Coast crowds. I have
H-34 Manual Fuel Check RoyS at 5:28am 08.13.20 :plus:To keeping tank filled. Should you run into serious chop you may pick up air with a near empty
Hunter 290 with no arch Art12050 at 5:28am 08.13.20
replacing cdi halyard kjdoyle1 at 5:28am 08.13.20 So to replace, do you have to use the halyard with the ferrule from CDI or can you use regular line
HANK ON FRUSTRATION shemandr at 5:27am 08.13.20 When I had the Ranger 29 the sails were hanked on. My wife sewed a bag with instructions from Sailr
Corroded aluminum tank replacement RoyS at 5:18am 08.13.20 There must be a coating that you can apply inside with a roller that will seal the tank. The tank is
Coolant Recommendation? Maine Sail at 4:50am 08.13.20 Our engine came from the factory with the original Dex-Cool formulation. It was HORRIBLE.... Dex-Coo
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 4:32am 08.13.20 Thanks for the info,it sounds interesting & i'll try to find them online ! Did you have to do a lot
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Herb Parsons at 4:22am 08.13.20 I didn't see much written about bags. We have 3 sails on our 25, a 150, 110, and a small storm sail.
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. sailme88 at 4:08am 08.13.20 Things are a bit crowded down here in Casco Bay as well. A whole slew of Cayman Island boats.
Hello, new 37C owner here Tugslife at 3:36am 08.13.20
New 37C owner Tugslife at 2:58am 08.13.20
Hunter cockpit light /speaker bar Slipin Away at 2:43am 08.13.20 Are you looking for the white plastic mounting board or speakers and light. Make your own out of s
Finally kappykaplan at 2:10am 08.13.20 Congratulations! Nice photo. :beer:
Propane tank questions NYSail at 1:29am 08.13.20 I have 2 10 lb tanks with force 10 oven/stove. Wife cooks every night (been living on boat this summ
Coolant Recommendation? NYSail at 1:19am 08.13.20 I used shell rotella elc at the recommendation of yanmar mechanic in Newport (mike the mechanic). Fl
Weather forecast and the JdF forbin at 10:33pm 08.12.20 Check both the tide and winds carefully, you do not want to be in the middle of the fracas when th
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof chasfrank at 10:16pm 08.12.20 When I did my PY23, bought some stuff from DLT upholstery called hull liner, attached it with the 3m
Reefing Help Ken13559 at 9:59pm 08.12.20 I usually ease off the mainsheet so that the Mains would flutter into iron. Easier to reef or raise
Arch for Hunter 40 Legend Himilou at 9:08pm 08.12.20 Well its definitely not a structural drawing! It would certainly not just be two line thin pieces of

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