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oday -25 bulkhead Mike O'Shurak at 1:33am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/998 I have a problem with rotting and spliting of main bulkhead.What type of wood should replace the mai
Problem with circut breaker switch Don12380 at 1:20am 10.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/824 In my Hunter 34 I have a 15 amp AC circut breaker(on-off switch) on the control panel for the air co
Wind instrument suggestions? Dave at 1:04am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1002 My O'day 28 has an old non-working Moor Electronics apparent wind indicator instrument and sender un
rudders CIGANIN at 12:55am 10.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/921 Has anyone replaced their rudders/brackets on an X? I'm looking for price, location, time frame for
New Beneatue 57, new J54 or used Swan 56 (1995) ? zamibc at 12:24am 10.23.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1497 If you had to choose between used Swan 56 (1995) and a brand new Beneatue 57, or brand new Jeanneau
outboard idle speed Ben16737 at 11:22pm 10.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1326 I have an outboard question. My 5horse Nissan 2-stroke is idling very fast lately. I realize that
Launching a 235 David L at 4:40pm 10.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2555 Can a 235 be launched using a crane. Similar to a J-24.Thanks,David
Yanmar Fuel Filter Neil McDonald at 3:04pm 10.22.04 Big Boats 5/1577 Just coming to grips with fuel filtration for the Yanmar 3GM30F engine on my newly acquired Hunter 3
H26 Trailer Re-build Pat Adam at 2:08pm 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 5/1113 I recently completed the re-building project of my 1994 H26 trailer which I purchased as a boat/trai
Refrigerator in a 260? Greg A at 10:04am 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/1034 Has anyone replaced the cooler with a refrigerator in their 260? If so what size will fit and how is
Water Tank Photos are now online Steve Dion at 9:25am 10.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1085 I finished the repairs to the water tank on our H31. I have posted these photos in the photo forum.
Barnacles Michael Fegen at 9:19am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1333 We recently moved from fresh water to salt water and have encountered barnacles. Two questions:1.
New Hunter 33 Alan at 8:43am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/2462 I am curious as to why there are at least 26 200x Hunter 33 Owners, but only 1 review. Is it becaus
Tuning a fractional rig George Bush at 8:35am 10.22.04 Big Boats 10/2500 I know that this issue has come up many times but now I cannot find any of the material I had previo
broken mast ray at 7:20am 10.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/988 a friend was hauling his 1987 25' on trailer - struck tree and broke mast in half. . eeeiiiouhhh !
Blisters bill van at 5:47am 10.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/871 I just pulled by boat out of the water today and noticed that the bottom of the hull is covered in t
Bottom Paint DOESN'T belong on the deck topsides Sailadjuster at 5:13am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 13/3462 Being a DIYer, we sought a boat yard that allowed such undertaking.Did the bottom and touched up th
Standing Rigging Adjustment Quest at 5:13am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1234 I have a 1992 Hunter 28. I am looking for information on how to tune the standing rigging. Current
Testing holding tank Ken at 4:54am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/887 Other than the obvious, that is, seeing the leaking fluid in the tank area of the aft compartment, h
Construction weight for Pearson 323 Fred at 4:17am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1141 Hi all,What is the actual dry construction weight of a Pearson 323?What I am thinking here is the

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Spreader boots Drinky Crow at 9:40pm 02.12.21 But they're smooth, and rounded.
Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 8:54pm 02.12.21 Anyone see anything for Ineos to build on to make up for being down 0-2? Seems they're never faster,
Managing the Mal de Mer? Captain Larry-DH at 8:34pm 02.12.21 Surprised electric wrist bands not mentioned I mentioned Reliefband in post #26 above. I did fin
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Benny17441 at 8:28pm 02.12.21 The reason I recommended a 6HP engine over a 4HP is that for most manufacturers 4,5 and 6 HP are the
Saw this odd duck... rudyardkip at 8:07pm 02.12.21 I finally found my user name and password so I can now comment on this forum after several years sin
Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 7:50pm 02.12.21 Not much competition in race 1. One mistake in the pre-start and not enough boat speed to recover. I
PLB recommendations CarlN at 7:05pm 02.12.21 The AIS MOB is the biggest change in MOB to come along in my lifetime. In your relatively busy water
Managing the Mal de Mer? njlarry at 6:46pm 02.12.21 Good cures suggested from all above. Second ginger and Sturgen from UK. Surprised electric wrist ban
PLB recommendations PaulK at 6:45pm 02.12.21 Our club ran an exercise on San Francisco Bay where we actually had live crew go overboard and then
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 6:37pm 02.12.21 Interestingly my issues have been managed through alternative medicine, most of which was a diet cha
Spreader boots PaulK at 6:34pm 02.12.21 So slow. Who needs em'? I don't understand the first part of this statement. gary Dinky thinks t
Spreader boots garymalmgren at 5:51pm 02.12.21 So slow. Who needs em'? I don't understand the first part of this statement. gary
PLB recommendations JohnShannon at 5:43pm 02.12.21 They do different things, the PLB works anywhere in the world and notifies the local authorities.
2009 Hunter 33. Common weak points to look for during purchase Mike Oldak at 4:47pm 02.12.21 Look through all the posts in the Hunter mid-size boats.
How to Haul / Trailer Cruiser Boats long distances? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 4:08pm 02.12.21 Thanks everyone. Great help.
Auto helm Beneteau 381 Michael Davis at 3:58pm 02.12.21 Just looking at the picture, but not familiar with your boat, I want to say it looks like a key is m
2009 Hunter 33. Common weak points to look for during purchase Dave Groshong at 3:39pm 02.12.21 Here's a link to read 17 owner reviews: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?mid=75&model=3
PLB recommendations Captain Larry-DH at 3:29pm 02.12.21 Our club ran an exercise on San Francisco Bay where we actually had live crew go overboard and then
Spreader boots shemandr at 3:24pm 02.12.21 Ah, I would hope that leeward shrouds would be taught but that's not always the case. The leeward s
Spreader boots Justin_NSA at 3:18pm 02.12.21 If the jib on the boat is small enough that it does not come in contact with the spreader ends, the

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