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main salon birth comfort lightning 460 at 8:39am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1021 Has anyone figured out how to make the birth in the main salon comfortable for a good nights sleep?
salon birth comfort lightning 460 at 8:36am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/801 Has anyone figured out how to make the birth in the main cabin comfortable?The private cabins all
Stupid Question of the day 3rd child at 8:23am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/848 Ok, I know the hunter 22 is just a cruiser but my friend has a Cal 25 and we like to match race each
tightening stays dkav at 7:46am 08.02.04 Day Sailers 1/1194 I am a new daysailor owner and my stays are loose. How do I tighten them. I thought I could just tur
What type of keel Don3086 at 7:31am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1334 I need to get some opinions on the keel. I was told to look for a boat with a lead bolt-on keel. I s
Guess I should have started here... Tim McCarty at 7:11am 08.02.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1231 Peggy, I have a Jabsco head, and though I know how you feel about Jabsco's, mine has never really gi
Attn: Peggy Hall...some basic questions... Tim McCarty at 7:01am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/875 I have a Jabsco Head on my boat, and, though I know how you feel about Jabsco's, it really has not g
Universal diesel 5411 parts Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 6:56am 08.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1453 I haven't bought the boat yet, but the surveyor said I need a new manifold, since exhaust was leakin
Compass Check Paul8753 at 6:54am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1371 With the motor running I checked my compass against my Garnin 72 GPSCompass --Garmin GPS 0-
O'day 37 iron keel marty1920 at 6:28am 08.02.04 Bigger Boats 1/2159 I've had a problem with corrosion occurring at the junction of the cast iron keel and the hull. The
Port Gasket L. Matin at 6:19am 08.02.04 Big Boats 2/880 I need new gaskets for the opening ports on my 87 45 Legend. Any ideas where I can purchase them?
1974 Oday 22 Boom Vang mike alexander at 6:00am 08.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2386 I just bought a 1974 oday 22, took it sailing the first time and figured I need to get a boom vang,
Replacing Rub Strip Rick Ellis at 5:57am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1138 I am replacing my rub strip on my O-day 25. (Just the section that is formed around the bow.) The re
"Charge" indicator Jim21895 at 5:52am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 Sometimes the "charge" indicator light comes on while motoring - not always and typically while at i
Water coming up centerboard pendant tube? Kevin 13837 at 5:50am 08.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/928 While sailing in our home waters of Resurrection Bay this past weekend, I noticed (for the second ti
Replace Thru-hulls? Randy K at 5:46am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1277 Our 1986 Catalina 22 has a plastic through-hull for draining the sink. The thru-hull appears to be i
New Jib or old Genoa? gop711 at 5:21am 08.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/932 My question is what would you sail with for club races, a new jib or an old Genoa.The races are us
new boat cost 22 ches at 5:15am 08.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/961 I have looked on multiple, multiple Catalina web sites and the Catalina Co. web site and see no pric
Leaking companion way hatch Ron Rubin at 5:10am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/887 My main companionway hatch (sliding) leaks. A small water drip appears to come out of the forward st
aft cabin leak Paul Bonnes at 5:07am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/941 Have aft cabin leakRain water collects on floor port side in front of seatTraced leak from under b

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feathering prop Oday 39 Davidasailor26 at 9:50am 02.03.21 Reverse on the FOF is not quite as good as the fixed was, but still plenty of power in my experience
Cargo Ship snaps in half shemandr at 9:38am 02.03.21 In the story about a USCG rescue off Chatham MA, The Finest Hours, there were 2 T-6 takers that brok
Help identifying passage 456 autohelm drive unit smokey73 at 9:27am 02.03.21 Pic? Whatever you're looking at we aren't
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Jackdaw at 8:56am 02.03.21 Rarely does a story with the topics 'couple', 'live-aboard', 'Caribbean' and 'smallest boat' end wel
Cargo Ship snaps in half Leeward Rail at 8:52am 02.03.21 It was a 40 year old ship. It would be great if they could examine the wreakage and see if the kee
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 8:47am 02.03.21 Here is another video ... not as dramatic but maybe harder to watch. VCpoCspNxxg
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 8:47am 02.03.21 It was a 40 year old ship. It would be great if they could examine the wreakage and see if the keel
Cargo Ship snaps in half Leeward Rail at 8:42am 02.03.21 interesting use of the radio. Understandable panic initially. saw a ship to starboard at the beginn
Hunter 49 Staysail tkwhalen at 8:15am 02.03.21 My 49 has the factory stay sail. Best times with it are in heavy air using it and a reefed main the
Davits and Solar Panels BobH57 at 7:57am 02.03.21 You're welcome. I thought I should mention that the actual dimensions of the Starboard for the jerry
Davits and Solar Panels islandhop at 7:12am 02.03.21 Many thanks Bob.
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 6:43am 02.03.21 How is the reverse with the FoF? I've gotten qoutes for FoF, Draglow. Daglow sell the FoF and the Fe
Anchor Locker 1979 Catalina 27 sail sfbay at 6:28am 02.03.21 Take a look at post #2 in the thread below for a suggestion on anchor and rode storage. https://fo
1984 Hunter 22 (1) sail sfbay at 6:23am 02.03.21 Are you referring to the hatch below? If so, look on the undersize to see if there are any manufact
466 rudder stock/post play Scallywagger at 6:05am 02.03.21 Wow!! That is nice and a lot like "Wings of Gold" My wife has always liked that colour. You've been
Sea Shanties Will Gilmore at 5:47am 02.03.21 Our Gilmore family song is 'The Old Dun Cow', which I learned from a cassette I'd ordered in high sc
466 rudder stock/post play (1) JamesG161 at 5:21am 02.03.21 Here is a 466 with "Cutter" rigging. furling for the Main Sail. Great looking boat! If you have a s
Sea Shanties Parsons at 5:13am 02.03.21 You could do worse things with an hour than watching David Coffin videos ... 49FWp7WLYKw
466 rudder stock/post play Scallywagger at 4:53am 02.03.21 Hello James. I have seen a few 466s with them but, not many. For a cutter rig I thought generally th
Limestone Park Luperon Bay Dominican Republic dlochner at 4:49am 02.03.21 Luperon is often used as a stop on the "thorny path" to the Caribbean, Bahamas to Turks and Caicos,

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