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Teak oil or polyurethane Russell637 at 11:38am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1175 I am a new Hunter 23 owner and new sailor. I want to refinish the wood in the cabin and v berth area
how much wind before taking down the 155? Tom B at 11:01am 06.25.04 Big Boats 3/1059 Greetings! I have learned tremendously from the forums here, but I'm still a newbie where big boats
Windlass installation - separate battery? Derek Rowell at 10:59am 06.25.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1047 I'm in the process of installing a Lofrans windlass on Destiny. I had intended to install a sealed
Propane Tank Problem Rob McClain at 10:32am 06.25.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1473 I am experiencing a frustration with the flow from my propane tank on my Hunter 340. The tank is fu
Moving a H37c Val at 9:46am 06.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1454
Jib and Genoa Sheets Bob15098 at 8:46am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/885 What is the path for jib and genoa sheets? We have a MacGregor 25'.Thanks for any help.Bob
How tight should the shaft nuts be jemberton at 8:07am 06.25.04 Other Sailboats 3/989 This spring, I discovered that the shaft nut and tighting nut were nearly off and leaking water. I t
Peggie; my sink fills when heeling (again) Harry at 7:24am 06.25.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1216 I don't know what happened, but only 1/2 of my original post was posted, so here goes again.The bow
Bow and Chainplate repair Wattie at 7:22am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1169 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 that recently had some damage to the bow. The dock lines broke and the boat
change to lewmar selftailing winch Hellmut at 7:16am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/962 Who has experience in changing from the lewmar 6 non selftailing winch toLewmar 14 selftailing winc
Spare parts Hellmut at 7:06am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/985 Where to buy spare-parts for my 26x like new forestay or keel lifting wire etc?
Where to get a hand crank for an Atomic 4? Paul4360 at 6:55am 06.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/2563 Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I might find a hand crank to fit an Atomic 4?
Outboard protection d7110 at 5:10am 06.25.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1134 I use an outboard to power my sailboat. I'm concerned about theives taking the motor when the boat
Compnaionway entry cracks Rico at 5:00am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/936 I am considering purchasing a 1981 25'. One of the boasts has signficant cracks about 4" down both s
Catalina 25 sailhappy1 at 4:59am 06.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/933 What is the best year of the 25 foot catalina. They look so similar. I looked at a 1977 and a 1985
Advice on purchasing a 1981 25' Rico at 4:54am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/811 There are two 1981 25' in my area for sale. Does anybody have any advise as to what to specifically
Asymetrical setup andy19153 at 4:16am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I am setting up an asymetrical spinnaker and want to be sure I have run the sheets correctly. Do th
OB motor size? brand? ODazed at 4:14am 06.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1196 Portsmouth NH has some of the fastest tide current in the world. I have to plan when to enter the h
heaving to quietpriority at 3:48am 06.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1076 For you H37C folks: have any of you found an effective way to heave to? I have not needed to in 5 se
Oday 27 architectural plans Curro at 3:03am 06.25.04 Bigger Boats 0/1154 Friends,Recently in a copy of the 1976 Oday 27 brochyre I saw that it was possible to get a copy o

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A blue water C22? Leeward Rail at 8:22am 01.07.21 I know plenty of people that almost laugh when I say we have 5 who overnight often on our little 22
Stern Tube Hose alvy at 8:20am 01.07.21 Justin NSA Thanks for sending the article . Actually I have read it before and I was going to look i
Upgrading line clutches H34 Ron20324 at 8:15am 01.07.21 ...Very nice write up. Thanks.... Now, about that bent stanchion....
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 8:07am 01.07.21 Re-read the original post. He has the end of each reef line attached to an eye strap on the far sid
A blue water C22? LakeShark at 7:27am 01.07.21 It is interesting when you compare the size of a typical boat today vs when I started sailing in th
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 7:27am 01.07.21 It should work providing you have enough line to work. Looking at the knot it is shown as a button
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? LakeShark at 7:21am 01.07.21 Thanks for all the input. I had also asked this on the racing forum but the post and all replies se
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 7:08am 01.07.21 John, my next attempt will be with the Brian Toss version with the sunk ends. I found these instru
Upgrading line clutches H34 Artey1 at 7:07am 01.07.21 I really like garhuser because you can keep adding to it without having to install bunch separate u
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Ted at 7:04am 01.07.21 That's certainly one. Another is that your diagram shows the clew is basically being pulled aftward
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 6:59am 01.07.21 Having the knot rock hard seems to be a key with that shackle functioning. That may be important f
A blue water C22? (1) Leeward Rail at 6:55am 01.07.21 What a sailor indeed, but also much more. It is profoundly humbling just to know men like him exis
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) Benny17441 at 6:47am 01.07.21 Raise compression. Hard starting is a result of the engine not building adequate compression to r
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 6:47am 01.07.21 My cat is glad I am working from home these days, but he sure makes it hard to work on my laptop!
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) John T1594 at 6:20am 01.07.21 Black smoke (unburned fuel) at WOT can also be a fouled propeller or one that is the wrong one for y
New tool :) (1) Justin_NSA at 6:17am 01.07.21 Remember the Green Monster? It was powered by a J79 :yikes:
How to Service Furlex jib furler? John T1594 at 6:13am 01.07.21 If you do a full maintenance on the lower furler drum try to do it while the boat is out of the wate
Weight at the forward of the Legend 37.5 sail sfbay at 5:57am 01.07.21 Feel free to send me a PM.
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 5:56am 01.07.21 The only concern that I can come up with is - might there be a situation where the boom would be in
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) mermike at 5:54am 01.07.21 I'll add my recommendation to Syclone's. My 3GM30F was really hard to start until I redid the starti

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