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WalkThrough On The New 41 George Lamb at 11:35pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 3/804 My wife and spent about an hour on a new Hunter 41 this weekend. We were thinking about trading in o
o'day 15 rigging William D. Stevens at 11:24pm 04.04.04 Day Sailers 1/1719 I recently purchased an O'Day 15 sailboat. I am in need of an owners manual. How do I acquire a ma
Caulking Dan Ulrich at 11:13pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 10/883 I seem to remember ancient posts regarding caulking the deck/hull joint on Hunter 23's. I cannot rem
Diesel odor Bill lowe at 10:42pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1116 Following advice I got from this forum (thanks all), I changed the fuel filter on my Perkins engine
External furling for mainsail Jim at 10:39pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 8/981 I am looking at a 1983 Hunter 34. It is equipped with an add-on furling system that bolts to the mas
Brown water marks in cabin Jeff at 10:27pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1215 This weekend I uncovered the boat to find brown water marks on the cabin walls. They are either com
Illegal Head! Eric B at 10:01pm 04.04.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1463 I need to convert my "Illegal" head on a 1977 Catalina C-27, hull # 3516. Is there a kit available o
Black spots... Mark at 9:49pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1087 Can anyone suggest a product that would remove blacking or black spots from my anti-skid deck. I'd
ssb Monty K. VanderMay at 7:30pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 1/892 Hello all, I have a 97 430 and am adding a SGC SSB. I can see where the panel can be mounted in the
Where to install a Jack line, and what to use? D E Brown at 7:20pm 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2381 Were planning on more evening and night sailing in this coming year,not to mention,more rough weathe
Boat insurance blues ex-admin at 3:47pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 96/3858 The sailing press has been filled with stories of problems with boat insurance in recent months. T
Drive train mystery solved O_Salt at 2:19pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1113 Last July my brother and I bought a Beneteau First 345 1984 with an Yanmar 2GM engine. The boat dev
Recommissioning after 2 years, & fresh to salt h2o Joe E. at 2:09pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/995 Hello collective,I have a 2001 Hunter 320. Due to drought in Kansas and a job change it's been in
Fuel lines and battery cables Joseph Washburn at 2:07pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/1489 I have a 1988 C-22. It is equipped with a fuel locker on the port side of the cockpit. The battery
Sail Furlers Jim I. at 1:43pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/911 I need to replace the CDI flexible Furler on my 1984 Catalina 22. Any suggestions? Looking for somet
turnbuckle father Mark at 1:34pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/725 I was putting the mast up on my h-23 the other day and broke off the screw that hold the port shroud
autoprop vs std prop weights chuckwayne at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1162 Someone asked the question a while ago.....The standard (optional!) 16" 3 blade on our 356 weighs 9l
We be sailing in Seattle now Scott Wilson at 1:28pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/803 Saturday was beautiful and the wind even picked up in the afternoon. Scott
C.N.G.GAS DON MANTLE at 1:17pm 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/811 I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY CNG TO PROPANE .HAS ANYBODY DONE THIS,AND IF SO WHERE DID YOU PUT THE TANK
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 1:14pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1013 I need new fenders (have none now). Our Hunter 25.5 will be slipped in a protected marina on an inl

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Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? kloudie1 at 7:55am 07.13.20 My old (and fine guy) Thermodynamics Professor would have let the boxes equalize in an inside locati
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane Ben4195 at 7:54am 07.13.20 I had my H5 prop serviced by Bruntons a few years ago. Cost $600 like you said, but it was (and sti
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? dlochner at 7:54am 07.13.20 Talk to the engine manufacturers, especially Beta Marine. If the engine is over sized it will not ru
tricolour Trip switch dlochner at 7:51am 07.13.20 Chafed wire in the mast from the wire slapping around. Turn the light on and it shorts out.
Sails - Open Discussion PMK at 7:50am 07.13.20 I'm on my 3rd season with a 3Di NoDac 106% jib from North. It has great shape and is still looking
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? Tally Ho at 7:46am 07.13.20
Portlight in hunter 26 ChrisLee at 7:41am 07.13.20 If I remember right it was inside to outside, but a good way to know is if you manage to tap it out
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Will Gilmore at 7:30am 07.13.20 Okay, the wingtip (or sail) vortex makes me wonder if anyone has tried a small winglet at the top o
tricolour Trip switch jssailem at 7:29am 07.13.20 If it trips you have a resistance (HEAT) building up in the wire. Check the easy stuff first. All o
Raymarine Speed Transducer Blanking Plug sail sfbay at 7:24am 07.13.20 That response came from your local Milford, NH Airmar sales office.
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? jssailem at 7:22am 07.13.20 Sounds like a scientific article for MAD magazine.
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? sail sfbay at 7:22am 07.13.20 The attached Practical Sailor article talks about the engine hp from early O'Day 30's of 12 hp and t
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? Pirate Dave at 7:19am 07.13.20 And finally, a two nights per week or 10 days/nights per month limit on overnight use of the boat in
screw lose Justin_NSA at 7:14am 07.13.20 Yep. It looks like the fasteners are in tension. If they aren't machine screws with nuts and backing
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? Ron20324 at 7:14am 07.13.20 I doubt if anyone else remembers this other then me, but in the 70s when I was in my conversion van
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? jssailem at 7:12am 07.13.20 Dave. I can decipher the cryogenic technology, but for us looking to find a quick technique to bette
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? Justin_NSA at 7:07am 07.13.20 Practical Sailor has an O'day 30 review that includes your engine and how it's mounted. Worth a read
screw lose Revv up at 7:06am 07.13.20
Seattle Yachts International Acquires Tartan Yachts And Legacy Yachts - April 02, 2020 jviss at 7:06am 07.13.20 read the article, not a fan of phil friedman, not even a little bit. was there when he was pres of
Raymarine Speed Transducer Blanking Plug jviss at 7:05am 07.13.20 According to Airmar you will need a part number to determine what model you need. To locate the pa

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