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Streamstay Furler Tom Madura at 11:30pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1200 Help! I have a Hunter 31 with a Hyde Streamstay headsail furler. I bought replacement split Delrin b
C-38 battery location Russ Duff at 10:52pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 2/1192 Currently I have a bank of two house batteries under the aft bench of the dinette, and a separate st
C-38 extra holding tank and extra water tank Russ Duff at 10:48pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 0/1083 Has anyone added another fresh water or holding tank to their boat to give added capacity. If so, w
tying off the tiller Dan Hier at 10:45pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 10/2062 Does anyone have any techniques for tying off the tiller while under sail I am not interested in pur
Diesel engine problems Rob Bach at 10:28pm 05.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/996 I have a terrible diesel problem. The Westerbeke in my 272 le will not start after a couple of yaer
Mainsail trim Timm Miller at 10:12pm 05.26.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1314 Don, I know you're busy sipping ice tea somewhere in your land yacht...but I have been wondering abo
tape removal Saildog5182 at 9:57pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1157 I messed up and left blue paint masking tape( the 3M good stuff) on too long. Can anyone recommend a
Getting to Block Island Tom Chastain at 8:43pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 9/1462 I am sailing to Block for the first time June 3, 04. Question is to go through the gut at Plum Isla
Roller Furler Ken Starnes at 3:00pm 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/901 Hi I'm in the market for a Roller Furler system and want to hear from you which system you think is
Brighter Moments John Dodge at 12:51pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1238 My wife and I just signed the paperwork for our new to us 1996 Catalina 36 tonight.we take off on S
Bottom paint allan at 12:41pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1708 How often should you paint your bottom? I understand that boats in warmer temperatures need paingin
h40.5 owners- any topping lift line fraying issues Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1016 My 1997 h40.5 has frayed the topping lift within a couple feet of the end of the line and the beginn
Changing back to roller reefing jib on Hunter 25 Chris Lydle at 11:26am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1474 I recently bought a 3-rd hand 1981 Hunter 25. Apparently a previous owner was an avid race, because
Boom Brakes Bob F at 9:24am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/975 I've been thinking about one of those boom brakes on my H376 (like Dutchman) that use friction to sl
3GM30 photos? R at 8:39am 05.26.04 Big Boats 15/1608 Anyone have some photos?or maybe even a dimensioned drawing of a 3GM30 or / and an exploded view.
Crew and Boat Exchanges jerrlaw at 8:05am 05.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1306 I own an exceptionally nice 1996 Oceanis 44 that is kept in the Caribbean. I have sailed from Trin
Changing the coolant on a Yanmar 2GM Kevin13713 at 7:23am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2239 I own a H320 and am changing the coolant for the first time. The existing coolant has about 100 hou
Water leak S. Hockey at 7:15am 05.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1114 I have a 1991 Cat30. Above the stove (port side) there is a light fixture and from one of the scre
Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30 Battery Charger opener at 6:37am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 0/4039 I have a Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30, 3 bank on board charger. I am having some problems and unfortunatel
storm sails ? Morrie at 5:18am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2037 Does anyone have measurements for a storm trisail and a storm jib (for the inner forestay) for the 3

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Hiya Alansails at 6:19pm 01.03.21 Enjoy Sailing the Finger Lakes, my wife and I grew up in Rochester and than Spencerport, Beautiful a
Replacing Hull Stripe Jerry Nevins at 6:16pm 01.03.21 Thanks everyone!
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket twalker H260 at 6:15pm 01.03.21 Trailer /bunk measurements are available at the site I meantioned earlier. In particular this page
Catalina 27 (1980) port cockpit locker Alansails at 6:14pm 01.03.21 Congrats on Your Choice, Keep us updated !
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket bmorr at 6:14pm 01.03.21 If you need more info I have a 26 hunter on its hunter trailer
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank kloudie1 at 6:13pm 01.03.21 Many boats of that era did not have fuel gauges and the H-34 did not have one from the factory.. Whe
Got a new sailing dinghy PaulK at 6:12pm 01.03.21 The seats are TEAK? Mine have been painted blue at least since my father went frostbiting in the '7
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 6:09pm 01.03.21 There are only so many times you can do reconditioning etc than you have as much in as you would in
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? eianm at 5:56pm 01.03.21 Terry- was intending to go to boat today , but have to delay- will post image asap- the earth point
Raymarine ST7000 auto pilot- integration with Raymarine Axiom question eianm at 5:54pm 01.03.21 Thanks guys- have emailed Ray- will advise on their reply
Tank Monitor Installations Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:52pm 01.03.21 If you look under "features" on the SCAD site Scad Tank Monitors you'll see that they offer an in
New Tender Captain Larry-DH at 5:26pm 01.03.21 Portland Pudgy Great concept, but not a desirable boat, IMHO. Downsides: Overweight, overpriced, p
The Sally Forth Saga begins [or continues] (1) Tink McTinkerson at 5:26pm 01.03.21 Thanks Brian! That is where I will post any 192 specific info. Meanwhile I am wondering which masth
Antifoul prop while boat in water Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18pm 01.03.21 There is a process that anti fouling paint paint is applied to a tie coat I think by Petit used on p
Antenna Wire Sovt at 5:17pm 01.03.21 Is there a AM/FM radio nearby?
Replacing Hull Stripe sailme88 at 5:09pm 01.03.21 You've received some great removing the stripe advice.. After the stripe is gone pay close attention
New Tender william24424 at 5:07pm 01.03.21 Portland Pudgy. Unsinkable, rows, sails, motors, acts as a lifeboat? Made in Maine. I have a Fatty K
Replacing Hull Stripe Barn-dog at 4:48pm 01.03.21 I re-taped my H34 with two-tone (blue/gray) tape of the same width, that I found at my West Marine s
Tank Monitor Installations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:40pm 01.03.21 Use an external sensor for the holding tank so any otherwise internal floats don't get crapped up :
Stanchion Talk Richard19068 at 4:29pm 01.03.21 When we do have to service our queens, they sometimes complain or punish us because our tools are

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