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Hunter 170 Tim Hayes at 5:30am 04.07.04 Day Sailers 4/1847 Hello All,I just wanted to get your general feelings about the 170. I currently own a Hunter 23 an
Mast Light problems on H240 :{ Daniel at 4:54am 04.07.04 Smaller Boats 6/3556 Hello,Was taking the tarp off my H240 yesterday and saw that the mast light was hinging by the ele
Catalina 28 table Bob at 4:26am 04.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1114 Has anyone out there put together a smaller table for their Catalina 28? If so, how did you do it?
Mercedez of Sailboats Mark at 4:20am 04.07.04 Ask All Sailors 46/2771 I'm new at the coastal cruiser size sailboats. Is there a brand of production sailboat that is cons
Running Rigging Art at 3:54am 04.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1139 I am looking to replace all my running rigging on my 1993 36' Catalina. does anyone have the lenght
Points of sail terminology and sail trim Rick Macdonald at 3:27am 04.07.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/2727 Don - after two seasons of sailing I've come to realize that there are some basic questions I can't
Hunter 33.5 (1988) - Main Salon Berthing Don S at 3:16am 04.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1349 Has anyone converted to table area in the Main Salon to a double berth? I know later models already
Use of centerboard... Darren Mayes at 12:52am 04.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1128 While I know the proper use of the centerboard while sailing...Can anyone offer advice on its use
topping lift dave19301 at 12:08am 04.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1091 i currently have a topping lift in place from the top of the mast but noticed most of the other boat
Boat loan and deeded boat slip tax deductions Chip Chalker at 8:58pm 04.06.04 Ask All Sailors 9/4664 I am familiar with the usual requirements for tax deductions on boats. However, I have never heard
Need a good east coast cruising guide Ma. to Vi Richard Marble at 7:34pm 04.06.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1037
Reseal windows JP at 4:12pm 04.06.04 Smaller Boats 5/1174 1987 26.5 We need to reseal the portholes this year and I have no idea whether the black stuff und
cabin top bug screen wildbill1012000 at 3:44pm 04.06.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1770 ok,so where do we get a screen setup for the pop top cabin top when its raised,would bne nice to ke
Replacement Outboard Stephen Fierro at 2:28pm 04.06.04 Smaller Boats 10/1163 I recently purchased my first boat a 1974 Hunter 25. An old beat up outboard came with it. The cost
Mast Boot From Hunter Rock at 2:09pm 04.06.04 Smaller Boats 0/897 I am about to tak edelivery of new boat and pursued dialogue with the dealer on this. Low and behol
catalina Helmseat Ted Mendes at 1:33pm 04.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1093 Has anyone experience with sailing with the Catalina Helmseat ?
Is my rig too loose Nathan Greenland at 1:07pm 04.06.04 Smaller Boats 6/1281 I am not sure how tight to adjust my shrouds on my Catalina 22. I don't have a tension gauge. I am
Bottom Paint/Sanding Pyschosailor at 11:49am 04.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/950 Ahoy, I have a new 2002 Hunter 260 purchased at the end of 2003. The boat has only been in a lake fo
Teak hand rail Dale Wilson at 11:47am 04.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 I have an 84' Hunter 34. I would like to replace the outside teak hand rails. Seems to be an unusu
Shaft Strutt Jeff at 11:37am 04.06.04 Other Sailboats 4/846 When my propellor shaft is turned slowly by hand it makes a terrible grinding/screeching sound it wo

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Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas DougM at 5:09am 12.23.20 Merry Christmas Charlie, and all on the Forum as well
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas (1) Justin_NSA at 5:04am 12.23.20 Have a Merry Christmas all!
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Maine Sail at 5:01am 12.23.20 One option that gets used a lot on RV's is the Li-Bim 225 which you put between the LFP bank and th
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas shemandr at 4:51am 12.23.20 Ditto.
Construction question on an O'Day 272 shemandr at 4:41am 12.23.20 Just to clarify a little, the liner is not part of the hull. It is essentially cabin furniture whic
37 year old Catalina comes to life... turboerik at 4:34am 12.23.20 looks incredible! Awesome how old boats can shine like new.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (4) Thaniel at 4:26am 12.23.20 Thanks for the tips on sealing the companion way. I'll look at that. The boat came with a companio
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K Scott B at 4:11am 12.23.20 Well of course they have, I just connected all my 0183 and seatalk crap up to nmea 2000 to get it a
Construction question on an O'Day 272 Ward H at 3:39am 12.23.20
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K Joe at 1:04am 12.23.20 The Radio Shack 4" box speakers, definitely not marine grade, that came with the boat when I acquire
Construction question on an O'Day 272 ct272 at 9:42pm 12.22.20 Thanks jssailem
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Terry Cox at 9:19pm 12.22.20 Hi, Can you fix the stuffing box in the water, in terms like add one or two extra layers if it is l
Construction question on an O'Day 272 jssailem at 8:53pm 12.22.20 This space between the liner and the hull is normal. The inner liner is a shell that contacts the hu
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? jssailem at 8:36pm 12.22.20 It can be done. Make sure you have a functioning bilge pump. You can use rags or twine wrapped arou
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas Will Gilmore at 8:29pm 12.22.20 Merry Christmas and may you sail the p!$$ out of the new year, everyone. I have such high hopes for
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Hayden Watson at 8:25pm 12.22.20 Jon, If I had your boat there is no way I would want to get rid of your brass fixtures with real gla
I win! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23pm 12.22.20 Also now I have to order a new head. Mine wont pump. I have a raritan right now. Manual. But I will
Adventures in reefing (3) Tally Ho at 7:53pm 12.22.20 I had problems like you have...I did 2 things: 1) I mentioned this before, to clarify, I installed
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dleckenby at 7:30pm 12.22.20 I had the engine serviced by our local Yanmar dealer and asked him about the internal anode. He said
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question (1) CarlN at 7:23pm 12.22.20 The issue here is "salvage". It's a little known fact that both SeaTow and BoatUS make a lot of thei

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