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Stay tension guidelines Jeff at 1:10am 03.17.04 Smaller Boats 4/883 Can anyone give me general guidelines for how tight the stays on a Hunter 18.5 should be? Or perhap
ST1000 on H240 Sean Coerse at 12:26am 03.17.04 Smaller Boats 2/839 I've looked at the photos of the install posted on this forum. I have a couple of basic questions.
Holding Tanks John Coleman at 11:46pm 03.16.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1130 Hi PeggyI have a H37C and I was wondering if I could use a storage compartment in the vee-berth as
Engine zincs - does it have one Ron Dolbier at 12:23pm 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1076 I have a 1991 Hunter 28 with a fresh water cooled Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. In reviewing the eng. manual
Spinnaker options? Arthur Jenkins at 12:06pm 03.16.04 Smaller Boats 1/862 Recently purchased an H216. I have not sailed using a Spinnaker. I did not purchase the Spinnaked op
Lazy Jacks Mel, at 11:46am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1086 I want to make a Lazy Jack system for my boat, but have never seen any in use. The pictures I've see
(Rehab your Cushions) mike Johns at 11:24am 03.16.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1033 I have found this great fabric called softtouch 100% pvc.I think it is the same stuff that comes on
Boston is adding fees for boat slips and moorings Tom at 11:09am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1883 Hi all,Did you know that the City of Boston is working on legislation to add additional registrati
Anchor line Mark Reiland s/v Cattivo I Oday 23 at 10:43am 03.16.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/949 Hi,Anyone ever run into buying an older boat, which was neglected or not used much and find the anc
Zincs - one or two? Paul Hitchcox at 10:43am 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 11/1703 Somehow this feels like a silly sailor joke - but I can't tell.In my first few years of sailing (H
Inverter Wiring Mark at 10:03am 03.16.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/899 I bought my '81 33ft hunter some time ago, knowing it had a 1000W inverter. My problem is I haven't
Hunter 28 holding tank replacement Gary Scheier at 10:02am 03.16.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1433 I just found out that the holding tank on our 1991 Hunter 28 is corroding and leaking into the bilge
Painting Aluminum Mast Tim Cross at 9:59am 03.16.04 Morgan 0/2015 Looking for advice on how to prepare and paint a 30yr.+ aluminum mast. Mast is weather beaten. Would
Sander Dana at 9:27am 03.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1090 What kind or type of sander do you use to take off bottom paint and prepare the bottom surface to be
Has anyone sailed the new H-33? Pat at 9:25am 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 15/1287 We have seen many posts from folks who have seen and ordered the new 33, but has anyone had the chan
centerboard pendant repair Rob at 9:22am 03.16.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/992 I have 75 O'Day 23 which had a stuck centerboard that came free and now the pendant has pulled the s
Soooooo!! Whoooos.... Alan at 9:04am 03.16.04 Racing 6/1888 ..got their cerws ready to start preping the boat for the upcoming season?? We just got hit with som
How do I teach my dog to relief himself? Joe at 7:31am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1397 I am new to sailing. I also have a new dog and would like to take him with me on the boat. Where and
wheel bearings for `99 Mac trailer steve at 7:13am 03.16.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/947 Has anyone changed their wheel bearings lately and can tell me what size, whether tapered or not, so
Comparing capsize and comfort rates of boats Richard Marble at 7:02am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 21/22043 Here is a list of boats to compare. I have a 1981 Hunter 27. I know from sailing my boat that it f

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Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? (1) DArcy at 3:21pm 12.10.20 @Tally Ho no remorse. I was happy not to have a fleet in the spring. I had my hands full with work o
New Boat Owner Help (1) Hunter216 at 3:16pm 12.10.20 Sorry just more horror fact to push you over the edge :) I have been behind (briefly) a truck on th
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? nickroskam at 3:15pm 12.10.20 I live in Chicago as well and have bough both our last boat and current boat in the winter. Buying a
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 3:08pm 12.10.20 Well, they do have a party tray. These are itsy bitsy little bites, perhaps hard to handle? d I ha
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! Tally Ho at 3:07pm 12.10.20 The NOW owner of our former O'Day called me one day in a panic. He decided to replace his cockpit
Listing to port jssailem at 3:06pm 12.10.20 Good for balancing list, but kind of spoils the middle of the night cuddling on the Port side of the
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 3:03pm 12.10.20 He mistyped. He meant "Sure Marine, Ballard WA. SureMarine Ballard
Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend 35.5 Ted at 2:55pm 12.10.20 If you can't remove the bushing after injecting epoxy, you will have created a bigger problem the ne
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder Tally Ho at 2:53pm 12.10.20 I have used those on my stern ladder... I found them in white at my local hardware store. Greg
Funny Friday!!! (1) BlowMeAway at 2:51pm 12.10.20 Have you ever seen a 2 inch Subway Sandwich? Well, they do have a party tray. These are itsy bitsy
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? (1) Tally Ho at 2:50pm 12.10.20 I sold my boat last January. I bought my new boat in September 2019 and didn't want two boats so li
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 2:46pm 12.10.20 you guys are making me nauseated with the horrors' of defacing my Love! Please stop. Its "wicked pis
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking Terry Cox at 2:45pm 12.10.20 Scan Marine in Seattle is the Wallas furnace dealer.
running your reverse- cycle heat pump below 40 degrees? Terry Cox at 2:40pm 12.10.20 Electric heating pad for the bed, my last chance for a smoking hot body. Hi Tom, got the admiral
New Boat Owner Help jssailem at 2:36pm 12.10.20 YOU guys have the salt and the Ziebart Undercoating spray. We have red volcanic pumice that they sp
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access Tally Ho at 2:29pm 12.10.20
New Boat Owner Help DArcy at 2:21pm 12.10.20 Salt on the roads can be pretty bad up North. Two years ago we drove to Florida and ran through a sn
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 2:10pm 12.10.20 Why? What was everybody else thinking it was about? -Will (Dragonfly) Have you ever seen a 2 inch
New Boat Owner Help Will Gilmore at 2:09pm 12.10.20 Shrink wrap if done correctly could keep that stuff off the areas that are covered. Alternatively y
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access senang at 2:06pm 12.10.20 Are plastic tanks typically baffled? One of my off season projects is to install an inspection/clea

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