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Crazy has been busy crazy dave at 1:31am 01.17.04 Smaller Boats 7/761 Yep Ole Crazy has been blowin whacky mess. Just kidding.Due to personal reasons plus opening anot
Hatch garage removal - sealant? Patrick Randall at 1:10am 01.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1038 The main hatch garage (or at least thats what we Brits call them) - the g/f cover over the bit where
Hunter 340 wheel brake James at 12:26am 01.17.04 Big Boats 3/853 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 . I purchased it used last year and have not been able to engage the wheel
Article on Modified Swim ladder Larry Stewart at 12:08am 01.17.04 Big Boats 2/826 There was an article out here about two months ago with photos from someone that modified their swim
Tenn-Tom waterway Tom at 11:50pm 01.16.04 Ask All Sailors 5/7063 Anyone know about the currents in the tenn-tom??? I was motoring last week near Mobile and was surpr
CDI Furlers Warren at 10:45pm 01.16.04 Ask All Sailors 23/3727 Friend of mine wants to replace his furler and has been thinking of the CDI F9. The rigging company
Battery --What Kind To Buy Paul at 10:43pm 01.16.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1069 What is the diffference between a standard and a so called deep cycle battery. My 36" Beneteau has m
Boat lifting info, Going on the hard Peter Albright at 10:16pm 01.16.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1011 Does the 9700# "displacement" in the spec's represent the actual weight of the boat?Are the best l
I Need a Halyard Exit Plate Jim Schaff at 11:59am 01.16.04 Smaller Boats 6/1555 The halyard exit plates on my 94 H26 are plastic. There are two of these plates -- one for the main
advice - main sheet and setting sail Bill P. at 11:20am 01.16.04 Ask All Sailors 5/944 I have always hardend the main sheet when raising or lowering the main - taught that way. As I am us
how to replace gel coat in small area Mike Husted at 9:34am 01.16.04 Other Sailboats 4/636 last fall during a storm the dock we rented at Seneca Lake in Southeast Ohio, broke loose and sent o
Question on antifreeze type. (1) Jose Venegas at 9:14am 01.16.04 Ask All Sailors 0/858 I got terrified last week when I visited my boat and found that the half gallon of the pink antifree
Will a transducer work through a wooden hull? Jeff at 7:23am 01.16.04 Ask All Sailors 8/3846 I have mounted a transom-mount transducer in a blob of vaseline within the hull of a fiberglass boat
anybody out there built a dinghy ? robby at 7:05am 01.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1066 A family gave me a partially built tender. their dad built it in the sixty's and didn't quite get fi
Cockpit cushions Bruce at 6:42am 01.16.04 Big Boats 10/991 Does anyone know the dimensions of the cockpit seats on a H34. My wife has decided to make cockpit c
Bottom paint removal Don K. at 5:41am 01.16.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1519 What is the best remover without sanding.
Group 27 for Group 24 Dave at 5:36am 01.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1059 I have 2 Group 24 batteries under the chart table in my 85 Catalina 30. I'd like to replace with 2
Rhodes 22 Bill P. at 5:26am 01.16.04 Trailer Sailors 3/2462 Been looking at Hunter 260s and Catalina 250s since I need a boat with a very shallow draft. Ran ac
Wiring in a Bilge Buddy Capt Ed Haase at 5:02am 01.16.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2661 I am trying to wire in a Bilge Buddy electronic bilge pump switch. My boat uses a regular 12v Flowj
Wheel auto helm for 82 tall rig 30 john bonner at 4:08am 01.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/843 Does anyone have any suggestions for a new auto helm that has performed well on their boat? thanks

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1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. Crazy Dave Condon at 8:43am 09.28.20 at the rub rail I suggest 5200 which is permanent when reparing the hull to deck joint, not 4200.
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. Crazy Dave Condon at 8:42am 09.28.20 You could also use a leaf blower when trying to pressurize the cabin
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover dlochner at 8:41am 09.28.20 Up here in the NY snowbelt, where snowfall is measured in feet, there are those who go to great leng
Oday 34/35 shower sump SailingCal21 at 8:40am 09.28.20 I have an '81 O'Day 34. There's no evidence that she's ever had a shower sump. The drain is very c
How to get and keep good crew for racing? Ben4195 at 8:38am 09.28.20 Make sure your crew CARES about winning, set an expectation that the individual crew members are on
New sailer Glsawyer at 8:33am 09.28.20 I just got a boatus insurance quote and it was 115 down and about 400 a year at 7800 value with a 25
How to get and keep good crew for racing? capta at 8:31am 09.28.20 I haven't raced since I was a teen and then I was just foredeck crew, but It's kind of a catch 22. Y
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Jan11 at 8:29am 09.28.20 We've got a 2004 Hunter 41 and cover it with a mishmash of tarps. It is time consuming and they oft
Opening hinged bulkhead in head to access electrical wiring in Macgregor 25 Tee Jay at 8:28am 09.28.20 Patience does not have anything to do with it. Because of being old and trying to stay away from cov
Spider Control Ben4195 at 8:27am 09.28.20 I generally have tons of spiders during the summers on western Lake Erie. What I've found to work f
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 8:18am 09.28.20 Is the fan turning as well as it used to? How about the power output of the transformer? I got d
NEED a new Auto Pilot? capta at 8:12am 09.28.20 my Autohelm 3000 complains all the time....lol Isn't that what winch handles are for now that we a
Tilt lock for Hunter 26.5 Nissan 9.9 outboard Xstream at 8:05am 09.28.20 I have the same problem on my 2006 Nissan 8HP (exact same motor as the Nissan/Tohatsu 9.8HP, not su
Spider Control bawlmer at 7:57am 09.28.20 Funny you should ask. I just moved into a new home and spiders were a big issue. Noticed I said "wer
Thermoelectric cooler JohnShannon at 7:44am 09.28.20 The compressor fridge will create 5 or more watts of cooling per watt of energy put into it. It does
Spider Control Justin_NSA at 7:43am 09.28.20 We use sprays containing peppermint oil on exterior rails, lines, covers etc to discourage them. It'
How to get and keep good crew for racing? Pirate Dave at 7:38am 09.28.20 you must ask jackdaw! he has the best looking race crew ever! That he does
Adding a new battery buddy0 at 7:35am 09.28.20 I recently went through the analysis for upgrading my house bank on my 05 Hunter 33. My first choice
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Justin_NSA at 7:29am 09.28.20 Exhaust Brakes? It's a diesel thing
New sailer Glsawyer at 7:27am 09.28.20 Past Eureka, CA the coastline tends SE. Prevailing wind (and sea) is NW. Unless you like sailing DD

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