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That's (a lot of) Rail Meat . . . Nick at 10:22am 02.12.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/736 137 migrants caught on 30-foot sailboat returned to Haitisun-sentinel.com Posted February 6 2004,
Liveaboard slips in Pensacola area? arjay at 10:15am 02.12.04 Destinations 0/1424 I am considering relocating to Pensacola, FL. Are liveaboard slips readily available/affordable in t
Thread Trackers - More Donalex at 9:20am 02.12.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/988 Phil,While you are looking at the thread tracker I wonder if you could also add the tracker link to
engine question steve at 8:42am 02.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/973 i am going to buy a mac 26x within the next year or so and i have seen a few for sale that have a 40
CAPRI HISTORY Steve Mielke at 8:41am 02.12.04 Smaller Boats 2/2067 I have owned 2 Catalina 30s and 1 Catalina 42 over the years. They are wonderful sailboats, but I
venture 25 change from tiller to wheel Ragan at 8:35am 02.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1097 want to convert our venture 25 from tiller to wheel. has anyone done it on this model. Any ideas o
Forestay Tension David Webb at 8:14am 02.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1128 I have just bought a 37 Hunter Legend and the forestay seems loose. It has a Hood roller furler wit
What is it ?? Tom R. at 7:40am 02.12.04 Ask All Sailors 2/967 I have just recently purchased a 30' Hunter or Cal, no one knows. The boat is in good shape and I ha
Pumpable Porta-Potty Dourdave at 7:37am 02.12.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4258 TrailerSailor site has discussion about pumpable porta-pottys. Never knew such a thing existed. Wh
Help,I get sea sick! Gerry Griffin at 7:05am 02.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1814 I was wondering if anybody out there in the wide blue yonder has a cure for seasickness.I tend to ge
CDI roller furling sail change Steve at 7:02am 02.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1111 I have a CDI roller furling jib..I've heard that the sail is easy to change, but I've taken the whol
Trailer bearings Steve at 6:53am 02.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1006 First of all I want to extend thanks to everyone that has answered my questions in this forum..I thi
Club racing 28.5 JimL at 6:17am 02.12.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/848 Anyone racing the 28.5? If so, how does it do with its rating and is it competitive with others aga
Access to 2003 Archives? Tim at 5:57am 02.12.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/975 Have tried a few times today (2/12) to find some articles from 2003 and repeatedly get an error abou
Help a new sailor. Russell at 5:18am 02.12.04 Smaller Boats 4/741 What are those little cubbyholes on my Hunter 23.5 for? They have a nice wood cover with an open si
teak flooring installation ? Morrie at 5:14am 02.12.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1106 I need a new cabin sole covering. It looks like a previous owner installed oak parquet flooring over
Fuel Tank replacement Art Childs at 5:03am 02.12.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/974 I am in the process of replacing my undersized fuel tank on our '81 h30. My question is: Has anyone
inner forestay fo Hunter 430 Wim van den Toorn at 3:51am 02.12.04 Big Boats 3/1233 My Hunter 430 has a provision for an inner forestay, which I am planning to use one for a storm jib.
Swing Keel Line Problem Frank Hartman at 2:16am 02.12.04 Smaller Boats 5/888 I have a 1997 Hunter 26 with the swing keel. The keel line sheave at the top, runs on a 1/12"x1/2"
Looking for info on my keel. Wes at 1:49am 02.12.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1094 Looking for info on a strange keel that i really havent found anything on.Its a approx3x3' keel on a

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Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? sailnoproblem at 6:03am 12.08.20 I bought in the middle of winter (Jersey) older boat. Not really it was a old boat. No survey and no
First Sail Boat! rgranger at 5:55am 12.08.20 I agree... it does look strange. But interesting.
1998 333 owner's manual? jmce1587 at 5:54am 12.08.20 Check the downloads section of this forum. Based on prior comments not sure if yours is 33.3 or 33.
Hole through Luran on Bow: Repair suggestions requested rgranger at 5:51am 12.08.20 Please no more molecular crap explanation as it goes over my cotton pickin brain. However White
Antenna whips Brian D at 5:50am 12.08.20 It depends on the actual length of the original whip. Do you now the model number of the broken ante
The Proper Prop MikeHoncho at 5:46am 12.08.20 Don't waste your money on a tach: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/08/the-tachometer-inside-your-smartp
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? DougM at 5:40am 12.08.20 Having lived in Michigan most of my life, the decision to even put a boat on the market is difficult
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. eherlihy at 5:35am 12.08.20 I have had my 1986/1987 O'day 35 since 2010. While under my care, I have replaced or repaired just a
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive Codybear at 5:32am 12.08.20 Can't say if replacement is critical or not. Much depends on how much stray electrical current the p
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Justin_NSA at 5:25am 12.08.20 Never bought one in the winter but I sold one. My Mac26S was put away for the offseason but I had it
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? DArcy at 5:14am 12.08.20 Not sure it is all that much more expensive in the long run I was just commenting on the cost of t
C275 vs other "weekender/daysailers" Codybear at 5:13am 12.08.20 You probably shouldn't put too much weight into my opinion on the C270 as I never owned one. I came
The Proper Prop Daveinet at 5:09am 12.08.20 Don't waste your money on a tach: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/08/the-tachometer-inside-your-smartph
The Proper Prop SFS at 4:48am 12.08.20 Barn-dog, it is usually adequate to start just one thread on a topic. Now that you provided additio
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Tally Ho at 4:41am 12.08.20 I bought my first boat, a Hunter 280, from a broker in Milwaukee, in the winter. the boat was in i
Proper Propellor SFS at 4:34am 12.08.20 Hull speed with your waterline is 7.17 mph. The 3GM-30has a 3850rpm redline, 3600rpm one hour rating
The Proper Prop Terry Cox at 4:25am 12.08.20 Unless someone here has the information you need, I would defer to a prop shop for the correct thre
The Proper Prop kloudie1 at 4:20am 12.08.20 First thing is to check your tachometer with a laser one to see what the real RPM is.. The Yanmar ta
Mainstay issues - what type of furling system do I have? Gary Ryan at 4:12am 12.08.20 Hello Mark and thanks for responding, I appreciate it. I have a couple extra extrusions, so I'll be
Proper Propellor dlochner at 4:11am 12.08.20 Thanks all, for your replies. There certainly is a lot to consider. The boat motors at 4 mph when

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