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Generator Joseph at 11:16am 12.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 When I purchased my 1985 Hunter 34 it came equiped with a 3.5kw diesel generator. It is located on t
Head sail size ron thweatt at 8:21am 12.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1067 Does any one Know the size of the working head sail need luff, foot ect.Thanks Need it ASAP RT
Towing H260 7,500 Miles (1) Nils Anderson at 6:39am 12.20.03 Smaller Boats 15/1276 In response to the towing question in the safety issue on roller furling, I thought it better to sta
GPS/Chartplotter systems? Barry at 4:08am 12.20.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1465 I am in the process of changing boats this winter. Going from a 27 footer to a new 33. The 27 had a
mooring ball Monty K. VanderMay at 3:44am 12.20.03 Big Boats 7/975 I am having a mooring ball installed for my boat in a bay on one of the san juan islands. the insta
Rudder Ken Johnson at 1:14am 12.20.03 Ask All Sailors 3/909 Can anyone please tell me what the rudder on a 1974 Cal 2-29 is made of? Or what in general would a
Possible My HOW substitute now online Phil Herring at 1:13am 12.20.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/777 Very simple, quick, but not quite as flexible. I did group the models together where that makes sen
Oday 28 keel cracks Bob at 12:39am 12.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1140 I posted during the summer that I had a mysterious leak in my boat that turned out to be a crack in
Blue Water Cruising Hunters Jim Robertson at 12:38am 12.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1069 Is there anyone out there that has any experience or know of someone that has sailed hunter around t
Pump Out Problem Michael Clark at 11:00pm 12.19.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/987 I have an 83 Hunter 31 and I've encountered a problem towards the latter part of the Summer when it
Requesting good books on sailing Morgan at 10:51pm 12.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1086 I would welcome some advice in purchasing a couple of good books on sailing. Ideally one somewhat fu
What is the cruising RPM for your 4JH2TE?... Terry at 12:54pm 12.19.03 Big Boats 47/7418 I'm in the process of trouble shooting a cruising RPM issue with the 4JH2TE on our 1991 P42. I've re
1984 Hunter 31 binicle mounted compass Steve at 10:41am 12.19.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/987 Does anyone know what model compass and the diameter of the base that was installed on the the 1984
Florida Gulf Coast travel info Wayne Estabrooks at 9:53am 12.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/920 Next week, during the Christmas Holiday, from Wednesday through Sunday, my wife Janet and I are plan
Nautical drink suggestions Harry Greenspun at 6:41am 12.19.03 Ask All Sailors 21/6112 Any suggestions for a good nautical drink? I'd like to serve something authentic while aboard that
Do I need a backstay? Dave Farr at 6:01am 12.19.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1023 I own a 1972 Venture (Macgregor) which is "fractional rigged" I am told. There is no backstay. Do
Songs for "older" boats. Ed Schenck at 5:28am 12.19.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1075 You guys and gals probably have Eileen Quinn's albums on your boat. Just wanted to remind you how a
Please help a novice on sailing George R. at 5:11am 12.19.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/859 I just purchased a 21 1979 Mac Gregor sailboat and I really need help concering the standing and run
Universal Marine "Montego" info George Regenauer at 5:05am 12.19.03 Ask All Sailors 0/2199 I need help locating information concerning Universal Marine "Montego" sailboats or owners. Hopeful
Happy Holidays!!! Bill Vickery Cat 22 at 4:26am 12.19.03 Smaller Boats 1/863 I just want to extend a sincere thanks to all of you who have shared your experiences and expertise

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OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? justsomeguy at 3:32pm 09.26.20 Just a tad :) But if you really want a go-anywhere boat, you could do a LOT worse. AMA about the I
H23 Cabin Access isaksp00 at 3:28pm 09.26.20 I'm not at my 23 now but if I recall the top sliding hatch has a wood strip on the aft edge that jut
Smith Island, MD to Crisfield jaysweet at 3:25pm 09.26.20 I was there a few years ago, Summers Cove Marina right there in Crisfield has some pretty big boats
Trailer noise Meriachee at 3:23pm 09.26.20 And how about grease the ball and the springs What about the bushings in the spring hangars? Has thi
Smith Island, MD to Crisfield jaysweet at 3:23pm 09.26.20 I've come from the Annapolis side and found the channel well marked. Here is a screen shot from Ac
Unstepping a mast 25 ft. Oday Timm R Oday25 at 3:22pm 09.26.20 The Oday 25 was designed for the boom to be used as a gin pole . Disconnected the aft stay and slowl
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Jackdaw at 3:21pm 09.26.20 that whole caps = screaming is more of a gen X gen Y /snowflake thing which I think is pretty stupi
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 3:17pm 09.26.20 Buy that $69,000 IP35 that @CarlN wrote about, or at least look at it very carefully. New chainpla
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 3:16pm 09.26.20 Island Packets are no Maserati. Construction quality is similar to Cape Dory. Here's a 1989 Island
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? justsomeguy at 3:14pm 09.26.20 tell me what all the Island Packets are going for Buy that $69,000 IP35 that @CarlN wrote about,
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel (1) jaysweet at 3:12pm 09.26.20 All done: very quick and easy with the step drill bit in the aluminum panel. Found some "step-down"
Back-up Depth Sounders? shemandr at 2:51pm 09.26.20 A fair point. Using depth to fix your position depends on the bottom contour changing. Not all are
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:50pm 09.26.20 Wow, you are making friends quickly..... sounds like you have it all figured out already. Have a ni
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:46pm 09.26.20 Island Packets are no Maserati. Construction quality is similar to Cape Dory. Here's a 1989 Island
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:42pm 09.26.20
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Davidasailor26 at 2:41pm 09.26.20 My dear Wormwood sir.....Baloney !! :). ...... how much bluewater experience do you actually have
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? CarlN at 2:41pm 09.26.20 Island Packets are no Maserati. Construction quality is similar to Cape Dory. Here's a 1989 Island P
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 2:39pm 09.26.20 So that was you! Not sure where I got the Mike part. Lol. I live in Rolla so won't be back for a bi
Back-up Depth Sounders? Head Sail at 2:35pm 09.26.20 My wife bought me a hand held battery unit that works great..... not expensive and pretty cool to h
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? cb32863 at 2:35pm 09.26.20 Wow, you are making friends quickly..... sounds like you have it all figured out already. Have a nic

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