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acid wash John at 1:25am 09.26.03 Smaller Boats 2/1336 This past season was my first with a boat in the water.Is an acid wash neccessary every year in add
What happended to posting with photos on Thursday? Rick at 1:14am 09.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/800 Phil: On Thursday there was a really cool posting from a guy in Maryland who documented with great t
36 mkII vs. 350 Ken Cobb at 1:13am 09.26.03 Big Boats 15/1528 One recent poster on this board said, "I think if you are trying to decide between 350 and 36, it de
Update on photo problems Phil Herring at 1:08am 09.26.03 Ask All Sailors 0/891 Just had an exmail exchange with a site user who was having a problem viewing photos on our sites.
40hp or 56hp? Andrew Bird at 12:52am 09.26.03 Big Boats 6/856 I'm considering a new Hunter 41 for next season. She's fitted with a 40hp (3 cyl) engine 2 bladed p
Cylinder Wall Glazed Sean at 12:52am 09.26.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2429 I need some opinions on this. My Yanmar YSE12 is burning lots of oil, and I do mean lots. About a
Hunter Marine customer service bulletin Phil Herring at 12:50am 09.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/937 Eddie Breeden asked us to remind everyone to use Hunter's customer service email address when sendin
Rent a Trailer to Move my newly purchased 22 Craig Cronheim at 12:17am 09.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/810 I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 22 and need to transport it about 90 miles on generally busy highwa
Dip pole gybe (?) Dale I at 10:03pm 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1731 Being new to using a spinaker... I have learned that around 30-32'there is a break away from the end
To drip or not to drip? Frank at 5:13pm 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 27/1811 Bronze drive shaft needs to be replaced. Replacing with stainless steel.Deliberating over install
New Hunter 146 Ed at 2:05pm 09.25.03 Day Sailers 2/1246 I am new to sailing and just picked up this little gem.I have been out only once with an instructor.
Isabel from seayks (1) Ward at 10:57am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1085 I don't know about any of you, but If I saw either of the attached pictures from my sailboat, I woul*
H30 single-hand - possible? Patrick Randall at 10:36am 09.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/930 How easy is it for the helmsman to dump the main in gusts?Also, how easy to handle the sails on one
H30 shoal draft any good? Patrick Randall at 10:24am 09.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1074 Hello,I'm looking to buy a boat in Florida. We live in a canal system with limited water depth at t
Blisters ! Gene at 10:10am 09.25.03 Big Boats 0/930 Blisters: I am in the process of surveying an immaculate 1989 42'Catalina 3 cabin. The boat has alwa*
My keel and a sand bar......... BillO at 9:43am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1082 "OK", today I did it. Hit a sand bar and had to power out backwards. What kind if damage or distru
Genoa cars Lori at 9:32am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/816 I haven't been able to sail w/ my Genoa because I can't find the correct cars. The tracks on the old
How to sink a H260 George H260 at 8:40am 09.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/887 There is an old thread that said that if you left the H260 ballast valve and plug open while sailing
Solar vent installation Bill Lowe at 8:20am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1187 Anyone had any experiences making a 3.75" hole through a Lewmar hatch? Use a hole saw, saber saw, w
:) Rigging, Launching, Retrieving the 260 George H260 at 8:18am 09.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/814 My experience: Bought our H260 just last week. The dealer was going to give me an orientation sail b

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I got a free southcoast 22 shemandr at 5:57am 09.13.20 FRP is tougher than it looks! I was thinking about your rig with no bulkheads and getting a little
I got a free southcoast 22 SailingLoto at 5:51am 09.13.20 Did you take the bulkhead(s) out? no. the chainplates attatch to the bulkheads and they are still s
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? smokey73 at 5:46am 09.13.20 Smokey 73 where did you purchase the grease @CYQK Sorry, I don't remember. I've had it for 8 yea
I got a free southcoast 22 shemandr at 5:42am 09.13.20 Did you take the bulkhead(s) out?
Mac 25 companionway threshold flexing (1) Cmackg at 5:39am 09.13.20 When I got my M25, that bulkhead board was shot, so I built a new one - I noticed every time I got i
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (3) Cmackg at 5:37am 09.13.20 a late set of photos, just got to the boat this weekend. I could do it better a second time, but the
Funny Friday!!! shemandr at 5:30am 09.13.20 Was Captain Kidd the Headmaster?
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? CYQK at 5:22am 09.13.20 Smokey 73 where did you purchase the grease
I got a free southcoast 22 SailingLoto at 5:18am 09.13.20 Have you managed to register the boat and the trailer? Since you show it with a motor and sailing o
Traveler bar Joe at 5:16am 09.13.20 The stops are exactly what their name implies, to stop the "traveler car" from sliding too far on th
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 5:12am 09.13.20 When I was the Director of Technology for a privater school, my password was 'I don't need 1' Th
I got a free southcoast 22 31seahorse at 5:00am 09.13.20 Have you managed to register the boat and the trailer? Since you show it with a motor and sailing o
TS Sally (1) JamesG161 at 3:58am 09.13.20 HH's found the "center" to be farther North than last flight and BP falling some to 1001 mb. nday.
Beneteau 423 Storage and organization jssailem at 2:49am 09.13.20
TS Sally kappykaplan at 2:45am 09.13.20 Sorry, guys. :banghead:
TS Sally jssailem at 2:40am 09.13.20
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? jssailem at 2:27am 09.13.20 corrosion block Is great stuff. I use it on mechanical metal parts exposed to marine environments.
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Ken13559 at 10:54pm 09.12.20 Glad you found out through chance rather than through accident. Ken Y
Bottom Cleaning/Painting Joe at 10:05pm 09.12.20 Ted's right about that. The way to go is hard shell paint with regular monthly maintenance. You sh
Inverter relay buzz (2) NYSail at 10:02pm 09.12.20 Video above of relay. Inverter came with the boat in 2005. From factory......

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