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acid wash John at 1:25am 09.26.03 Smaller Boats 2/1702 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 2/832 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 15/1809 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 0/943 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 6/930 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 6/2626 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 2/1026 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 0/850 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 5/1935 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 27/1977 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 2/1330 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 10/1142 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 7/1032 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 3/1151 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 0/978 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 6/1173 "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 0/843 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 3/908 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 10/1294 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 3/839 My experience: Bought our H260 just last week. The dealer was going to give me an orientation sail b

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deck prep kappykaplan at 3:55pm 11.27.20 Yep, remember 8 track, too. And learned to drive in a 1963 Chrysler station wagon with push button
deck prep shemandr at 3:46pm 11.27.20 Ahhhhhhhh, anyone out there remember 8 Track? If I remember invented by Lear - the guy who develope
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter dave_and_dd at 3:41pm 11.27.20 Hey guys - thanks for that info. Sounds like the chart plotter interface is more useful than simply
do you sail in the fog? shemandr at 3:27pm 11.27.20 You're supposed to be scared. It's dangerous. I've been out in virtually no visibility with Radar
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 SimiSAilor at 3:10pm 11.27.20 You could make a jumper wire at the oil pressure switch that will activate the lift pump with out he
ODay 19 Drains and Windows Sunbird22358 at 3:05pm 11.27.20 Yes, Rudy sometimes errs on the plus side! But, better 5' too long, then 5" too short! <GRIN!>
Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 LeslieTroyer at 3:04pm 11.27.20
do you sail in the fog? DArcy at 2:48pm 11.27.20 We don't get a lot of fog around here. A couple of years ago on a crossing of Lake Ontario in a race
H26 Reef configuration CaptainRan at 2:41pm 11.27.20 I was the one who was involved from day one.. The rigging configuration is the same as the 26 and
do you sail in the fog? (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:33pm 11.27.20 what nut would sail in the fog? ;)
do you sail in the fog? Ralph Johnstone at 2:29pm 11.27.20 The dog doesn't help at all and hates the air horn. Any chance you could teach the dog to howl wh
deck prep kappykaplan at 2:28pm 11.27.20 Remember . . . the Trash 80? How about the Osborne I and Kaypros?
deck prep dlochner at 2:26pm 11.27.20 Although the ones from the 80's did cause some pretty abrasive words to come out of ones mouth when
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner jssailem at 2:25pm 11.27.20 SSO, Just need to get the images into a jpeg size that the system can manage. About 500KB works. Onl
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner (1) jssailem at 2:22pm 11.27.20 Here is the image of @SSO'S New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner (1) Tally Ho at 2:03pm 11.27.20 Beautiful boats and beautiful cars! My stable...
deck prep Project_Mayhem at 2:00pm 11.27.20 Really depends on how mission critical the question is. Agreed! They have given me some good advic
do you sail in the fog? (1) RussC at 1:56pm 11.27.20 what nut would sail in the fog? ;)
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter Terry Cox at 1:54pm 11.27.20 Our 1991 boat came with a Autohelm ST-50 depth through hull transducer that still works, albeit a bi
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter Tally Ho at 1:54pm 11.27.20 I just use the depth transducer on my Garmin CP. Greg

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