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where can I escape the spring break crowds? Tom Monroe at 2:02am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 3/883 I work for a college, so I get spring break off, and my wife and I want to drive our motorhome down
Ever Bleed a Motor Underway? Ned Strain at 1:45am 07.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/877 Check out this story..... (and you thought you could handle anything!)Ned and Tani Strains/v Fam
Locker Hatch Covers Rick Webb at 1:39am 07.31.03 Smaller Boats 3/902 I was wondering if anyone had tried to replace any of the Formica covered pieces of plywood that ser
Cabin floor John at 1:22am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1031 My 83, Catalina 30 has a light tan colored non skid cabin floor and I have cleaned it, but it gets s
Kayaks on a 356 Deac Manross at 10:15pm 07.30.03 Big Boats 6/1687 Instead of traditional dinghy's what luck have any of you had with a kayak? 1.Can you get on and
Removing water tank Mark Gibson Hunter22 "DillyDally" at 9:41pm 07.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/833 I am thinking of replacing the original water tank on my '84 Hunter22.Could someone give me instruc
Engine exhaust may contain a little bit of oil warren feldstein at 9:23pm 07.30.03 Big Boats 2/822 I wonder if there is a little bit of oil in the exhaust as the surface to the water seems to have th
Hood roller furling George Wilson at 5:07pm 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1415 I have the factory installed Hood roller furling on our 33.5, I am getting tired of having to winch
3-Bladed Prop Glenn Hermes at 1:39pm 07.30.03 Big Boats 8/762 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with the Yanmar 3GM30. I am interested if anyone has had experience to share
What coating to use on teak? Mike Eschete at 1:05pm 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1240 I'm about to redo the teak on my H31 and am interested in learning what everyone is using these days
Tri-radial vs. Crosscuts Bob at 12:44pm 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 5/6374 I'd appreciate some input on the pros and cons of buying tri-radial dacron sails vs. conventional cr
Weather Helm Martin Henry at 11:37am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 5/920 While (singlehanded) sailing on a closed reach in 15 knots to 18 knots, about half of the 150 gennie
Quiz? They did what? Jeff D. at 11:19am 07.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/889 Ok only one answer per post. What is the biggest design flaw on your boat. Specify which model. My 2
Source for sheets/bedding Harry G at 10:51am 07.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/755 Can anyone recommend a good source for sheets and bedding for our 456?Harry
How much bottom paint is too much? David at 10:23am 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1963 Ok,Here's a different type of bottom question for your thoughts. Recently, I had a bottom job don
Standard French electric wire color codes Pat at 10:17am 07.30.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3606 I have a 1996 Beneteau 440 that I am "getting aquainted" with and trying to figure out the wiring co
Launching a Gennaker Carl Madzey at 9:17am 07.30.03 Racing 1/1822 I just purchased a 26.5 Hunter and would like to fly a down-wind gennaker, I use to race a 22-j and
O'Day 25 swing keel position Bob Demming at 9:16am 07.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2082 Does anyone know the proper depth to position the swing keel? On the advice of the previous owner,
Motor mounts jim at 8:52am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/831 Does anyone know how to check your motor mounts to see the they are ok? I have a Catalina 30 with a
H466 Headsail Upgrade Lyle Erickson at 8:08am 07.30.03 Big Boats 8/1193 Has anyone done a headsail upgade for their 460/466. It looks like a 120% jib may work. In lieu of

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Simple head plumbing Terry Cox at 7:50am 09.01.20 om to me.
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] JamesG161 at 7:37am 09.01.20 I'm amazed at how quickly the heat came back up south of the island chains. Summer Time and the li
Sailing with Efficiency Mr Fox at 7:35am 09.01.20
Admiral loves Hove To and other musings after a week on the water: Leeward Rail at 7:27am 09.01.20
Starting a B331 cymeyer at 7:09am 09.01.20
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] kappykaplan at 7:07am 09.01.20 Can you see the effects of Laura's route? Yep. Tks for posting. :beer: I'm amazed at how quickly
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] (1) JamesG161 at 7:01am 09.01.20 will you be able to get a similar graphic after Laura does her thing? I was late on the Heat Remov
Simple head plumbing Mr Fox at 7:01am 09.01.20
Forestay breaks for second time in three years Spadman007 at 6:45am 09.01.20 1/4" does seem a little small. All the nico presses were done professionally
1996 HUNTER LEGEND 40.5 DEPTH AND TRANSDUCER ISSUES smokey73 at 6:35am 09.01.20 @BLUEBURD . I have a spare ST50 (not sure if its a 50+ or not though) that I took off my 40.5 a few
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) (1) Jackdaw at 6:34am 09.01.20 To complete the trifecta of pictures, here is one taken from the island. We're beating up to the fin
O' Day 20 outboard size SailingLoto at 6:32am 09.01.20 on a small boat, I loved my 3.5 merc other than the lack of reverse. I like having a small built i
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) Jackdaw at 6:11am 09.01.20 Beauty! How often do you sail BlueJ solo? I don't think I've read anything about your solo sailin
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) Jackdaw at 6:07am 09.01.20 Trying to imagine flying the kite singlehanded in a race. Are you able to use a pilot? Well done!
Forestay breaks for second time in three years RoyS at 5:40am 09.01.20 My boat is 33' and I think the stay is 1/4". Your 1/8" seems much too small.
Forestay breaks for second time in three years shemandr at 5:38am 09.01.20 "Looped end?" "Above the first swage?" It sounds like you might be using multiple nicro press (T
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 5:35am 09.01.20 Nicro? This is what my '86 H34 came with. The Garhauer's fit in it's place...
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors mnmpizza at 5:31am 09.01.20 Sounds like you've found it.. If the engine runs, you can bleed it when running by cracking that fi
O' Day 20 outboard size john6206 at 5:30am 09.01.20 Ah! I forgot to mention that when I posted earlier. Yes! The high thrust prop is nice. And al
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors mnmpizza at 5:29am 09.01.20 Is the tank fuel shutoff valve higher or lower than the Racor? Usually fuel should flow by gravi

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