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Tnx to Phil, found Brian's trip pics (1) Bud Meade at 1:58am 08.27.03 Smaller Boats 2/2008 On the Trailer Sailor BB Phil posted a link to Brian's trip. What a great article. Hope some of you
When do you clip on? Tom Monroe at 1:51am 08.27.03 Ask All Sailors 20/2544 I'm a bit hestitant to start this series of posts, but I think it will lead to some valuable discuss
self-tailing wenches CORKY TROTTER at 1:46am 08.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/937 Has anyone put self-tailing wenches on a 260?I am giving it serious thought.CorkyMeriCay
Replacing a Broken Rudder Larry Taft at 1:38am 08.27.03 Smaller Boats 2/1263 While out for a short but exciting sail in 10 - 20 kt.winds (according to forecast) on the Sakonnet
Line colors? Ron Mehringer at 1:18am 08.27.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1727 Anyone know the established conventions for line colors. I plan on replacing my main halyard and jib
Line colors? Ron Mehringer at 1:09am 08.27.03 Smaller Boats 7/1526 Anyone know the established conventions for line colors. I plan on replacing my main halyard and jib
Mysterious compartment under vberth Rick Macdonald at 12:56am 08.27.03 Smaller Boats 1/1067 Just forward of the storage compartment under the vberth of my 95H23.5 is an access panel about the
Sailing dry as a bone Alan at 12:18am 08.27.03 Smaller Boats 1/1005 A few weeks back I elected to have the marina launch my boat only to find out there was water in the
SSB grounding Brian at 12:09am 08.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/870 Ok guys. I just got an Icom 710 and I am getting close to install. My 380 is getting hauled next wee
Where to get cockpit speaker covers? Steve Schwartz at 10:53pm 08.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1212 Does anyone know where to get replacement plastic cockpit speaker covers? The speaker covers in t
Hunter 170 centerboard warping David Timko at 8:25pm 08.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 Has anyone had any problems with the Hunter 170 centerboard expanding so much that it is unusable?
Water ballast treatment Kirk at 6:46pm 08.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1560 After following this site for the past 2 years, I am now the proud owner of a 26M. My plan is to ke
Brian and Stephanie Bosley -- Bravo! Phil Herring at 3:03pm 08.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1454 Be sure to read the Photo Forum today for their 460 mile cruise through the Tortugas aboard their H-
Sailboat lost on Block Island Sail-La-Vie at 2:57pm 08.26.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1085 Just visited Block Island, RI arriving last Sunday August 17. Had an exciting sail over from Watch
Tow Vehicles Kelly C. at 1:21pm 08.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1500 I'm sure this topic has been bandied around dozens of times already, so forgive me for re-visiting i
PHRF rating William T Allen at 1:10pm 08.26.03 Big Boats 2/1666 Does anybody know the approximate PHRF rating for a 2001 Catalina 400MK II ??? It is not in my manu
procedure for centerboard trunk in a bottom job? Rob at 12:51pm 08.26.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1127 I had a bottom job done on a O'Day 23 and after the job the centerboard was sticking in the up posit
LAKE GEORGE SAILORS Brad at 12:34pm 08.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/956 Any lake George sailors know a good place to stay on the lake for a weekend? The boat is a 260 so i
Barnegat Bay, NJ nick maggio at 10:57am 08.26.03 Ask All Sailors 15/4574 Whats the sailing like in barnegat bay and what about marina's and boat slips are they hard to find.
C30 to Hawaii? Ken at 10:56am 08.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/994 What modification and uprades would be needed to prepare a 1979 30ft. Catalina for an offshore excur

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Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Ron20324 at 10:21am 11.05.20 I'd make the vent line 1" or even 1.5" ...3/4 is only 1/8" larger than the "standard" 5/8". I'll b
End of the Season Hunter216 at 10:18am 11.05.20 Been thinking on affording a new trailer for quite some time. From brand new, to modifying the one
Cordage Calif. Ted at 10:05am 11.05.20 It was the dismaying stretch on Sta Set halyards in a 20 knot breeze that has caused me to seek bett
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Garbonzo at 9:59am 11.05.20 Oh brother, lots of learning to do here.. Oh, where to start. First recommendation is to go to How
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 9:58am 11.05.20 The first time I unhitched this trailer it went flying up in the air with some force! The only thing
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? odaydokay at 9:50am 11.05.20 M12 also. Wish it had a couple more horses as it is adequate but in adverse conditions less so.
Catalina 30 thoughts? SSchneck at 9:46am 11.05.20 I own one. I used to own a Lancer 28 and only being 2 feet longer the Catalina has a LOT more cabin
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? Project_Mayhem at 9:46am 11.05.20 You'll most likely need some sort of amplifier to boost the output of the VHF. The 2-5 watt amplifie
Purchasing a 2005 Hunter 27, recommendations for replacing toilet? odaydokay at 9:45am 11.05.20 Raritan PH Superflush. Good price, great reliability. Best of three I have had in my boat over the
End of the Season cb32863 at 9:37am 11.05.20
End of the Season cb32863 at 9:36am 11.05.20
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Davidasailor26 at 9:35am 11.05.20 We also had an M12, though I remember having better speed than dfp51. I remember generally cruising
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank kappykaplan at 9:33am 11.05.20 Private message. Hover over Peggie's avatar.
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 9:13am 11.05.20 Not sure how to do that. What is "PM"? ...private message?
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? dfp51 at 9:08am 11.05.20 We have a Universal M12 in ours. The motor is adequate for maneuvering, etc. We spent 3+ hours mot
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 8:54am 11.05.20 The boat has a cd/radio player with salon speakers; the vhf and ssb radio are not linked to any audi
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank kappykaplan at 8:54am 11.05.20 @Panama Jack , send Peggie a PM from this site.
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sreidvt at 8:51am 11.05.20
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 8:45am 11.05.20 As one of the first marine installers in the US I can tell you that every bank we've installed stil
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Meriachee at 8:41am 11.05.20 A well designed mast raising system should not include a line item for failure. Thats an irresponsi

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