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Reefing the Main Jacque at 2:24am 07.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1107 My husband and I hit some stiff gusts of wind this past weekend. We are new to sailing, only 1 1/2
Companionway Hatch Dave Noack at 2:07am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/799 Have only had my '87 h23 since April, I've just been tying my companionway hatch in the open positio
interior BOB at 1:40am 07.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1020 i just purchased a 1981 catalina 30 and realized that most of the 30 s have a drop down table. mine
Polars for Passage 450? Drew Dolak at 1:17am 07.30.03 Big Boats 1/1051 I have MaxSea Nav software with the Routing option. It allows route calculations based on a vessels
FRANKENSTEIN CAN'T SAIL UPWIND SH at 12:50am 07.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1235 Hello,I have just realized that I have purchased a 1977 stub keeled Oday 22 that has been Frankens
Water Tank Vent Jim P. at 12:16am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/964 The plastic water tank in my cat 34 is slightly expanded--It's bulging and I can't seem to find the
3JH2E starter sometimes does not kick in John H380 1999 at 11:49pm 07.29.03 Big Boats 26/3142 I have a 1999 380 (3JH2E) and four times in the last month when pushing the starter button I only he
CO Sensors and Refrigeration Bob Keller at 11:45pm 07.29.03 Big Boats 1/773 First, thanks to all who responded to my questions regarding our CO sensor going off. Just an upda
Help! Cleaning out Diesel Fuel Tank Rick Belisle at 11:00pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/974 HI, all. H285 here w/ 12 gal fuel tank. I've never completely emptied it (11 years)and feel I probab
Spongy Decks Paul Bradbury at 9:27pm 07.29.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1336 Recently purchased a 1996 36s7. Have noticed a couple of areas on the deck between the bulkhead wher
Warranty Solutions Shamus Murphy at 5:59pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/991 I'm in the process of purchasing an out of state new 2003 Hunter 456 because of price considerations
Help: Jauge on fresh water tank GERAUDIN Alain at 5:51pm 07.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1116 Hello, In advance, thank you to give some ideas about installing a jauge on the fresh water tank.
240 jib cleats again Angela at 3:15pm 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 15/986 Cannot secure the jib sheet in the cleat when the jib is under load. At first attributed this to in
Cruising Spinnaker Alan Liebnick at 2:58pm 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1854 I own a 1986 HUNTER31. I have the opportunity to purchase a used cruising spinnaker w/sleeve for $50
need a new wood tiller for 1978 22..cant find a so lyman samuel......lymancat@aol.com at 2:54pm 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1046 need tiller for 1978 22.....cant find a source
Honda 9.9 doesn't start easily like last year Rick Macdonald at 2:36pm 07.29.03 Other Sailboats 5/1156 Well, I confess I don't know anything about outboard maintenance.When I bought my '95 23.5 with an
drifting... keel not down? Nick Bowman at 2:11pm 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 7/1376 I just purchased a 1979 swing keel Catalina 22 about a month ago, and was very happy with it until a
Ordorlos & CP Rob McClain at 2:00pm 07.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1359 Peggy, Your book is great, I even enjoyed reading about waste systems - thank you! I used KO in my
Oday fuel tanks Rick Boaden at 1:47pm 07.29.03 Bigger Boats 2/1440 This may be of interest to those who own a mid 1970 to 1980 boat with a steel inboard fuel tank. Che
356 - PHRF Ratings Jim - WDSM at 1:32pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1078 Have a new 356 -- wing keel, autofurling mainWhat ratings have your boats been assignedemailed H

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End of the Season cb32863 at 5:47am 11.05.20
Trailer Jack Raiting Justin_NSA at 5:32am 11.05.20 Someone here may have the answer for you. If it were me, I'd haul it to a trailer company, let them
1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:15am 11.05.20 It might if one end were threaded AND it's stated size is the OD (see post #8 above). Malyea...thos
Purchasing a 2005 Hunter 27, recommendations for replacing toilet? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:09am 11.05.20 First--welcome aboard! Here's one suggestion worth considering: On any boat much smaller than abo
Purchasing a 2005 Hunter 27, recommendations for replacing toilet? rgranger at 5:01am 11.05.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is our guru-in-residence for all things related to boat sanitation BTW Sa
eye candy Will Gilmore at 4:45am 11.05.20 Beautiful is not enough to describe that boat, Tom. -Will (Dragonfly)
eye candy (1) TomY at 4:05am 11.05.20 A Rozinante' fits into any era. Against a backdrop of modern architecture, this mid-50's Herreshoff
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 kloudie1 at 3:25am 11.05.20 Don't know if you talked to the folks at Beta about the repower.. they can sometimes have the proper
Cordage sailme88 at 3:24am 11.05.20 YUP....one good reason... small diameter line running thru blocks ( over sheaves) meant for larger l
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 danstanford at 2:57am 11.05.20 My 375 had wet decks around the mast which I understand the 356 may have potential for as well.
Cordage Drinky Crow at 12:00am 11.05.20 That might effect your deck hardware, but not so much your boat. ;^) The REAL effect of that come
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 Seadoc at 9:41pm 11.04.20 I have an 85 Mac 25. I needed to access the space aft under the cockpit seats. I removed the "bulkhe
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:17pm 11.04.20
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Project_Mayhem at 8:42pm 11.04.20 I've met a few people who've gotten the rigging process down to 20 minutes. My Starwind 19 (great bo
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 8:38pm 11.04.20 any idea how the PO chose it? Yes I do know how PO picked the name. All of the boat info was aboa
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Project_Mayhem at 8:14pm 11.04.20 Call Catalina. They should have the most accurate measurements taking into account things that we ma
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? Project_Mayhem at 7:59pm 11.04.20 In the pro audio world this is called talkover, duck or ducker. A typical application for such a dev
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kloudie1 at 7:11pm 11.04.20 Best to you, Jim, in getting this done to your satisfaction..
Gooseneck fitting for C&C 34 Sailfanatic at 7:10pm 11.04.20 I would try these guys first, I would think they will know the mast bracket part by your model: http
1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" Alan Gomes at 6:51pm 11.04.20 Any chance this might work? Or am I misunderstading the issue here?

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