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Stripped screws on companionway caprail Tom Wootton at 3:24am 06.29.03 Smaller Boats 2/760 The caprail on my companionway cover (the 1" by 2" plastic piece covering the track where the slidin
Washington DC fireworks George Chamberlain at 2:58am 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1250 Is anyone sailing up to see the downtown fireworks in DC this year? We are new to the area and we a
Thoughts on 1980 27' ??? dennis at 2:54am 06.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 14/1130 I am seriously consider several 1980 version Hunter 27's. Any words of wisdom other than "get a goo
Off the wind Genoa Sheeting Gary Wyngarden at 1:41am 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2029 Don Street has an interesting suggestion in this month's Cruising World for an off the wind genoa s
Water Skiing with a MacGregor 19? Titus at 1:06am 06.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2206 Is is possible to do water skiing with a MacGregor 19 and a 40 or 50 HP motor?I don't own yet a Mac
Jump Start 400 steve at 11:17pm 06.28.03 Ask All Sailors 2/895 I'm looking to purchase one of the Jump Start battery backups.i've found some that state "Marine" u
Local knowledge needed for Moriches Inlet Augie Byllott at 9:50pm 06.28.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1136 I need some "local knowledge". I plan to sail my Irwin 38CC from Mt. Sinai Harbor to Block Island, t
Hunter 25 Hatch W Kelly at 7:55pm 06.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1388 My hatch on my 1979 Hunter 25 needs to be replaced. The plastic is very brittle and the sliding arms
inner forestay teddy jensen at 5:44pm 06.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1020 anyone install one on a h35.5 or 37.5 ?
Compass Mounting R Kolb at 3:31pm 06.28.03 Smaller Boats 6/1512 I'm planning to install a compass in my 1986 C22. I don't want to mount it on the cabin/cockpit bul
Rock Hall Trip John Dodge at 2:06pm 06.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/721 WE made our first over night trip to Rock Hall on Friday! Left the Magothy river under sail on a bea
External fuel tank for motor Tom at 9:18am 06.28.03 Smaller Boats 3/1065 I currently have an old 3.5HP Sears air-cooled engine that has died several times in and out of the
davits Del Wiese at 7:55am 06.28.03 Big Boats 6/2905 Has any had experience with installing davits on a Legend 37 or similar boat? I've seen pictures of
PSS issues vs site respsonsiblity Phil Herring at 7:15am 06.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/874 My apologies, all. I have removed my reply to Russ in San Diego and also removed the thread of folk
Yanmar engine won't start Adrienne at 4:42am 06.28.03 Smaller Boats 4/1506 I have a 9 housepower (inboard) Yanmar diesel engine on my Hunter 260. In May, motored the boat hom
Cutter gathering Ed Napoleon at 2:26am 06.28.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1022 After going several years without seeing another H37C, aside from here..WE have 3 in our marina righ
Westerbeke problems Tom Gorman at 2:12am 06.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1739 I have a 2002 310 with Westerbeke deisel. There is a lot of vibration at low RPM's which mostly goe
Making a teak cockpit floor Mike Denman at 2:01am 06.28.03 Big Boats 3/5005 I have a 1987 Hunter 34' and would like to make a teak floor for the cockpit. My old boat had one a
give me a little space don gifford at 12:57am 06.28.03 Bigger Boats 4/1115 My 1979 37 has an ice box in the main saloon on the starboard side where a schematic I have seen sho
davits on a 336? Bob Peters at 8:49pm 06.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/961 Hello,Has anyone put davits on a H336? I would be hanging a 8.5' zodiac with 3.3 Merc. If this ha

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Motor dies and lacks its normal luster performance-wise 31seahorse at 11:45am 08.24.20 Sludge (or some other foreign substance) intermittently blocking the tiny screen at the lower end of
Simple head plumbing PaulK at 11:42am 08.24.20 What do you do if your tank is full and you have no overboard discharge capability? Keeping that op
New Clutches on H34 Mike Oldak at 11:42am 08.24.20 Thanks everyone, I thought there was a plate but just wanted to be sure.
Center board 31seahorse at 11:40am 08.24.20 I agree that board up is a better choice due to less wear on the hole for the pivot pin. On the oth
Foamy Water Hello Below at 11:29am 08.24.20 Am I missing something when some of you are saying "flush" the tank and lines? Aside from running t
Sail Rigging Diagrams? Pkeller at 11:17am 08.24.20 The stock method of attaching the topping lift (same as on my H23) by routing it through the boom u
Noisy sailboat Serenity on Hudson at 11:14am 08.24.20 I always pull the halyards from the mast with a bungee to the stays. When I asked my neighbor that s
Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 LouiseS at 11:11am 08.24.20 At work today but will try some WD40 or other lubricant to see if we can get some movement to free i
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling surfstud31 at 11:08am 08.24.20 Hi Sfbay, thanks so much for your reply. Actually yes, mine does look a lot like the one in the pic.
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) AmyH at 10:45am 08.24.20 Joel, we are currently on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rowlett/Rockwall. I am sure Bryan would love to connec
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT jbreland at 10:44am 08.24.20 Its all done, went ahead and pulled it saturday. not worth the worry. a (HOT) lot of work and a long
(1) nramsey at 10:39am 08.24.20 My 40 has the typical spinnaker halyard setup. Totally external. The spinnaker needs to be clear o
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. (1) senang at 10:29am 08.24.20 This is how I installed it on my H38. The picture is of the preliminary testing of the available spa
Noisy sailboat LloydB at 10:21am 08.24.20 A thought came to mind remembering the video of the guy that put water bags off the mast to get unde
Insulating our Hunter Fridge senang at 10:15am 08.24.20 Sorry, you are talking about a fridge with a horizontal cover, I am talking fridge with a vertical d
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Mag97 at 10:03am 08.24.20 here is a picture of the assembly
Lost My Raw Water Intake Hydro Therapy at 10:00am 08.24.20 I once picked up a plastic ice bag which acted as a flap valve. When the engine was sucking water
Considering a Purchase, Opinions/Things to Consider? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 08.24.20 Sounds like you are focusing on cosmetics - DON'T! The stuff which costs a lot isn't cosmetic but ra
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 9:53am 08.24.20 I did the battery test by connecting the battery terminals directly to the motor, and reversed polai
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? srimes at 9:36am 08.24.20 I've been pulling mine with ballast and draining when parked on flat ground while I drop the mast, a

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