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To purchase a H37??? Paul at 5:55am 07.10.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1095 Hi,I am considering my next boat. We have a C30 and are looking to upgrade to a slightly larger b
brass lever galley water pump Dave at 5:47am 07.10.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1236 I have a brass lever action water pump for raw water at my galley sink.It is not functioning at thi
Writing Dan McGuire at 5:47am 07.10.03 Ask All Sailors 49/2838 At the risk of being severely flogged, I would like to broach a new subject. I am a retired enginee
C&C bill at 5:11am 07.10.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1015 Does anyone know for a fact if any C'C sailboats were built in the US or were they all built in Cana
Heat exchanger bracket Chuck Graser at 4:54am 07.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/971 Columbine's heat exchanger has recently been replaced, just for general principles on our 15 year-ol
Boat Exchange David Warner at 4:20am 07.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/971 I have a well equiped 45F5 on the Mediterranean coast of France that I would interested to exchange
Hunter 37 Icebox insulation Debra B at 3:56am 07.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/912 What have people found about the quantity of insulation in the Hunter 37 or 37C icebox.I am having
Practical use of Boom Vang R. Young at 3:35am 07.10.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1784 My hunter 37 (1987) never had a boom vang, what am I missing?It seems (by feel) that under all poin
refinishing the mast Mike H at 3:32am 07.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1318 Well there were too many rainy weekends this year so my 28.5 was not launched. Instead of a short s
Practical use of Outhaul control on Main R. Young at 3:23am 07.10.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/3607 The foot of my main sail fits on the boom slot (not sure what this is called but its the opposite of
Oil change dan miles at 2:54am 07.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1048 I recently purchased a 1999 C30 with Universal 25. I moved up from an outboard boat. So this is my
Mast electrical problem Eric Miller at 2:51am 07.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/892 Recently both the steaming light and the anchor light stopped working on my Hunter 27 (1982). Both
Deck hatches Burt Widener at 2:32am 07.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/890 I am looking for replacements for both deck hatches for my 1980 H27. Does anyone know a source?Than
GPS question Bruce at 2:20am 07.10.03 Ask All Sailors 1/881 I'm trying to enter some waypoints. The locations I have been given use two decimals. For example: N
Centerboard jams on 23' Al Kraft at 1:49am 07.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1017 We have been having trouble with the centerboard jamming on our 23. There is a shackle that seems t
bottom cleaning Robert Walden at 1:43am 07.10.03 Smaller Boats 3/697 I want to try and clean the bottom of my boat in the water. I am going to rent some scuba gear for a
Flushing Head - Saltwater vs. Freshwater John at 1:33am 07.10.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/12583 Peggy, when conducting the walk-through of my 350 at the end of March, the dealer indicated that we
TRIDATA 60 Waldo Emerson at 1:32am 07.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1128 How does one set the deep depth and unlock what appears to be locked on a TRIDATA 60.
Peggy, hose odor ? Craig Akers at 1:03am 07.10.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1123 Peggy,I recently bought a 1984 Hunter 40. The boat has sat in the yard for approximately 2 years.
Rational for Rule 13a the port/starboard rule? Bill Ebling at 1:02am 07.10.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1110 Rational for Colreg Rule 13a the port/starboard rule.Rather than just memorizing a set of rules I

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Hawsepipe vent/cowl? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:25am 10.16.20 Just to be a curmudgeon here, but a hawse pipe is set on the side of the hull. What we are discussin
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Terry Cox at 7:10am 10.16.20 Isn't a swivel the weakest link in the chain rode system? I haven't re-visited the arithmetic late
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Terry Cox at 7:02am 10.16.20 Perhaps the reason it seems like overkill for your boat use is because it is. The mooring is in the
Seaward Fox plug? shemandr at 7:01am 10.16.20 Vent for gas fumes? Where does the hole lead to?
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck shemandr at 6:52am 10.16.20 People mount life rafts on cabin tops. Those are pretty heavy. How do they do that? Hunter head
Neglected boats rgranger at 6:45am 10.16.20 I onced belonged to a marina where the owner was in his late 80's and struggling to keep the dream a
27 Edge in NY Area Crazy Dave Condon at 6:38am 10.16.20 There is hardly any info on the Hunter 27 Edge under Boat Information. However if you go to the fi
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 6:36am 10.16.20 Didn't he know we're engaged in a discussion about it? How inconsiderate! Right!?;)
Dark side?? dLj at 6:35am 10.16.20 that is absolutely NOT a Diesel duck! Try this link. http://www.dieselducks.com dj
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Jackdaw at 6:30am 10.16.20 The link above is for masthead rigged boats and not really appropriate for you. The 311 is 9/10s fra
Dark side?? Will Gilmore at 6:22am 10.16.20 If I were to go to a trawler, I'd likely look for a Diesel Duck in the 40 foot range. dj Vebt4edL
Winterizing the C310 engine? Capt jgw at 6:08am 10.16.20 I agree with everything that @TomJ wrote except for the transmission fluid. I changed that every ye
Neglected boats SailingLoto at 6:00am 10.16.20 I'm not intending to shame anyone. I find it interesting that people allow this to happen. I see t
Neglected boats Joe Blizzard at 5:55am 10.16.20 posting pictures of private property with intent to shame I'm not so sure we should assume that in
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? shemandr at 5:49am 10.16.20 Well he sold it already....:doh::sosad::banghead: Didn't he know we're engaged in a discussion ab
Neglected boats Scott T-Bird at 5:45am 10.16.20 I'm not seeing the point of this, either.
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel shemandr at 5:44am 10.16.20 Isn't a swivel the weakest link in the chain rode system? I haven't re-visited the arithmetic latel
Customs Decal Renewal Time jssailem at 5:35am 10.16.20 Last year I was being proactive and planning for the big trip so I ordered it early. $26 went to su
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Sailfanatic at 5:10am 10.16.20 see Adding halyard rollers up the mast head
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head Sailfanatic at 5:08am 10.16.20 My initial response was to say that for a spinnaker halyard, it doe snot matter whats on the masthe

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