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rebedding chain plates in expoxy Ken Teale at 11:32pm 06.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1030 I am replacing/rebedding chainplates in my 1979 hunter. I am considering filling the opening with s
H 340 Bimini Tom Chastain at 9:31pm 06.21.03 Big Boats 4/1448 I am looking at a 340 but it has no bimini. Has anyone had experience installing one and how much d
Rough Weather Conditions in a Daysailer George H260 at 3:02pm 06.21.03 Day Sailers 1/1317 I'm curious what kind of rough weather others have encountered in their Hunter daysailers and how th
Sliding galley sink Rick at 1:45pm 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/1300 Hello everyone, I was wondering how the sink in the sliding galley drained into the fiberglass f
stuck swing keel Russ Test at 1:04pm 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 1/954 I just bought a 1983 Hunter 22. The swing keel won't drop down on its own. I need to dive under the
Chesapeake Rendezvous Rumors Mark Burrows at 12:33pm 06.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/905 The Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous is in its last day. I had a chance to drive down to Solomons,
Trim chart questions Otto Dieffenbach at 12:32pm 06.21.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1498 Side 1 Main Sail Position of tell tales?Side 2 Main Sail "Traveler down" I assume that means to lee
ODay Mariner spreaders Doug Toth at 12:08pm 06.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1432 It's been a long cold, wet spring. Today I finally had a chance to launch my "68 ODay Mariner 19.
rope/chain windlass C310 Sue at 10:32am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/894 I am ordering a new C310. I was thinking of installing a Maxwell Freedom 800 automatic rope chain an
Capri 14.2 Owners Manual: Search Chuck Pierce at 10:17am 06.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5800 Looking for an owners manual for our 1983 Capri 14.2. Any ideas where I can buy one?
Hunter 320 Leaky Aft Cabin Dave Schlesinger at 9:54am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/914 Has anyone experienced a leak at the partition between the aft cabin and the holding and fuel tanks.
Mast Crutch Roller on H-260 Sam Morgan at 8:03am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 5/1017 I am not happy with the mast crutch on my H-260 and was interested to know if someone has figured ou
Mast Raising on H-260 Sam Morgan at 7:59am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 4/759 Last year I was having a lot of trouble raising the mast on a used H-260 I had recently purchased.
Creaking deck at aft lower stays (both) B Murphy at 7:59am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/948 Please give me comment on this one. I'm a first time owner of a 1989 Cat 30 and just finished "tuni
Brake Linings for '99 m26x trailer Steve at 7:57am 06.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1000 Does anyone know a part number/cross reference or just how to spec. a replacement?Thanks in advance
Air conditioning problems Alan Townsend at 7:19am 06.21.03 Other Sailboats 1/857 I recently acquired a 2001 Catalina 36 MKII (about 1 month ago) and the air conditioning was ok but
wind generator P42 PAUL FOSTER at 6:57am 06.21.03 Big Boats 7/1089 I am in the process of installing a wind generator on our P42 but have some concerns about the final
Now we're cooking with gas!! Barnaby at 5:34am 06.21.03 Big Boats 5/814 Greetings,I thought the following experience might be helpful to others...Recently, I switched f
Rain leak in head compartment Burt Gold at 5:09am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/953 I have an 89 tall rig. Whenever it rains, water comes through the upper right bolt in the head compa
Cabin roof near mast step Jon Walpole at 2:47am 06.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1179 HelloI've recently purchased a 1977 H27 that had been sitting a while. My major concerns are:1. Dr

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OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Kings Gambit at 7:36am 09.26.20
Unstepping a mast 25 ft. Oday FastOlson at 7:34am 09.26.20 O'Day factory option for their 23 and 25 footers was a gin pole arrangement with as SS triangle plat
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 7:27am 09.26.20 A few more troubleshooting steps to take this week. 1. Test whether the shaft seal has failed. 2. C
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? FastOlson at 7:26am 09.26.20 The starting question comes up, regularly. Often the OP has already read old cruising books with str
Unstepping a mast 25 ft. Oday rgranger at 7:21am 09.26.20 If you have two other sailing friends then have them tie off along side your boat. Then make a loop
Hunter 18.5 rgranger at 7:13am 09.26.20 Try Bacon Sails in Annapolis. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php :plus:
Pretty her up RoyS at 7:08am 09.26.20 Had my granddaughter varnish mine last year. I am too lazy to do it. Anyway, she used a cheap varnis
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingGeekGal at 7:00am 09.26.20 So that was you! Not sure where I got the Mike part. Lol. I live in Rolla so won't be back for a bit
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Kings Gambit at 6:58am 09.26.20 My response is there are no such things as bluewater boats, only bluewater crews. I have seen morons
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? RoyS at 6:44am 09.26.20 Here are a couple of points to consider. Fin keels, with or without wings, leave the prop and rudder
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? dlochner at 5:34am 09.26.20 Ahhhh....that's called PROJECTION of Snow-flake-ness onto someone who is 54 years old ( probably ol
Windlass Seized Clutch smokey73 at 5:32am 09.26.20 A "right angle" pneumatic impact wrench might be the ticket. They are not cheap though and very few
W21 NO POWER kloudie1 at 5:28am 09.26.20 The "runs OK at idle but dies under load" thing is a classic fuel starvation symptom.. especially if
Miami boatshow happen or not happen??? CYQK at 5:15am 09.26.20 yeah i'm beginning to think the same thing
Adventures in reefing DougM at 5:11am 09.26.20 I have a double reef setup with a single line for each reef led back to the cockpit. The original Ne
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:04am 09.26.20 You have touched one of the third rails of sailing (anchor choice and guns on boats being the other
W21 NO POWER Davidasailor26 at 4:54am 09.26.20 My guess is that is that it can be fixed up without needing a repower. How does it start when cold?
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 09.26.20 Practical sailor did a review of the Niagara 35 and spoke well of the build quality - Niagara 31/35
Hunter 18.5 kappykaplan at 3:39am 09.26.20 Try Bacon Sails in Annapolis. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php
Adventures in reefing Ward H at 3:36am 09.26.20 You got it.

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