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Baby on board Bob Rutland at 2:11am 06.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1007 Can you give a new father and mother advise on sailing with a baby on board? We are planning to wait
Deck drains Wayne Cameron at 1:02am 06.05.03 Big Boats 5/710 I have a new Hunter 386 and am concerned about the Main furling line and halyards constantly laying
Weight of Oday 222 Robert Davis at 12:46am 06.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1560 Does the weight on the specs includes the ballast? e.g. the weight of the Oday 222 is 2200 lbs and 8
Spraying Gel Coat Dave Mauney at 12:29am 06.05.03 Other Sailboats 3/901 I have been reading and checking archives on repairing gelcoat cracks and spider cracks and crazing.
Re-aligning prop shaft PD at 12:20am 06.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1092 Having had the stuffing box repacked and the shaft bolt previously tightened, after some use water s
Another C350 Review Tim at 11:52pm 06.04.03 Big Boats 4/999 This month's issue of 48 Degrees North - published in the Seattle/Puget Sound area - has an online r
Cameron Houston Sails Troy Schleben at 11:48pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1300 Does anyone know if these folks are still in business??
Peggy, please clarify.... Tim at 11:18pm 06.04.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1097 Peggy,We just bought a new (previously sailed) boat which needs the fresh water system cleaned. I
Attaching port shades Frank Arndorfer at 11:08pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/968 I'm thinking of purchasing the port shades (advertised here) for the aft berth on my 426DS.Several
12V grounding question Ed Hebert at 10:41pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2720 I'm a 12V novice. I've read the 12V Bible and "Sailboat Electrics Simplified", but I have a questio
Pedastal Cup Holder Darren Mayes at 10:28pm 06.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 In the photo that hunter has on their website of the 260, it has a "cupholder" on the pedastal in fr
Starting a generator Bruce at 9:38pm 06.04.03 Big Boats 5/849 Thanks for your advice regarding the safety of generators. Next question - how much time does it ta
Changing from screw to bolts on the cabin top rail Richard Marble at 8:24pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2107 I have a 1981 Hunter 27, it has a hard liner inside the cabin. The cabin top hand rail currently ha
Seahood Cracks Gail at 7:38pm 06.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/865 Hi Everyone,We have a '76 Cat 30 that we purchased a few years ago that's in wonderful condition.
Cat 25' Swing Keel bolt replacement Kirk at 6:15pm 06.04.03 Smaller Boats 3/1122 I am about to do a little preventative maintainance by replacing the keel cable, ball and etc. I jus
Atomic 4 Engine Joe at 4:19pm 06.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1213 I have a frozen atomic 4 engine on a C30. Debating whether to rebuilt the engine or to buy a outboar
Help, my rudder has split (1) Brigg Franklin at 3:06pm 06.04.03 Smaller Boats 32/3482 Help!!! While working on my 260 this evening I happen to glance at the bottom of the rudder and noti
Quiz answers, sources, and discussion Gary Wyngarden at 2:05pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/928 1) You have purchased a new piece of electronic gear for your boat and need to install and wire it.
Vibration under power, for Volvo 18hp Ivan Edwards at 2:04pm 06.04.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/982 My First 285 has a Volvo 18hp, 2 cyl, Model 2002.There is a small vibration in the boat at cruisin
Aft lines for easy handling Seth Dixon at 12:59pm 06.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/959 Does anyone have a sugestion on how to route the lines and the mouning of blocks,organizers, and clu

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O'Day 322 Wing Keel width (2) AndreNJ11 at 4:27pm 09.22.20 You just bounce off. Congratulations on your purchase. ! Speaking of groundings in mud, (Delaw
Orca Attacks? Will Gilmore at 4:22pm 09.22.20 How do they even KNOW they're mating calls? ;) Sounds a lot like a joke the Old Man use to tell abo
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width SailingCal21 at 4:06pm 09.22.20 Yes please keep us posted.
Dining Table Refurbishment or Replacement Tim Mills at 4:02pm 09.22.20 This is a great question. The salon table on this boat is a complex mechanical contraption complete
Bottom Paint and Anode Replecement sail sfbay at 3:54pm 09.22.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Hunter 49!! My two cents is ..........if your
Bottom Paint and Anode Replecement Don S/V ILLusion at 3:52pm 09.22.20 the description he gave you regarding paint sounds like some nonsense generic rhetoric which likely
What is a good replacement for MS-RA205? Mechone at 3:21pm 09.22.20 I installed a pioneer 7 inch DVD stereo at nav station . Has output that goes to tv , remote , blue
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line caverun at 3:03pm 09.22.20 One thing you might try while on the trailer is to close the bottom ballast valve and blow air into
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width acarter at 2:57pm 09.22.20 The hauler's trailer is only about 2' wide, so we'll be setting the keel on top of the trailer frame
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 2:53pm 09.22.20 Just when you think it is over, along came Sally, 6 feet surge, pictures to follow after finish clea
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width AlastairLC at 2:48pm 09.22.20 You just bounce off.
Orca Attacks? srimes at 2:41pm 09.22.20 Why do Bigfoot hunters try to lure him out with a mating call? What are they going to do when he re
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width SailingCal21 at 2:33pm 09.22.20 Wow. Good size piece of metal down there. Would hate to drive that into some Chesapeake mud.
Boat inspection recomendations Gegam at 2:32pm 09.22.20 thanks for your time and the recommendations.
Orca Attacks? Rick Webb at 2:19pm 09.22.20 Why do Bigfoot hunters try to lure him out with a mating call? What are they going to do when he res
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Rick Webb at 2:10pm 09.22.20 drill several practice holes to get a feel for it 30mm is really close to 3/4"
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 1:39pm 09.22.20 If you run into a bind, you can rent a boom truck for about $200/day. Use heavy cargo tow straps an
Orca Attacks? All U Get at 1:38pm 09.22.20 A sasquatch in RI? Good grief. Why is it that Maine has relatively few sightings? Maybe because the
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rs1sensen at 1:32pm 09.22.20 Very helpful, @twalker H260! I'm trying to find a trailer guy now. The big challenge is most in th
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... sailcapt340 at 1:25pm 09.22.20

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