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Cabin Layout for 85 31' jack at 1:03pm 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1007 Since I bought my 1985 Hunter 31 in 2001 I have been unable to figure out the correct cushion layout
Thanks Rick at 12:59pm 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 Thanks to all the friends that helped me out with my pedestal problems. I bought the pedestal housin
C.D.I. Furling Ulises at 12:36pm 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 10/978 From what I read and what I see,most of you use the C.D.I. Furling systems and I guess it is the rig
Cleaning Interior fabric Warren at 12:17pm 06.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1006 Any advice on how to best clean the interior cushions on a 1989 Catalina 30. They are not in bad sha
Keel bolt holes Bill Ramsey at 12:08pm 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/1265 Looked under the boat today and found that the swing keel is about to fall off. One of the left side
Do I need a FCC license for VHF radio? Jack at 12:00pm 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1727 After some reading at the FCC website, I am confused. Do I need a FCC license to have and operate m
I need parts!! Natalie Reed at 11:45am 06.17.03 Day Sailers 2/1064 I have a 15 foot daysailor and I need parts for it. Where would the best place to get them? Thanks
THANK YOU JOE JOHN MCDERMOTT at 11:12am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 0/880 THANKS JOE FOR YOUR HELP.JOHN
Annual maintenance Stuart at 11:05am 06.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1269 Hi Peggy, Some time ago, you mentioned changing some of the parts for the head on an annual basis.
Where's the contact for interior halogen lights? Stuart at 11:01am 06.17.03 Big Boats 0/867 Took off an interior halogen light fixture (we have several that have stopped working). A prior pos
170 Boat Cover George H260 at 10:58am 06.17.03 Day Sailers 4/1541 Any ideas on boat covers out there? I don't have a garage or shed I can put my 170 in and I plan o
Got the fuel tank out of my '82 27', and now . . . Tom Hrkach at 10:45am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/978 I'm in a quandry about what to do next. I've looked a little at prefab poly deisel tanks but not eve
Oday History George at 10:43am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 2/1104 I've been searching the web for the history of Oday sailboats but haven't been able to find anything
Garmin GPSMAP 76 Jerry Raznov at 10:36am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/979 I just purchased a new Garmin GPSMAP 76. I downloading and installed GARMIN GPSMAP76 Software Upgrad
Found some bronze deadlights! Olivier Ruhlmann at 10:13am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 1/2435 Francois,I finally found some deadlights for the V-berth. They are made by A'B Industry. That we
Steaming Light on the mast Matt Wolf at 8:26am 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/939 I believe (hope) that I need to replace my steaming light. It's about 3/4 the way up the mast. Doe
Boat Speeds Richard Cain at 7:48am 06.17.03 Big Boats 10/1115 Since the Hunter 356 is a relatively new design, it's difficult finding other owners locally. Can an
Prop shaft strut (1) Brian at 7:40am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/999 I just had a line wrap around my prop shaft the other day, ripping the strut out of the bottom of th
Stuffing Box repacked John at 7:28am 06.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1230 I was wondering how often do you think the stuffing box on a Catalina 27 needs to be repacked? I've
Swinging at Anchor - 240 is wild!! R. Thompson at 7:23am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 14/1175 When at anchor my 240 swings (surfs) as much as 90 degrees - other boats are pointing nicely into th

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DIY leather steering wheel cover project VisionPNW at 7:58am 10.29.20 Pontedero full-grain, A/B grade Italian veg-tanned, hand-stained cowhide, 3.5-4.5 oz.
Masthead flotation? Kings Gambit at 7:53am 10.29.20
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Jackdaw at 7:49am 10.29.20 Not sure it helps a lot. ent of course changes happened about 09:30 UTC That first maneuver occu
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two dlochner at 7:45am 10.29.20 The container ship had a crew of only 22. https://gcaptain.com/maersk-launceston-captain-arrested/?
DIY leather steering wheel cover project dLj at 7:42am 10.29.20 It was an Italian whole hide from Tandy Leather. Finding one big enough was difficult, we ended up
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port dlochner at 7:41am 10.29.20 A couple of thoughts. The problem may be inside the boat with something hanging up in the pedestal
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (2) HandsOnTech at 7:34am 10.29.20 As promised, here is the second prototype. The two forward panels are Newpowa mono 150w and the aft
Pearson 303 ; Mast Pad Eye Location sail sfbay at 7:30am 10.29.20 These threads below provides guidance on pad eye location. See post 3 in the second thread for pad
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Pirate Dave at 7:26am 10.29.20 The curious thing about all of this for me: the news story said there were only 27 sailors on board
Sailing Porn Jackdaw at 7:23am 10.29.20 This popped up on my FB page from January of this year. Figured someone would enjoy it. 40 kts .mp
DIY leather steering wheel cover project dLj at 7:17am 10.29.20 Also, what do you mean by storing the wheel overhead? dj Ah, now that you point that out I see, w
Invest 95L jssailem at 7:09am 10.29.20 Jim and his family are ok. But Saba is not doing well. Zeta was a bad girl. :banghead:
DIY leather steering wheel cover project VisionPNW at 6:56am 10.29.20 Very nice indeed! What kind of leather did you use? It was an Italian whole hide from Tandy Leathe
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 6:52am 10.29.20 Thanks, Greg. I have been staring but there does not appear to be any sort of stop. I am imagining
DIY leather steering wheel cover project kappykaplan at 6:48am 10.29.20 @dLj , the OP means on the bimini - last picture. :beer:
Masthead flotation? kappykaplan at 6:47am 10.29.20 If you want to avoid capsizing altogether, DON'T cleat the mainsheet.... when you feel the puff, ju
DIY leather steering wheel cover project dLj at 6:44am 10.29.20 Also, we store our wheel overhead in the cockpit as we liveaboard and get on and off the boat throu
DIY leather steering wheel cover project dLj at 6:39am 10.29.20 Very nice indeed! What kind of leather did you use? dj
Masthead flotation? Joe at 6:38am 10.29.20 Should I bother with pursuing this safety measure? Honestly, I wouldn't. Rental companies equip
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? dLj at 6:31am 10.29.20 To Benny's point - "The best argument that I have heard for powering bilge pumps 24/7 is "If they c

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