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NorthWest Hunter San Juan Is. Cruise (1) Brigg Franklin at 1:27pm 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/703 August 2nd through the 9th I am hosting our Summer Cruise to the San Juan Islands for the Kent Range
rudderly rediculous bruce at 1:14pm 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 1/794 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5. Just pulled her to have botom painted and noticed severe corrosion on the
Water in the Bilge Laurie Lockert at 11:52am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/933 I just purchased a 30' Catalina(1985)one month ago. It has a dripless shaft. I have noticed that the
Shower won't drain Bill Cooper at 11:42am 03.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1222 I just purchased a 2 year old Beneteau 311 and had her hauled and the bottom painted before taking p
Hull Cleaning Dave at 11:39am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1198 After inspecting my boat, after a long winter, I see that there are many "soot" spots over the deck
Full length battens Don K. at 11:38am 03.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 Will a catamaran mainsail with five full lenght battens be a good replacement for my Chrysler 26 wit
C30 to C34 Consideration Bill Wehmer at 10:27am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/955 We are looking at upgrading to a newer (2000 or newer) Catalina 34. We currently own a C30 1988 Tal
Considering purchasing an '82 16 ft. ODay-opinions Diane at 9:49am 03.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1157 Hi everyone. I am thinking about purchasing a 1982 16 ft. Oday. It is in fair to fair + condition
Keel "smile" crack, rust and boatyard estimate Alex Kowblansky at 9:27am 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 8/1164 I am new owner of a 1990 H23. It has a a crack in the forward half of the wing keel with evidence of
Birth Announcement (1) Jim Seamans at 8:24am 03.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/924 Joan and Jim wish to announce the birth of "Baby Java", 110lbs and length 10ft, a Hunter Liberty. "
350 Review - March Sailing Magazine Tim at 8:14am 03.17.03 Big Boats 29/1899 March issue of Sailing Magazine contains a review of the new Catalina 350 (see link below). They te
Yanmar 1GM water pump Ron Vanderveer at 8:04am 03.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2503 TroopsWe need to do some maintenance on our Yanmar 1GM in our Hunter 27 (have a small leak now, an
What is it Marty Tucker at 7:59am 03.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/978 I have a 1976 Oday 25 and I would like to know what is this boat considered to be. Offshore, coastal
1986 Catalina with a Mystery Leak Lawrence Wittenbrook(chemwitt@aol.com) at 5:57am 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 13/1344 We started our Spring Maintenance chores on "Blue Laredo", and much to our surprise discovered about
Bottom Paint Kevin at 5:10am 03.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/724 How long can you leave your boat in the water with out bottom paint and not cause any problems? I p
Head/Holding tank question Bob F at 2:59am 03.17.03 Big Boats 3/790 After experiencing a too full holding tank this weekend (no fun), the question came up: Whats the co
Bottom Cleaning Harry at 2:32am 03.17.03 Ask All Sailors 4/985 I pull my boat(Catalina 27)every other April for bottom cleaning and new bottom paint. I use a multi
Spring Recommissioning jobs Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 2:24am 03.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/914 Pre-launch: Check all your through-hulls and seacocks for signs of corrosion or other failure. Che
Persistant Leak Steve Thorogood at 2:13am 03.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1000 Eight years old and still chasing a persistant leak around my 1995 H29.5....Last season leak appea
Windlass for O'Day Bill Rapf at 1:53am 03.17.03 Bigger Boats 2/1108 I've been thinking about installing an anchor windlass on my 322. Because of the placement of the

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ODay 28 with Universal M12 diesel dies at idle when put under load odaydokay at 1:13pm 05.15.20 I have your exact boat. Identical year. Came with no oil water filter, so added. Mine goes Tank,
Bitter sweet first launch Grotto at 1:09pm 05.15.20 Day I picked up the boat: spent a ton of time prepping everything to haul her away from the PO. Boa
high water? Hunter216 at 12:59pm 05.15.20 I find myself with a little extra time in my hands these days ;) so I thought I would dig a little d
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? odaydokay at 12:48pm 05.15.20 I had an OMC (gas) sail drive in the 70's. I think 30 hp gear reduced to 15 if i recall right. I th
I have to fix a leaking fixed port RitSim at 12:47pm 05.15.20 3M makes a double sided tape for this purpose. The tape is about 1/2" wide and 3/32 thick (approx).
Bedding Deck Water Fill catalanc at 12:44pm 05.15.20 Do remember that butyl is not the choice around fuel fills. It dissolves. This is a water deck fil
Newbie, needs some guidance Rich Stidger at 12:42pm 05.15.20 Yeah, I'm stiil not sure about the knob above the "Snake River" tank monitor. It might be a bilge
Toilet Issue Alansails at 12:37pm 05.15.20 If you are in doubt Peggy Hall, The Head Mistress is the Authority!
Bitter sweet first launch AaronD at 12:30pm 05.15.20 Two blocks after pulling away every lugnut on the port rim spins off and the wheel falls off. :yik
Bedding Deck Water Fill thinwater at 12:16pm 05.15.20 Do remember that butyl is not the choice around fuel fills. It dissolves.
Repowering Yanmar vs Volvo Stu Jackson at 12:08pm 05.15.20 Actually, Volvos have a very good reliability reputation. The real issue is finding parts. The sam
high water? (1) Hunter216 at 12:03pm 05.15.20 IJC forecast for Lake Ontario
Catalina 310 lists to port SailJunkie at 11:54am 05.15.20 I have a 2005 C-310 with two (class 4-D) batteries in a port side locker. Guessing the batts are 80
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (1) Hunter216 at 11:39am 05.15.20
I have to fix a leaking fixed port kloudie1 at 11:33am 05.15.20 IF your 34 has the aluminum port frames, a butyl/795 fix as Rich Breyer posted is what ya need.. If
Bitter sweet first launch pclarksurf at 11:25am 05.15.20 So we we're lucky Neptune didn't smite us harder......... Day I picked up the boat: spent a ton
Puget Sound sailing and the Vessel Traffic Service - How to play nice... Stu Jackson at 11:19am 05.15.20 This would be why you can hear the Victoria Coast guard dealing with water emergencies, but can not
Toilet Issue Captain Larry-DH at 11:06am 05.15.20 Thanks Tim - guessing that I need to determine the model of my Jabsco to determine which replaceme
Choosing Between Two Transom Ladders For ODay 23-1 sreidvt at 11:03am 05.15.20 About the name on the stern... I have seen a lot of boats with ladders that partly overlap the boat
Newbie, needs some guidance 3224tm at 10:57am 05.15.20 The writing is on the breaker... What fun it is to explore your boat. You are likely to learn al so

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