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Captain Tolly's Rick Warner at 2:54am 05.12.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1169 I am trying to trace down and fix an intermittent infiltration of water into the starboard cabin are
Block replacement Tim Op't Holt at 2:46am 05.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1006 On my H31 the block that the jib sheet runs through at the stern, has a deteriorated sheve and must
H 40 cockpit seats maahogany? Gene Kinney at 2:43am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 Love this time of the year. Mucking about in boats is always a good thing. It's time to sand the wo
Exactly where is that thing? Brian at 2:19am 05.12.03 Big Boats 3/874 Hello everybody, I can't get the forward head on my 1998 passage 42 to pull in sea water for flushin
Topping lift troubles Tomm Maxon at 2:12am 05.12.03 Big Boats 3/937 A little help please.I bought my 1985 Hunter 40 last year. Last fall when they put it on the crad
Port Window Spring Frustration Paul H at 2:07am 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 0/683 I had to replace my port lens on my H26. That was the easy part. Putting those #$%'% springs in has
PHEII Raritan Heads Rob at 2:01am 05.12.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1565 Peggy,, I have been experiencing a leak in my manual head. The leak occurs when I pull the pump up o
Rudder lock Richard Bryer at 1:46am 05.12.03 Big Boats 4/1699 The present high winds from the low pressure system we in the Great Lakes area have been living with
Gennaker Rigging Chris Taneyhill at 1:25am 05.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1353 I just bought all new sails for my O'Day 25. A new addition to my sail inventory is the Gennaker.
H29.5 PHRF rating... Tim McCarty at 1:13am 05.12.03 Racing 1/1313 Does anyone have a rating for a Hunter 29.5?? If not, what is the actual formula to go by??
RE: 29.5...PHRF rating?? Tim McCarty at 1:11am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1223 Does anyone know the PHRF for a Hunter 29.5. If not, what is the actual formula??Thanks in advanc
Engine Issues Charles Bamford at 1:00am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/818 Folks: I recently acquired a 1993 Hunter 23.5 that I am basing in Southport, NC... However, i
Stay Stream 2 Furler... ForeStay Tension Adjust Bill Ebling at 12:52am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1404 Does any one have experiance with a Stay-Stream 2 Furler? My Forestay seems to have too much sag a
Securing anchor on bow roller ron at 12:43am 05.12.03 Ask All Sailors 4/7539 On my Beneteau oceanis 370, I want to secure my Danforth anchor on the bow roller during sailing. I
through hull fittings Jim Floyd at 11:49pm 05.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1161 OK - thanks to you guys who replied earlier to my query about closing the through hulls - we are com
access port on mast? 40 ledgend John O'Donald at 10:58pm 05.11.03 Big Boats 2/1024 I have to unstep my mast to access electrical connections at the base. Has anyone ever devised addin
replacing plastic on hatch? John O'Donald at 10:48pm 05.11.03 Big Boats 1/784 Is there a way to just replace the clear smoked plastic (lexan?) on metal hatches. I have several th
Oh yeah...then there is the head... Griffin at 10:46pm 05.11.03 Bigger Boats 5/1068 I pulled the plunger out of the head pump....literally!It came all the way out. It looks like it
Alternator Issues Griffin at 10:43pm 05.11.03 Bigger Boats 3/1105 Well, my baby is finally wet! All went well despite the winds in moving her from Sandusky to Catawb
Holding Tank Question Lori Wheeler at 10:31pm 05.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/910 I am a new owner of a 1987 Hunter 28.5. I use to just be a bareboat sailor. I now have all these t

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Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 09.15.20 I had my 27' boat at a slip without power for many years. At the time, my electrical use was light,
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Justin_NSA at 11:12am 09.15.20 I have been chatting with a potential new member here in our club. I'm the harbormaster. Besides the
Main sheet twist Stu Jackson at 11:11am 09.15.20 The block has to be able to swivel to allow for boom swing. Could you please explain why? My fixed
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? (1) kloudie1 at 11:07am 09.15.20 Early days(1973 ish).. learning the ropes(!) we'd both just recovered from a capsize dunking. I'd cr
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings NYSail at 10:54am 09.15.20 If you are not running refrig or anything like that I would recommend getting a 50 watt solar panel
SV Preston Point rescue justsomeguy at 10:54am 09.15.20 maybe I'm just kinda boring... Boredom is highly underrated.
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller odaydokay at 10:51am 09.15.20 Many thanks, Richard!
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings odaydokay at 10:48am 09.15.20 One thing to look at is what lighting you have. The original lights were guzzlers so we replaced al
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 09.15.20 Here is an excerpt I pulled off an old reply I had posted some time ago. "And yes, I remember an in
....and so it begins... Serenity on Hudson at 10:29am 09.15.20 I've used 3 gallons so far this year. Only motor getting in and out of the marina and rarely with a
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... Justin_NSA at 10:21am 09.15.20 +1 vote for unstepping the mast first if it's practical. Especially since you have no idea what prev
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Justin_NSA at 10:11am 09.15.20 How long will you be running the engine to recharge? Might not be enough which means your charge can
Main sheet twist Ron20324 at 10:03am 09.15.20 ...trailed it behind the boat under power for 15 or 20 minutes and the line relaxed and never did it
Looking to buy c22 questions. LakeShark at 9:43am 09.15.20 Everything you need to know about inspecting a C22 before buying is available on the Associations we
SV Preston Point rescue kloudie1 at 9:40am 09.15.20 Lesson there is to learn to maintain control of the boat in heavy air.. At some point, all "big wat
SV Preston Point rescue Mr. Dave at 9:39am 09.15.20 They threatened in a couple of places I'm aware of (Mount Hood in Oregon and the White Mountains of
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... JRacer at 9:39am 09.15.20 Second the idea of Marinebeam for all your lighting needs!
ICW, December south to North Ward H at 9:32am 09.15.20 Good luck Dave... second times the charm... Ditto!
Unknown Sailboat Type sailinmikenaz at 9:32am 09.15.20 Winches? Don't forget West marines BOGO sale, usually in March.
Main sheet twist Ward H at 9:31am 09.15.20 I have a block in that location on my C30. It doesn't need to swivel, just swing a bit side to side.

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