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3 Blade Propeller?? Leif Askeland at 3:41pm 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/971 My 36 Hunter Vision has the factory installed 2-blade propeller. The boat has always seemed to be s
Pacific Sail Expo Rick Dober s/v Baytrek at 2:20pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1305 Peggie, It was a pleasure meeting you at the boat show yesterday. Too bad the publisher didn't
Engine belched out an oily slick Hans Baart at 1:41pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/772 Can anyone give some insight on this?I started my Yanmar 3GMF today after not having run it for abo
Centerboard Repairs Arnie Hoffman at 1:25pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/990 Just a FYI to those with C.B. 30's. When I bought my '82 last summer the previous owner had wedged
Bottom Paint and a centerboard? Geof at 1:09pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 9/3853 So, last year, our first year with our O'Day 25, and I let the yard do the bottom paint. We were ou
Anyone thought about their leaf springs lately??? tom b. c-22 at 12:55pm 04.27.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1706 Well I have.. Oh boy, what fun..I bought a 74 catalina with trailer that hasprobably seen better da
Hose bulge guy, again! Bruce Z at 12:35pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1429 Greetings Mistress,I put in a new hose. I cleaned up the aluminum elbow on the tank and it looks o
Battle of the Prop Shaft Flex Couplings! (1) Stirling Hasen at 12:34pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 5/2713 After finally being able to remove my prop shaft on my Hunter 54. I noticed that my Federal Flex Cou
Pumpout Problems Gary Scheir at 11:12am 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1274 We installed a new Raritan Cricket head in our 1991 Hunter 28 last year, and all seemed to work fine
Loose Strut repairs John Pool at 11:07am 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/988 I am looking for information on repairing my strut so that it doesnot wiggle side to side. Any sugg
Shore Power and gas storage on a 26S Ray at 11:00am 04.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1241 I am going to install shore power on our 1994 26S, in which we just bought. I am trying to find som
Water in tanks - stinky! G at 10:36am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/968 Hi,We have a fresh water holding capacity of about 60 gallons. I drained the tanks a couple of wee
looking at 37 cherubini alex at 10:36am 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1046 I'm looking at a 1981 37 cutter. I did not see any deck softening or port leaks, my wife saw one. We
Gelcoat or Epoxy paint? (1) Tim Long at 10:19am 04.27.03 AMF 0/1892 I have always finished my fiberglass repairs with sprayed-on white gelcoat paint, because that's wha
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 10:05am 04.27.03 Big Boats 6/1486 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 9:56am 04.27.03 Big Boats 0/789 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
ROTTEN WOOD REPAIR JERRY MITCHELL at 9:48am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/902 I am looking to repair a soft spot on my deck where I suspect the wood has rotted underneath the fib
Line organizer fitting HELP Stephen Ord at 9:22am 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1240 I have a 2 line organizer that was factory installed on the Startboard side. It is bolted in but th
Does Oday Shipbuilders have a Web Site? Donald Griffin at 9:20am 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1028 I am restoring/modifing a 1963 Rhodes 19. I need new MFG markers for port and starboard. Does Oday h
Barient winch parts Norm Hittinger at 7:11am 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1044 I sent a great deal of time seeking information and access to Barient winch parts. The most promisin

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I win! Glsawyer at 11:17am 10.21.20 So here is a weird issue I need help with..... Maybe someone can. help. I need to get to land for a
Anchor light dLj at 11:07am 10.21.20 Here is a picture of me and my anchor light. I cannot find a replacement for this thing? Any th
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel srimes at 10:53am 10.21.20 I've heard it said before that a wheel takes up too much space in the cockpit, but I find that diff
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel RolfSail at 10:51am 10.21.20 Forgot to mention that my wife loves the wheel far better than the tiller. Very easy for her to be a
Beautiful boat website (2) Bob S at 10:42am 10.21.20 I was slipped next to this classic. Don't know what it is. I believe she is from Woods Hole.
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel RolfSail at 10:42am 10.21.20 I sailed a Mac26S for 20 years. Loved the boat and loved the tiller and never wanted a wheel. Last s
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated Justin_NSA at 10:41am 10.21.20 When you get it converted, you may want to dry fit it and check the pulley alignment as well as the
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? dLj at 10:27am 10.21.20 It's an amazing time in the history of the world that so much knowledge that used to be hoarded
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated Rich Stidger at 10:23am 10.21.20 I did this conversion years ago on a Motorola alternator. If you are mechanically and electrically
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 10.21.20 It's hard to tell what it is, because it's black as soot! OMG ...................... I hadn't r
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated NYSail at 10:19am 10.21.20 Yes.... it replaced the original super dumb Hitachi..... probably just as dumb.
Beautiful boat website (1) TomY at 10:11am 10.21.20 My current favorite came off the Wooden Boat site. ORTEGAL is an Albert Strange design. This boat is
I win! (2) Glsawyer at 10:10am 10.21.20 Crappy pics of the break. I sent a lot better pics to the builder
I win! (5) Glsawyer at 10:08am 10.21.20 You said the aft mast was damaged so that would be the mainmast correct? Any photos of the damage?
I win! (1) Hayden Watson at 10:00am 10.21.20 You said the aft mast was damaged so that would be the mainmast correct? Any photos of the damage?
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? DArcy at 9:46am 10.21.20 @George_NJ that is a fantastic counter argument to sailing schools. With a bit higher risk tolerance
Cal-21 Jib Furler jssailem at 9:46am 10.21.20 What size of sails do you have on your boat now?
Cal-21 Jib Furler jssailem at 9:45am 10.21.20 Hi Pete. Your reason to put a furler on a 21 foot boat? Sails are generally easy to handle on a 2
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated jssailem at 9:39am 10.21.20 I remember the same info from MaineSail. Not sure where I saw it. May have been on of his writings
Aft Bedding for a Beneteau 321 surfstud31 at 9:28am 10.21.20 Thanks for that info. At least I know that the California King will work. There is a bed size called

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