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240 mast raising system Al Giese at 1:08am 11.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1428 As a new owner, I am interested in finding out what system has proven out to be the most suitable fo
Winterization Tom at 12:33am 11.01.02 Ask All Sailors 11/999 I have a friend in my marina that keeps his boat in the water all winter and does not winterize his
Prop neil brand at 12:23am 11.01.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/857 I ahve a 1990 catalina 28. It has a 3 blade prop that was added by the previous owner. I also have t
Dennis Conner at the helm Gary Wyngarden at 12:16am 11.01.02 Ask All Sailors 5/958 With Stars and Stripes deeply mired in the second division of the LV Cup, Dennis took the helm for t
center cockpit hunters cody at 11:44pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 3/1238 I have a question about center cockpit hunter? can someone tell me the smallest size they make or is
Draft Position Don Guillette at 11:35pm 10.31.02 Ask All Sailors 4/897
Motor Mounts for 1981 Hunter 33 Yanmar2gm P.B. Finley at 10:52pm 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 I'm having trouble locating motor mounts for my Yanmar 2gm. I emailed Hunter 2 weeksago and still h
Taking a Poll -- Which Auto-Pilot to Buy????? Chuck at 9:54pm 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/970 Hi all, I've spent many sessions of Internet access reading endless threads of postings re: the subj
MAIN HAYLARD Waldo Emerson at 9:10pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 0/831 Is there a way to run the main halyard to the stbd geneo.Issue line must be perpendicular to winch
Boat Insurance Skyrocked Denise Kilpatrick at 8:28pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 8/879 I have had my boat insurance with West Marine the past two years. Each time it was raised 30%. I cal
Boat Dog Advice Denise Kilpatrick at 7:51pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 0/963 Ken, George, Rick, Ed:Good advice, thank you for taking the time to answer.
Doors George Wilson at 2:35pm 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1166 My wife and I own a '1989' 33.5 that we enjoy very much. We think we would enjoy it even more if we
376 LOA really 392? Tango at 1:02pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 16/996 I Recently moved my boat to Long Beach Shoreline Marina.When I completed the paperwork to rent the
New Mac Ven 25 group site Jim K. at 11:13am 10.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/936 There are alot of Macgregor/Venture 25s out there. We now have a site where we can exchange ideas,
Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show Marc at 11:00am 10.31.02 Ask All Sailors 0/829 I'm new to Miami and will attend the Ft. Lauderdale boat show (I know it's mainly stinkpots), but wh
Jib Furler Larry at 10:54am 10.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/767 31 Oct. 2002Hello, I have an easy question. Purchased a 18.5 Hunter and want to put a furler on th
Boating Safety Harry King Elliott at 10:50am 10.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/717 Something I read recently related to Boating Safety. I sent the following to the only e-mail addres
Yanmar 2QM15, Fuel Pump Lee br. at 10:23am 10.31.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1405 I had a friend assist me during the winterization of my 30' Oday. He was wondering why I have an ele
Replacement mast failures Al Grall at 9:28am 10.31.02 Smaller Boats 0/861 Anyone with a replacement mast that failed in a short period of time? The oroginal mast stood for 8
Backstay tension Bob at 9:12am 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/950 I am the new owner of a Cat28(1991). Can anyone tell me how tight the backstay should be?

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Tankage RoyS at 6:15am 04.28.20 Or drain everything and do not add antifreeze anywhere. I simply drain, discard filters, and remove
Racing Hunters in March in Texas PaulK at 6:15am 04.28.20 So you can have three crew. Good luck!
Replacing detaching interior vinyl with wood slats jssailem at 6:14am 04.28.20 tongue and groove cedar and stained it. Where did you source the cedar? Looks like you installed b
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap rgranger at 6:12am 04.28.20
24 AWG Wire Witzend at 6:10am 04.28.20 Sorry, this probably was a lapse in judgment for an application on a recreational boat, did not thin
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap PaulK at 6:10am 04.28.20 No but here is one way to put deer hide on a carburetor... Audubon Style.:thumbup:
Heat shrink solder connectors Witzend at 6:08am 04.28.20 In a related thread (24 AWG Wire) I mentioned using Solder Sleeves to splice between different wire
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. Will Gilmore at 6:05am 04.28.20 The cockpit scuppers in the O'Day Mariner are also small and forward in a large cockpit. The Marine
sealant for toe rails fred1diver at 5:40am 04.28.20 I was thinking of using butyl but I'm worried that if I have screws instead of nuts and bolts the ro
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (1) TomY at 4:56am 04.28.20 EDIT: I forgot to mention how I believe this all fails in a rainstorm. Once enough water falls on d
Racing Hunters in March in Texas JRT at 4:54am 04.28.20 Sporty conditions, good call too!
Mega 30 restoration SwitchintoglideIII at 4:45am 04.28.20 Onwards and upwards...
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (6) TomY at 4:41am 04.28.20 Good luck with that. It's either blatantly obvious, and you find it easily; or terribly cryptic and
Sweet, babies!! DaveJ at 4:30am 04.28.20 Much nicer than the squirrels (6) that I had living in my anchor locker last year! Little birds won'
Towing Hunter 25 Hunter216 at 4:20am 04.28.20 Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes: I am looking at purchasing a 1983 H
Racing Hunters in March in Texas Bill19233 at 3:38am 04.28.20 We kept the boat at the dock for four weeks. Right or wrong, there was a race last Saturday and we s
24 AWG Wire Davidasailor26 at 3:36am 04.28.20 Use Solder Sleeves and up the AWG.ssues of the integrated solder/heat shrink solutions - Heat shrin
Removing Oxidation Davidasailor26 at 3:18am 04.28.20
Towing Hunter 25 Whatfiero1 at 3:08am 04.28.20 You didn't mention whether or not its double axle that helps take it slow and you'll get good at it
Masthead rig (1) Whatfiero1 at 2:59am 04.28.20 You struggle to go to windward even go as far as getting blown down and around.

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