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Walker Bay Dinghy? Craig at 5:48am 02.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4679 I need to buy a dinghy to get from our dock to the mooring ball. We might occasionally use it to tow
Can i mount a 40hp on a 25ft Bella Del Mar at 5:39am 02.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1203 I have an old 40 hp outboard i have wanted to mount on my 25 ft hunter, It has an engine bracket on
Captain John Edwards Gary Wyngarden at 5:38am 02.16.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1021 Hi Captain John,Nice picture in the photo forum. It brings new meaning to "home and hearth". As
Charging batteries on shore Jeff at 4:27am 02.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/933 This may seem like a simple question but I want to be sure as I'm new boat electronics ...I've tak
To Our Southern Brothers (1) Jim Seamans at 1:51am 02.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/926 Would like to share with all of you down south and make you feel guilty!! I live west of the Chesape
Dimensions of the wasboard for a H23, 1987 mark seatvet at 12:40am 02.16.03 Smaller Boats 0/750 I left Kerr Res. without the bottom to top measurement for my washboard. If you have it just sittin
Folding Prop RDS at 11:55pm 02.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/836 Does anyone know what size Martec folding prop fits on an older Cat 28 with a m3-20 engine? I'm not
TROUBLE BLEEDING A 2QM15 BRIAN at 11:13pm 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1177 I ran my engine out of fuel. I had closed the valve on my fuel tank while replacing the exhaust sys
sailing belize paul arceneaux at 10:41pm 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1080 i will be chartering in belize in two weeks. will be leaving out of placenciaany ideas would be app
internal vs. external halyards on C-30 Jim at 1:51pm 02.15.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1393 I'm presently re-rigging my 1976 C-30 and am considering retrofitting the original mast to accomodat
Deck Moisture / Delamination S. Schoeck at 6:46am 02.15.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5816 I am in the process of buying a 1984 H34. The surveyor found evidence of moisture in the port deck.
West Coast Weather Questions Mac at 6:18am 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 4/951 Hi All,I'm fairly new at this so please bare with me. I've been watching the weather pretty close
Mast maintenance bosin's chair or bring it down Darrell at 5:07am 02.15.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1424 I need to do repair to the wind vang and mast light. I'm tempted to go aloft in a bosin chair, but I
Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous 2003 Bill Ubelacker at 4:46am 02.15.03 Other Sailboats 2/773 Back to the Bay IV ------------------ This summer, June 19- 22, Hunter owners from the mid-Atlant
optimum heel angle thomas at 4:38am 02.15.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1855 I've heard that when sailing upwind many sailors try to keep their boat at an optimum angle of heel
Goofy Headliners Gordon at 4:36am 02.15.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1270 I own an 89 Oceanis 390. I bought it in November knowing that the headliners were in need of repair.
Fiberglass Transom Opening Don K. at 3:45am 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1140 My sailboat(Chrysler 26) has an opening in the center of the transom where the long shaft outboard i
Thru hull fittings Jim at 3:36am 02.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/862 How difficult are thru hull fittings to change? My '85 Catalina has originals and one stuck closed.
mainsail telltales thomas at 2:45am 02.15.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1131 Tim, Mark, Bill,When trimming the mainsail, what should the telltales on the leech be doing? Also,
23 boat flotilla sailing to the Bahamas in June Tim Bastian at 1:22am 02.15.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/992

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anchor light Capt jgw at 10:52am 09.18.20 @sailor420 If that light has been atop your mast for 19years, you may find the plastic is brittle,
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person (1) DRhoads at 10:29am 09.18.20 185064
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (1) jssailem at 10:24am 09.18.20 The secondary "bilge pump", which I have just replaced, was connected to the electrical system of t
Sailboat falls off trailer Hunter216 at 10:17am 09.18.20 The speed limit on the 401 is 100km/hr - 62mph but most of the traffic in Toronto flows at 120 - 75
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 10:13am 09.18.20 Trust me, you do not want an original pressure alcohol stove. I spent the first two seasons when I
87 Hunter 28.5 reefing the jib Shaw_2112 at 10:06am 09.18.20 so little research has determined that the Hood 810 furling system is not capable of reefing, looks
WINTERIZING PLUMBING odaydokay at 10:06am 09.18.20 Has anyone ever had or heard of a cracked tank caused by whatever residual water is left in it if A
anchor light (2) jssailem at 9:59am 09.18.20 @sailor420 If that light has been atop your mast for 19years, you may find the plastic is brittle, a
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 9:58am 09.18.20 Being a fairly heavy non-planning hull, I do not need to worry about having the spinnaker up in ser
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.18.20 Being a fairly heavy non-planning hull, I do not need to worry about having the spinnaker up in seri
Rigging life? jssailem at 9:45am 09.18.20 Mike I am a :plus: on it is time. There are two schools of thought. I am only going to keep the bo
Rigging life? Captain Larry-DH at 9:31am 09.18.20
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 9:24am 09.18.20 ASOP huh. When did the "French" develop this technique? I started using the method in the 2008 RW
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (2) jssailem at 9:23am 09.18.20 @seanmcclain Welcome to the forum. Congrats on finding your boat. Other than the urge to put into
Rigging life? markwbird at 9:19am 09.18.20 Yeah, it's time.
ICW, December south to North dLj at 8:52am 09.18.20 This sounds like "Essential Travel" A job...unpaid... to deliver a navigational vessel into the Lak
Sailboat falls off trailer capta at 8:45am 09.18.20 Apparently she thought she was a 'land' yacht.
Keel cancer? capta at 8:44am 09.18.20 Is that a keel or centerboard? If a board, remove it and sandblast it, then take it to a galvanizing
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat (1) jssailem at 8:41am 09.18.20 Gary, while AC Heat pumps are wonderful units, it is hard to replace a diesel heater in the winter i
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Hayden Watson at 8:40am 09.18.20 Do you use the ASOP technique I mention above? While there are few extra steps, the process is much

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