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Can anyone tell me about sailing a Hunter 216? Dan Kelly at 7:54am 02.16.03 Smaller Boats 1/1003 I am looking for a daysailor this spring. Among the boats that I am considering is the Hunter 216.
Maiden Voyage - Quincy, MA to Mystic, CT David at 7:47am 02.16.03 Destinations 8/2611 I'm planning the maiden voyage of Moon Dance from North Quincy, MA toMystic, CT this spring. I hav
Blame Me John Dodge at 7:25am 02.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1076 You can blame me for the weather. I'm a "newbe" and decided to leave the boat in the water this year
Walker Bay Dinghy? Craig at 5:48am 02.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4786 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 7/1211 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 2/1030 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 8/939 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 7/927 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 0/753 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 0/838 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 2/1182 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 4/1085 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 2/1406 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 5/5877 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 4/960 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 4/1440 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 2/791 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 5/1924 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 1/1282 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 3/1150 My sailboat(Chrysler 26) has an opening in the center of the transom where the long shaft outboard i

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Minor disaster averted / brain teaser smokey73 at 4:26pm 10.01.20 You had the key in the off position. The diesel will still run but with the key in the off position
Why, Beneteau, why? SoSound at 4:24pm 10.01.20 Thanks, maybe I'm just completely confused about what I have on my boat. It wouldn't be the first t
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? garymalmgren at 4:11pm 10.01.20 Hi Planoron. When you , say overseas, where do you mean? Do you have a link to the (sales) site? In
Lazy jacks diameter Captain Larry-DH at 4:11pm 10.01.20
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates Project_Mayhem at 4:11pm 10.01.20 It's pretty amazing that three little rivets can hold up an entire rig
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 4:01pm 10.01.20 It's never excessive if it makes you feel good. :) I change my keel bolts annually, which might be c
Lazy jacks diameter srimes at 4:01pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Need Catalina 30 MK11 trailer Sanfelice at 3:26pm 10.01.20 The problem you may run into is this time of the year is boats are already being scheduled for pulli
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes shemandr at 3:10pm 10.01.20 You could have them welded. Logistic problems there. Aluminum rivets? You need to use high qualit
Lazy jacks diameter (1) Jackdaw at 3:05pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Yet another holding tank vent question... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 10.01.20 Yep, you have a blocked--or at least partially blocked--tank vent. The two most common locations fo
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 2:59pm 10.01.20 JRT - NOTHING IN STOCK
Yet another holding tank vent question... Don S/V ILLusion at 2:44pm 10.01.20
H26 Center Board Line (4) rgranger at 2:32pm 10.01.20 I've done it... with help. And I wrote up a "How-to" guide. See attached file titled "Lift line r
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? JRT at 2:23pm 10.01.20 I've bought from this site and had excellent results. https://onlineoutboards.com/collections/suzuk
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 2:11pm 10.01.20 so sewing for the win, gonna start them tonight
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? dlochner at 1:56pm 10.01.20 Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks
Lazy jacks diameter dlochner at 1:55pm 10.01.20 Dave do you mean instead of splices? Fred, sorry for the curt response, I've been reading about o
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 1:51pm 10.01.20 Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 1:50pm 10.01.20 Dave do you mean instead of splices?

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