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Thanks & temporary good-bye J. Hrab at 12:57pm 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/893 for now as I am leaving on a sabbatical this week end from Lake Champlain on the way to Florida +.I
Mast removal, O'Day 23 Warren at 11:34am 10.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1048 I will be taking the boat out of the water for the winter in a few weeks. I have a hauler meeting me
Calculating Speed Responses Jim at 11:17am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/915 Allen, Ed, and MarkThank you for your enlightening responses. They aremost appreciated, and helpf
Water in rear locker craig shaw at 8:49am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1011 This our first year with our 1985 28.5 all summer I felt I had too much water in the bilge. The stuf
Insurance Ben at 8:28am 10.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/887 I was just quoted $350 a year for insurance on my new 26X.Seems like I have heard that the normal i
excessive weather helm Bill Greenberg at 7:59am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/944 Is there anyone who has successfully eliminated the weather helm in a Catalina 28 tall rig when the
WINDLASS WORKING Terry at 7:45am 10.04.02 Big Boats 1/838 As I was trying to haul up my 40 pound Danforth anchor to reset it in rough waters at Ganges Harbor
Annapolis Boat Show - Phil are you coming out? Jim Seamans at 5:36am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/957 Phil,I'll be working the Hunter booth for Crazy Dave. The man has got to be crazy to let me do tha
Joe C. (Windward Passage...?) Tom M. at 5:28am 10.04.02 Smaller Boats 0/835 Joe,Regarding your outboard/rudder connection you wrote:"I used all stainless components which we
Electronics and Hatches Martin Bosman at 4:28am 10.04.02 Bigger Boats 5/1034 Dear Reader,I'm in the possesion of an O'Day 37 CC,year '78. I bought it just a couple of month ago
mossy growth / water intake Konstantine Bakintas at 3:47am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1008 Hello Everyone:We have a 28-ft sailboat in a year-around slip in Lake Grapevine and were curious a
America's Cup boats Pete Peterson at 3:36am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 8/978 Now that the Louis Vuitton races have started, I'm curious about the boats that are currently using.
Speed Calculations Jim at 2:53am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1043 Can someone tell me how to calculate Knots into Miles Per Hour, and viceversa? What is the formula?
Drop-In Re-power John at 1:49am 10.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/973 I have a 78 H30. I have seen various threads about re-powers, engine type etc... But my question i
Strange odor Jay Muller at 1:46am 10.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1200 We have a 2 year old Beneteau First 40.7 we buoy race on the weekend. As there is a porta potty at t
looking to upgrade, hunter or seafarer Steve at 12:21am 10.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/852 i am considering selling my H23 for eaither a seafarer26 or a hunter 26. both used. mid 80's. doe
Power Inverters Tim Paul at 10:52pm 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 12/878 I'm looking to make my h26 more "kid-friendly" by installing a TV/VCR or portable DVD together with
Seaward Eagle Paul at 9:48pm 10.03.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1506 We are considering the Seaward Eagle. It is 32 ft with an option for a vertical retracting keel. Doe
Sail Cover/Canvas Colors Nelson at 9:14pm 10.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/916 What is the significance of sail cover/canvas color found in several newer Hunter models with grey c
Holding Tank Repacement Randy Williams at 2:49pm 10.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/860 Hello all,The aluminum holding tank in my 88Hunter30 has developed a hole in one of the fittings t

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Strange Winter? JamesG161 at 8:34am 04.27.20 The Polar Jet Stream keep dipping into Northern USA and not much help from the warm Pacific Ocean.
Prop Walk when in reverse al4b at 8:34am 04.27.20 My docking approach, Hunter 410. My prop walks to port and I nearly always dock to port. To dock, i
Stay At Home projects: Lanyards and Helm Wheel Wrap JRT at 8:33am 04.27.20 Love it @Ward H ! I need to do that center knot to my wheel which PO already wrapped!
Strange Winter? (2) jssailem at 8:29am 04.27.20 Spring sprung here in the PacificNW. It is a mixture of beautiful days like yesterday ker than a sho
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? Joe at 8:22am 04.27.20 I do it all the time. 20 years, no problems. The previous owner raced a lot... always used the seco
How to replace a pump-out hose? ToddS at 8:19am 04.27.20 @BigEasy I'd love 2" hose... and 48mm is probably(?) close enough with a little coaxing and a little
Marinebeam stern light wiring (1) jssailem at 8:15am 04.27.20
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Hunter216 at 8:06am 04.27.20 My 2 cents from my experiences. Seen the 26X, D, M, and S. They do NOT sail well, why do people kee
Painting just below water line fstbttms at 8:02am 04.27.20 What would happen if you were caught? Is it worth getting caught? That's a pretty dickish thing
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail cstonedent at 8:00am 04.27.20 I have a 2002 B311, wanted new sails for same reason. I worked with UK sails, they had a cruising la
Marinebeam stern light wiring Ward H at 7:51am 04.27.20 After installing a tricolor/anchor combo and the steaming/deck light combo, That is a nice set up.
Marinebeam stern light wiring Ward H at 7:50am 04.27.20 I do like them. Next & last to replace ... the bow lights, maybe. I bought the MB bow light but ha
Wasps in the bilge jssailem at 7:48am 04.27.20 Different wasps require different methods. But the overall strategy is the same as with bee keeping.
Leein207 at 7:46am 04.27.20 Perfect! Thank you! I hope you have a great sailing season!
(2) GSBNY at 7:43am 04.27.20
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric nramsey at 7:40am 04.27.20 Our '86 O'Day 40 had the same fabric and it does wear like iron. We replaced it with Brisa a coupl
Wasps in the bilge Whatfiero1 at 7:39am 04.27.20 Simple bug bombs you buy at grocery store kills them and give u a chance to find all holes in boat g
Wasps in the bilge GSBNY at 7:34am 04.27.20
Prop Walk when in reverse Whatfiero1 at 7:34am 04.27.20 Backing into slip makes it easy to get out. Backing easier with water flow across rudder so stop in
Prop Walk when in reverse Crazy Dave Condon at 7:28am 04.27.20 As a former dealer, I gave two weeks of instruction at no charge and this was one issue to instruct.

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