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SSB Radio, Pactor Modem, E-mail Barnaby at 5:09am 01.12.03 Big Boats 5/861 Greetings,I'm researching SSB Radios and modems to be able to send and receive e-mail from my Hunt
Standing rigging - 1989, 37 Legend William Niessen at 3:59am 01.12.03 Big Boats 1/1030 In October I purchased a 37 Legend and had it shipped from Annapolis to Ohio, when the yard prepped
Square metal block on Rudder Chris at 3:41am 01.12.03 Smaller Boats 0/994 Can someone tell me what the purpose of the square metal/aluminum piece (about 1" square) that is at
Archives Question ?? Pete Loewenstein at 1:58am 01.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 When I go to the "Searching ' Archives - Search Forums ' Forum Archives" section, and then ask to se
Faulty Carbon Monoxide/Smoke Detector John Trautman at 1:50am 01.12.03 Big Boats 1/1072 My H420 was purchased April 2002. While the boat was in the process of being prepped for delivery yo
Prop shaft vibration on 89' Legend 37. Antony at 12:43am 01.12.03 Other Sailboats 2/1481 Engine vibration at 1900 to 2400 RPM's. Replaced engine mounts, engine alignment is correct, 2 bla
Replacing plastic through-hulls Peter at 12:16am 01.12.03 Smaller Boats 5/871 The plastic through-hulls on my H23 are turning chalky. You know the ones...the anchor locker drain
26X Bulkhead Mounting a Richie Compass John Koller at 12:12am 01.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1443 I am outfitting a brand new 26X for maiden shakedown this spring. I bought a Richie "Helmsman" bulk
Servicing the water pump? Michael Turner at 11:13pm 01.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/975 I have noticed the teh cover on the water pump housing is corroded. Where can I buy parts for the ya
Changing Oil? Michael Turner at 11:08pm 01.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1107 I am a new (used) Hunter owner. My 27 has an Yanmar 1g model. I would like to change the enging oil,
P42 Shower Hose Sid Jarvis at 10:34pm 01.11.03 Big Boats 1/944 If anyone has had to replace the shower hose in the forward head please share with me how this was a
Insurance Recommendations ? Dennis at 9:37pm 01.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1116 Just purchased a new 26X at the Atlantic City Sail Expo. Wanted to benefit from the research you a
Jiffy reefing ok for H40??? Paul Green at 5:13pm 01.11.03 Big Boats 0/807 Hi folks,Happy New Years to all.We are hoping to buy a h40 this spring. Doing the homework now. We
'A festivus for the rest of us'... (1) Sean Herron... at 4:39pm 01.11.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/914 Hello,It's bloody winter on this side of the sphere, so it is a juggle between the weather and all
bowsprit Jacques at 4:31pm 01.11.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1337 looking to install a small bowsprit on my beneteau 473..anyone to give me data of suplier for bowspr
Inmast furling...update John at 1:44pm 01.11.03 Big Boats 1/893 Thanks one and all for your suggestions and help. Next weekend I shall try them all. A Selden rep is
Tall ships and square rigs Greig Carroll at 1:11pm 01.11.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/964 I was having a discussion with a couple of fellow sailors on square rigged sailing ships. We were go
Catalina 16.5 Review Ray Seligman at 12:59pm 01.11.03 Smaller Boats 2/7098 About 20 years ago I owned an O'Day Day Sailer and had a great time with it, daysailing and occasion
Optimum Heel Angle Allan at 12:34pm 01.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1071 Can anyone tell me the optim and/or maximum heel anlge for a C 270?
why 6 volt bob at 12:26pm 01.11.03 Big Boats 1/915 Why would some choose 6 volt golf cart battey over a standard 12 volt deep cycle except for the smal

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Windlass Seized Clutch smokey73 at 5:32am 09.26.20 A "right angle" pneumatic impact wrench might be the ticket. They are not cheap though and very few
W21 NO POWER kloudie1 at 5:28am 09.26.20 The "runs OK at idle but dies under load" thing is a classic fuel starvation symptom.. especially if
Miami boatshow happen or not happen??? CYQK at 5:15am 09.26.20 yeah i'm beginning to think the same thing
Adventures in reefing DougM at 5:11am 09.26.20 I have a double reef setup with a single line for each reef led back to the cockpit. The original Ne
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:04am 09.26.20 You have touched one of the third rails of sailing (anchor choice and guns on boats being the other
W21 NO POWER Davidasailor26 at 4:54am 09.26.20 My guess is that is that it can be fixed up without needing a repower. How does it start when cold?
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 09.26.20 Practical sailor did a review of the Niagara 35 and spoke well of the build quality - Niagara 31/35
Hunter 18.5 kappykaplan at 3:39am 09.26.20 Try Bacon Sails in Annapolis. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php
Adventures in reefing Ward H at 3:36am 09.26.20 You got it.
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? 31seahorse at 3:24am 09.26.20 Welcome SailingFree, Lets start this discussion again. RE: St Petersburg and Florida waters in
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? justsomeguy at 2:52am 09.26.20 Well, that escalated quickly.
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 1:53am 09.26.20 So if I wanted to run a single line system aft, I would go through this block, then down to a bullse
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Project_Mayhem at 11:26pm 09.25.20 I ping the one by Wilmette Harbor for Chicago conditions. It's the closest one with wave height. I b
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 11:12pm 09.25.20 Sorry, but it's simply a courtesy "thing." "gen" or "snowflake" is almost always projection. Sad
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler Ron20324 at 9:47pm 09.25.20 Probably for when you wash the inside area with water, it can drain out.
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? arf145 at 8:37pm 09.25.20 I'm nowhere near either of those Gens, and it reads like yelling to me! Also, just plain harder to r
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 09.25.20 ...that whole caps = screaming is more of a gen X gen Y /snowflake thing which I think is pretty st
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Tally Ho at 8:09pm 09.25.20 This service is awesome. I use it all the time. It makes you realize how wrong weather predictions
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 7:49pm 09.25.20 Ok, welcome Sailing Free, first there is no need to use all caps. All caps is generally considered
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 7:47pm 09.25.20 No yelling intended....the caps are just there to make it clearer....that whole caps = screaming is

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