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Pedestal guard Eric at 12:06am 01.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1102 I have a 1991 Hunter 28. The boat does not have a pedestal guard and I would like to add one. I ha
Hull flattening J. Hime at 11:42pm 01.02.03 Bigger Boats 5/1382 I am looking to buy an O'Day 28 and noticed a flattened area on each sideof the hull about midships
Autopilot Opinions Glenn Bollin at 11:32pm 01.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/928 I'm looking for a reliable autopilot for my Hunter 26.5 to help make single handing and trolling eas
Loose Keel Bert at 10:31pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1153 When I hauled out my Tanzer in the fall, I noticed crack / gap of about 1/4 to 1/2 in between the ha
Trailering a Capri 14.2 Endre Gastony at 10:18pm 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/1451 Because I need to convert a trailer for use with a 1995 Capri 14.2, would someone please let me know
Hydraulic Backstay: A good thing? Dale I at 9:40pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2110 I have purchased a 'boat-in-a-basket' with rod rigging which lacks the hydraulic backstay adjuster..
Fuel filter Dennis Rielly at 9:05pm 01.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1750 The fuel filter canister on my 1981 Hunter 30 is , I believe a Perko 299 (can't really make out the
SOCAL sailors interested in Annapolis sailing? Rich at 8:37pm 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 0/775 I'll be at a business meeting in Long Beach 9-13 February. My wife and I are Chesapeake Bay sailors
Solo sailing, roller ferling Art at 8:15pm 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 7/1785 I purchased my first c-22.(YEAH!!!) Part of my plan is to sail solo and part time with my wife. Fir
yanmar mounts ken matejka at 1:39pm 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 2/812 Does anyone know where I can buy new yanmar motor mounts for a 2GM20F for a good price? I think 90-1
yanmar mounts ken matejka at 1:35pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1061 Does anyone know where I can buy new yanmar motor mounts for a 2GM20F for a good price? I think 90-1
Single handling Barry Hammerberg at 12:07pm 01.02.03 Big Boats 22/1543 My wife and I cruise and occasionally race double handed. We've both single handed her - but have se
Looking for info on "Kiwi" sailboats Jim at 11:16am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1963 I am looking for some info on a brand of boat called Kiwi. They were made for racing and apparently
My mean single handing...#01... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 10:55am 01.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 Hello,Just rigged up some gidgets on my Oday 22, to assist in my handling her myself...I might jus
Rough trip around sw Florida- a memior Chris at 10:42am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1180
My Boat Sunk!! Jerome at 10:31am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 41/2518 While sailing on a south texas bay in my 20ft daysailor a strong gust of wind hit me from the side t
Christmas Cruise (1) Mickey and Debbie McHugh at 9:41am 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 3/1060 Since Debbie and I had 5 days off, we planned to take YAGA, our H40.5, on a Christmas cruise down th
"a passage maker is born" jim bartch at 8:42am 01.02.03 Big Boats 14/2028 just wanted to let you know that the passage from newport beach to hawaii has begun.the best part o
mixing elbow blues John Dodge at 7:42am 01.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/972 I was replacing my exhaust hose. I had much trouble attempting to fit it back onto the mixing elbow
seaward water heater Tom at 7:17am 01.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1094 After 20 years I am replacing the 6 gal water heater on my cat 30 which I have owned for 3 years. I

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O'Day 322 Wing Keel width (2) acarter at 2:25pm 10.02.20 The boat made it home, about 28 hours of non-stop sailing and some motoring from Buzzards Bay, MA to
Quantum Sailpack (1) Tally Ho at 2:24pm 10.02.20 I added a Mack Pack from Mack Sails a few years ago. Great addition, particularly when sailing singl
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." shemandr at 2:16pm 10.02.20 FogHorn Leghorn is a fav of mine. Nothing better than, "Son, I say son,..."
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? Tally Ho at 2:08pm 10.02.20 He has a lot more room to play with, get access etc. in his O'Day 322. My access is either from the
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? Noodat Lady at 2:03pm 10.02.20 In a word....yes. Greg He has a lot more room to play with, get access etc. in his O'Day 322. My
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 1:52pm 10.02.20 Assuming you have a telescoping dock hook, you may be able to use that to work the sail upward out
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.02.20 In a word....yes. PGMdRILEOt8 Greg
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 1:32pm 10.02.20 As I continue to ponder this I found myself thinking about what to do if the mast fails where a sig
winterize water system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:31pm 10.02.20 Do you drain it using the petcock at the bottom of the tank? --Peggie
Lazy jacks diameter srimes at 1:15pm 10.02.20 they are, it does, and not really. lots of new boats with jacks as standard equipment do this. As
Lazy jacks diameter kappykaplan at 12:59pm 10.02.20 :clap::thumbup:
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 12:48pm 10.02.20 that was an easy project, why didn't I think about sewing them in the first place. pics to come.....
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Mr. Dave at 12:19pm 10.02.20 It's like I said, y'all, 99 44/100% of the time, there's not a response to a boating thread that sta
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." S/V Honu at 12:03pm 10.02.20 Shades of Foghorn Leghorn.....weird thread for first thing in the morning.;)
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." sailme88 at 12:00pm 10.02.20 Son of a gun, if that don't beat all....... hoping I don't get banned now....:oops:
Steering wheel 82 34ft oday odaydokay at 11:53am 10.02.20 I use the hand-removable nut from Edson to pull the entire wheel. You will be sorry for downsizing t
Salt Water in Bilge odaydokay at 11:50am 10.02.20 Head Seacock and thru hull. Holding tank seacock and thru hull, galley seacock and thru hull, head
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Meriachee at 11:48am 10.02.20 y'all know better than that.
Did the HOOK race (1) Jackdaw at 11:17am 10.02.20 The trick now would be to paint a waterline a few inches up from where it actually is. People will
Did the HOOK race (1) Jackdaw at 11:14am 10.02.20 And to think it looked like this the day before.....

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