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Got a trailer? Mark Schenck at 8:16am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/837 Hey everyone, I recently stumbled into a 1982 Hunter 25 for a deal that I could not walk away from.
Refinishing wood slats on princess & helm seats? Tom Boles at 6:42am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1895 Does anyone have a clever way to refinish the wood slats on the seats? We have a Vision 32 and even
replacing just the glass in portlights john at 6:36am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/928 I have recently purchased a hunter 27' 1979. Many of the portlights are etched from exposure to sa
Storm!! When do you go to bare poles? Joe Mullee at 4:59am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 46/7459 Recently I was in some rough weather while crewing on a boat in the Caribbean 1500. Winds were in th
Loose footed Main Dave Johndrow at 4:21am 12.05.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1707 Don-I'm not sure where I read it but I do recall that you are not a fan of the loose footed Main.
New name lettering Joe Refkin at 3:58am 12.05.02 Other Sailboats 6/878 I have recently aquired an 83 Cat 30. It needs a name change. Will Island Girl safely remove the o
Removing CDI reefer Brian R Clare at 3:53am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1748 On my recently acquired '88 O'day 272LE with CDI reefer, the halyard/messenger knot is jammed at top
Tight marina/Mac26x Stewart at 3:23am 12.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 I find it hard to control the boat (motoring slow)when trying to dock in a tight marina. Should the
Galley Wood Lee at 1:43am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/921 I need to rebuild the galley to accomadate a small microwave. What type of wood is on the face of t
Bottom Painting while on a trailer..... Greg at 1:27am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 15/1862 I was wondering if anyone has come up with any ideas on how to lift a 23.5 up off the trailer a bit
heaving-to in a C-22 tomD at 12:48am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 12/3211 Several times last summer while cruising I elected to heave-to to go forward and deploy groundtackl
Choice of outboard motor Neil King at 11:58pm 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 14/1120 This has probably been asked a million times, but I'm new to this site: What is the most reliable o
Hey --- Here is an article on Frank Butler Tom at 11:49pm 12.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/764 and Catalina Yachts. For those interested. http://www.thelog.com/news/newsview.asp?c=7733
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:33pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1130 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
I want to set up 212 for easier single handling... Mark Malcolm at 3:30pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/789 ...and am looking for advice. Has anyone run lines to the cockpit? Centerboard controls? How about
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:15pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/884 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
test Phil Herring at 2:02pm 12.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/893 test
1GM to 2GM upgrade David OHara at 12:47pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/771 My old 28' S2 has the old 6.5 hp Yan 1GM engine that seemed underpowered in thunderstorms and heavy
NEW METER WORKS GREAT Terry at 12:45pm 12.04.02 Big Boats 0/714 In the process of trying to locate a replacement 50 amp internal shunt DC ammeter for our P42, Hunte
shallow draft boat but big enough.... Bill P. at 12:27pm 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1153 I currently sail a Catalina wing keel 270 with a draft of only 3.5 ft. Shallow huh...but alas the en

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Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 shemandr at 7:52am 09.09.20 What kind of repair? What material is the tank made of? Assuming a leak, is it on the bottom - whi
Cabin paint question srimes at 7:46am 09.09.20 and a Dinghy (I've done two of this design) it?
15-20 barnacles = 1 knot odaydokay at 7:46am 09.09.20 I was offered a look at the inside of that Hinckley. Now I am kicking myself for not accepting.
Barometer vs temperature shemandr at 7:43am 09.09.20 Problem here has been the media barometric pressure has been pretty steady for the last 6 weeks i.e.
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Maurice Doran at 7:34am 09.09.20 Yes, it was one of the easiest. Mine was caught somewhere inbetween, so most likely were it was ru
Winterizing our Hunter 386 Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 7:16am 09.09.20
Buying a boat currently in Canada Hunter216 at 7:11am 09.09.20
WINTERIZING PLUMBING dlochner at 7:11am 09.09.20 For those of us in the north country, where the temperatures will stay below freezing for 30 or 40 d
The importance of pre-race warmups shemandr at 7:11am 09.09.20 Land effects are much more a part of strategy in the racing around Robins Island in our area than os
Sail Rigging Diagrams? isaksp00 at 6:53am 09.09.20 Or get a cheap electricians fish tape at a place like Harbor Freight
Beneteau 373 on Lake Erie cymeyer at 6:49am 09.09.20 Hello Friends. This posting might be best answered by Larry at Cedar Point or other Lake Erie sailo
Barometer vs temperature dlochner at 6:48am 09.09.20 Assuming the weather app is reading a nearby station, the barometer settings should be identical. El
Barometer vs temperature kappykaplan at 6:47am 09.09.20 My experience is that It should.
Beneteau 373 on Lake Erie cymeyer at 6:47am 09.09.20 Hello Friends. This posting might be best answered by Larry at Cedar Point or other Lake Erie sailo
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag FastOlson at 6:45am 09.09.20 My North 97% RF jib has three vertical battens and they remove for sail storage. Some racing boats d
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag shemandr at 6:44am 09.09.20 I think he's gonna need a bigger bag. If the sail is only around 100% a larger bag might be workabl
WINTERIZING PLUMBING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33am 09.09.20 There seems to be some conflicting information, though. No AF in the hot water tank, but put AF in t
Dingy 3.5 hp outboard will not shift into forward rortega46 at 6:13am 09.09.20
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag DougM at 6:05am 09.09.20 Usually the battens are removable. Standard practice would be to remove them from their pockets, the
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously? kjdoyle1 at 6:02am 09.09.20 As someone who might have given a "snarky" reply, let me clarify. Not snarky at all dlochner. Spo

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