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Harvest Moon Regatta Results Mike Kinney at 9:40am 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1034 Are the results posted anywhere on the web? Thanks for any help!
Yanmar 2GM...re: cold starting... Tim McCarty at 9:03am 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/11719 After reading several threads on the 2gm...has anyone found an easy way to cold-start a 2GM??? Yes,
Boat swapping Diane at 8:39am 10.20.02 Big Boats 5/923 What are thoughts about boat swapping? Seems to me trading boats for a week or two between folks in
Winter storage for Anchor Rode. Walt L at 6:56am 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1256 How should one store the anchor rode for the winter? Should it be washed and dried? Should it be hun
Who uses seizing wire on their Anchor shackles? Walt L at 6:54am 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/8217 Who uses seizing wire on their Anchor shackles?How many wraps do you put through the eye? Has anyo
Sail Slides Bob Boccuti at 6:31am 10.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/924 Where can I get sail slides installed on my main sail.(other than Havencraft, they are totally unres
Has anyone sound insulated an 25XP on a C30? Rhet at 6:07am 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/999 ???????
Rigging 17' Oday Christopher at 3:08am 10.20.02 Day Sailers 2/3340 I acquired an Oday 17 in need of all running and standing rigging. I have no diagrams or manual, so
Honda 8Hp 4 stroke Hard Starting Tom Baird at 2:02am 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 12/4105 I've had this Honda 8Hp 4 stroke for a couple of years on my O'Day 222. Is it normal to require 3
Heavy weather??? Tim Bastian at 1:20am 10.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1253 Just wondering if anyone out there has been on the ocean in heavy weather with a Mac26X? This may be
31 Oday 1986 strut Ed at 12:24am 10.20.02 Bigger Boats 0/1011 During the haulout, I was checking my cutlass bearing and noticed the strut was loose. It is locate
Choosing and Installing a Windless Dan Jean at 12:16am 10.20.02 Big Boats 14/1172 After spending one Month in the North Channel of Lake Huron we decided that a windless would be our
Tensioning on 272 1988 Boudreault at 10:47pm 10.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/796 Someone know the best tension for shroud, backstay and forestay for the 272?With a small tensionne
Backstay Adjuster Dave Mariano at 10:41pm 10.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1123 I am in the processs of purchasing a 1987 30' Catalina Tall Rig. While viewing the helm I noticed t
260 Bimini Darren Mayes at 7:03pm 10.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1267 I was wondering what option I have for a bimini on the 260. It seems that the one offered by the de
260 Tiller too long... Calvin at 5:54pm 10.19.02 Smaller Boats 6/972 I have just recently gotten a 99 260. I really like the boat but it seems to me that the tiller is t
weight:strength ratio and center of gravity christopher bayer at 1:14pm 10.19.02 Big Boats 6/886 i am interested in the stability of a large hunter. what is known about the issue of the weight of t
Distance hmmmm Jeff at 12:36pm 10.19.02 Smaller Boats 3/760 Whats the longest distance you have sailed in your Hunter???I myself would like to sail from St cat
Trailer For 1972 O'Day 22 Warren at 11:50am 10.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1003 Does anyone out there have a used boat trailer that would be suitable for my 1972 O'Day 22? This is
Keel Bolts James Lee at 11:47am 10.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/995 I've found a 27 Cat with keel bolts that are barely recognizable due to rust degeneration. Never min

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Safely at the Dock DayDreamer41 at 12:23pm 07.16.20 You should send that to The Cloud Appreciation Society - Cloud Appreciation Society Thanks I did s
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 12:21pm 07.16.20 That 3/4 Trident 148 has now been in there since 1996 so "it don't owe me nothing".
Mysterious Blue Box Justin_NSA at 12:19pm 07.16.20 Catapiller drive
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 12:17pm 07.16.20 He's not kidding: Shields Marine Hose Clear Reinforced Series 162 PVC Tubing with Red Tracer - Walm
Mysterious Blue Box (1) kloudie1 at 12:16pm 07.16.20 Most likely not original to the boat.. Battery charger maybe.but really could be any of a number of
Mysterious Blue Box Brian D at 12:15pm 07.16.20 Could house a depth transducer.
Mysterious Blue Box Sailgunner at 11:57am 07.16.20 Maybe galvanic isolator?
capta at 11:55am 07.16.20 That's a toughie since we don't know your budget or what instruments other than a compass that you a
Justin_NSA at 11:51am 07.16.20 Custom trim rings. You can specify dimensions https://www.boatoutfitters.com/custom-speaker-trim-rin
Safely at the Dock ggrizzard at 11:48am 07.16.20 Looks like a typical summer afternoon cloud formation here in Florida! :biggrin:
Bottom Painting Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 07.16.20
Factory Installed AC Don S/V ILLusion at 11:44am 07.16.20 AC is typically installed by whomever did the original commissioning, not the factory.
ggrizzard at 11:44am 07.16.20 Depth gauge head or a wind speed head could fit there if you don't have one or the other. Of course
Bottom Painting jviss at 11:37am 07.16.20 West Systems epoxy, Interlux barrier coat, and then whatever bottom paint yields the best results in
Justin_NSA at 11:25am 07.16.20 Or maybe a giant magnet to hold onto stuff. Should be far enough from the compass.
Beneteau 331, Screw at rub rail? arf145 at 11:25am 07.16.20 Mystery solved and all, but as long as we're looking at the bottom of your boat...no bottom paint?
PaulK at 11:18am 07.16.20 Fitting a wooden plug there would provide a base for screwing things to - cup holder, portable brack
Bottom Painting wbottje at 11:15am 07.16.20 Stripping, sanding, popping blisters....the whole 9 yards.
Battery select Justin_NSA at 11:14am 07.16.20 Everything is a WAG without a sketch.
Battery select arf145 at 11:12am 07.16.20 So, on 1 or 2 your engine will* start? My last boat was set up that way, and I thought many/most bo*

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