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Boat Trailer John Lively at 11:46am 11.10.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1219 I have a Beneteau Oceanis 281 that has bow damage and has to be transported to a fiberglass shop. T
windows l989 C-30 Anita at 10:30am 11.10.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1259 I would like the correct way to re-do the caulking around the windows in my 1989 C-30. It looks lik
Counterweight Clang In Salon Rod Teen at 10:16am 11.10.02 Big Boats 3/1158 I just bought a 1993 hunter 35.5 legend and have spent 3 nights on it. There is a clanging noise co
Roland, s/v Fraulein II Peter Albright at 9:56am 11.10.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/952 I also have a '77H30.Sigh up in the owners directory, or drop me an email. I would like to compare
Leading Lines Aft H-26 Harvey Small at 9:49am 11.10.02 Smaller Boats 0/687 I remembered to get some photos of my cockpit bulkhead before dropping the mast and unrigging for th
GPS Handheld Only, or Chartplotter too? Pat Dye at 8:37am 11.10.02 Smaller Boats 1/1099 I just bought a H26 (1996) and will install a 2000 tiller pilot and want to interface with GPS. I w
Rudder Bleed Hole for 35.5 fred miller at 8:10am 11.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/890 Now that my 35.5 is laid up on the hard for the winter I noticed a few items that are in need of att
M25 engine rpm problem bo at 6:14am 11.10.02 Big Boats 2/1031 This C36 (#585) now has 25 hrs on it after no activity for four or five years. Engine has total of
Helm/Walk-Through Deck Removal on 320 Steve at 4:10am 11.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1002 Has anyone removed the deck at the helm/walk-through on a 320/326? I can see the two screws from th
Head Games/Waste Woes/Crapper Cracks Elizabeth at 3:37am 11.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1708 The Jabsco head (manual) installed on my 2000 Hunter 340 is leaking at the base of the pump cylinder
Getting rid of diesel smell in carpet. Derek Rowell at 2:40am 11.10.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1750 We had a small problem yesterday. I had a can of diesel in the back of Marge's SUV as we went down
Does the holding tank need to be replaced? Steve Schwartz at 2:13am 11.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1112 I just read in the November BoatUS Magazine the survey report on the Legend 35/35.5. The author, Ja
Power for the 26X Vince at 1:28am 11.10.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1425 Help anyone......My wife and I are planning to buy a 26x in the near future. I know the MacGregor c
Shroud Attachment Hardware Steve Carpman at 12:14am 11.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/957 With the mast removed for the winter on my 1991 Legend 37.5, I thought I would rebed the chainplates
Starting problem: does diesel eat rubber? Derek Rowell at 11:08pm 11.09.02 Ask All Sailors 6/12379 I'll try to make a long story short...When we purchased Destiny last year we had starting problems,
sailing advice john withrow at 11:02pm 11.09.02 Smaller Boats 13/935 Was out yesterday in 20+ winds. Had the reef in on my main. In some gusts we heeled quite dramatical
Bilge under engine Tom Payne at 7:57pm 11.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/950 Fellow Wind Seekers,Quick description then question! My V-32 has a bilge under the engine. There
Winter Ventilation/Mildew Scott Narum at 2:15pm 11.09.02 Ask All Sailors 10/3549 Ok...so I'm putting my boat to bed for the winter in the cold, wet Northwest. I've read a ton about
272 traveller support Bolts Kevin S. at 12:10pm 11.09.02 Bigger Boats 3/1106 1st post - thank everyone for making this a great place. Finally found a 272 to get my feet wet agai
To Buy or Not to Buy Sunnyb at 10:29am 11.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/934 Hi, we are new to sailing and are looking @ an 22' Oday (1982). We are concerned about a crack on

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Engine shut down, stuck in FWD kloudie1 at 7:55am 09.23.20 or ya caught a big bunch of line or net in the prop.
Sailmakers FastOlson at 7:54am 09.23.20 One caveat: whatever else you put into the information 'mix' for choosing a sailmaker, avoid the wor
Windlass Seized Clutch kloudie1 at 7:54am 09.23.20 Windlass would have to come out to be able to get hammer swing room.. Ya might try a wide blade stub
Simple 33.5 sheets and halyards question. dbreedlove at 7:53am 09.23.20
Windlass Seized Clutch rgranger at 7:23am 09.23.20 I got mine at Harbor Frieght.
Windlass Seized Clutch rgranger at 7:22am 09.23.20 At some point you are going to have to go for it but I think penetrating oil is the right approach.
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer rgranger at 7:17am 09.23.20 ... was left to a raccoon for twenty years best I can figure. thnx. I once acquired a Mac V22-2 o
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer jssailem at 6:58am 09.23.20 You can always find another bolt. If too stubborn grind it off. I wonder why you are removing the o
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? jssailem at 6:55am 09.23.20 David, If this is an expensive purchase for you, it might be time to get a professional opinion to
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD Ranger_12 at 6:52am 09.23.20 For starters, M25 universal diesel on my Catalina 30 is old and rusty. We were motoring along, at a
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 6:49am 09.23.20
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD Don S/V ILLusion at 6:45am 09.23.20 Too little information - oil level? What happens when you crank it over? Have you disengaged the shi
Information Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32am 09.23.20 Not sure if the Spindrift trailer was designed by a friend of mine but check with Road King ( forme
Tank Monitor shemandr at 6:31am 09.23.20 The fuel monitors are known problems. I forget the OEM but they weren't very good. Search the thre
Searching for hunter 19-1 manual Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 09.23.20 Go thru those archived under brochures and the other regarding the 20 model year 1981-1983
outboard motor Freedom77 at 6:19am 09.23.20 Had Merc 4 shortshaft on our Venture 21. worked great.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 6:18am 09.23.20 ... blow air into the ballast tank vent hole with a shop vac exhaust, leaf blower, or compressor. .
Searching for hunter 19-1 manual Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 09.23.20
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer rgranger at 6:15am 09.23.20 Sometimes a sharp tap with a hammer to the nut will break the crud in the threads that is holding it
Simple 33.5 sheets and halyards question. shemandr at 6:12am 09.23.20 Is the mast up? If it is and you don't have running rigging don't put away that climbing harness.

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