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Manuals for 1082 O'Day 30 Bob winter at 12:34pm 08.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/897 Need owner's/operations manual. (Have engine manuals.) Any suggestions?
Catalina Charters for Catalina Owners Ken Krawford at 11:05am 08.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/849 I remember reading in a Mainsheet article some time back that Catalina 34's and 36's are available f
APC appaent and/or true wind range [author ark Juetten at 10:48am 08.04.02 Big Boats 2/819 Would appreciate your wind range experience and Doyles recomendations as to wind ranges pertaining t
Yanmar oil consumption Mark Mowery at 10:33am 08.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/3944 Recently I returned from a 2 1/2 week cruise in my 1980 H33, putting 40 hours on the engine. During
Tiller Master Tom at 8:49am 08.04.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1446 The old gray brick of an auto tiller called the "Tiller Master" came with my boat when I bought her.
Improved SS Bowspit for 361 Nic Waterman at 7:06am 08.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/990 The experimental aluminum tubing one failed on first outing. Now replaced with 1.5" diameter solid S
Setting genoa on roller furling John L at 7:05am 08.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/858 I recently purchased a 21' sailboat. It is equipped with a "Harken" roller furling. Previous owner
Start in Neutral Puzzler?? Bob Bell at 6:37am 08.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/851 The Owners Manual for my 1986 H40 says to place the transmission in neutral before starting the engi
Need a sink and stove Vangoghz at 5:29am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/912 I have purchased a Mac 25 in ok shape. I have cleaned her up and looking to get her ready to sail.
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Problem Bill at 5:25am 08.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2588 I'm in the market for a used sailboat and just saw a C22 with a stuck swing keel. I don't know if i
hunter 37 Adrian at 4:24am 08.04.02 Big Boats 6/1028 I am considering buying a hunter 37 as a liveaboard. They seem to be a great value for the size. T
Water trapped under floor? Steve Ball at 3:24am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1032 My project-boat, a 1975 22' Venture, has been stored for several years (I bought it a year ago). It
1999 Legend 340 water tank indicator John at 2:44am 08.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/912 My water tank needle is not moving , Perhaps the sender unit is faulty, the boat has not been used f
Wind Generator Installation Jack Lott at 2:03am 08.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/761 Does anyone have a recommendation on where to mount a wind generator. I have a year 2000 380 with t
Engine Stuffing box Martin Grant at 1:56am 08.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/882 Can anyone help me? I am about to replace the material in the stuffing box on a Hunter 33 any advice
Single Handing Gary at 1:47am 08.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/854 When sailing alone how do most of you handle the tiller. Tiller tamer, Autohelm, etc., etc.?????Th
Hunter 22 Zincs? George West at 12:39am 08.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/747 Hello, Does the Hunter 22 with a swing keel (2ft-5ft) need a zinc on the stainless steel plates that
Differences Rudolph at 12:02am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/982 What is the differences between the different 26 models (C, D, S, X)
Bow Cleat Loose Jay Litsey at 11:21pm 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1020 My bow cleat is loose - can't screw back in nor loosen to put in bigger screws. Can't get to base o
More about turtling George H260 at 10:54pm 08.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/989 I looked at all daysailers long and hard before I settled on the Hunter 170. One of the main reason

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Ways to stop a Hunter from hunting while at anchor in a blow. Valerio at 4:22pm 04.14.20 LET ME TRY TO FIND THEM
Ways to stop a Hunter from hunting while at anchor in a blow. Mike2006 at 4:17pm 04.14.20 i made a homemade sail that i attach at the front to the mast by a long rope, at the top to the boo
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... Jackdaw at 4:13pm 04.14.20 I'll chip in later, HH now!
Toe Rail Voyager1 at 4:06pm 04.14.20 Thanks Brian for the response. I figured as much. Not too concerned with removing the old wood and g
Heavy winds (1) Hayden Watson at 4:02pm 04.14.20 Glad you had minimal and repairable damage. It could have been worse. I pulled this from another t
Sanding ablative bottom paint Meriachee at 3:52pm 04.14.20 Longboarding?
Adding Winch and deck organizer on a B323 (1) SoSound at 3:44pm 04.14.20 Try this site to see if it leads you anywhere. It's a very basic web site, but I bought some old pa
Keel issue (1) 4 play at 3:43pm 04.14.20 Well that was part of the problem, I took the one nut off one handed, that's how lose they where. He
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... shemandr at 3:41pm 04.14.20 Yeah, you run into the sprit revolution. That's why there are so many "Discussions" about this. Ou
Widgeon Floor Repair thelouise at 3:40pm 04.14.20
Wiring Repair Ideas? Rick D at 3:40pm 04.14.20 Two suggestions I would have would be to acquire or borrow an electricians wire snake and a small di
Widgeon Floor Repair thelouise at 3:35pm 04.14.20 I would expect you can reglass it or at the very least fill in the cracks as a temporary repair. W
Sanding ablative bottom paint Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 04.14.20 Wait, disks? For directional longboarding fore and aft? Oh, No, I meant for prep before painting,
Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 3:34pm 04.14.20 I dont understand the idling issue and how it can affect the damper. with the trans in neutral and
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... PaulK at 3:27pm 04.14.20 Barry has the right idea. None of the six boats you give as examples are racy. I sail a J/36, which
Replacing Aft Cabin Bulkhead in H306 kappykaplan at 3:24pm 04.14.20 Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane That's what I'd do! :beer:
Sanding ablative bottom paint Drinky Crow at 3:24pm 04.14.20 Wait, disks? For directional burnishing fore and aft?
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... BarryL at 2:52pm 04.14.20 Hey, IMHO the best guide for 'relative' performance is the PHRF number. The CD 33 rates around 18
Heavy winds shemandr at 2:42pm 04.14.20 I don't know where Somers Point is but that was some line of weather. It stretched from Jacksonvill
Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size Ethanhopps at 2:40pm 04.14.20 Well I was planning on a new head but if it's going to cost me over a $1000 for a new waste system I

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