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Quiz, quiz Jon at 9:20pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 Current quiz could use a couple more choices:#5 "All of the above"#6 "Experience Gained, outweighs
Portlights in aft bunk area? Reinhold Fussle at 8:17pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/892 Has anybody considered or actualy installed additional portlights in the aft bunk area under the coc
plexiglass restoration Michael Angier at 7:59pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1920 I have several pieces of plexiglass on my boat--ports, hatches, companionway cover, etc. They have s
Displacement Weight ? Gary P at 6:34pm 10.20.02 Trailer Sailors 3/2332 I'm thinking of buying an 18.5 and note that it displaces 1600 lbs. (dry). Does this also mean its w
Night from Hell SailboatOwners.com at 3:38pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 82/4852 What's the worst night you've ever spent on your boat? What made it bad? Did an unexpected wind s
Hunter 356 Quality????? dstormont at 1:30pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5841 I recently took delivery of a Hunter 356...and I love the boat, but I am concerned w/the quality....
Question on adding deck organizer to port side. Carl at 1:04pm 10.20.02 Smaller Boats 4/906 I purchased a custom deck organizer from Garhauer for the port side along with a triple crutch from
CNG stove converstion to Propane? Summerwinds at 1:01pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1059 I would like to change my stove from cng to propane. I have been told only the top burners and the
Oday 28 Bimini Jerry Meyer at 12:26pm 10.20.02 Bigger Boats 1/1616 I'm looking at a 1984 O28, and among other improvements I'm considering is a bimini. Could anyone s
Fitting new windows Mark at 12:10pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 One of our yachts is a little "princess" (18'). She was built in Sydney Australia and is a lot of f
exhaust hoses Johnny D at 12:07pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1156 how difficult is it to replace the exhaust hoses on the Yanmar 2gm 31 ft Hunter? Any tips or suggest
What size bulb at the steaming light Gary B at 11:52am 10.20.02 Big Boats 3/1041 I have a 1984 H34 that does not have a bulb in the deck light at the steaming light. Can anyone advi
Yanmar 1 GM Fresh Water Cooling JCAL at 11:34am 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/2488 Has anyone added a fresh water cooler system to this engine? If so where did you buy it?Jim
Fresh Water Tank JCAL at 11:21am 10.20.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2288 I have my H-27 1990 sailboat on a trailer at my home completely going through the boat. I replaced t
C320 Keel design - Old vs New Jeff Church at 10:25am 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1279 I was just working in the yard and noticed that a newer 320 (it has the large hatch in the aft cabin
Harvest Moon Regatta Results Mike Kinney at 9:40am 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1058 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 30/12666 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 5/1157 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 5/1302 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 10/8615 Who uses seizing wire on their Anchor shackles?How many wraps do you put through the eye? Has anyo

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Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Daveinet at 4:59pm 09.21.20 One of the faults with drum brakes is they use the rotation of the drum to increase the braking forc
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 Sailgunner at 4:58pm 09.21.20 Glad it worked out for you.
Hunter 34, bilge questions Allan12210 at 4:56pm 09.21.20 The main wiring down that low is to the bilge pump and shower sump. Those connections are supposed t
Neglected boat meets shore! shemandr at 4:51pm 09.21.20 I don't know but my guess is someone couldn't afford monthly storage and just anchored it hoping for
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Allan12210 at 4:47pm 09.21.20 Ford is has been putting a small diesel in the F-150 for a few years now that has very high torque r
ODay 40 Owners Manual sail sfbay at 4:47pm 09.21.20 Have you tried these guys for $40? http://www.iheartodays.com/manuals.html
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 seanmcclain at 4:46pm 09.21.20 Thanks for all the replies. I was hoping to get better news. From the opinions I've heard here and
Stink Boat Allan12210 at 4:43pm 09.21.20 You may find K.O. does the trick. Or C.P. Both are recommended by Peggie. The time our original hold
Neglected boat meets shore! Timm R Oday25 at 4:42pm 09.21.20 Wow ,I think it's a Catalina 22 sport .Very nice condition . I do not understand how someone could n
Sailmakers Timm R Oday25 at 4:31pm 09.21.20 We got our last two sails from this website . Great people ,very good prices and the money supports
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? (1) RussC at 4:30pm 09.21.20 On my Ranger 26 I had horn cleat type jam cleats for the jib sheets. One turn and a tug and they we
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Timm R Oday25 at 4:29pm 09.21.20 This type of braking system is commonly refrred to as surge brakes . I would suspect the master cyli
ODay 40 Owners Manual DonEvans at 4:28pm 09.21.20 Anyone happen to come across an ODay 40 owners manual ???
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? DonEvans at 4:20pm 09.21.20 I'd be interested in the results of this post too. although haven't seen my boat first hand, should
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Goatman at 4:13pm 09.21.20 I stopped at a NAPA today to inquire on the brakes and the actuator thing. They had no idea what to
S2 7.0 Rudder (1977) sail sfbay at 4:12pm 09.21.20 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch.....sorry to hear that.....sources for a new rudder include Competition
Electric wire common ground question kpgraci at 3:35pm 09.21.20 Cool, thanks. I have fuses on the batteries (30A) and the panel itself has fuses (size varies by use
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 3:34pm 09.21.20 Agree with all the suggestions from the forum and would like to add..........suggest looking carefu
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 3:32pm 09.21.20 Two things you might consider. Is it possible one day you might acquire a heavier dinghy? If so, an
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 3:27pm 09.21.20 Harken has a super lite and small block that you can tie to the reef point to reduce friction the

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