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Need an Engine Jacquelyn Banman at 4:23am 07.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/837 I need an engine, anyone who has knowledge of where I can get my hands on one to fit a 28 O'Day plea
Evaporator vs PowerPlate Debra B at 4:04am 07.12.02 Other Sailboats 8/886 I am getting ready to (finally) start on the icebox conversion... the old refrigerator finally givin
Centerboard rope replacement Ben Coogle at 3:52am 07.12.02 Smaller Boats 4/1448 I can't get into the archives to research! My centerboard rope broke. What do I do to replace it?
Shoot the messenger Jerry Keto at 3:51am 07.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/814 So the yard is stepping my mast yesterday, I get the shrouds and stays pinned, and the yard hand gra
Boating is expensive but this is ridiculous Peter Brennan at 3:36am 07.12.02 Ask All Sailors 21/1708 We have an Autohelm (Raymarine) ST4000 autopilot. We also have the remote control, which West marine
PVC Plumbing Allen at 2:41am 07.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3058 I bought a 1977 Catalina 30 last year. The previous owner put in all PVC pipes leading from the hea
8 years since the last bottom job..... David Underwood at 2:02am 07.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1018 Wow, I just love the way she looks in the yard. Makes her look twice as large as she really is. Hun
forget it Ron at 1:50am 07.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 forget it
Ball Valve Mike at 1:21am 07.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1253 In " backflow into bowl", Bob Faelten mentions installing a ball valve into the discharge line. I'm
Clear coat paint Sherry Pilgrim at 1:18am 07.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/831 Can anyone tell me what year Hunter began using a "Clear Coat" paint on their sailboats?
cabin ventilation/rain help Al at 1:14am 07.12.02 Smaller Boats 2/890 When I leave the boat at the slip, I always look at the weather forecast to see whether or not I sho
Engine Compartment Ventilation Brent Headberg at 12:03am 07.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1031 I just posted a question about battery configuration and I have a related question about the compart
Honda Fresh Water Flush Paul at 12:03am 07.12.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1111 I am looking for a fresh water flush kit for a 1997 50hp honda outboard. Already have the earmuff ty
Why??? mdt at 12:01am 07.12.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/886 There are a few questions i am looking to get answered?1) What would cause a 26x to capsize on a f
26x Mast Height? Paul at 11:59pm 07.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2374 What is the mast height for a 26x. I am guessing 28 + 6 or 34 ft. There are some 35 ft fixed bridges
Wanted Legend 35.5, similar considered David Suavek at 11:06pm 07.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1009 Hi,I am looking for 1989 - 1993 Legend 35.5. Private transaction preferred, Great Lakes, North East
Spinnaker for a Hunter 240 Don Kovacs at 10:44pm 07.11.02 Smaller Boats 9/1498 I would like to add a Spinnaker to my Hunter 240...has anyone else done that ??????
Catalina 35 vs. Hunter 356 Bill at 10:30pm 07.11.02 Big Boats 27/5658 We are down to two, the Catalina 35 and the Hunter 356. The Catalina seems to have heavier tackle, b
Hunter 356 vs. Catalina 35 Bill at 10:28pm 07.11.02 Big Boats 17/3336 We are down to two, the Hunter 356 and the Catalina 35. The Catalina seems to have heavier tackle, b
Not Again Rick Ellis at 10:15pm 07.11.02 Ask All Sailors 7/982 I took a friend out on the boat yesterday. After parking his car in the parking lot he mananged to s

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Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 12:03pm 04.10.20 BobbyFunn, I read in one of your other comments about making plugs: " If the luran is detached fro
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:55am 04.10.20 keeping a close eye on your barometer is akin to keeping a close eye on your nav chart, it's helping
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Lucky17 at 11:50am 04.10.20 Thanks for the information so I think I should clear up.some information. I dont have a spouse or ki
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:48am 04.10.20 winds entering a bay will funnel and increase. winds leaving a bay will fan out and decrease. winds
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Justin_NSA at 11:42am 04.10.20 Foiled by auto correct again? :biggrin: It looks like he was mugged by auto correct!
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:40am 04.10.20 on the surface thermal excitation gives us many surface winds that we can learn to expect as we sail
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 11:38am 04.10.20 Well, I've been looking at boats and I am completely overwhelmed. Since I"m sixty-four, (and have ne
Removing Forestay from roller furler sail_MN at 11:35am 04.10.20 It looks similar to the one that I installed a few years back. Mine is made by Hood and those are p
Catalina 310 lists to port DrJudyB at 11:28am 04.10.20 And... when you put 300 pounds of crew to starboard in the cock[pit.... It would be a better test t
Planning to learn all I can dlochner at 11:26am 04.10.20 Duh!! Please feel free to laugh, I was just standing in my kitchen, and realized, hey, I live near
Boatless Summer? jason flare at 11:23am 04.10.20 Happy Birthday Dave! This Covid 19 has really but a damper on everyone's plans. I got this a week
Removing Forestay from roller furler dlochner at 11:23am 04.10.20 I thought it looked like a Schaefer system. The individual sections of the foil are riveted togethe
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:22am 04.10.20 there are only TWO kinds of wind. gradient and thermal. understanding each is the way to understandi
1990 Hunter 35.5 keel issue (1) shawanaga at 11:21am 04.10.20 I had the keel dropped and repaired What happens is the bedding around the bolts drys up and cracks
Shaft trough hull log parts dLj at 11:18am 04.10.20 G, here is a link to the shaft log. Buck Algonquin calls it a sailboat stern tube. They also hav
Catalina 310 lists to port DrJudyB at 11:17am 04.10.20 Excellent idea. Will do that today. For the picture, be sure to get far enough away to show the
Catalina 310 lists to port jmaresh at 11:14am 04.10.20 This site has the dedicated 310 owner's forum https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/catalina-31
1990 Hunter 35.5 keel issue (2) shawanaga at 11:11am 04.10.20 177335It 177336 likely leaky keel bolts I had the same problem last year Put some pink antifreeze in
Catalina 310 lists to port jmaresh at 11:11am 04.10.20 Do you have a picture of the boat taken square to the bow or stern, taken from a distance and showi
Catalina 310 lists to port JRT at 11:11am 04.10.20 This site has the dedicated 310 owner's forum https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/catalina-310

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