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wet deck core fred winter at 7:21am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1708 need advice, starboard deck area from waste pumpout to last shroud attachment point shows moisture i
Hunter 27-7 Gene at 7:18am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/937 I am looking at a 1979 27' Hunter. The owner says it is a 27-7 with a volvo engine. Is this the sa
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 6:59am 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 1/926 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
Owners Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:47am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/843 Hello, I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27 and am looking to find a copy of the original owners m
Owner Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:42am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/782 Hello All. I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27, and am looking for a copy of the original owners
O'day Ospray 1968 Andrew at 4:55am 06.23.02 Day Sailers 2/1515 After a couple years of messing around with title problems, I've got my boat titled, registered, and
Sean Fleming re Sealand 911M28 John Rich at 1:28am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/868 Sean,If you are still out there, did you ever finish the head replacement on your 23 and did you u
Nissan 5hp Carb woes Paul Akers at 1:26am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/919 Last fall I laid up my Nissan 5hp dinghy motor. I fogged the carb ' cleaned it up. I've owned it
Doing Your Own Research Really Helps Stu Jackson at 12:03am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/715 Many tanks to this section. My condenser fan wasn't working. Instead of asking the proverbial "Wha
Weather Forecasts Fred Mueller at 11:37pm 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/956 I am looking for suggested sites that will provide thorough and understandable weather information.
Lost my prop today (1) Jim Cook at 4:38pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 0/708 Dear Sirs,I have a VolvoPenta MD7A with a 110S sail drive unit.The prop just "came off" today and
Speedy struck by lightening? Who's fried? or BS? Ray Bowles at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 2/826 When we arrived at the slip where we keep Speedy, our 95 H 26, we were told by two of our neighbors
Yamaha outboard problem Tom Wootton at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Smaller Boats 8/4407 Put my new/used (dealer claims less than 5 hours running time, and the motor looks brand new, but it
Catalina 380 Speed PJ Kohl at 2:44pm 06.22.02 Big Boats 2/2314 Even at maximum engine RPM, my new Catalina does not reach the theoretical hull speed of 7.6 knots.
O'Day 222 David Cantor at 1:29pm 06.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/988 I will be purchasing a 1984 222 on Monday. Does anyone have an owner's manual? My only previous sail
model clarification Ron F at 12:41pm 06.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/823 Can someone give me a concise difference between the C-30 and the C-30 mkIII?
Ignition Panel Toggle Howrd Franklin at 12:09pm 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/863 Hunter Owners:I am a new owner. There is a toggle on the diesel ignition panel. It has a down an
Anchor Light - 37 Cutter Mark at 11:57am 06.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1107 I need to replace my anchor light bulb. Does any one know the bulb size/type so I only have to go u
Centerboard Problems John at 10:50am 06.22.02 Day Sailers 6/1614 While putting the centerboard down, the cable snapped. The centerboard is now down ,but I can't pull
Far East Sails David Popken at 8:59am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 14/1848 Can anyone share their experience, good or bad, buying sails over the internet from this company: f

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We have launch! Justin_NSA at 9:12am 04.05.20 John. I put the mod on the drum but it didn't improve the furling. The base is stable now anyway. We
SHOULD I sail this season? Kings Gambit at 9:09am 04.05.20
SS U-Mixing Elbow JamesG161 at 9:01am 04.05.20 I would think that maintaining the existing elbow would be easier than putting in the new one. As f
Sanitation hose layout diagram Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:53am 04.05.20 In any case, I'm pretty sure Peggie just said that the shortest run over the top into the tank is be
SS U-Mixing Elbow kappykaplan at 8:53am 04.05.20
SHOULD I sail this season? dlochner at 8:51am 04.05.20 Should is a terrible word, although quite profitable for psychotherapists. Should is a very condit
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg JamesG161 at 8:47am 04.05.20 After reading the Yanmar warning link... Those drop Zincs are the key to protection on the Aluminum
SS U-Mixing Elbow GALIOSTRO at 8:45am 04.05.20 Hello, for the engine model it is a yanmar 3JH2E, like on all H380 I think. For the photos, they ar
Stove and Oven Force 10: Oven button information GALIOSTRO at 8:44am 04.05.20 Super i have not exactly the same, but very nearly! But, it's possible to have a picture of the but
Stuck in the house....? sail sfbay at 8:43am 04.05.20 Once you all complete your short list of home and boat projects consider sewing face masts for local
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg JamesG161 at 8:39am 04.05.20 On a second look there is a Fish shaped drop Zinc on both Port and Starboard drives So... If those a
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg JamesG161 at 8:30am 04.05.20 I did notice a Drop Zinc at time = 27 sec Was that installed on that boat? If yes, was it new since
Pearson 34 - bringing Main and Spin halyard back to the cockpit sail sfbay at 8:26am 04.05.20 Ditto Joe.....no big deal. Consider hiring a rigger do it if you are not comfortable with the insta
Old binacle compass info sail sfbay at 8:21am 04.05.20 Recommend removing the compass and measuring it and if you want to refurbish it send it to Viking In
SHOULD I sail this season? David in Sandusky at 8:07am 04.05.20 Yes! Here is my thinking. 1. Our sailboat is our second home. So we can shelter In place on it wit
Rainwater Leaks into Portside Cabin compartment Calif. Ted at 7:53am 04.05.20 Chainplates, look carefully at yours and if you haven't rebedded recently you will see a gap betwee
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! capta at 7:52am 04.05.20 I would suggest that you install your furler in a way you can still adjust your forestay turnbuckle
Where to put chart plotter and other instruments (3) Claude L.-Auger at 7:46am 04.05.20 Hi Mike. You could do what I did, i.e. install the ST-60 over the companionway. I built my own navp
SHOULD I sail this season? Hunter216 at 7:45am 04.05.20 Such events get us to look at our situations differently @TomY makes reference to the way time fee
Jib furling line Patrikh at 7:37am 04.05.20 I measured mine and it is a 8 mm line 18 meters long. I have a H 356. Patrik

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