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Vacation Kevin at 3:25am 06.17.02 Other Sailboats 0/723 Hello All,I will be out of the office June 18th through July 7th for some mountain biking , sailing
SC TO MAINE JEFF at 2:49am 06.17.02 Destinations 2/1335 Taking a Hinkley back home to Maine from North Myrtle Beach.Time is big factor.Any suggestions for
From the Diesel/Yanmar Newbie... Joe Dickson at 2:23am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/970 I learned something this weekend at the dock that I will hopefully never need to use but it's great
Calling all Mech E's: Modal analysis on prop shaft Tom Boles at 2:18am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1090 It is Rocket science!Has anyone ever done or thought about doing some experimental modal analysis
Caulking Querie 35.5 fred miller at 1:57am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/982 Does anyone know what type of caulking was used to seal the fixed skylights on a 35.5? My port skyl
Engine Overheating Bill Dorsey at 1:57am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/986 I have had an of and on problem with my Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. It first happened while in a long
Binding sail slugs Harry Howell at 1:51am 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 I have a V21. I put the nylon sail slugs with the stainless steel bails on the mainsail. for sever
Yanmar Trouble Tom at 1:43am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/897 Yanmar 3GM30F / 1986 Hunter 34My Yanmar overheated after about 1 hour of use on Saturday just as I
H-34 weather helm? Charles Duhon at 1:42am 06.17.02 Big Boats 3/1385 Was out testing my new sails yesterday and was noticing the reduction in weather helm wasn't as much
Mac Goosenecks Ginger at 1:29am 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/799 Has anyone replaced the typical Mac/Venture boom to mast fittings? The roll furling boom end on my
halyards? Salty Dog at 12:51am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/861 I'm not sure if I submitted this correctly, so I'll ask again. Does anyone know the length for jib
halyards Salty Dog at 12:48am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/922 Does anyone know the approximate length of the internal jib and main halyards?
Opinions, Please...fuel tank replacement Jane at 12:17am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/978 I have a 1996 29.5. The past three trips out the engine has died. RPMs just suddenly dropped. Once
Failure on inagural sail. Time to sell. . .?? Daniel Schafer at 12:13am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 37/2109 What a disapointment. Finally after 1.5 months of getting my newly purchased First 26 ready, I trie
Replacing Ports/1979 Oday 30 Pat at 11:24pm 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 2/1136 Has anyone replaced the opening ports in the head area of an older (e.g. 1979)Oday 30? The original
Need replacement battens (1) Dave Busby at 11:22pm 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1133 My son lost a batten overboard this week-end.Does anyone know where I can get a replacementlike in
Questions, Questions, Questions David at 11:12pm 06.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/922 Let me say from the outset I am grateful for all the info I have gotten from this site. This is my
water tank Skip Howe at 11:00pm 06.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/873 I have a '78 Hunter 25 which has a leaking water tank and it appears to be impervious to inspection.
Head in H26 Tom Wootton at 10:47pm 06.16.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1182 What are the best options for upgrading from a porta-pottie to a plumbed-in head for a Hunter 26? Th
Access behind engine William at 9:51pm 06.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/813 I have a 1980 27. The previous owners placed the muffler behind the aft engine bulkhead and in fron

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Best material to reseat new side windows on Catalina 30 Ted at 5:36pm 04.03.20 Dow 795 if you can afford to wait 14 days for it to fully cure.
Found a 2003 C310 (4) JRT at 5:21pm 04.03.20 No wind today, but the best sunny day this year. We worked half day at home and headed out to ancho
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Michael Davis at 5:18pm 04.03.20 @Kermit , I've never eaten a bat of any kind. Not sure what under cooked would mean? Please enlighte
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length quadrille38 at 5:15pm 04.03.20 I have the same boat and if I recall the Mariners package was 150 of rode and 30 feet in chain with
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat PaulK at 5:11pm 04.03.20 We wee about 8 nm out from land in Lake Erie when I noticed something flutter from the top of the m
Found a 2003 C310 Ralph Johnstone at 5:06pm 04.03.20 For powerboats, it's OK, even expected. Of course it's expected. But howzabout my neighbour wh
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Kermit at 5:03pm 04.03.20 Uncle Phil or his big brother PoliceBot might cancel my reservations at the Hotel California for thi
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length Phil Herring at 4:53pm 04.03.20 Hunter typically would use 150' of rode and about 30' to 35' of chain for a boat that size, but it v
86 Galley Table replacement PhilSp at 4:53pm 04.03.20 Thanks to both for the response. Yes, I've looked at CD at the hardware and found that, of course I
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 4:52pm 04.03.20 I know! My Maine sailing/motorcycle friend already gave me grief! It is lazy but we go out and co
86 Galley Table replacement Hardhead at 4:48pm 04.03.20 If you have a large cardboard box around - I've always found it helpful to cut out a full-size mock-
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length Stu Jackson at 4:47pm 04.03.20 Why NEW GEN Anchors are Better: http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,2705.msg19651.html#msg19651 Anc
Sanding ablative bottom paint jssailem at 4:39pm 04.03.20 Not racing here. Put on Pettit Trinidad 2 years ago. Diver says it is holding up well. Have to pull
History and limitations of satellite imagery jssailem at 4:36pm 04.03.20 Nice article Ed. I enjoyed the read.
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 Erbardy at 4:30pm 04.03.20 Can we assume you bought a "new to YOU" boat as opposed to a "new from the factory"? lol...new tom
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length jssailem at 4:29pm 04.03.20 So your plan is to sail in the Chesapeake. Wiki says...Average depth is 21 feet (6.4 m), reaching a
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 AaronD at 4:28pm 04.03.20 Thanks for your quick reply. I did read not to rebed with 5200. I am sticking with bytle tape and
Sailing and restoring Avalon - 1984 C-22 #12640 Hardhead at 4:15pm 04.03.20 That dang green slime is in Maryland too. I used poli-glow, and for year it stayed pretty clean on
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 Ron20324 at 3:55pm 04.03.20 Can we assume you bought a "new to YOU" boat as opposed to a "new from the factory"?
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length Joe at 3:29pm 04.03.20 Just got a (new to me) 08 38 Haven't had a chance to check out the anchor rode yet. Can someone tel

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