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I don't buy it either. Robert Polk at 1:01am 08.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/829 Having been hit by lightning, I have read a lot on the suject. The main reason to ground the mast t
Can't give up! (1) Bert at 12:55am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 0/879 You can get the sailor out of the cruizer but you can't get the cruizer out of the sailor!:P
Atomic 4...typical cruising RPM???? Paul at 12:49am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 3/3578 Hi Guys,Quick question...I have a Cat 30 with an A4 engine. What is your typical cruising rpm?? T
Whisker Pole Robert Dean at 12:33am 08.12.02 Racing 9/1530 This weekend was not a race day.Went out on Sunday and did some "tuning" with my crew.Regards the
roller furler, genoa shape Jeff Johnston at 12:04am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1053 My 1984 25.5 has a Hood double line roller furler. I know that most current technology favors a sin
Mainers - Flotilla? Justin - O'day Owners' Web at 11:58pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/965 Anyone from Maine or up this way cruising - we're going to be sailing up to snow island next weekend
sail condition, Sail Care Jeff Johnston at 11:55pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1163 I just bought a 1984 25.5. My J measurement is 10' and the geona has a LP of about 14'5" so I guess
Lake Michigan Crossing Michael Stephens at 11:53pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 2/773 Has anyone crossed Lake Michigan in their 260. Waves can be 5-6 ft. on a good day(or night)out in th
Single Handing Dave Mauney at 11:50pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 16/1678 I have got an O'Day 35 and am thinking about working my way into single handing in the protected wat
Low Refrigerant? Dan Staples at 11:21pm 08.11.02 Columbia 1/1399 Good Morning,I have a Cold Machine that I love and it works great on my 1977 Columbia 8.3 sailboat
Genoa blocks Warren at 10:19pm 08.11.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1706 I have a 23 O'Day with CDI Roller Reefing and a 130 genoa. When I decide that the full sail is too m
Rain water inside the hull Jim Baggs at 10:13pm 08.11.02 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2712 I recently bought a 1980 Ranger 20 trailered sail boat. The previous owner said it sat in his yard
Vision 32 Bulkhead Experience Rob Sherrill at 9:49pm 08.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1554 Has any one of you Vision owners ever had the rear bulkhead removed from your boat? It seems to be
Trying to match interior wood. Robert Wenhold at 9:48pm 08.11.02 Big Boats 3/874 I want to replace the radio in the entertainment console with an upgraded radio/cd player. In so do
Halyard configuration Rick Rose at 9:37pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 7/1068 I'm a novice sailor with a 1977 C22, and I have a question about the rig.As found, the jib halyard
Oil pump Bill O'Donovan at 9:34pm 08.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1042 Here's a foolproof way to suck the most oil out of a Yanmar 2GM. Buy a 10-inch piece of brass tubing
hatch adjuster and fan john withrow at 9:33pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 1/973 Gut a new v berth hatch on my 94 h26. Got it from hunter. It has holes predrilled for a hatch adju
Worst day on the water SailboatOwners.com at 3:35pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 40/3034 There's an old saying that a bad day on the water is better than a good day in the office. Is that r
steering the 26x robert at 2:47pm 08.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1177 I am new to sailing and the 26x is my first boat. I find that the steering requires a great deal of
compression post Domenic Trella at 1:38pm 08.11.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/954 I have a 1979 30 ft Hunter. The I-beam in the bilge is looking pretty bad. It is very rusted and sta

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Kells 23 mast tabernacle (1) rgranger at 8:12pm 07.29.20 Does your tabernacle look like this one here? If so, then it is a simple hinge and there should be
Beneteau 331 engine room fan arf145 at 8:08pm 07.29.20 Do you hear the blower when you turn on the key switch?
Looking for the owner of a boat cajon409 at 8:04pm 07.29.20 Private message me.
Halyard Roller and Halyard Roller Bracket (6) largojimbo2003 at 8:03pm 07.29.20 Hi JSS, Sorry for the late reply and thank you for your information. No. They are not Halyard Lea
Jerks! rgranger at 8:02pm 07.29.20 I love drift wood....:biggrin:
Refer Box Drain BC Bernie at 7:33pm 07.29.20 I have hull #250 - I happened to place a propane sniffer at the baseboard there and was able to peak
Funny Friday!!! Captain Larry-DH at 7:26pm 07.29.20 Again @Captain Larry-DH your grandad proved Laughter is the Best Medicine that ails you. :beer::big
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:14pm 07.29.20 Again @Captain Larry-DH your grandad proved Laughter is the Best Medicine that ails you. :beer::bigg
Jerks! Tally Ho at 7:03pm 07.29.20 Now look what we have started :beer:
Sump Pump on Nav Panel and Rule 650/750 Bilge Pump Tally Ho at 7:02pm 07.29.20 Bad info .. sorry.. not possible to have starter run away without instrument panel switch on.. Was
Does anyone have experience using Ewincher or WinchRite? (1) Tally Ho at 6:59pm 07.29.20 I have a Milwaukee 90degree 18 volt battery operated drill with a winch bit. I bought it to allow p
New forum member with an introduction and some questions Meriachee at 6:56pm 07.29.20 If You buy a 26c, be very careful if thinking about s cut polish. A major downside is pretty thin g
New forum member with an introduction and some questions rgranger at 6:35pm 07.29.20 And thanks again for everyone's opinions. So far the realistic candidates are: Hunters 26, 260, 28
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Will Gilmore at 6:13pm 07.29.20 "The screws are just to clamp the pieces together ...and dowels are for alignment. The glue joint
Rigging a Capri 165 Dave Groshong at 6:11pm 07.29.20 Not the best picture, the smaller Hunter boats use a pigtail like this, to make the forestay the c
dorade box cowl vent jviss at 5:56pm 07.29.20 I get a pretty good breeze inside from the Dorades, so I don't know. I'll look again when I'm there
Rigging a Capri 165 Hunter216 at 5:48pm 07.29.20
How deep to launch IASailor at 5:46pm 07.29.20 If you do fall off the end of the ramp. Don't panic if this happens. Take a ratchet strap of spar
dorade box cowl vent dlochner at 5:45pm 07.29.20 This certainly isn't the case on my boat; the Dorade scuppers are quite large, could get rid of all
Blue Water Yachts communication issue Seadoc at 5:42pm 07.29.20 Hi, all! Received a call back from BW Yachts yesterday. All's well!!:)

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