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Ric Shultz at 7:21am 06.18.02
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I posed these questions before with only one response. Do I call Rudy? Question: 1 After 1000 hours
Don at 7:20am 06.18.02
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Need some help with replacing the fuel tank on my 85 28.5. I believe this is my problem as I get fue
Tim Dalton at 6:54am 06.18.02
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The mast on my H33 was pulled for the first time and the yard cut the wires at the base of the compr
Hayden Jones at 6:20am 06.18.02
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I have a Huunter 235 with a roller furler (CDI I believe, name plate missing). In heavy winds the h
Don at 5:21am 06.18.02
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Peggy: I know you've answered this question before (many times) but I can't seem to put my finger/m
Ed at 5:08am 06.18.02
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I'm considering installing davits that can hold my 10' Porta-Bote in the "set-to-go" position. I've
Tom at 4:43am 06.18.02
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Greetings, Has anyone sailed a 18.5 or other small Hunter to the Bahamas from Florida? Any and al
Walter Cullars at 4:41am 06.18.02
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I am considering the purchase of a 1976 Catalina 27 with a stress crack @ the chain plate position o
Tony at 4:40am 06.18.02
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I am interested in periodicaly renting a Catalina 22 or 25 from a private individual.I have just re
Linda O at 4:38am 06.18.02
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With no sailing experience I just bought a Widgeon - Does anyone have a diagram or outline on riggin
Doug T. at 3:33am 06.18.02
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This subject just came up on another e-mail list and I thought I'd ask you folks about it. Our boat
Greg Sampson at 3:16am 06.18.02
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Is anyone using this instead of diesel? I read something somewhere about a marina that only uses thi
Guest at 2:53am 06.18.02
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I purchased my first boat 15 years ago and at that time I used a combination oil/grain sealer on my
Randy C. at 1:44am 06.18.02
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My 82 C30 broke her mooring chain (Yes you should always dive on mooring tackle every year) in a win
Gene Kauffman at 1:21am 06.18.02
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I'm in the process of doing a bottom job on my 22. When we took off about 5 coats of bottom paint,
Randy Rathmann at 12:59am 06.18.02
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I have a Hunter 26.5 which has a fractional rig. I set up tension per instructions that came with th
Malcolm Brookes at 12:33am 06.18.02
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Need knowledge of how to solve a clearly defining crack between hull and keel. Hunter reports this
John Visser at 12:33am 06.18.02
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I replaced all of the coolant hoses on my M25, in a Catalina 36, last year, except two - the 7/8" ID
F SONDERGAARD at 12:32am 06.18.02
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Anyone know when the Catalina 30 came put with the lead keel instead of the cast iron? Also, how abo
Phil Herring at 11:52pm 06.17.02
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FYI - the archive server went down last night and won't reboot unless I'm there, which i can't be fo

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dmax at 12:55pm 06.23.20
For the record: My 302 whose keel fell off in 1996 was built in 1988. There were 2 layers of glass i
Idaho and Center board uphaul
ChrisLee at 12:55pm 06.23.20
Very good point, I did construction for enough years that proper rigging was well beat into my head
Slow turning Yanmar ysm 12 on 1978 Hunter 30.
ggrizzard at 12:50pm 06.23.20
Guys, it may be a YSB 12, but the YSM 12 was horizontal as well. I had one on my 1979 H30C, but it
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc
Rich Stidger at 12:34pm 06.23.20
Before you purchase chain, search and read the recent thread on chain quality. I have always used A
Sailboat rudder pulling to port   (1)
secondwind410 at 12:28pm 06.23.20
After filling the rudder and replacing the skin, did you check the shape with the templates you mad
Hunter 310 fridge
jviss at 12:04pm 06.23.20
My fridge is now over 20 years old and not as cold as it should be. Did it ever work to your satis
Hunter 310 fridge
jviss at 12:02pm 06.23.20
Hunter 310 fridge
Ralph Johnstone at 11:54am 06.23.20
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc
Nodak7 at 11:52am 06.23.20
We have the same windlass for our 2006 H41DS. Here is the replacement information Complete rode is
Burner on stove wont stay lit
mdibella at 11:47am 06.23.20
Thanks. I may try that.
Burner on stove wont stay lit
rbelau at 11:45am 06.23.20
I ended up packing a little bit of Aluminum foil in the back of the knob (where the valve shaft slid
Pop-up assist for Venture 25   (1)
vwjon Mac25 at 11:36am 06.23.20
goetz305 I found these in my stash. Message me your address and I'll send them out.
Unclogging refrigerator drain line
JamesG161 at 11:02am 06.23.20
Any suggestions for unclogging it?? I have one of these that works for most short distance cleanin
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting
Davidasailor26 at 11:01am 06.23.20
I guess they are boarding lights or something Yeah, I think so. One of the buttons on the remote i
Furling line stanchion blocks   (1)
Justin_NSA at 10:50am 06.23.20
You might try Garhauer. I'm expecting 6 new rollers for my Hood "siamese" stanchion blocks today.
Furling line stanchion blocks
Sailfanatic at 10:40am 06.23.20
I switched to the following and it works well for us. https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=237702
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install
senang at 10:38am 06.23.20
Sorry but the above messages are mentioning the location of the DISPLAY of the thermostat temperatur
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install
Tim Mills at 10:34am 06.23.20
I have 2004 41, and the main thermostat is located in the main saloon right forward of the chart ta
Logbook Entries
smokey73 at 10:32am 06.23.20
Keep in mind that if you are bay sailing or where you will change course frequently, entering the Co
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting
Mike Kegley at 10:15am 06.23.20
Man, thanks so much! It's so weird to me that they would make these remote controlled. I guess the

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