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Difference between the Hunter 310, 320, 326 David Bryant at 3:31pm 07.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/11958 I am thinking about buying a new Hunter 320 but thought I also look at slightly used 310. Can anyon
smokey Oops jruvelson@hotmail.com at 3:19pm 07.08.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1074 I'm very embarrased but I forgot to open the water intake on my 1980 30 foot and my engine over heat
3 Bladed Prop ? Travis at 3:07pm 07.08.02 Big Boats 9/1450 I recently bought a 1983 Hunter 34. She has a 3gm30 Yanmar and seems a little anemic under power ev
crack in bilge cee-bee at 3:04pm 07.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 I have a 25' '79 c/b model it is still on trailor, ready for my first launch after many repairs. I d
PHrigging PHRF Andy Falls at 2:39pm 07.08.02 Racing 3/1465 I am considering making a request to ye ole race committee for a new PHRF number. I want to load up
Aluminum Corrosion Inhibitors Mike Turner at 2:29pm 07.08.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1202 I have some minor corrosion at the base of my Catalina 30's aluminum mast and I want to take care of
Lightening Strike Protection Joyce & Bob at 1:36pm 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 8/838 I've been concerned about the possibility of a lightening strike on our new Joy-Sea so I searched th
Mast cradle Jackie Harris` at 1:16pm 07.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1536 Need to know how to build cradles to haul mast on a 40.5 Hunter. Also need information on stepping t
Furler Mark at 1:01pm 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 4/849 Is it really nessesary to have a foil on a 260 or would just a furler be sufficient. On one of our
C30 Bow and Stern Pulpit Mounts Dave Worfel at 12:50pm 07.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1520 I have a 1988 C30. Does anyone know how the bow and stern pulpits are mounted to the boat? I'm assum
Check your Trailer Springs Jack Bristow at 12:42pm 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 4/762 Recently I was under our 94 H-26 repairing damage to the centerboard from last years misadventures.
Trailer tires Jim at 12:35pm 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 4/1064 It appears that almost all trailers for Catalina 22s are single axle models and mine is too. My ques
Commissioning??? Brian Rader at 12:31pm 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 7/987 The day is rapidly approaching when I will FINALLY take delivery of my new 260 (3+ months later - -
Standing Rigging Kevin at 11:35am 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 3/1097 I have a '79 25' Cat purchased a few years ago. I do not know the history of the standing rigging.
Keel Painting Question Bill Bowman at 11:07am 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 2/845 Question: A friend and I have just acquired a 1986 Hunter 23 with a winged keel.
Keel Painting Bill Bowman at 11:06am 07.08.02 Trailer Sailors 2/1925 Question:A friend and I have just acquired a 1986 Hunter 23 with a winged keel. The boat has been
Radar mount Chuck at 9:23am 07.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/903 I just baught a new radar for our Hunter 27. How high up on the mast should we mount our 12 inch dom
Mast light deck plug Lee at 9:19am 07.08.02 Smaller Boats 6/1320 Has anyone found a good way to extend the wires that come up through the deck? I replaced the plug l
Mainsheet traveler indecision Douglas Marshall at 9:11am 07.08.02 Day Sailers 5/1492 I recently purchased a 1972 oday 22. The boat has been modified to include a mainsheet traveler on
Dingy hardware D.Gordon Campbell at 9:06am 07.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1026 I just purchased a new 400MkII and with it a 10' hard dingy. Recently during a trip I pulled the din

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Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) CarlN at 5:08pm 08.18.20 How did you determine that the damage only goes 8" down? I'd drill a few small holes at 10" down and
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 5:07pm 08.18.20 Plus, I know on my boat at least I couldn't easily keep the drain tube lower than the oil pan All
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 5:04pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you! You're welcome.
LITTLE TO NO WIND geoirishbox at 5:01pm 08.18.20 why not put together oar locks on a narrow beam boat, or a sculling station aft, and us oars once in
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 08.18.20 Yeah, it sounds like Option 1 would work for you. And just to clarify - my previous answers were ba
How do/would you do it? shemandr at 4:53pm 08.18.20 So BlueJ is loaded up with cruising gear :yikes:
Questions About Composting Toilets heritage at 4:40pm 08.18.20 I installed a C-Head in my H-27. The manufacturer recommended that the head not to be vented unless
How do/would you do it? glaufman at 4:18pm 08.18.20 Great responses... thanks... maybe I should've given a little bit more info... We race Flying Scots
Sewage smell Gary Ryan at 4:11pm 08.18.20 Great ideas! I do add some product to the tank that I get from West Marine. Can't remember the nam
Backstay Failure Tally Ho at 3:54pm 08.18.20 Wow, it seems you had multiple things go wrong pretty much at the same time. Looks like the headsta
Checking more off the list cb32863 at 3:53pm 08.18.20 A while back I recommended putting an opening Beckson port in the transom to replce that portlight.
Checking more off the list cb32863 at 3:52pm 08.18.20 Looks good! What is the black box next to the smart plug? When you say "wire the charger" do you
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) PaulK at 3:29pm 08.18.20 This hole looks like it is in the bulkhead/aft end of the cabin trunk. If he removes the inner layer
Sailing and restoring #9874 pclarksurf at 3:03pm 08.18.20 You nailed it! Glad to hear the scene is still happening despite the mess. Will miss this year du
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington AaronD at 2:54pm 08.18.20 I just posted a bit of a trip report on my thread and thought I'd link it here too. And a few notes
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) dlochner at 2:51pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small tes
Sailing and restoring #9874 (8) AaronD at 2:46pm 08.18.20 San Juans (Redux) We just got back from a couple weeks in the San Juans (We loved last year's trip,
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 2:45pm 08.18.20 There are numerous threads on SBO about how to use gin poles along with your mainsheet (increases me
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) JRacer at 2:33pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small test
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? JonnyEp at 2:18pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you!

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