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Just bought a 1975 c-22 Rick H at 5:52am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 8/1030 I am a new owner of a 75 C-22. Any suggestions that would help in learning her?
Autopilot Hunter 27 Mike Zylka at 5:26am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1077 I recently purchased a Raymarine ST4000+, and I'm currently planning -out my installation. Where is
spinnaker size for an H23??? Steven de Filippis at 5:25am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/972 can someone give me the min and the max luff and foot for an H23' i am not experienced yet with a s
Water in the Bilge? Rick Ellis at 4:39am 06.25.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1008 I seem to take on water when underawy and none while at the dock. I just have an outboard. Any ideas
Charter Boat (1) Walt Remele at 4:21am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1019 For those of you following Practical Sailor and their article on owning a Caribbean charter boat I c
Grounding mlf@storm.ca at 2:48am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/963 Anyone know if the Hunter 30 - 1990 is grounded for lightening protection ?
Reefed main sail shape Michael Stephens at 2:42am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/914 I sailed this weekend with my main sail reefed and had trouble getting any real pull out of the sail
Campbell Sailor Propeller JoeO at 2:29am 06.25.02 Big Boats 5/3444 Anyone out there have experience with a Campbell Sailor fixed pitch 3 blade prop? I'm thinking of b
Marine Toilet Paper Bud Cook at 2:07am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5866 This may be an age old question, but I understand septic tank tolerant toilet paper is safe for mari
Smells like low tide! Rich at 2:07am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/1232 Purchased a '98 240 water ballast on trailer and no trail sail.Shame on me!All Ok until I filled bal
hunter 280 asymetrical spinnaker sets Ryan at 1:50am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1206 I crew on a hunter 280 and I'm looking for tips in running an asymetrical spinnaker on broad and bea
Backstay Adjuster Randy Williamson at 1:34am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1148 I am looking for a backstay adjuster system for my Beneteau 445. The boat has two backstays that go
Ed, one more question on outboard gas tank.... Jane at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/927 I've now got a 6.5 gal tank like the one you referenced in the related link. One last question (tod
Rhode Island Lighthouses RREgge at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1006 Came across the site in the attached link.It has alot of information on past and present lighthous
boom lift Ken Cobb at 12:03am 06.25.02 Day Sailers 4/1551 It always irritates me to have the boom drop into the cockpit whenever we drop sails. Has anyone fi
Hunter 31 Hull Composition Bruce at 11:49pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1071 Interested if there is any location on a 1984 Hunter 31 where the hull is solid, allowing installati
Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1981 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1486 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1197 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1319 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone

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Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof rgranger at 2:13pm 08.16.20 A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour endless amounts of money.:) B.O.A.T. = Break O
Cruising RPM research JamesG161 at 1:49pm 08.16.20 Hey guys, are you all bored retired retarded engineers? Horsepower delivered to propulsion is the
how sturdy is the glasswork on 82 34ft oday shemandr at 1:38pm 08.16.20 The damage can be far from the keel. You could, for instance, have bulkhead tabbing separated. 3.5
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 1:34pm 08.16.20 The tongue weight tread is instersting, I have thus far made sure to pack any thing that can be plac
Pop Top Gas Spring Addition ShawnL at 1:26pm 08.16.20 And It's fixed. Filling all the holes with epoxy and letting it cure overnight did the trick. Re-d
Cruising RPM research dlochner at 12:56pm 08.16.20 Yes - you caught me :shhh:. Just trying to understand if 80% of WOT corresponds to 80% load on the
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jssailem at 12:55pm 08.16.20 Jay if you like the Mac on board, check out the OpenCPN software. I have been using it planing trips
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone Hunter216 at 12:50pm 08.16.20
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 12:40pm 08.16.20 Hey guys, are you all bored retired engineers? :poke: Yes - you caught me :shhh:. Just tryin
Johnson raw water pump: leaking seal jaysweet at 12:29pm 08.16.20 A couple of other observations (ok: 4) while I'm still thinking about it, partly referencing Ken135
how sturdy is the glasswork on 82 34ft oday dlochner at 12:17pm 08.16.20 A few things to think about. How did. you hit the rock? Was it a full on strike that caused the boa
Cabin Cushion Snaps Giro at 12:14pm 08.16.20 Yup, I think the Velcro concept is the way to go! Thank all of you for your help! Giro Home Port Mon
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jaysweet at 12:09pm 08.16.20 There are some well reviewed water proof tablets and this is the direction I will probably go but f
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 12:03pm 08.16.20 @kloudie1 Great insights. Different way of looking at it. I'll go back to my 4JH2E curves and s
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jaysweet at 12:02pm 08.16.20 Jay, Looking at the manual again, wondering how you set your data inputs. Is this simply the iPad/i
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 12:00pm 08.16.20 Thanks,will do ! I feel your pain with the heat,lived in Summerlin for 22 years, didn't own a boat t
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:00pm 08.16.20 Option 1 is a better choice. If the manual pump is functioning correctly, no check valve will be n
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 11:55am 08.16.20 While the "spec's" of your boat may be in the manual and your boat is a production boat, an older b
Cruising RPM research dlochner at 11:44am 08.16.20 Hey guys, are you all bored retired engineers? :poke: The simple guidance I have followed for 20+
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 twistedskipper at 11:37am 08.16.20 The Victoria 18 specs that I've seen indicate that neither weight (1200# plus trailer plus gear) or

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