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Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 6:59am 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 1/977 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
Owners Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:47am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/955 Hello, I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27 and am looking to find a copy of the original owners m
Owner Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:42am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/816 Hello All. I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27, and am looking for a copy of the original owners
O'day Ospray 1968 Andrew at 4:55am 06.23.02 Day Sailers 2/1617 After a couple years of messing around with title problems, I've got my boat titled, registered, and
Sean Fleming re Sealand 911M28 John Rich at 1:28am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/936 Sean,If you are still out there, did you ever finish the head replacement on your 23 and did you u
Nissan 5hp Carb woes Paul Akers at 1:26am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/972 Last fall I laid up my Nissan 5hp dinghy motor. I fogged the carb ' cleaned it up. I've owned it
Doing Your Own Research Really Helps Stu Jackson at 12:03am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/802 Many tanks to this section. My condenser fan wasn't working. Instead of asking the proverbial "Wha
Weather Forecasts Fred Mueller at 11:37pm 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1027 I am looking for suggested sites that will provide thorough and understandable weather information.
Lost my prop today (1) Jim Cook at 4:38pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 0/772 Dear Sirs,I have a VolvoPenta MD7A with a 110S sail drive unit.The prop just "came off" today and
Speedy struck by lightening? Who's fried? or BS? Ray Bowles at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 2/942 When we arrived at the slip where we keep Speedy, our 95 H 26, we were told by two of our neighbors
Yamaha outboard problem Tom Wootton at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Smaller Boats 8/4516 Put my new/used (dealer claims less than 5 hours running time, and the motor looks brand new, but it
Catalina 380 Speed PJ Kohl at 2:44pm 06.22.02 Big Boats 2/2627 Even at maximum engine RPM, my new Catalina does not reach the theoretical hull speed of 7.6 knots.
O'Day 222 David Cantor at 1:29pm 06.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1060 I will be purchasing a 1984 222 on Monday. Does anyone have an owner's manual? My only previous sail
model clarification Ron F at 12:41pm 06.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/905 Can someone give me a concise difference between the C-30 and the C-30 mkIII?
Ignition Panel Toggle Howrd Franklin at 12:09pm 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/921 Hunter Owners:I am a new owner. There is a toggle on the diesel ignition panel. It has a down an
Anchor Light - 37 Cutter Mark at 11:57am 06.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1256 I need to replace my anchor light bulb. Does any one know the bulb size/type so I only have to go u
Centerboard Problems John at 10:50am 06.22.02 Day Sailers 6/1999 While putting the centerboard down, the cable snapped. The centerboard is now down ,but I can't pull
Far East Sails David Popken at 8:59am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 14/2574 Can anyone share their experience, good or bad, buying sails over the internet from this company: f
Hunter 30T Snapped stemhead fitting Joe Groarke at 7:47am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1052 My boat lives on a sheltered mooring, the chain of which is led on to a bow cleat (which I consider
Mast Head Light For 1980 Hunter 27 Scott Romenesko at 6:22am 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1115 My masthead light is not working and the boat is in the water with the mast up. I would like to make

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Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 12:00pm 08.18.20
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 11:58am 08.18.20 Ouch! So sorry to hear that news. Do you have the Genset on the upper platform like we have? If so
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 11:51am 08.18.20 Frank Bethwaite is a pilot and a glider pilot too! very good book. I'll have to check that out.
Pearson 39-2 1988 chainplate removal jssailem at 11:50am 08.18.20 It is frustrating when beautiful wood joinery appears to get in the way of standard boat maintenance
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 11:48am 08.18.20
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) dlochner at 11:48am 08.18.20 Important. This helps support the cabin top. The better more labor intensive and stronger method w
LITTLE TO NO WIND walmsleyc at 11:41am 08.18.20
H310 what engine? Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 08.18.20 Being that the Hunter 310 is a sail boat, I think the primary engine would the Sails. Picky, pick
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 11:31am 08.18.20 @judy B Great respect for your sailing knowledge and willingness to share that knowledge, but havin
Ancient Mariner justsomeguy at 11:28am 08.18.20 What brand boat was Professor Creamer sailing? Downeaster? Challenger?
Ancient Mariner Scott T-Bird at 11:20am 08.18.20 I love geography and always prided myself on knowing where places are in the world, from when I was
Backstay Failure dlochner at 11:08am 08.18.20 Well, its only this one ring ding/cotter pin, I can handle it. Amazing how slow we are to learn or l
Backstay Failure Scott T-Bird at 10:58am 08.18.20 I'm often too lazy to get up to find a tool. I've been known to use my fingernail as a screwdriver.
Ancient Mariner Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 08.18.20 It has to be amazing to sail to an island in the middle of an ocean without aid. "Besides, if we ge
Backstay Failure dlochner at 10:52am 08.18.20 The rings I use are hell on the space between my fingernail and the flesh, though. It can be a week
Ancient Mariner rgranger at 10:52am 08.18.20 I'd be doomed.:(
Hi rgranger at 10:50am 08.18.20 You might want to post this in the Parts Search forum also. And +1 on Bacon. I've purchased from t
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 10:47am 08.18.20 Dual axle will often let you pull over in a controlled manner. They also remove a lot of the bounce
Ancient Mariner jssailem at 10:44am 08.18.20 Interesting story, thank you @lehighsail for sharing. Geography, not a class that gets much intere
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