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We have 23 Cliff Ruckstuhl at 9:47am 06.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/835 We now Have 23 sailors on the 28.5 Group and we are getting new memebers all the time. Email me for
Help with self tendin jib Dave S. at 9:47am 06.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1043 I bought V2-24 (1972) a while back and am finaly ready to launch her under sail. I dicovered that I
hood furler tony giaccio at 9:01am 06.04.02 Big Boats 3/1047 HOOD FURLER--CONTINUES TO OVER LAP IN THE DRUM WHEN I ALLOW IT TO RUN OUT W/O RESTRAINING IT.I'VE PR
Insurance Caribbean Miguel Gonzalez-del-Rey at 8:38am 06.04.02 Big Boats 4/936 Saludos!!I'm trying to get a quote of insurance for a Hunter 356 that is going to be sailing in the
Cradle specs for 27ft oday John Warnick at 8:23am 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1423 I would like some sizes for a cradle for a 27ft oday.what is the best type,How many points is best
450/456 Watermakers Gordon Myers at 8:00am 06.04.02 Big Boats 3/1006 Not wanting to recreate the wheel. 450 ' 456 owners - Do you have a watermaker? If so please tel
Relocating Traveler on 78 Oday 30 Brad Berlin at 7:36am 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/991 I am very interested in any advice and/or pictures of a main traveler relocation to the cabin roof.
Swamped Cockpit Gunter Meyer at 7:20am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/932 These questions concern specifically the 75-84 H27.Has anybody had to sail the boat with a heavily
Possible Keel Housing damage Lewis at 7:16am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/992 Recently while winching the keel of my Catalina 22 into the raised position, the cable snapped allow
hard start deisel jim at 7:15am 06.04.02 Big Boats 9/1452 the deisel on my catalina 30 takes longer to start than I'd like. i hold the glow plug for 20 to 30
240 Mast Bill Sieber at 7:12am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 3/949 I splashed my new 240 for the first time and got it to the dock without incident! When comparing it
Hunter 306 Jim Parks at 6:35am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/3221 I am finally going to be moving up from my venerable Hunter 23. Looking seriously at a new (Wow!) H
Forward Hatch Replacement Dorian Quirk at 6:07am 06.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/951 I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 and would like to replace the forward hatch with a plexiglass model; the c
Stop over in Canada craig shaw at 5:45am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1016 Just to let you know I just made my trip from Port Clinton to Lake Huron. The first night we stayed
PHRF rating 376 Mark Juetten at 5:30am 06.04.02 Big Boats 7/1148 I would appreciate a rough phrf rating to be used in a "family fest' race in which a reverse PHRF st
Flushing Lines Bob at 5:23am 06.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1440 Peggy:What's the proper way to flush out the head lines, especially the vent. Do you stick the ho
Profurl problems John Visser at 4:40am 06.04.02 Big Boats 1/1496 I have a C-36 TR with a Profurl LCI-32 furler. It is rigged with the recommended size furling line.
Zero RPMs Hunt at 4:40am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1235 I have a Universal 25 on my 1983 Catalina 30. The tachometer rotates clockwise when the glow plug i
Line tender winches? John Visser at 4:38am 06.04.02 Big Boats 0/1605 Anyone have experience with line tender winches, such as from Andersen? I'm thinking of them for th
380 Aft Cabin Leak Problem John at 3:26am 06.04.02 Big Boats 1/973 We recently purchased a 1999 380 and waking up in the aft cabin after a rainy night, the teak shelf

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Window/portlight replacement dlochner at 3:50am 08.12.20 A photo of the ports you are trying to replace would be helpful. There is some debate on the relati
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 3:34am 08.12.20 Tropical Depression Eleven will most likely get named Josephine. Current model are in close agreem
Help me with mainsail please! garymalmgren at 2:26am 08.12.20 Oh, but a hitch is such a useful knot. How did you tie the fenders to the grabrail or shroud? gary
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 1:30am 08.12.20 Phil FIXED it! I should have put in a trouble ticket 6 months ago!
Help me with mainsail please! Ron20324 at 12:44am 08.12.20
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 10:46pm 08.11.20 5200 But what if I need to remove it after it wears out? Wouldn't 4200 be better?
Sad day, and no way to fix srimes at 10:40pm 08.11.20 Pull the rudder and tiller before you damage it! That's worth something. When my boat got smashed I
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D srimes at 10:36pm 08.11.20 Okay so first thought GLOVES! C"mon man. Even some cheap mechanics gloves are better than nothing
Sad day, and no way to fix (2) Daveinet at 9:48pm 08.11.20 Ok, so here is a couple of fun pics. As noted above, I was trying to be careful, as it is difficult
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work BigEasy at 9:13pm 08.11.20 Congratulations on your purchase. I have chartered a 331 many times; great boat! without any serv
Window/portlight replacement SailingLoto at 8:22pm 08.11.20 Stock fixed ports on our boat are polycarbonate, and installed externally with about an inch overla
Sad day, and no way to fix BigEasy at 8:17pm 08.11.20
Propane tank questions Ron20324 at 8:11pm 08.11.20 The B Syselios site has the 10 Manchester( ?) tank for 290.oo. You can also get the molding and li
Propane tank questions Ron20324 at 7:58pm 08.11.20 Seems like they last longer around Lake Michigan... mine has lasted 15 years so far. We have a lot
Window/portlight replacement FastOlson at 7:51pm 08.11.20 Stock fixed ports on our boat are polycarbonate, and installed externally with about an inch overla
Need a boat club near Baltimore Ron20324 at 7:20pm 08.11.20 Married? Single (singlesonsailboats.org). 400+ people. There has been a slip in Back Creek, Annapoli
Erie PA over night trailer sailor sesmith at 7:16pm 08.11.20 You never know. Maybe after the covid crisis ends. We just left Erie today. Back at our cabin in
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again (1) Tally Ho at 7:10pm 08.11.20 So I played around with my AP today, preparing to pull the control head off and see if I could Find
LITTLE TO NO WIND David in Sandusky at 7:09pm 08.11.20
Coast guard boarding. Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.11.20 Too bad Greg... Maybe next time. Should have offered them a :beer:if the showed up after lunch. Onl

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