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To J. Strylander David at 7:15am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1064 J. Thanks for the info on the Autohelm. If you have the time could you contact me by email and gi
rusted swing keel winch Paul Sattler at 7:14am 05.28.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1888 I have a catalina 22 that i recently launched and the winch has suddenly rusted through. I am going
Run electrical wire through horizontal mast? Herb at 6:11am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 I need to run an additinoal wire through my mast to connect to my top light. The mast is currently i
Depth Finder works..... Thanks Hayden Jones at 5:52am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/839 to all who sent information. I was able to convert my old Eagle Fish/Depth Finder from a transom att
Who's better Poli Glow or Island Girl Ozana Halik at 5:09am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 14/4057 Has anybody used them?How easy to apply?How long does it last?etc.Thanks
Keel Retro Rich at 5:04am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/1016 I have a 1972 Catalina swing keel.I have been battling the worn keel syndrome for a number of year
Dog on board Jeremy at 4:52am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1176 My wife and I are taking a 3-4 week cruise to the Abacos this summer on our Catalina 400. We have a
Autohelm 4000 Settings for C-30 Allen at 4:48am 05.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/915 I just installed an AH4000+ on my C-30 standard rig, fin keel. There were a number of user-defined
Window frame on Hunter 28.5 Chris at 4:36am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1151 I have an 85 Hunter 28.5. I stepped on the long slider (though it doesn't slide)window channel and
Fuel Gauge Bob at 4:34am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/949 When we went to pick up our boat from storage (which we left with a full tank of fuel), we noticed t
Traveler car for O'day 40 Chris Coutu at 4:15am 05.28.02 Bigger Boats 2/1139 I have a 1986 O'day 40 and need a new traveler car.Its a very large track and I have no Idea who ma
Worry about purchasing a HUNTER LEGEND 376 96 MOWBUK at 3:53am 05.28.02 Big Boats 10/3028 I am about to purchase a Legend 376 but here in the U.K. there seems to be some feeling that they ar
1985 Hunter 40 WINS Swifter..Cape Flattery Race Tony Re at 3:35am 05.28.02 Racing 10/2187 I ...with an outstandinh crew of 11 ..Just won the Swiftsure ..Cape Flattery Race!! Huners are one
Downwind Sail Trim Mike W at 3:31am 05.28.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3541 I see a lot of information on sailing the boat upwind, but not much about the downwind leg. What is
Can't see the forest for the trees... Joe Dickson at 3:24am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/874 We had work done on our boat recently that involved pulling the stick, rebuilding the cross-member a
Excessive oil consumption? John Harper at 2:54am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2246 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97
Charging the batteries Doug T. at 2:51am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 While installing shore power on our boat, I also added a three-stage, two-bank battery charger. I a
H260 Topping Lift Frank Sears at 2:38am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/923 A word for the wise. We've had our boat in the water for a month now and have sailed her at least a
77 Hunter 27 replacement windows Randy Sandell at 2:32am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1278 The windows need replacing in my 77 hunter 27 and I need some info on where to look for them. I als
Excessive oil usage? John Harper at 2:31am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1091 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97

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Anchorage magnet... JRacer at 2:42pm 08.03.20 Bagpipes facing the sun at sunset!:cowbell:
Lets talk tongue weight... rgranger at 2:42pm 08.03.20 @Benny17441 was going in the correct direction. Move the winch stand 1-2 inches forward on the tra
Compatible with RV Pump-out? rgranger at 2:38pm 08.03.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : Yeah, good point. I've been operating on the assumption that you could
Packing nuts question jnorten at 2:37pm 08.03.20 Two of these came with my boat: Home Depot Adjustable Plumber's Wrench. Some warn that these will
Do the math (1) rgranger at 2:26pm 08.03.20 Hi all, If you add the shark sitings along the East coast, large tropical storm heading north, an
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 2:23pm 08.03.20 Beautiful boat. Hard to believe she was born in 1983........:biggrin:all 5600# of her
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Alan Gomes at 2:22pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes sure enough on the report back, we are getting excited to take our race machine out on
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:21pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes sure enough on the report back, we are getting excited to take our race machine out on t
Anchorage magnet... (1) rgranger at 2:21pm 08.03.20 One of the things I think is an absolute necessity for a cruising boat is a rub rail, especially on
Anchorage magnet... rgranger at 2:17pm 08.03.20 Check here for some really wild ideas on how to prevent such magnetic attractions. https://forums.
First Sail on 23.5 Bobbi Ullinger at 2:14pm 08.03.20 Please tell me more about your source for a new trailer. https://www.loadmasterboattrailer.com
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Alan Gomes at 2:13pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes Yes we bought the whole rebuild kit which included bearings, oil seal, water seal, snap
Inspecting the hull/ballast tank and looking for a trailer for a Hunter 23.5. Bobbi Ullinger at 2:12pm 08.03.20
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 2:12pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes Yes we bought the whole rebuild kit which included bearings, oil seal, water seal, snap
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Alan Gomes at 2:02pm 08.03.20 Well we rebuilt the pump and we will see how that goes all surfaces were cleaned and it was reassem
New Boat srimes at 2:02pm 08.03.20 A guy sailed a Potter 19 to Hawaii with no drama. Doing that with a wife and newborn will ensure div
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 1:59pm 08.03.20 You're gonna have a hard time trailering a boat to the VI. :biggrin: Actually, sailing in the Virg
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 1:58pm 08.03.20 As far as boats, in the mid 70's a young energetic sailor took a 15ft Montgomery "trailer-able" boa
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 1:57pm 08.03.20 Have you looked at this? https://www.beneteau.com/us/first/first-24 I think you have too broad o
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 1:55pm 08.03.20 Ok so let's forget the big ocean cruises and stick to lakes... maybe I'll upgrade in the future whe

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