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Dog on board Jeremy at 4:52am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1205 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 2/917 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 2/1159 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 5/959 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 2/1146 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 10/3036 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 10/2242 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 7/3583 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 5/876 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 2/2253 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 2/925 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 2/1283 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 4/1097 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97
holding tank tom walsh at 2:17am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1202 Someone put a paper towel down the head. The holding tank is clogged. I cannot empty the tank. I
A Three Blade For Me Bob at 1:33am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/973 Switched out my two blade for a three blade on my 320 (2001)What a difference it makes. Less vibr
motor mount + wedge Claudia at 1:26am 05.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1003 We a replacing the motor mount on our O'Day 23. I ordered a new replacement mount from D ' R which m
29.5 Single-handing question Rich Campbell at 12:52am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1267 I have a 1996 29.5 and would like to make it easier to single hand. I have read mention in the po
Sail cover procedure on 1999 380 John at 12:48am 05.28.02 Big Boats 5/959 We have the split sail bag that goes on the mast in two halves. It is new to us and noone has shown
310 Headroom Gary at 12:27am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/3357 I thought the 310 was my boat. However looking at one this past weekend, it appears that the 310 has

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Motor opinion Kings Gambit at 8:39am 08.08.20 Only if we agree that an old 2 stroke can be serviced by anyone Since I can do it, and have done i
Cockpit folding table (1) Meriachee at 8:35am 08.08.20 And Zarcor makes cup holders too (apparently the product line includes sideways versions for port ta
Motor opinion Noodat Lady at 8:30am 08.08.20
bilge cleaning tips Revv up at 8:29am 08.08.20
Motor opinion Kings Gambit at 8:25am 08.08.20 Sailboat outboards suffer from underuse, not overuse I believe that was my principal point earlier
Isaias Report from New Jersey JamesG161 at 8:20am 08.08.20 I just now looked and you are right. Big time increase in price for my 75kw 17kw 75 Amp unit. Afte
Insulating our Hunter Fridge BugOutBoat at 8:16am 08.08.20 I looked at my Hunter 46 refrigerator last weekend and could not imagine how you could replace/add
Motor opinion Kings Gambit at 8:15am 08.08.20 I was lucky enough to have had to buy old beater cars when I was a teenager. I am my own shop. The
Motor opinion Noodat Lady at 8:12am 08.08.20 You may have misconstrued, but first I wonder how long since your Jonhson has been in the shop? May
Clevis Pins (1) Noodat Lady at 8:06am 08.08.20 I also hate those little rings. We use hairpin cotter pins, simple and cheap. Go through the clevis
Motor opinion Kings Gambit at 8:05am 08.08.20 That sounds like a "First World Problems" assessment. Those old engines last forever with regular m
Experience with Pearson 39-2 deck recore or similar models sail sfbay at 8:00am 08.08.20 Congratulations on your plans to purchase a Pearson 39-2!! Sounds like are not the only with this s
bilge cleaning tips thinwater at 7:55am 08.08.20 Since Fred's boat has an outboard, grease and oil should not be an issue. In which case a good dete
Gas storage Don S/V ILLusion at 7:52am 08.08.20 Can you find a way to simply replace the existing tank with a larger one? Some modification would be
Motor opinion Noodat Lady at 7:50am 08.08.20
Simpson Laurence SL00605167 Windlass sail sfbay at 7:46am 08.08.20 Worst case check with Lewmar for a close replacement. https://www.lewmar.com/node/16899
Temperature control valve RoyS at 7:36am 08.08.20 You can buy a tempering valve from a plumbing supply store. I use a Honeywell model. Take care to ge
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table (1) sail sfbay at 7:27am 08.08.20 Below is another idea with one attached to / balanced on the tiller. This link describes how (with
Tacking Etiquette thinwater at 7:27am 08.08.20 I once had a guest tell me they were getting soaked with spray, yet I was not. I told them they we
Motor opinion Kings Gambit at 7:25am 08.08.20 Actually we changed our (OUR?) minds. We found out the original owner of the 222 still has the mot

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