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Boom position on a 25 Mike Whalen at 6:56am 03.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1252 I really should asil more often with folks who know what they're doing! Was sailing with a friend th
keel bolt important? Jeff at 6:27am 03.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1025 I have noticed on our 26 that the keel bolts, once clean and dry and solid, have corroded quite a bi
weather helm ken c at 5:02am 03.11.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/2257 With my o'day 322 there is extreme weather helm when the wind exceeds 15knots on a close haul. What
34 v-berth door bill at 3:41am 03.11.02 Big Boats 10/1537 The door to the v-berth on a Hunter 34 I'm looking at is missing. Hunter says that have neither par
What is with this home page picture/banner? Rich Stidger at 1:35am 03.11.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/992 Phil,I have seen a couple of comments about the picture or graphic at the left top of you new home
Leaky top help Joe Elko at 12:47am 03.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 I have a Hunter 25.5 1985 vintage. She's in great shape but I have a leak in the top. This is a po
Where did you mount the Battery Charger Paul Aubrecht at 11:46pm 03.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/912 I have just bought a 1993 28 and I want to install a Guest 10a battery charger.I would like to know
hatchway james and water leakes John Baumgartner at 11:39pm 03.10.02 Smaller Boats 7/1003 I just bought the boat,while it was sitting in my driveway in the rain, water would apear below deck
Ray Bowles-RigTuning David R. King at 10:43pm 03.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/938 Ray, Thanks for the offer. My e-mail is davidking1@hotmail.com. One more question. How did you g
23.5 Rigging Alan Long at 9:34pm 03.10.02 Smaller Boats 1/910 Hi all,What size is the rigging on your 23.5? My owners manual for 1994 says 1/8", but my measure
Installing a Depth Finder on a water ballast boat Jeff Powers at 9:09pm 03.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 Has anyone experience installing a "shoot thru" transducer on a Hunter 19? Can it be done?
spinnaker g. breck at 11:05pm 02.17.02 Day Sailers 1/1090 Am considering purchasing a spinnaker for my daysailor. Anybody have any recommendations as to size
Combining Batteries Dan Jonas at 12:26pm 03.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1275 I have a new 356 coming that will have two 4d batteries as seperate house banks. I will be adding a
FULL COCKPIT ENCLOSURE ? GLORIA at 10:50pm 02.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1530 I SPEND ALOT OF TIME ON MY MAC 26X WHEN THE WEATHER IS STILL COLD. HAVE BEEN THINKING OF THE FULL CO
looking for a HUNTER 18.5 Rick Sears at 11:09am 03.10.02 Smaller Boats 1/1145 I am interested in purchasing a Hunter 18.5. Is anybody out there ready to move up?Rick Sears
Stability of the Hunter 260 David Kiracofe at 10:35am 03.10.02 Smaller Boats 6/2785 I'm interested in purchasing a Hunter 260. I am currently sailing a Seafarer 23. My Seafarer 23 is
Centerboard bracket questions for a 22 Dan at 10:12pm 02.17.02 Smaller Boats 0/928 Can anybody that has removed their centerboard on th Hunter 22 please describe the brackets that sup
Invalid Character Marc Honey at 9:45am 03.10.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/907 I upgraded Internet explorer to 5.5 with service pack 2 and now I get an error when using compuserve
first 310 john ewen at 7:26am 03.10.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1397 looking to purchase a First 310. Can't seem to find any technical data. Even the specs on the Owner
Rebedding Timing to Dry nick fermani at 9:54pm 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1179 I'm rebedding deck hardware, using the west marine Polysulfide caulking. It was suggested to put pa

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Cristobal Wind Info timmer117 at 7:38pm 06.08.20 is this low going to impact the great lakes? Yes. Gale warnings 20 to 30 knots and 7' to 10' seas
Sad news: Patrick Childress has passed. chuckwayne at 7:32pm 06.08.20 He will be missed. Patrick lived and shared the adventures I always dreamed about but never managed
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed chuckwayne at 7:29pm 06.08.20 very sad, I talked to Brion years ago, used his book and videos to tune Escape. A real loss to the s
West Wight Potter P19 DrJudyB at 7:20pm 06.08.20
Water tank fill - disconnected?! ggrizzard at 7:15pm 06.08.20 With a hose???? :laugh:
Sheet lenght FDL S2 at 7:13pm 06.08.20 Is there a formal for measuring sheet length for a cruising spinnaker ? 28 ft boat, 40 ft mast. Go
Catalina 310 end of boom cover leo310 at 7:10pm 06.08.20 use a 2l bottle cut the top off slide the bottom over the end
Where can I find one of these? SFS at 7:10pm 06.08.20 It may have been in a section related to cabinet hardware, but I'm thinking not, just close by. I h
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat Meriachee at 7:05pm 06.08.20 I found instructions for a vibrator under my house battery last year, not so sure if that's a commo
Water tank fill - disconnected?! SeanP at 7:03pm 06.08.20 Let's start with the obvious. That pipe was connected to something once and since it's labeled "Wa
Water feed to head sink SeanP at 7:01pm 06.08.20 Remember the mystery 'Water" fill hose? I think there is a leak in your fresh water system that was
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat MikeHoncho at 6:51pm 06.08.20 I found the cord foam you use to seal gaps between windows and framing in houses glued to one of my
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: Grotto at 6:46pm 06.08.20 I have discovered I will need to shorten my stays and add the turnbuckles back into the mix. they ar
Sheet lenght Ron20324 at 6:45pm 06.08.20
Holding tank inlet relocation Ron20324 at 6:43pm 06.08.20 It can't be as easy as rotating the tank 180 degrees, can it? My 2 cents.
Battery charger Mirwin at 6:41pm 06.08.20 Thank you for all of your help and suggestions. Our charger has been in the boat since 2003. All
Seeking used B and G 496 masthead wind speed/direction transducer with or without cable sail sfbay at 6:35pm 06.08.20 Why not replace it with a new one for $500? When my masthead wind instrument was damaged during a h
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: (1) pclarksurf at 6:23pm 06.08.20 @DrJudyB -- excellent insights and links, thank you. I have to apologize for my typos-- I keep writ
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Alan Gomes at 6:21pm 06.08.20 I agree, downhaul is the way to go, and Alan's right about making sure you never use the top hank.
Water feed to head sink ggrizzard at 6:19pm 06.08.20 Remember the mystery 'Water" fill hose? I think there is a leak in your fresh water system that was

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