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Hunter 212 PHRF Mike Mitchell at 4:46am 04.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1077 Does anyone know of a PHRF rating that has been assigned to the 212? I would much appreciate it if
Oday 222 Silver Anniverary Boat Larry Merz at 4:08am 04.15.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1281 I think I just bought a 1984 Oday 222 Silver Aniversary Special Edition sailboat. The hull is silver
Tank Monitors Steve at 3:49am 04.15.02 Big Boats 2/1163 I'm considering adding a tank monitoring system to keep track of the levels in the water tanks, as w
Stove Propane Conversion Pete at 3:33am 04.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 19/5978 Our boat has a Hillerange kerosene burning stove. Does anyone know if its possible to convert this
The motor (outboard) weight limit? William at 3:16am 04.15.02 Smaller Boats 6/1016 Hi,I'm Hunter 23 owner and I'll like to know which is the motor (outboard) weight limit my boat can
Widgeon Capasity Sam Philadelphia at 3:03am 04.15.02 Day Sailers 2/1859 I have a 1976 Widgeon but the boat has no plate stating capacity by wieght and number of people. I
bottom stripping/barrier coat David at 2:58am 04.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/959 Last week started to get the bottom of my 1990 C-30 ready for painting. Bought the boat last season
ST4000 Wheel pilot fell apart Jim Oursler at 1:50am 04.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/929 While racing this weekend, the two circular halves mounted on the wheel separated. What is wrong? I
Hardware mounted on pop top? Mike at 1:36am 04.15.02 Smaller Boats 0/865 I'm working on re-rigging my '78 C-22 to be more singlehanded-sailing friendly. I'm trying to run a
Fuel in the bilge Fred Mueller at 1:18am 04.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1051 I recently added fuel to my 1995 C-320. A few minutes after I had finished, fuel began accumulating
Splashed Lazybones this past Friday... Bob Todd at 1:00am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/948 ...and all went well. PSS seal works perfectly. This was a quick install and I highly recommend it
Underwater Running Gear Mike Linstrom at 12:58am 04.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/950 The prop and shaft had some minor fouling at haul out and I would like to do something simple to pre
1984 O'Day 26 Manual Jim Summersgill at 12:58am 04.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1275 Does anyone have a copy of the Manual for a 1984 O'Day 26? If so, how can I get a copy?
Mildew Woes Mary Connaughton at 12:48am 04.15.02 Smaller Boats 6/1011 I seem to spend more time cleaning my boat than sailing so obviously I'm doing something wrong.Any
Fresh water plumbing David at 11:43pm 04.14.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1370 I recently had to replace the infamous grey (polybutylene) tubing on my fresh water system after a r
Glue for rubber gasket Dan Ulrich at 11:41pm 04.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2696 Anyone have suggestions/experience which type of glue works best to secure the rubber gasket materia
cleats Jim sullivan at 11:11pm 04.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/935 I've decided to upgrade the cleats on all lines coming back to the cockpit on my catalina 27. Looki
Need bar that slides over to secure anchor locker Brian at 10:51pm 04.14.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1307 I need to locate that twisty little bar that you slide over to lock the anchor locker hatch shut for
COMPRESSION POST LEAKAGE waldo emerson at 10:49pm 04.14.02 Big Boats 1/1098 Have small leakage onto the compressionpost. Any experience with correctingproblem. What are the d
Replacing motor mount on O'Day 222 Dave at 3:40pm 04.14.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1408 I'm in the process of replacing the motor mount on my O'Day 222. I believe that the existing mount

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Head issues bodaflack at 6:48pm 07.21.20 Sounds like Ty-D-Bowl blue? Not sure what that is We took off the top screw top of the holding t
Head issues Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:42pm 07.21.20 A few questions: Was the flush water intake thru-hull open or closed? If closed, have you traced th
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Daveinet at 6:30pm 07.21.20 What I am not clear about, is that if you have a home, you are not allowed to go home? In otherwords
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Hunter216 at 6:20pm 07.21.20 We heard this from friends who have a summer home on Lake Erie at Point Abino, Ontario. Three of th
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 illusion1024 at 6:20pm 07.21.20 Any thru hull transducers would be another place to check. I was mystified by a leak after checking
Does this boat exist? stickinthemud57 at 6:19pm 07.21.20 Friends and family feel comfortable, my 50 years of experience tells me at least a small cabin, for
Does this boat exist? LeeandRick at 6:14pm 07.21.20 The aim here is to find a boat that my landlubber friends and family will feel comfortable on as w
1983 Hunter 30 Bilge Pump Benny17441 at 6:11pm 07.21.20 It is normal for the cooler drain to freely discharge into the bilge. Follow the discharge hose fr
Head issues Ron20324 at 6:03pm 07.21.20 Bought a joker valve and got all ready to replace and we came back to the boat and the bowl was fil
Invest 99L Benny17441 at 6:03pm 07.21.20 It's headed for the Hurricane Graveyard, it's worth following but not worrying about it. 9 out of
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway LeeandRick at 6:02pm 07.21.20 Just going back and looking at the pictures you appear to have an old barrier coat under the paint l
Scarce as hens teeth... sailme88 at 6:02pm 07.21.20 We are all glad your trouble shooting worked. One other thing to consider after your initial celebr
Battery Switch Help jviss at 6:01pm 07.21.20 Similarly, the failing of a stand alone "1 + 2 + Both" switch is that it does not provide the funct
Scarce as hens teeth... sailme88 at 5:59pm 07.21.20 May I ask where you sourced the "new" impeller? And, was it a brand named product? I'll send you
Does this boat exist? (1) jon hansen at 5:58pm 07.21.20 now, i don't have an J boat, but i do have an A boat. a Melges A scow. too long for what you asked.
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Benny17441 at 5:57pm 07.21.20 Many gallons of water are trapped under the sole. Some of it gets released when the boat is put in
Scarce as hens teeth... sailme88 at 5:56pm 07.21.20 I'm impressed with your persistence as well. But I'm not sure I understand. Even if the cam was wor
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Hunter216 at 5:52pm 07.21.20 Lifetime ban is way too harsh, considering ,hundreds a day were crossing the border as illegals fro
Best Bilge Pump? capta at 5:51pm 07.21.20 I sure hope he's figured it out by now. Last posted Feb 11, 2020
Does this boat exist? (1) jon hansen at 5:49pm 07.21.20 182706 the picture above is a J boat. made by the J sail boat company. sailed all over the world.

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