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Racing as a Catalina class Vic Suben at 8:01am 02.18.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/820 Each year in early June, the Setauket Yacht Club in Port Jefferson Harbor, NY hosts the Port Jeffers
New England Trailer Sailors Tom at 5:53am 02.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1342 Trailer Sailors interested in meeting others with the same interests to share tips on cruising, boat
Lake Michigan Eastern Shore Ken Koons at 3:34am 02.18.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1252 I'm planning my first big water sail for this coming summer. I will be trailering my H240 from Indi
Removing Plastic Tape Stephen Ord at 2:25am 02.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/922 Has anyone have a safe and easy way of removing old plastic or vinyl tape from fiberglass when elect
ICW Iskender Kutlucinar at 12:17am 02.18.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1213 I am planning to sail from Maryland to Florida. I would like know how long such trip would take.Bes
Over width trailering Dick at 11:20pm 02.17.02 Smaller Boats 5/1056 Really want to buy a Hunter 26, but have concerns. Might be traveling in IA, MO, KS, OK and Texas. D
swing keel falls Jim Gillmore at 10:55pm 02.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1171 My last trip out when I cranked the keel up it just came back down with the crank spinning wildly.
Perkins 4-108 John Luke at 10:01pm 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2155 I have a nearly 20 year old Perkins 4-108 that is in good condition but tough to start when cold. It
h30 decals Ernest Johnston at 8:48pm 02.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/897 where would I go for Hunter 30 decals. Repainted the point and the decals were missing. would like t
stern rail Bob Tucker at 12:26pm 02.24.02 Smaller Boats 9/1257 I have just bought a 1974 Hunter 25 which has no stern rail. I would like to add one and am looking
Raw water engine priming John C at 9:42am 02.24.02 Big Boats 1/997 I have a 84 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF engine. We have occasional problems after sailing in heavy
Hunter woodwork Skip Howe at 6:37am 02.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/906 I have just purchased a 1978 Hunter 25'. Great shape but would like to dress up the wood work. What
sail shape henry Weber at 1:35am 02.24.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1059 There have been several posts as to recogizing when a sail is blown out. My question to you guys is
2-blade vs 3-blade propeller Greg Wilson at 11:09am 02.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/892 We are looking at buying a C-30 which currently has a 2-blade propeller. The boat has the Universal
aluminum toerail mike at 11:56pm 02.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1364 i am refitting a 1968 glander 33 iwant to put aluminum toerail on it. the only place i have found it
Phil, are the archives developing Alzheimer's ? henkmeuzelaar at 9:04pm 02.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1021 In order to respond to John Cherubini's post in the ongoing thread about heaving-to cutters I needed
Cradle Painting Steve Carpman at 3:19am 02.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/881 My partner and I recently purchased a 1991 Legend 37.5, including the standard Hunter cradle. The c
Stanchion Caps Mike Collins - Yacht C at 10:54pm 02.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/2565 Anyone out there know a source for replacement stanchion black plastic(?) top caps. I'm missing one,
Catalina 22 Rudder Crack Jeff H at 3:03pm 02.21.02 Smaller Boats 0/1363 After closer inspection of the rudder on my recently purchased 1976 Catalina 22 I found a crack on
Canvis Work Eric at 8:23am 02.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/761 I am looking to do my own canvis work? How hard is it and what type of sewing machine should I purc

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H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive ArcticFarx at 11:19am 07.09.20 Thank you all for weighing in. I suppose this has become more of a hypothetical than and actual en
high water? (1) Hunter216 at 11:19am 07.09.20
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak Ralph Johnstone at 11:18am 07.09.20 I never noticed that was an option. Same here.
Running Rigging Aft...where to start (1) Justin_NSA at 11:07am 07.09.20 I bought a cutting tip for my Weller soldering gun years back on Amazon
1992 Hunter 33.5 Folding Wheel? Rick486 at 11:06am 07.09.20 I have had a folding wheel on my boat since new. It is a great feature and I would recommend it high
Tranny lever adventure BC Bernie at 11:01am 07.09.20 Procedure before leaving dock and still tied eng warmed push tranny lever fwd, back to neutral, rev
High or Low for CO? Richard19068 at 10:58am 07.09.20 , ...where is a CO monitor best placed to detect incoming CO? Locating a Xintex Carbon Monoxide A
How can I keep it hard longer? Rick486 at 10:57am 07.09.20 Thanks everyone for your helpful ideas. I knew if I posted the title, I would get response :). So no
How can I keep it hard longer? Rick486 at 10:54am 07.09.20 Just a thought- perhaps in hot weather the air expands and pressure rises. The increased pressure
Sailboat delivery done right! Calif. Ted at 10:52am 07.09.20 Isn't that the boat the previous owner paneled the cabin interior with teak ? I think I remember pho
Keel Bolt proper torque. BillGr at 10:42am 07.09.20 Depends on bolt diameter. See attached. Sorry I forgot to mention keel studs are .75" OD; 10 TPI;
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 10:38am 07.09.20 Sounds yummy! Where is that? It's water front on Red Brook Harbor, next to Kingman's Marina. We
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 10:34am 07.09.20 I'm curious about the part of the route from the LI Sound, into the East River, Hell Gate, etc. Is
Turning block replacement questions cajon409 at 10:33am 07.09.20 Same style on my 430, the nuts are likely ok, the aluminum slots are wore out, as said above try the
sail sfbay at 10:26am 07.09.20 1. The youtube video of a O'day 322 does not have them: e9BMqXDIgAE Your mod-ship cleat might have
Help with cooling system dfp51 at 10:20am 07.09.20 I am going to replace all of the hose from the sea cock to the exhaust. It looks decent, but it is n
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 10:11am 07.09.20 I use a product called Salt Away to flush out my outboard motor and to rinse the hull after sailing
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 10:07am 07.09.20 Trailer Brakes ...I decided to go for discs, primarily because I can rinse off the salt water, wher
Head Happiness Terry Cox at 10:01am 07.09.20 The OP referred to head happiness as it relates to the toilet discharge hose replacement and th
Sailing and restoring #9874 (7) AaronD at 9:58am 07.09.20 Trailer Brakes As you can see, our trailer brakes were pretty well shot; probably more rust than re

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