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Manual bilge (1) Bob at 5:30am 02.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/975 Getting our "new" (used) Hunter 285 (1987) ready for the season I came across the manual bilge pump.
Wash Stuart at 8:35pm 02.21.02 Big Boats 2/998 Getting ready to give our Hunter 340 (1999) a spring cleaning.Wash and wax the exterior. Suggesti
Draft Variance w or w/o ballast Tim Spell at 1:17am 02.21.02 Smaller Boats 4/1053 Just purchased my first boat, 97 H-26. Sailing waters will be primarly in ICW or just offshore of To
Engine throttle John Mesa at 12:03am 02.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/871 I have a 5411 diesel in my Catalina 27, my throttle seems to have to much play. It doesn't feel like
trailer extension Mark Ware at 2:52am 02.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/903 After recovering the boat with the (Hunter) trailer extended, it is very difficult to retract the to
Head (toilet) clearance in 37.5 Ricky Prevete at 8:33am 02.18.02 Big Boats 2/1029 I need to replace the head in my 37.5, but it's sealed in a big shrink wrap package up here in New Y
Bulk Head has a soft spot EJ Tews at 9:49pm 02.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1138 I recently removed the vanity sink from my O'day 25 and found that some water has created a soft spo
southern sailing Ed M at 9:53am 02.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1126 Planning to retire to the southern U.S. Need info on southern sailing, both fresh water and salt. B
Question about user guide Michael Bourassa at 6:56am 02.20.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1353 Don,I'm trying to decide which to buy, the trim charts or the user guide. Does the user guide incl
Transducer advice needed Ben Legett at 12:36pm 02.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/964 Does anyone have any advice regarding depth finder transducers? Being of sound mind and reasonable i
Hi Tim Engel Hart at 7:33am 02.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1092 Hi Tim.I think i have.Everything still buried in snow.Ed Schenck send me a picture re mainsheet.i ca
37C strut bearing replacement Tom Hadoulias at 12:46am 02.18.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1165 I'm noticing a little play in my strut bearing while cleaning barnicles off the the prop and replaci
instrument panel Bill S at 4:00am 02.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/856 anyone know a parts source that would carry an instrument panel for a H31 1984. Mine cracked beyond
shroud tension, C30 tall Mike at 10:18am 02.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/966 what is the recommended way to set up the mast shroud tension?how important is the specific tensio
Log Books R.W.Landau at 8:15am 02.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1019 What kind of log book do you use and what info do you log?r.w.landau
260 bow rail Mark at 3:04pm 02.17.02 Smaller Boats 3/924 The rear of the bow rail is held by two bolts on the port and starboard side. I guess these screw i
Winter Boat Projects SailboatOwners.com at 1:08pm 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 19/1315 February's here. Can spring be far away? Did you have one or more boat projects on your to-do list
Keel wobbbles port to starboard. mark alba at 10:47am 02.17.02 Smaller Boats 3/1211 The swing keel on my Cat 22 has a wobble to it from port to starboard. I have restored this boat and
Trapezoidal forward hatch replacement (1) Chuck Fort at 9:12am 02.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1226 I finally put in the trapezoidal replacement forward hatch for my 1983 H 27. I found a replacement a
Not a Head Problem Les Blackwell at 9:02am 02.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1101 Peggie,Sometime ago you wrote in either this bullentin board or another that you had an edition of

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Baby stays Hunter 23 Brian M H23 at 6:51pm 07.21.20 It was a bit of a hack job, but I ran two eye bolts right through the deck on my old 23 in line with
Does this boat exist? Daveinet at 6:49pm 07.21.20 You could look around for a used Benateau Class 8. While technically it has a swing keel, that keel
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

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