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Safety First Stephen Ord at 10:44am 02.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/966 For all of those who intend to work on your vessels bottom. take care and get out from under the cra
25.5 trailer - deep keel Dave Busby at 4:32am 02.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/884 Looking for a deep keel trailer to purchase or rent, for the Memphis, TN area.
Folding Prop on 34? nick fermani at 11:12pm 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1260 Acquired a folding prop. What are advantages
Replace windows John R at 10:32am 02.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1067 I own a 87 272 and thinking about replacing the midship cabintop window with a hatch, and cockpit wi
Manual bilge (1) Bob at 5:30am 02.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/980 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 2/1004 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 4/1054 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 2/875 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 3/904 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 2/1032 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 2/1141 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 2/1128 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 0/1359 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 4/966 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 1/1093 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 1/1167 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 1/971 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 4/1020 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 3/927 The rear of the bow rail is held by two bolts on the port and starboard side. I guess these screw i

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Just bought a 22 kappykaplan at 10:50am 07.24.20 4367
Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. jviss at 10:13am 07.24.20 Hey all! I'm new to the forum. Thanks for having me. I have a Pearson alberg 35 that has been rep
Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. kappykaplan at 10:06am 07.24.20 I know, still doesn't answer the original question. That's still a head-scratcher. Yep! :beer:
Summer in the Salish Sea Ken Cross at 10:00am 07.24.20 Now we are in Port Orchard for the weekend. There is almost no one else here. Restrooms are open.
B and R rig question kloudie1 at 9:44am 07.24.20 The "backstayless" B&R has longer spreaders and more backsweep on the spreaders to allow the headsta
Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. Stu Jackson at 9:44am 07.24.20 Stu, he's already done it. I understand. I was trying to get him to avoid doing it again. And to
B and R rig question Hunter216 at 9:39am 07.24.20 the more-complex B&R will cost about 3 times what a conventional single or double spreader rig will
Squeaky Rigid Boom Vang jviss at 9:37am 07.24.20 I have had a spring-return hard vang for well over 20 years. Every so often it likes some "MacLube"
Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. kloudie1 at 9:27am 07.24.20 Welcome aboard, Andrew.. Lots of good info here.. I think you have a good idea about the alternator,
New sails kappykaplan at 9:24am 07.24.20 the colors are the best NAVY BLUE AND GOLD available from North Sails. And they sparkle in the eyes
CUBA! Justin_NSA at 9:23am 07.24.20 Makes me think of the movie Captain Ron. "They did the Today show there." .
Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. kappykaplan at 9:18am 07.24.20 Except you do NOT want to turn the switch off while the engine is running Stu, he's already done i
New sails LeslieTroyer at 8:59am 07.24.20 It was Port Ludlow for first night not Lopez. Other than that great fun and a bit of sun.
Hunter Legend 37.5 - Owners Manual Panama Jack at 8:53am 07.24.20 Thanks so much "rjarrell". We should stay in touch. I spent many years in south Florida and learne
Squeaky Rigid Boom Vang FastOlson at 8:49am 07.24.20 I have had a spring-return hard vang for well over 20 years. Every so often it likes some "MacLube"
New forum member with an introduction and some questions Terry Cox at 8:47am 07.24.20 I've been looking at those as well. They seem to fit our price (mostly), but the inboard motor make
Beneteau O-40 removing headliners? sail sfbay at 8:42am 07.24.20 Welcome to the forum!! This thread might be helpful: Help removing Beneteau 423 ceiling panel - Cr
New forum member with an introduction and some questions NINEv2 at 8:36am 07.24.20 If it were me and this was my list of priorities in the lake you are looking to sail in..., I think
Hunter Legend 37.5 - Owners Manual rjarrell at 8:34am 07.24.20 Had the same problem with my 37.5, the wheel nut backing off. Wrapped some plumbers tape around the
B and R rig question FastOlson at 8:26am 07.24.20 A rig designed with a backstay will need one to stand up, even tho the B&R rig geometry will provide

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