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Winterizing - When? Ken Daming at 7:20am 10.15.01 Smaller Boats 5/1014 I have a new 260, and sail on a lake in the midwest - I keep the boat in a slip. Does anyone have a
Gas Spring Assist for Pop Top Lifting Aldo at 2:28am 10.19.01 Smaller Boats 2/1166 Have any of you added the gas springs that help to lift the pop-top, onto a pre 1985 C-22? I saw th
Fine tuning the ST 4000 Wheel PIlot? Bruce Mulford at 10:36am 10.10.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 10/1120 I installed a new ST4000 Wheel Pilot in my Hunter 29.5 in June of 1999. While it works ok, it is n
Spider cracks in gel coat-need to coverup jim oursler at 11:50pm 10.08.01 Big Boats 1/1040 My Hunter 34 has several areas where minor cracks radiate out in the gel coat, fill with dirt, and l
Raymarine Wind Indicator; Calibration of Sy Schiffman at 4:07pm 10.14.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2375 I just purchased a Capri 22 with a Raymarine Wind Indicator
Water in the Engine Guest at 11:06pm 10.08.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1816 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a 25 HP diesel engine. I had some trouble starting the engine; it cr
Baltimore MD, Take me sailing, please Kevin Fagan at 2:35pm 10.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/956 What's a poor southern buy to do? I've got to attend a conference at the Convention Center over the
Deck layout for spinniker on h380 tom at 11:43am 10.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/884 I have been using a spinniker on my 380 by attaching a snach block to a cleat on theside of the coc
U.S. Financing for a European Boat Roy Peterson at 4:32pm 10.08.01 Ask All Sailors 2/951 I am having difficulty in finding a company that will refinance my boat (my credit rating is not an
Heaving to on a Hunter 260 John Kagan at 11:01am 10.14.01 Smaller Boats 4/1094 I recently took a test sail on a Hunter 260 and tried to heave to and found that the boat kept falli
Prop shaft Selwin Gray at 10:32am 10.14.01 Other Sailboats 1/814 My bronze prop shaft is sliding out of my A4 bushing.I used a allen key set screw but it won't hol
auto v marine Ron at 1:50pm 10.08.01 Other Sailboats 0/662 Might be a dumb ? but what is the difference between a automotive engine and a marine engine?
seeking mariner maria at 8:33am 10.14.01 Day Sailers 3/1030 My husband and I are looking for an O'Day Mariner with 2 bunks and a v-berth below. We would like to
Need help on repair/replacement of jib roller furl D. Wesley Fowler at 6:55am 10.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1000 My wife and I went for a sail on our 1988 26.5 Hunter the day after a recent front blew through. Th
How Does One Set the Valves Joe Hardy at 12:57pm 10.08.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1292 I own a Westerly Konsort 29. The head is a vacuum model with a single hand pump mounted on the forwa
boat cushions and upholstery Tim at 4:33am 10.14.01 Smaller Boats 4/1068 I was told there was a company in St Pete or Tampa that can make stock cushions for Hunter Sail Boat
Want C Tony at 2:40am 10.14.01 Catalina 22 1/1194 I am new to this forum, but I would like to buy a shoal draft C
rig tension on h34 Evan at 12:34pm 10.08.01 Big Boats 5/963 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a rig in need of some tuning (somewhat loose). The boat owners manual d
AH-4000 questions Joe Bolm at 12:38am 10.14.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/821 My question is about actuator response. Sometimes my unit moves very quickly and crisply and other
help/advice Bob Booth at 3:54pm 10.13.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1012 want to replace roller foiling jib sheet jam with Harken #296 15o 1"H to help with single handling s

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Thinking about working on interior (1) rgranger at 8:56am 02.24.20 Assuming that there's no way anyone could look at the picture and not know it's humor, it must be t
Thinking about working on interior Calif. Ted at 8:54am 02.24.20 Hey !!!! That's my boat !!! You should have seen it before I dumped the empty wine bottles and dead
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 8:53am 02.24.20 175342
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Engine control panel woes Stu Jackson at 8:45am 02.24.20 If how you use your boat includes using the alternator to provide battery charging, then you should
Bilge Oil? Sailm8 at 8:42am 02.24.20 Does your fridge or shower drain into the bilge? That can be some nasty stuff.
IN-MAST FURLING MAINSAIL SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:34am 02.24.20 I have had some luck by spraying the jammed sail with water and dish washing soap.
Tailpipe under water? kloudie1 at 8:32am 02.24.20 Would not be a problem to have exhaust under water a bit, as long as the engine does not stop.. if t
Thinking about working on interior Project_Mayhem at 8:25am 02.24.20 At first glance I thought it was a joke but I didnt want to insult you in the event it wasnt
Thinking about working on interior kloudie1 at 8:24am 02.24.20 Lots of "patina" in that one.. woof
Thinking about working on interior Skipper at 8:22am 02.24.20 Assuming that there's no way anyone could look at the picture and not know it's humor, it must be th
Engine control panel woes kloudie1 at 8:21am 02.24.20 bad connection between battery and hot side of "ignition" switch.. maybe a bad fuse.. Trace the hot
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Will Gilmore at 8:17am 02.24.20 The Earth is not negatively charged. It could be considered neutral The literature I have read say
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Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) DArcy at 7:53am 02.24.20 The Earth is negatively charged, a giant reservoir of electrons, but the ground is positively charg
Ready Made running rigging (2) jssailem at 7:50am 02.24.20 @DougM Depending on the diameter that was a smoking deal. @SailMaster perhaps it is time, as when r
Ready Made running rigging Tsuru at 7:48am 02.24.20 Defender, West Marine, Rigging Only,Jamestown, SBO among others will be happy to help. This is prett
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