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Bilge Pump Scott K at 2:32pm 01.14.02 Smaller Boats 6/1123 Have a 1979 Cat-22. Fourth owner. Fresh water boat. It seems no one in the past ever put an elect
Looking for a boat to rent/charter Mike Crawford at 1:32am 01.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/992 I will be in Miami for two weeks in late Jan. Looking to rent/charter a Catalina 27 for an afternoo
PHRF Handicap rating ken schwinger at 10:45pm 01.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1026 I am tring to get the PHRF rating for two Hunters one a 1980 30' and the other a 18.5 1990 can anyon
H 23 Steaming Light Dan Ulrich at 2:50am 01.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/875 Has anyone had the same bad luck I have with the Pergo (oval) steaming light that came with the Ken
O'Day 35 Rudder Post Movement John Ferguson at 1:45am 01.27.02 Bigger Boats 4/1171 The connection from the rudderpost to the steering quadrant is loose. It appears that the 3/8" pin
test8 Phil Herring at 6:53am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1061 test 8
Rigger Recommendation Doug at 10:06pm 01.10.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1150 Can anyone reccomend a rigger on Long Island. I need someone to evaluate the rig on my CAT 30 and t
H34 Anchor Bruce at 4:23am 01.23.02 Big Boats 3/970 Which anchor came with the new H-34's and did it fit in the anchor locker? I lost my Bruce anchor a
Naple to Key West? TWP at 9:44pm 01.02.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1187 I am planning a trip from Naples to Key West. Does anyone have any advice, recommendations or sugges
roller furling on rod rigging mark gullickson at 2:35am 01.21.02 Other Sailboats 0/1126 i'm looking for tips from experienced owners concerning installation of roller furling on rod-rig
Corrosion on the mast , Hunter 340-1983 JP Chen at 4:27am 01.08.02 Big Boats 2/963 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 which has a white color paint mast. There are quite a few spots along the ma
Stepping the mast Joe Dickson at 6:40am 01.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/870 I have noticed a leak that appears to be coming in through the area at the mast. I have re-bed the
ODay 222 Hatch Cover Don at 5:20am 01.18.02 Bigger Boats 2/1523 I own a 1986 ODay 222 and am looking to replace my forward hatch cover (that opens) in the bow. The
Need 393 Feedback Wentsailing@aol.com at 1:27am 01.06.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1335 We are considering trading out of a Catalina to a B393. Knowing a lot aren't sailed yet, can anyone
INFO WANTED ON PLANTATIO KEY IN FLORIDA Dave at 11:16am 01.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/863 Will be making first trip to keys end of January. Will be using a friends Hunter 40 located at pla
Interesting site... Josh at 3:29am 01.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/969 Found this site containing information related to load bearing equipment on boats. They have many of
Shower in a Hunter John Revenboer at 7:42am 01.24.02 Smaller Boats 5/1152 Can anyone tell me what size of Hunter larger than the 260 has a shower installed?
Winter Storage Cover Stuart Case at 6:52am 01.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1544 I am interested in purchasing a canvas winter storage cover for my Hunter 320. I would appreciate an
C30 winches Chris Gonzales at 4:05am 01.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1070 My '79 C30 has original cabintop and spinnaker winches and oversize 2-speed ST winches(they ar 40's
Cradle to trailer mike at 3:32am 01.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1099 Hi,I need advise on where to weld pads on trailer to accomodate a 272 - any advise would be much a

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The WTF Thread Calif. Ted at 9:41am 07.05.20 I'd spent the week prepping a new to me boat in San Francisco to bring south, sunset Sunday all set
Portable Generator Kings Gambit at 9:37am 07.05.20 I must say, with all of this discussion that no one has suggested what I've considered for a long t
How scared should I be? sail sfbay at 9:21am 07.05.20 I had a 1987 Hunter 31 that did not have any electrical issues during the time I owned in 2008 - 201
engine will not remain running when shift into gear Benny17441 at 9:20am 07.05.20 Set idle at 1000 RPM. If shifting into gear still kills the engine, then set the transmission in n
engine will not remain running when shift into gear Calif. Ted at 9:18am 07.05.20 Any chance the exhaust elbow is clogged ?
Fuel filter relocation LeslieTroyer at 9:16am 07.05.20 I installed a purolator 35gph in my 30' Oday. Filter> Engine. (this picture shows two 10 microns,
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 Kings Gambit at 9:12am 07.05.20 Hi. The Maxwell Windlass (VW500) on my Catalina 34MK2, while still working, has become a liability,
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller justsomeguy at 9:03am 07.05.20 I saw a video clip of a small sailboat (Seaward 17) that had a kicker attached directly on the till
Fuel filter relocation Chuck Powell at 8:43am 07.05.20 Thanks all for your info. I've got mixed info from Westerbeke. One from the main office. One from a
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:36am 07.05.20 Yea spin your shaft to make sure everything unstuck. Then easy into gear then ease into reverse to
Loss of Power Kings Gambit at 8:35am 07.05.20 A year in the water w/no monthly/bi-monthly hull cleaning service? Do you actually expect a dive ins
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:33am 07.05.20 Can you rev up the engine without it stalling? Check to see if there something wrapped around you
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 sail sfbay at 8:31am 07.05.20 In case you have not seen the Cruisers Forum thread on water maker noise and locations and the Sail
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:30am 07.05.20 What is the engine idle speed? Too low? Don, the engine runs and sounds fine. Im not sure of the i
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:27am 07.05.20 Like Don I suspect your idle speed could be too low. You can try one thing, start the engine wit
Hunter 26.5 Revv up at 8:20am 07.05.20 Which keel do you have? I wouldn't consider a wing keel optimum for racing, but you can still have
Turning block replacement questions jssailem at 8:20am 07.05.20 You could experiment with the units. My experiments did not go well. But they were fun to take apar
Can someone identify this furling drum? BOSSailor at 8:18am 07.05.20 I recommend the new style drumbeith the wider open face Any idea if it's possible to replace just
Turning block replacement questions BOSSailor at 8:17am 07.05.20 I'm thinking new block. The metal sides that enclose the sheave are all bent and distorted, probably
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:16am 07.05.20 Leo you crack me up. Just to imagine such stuff. You must really be hung over after celebrating Cana

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