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Z Spar Furling Main Jeff Bacon at 10:58am 09.18.01 Big Boats 1/971 Hi All:A few weeks ago, the plastic ball bearings on my boom car (that reefs andunfurls the maina
Rudder for 77 30' Mike O'Leary at 8:52am 09.18.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1050 During the latest storm Gabriela While being pulled off the shore line I broke my rudder and skeg of
Anchor Locker hatch bolt problem Bill at 7:59am 09.18.01 Smaller Boats 5/1140 How does your anchor locker, latch bolt, side into the upper molding. Had a leak recently that I
Stern Ties and Other "Two Anchor" Techniques Gary Wyngarden at 6:14am 09.18.01 Ask All Sailors 8/6139 We just returned from a fabulous three week sailing trip to Desolation Sound in British Columbia. T
Attention SoCal Hunter Owners: Save The Date Rick D at 3:55am 09.18.01 Racing 1/1268 Marina Del Rey / San Diego RaceJuly 4th, 5th and 6th, 2002; Thursday-SaturdayThis is a great oppo
O'Day Day Sailer 19' Roger Edholm at 12:27am 09.18.01 Day Sailers 1/1648 I saw a 19' Day Sailer on the highway this past weekend. It looked like a great boat for my wife, da
Winterizing My H34 Joe M at 10:15pm 09.17.01 Big Boats 9/1469 As the end of my first boating season gets closer I need help on what things need to be done to wint
Buy Low Bob Sawyer at 9:34pm 09.17.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1184 Great opportunity!As a financier once said, "You buy your straw hats in the winter time."Yesterda
What about an electric motor? Richard Laribee at 2:25pm 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/862 I have the original 4 HP 2-stroke outboard on my `83 Hunter 25. The boat's in great shape, but the
Is A Bimini possible ? Sy Schiffman at 12:27pm 09.17.01 Destinations 0/1184 'Am just getting delivery on a new Capri 22, and would like info on a bimini that would fit.
PHRF Ratings Bud Cook at 11:16am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/953 Does anyone have the New England PHRF ratings for a 1991 37.5 and a 1998 376??Bud Cook
Hunter 23.5 ballast arrangement Dave at 10:21am 09.17.01 Smaller Boats 2/993 Can anyone tell me if all Hunter 23.5s are water ballasted, or is there a keel version? I'm especia
New 28.5 owner!!!!!! Cliff Ruckstuhl at 8:21am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/901 I am now with my 3rd Hunter the first being a a 23 and than a 25.5. So I am familar with the Hunter
Out of sight out of mind can bite you on the butt Paul Flanagan at 7:12am 09.17.01 Big Boats 2/1179 Leaving the mooring the other day I noticed the steering to be a little sluggish. Things went from
Battery charger on small outboard? Chris Phillips at 12:49pm 09.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/825 I have a H25 with a 4.5 hp evinrude circa mid 80's.I know that many engines like the 9.9 and up com
outboard storage john cogan at 5:30am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1038 I have a 4 horsepower 4 stroke outboard for my dinghy. When not on the dinghy, I have a motor mount
ej reply (solar vent) DAVE at 9:03am 09.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/943 i got it from the boat us catalogf and it isa 1000 model and fits perfectly with silcone 5200 sealin
Tiller-pilot AutoHelm vs Navco Jim Cook at 1:50pm 09.22.01 Ask All Sailors 1/2981 I have an opportunity to buy either of two tiller pilots.A friend has and Auto Helm (model 340, I
Leaks. FYI Bob at 1:31am 09.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/897 This is an adder to the never ending story regarding leaks in the aft cabin and other areas. Hunter
Hoisting a H23 Joel at 3:50am 09.22.01 Smaller Boats 8/1143 Kevin wrote recently that a sling hoist should not be used to lift a H23. Saying that it would basic

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Socially distant racing? shemandr at 7:33pm 05.11.20 Yeah we're all governed by officials whose edicts may seem arbitrary. But still those are the rules
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 7:22pm 05.11.20 My wife will buy anything marked clearance. Last week she bought an overpass.
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing MaineSabre42 at 7:18pm 05.11.20 Thanks for the feedback so far! When you say gore-tex, do you mean the Gore GFO packing? Because it
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing Tally Ho at 7:12pm 05.11.20
Socially distant racing? Jackdaw at 7:11pm 05.11.20 In Minnesota we're governed by our Governor's executive order limiting racing that causes a likelyho
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... Brian D at 7:10pm 05.11.20 Now that the topic has been taken care of, what if, and this is a big what if, what if the new owner
Socially distant racing? shemandr at 7:01pm 05.11.20 Wow, I hope you don't have to do all that. Isn't it enough to vet your crew, who as I understand fr
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 6:54pm 05.11.20
Socially distant racing? Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.11.20
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing JoeWhite at 6:33pm 05.11.20 I use Gore-Tex. No leakage. I replace them once in 3 years. Place Lanacoat into the shaft log before
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 6:27pm 05.11.20 You should read this post. http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/oday-302-loses-keel-c
Socially distant racing? Jackdaw at 6:25pm 05.11.20 We're gonna do something like this: Right, no racing as a group. So how about we create a monthly C
Are you on your last boat? Timm R Oday25 at 6:22pm 05.11.20 Our Oday25 was originally to be a stepping stone . I figured 5 or 6 years .It's now been 15 years.
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (2) Davidasailor26 at 6:21pm 05.11.20 Just went through this myself on our 3YM30. I pumped out the old fluid, and replaced with the listed
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 05.11.20 Easy to read if you roll it onto a piece of paper towel.
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. Ziggler at 5:59pm 05.11.20 Thank you for the help. Will follow the tips provided and conduct the additional research as recomme
What to mount on the bulkhead? joyof10 at 5:57pm 05.11.20 We have done a few modest changes to our 2018 35.1. One part we have not yet changed is mounting an
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? JRT at 5:43pm 05.11.20 Flex seal tape and you should be fine for racing;)
what do you think ? too big ? jon hansen at 5:36pm 05.11.20 looks great
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing MaineSabre42 at 5:22pm 05.11.20 Thanks Dave! I joined up on that group a while back (when they were still on Yahoo, a little while b

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