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Tall Rig interior layout David at 3:23am 12.19.00 Mid-Size Boats 9/1143 Got another question for you tall rig owners! I'm looking at an 86 tall rig. The question I have i
Engine sizes David at 3:20am 12.19.00 Mid-Size Boats 10/1320 I'm looking at an 86 tall rig. The boat has been in fresh water until about 6 months ago. I have b
Drying out wet wood deck core. Anthony Bavuso at 2:42am 12.19.00 Ask All Sailors 5/7334 I have recently begun to rewire my mast and in the process notice that my through deck electrical fi
Leaky Teaky Steve Winkle at 2:08am 12.19.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1576 My '91 Hunter 30T has begun to emit an oily substance inside the Nav station on the forward, inboard
Winterizing Fred at 12:25am 12.19.00 Mid-Size Boats 1/1088 I have a Universal Diesel with an inter-cooler. The engine is winterized to -20F. Is it necessary to
Pivoting Mast Base for Trailering RicklaBella@aol.com at 12:15am 12.19.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1332 Does anyone know where I can buy a mast base for my Oday 23. Presently, the base is fixed and cannot
Stereo speakers Kevin Sullivan at 11:17pm 12.18.00 Big Boats 11/1218 Our newly purchased '97 376 came w/a factory installed car stereo w/speakers in the salon and cockpi
Rudder Release Bill at 10:48pm 12.18.00 Smaller Boats 6/962 My H-23 is a marvelous vessel, except for the very irritating occasion when I am in semi-rough seas
Catalina 36 Mk II Rick at 10:22pm 12.18.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/965 We are looking for a cat 36, 1991-1997. We pefer the cockpit size of 1995 up, and the aft cabin, bu
Lunch with Mr. C. at the Expo? Don Bodemann at 8:38pm 12.18.00 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1026 I would like envite Mr.' Mrs. Cherubini for lunch at the Atlantic City Sail Expo on Saturday January
TO VARNISH OR NOT TO VARNISH JOHN EDWARDS at 7:25pm 12.18.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I am ready to spruce up the interior of my 1979 33' Hunter. The interior is Cherubini design/layout
Adding reef points on H26 main sail Ray Bowles at 12:55pm 12.18.00 Smaller Boats 10/3583 We are new to sailing (like very new) and recently bought a 1995 H26 with a Doyle mainsail. The ree
Water Ballast, southern sailors Jim Covey at 11:57am 12.18.00 Smaller Boats 5/853 Here in Tulsa it doesn't usually get too cold in the winter but we've had a couple of weeks of below
GPS Opinions Rod Worrell at 11:37am 12.18.00 Ask All Sailors 15/1540 For coastal sailing and local bay waters, what is your recommendation for a GPS? Santa was original
The long range H37 Cutter! Gene Gruender at 8:47am 12.18.00 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1037 The question comes up every now and then as to whether the 37 cutter is capable of offshore work. T
4 stroke motor mounting on H-26 Kevin Barber at 7:47am 12.18.00 Smaller Boats 9/1072 My family just bought a 1997 H26. We bought a 4 stroke 9.9 Mercury outboard for it. Yesterday we m
raw water system 2gm20 Dan Geltmacher at 7:12am 12.18.00 Other Sailboats 3/814 After a day of sailing in 12-17 knots winds and 4 ft swells I fired up the engine to get into the sl
New Head old problem lnranch at 4:14am 12.18.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1468 PeggyI have a 83 O'Day 28 that I have owned for a couple of years. My orignal problem was when th
Health Insurance Dan Ebert at 3:08am 12.18.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1225 Thinking about retiring early. What does any one do about health insurance. Do you just get a indiv
Sail Care Cleaning Scott B at 3:07am 12.18.00 Mid-Size Boats 8/1078 Has anyone used the Sail Care Inc. cleaning and reconditioning process? I am thinking of having my

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Changing oil first time Alan Gomes at 12:24pm 03.23.20 Start it up... Run it for 15 minutes or so to get it warm. Then check the oil level and cleanliness
Canvas winter cover (1) rgranger at 12:21pm 03.23.20 Many people leave their boat in year round and only take it out to bottom paint. It is not uncommo
Canvas winter cover Hydro Therapy at 12:12pm 03.23.20 I currently dont cover my boat during off-season. I didnt think about removal for hurricanes.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 BIGUA at 12:10pm 03.23.20 Kappykaplan you are right and thanks for the help, I am with a lot of work right know and driving wi
How to replace a pump-out hose? ToddS at 11:58am 03.23.20 Thanks Peggie, It looks like my existing VENT hose is 1.5" as well... seems like overkill to me... b
Bottom Care Advice Kevy at 11:39am 03.23.20 Thanks for all the replies so far folks, much appreciated. I'll have some expert help from the brot
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 kappykaplan at 11:34am 03.23.20
Canvas winter cover dlochner at 11:33am 03.23.20 How do you cover your boat now? If you shrink wrap it, the pay back time for a canvass cover is pret
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 GALIOSTRO at 11:31am 03.23.20 Thanks a lot for the translation and for the info! I go immediatly to find my owner manual.
Pro Furler BigEasy at 11:29am 03.23.20 All good advice from Jssailem. With regards to the top swivel; it is not serviceable. The bearings
Bottom Care Advice dlochner at 11:28am 03.23.20 After getting to bare gel coat a barrier coat is essential to prevent blisters and to seal the gel c
Main Sheet Rigging SVCeviche at 11:17am 03.23.20 @markwbird that's interesting - I feel the same way about friction and speed of adjustment. Do you h
Paint Color Preferences? Barnacle Bill at 11:14am 03.23.20 My preference with a dark blue hull is to have a Claret Red boot stripe and a copper bottom. A gold
Install New Cable In Mast nveater at 11:11am 03.23.20 So i did add a wind instrument to my Hunter 33.5- spoiler alert my mast was unstepped at the time- t
Bottom Care Advice Barnacle Bill at 11:10am 03.23.20 You have quite a cocktail of bottom paint. If you are going to remove all of it to gelcoat, then fo
Columbia 9.6 items For Sale! You say dont post items here but I cant find a forum with items for sale. So, admin, please move it where you want. kappykaplan at 11:10am 03.23.20 @kmtjj10 gear ads go in the Classifieds here: Used gear for sale
Install New Cable In Mast Roger Wood at 11:03am 03.23.20 Thanks everyone for very useful feedback. Will keep you posted with pictures as I proceed.
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ Jim26m at 11:03am 03.23.20 Can you sail all winter on Lanier? Only been on it once many years ago in summer. It was beautiful
Catalina 22 speed john renfro at 10:59am 03.23.20 In testing aircraft speed, it was found that a good wax job could increase speed by five knots.
Bottom Care Advice jssailem at 10:58am 03.23.20 That sounds like a solid plan. Some might say more than is needed, but it is your boat and you need

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