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stuffing box ted at 6:02pm 07.07.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1072 i have an 89 h35, next week im going to replace the two bladed prop with a 3 bladed prop, im also lo
Smelly head Donna L at 4:23pm 07.07.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1132 We purchased a H31 85 last year and only began to use it this year. We have a pervasibe smell of uri
Series Anchors Randy Piersma at 2:54pm 07.07.00 Ask All Sailors 4/1544 I want to increase the anchor holding power of my H34 during storm conditions. I feel relatively co
Cleaning suggestions for a dirty deck . . . Pat Ehlers at 2:06pm 07.07.00 Smaller Boats 2/1013 Hi there -- I want to clean the deck. I have been told a Scotch Brite pad and some Softscrub will
Whisker Pole Hal Pyke at 1:19pm 07.07.00 Smaller Boats 1/997 I have an 86 23 and would like to mount a pad eye on the mast for a whisker pole. I have a Kenyon M
Hunter 25.5 Sale Cliff Ruckstuhl at 12:25pm 07.07.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1326 Fellow 25.5 owners. I have my boat for sale to move up to somthing faster. I have it listed on the
buying a o'day 25 eric dumouchel at 12:01pm 07.07.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1403 I'm about to buy a 1977 25 o'day what is it worth today... and is that a good boat compared to a hun
Hunter 170 Points of sail Doug Springer at 12:00pm 07.07.00 Smaller Boats 2/985 Does anyone know how close to the wind a Hunter 170 can sail before it begins to luff? If possible,
Strange refrigerator behavior bill walton at 11:30am 07.07.00 Other Sailboats 5/760 Just got home from an extended vacation cruise up and down the Keys. One day, after we had been out
H23 Concerns Dan C at 10:06am 07.07.00 Smaller Boats 14/1022 Hi,I recently purchased a 1986 H23. Everything is stock. The sails are original, the trailer is th
transom or well mount for outboard Edward J. Isenberg at 8:58am 07.07.00 Smaller Boats 3/1515 I have been toying with the idea of changing the stern mountind of the outboard motor to a well moun
Replacement Door Hinges Jim Haas at 8:45am 07.07.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2034 My '91 Beneteau (actually built in December of '90) used ofset aluminum hinges. Beneteau has change
Need info on Hunter 33 3 blade prop Ziya Gun at 6:47am 07.07.00 Other Sailboats 3/854 Hello again BBThank you for your previous replies. I am the one who had an old Hunter 33 '80 in bad
How do use the installed jiffy reefing system Leigh Fenneman at 5:49am 07.07.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1122 I am a new owner of a Vision 32. Sails wonderfully. It has an installed jiffy reefing system, whic
Our holding tanks fills Bob Robeson at 5:29am 07.07.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1373 Our tolets holding tank in our 1986 C-36 seems to fill itself without us using it. Once I open the
Exhaust Elbow Weeping Doug at 4:57am 07.07.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1141 While analyzing another problem with my M25X diesel, vintage 1895, I noticed that the fabric-wrapped
Stinky Cushion Remediation? Allan Hadad at 4:53am 07.07.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1470 Peggie,I have seen some references to using K.O. to freshen lockers and cushions. The cushions in
Down to San Diego #2 Christof Walsdorf at 2:41am 07.07.00 Destinations 2/1584 Thanks for the input.Though I have made reading the Coast Pilot for that region my bed-time literat
Hunter wins newly anonymous at 2:20am 07.07.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1180 Chuck Beazell, a member of my yacht club, won Division 1 of the Singlehanded Transpac yesterday on c
Association location Tom Kearns at 2:12am 07.07.00 Day Sailers 0/1163 I would like the name and address and phone number or e-mail address of the 17' Daysailor associatio

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Weld, Replace, or Scream and Cry? ontherocks83 at 12:14pm 02.22.20 UPDATE: So I was finally able to locate a welder that could do the repair and I am pleased with the
Galley Shelf (2) 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:00pm 02.22.20 The picture of the shelf in the start of this dicussion above over the sink looks just like the sma
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:26am 02.22.20 You need another boat! :plus: It doesn't need to be a big sailboat. https://keyassets.timeincuk.ne
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? Meriachee at 11:26am 02.22.20 @Meriachee what did you use for the pole and mounting for the pole? I am toying with the idea of an
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? DrJudyB at 11:13am 02.22.20
Overpowered? thinwater at 11:09am 02.22.20 The 38E rides fairly comfortably in 20 kt app with the 120% Genoa, especially in protected water, o
New alternator SG at 11:03am 02.22.20 What size alternator? What size battery bank? Do you draw down your battery (or batteries) very of
what size/style Raritan Elegance for Beneteau 57 ? ophthodawg at 10:56am 02.22.20 Hi Peggie, thx for your reply. Yes, im aware of the options however my boat is currently in Mexico
Nautitech Catamarans jon hansen at 10:26am 02.22.20 as you look into catamarans let us know your opinions from what you learn. i know little of modern c
Overpowered? Kings Gambit at 10:20am 02.22.20 At 20 kts apparent a lot of boats would be over powered and should probably reef the main. My Hunt
Overpowered? jon hansen at 10:08am 02.22.20 from your description it's drag. the drag created by your vessel has overpowered the drive created b
Overpowered? shemandr at 9:58am 02.22.20 At 20 kts apparent a lot of boats would be over powered and should probably reef the main. My Hunte
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise (1) Michael Davis at 9:52am 02.22.20 175297 And we were fortunate to see Lacy Falls with a little more water.
Beneteau 311 std prop specs CapitalistSailor at 9:42am 02.22.20 I agree that six knot is probably enough on a nice day, but you may want to consider whether you hav
Overpowered? thinwater at 9:38am 02.22.20 The keel stalled. This was cause by a combination of extreme heel, pointing too high for a moment, a
Overpowered? Davidasailor26 at 9:38am 02.22.20 I was thinking along those lines as well. I suppose the apparent wind angle COULD be increasing, me
Overpowered? Kings Gambit at 9:37am 02.22.20
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Michael Davis at 9:35am 02.22.20 Found a new YouTube Cruising Maya that has done this trip. That was fun. We have anchored in many
Overpowered? Kings Gambit at 9:31am 02.22.20 The description makes wonder if you stalled the sails. I was thinking along those lines as well. I
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? Hunter216 at 9:30am 02.22.20 We were socking and dousing in a hurry, had to get back to the finish line. In this race, winner ha

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