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Diesel Life Expectancy Bill Nixon at 7:23am 05.27.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1195 I am perplexed, diesels in highway trucks can and do run without major overhauling for several hundr
Wing keel retro-fit Bill Nixon at 7:06am 05.27.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1167 Can the Mk II wing keel be interchanged onto on older Cat 30's ?
Starter trouble.... Scott at 7:04am 05.27.00 Big Boats 4/1173 I went out to the boat today for the first time since commisioning and went to fire it up and it wou
19ft Hunter, 93 new at sailing at 12:13am 05.27.00 Smaller Boats 8/2660 Is the 19ft. really a trailor-sailor.? We live 45min. from Sacandaga Lake and Saratoga Lake and 90m
Tuning the B&R Rig Olive Bradley at 12:10am 05.27.00 Mid-Size Boats 1/1156 Can the forestay on the hunter 31 be tightened. I am trying to tune my rig and I fear by the time I
H34 - Separation of fiberglass in hatch areas Scott Donovan at 10:58pm 05.26.00 Big Boats 0/835 I have discovered that there are two areas where the fiberglass has separated/cracked away from the
spreaders loose Ralph at 6:27pm 05.26.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1234 I just bought a C-27 and notice that my shrouds are significantly looser than the rest of the 27s at
Spinaker Dimentions Brent Stabbert at 2:34pm 05.26.00 Big Boats 2/1019 I'm looking to add a spinaker to my sail inventory but i'm not sure what the proper dimentions shoul
Chain Capacity of 340 & effects on handling Roger Glasson at 2:16pm 05.26.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1009 Two questions....Can anyone tell me the capacity of the chain locker on a 340?Ideally in our Great
drying out on falling tide Roger Glasson at 2:08pm 05.26.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1177 I am about to purchase a 340 Hunter with a shoal draft/wing keel.Has anyone with a 34' had experien
catalina 36 Kevin McGrath at 11:59am 05.26.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1070 I just launched my boat last week, and alas no hot water. The engine seems to be running slightly ho
Yanmar 3GM Starter motor? James Marohn at 11:40am 05.26.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/3970 Recently our Yanmar diesel has had problems turning, the starter motor simply won't turn as if it we
Jib sheet gets caught in f'wd hatches Richard Skipworth at 11:22am 05.26.00 Big Boats 4/1390 I have a '87 Hunter 34, and have on several occasions had to go forward after (or during) tacking to
faucet/pump MIke B at 10:55am 05.26.00 Smaller Boats 14/1227 Hello again, has anyone replaced the faucet /pump for small sink in h23, 1989 ? any advice would be
Price for installing wheel steering Jack at 9:55am 05.26.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1674 Has anyone recently installed wheel steering on a 1975-1978 Catalina 30? I would like an idea of th
Holding Tank Eric at 9:17am 05.26.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1202 Does anybody know the holding tank volume on a 28.5?Thanks
roller mainsail furling - boom vs mast larry templeton at 8:04am 05.26.00 Ask All Sailors 10/2492 We are buying a used hunter 450 and want to install roller main furling. We're attracted by the feat
Using only the main in heavier winds?? Roger Cunningham at 5:36am 05.26.00 Smaller Boats 3/1215 If we go out in fairly heavy winds and use only the mainsail (not reefed) will the boat handle prope
Hunter 54 - which new engine should I install? Wendy Wurtele at 4:04am 05.26.00 Big Boats 3/1111 We have just purchased a Hunter 54, and want to install a new engine. We are trying to decide betwee
Sailing term question.. Greg Stebbins at 1:59am 05.26.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1041

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Electric re-sale value? Michael Davis at 3:03pm 02.15.20 When I ordered one for every SBO member, but had it converted to a sailboat, that automatically dou
Electric re-sale value? Will Gilmore at 3:01pm 02.15.20 1.6 mil is a lot but then again you couldn't buy a new mono with this much 'space' for the pric Wh
Could Winter be over? Ron20324 at 2:49pm 02.15.20 Spirng MUST be close. I mailed my documentation renewal on Feb 7, got it back today- the 15th. I'm r
Electric re-sale value? Hunter216 at 2:33pm 02.15.20 Motor Boats? Seniors moment ;) Thanks That makes a lot more sense than the things I was coming up
Internal halyards ? shemandr at 2:27pm 02.15.20 That's exactly right. Internal halyards bang on the inside of the mast, external on the outside. I
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Michael Davis at 2:17pm 02.15.20 I printed out a few copies and now I'm marking them up with the proposed route and stops as you pos
Electric re-sale value? Michael Davis at 2:14pm 02.15.20 ???? Motor Boats?
Found a 2003 C310 (2) JRT at 2:08pm 02.15.20 did with a pullout that can be accessed from the water.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise (1) Ward H at 2:08pm 02.15.20 I found another map of Vancouver Isle. s a few more towns/ports. I didn't see where it was posted i
Polar Bay AC control panel programming to shut off fan quadrille38 at 1:31pm 02.15.20 Agreed, I want to change it for the winter / heat mode. That worked! P-14 was the same on my Polar
Electric re-sale value? Hunter216 at 1:21pm 02.15.20 mobo's ????
HEAT EX CHANGER PENCIL ANODE Hayden Watson at 1:04pm 02.15.20 Mine lasts about 9 months and I have the system drained about 3 months for winterizing so I use one
Electric re-sale value? (4) TomY at 12:23pm 02.15.20 1.6 mil is a lot but then again you couldn't buy a new mono with this much 'space' for the price. h
Bottom Paint, centerboard lift replacement, and shroud problem on Hunter 240 MrEd at 12:21pm 02.15.20 Mr. Ed, thank you very much. So you put on your own paint (hard epoxy)? Which brand do you recommen
Low Power/RPM Universal M25XP jonelli at 12:11pm 02.15.20 I thought that I put that info in your other thread (could have been someone else's thread), but he
HEAT EX CHANGER PENCIL ANODE Hydro Therapy at 12:11pm 02.15.20 My boating season is from April through October. I start the season with a new one and replace again
Air Conditioning - $300....? captcoho at 12:09pm 02.15.20 Hmmm... Our air conditioning on Lake Erie is anchoring out, and opening the forward hatch over the
Strange Winter? Hunter216 at 11:28am 02.15.20 Snap on and Snap off Can you elaborate on this term?
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Hunter216 at 11:02am 02.15.20 Those are serious ferry boats! Yes great upgrade for both islands. They are being built in Romani
1987 Hunter 23: Mast Light Deck Fittings CoralRose at 10:50am 02.15.20 Hi Dave, Yes, I got your list. I am going to do all that and reply back to this thread with a repor

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