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Catalina 27 Wheel Conversion Paul Tourville at 9:13am 11.28.99 Other Sailboats 3/6436 I just purchased a 1976 Catalina 27 and would like to know if it is possible and how difficult to co
Winterizing in NJ Ron M at 9:03am 11.28.99 Smaller Boats 5/1083 Hello. It's getting cold here in NJ and was wondering what some of you folks do to cover up your boa
Lazy Jacks for H26 Ron M at 8:59am 11.28.99 Smaller Boats 9/1682 Was wondering if any of you all have put lazy jacks on your H26 (or 240 or 23.5)? Which brand did yo
Tiller autopilot Joe at 8:10am 11.28.99 Smaller Boats 2/1261 It appears that JSI has a great price on the Raytheon ST1000 autopilot thru the end of November. An
CD Player in a 29.5 Dan Palazuk at 5:02am 11.28.99 Mid-Size Boats 5/1184 I am interested in installing a CD player in my 29.5. I think I can figure out how to install the
Hunter 25 "Water Ballast" Guest at 4:12am 11.28.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1852 I am thinking about purchasing a 1993 Hunter 25 with water ballast. The boat has a swing keel, but I
Bilge pump problems Randy at 4:05am 11.28.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1250 I Changed oil on my Hunter 28 two weeks ago. Some oil got into the bilge. Cleaned most of it out b
Looking for a shoal draft 34 Claude Auger at 1:06am 11.28.99 Big Boats 2/1072 I am looking for a reasonnably priced Hunter 34 vintage 84-87. I would not mind having some cleaning
Cruising family on C-30 need advice Rick Moore at 1:03am 11.28.99 Mid-Size Boats 10/1856 I purchased a 1981 Catalina 30 standard rig with a 5411 Universal diesel and deep fin about 5 years
Looking for a Hunter 40 Terry Houwerzyl at 12:55am 11.28.99 Big Boats 0/1017 I am looking to purchase a 1988 to 1991 Hunter 40 from a private party (no brokers). If you are thi
Mast Height on Intercoastal Mike at 12:40am 11.28.99 Destinations 7/8419 I was wondering if a 63' mast height might make it through the intercoastal?Is there a Intercoasta
spring line cleat sandy at 11:14pm 11.27.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1086 Thanks for the help. Picked up a folding cleat at West Marine. Should work.
AC WIRING GORDON DALGLEISH at 1:47pm 11.27.99 Mid-Size Boats 2/1164 I recently installed a charger to my boat and wired the ac/120 directly into the shore power master
Singlehandling in the companionway? Bob at 12:52pm 11.27.99 Smaller Boats 2/1072 I saw a note from Ken Shubert where his favorite place to sail when single handling is in the compan
hunter 35.5 our new boat maybe Guest at 11:49am 11.27.99 Mid-Size Boats 5/1653 we are narrowing our search for a hunter looking at both the 33.5 / 33.6 and the 35.5.our local de
Pointing to the Wind Collin Casey at 9:22am 11.27.99 Smaller Boats 5/1121 I have a Hunter 170 and my only complaint is the boat does not seem to be able to point to the wind
Autoprop on a H34 Paul (Effervescence) at 7:58am 11.27.99 Big Boats 7/1298 Has anyone got any experience, good or bad having replaced the standard two blade propeller on the H
Hard Starting Yanmar - cold weather James Marohn at 4:39am 11.27.99 Mid-Size Boats 3/1856 Remember reading a post a while ago about a hard starting yanmar. Was wondering if the author of the
Kitchen sink seacock? Timothy List at 1:01am 11.27.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1939 The owner of the 25.5 I just purchased told me to replace the kitchen sink seacock. He said I should
Late 80's Hunter's and open ocean John C. at 12:42am 11.27.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1055 I am interested in any opinions on the 1985-1990 Hunter 40 and its suitability for bluewater cruisin

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Baby Stay Under deck mounting broken dlochner at 5:02am 01.19.20 It is (was) probably one piece. Also it is the port lower shroud. A baby stay goes is between the fo
1980 h37c hot water heater install Jim Legere at 4:35am 01.19.20 The stock location was under the cockpit sole, aft of the engine. If you look in that space, you wil
H37c mainsail needed Jim Legere at 4:29am 01.19.20 I have a nice suit of H37c sails used less than three seasons. Heavy cruising sails made at the loca
Electrical Problem, I think.... OdayGeorge at 4:00am 01.19.20 I'm back at the boat on Tuesday. I'll look into it.
camera mount - winter project Hunter216 at 3:16am 01.19.20
What is this? kloudie1 at 2:47am 01.19.20 Yup.. Kinda like the lower part of this. May have been used for a flag holder? The other piece os pr
What is this? MikeHoncho at 10:26pm 01.18.20 Mounting base for a fishing rod holder
1980 h37c hot water heater install ggrizzard at 10:25pm 01.18.20 In an earlier year (1984), the water heater was located just forward of the helm, under the deck.
What is this? (2) ScottySailor at 10:16pm 01.18.20 174194174195
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 9:54pm 01.18.20 Thank you Kable Have you been to the Catalina Rendezvous in Roche Harbor? If you you get a chance
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise kable at 9:32pm 01.18.20 Would love to do a trip like this someday.... Here is a great book to pick through during the winte
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 8:55pm 01.18.20 An interesting character.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Terry Cox at 8:45pm 01.18.20 A doable plan as long as we don't try to close down the Hummingbird Pub the night before. Just a n
Antifreeze air lock? Stu Jackson at 8:33pm 01.18.20 Same deal or do this: Engine Overheating 101 - How to Burp Your Engine (Reply #6) Engine overheati
Hunter 49 A/C pump replacement (original pump shorting) Terry Cox at 8:31pm 01.18.20 Our 1991 boat has two working units; 16k BTU main/forward cabin and 9K BTU aft cabin. Both use an or
Can a boat motor be too low in the water? Joe at 8:17pm 01.18.20 It looks perfect to me. The reason you get along shaft is to get the prop deeper..... I don't see
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? (1) Will Gilmore at 8:14pm 01.18.20 Tom, have you got a picture or two of your activities? It sounds like a lot of fun. My wife and I go
camera mount - winter project RussC at 7:55pm 01.18.20
Converting a dumb alt. dlochner at 7:42pm 01.18.20 If you are going to keep it as a spare, why not leave its internal regulation as is and bypass the
Can I dock my boat stern first? Tally Ho at 7:33pm 01.18.20 Good idea Greg! Mine is in the cockpit just aft of the lazzerette. I've heard folks suggest placing

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