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headsail mark schaefer at 4:11am 11.19.99 Mid-Size Boats 1/1109 has anyone changed the headsail on a 28.5 to something larger than the 110 did you use the same trac
Trailor for 26.5 Torrence Jenkins at 4:06am 11.19.99 Smaller Boats 3/1089 Does anyone know where to locate a trailer, whether from someone or a dealer for a Hunter 26.5? I ha
Computors on Boats Phillip at 1:01am 11.19.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1089 I own a C-30 and I plan on putting a lap top on board for charting purposes. My question is does any
Mast Raising Margaret at 12:00am 11.19.99 Smaller Boats 8/1683 I have just purchased a 1994 Hunter trailorable 26'. We have Harken winches, but it is a slow and ar
yanmar 2gm20f idle stall joe at 10:51pm 11.18.99 Mid-Size Boats 5/1925 having a devil of a time solving for a low speed and idle stall on yanmar 18hp. Have done all the l
To Heat or Not to Heat, the cabin that is JoeGooch at 10:05pm 11.18.99 Mid-Size Boats 5/1139 Is there anyone out there who has had experience installing a source of non-electric heat in the cab
all-chain or rode and chain? Bob at 6:43pm 11.18.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1222 + and -s
ALTERNATIVE TO NEW SAILS Greg Stebbins at 1:09pm 11.18.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1143 It is sometimes possable to have sails reconditioned insted of replaced. A $1300.00 11 yr old main b
Locks on Cabinets Bill Sheehy at 11:38am 11.18.99 Big Boats 1/1133 Before heading offshore I would like to install locks like the new Hunters have on my cabinets. If I
Hood furler foulup ROB SCHMEHL at 10:05am 11.18.99 Big Boats 2/1097 Last weekend on TampaBay we let the headsail out and forgot to keep tention on the Hood furler. Abou
Decorative Flooring Tom at 8:45am 11.18.99 Smaller Boats 6/974 My wife and I would like to add decorative wood flooring to our H240. This would be the typical woo
Davits for Hunter 376 Burton at 4:43am 11.18.99 Big Boats 3/1899 We are cruising US East Coast and would like advice on Florida based fabricator of davits of a model
New Hunter Owner Jeff Isenhour at 4:18am 11.18.99 Mid-Size Boats 8/1246 Well it looks like I'm going to get a hunter 27. Largely because of this web site. I have a questi
Rust spots on keel. Mike at 1:52am 11.18.99 Big Boats 3/1224 I just hauled my '86 H34 and have several small rust spots on the cast iron keel. (spots are about t
Cradle Problems on a 36mk2 Joe Vilimek at 1:05am 11.18.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1328 I hauled my boat for winter and when I checked it a few days later there was a pressure indent on th
Moisture in instruments Bob Bond at 12:37am 11.18.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1065 I recently installed a Standard speed/depth unit into the bulkhead of my Huntrer 28. Within two or
Life Line Replacement Bob Bond at 12:05am 11.18.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1162 The life lines on my 1991 Hunter 28 have become cracked and discolored. Thefore, I would like to re
Soft Spots on my Hunter 25 Daniel Pitman at 11:29pm 11.17.99 Smaller Boats 2/1192 I have recently purchased a Hunter 25 and it has two soft spots on the deck. They are over the V be
HELP!!! Installing ST5000 autopilot Chris Doege at 9:21pm 11.17.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1295 Can or has anyone installed an ST5000 sailpilot with linear drive on a 37.5 Hunter legend . I would
Water Tanks Pat Hooyman at 12:11pm 11.17.99 Smaller Boats 3/1168 Read Pete Grahams's description of the work he did on his boat. Very impressive. Pete - where did yo

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Rigging preventer lines H260 Chuck C. at 12:37pm 01.18.20 Chuck is it just one line no adjustment that seems great? One line meaning you can simply unhook t
Gas bottles or tank question ice breaker at 12:28pm 01.18.20 They are standard issue 5 pounders. That is what we call them in the USA. I own 2 of them.
Seeking feedback or validation on DC design jssailem at 12:24pm 01.18.20 Yes. The circuit is the ground wire and the red connection to the starter.
Termite Prevention jssailem at 12:22pm 01.18.20 Those buggers are incredibly quick and pervasive when they attack. We drifted a bit too close to a
Winter Cautionary tale! agprice22 at 12:18pm 01.18.20 I will let you know if I find an open source of chlorine in the boat or warehouse.
Winter Cautionary tale! agprice22 at 12:17pm 01.18.20 I hear ya, but NONE of those existed. I have been in the warehouse for months. I have used the furna
Termite Prevention scuba201 at 12:14pm 01.18.20 Sailboats can get infested by termites. I owned one. It had been to Hawaii twice before I bought
Termite Prevention scuba201 at 12:13pm 01.18.20 on what? boat? house? boat
Can a boat motor be too low in the water? Whatfiero1 at 12:12pm 01.18.20 As long as its peeing it's fine your not a planning boat
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy jimshipsky at 12:10pm 01.18.20 Thanks, Dr.JudyB and DArcy - Islay Mist. I appreciate your insights into my buying a boat "by the nu
Seeking feedback or validation on DC design wsconner at 12:08pm 01.18.20 Thanks.. yes, I didn't depict the start interrupting wiring. Still trying to figure out how to do t
Need source for shore power cord jssailem at 12:07pm 01.18.20 I don't think my old bones can assume that position.... Always a great reason to hire a profession
Need source for shore power cord Dr. D at 12:05pm 01.18.20 Ron: I agree in theory. What drives me to hire someone is that I don't want to screw this up (always
Where the rubber meets the road jssailem at 12:03pm 01.18.20 I find that for some reason the buffer has gotten heavier... It would appear that the suggested co
Seeking feedback or validation on DC design jssailem at 11:57am 01.18.20
Where the rubber meets the road sailme88 at 11:48am 01.18.20 Great idea using hang line. Hope to remember four months from now. The Shurhold unit has a D hand
Where the rubber meets the road PGUTIERREZ at 11:38am 01.18.20 Great idea using hang line. Hope to remember four months from now.
Winter Cautionary tale! DayDreamer41 at 11:28am 01.18.20 Burning eyes would be more likely from aldehyde caused by incomplete combustion, the haze in the air
Winter Cautionary tale! Noodat Lady at 11:16am 01.18.20 I think you have to have a chlorine source. A recently bleached surface or an open container, with
Winter Cautionary tale! Don S/V ILLusion at 11:14am 01.18.20 You tell me! I only looked it up. Apparently, propane can chlorinate in bright light and the right

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