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TILLER HANDLE......................REPAIRING SAME Harveybutler at 5:25am 09.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/482 HAS ANYONE HAD TO REBUILD THE TILLER HANDLE FOR A HUNTER 23.5..
Classic Sailing Dinghy Question (1) kiwibyron at 12:48am 09.02.19 Ask All Sailors 18/4373 Hi all, I recently bought a boat (my first mistake i know...). It's a small dinghy, 2.7m long and
Last Month of Season 3 beginning agprice22 at 6:52pm 09.01.19 Telstar 2/9151 Upstate New York has been unusually cool at the end of Summer. Our temps are low-to-mid 70s in the d
Replacing sanitary hose with rigid PVC pipe IH82BL8 at 6:37pm 09.01.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3933 Is this an option? Isn't PVC pipe impervious absorbing odors? Thanks
2007 Instrument Panel Wiring Issue (1) Caspurr at 6:18pm 09.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/746 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. Today I turned the key and the engine did not turn over. Batteries are abou
Clearing the line from head to holding tank? Mr Fox at 6:10pm 09.01.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/3068 Hi all- looking for some advice on clearing a line from my raritan sea era to my holding tank, which
Cabin top moisture and dull tones glandry924 at 5:39pm 09.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/460 My '93 Legend 37.5, recently surveyed for a pending sale, had dull tones from the sounding mallet an
Sailing Firefly on Seneca 9-1-19 agprice22 at 5:20pm 09.01.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/715 Today was a treat! We got a rare SSE blow of 15-20 knots for 3 hours. Being at the South end of Sene
Lewmar V1 Windlass Tim22 at 3:49pm 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/639 I recently installed a V1 windlass and for the most part am happy with it. What I do find irritating
1979 33 Water Heater drcov at 3:05pm 09.01.19 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1269 I just pulled the old worn out water heater. Should I replace or just forget it. I have a marine uni
Bow pumpkinpie at 1:39pm 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/2256 .
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Still Learning about Flying the Spinnaker (4) Cowpokee at 10:44am 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1948 When planning out our three day weekend, my wife asked about the possibility of sailing. I desponden
Refrigeration issue? (1) fero at 10:08am 09.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/571 Hi again, Last time I was on the boat ( before haul out for hurricane season ), I tried to run the f
Flying the Asymmetrical Direct Down Wind DayDreamer41 at 8:56am 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 7/658 Yesterday during a race in light air <8 on the first down wind leg (wind at our starboard quarter) w
Rewiring Westerbeke 'Admiral' panel on ODay 272 cbourne200 at 7:30am 09.01.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1658 Ok. Need to replace water temp guage in panel. Unscrewed it and it fell into 2 pieces. Break is vert
Port sheet winch For Sail at 7:07am 09.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/344 My port sheet winch is locked up. It is a Maxwell 17c. I took it apart cleaned everything, regreas
ODay 19 Deck under Forestay chain plate damaged (3) ZeusRod at 6:23am 09.01.19 Trailer Sailors 5/1066 Hello All, Taking off the forestay chain plate where there was some damage to the deck and the bolts
Main Sail Shape (1) LakeOntario270 at 1:30pm 08.31.19 Ask All Sailors 31/7148 This is the original 1996 Mainsail. Is the shape still good or is it time to shop for a new mainsai
Hunter 22 how to rig sheets for single-handing ? ? H216 H22 curt in CO at 11:24am 08.31.19 Smaller Boats 21/3411 I bought a H22, 2013 model that is completely stock - no mods. i want to rig the headsail sheets -

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Can it really be this straightforward? Rich Stidger at 8:47am 09.14.24 Hi Smokie. Winter is coming to your part of the country. If it has been a few years since the mast
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 8:09am 09.14.24 Received the new u-bolts from Garhauer this week. I took the 4 weeks that they quoted. They weld t
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 8:03am 09.14.24 Your work looks great. A lot of pride in that job. Keep the story going. :beer:
400 MK II: Seeking documentation about the lower tube bearing carrier and the keel bolts LastDiveBernie at 8:02am 09.14.24 You may want to check out and join the best site for your boat. Catalina4series.org Will do. Thank
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 8:00am 09.14.24 Check this out, seems that the O'Day boys missed this stanchion backing plate... only two holes inst
Can it really be this straightforward? jssailem at 7:58am 09.14.24 Hi Smokie. Yes the topping sheave has lost it's shoulder. This is not an usual event for plastic she
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (10) SailingCal21 at 7:55am 09.14.24 Howdy, its been awhile since my last update. Here's what's been going on for the past 6 weeks or s
Can it really be this straightforward? (1) Will Gilmore at 7:53am 09.14.24 Did your guy take a good close look at the main halyard sheeve? Considering the wear on the topping
Can it really be this straightforward? kloudie1 at 7:51am 09.14.24 Ya might want to replace that sheave with a better material so it doesn't have to be done again. Sh
Can it really be this straightforward? LloydB at 7:30am 09.14.24 i'd like to hear the reply of the person that took that picture. when you ask them that question
Can it really be this straightforward? JoeWhite at 7:03am 09.14.24 It appears that this sheeve was added by a PO. The line has fallen off the sheeve and can not be use
Can it really be this straightforward? JamesG161 at 6:46am 09.14.24 Only a guess... You need a different type line for your topping lift. Smaller size and non-fraying
Can it really be this straightforward? smokey73 at 6:37am 09.14.24 All good points @dlochner - If you look closely at the picture it appears (I say appears) that the
Can it really be this straightforward? dlochner at 6:22am 09.14.24 So, when the bolt is pulled, what happens to the halyard sheave and more importantly what happens to
400 MK II: Seeking documentation about the lower tube bearing carrier and the keel bolts Steve_Catalina at 5:20am 09.14.24 You may want to check out and join the best site for your boat. Catalina4series.org
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a dlochner at 4:40am 09.14.24
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a 4lane at 4:18am 09.14.24
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a dlochner at 4:04am 09.14.24 Hull speed is not a particularly good measure of sailing performance. First the formula was designed
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a 4lane at 3:46am 09.14.24
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 3:33am 09.14.24 Mouldering means that the conditions for complete composting are not usually met. There are compost

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