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Curiosity, How are the chain plates attached on the 170? Shorefun at 6:35pm 09.23.18 Day Sailers 3/616 Just looking at my 170 and the chain plates caught my eye. They do not need to come out and I am no
Just observation on Plexus MA300 Shorefun at 6:18pm 09.23.18 Day Sailers 4/1120 Not sure if this was covered before. The Plexus MA300 in 50mL has it is equivalent to Devcon Plastic
95 Santana 2023c water tank in the bow?????? squarerigger at 5:22pm 09.23.18 Trailer Sailors 4/1790 just bought a 95 Santana 2023c and there is a tank /void/???? in the bow of the v berth forward of t
Keel locking pin (3) kclancy at 3:18pm 09.23.18 Catalina 22 57/4474 Hi all, I finally got tired of all the water i would have in my boat after a day or two of sailing.
Rebuilding a roller furler sail Charlie of Sarasota at 2:42pm 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/429 My roller fueler was damaged in a storm. Only the luff was damaged and I want to replace the panels
Subtropical Storm Leslie JamesG161 at 12:56pm 09.23.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1020 This a North Central Atlantic Storm. It has been brewing for days. It doesn't look to threaten any l
Roller Furlers for Racers markwbird at 9:48am 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1788
Restoring a 1970s Keel Andrewjh26 at 9:07am 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 4/463 Any tips or suggestions?
ODay 272 LE andyjeff at 8:19am 09.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/910 Does anyone have information on a getting dodger for an Oday 272.
Hunter 216 mooring Hunter216 at 8:02pm 09.22.18 Smaller Boats 23/3968
Replaced throttle cable, idle running at high RPMs Brian D at 7:39pm 09.22.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2748 The length of the throttle cable from my pedestal to the outboard was 13 feet. It needed to be repla
Splice Mast Bonding Wire? (1) SteveB at 5:40pm 09.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1168 I inadvertently cut the mast ground wire during unstepping process (see photo). Can I splice this wi
Too much rust? (2) Gi49336 at 2:29pm 09.22.18 Trailer Sailors 7/1029
New Battery Installation (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 10:06am 09.22.18 Catalina 310 14/2768 Well my batteries finally FRIED. 8 yrs old. I have a Charles which I think I should replace when I g
Hunter 37 cutter Mast Rake and Prebend bommers at 8:46am 09.22.18 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2781 Hunter 37 cutter owners, how much prebend and rake do you run....Yes its a very stiff mast :) Got
Barber Hauler (1) Bill19233 at 7:30am 09.22.18 Ask All Sailors 59/22045 To avoid hijacking another thread, I thought I would post a new topic. Does anyone regularly use a b
Tropical Depression 11 JamesG161 at 6:31am 09.22.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/944 This one is different than all the Invest's being tracked now. TD 11 popped up over night, most like
New Running Rigging pfaffk at 6:16am 09.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/956 Good Morning, I had planned on replacing all of my running rigging next Spring, as they have never b
Propane system safe? (2) uralite at 8:06pm 09.21.18 Catalina 30 11/2404 I have a Catalina 30 TR from 1982 with Force 10 propane stove. The owner of the boat (I coop) says s
Hunter 270 for the win (10) Lee3170 at 6:54pm 09.21.18 Smaller Boats 10/3107 All right guys here it goes.....we bought a 2002 Hunter 270 last may, blown out sails, rotten floor

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Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 8:41am 05.24.24 Thank You
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 8:21am 05.24.24 Hey Twalker, Thanks for your input. I have reached out to Hunter, but would be surprised if they ca
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart (2) kloudie1 at 8:07am 05.24.24 Quick note: The roll pins that hold the foil to the connectors (if it is an early Harkin) will loose
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 7:43am 05.24.24
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate twalker H260 at 7:33am 05.24.24
Rigging bi.moller1 at 7:28am 05.24.24 What I am looking for is general hardware, longer turnbuckles. We just moved the boat and had the ma
Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 05.24.24 Gus Grissom helped raise me.
Rigging dlochner at 6:52am 05.24.24 I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better It was the drink of Astronauts.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:52am 05.24.24 Thank you for that information.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:51am 05.24.24 If I am not mistaken, Rudder Craft manufactured the rudder I bought through Blue Water Yachts sever
Rodeo anchoring Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 05.24.24 When I was a kid my parents would sometimes raft up with my uncle and his powerboating friends. Almo
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 6:17am 05.24.24 Thanks Ice Breaker, This does help, I can see in the 2004 manual where it states a better complianc
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate ice breaker at 6:06am 05.24.24 I have a 2004 and have never seen the plate. And I have been everywhere on the boat. The CE classi
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 5:55am 05.24.24 Thanks James, I do have my Hull ID number. When originally submitting stability and buoyancy I atte
Rigging Timm R Oday25 at 5:47am 05.24.24 I recall the plates as Tangs. I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) stephen_i_w at 5:13am 05.24.24 224940 On my C315 I mount these on the dodger frame. Works well for me.
Electric Head conversion (1) Salty79 at 5:01am 05.24.24 Hmmm maybe answering my own question here, but a 180 degree swivel would result in the water inlet b
Electric Head conversion (1) Salty79 at 4:44am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft (3) Hayden Watson at 3:39am 05.24.24 I installed a Ruddercraft rudder on my C30 in 10/21 and like it. It significantly reduced the weath
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 9:41pm 05.23.24 You can get a complete History of your Hunter 41 here Boat VIN Lookup / Hull Identification Number

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