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vbunce vbunce at 6:16pm 09.18.15 Pearson 0/668 water leaks need help pearson 303 1984 port hole in head is leaking water a lot what type of port h
Takeaways from Newport Boat Show Solstice at 2:33pm 09.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/762 Went to the show yesterday and the two most interesting take always for me were that Tartan introduc
What oil should I use in my Yanmar transmission Nelsonhow at 2:09pm 09.18.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1609 The Yanmar manual calls for SAE 10w-30 CC oil. But I understand that the CC rating is no longer use
Marine grade wire? Macboy at 2:07pm 09.18.15 Ask All Sailors 17/3518 So, aside from buying wire at a marine shop - why is it that nobody seems to know what I'm talking a
Head intake seacock Windtherapy at 1:06pm 09.18.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3347 How many of you close your head intake sea cock when not using the head? I know some people do but
'81H36 cabin top winch size question tmjb at 9:57am 09.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3479 My 'new to me' H36 came with a Barient 10 mounted to the port side cabin top for the main sheet (' j
Companionway Ladder EnginesForward at 9:57am 09.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1098 I have a 1972 V-22. Does anyone have a drawing or photo of a companionway ladder that can be fabrica
My mast razing system (3) west wind at 9:53am 09.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3719 My mast raising system No more waiting for help, put this together for approx. $100, can't believe
curtains nena at 9:34am 09.18.15 Parts Search 0/776 I'm looking for louvered curtains for my oday 26. The tracks are still there, but I need the curtain
Repower for Columbia 36 soLarrsfis at 9:17am 09.18.15 Columbia 9/3330 I need some help deciding what engine I should by to re-power my 1969 Columbia 36. I have two choic
Whisker pole (1) flynhi4u at 7:33am 09.18.15 Smaller Boats 8/1020 After using our redneck whisker pole the other night http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/atta
Mast step casting. avariale at 7:31am 09.18.15 S2 1/1120 I am in need of a new mast step casting. Anyone know where I can get one? "Rig Rite" shows one all
honda 8hp gearshift lever extension mod. mick hodapp at 6:54am 09.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2088 hi folks, does anyone out there have any pics/info on extending the gear shift lever on my 89' hond
check out this 4.108 (1) CYQK at 5:44am 09.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/661 Finally after a long process restoring this engine from an compartment fire she has come back to lif
Transducer... scottmellloyditude at 4:27am 09.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1229 Just received my new transducer from Moor electronics and after reading about them I decided to just
Leaks - Pockets Behind the Cabin lazerettes peter_ms at 9:20pm 09.17.15 Catalina 310 4/1309 I am hoping someone has experienced and better yet solved this problem... We returned from a race S
Stateroom door on a 7.3? Dgsteiner at 7:55pm 09.17.15 S2 3/1145 So I have this somewhat crazy idea of adding a bulkhead and door to my 7.3 to divide up the salon fr
C&C 33-2 - known issues? bgary at 7:41pm 09.17.15 C&C 3/5091 I'm looking at a mid-80s C'C 33-2. Overall, boat looks great, but would love to know if there are
Jib blocks krantala at 6:34pm 09.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/795 Does anyone know if the jib blocks located along the deck of a 25 are of any real value, or is their
Battery charger electric wiring Slipin Away at 6:24pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/883 A while back my Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter died. I am in a very remote area and it took se

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'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure (2) VT Fitz at 11:06am 08.29.23 Epilogue: The rigger arrived late this morning and he swapped out the 1/4" line for my topping lift
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 11:03am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zipp
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 10:49am 08.29.23 :plus: Never had a problem with McLube not lasting very long. How often do you apply it?
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Barnacle Bill at 10:45am 08.29.23 I am a broker and based on your notes, I'd say the person you were dealing with was pretty much usel
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 kappykaplan at 10:42am 08.29.23 Could you post a photo of your existing binnacle?
H34 Mast Rewiring Dalliance at 10:36am 08.29.23
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.29.23 how can this boat be single handed from behind the wheel if the lines, traveler and winches are all
Replace section of G4 anchor chain tfox2069 at 10:19am 08.29.23 When adding a connecting link, there's one issue I didn't see discussed - sorry if I missed it: The
Gulf Storm Potential (1) jssailem at 10:14am 08.29.23 Surge warnings
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 10:06am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the r
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 9:49am 08.29.23 I will wade into this snake pit with my 2 cents of opinion. I have always used ACCO brand G4 5/16"
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 kappykaplan at 9:47am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal? As @Calif. Ted said, let Otto do t
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 9:42am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. :plus: Never had a problem with McLu
Gulf Storm Potential (2) JamesG161 at 9:29am 08.29.23 This is a finished Recon flight into Hurricane IdaliaNDBC - Station 42099 Recent Data Data now. 21
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Calif. Ted at 9:23am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal Only if the auto pilot is broke, th
Winchbit driver Davidasailor26 at 9:10am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized arthur.goldberg at 9:06am 08.29.23 Thank you @Tally Ho , my friend and I will try that.
H34 Mast Rewiring kloudie1 at 9:05am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the ru
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 08.29.23 With everyone so concerned about the addition of a weaker connecting link to a chain rode, has anyon
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23

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