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Spinnaker Question Rleiby at 9:17am 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/935 1993 Hunter 30T with Fractional head sail. Inquiring if most Fractional head sail Hunter boat owner
Oceanair hatch covers (1) jwieneck at 9:02am 06.08.15 Big Boats 0/665 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 DS. In the aft bedroom there is a hatch over the bed that opens into the co
EV-100 autopilot on a 26M leevin100 at 8:58am 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1460 I have a Mac 26M and just installed a Raymarine EV-100 wheel autopilot. Do you have a similar bo
New Sail Hitting Backstay kiteflyer at 8:44am 06.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1929 I decided to replace my original 1991 Hunter 28 main sail with a new Doyle. The different shape of
Any idea what this gizmo is???? (2) sailbad_the_sinner at 7:56am 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1017 Well, I am a seasoned power-boater and reasonably good sailor, so I thought I had a pretty good grip
Catawba Island / Port Clinton Rigger Recommendations Tomgrandy at 7:41am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1154 I purchased a 1980 Hunter recently that the previous owner rigged up in a rather odd fashion. Am
GPS Units NCC Orion at 7:31am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1179 Hello, I have an O'Day 25 and the compass and knot meter are not working. I was thinking of replac
Separation Anxiety!! solodare at 7:29am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 25/2691 So I'm sure others have been here. You get your first boat, you have a couple of great days on the w
Steering cable, Vectran, where to buy waynejablonowski at 7:10am 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/839 Where can I buy a vectran steering cable from?
Would like to get on board a Mac 26S or D danphilgreen at 7:10am 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/914 Hi, I live in Fort Myers. As soon as I get a truck and my 15' Cape Cod Mercury sold I will be in th
Photos of C310 Mast Head (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:06am 06.08.15 Catalina 310 6/1330 Good morning all, I am looking for photos of the C310 traditional mainsail mast head. Specifical
B&G Touch Networking rishackie at 5:40am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1207 I have a new B'G Zeus Touch that I have connected to a Raymarine ng network via its NEMA 2000 connec
Who made my sail? (1) JohnCTV21 at 5:34am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1576 I have a partial logo and would like to contact the manufacturer, the sail is a 150% genoa from a '7
Backstay to Short (1) mlindberg1 at 5:31am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1012 For the first time as a new owner of an Oday 26 I gathered some buddies and stepped the mast. It was
Anyone remove/replace prop strut on H36C? (2) tmjb at 4:43am 06.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1024 Finally thought I was near to seeing the light re launching my new to me '81 H36C and then I noticed
Videos ShotgunSlim at 3:54am 06.08.15 Catalina 22 5/828 We love pictures and videos here on the forums and I confess to spending my fair share of time on Yo
Muffler install (1) RAD88 at 9:50pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/895 Can anyone tell me how this muffler installs in the boat. It has a raised 2" fitting on one end and
Wet exhaust hose RAD88 at 9:41pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/719 Need to replace my wet exhaust 2" hose and was wondering if I need wire or no wire inside. The hose
Darn, one more problem..... AnnaLise at 8:48pm 06.07.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/691 So, the "AnnaLise" has been in storage (dry) WAY to long (3-4 years before I got her); got her clean
WHAT THE ---- IS THIS!!!?? O_o (1) spartacus99 at 7:58pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 9/916 Saw this today. It's looking towards swing keel winch wire hole. The circled crack, it's 'soft' ar

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End Boom Sheeting Stu Jackson at 1:08pm 01.23.23 You might consider going to the Catalina Yachts website and looking through their archived borchures
Water heater, electrical enigma (1) BarryL at 1:00pm 01.23.23 Hi, Here is a picture of the water heater on my boat. It has a euro style plug that goes into the b
Slip n slide! BigEasy at 12:54pm 01.23.23 Have used Woody wax in past. Yes, it is expensive. Must clean deck thoroughly before application w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23 Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23 How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23 I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23 It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23 It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Follow the ACP advice above,
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Thanks for the response. Bad advice, because the Hunter 146 is not made of fiberglass with gelcoat
Slip n slide! Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 01.23.23 I agree with the Starbright nonskid deck cleaner for cleaning nonskid. For some reason it works bet
Water heater, electrical enigma leo310 at 12:22pm 01.23.23 Check you wire from the breaker to the heater or just replace it as what you have stated so far is b
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 12:03pm 01.23.23 That's odd, what does the switch do then? Our boat has two main switches; inverter draw selection
Mast cleat ckreitlein at 11:50am 01.23.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horns
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:48am 01.23.23 Dave The base of my Ritchie compass (TR-33G), there are two crossed gold bars. Do you know if t
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 LloydB at 11:24am 01.23.23 Had to similar problem with my Mac on the trailer with a tarp over the cockpit and couldn't understa
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 11:23am 01.23.23 Point is, the formulation does matter. Better living through Chemistry. Most of the time. :D
Winter Cruise 2023 jssailem at 11:05am 01.23.23 Love to see you are carrying on the winter sailing tradition, Terry. Hopefully soon I will again sai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 That would be @Crazy Dave Condon :plus::beer: Thank you
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 Your hull is constructed from what is called ACP or a plastic. Therefore traditional gel coat repai

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