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Hunter 37.5 mast gate (1) PAC3142 at 12:12pm 07.28.15 Big Boats 17/4020 We just bought a 1994 37.5, which came with tons of extras, but no mast gate to keep the mainsail sl
Classroom Boat spartacus99 at 11:14am 07.28.15 Catalina 22 44/5718 Some of you know that my purchase was less than stellar and my boat has several issues. After discu
Outboard for 1986 Mac 25 tj15830 at 11:10am 07.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2971 What do you recommend? Long shaft 20" or 25" also 2 cycle vs. 4 cycle?
Shallow water motoring bamabaxter at 10:25am 07.28.15 Smaller Boats 13/1587 Question for the seasoned veterans using the swing keel. Does anybody motor with the keel 1/4 down
Hunter 30G hot water heater replacement (1) PAC3142 at 9:23am 07.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 12/1570 I need to replace a leaking water heater, situated under the aft part of the dinette, and it looks l
SeaTalk connecting C80 & new ev100 autopilot H3newdog at 9:14am 07.28.15 Big Boats 27/6853 Hi everyone, very new owner of a H34 hull #68 learning a lot. The boat came with a Raymarine C80 cha
What's the easiest way to add tell tales to mainsail TFlight at 8:23am 07.28.15 Big Boats 4/2216 I recently purchased a Hunter 41 with a Seldom in mastering furler. The mainsail doesn't have any t
3ym30 fresh water pump belt Ken Honeycutt at 5:47am 07.28.15 Big Boats 7/2888 Has anyone changed the fresh water pump belt on the 3ym30? Looks like it could be bear. Also is ther
HUNTER 27 Edge above 20 knts JPDEG at 4:42am 07.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2745 Hello, I own a HUNTER 27 edge for one year and I experienced great difficulties sailing with it u
Insurance company will not pay clausjepsen at 10:26pm 07.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2489 As you may remember my mast on my 361 from 2001 broke in a nice 20 knt wind. It happened in France w
Bilge Pump nctxia at 8:09pm 07.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2003 I have an 81 Hunter 25. It has no bilge pump and I can not see where one has ever been installed. W
Painting underside of lockers and hatch covers MTsailors at 7:53pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3126 Hey fellow sailors! We are rookies at sailboat maintenance. We need to paint the underside of our co
Lights and Switches MetricMountie at 4:56pm 07.27.15 Big Boats 1/693 I'm trying to locate the light switches for the under counter lights on the port side of a 1995, 40.
Gunwale seat behind wheel cookcwayne at 4:18pm 07.27.15 Bigger Boats 6/1427 Looking for a seat to attach behind the Wheel of 27 O'Day is there such an animal?
Just curious... What was original MSRP on 1982 Hunter 30 bgbailey at 3:20pm 07.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1336 Does anyone recall the original MSRP for the 1982 Hunter 30. I think it was around $25,000 back th
Oday 322 survey Bw whisper at 2:59pm 07.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3224 I am looking for guidance. I'm looking at an O'Day 322 which appears to be in good shape but for one
roller furler Buffett1 at 2:41pm 07.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1247 1. The furler got wrinkled while on the trailer. anyone have advice about straightening it? 2.
Running rigging size Brahmany at 2:40pm 07.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1631 Hi all, We are replacing our running rigging on our 320 soon. In Australia nearly all cost
snake Buffett1 at 2:36pm 07.27.15 Trailer Sailors 18/3131 i found a snake skin in the cabin of my mac26m while on a trailer. The skin was not there on a pict
Replacing the throttle sailing1954 at 1:39pm 07.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/893 My Hunter 376 has the original throttle, throttle cable and shifter. This wkend we repaced the two

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C25 jib downhaul routing SailingLoto at 4:23pm 11.13.23 1. Use inexpensive, lightweight line, I have 1/8" dacron. Bought a 100 ft spool from hardware store
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction Richard19068 at 4:02pm 11.13.23 As it turns out, I was able to find a brand new one similar to mine on E-bay for a reasonable price
Where to look for a raw water leak. shemandr at 4:00pm 11.13.23 Ooh Booy ... I'm last in line for advice here but I can see when a post is communicative or not. In
Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. TimFromLI at 3:54pm 11.13.23 I was considering doing the same. Why is there such a big difference in pricing. Is this the same th
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 3:38pm 11.13.23 Right around 10:30 AM. There's a little bump after that, when I motored from the pumpout to my slip
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 3:31pm 11.13.23 to get back sort of the original thread. Ample aka David Smead, did 2 books in 1995 and 1998, Pics
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) mermike at 3:06pm 11.13.23 In your log, when did you arrive at Pt Ludlow? Right around 10:30 AM. There's a little bump after
Tiller rise C27? Joe at 2:18pm 11.13.23 That's not a Cat 27 tiller. It looks more like a C 30. Too much curve. The C27 is straighter at t
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 2:11pm 11.13.23 Great info, Hayden. Now I've got another project on my list. Referring waaaay back to your origina
C25 jib downhaul routing Joe at 2:11pm 11.13.23 1. Use inexpensive, lightweight line, I have 1/8" dacron. Bought a 100 ft spool from hardware store,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 1:39pm 11.13.23 i would start with the on engine fuel line seals. they can be easily twichted out of alignment when
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hello Below at 1:24pm 11.13.23 John, this thread has just gone on far too long. Most threads don't go on for more than 26 posts.
Catalina 320 electrical issue Stu Jackson at 1:22pm 11.13.23 Ralph's right. Another thing to check is the connections of the AC wires to the breaker inside your
Where to look for a raw water leak. Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 11.13.23 I give up! I'm just about ready to second that motion unless you can start thinking clearly in a
Replacing main sail halyard flightlead404 at 12:47pm 11.13.23 When we bought our 2007 41AC two years ago, the clutches were all nicely labeled. I later realized
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed rgranger at 12:44pm 11.13.23 Lynn and the late Larry Pardey would disagree, but I would not. They did two circumnavigations with
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed rgranger at 12:41pm 11.13.23
Catalina 320 electrical issue Ralph Johnstone at 12:37pm 11.13.23 In addition to the above, check that your 30A AC breaker does strip at 30A. I recently replaced a 1
Catalina 320 electrical issue Stu Jackson at 12:13pm 11.13.23 Ted, you should do some reading on boat electrical systems and basic loads and currents. When a bre
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer JamesG161 at 12:01pm 11.13.23 Mine pulls about 85a when running Not good flow on sea water side ! ______ Clean your water side

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