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Storage space on an 8.5 jguyer at 9:10pm 07.07.15 S2 2/1151 I'm getting ready to go on a 19 day cruise on my 8.5. Everything is out of the boat, so I am startin
Sail area and stress higgs at 8:11pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/714 Anyone know a formula for figuring how many #s of stress a given sail area imposes on a stay/running
Self tending Jib bigpapaporsche at 7:54pm 07.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1294 I am not sure if this is the appropriate location for this post or not, but lets see what happens. I
Hunter 34 Maxwell winch service Ilanortho at 7:39pm 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3104 Hi all; Just purchased H34. All 4 Maxwell winches badly in need of lube/ service. Before I disassem
Oops Newport Bob at 7:20pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/910 MainE, Sorry for the mistype Love your state - and have sailed from Maine to Florida
Amp Meter Newport Bob at 7:17pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1612 Main, Took your advice and installed a smart gauge last spring. THANKS Gives the essential info! Cer
Universal 25 XPAC running hot mytime at 5:59pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 5/1164 My (new to me) 1994 Catalina 30 (#6242) is running hot 210 degrees at 2500 rpm's. New hoses, sea str
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 5:32pm 07.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1772 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
AIS, VHF antenna/s? Ken13559 at 4:42pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1101 I've a questions to those with class B ais and vhf, do you use splitter to share single antenna at m
Problem of return water in the motor when i do sailing fastbreak30 at 3:15pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 4/883 I have a problem of return of water in my diesel universal m -25. When the engine is off and I do sa
Missing S/V Kera Jane macdaddymark1 at 2:04pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/873 I don't know if this is the right place to start this but, Does anyone know or have you heard anythi
Microwave fxg88k at 1:23pm 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1146 I recently bought a Hunter 310 built 1999. It has a Gold Star One Touch microwave but no manual for
Mast Step Macruairidh at 1:00pm 07.07.15 Big Boats 3/1201 Cant anyone help. I am looking into purchasing a Hunter Legend 45, 1986 or 1987. I am trying to find
C22 Mark II wobbly keel mermike at 11:04am 07.07.15 Catalina 22 15/2716 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a 1998 Mark II with a wobbly keel. I haven't dropped the keel b
Papillon 37 CB feather54 at 7:30am 07.07.15 C&C 1/1624 Trying to contact the previous owner(s) of Papillon in the Newport Rhode Island area. She is now 9
Hunter 33.5, Where to post? Ch0pp3r at 7:16am 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1101 I own a Hunter 33.5. I have not been able to determine where to post in the forums. Up to 33'? or 34
Engine not cranking EWARREN at 6:36am 07.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1355 I have a Perkins 30 engine. After out sailing for some time and I try to crank the engine, nothing
loose throttle linkage Harry1110 at 6:34am 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/905 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with Edson console (see link) but the throttle linkage is loose and doesn't
Water pressure issues chrisings at 6:15am 07.07.15 Catalina 30 3/1242 So... Our fresh water pump gave up. It would continually run and not build pressure. Looked to be p
Water tank location Harry1110 at 5:59am 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1475 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with the potable water filler located in the bow anchor locker. Trying to f

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Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? jdrutten at 8:54am 12.22.23 Hi do you have any pics with steering arm off rudder port? Thks Colin Sorry, no. Only the pics fr
What's the purpose for these slots? jdrutten at 8:50am 12.22.23 That's certainly an odd design "feature." A screen seems reasonable, but I might look to something a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:48am 12.22.23 Certainly sounds like the new quadrant sits lower than the old so the rudder and rudder stock are l
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:47am 12.22.23 Thks
Wood light/wiring mounts Joe at 7:48am 12.22.23 I hope you go a different direction that your predecessor, because that is one ugly piece of hardwa
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BarryL at 7:32am 12.22.23 Hello, I also used to use SR60. I was very happy with it. Unfortunately it has been discontinued.
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Timm R Oday25 at 6:53am 12.22.23 I've tried a variety of manual bilge pumps. Seriously, I found the easiest and most effective was a
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.22.23 Here's some testing on various mast/deck electrical connectors. I went with the SeaDog due to shippi
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 12.22.23 Aside from lack of structural support that Timm mentioned, If the 23' has a bulkhead of similar size
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 5:00am 12.22.23 HDPE does not have the compresive load ratings as wood . It will bow out or "flex" under pressure .
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 2:32am 12.22.23 This old bulkhead had screws holding it in at the top and bottom. Why is HDPE a bad idea? It probabl
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:57pm 12.21.23
Prop rotation question Mark Maulden at 10:22pm 12.21.23 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 6:33pm 12.21.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 12.21.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whi
Prop rotation question Rich Stidger at 5:38pm 12.21.23 @Scott T-Bird - I sent you a private message.
Yamaha 36 broken mast. jssailem at 5:04pm 12.21.23 I know that Ballenger Spars makes custom spars for a variety of boats. They may be a resource. http
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 4:23pm 12.21.23 The tops of both bulkheads were indeed screwed into a recess or groove . Seems like the Oday factor
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 4:20pm 12.21.23 Replace the connector on the mast and deck to prevent further core rot. I also believe I've seen a w
Yamaha 36 broken mast. mermike at 3:52pm 12.21.23 I will be following this thread in case anyone has a solution. I sure don't. Sorry for your trouble.

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