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1981 C&C Mk 1 Leaky Window Issue Curiousgeorge206 at 9:50pm 02.13.15 C&C 2/4382 Does anyone have a step by step procedure on how to fix leaky seals on both port and starboard side
Cabin light bulb wattage jhpucket at 9:42pm 02.13.15 Big Boats 6/1829 Are the cabin bulbs in the Hunters (410 ie) 10 watts? Want to replace but don't want as bright as f
Bay Cup 1 in Race Galveston Bay Tx HMT2 at 8:04pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/525 Attention Hunter 31 owners (and others) the BayCup 1 long distance race sponsored by Lakewood Yacht
Heat exchanger ?????? (2) Ken Cross at 6:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1191 Hi everyone. I've removed the end cap from my heat exchanger on my Yanmar 2GM20F and the photo shows
Adding Jib Furler to H23 Mike48 at 6:55pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/789 I'm installing a Schaefer CF-500 jib furler this spring and the boat is in storage with the mast dow
Lewmar Winches, Evo Vs. Ocean?? Roadking Larry at 6:25pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 5/7159 I sold my Macgregor 26S today so freed up some boat dollars to pour into my Cal 2-27. One of my pri
Clean the sink sailaway78 at 5:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/916 My boat has double sinks, kind of like bar sinks. I have the house bank off center on the port sid
Replacing portlights Sealant? mytime at 3:02pm 02.13.15 Catalina 30 6/3791 I am replacing 4 portlights on our Catalina 30 . I have read a lot of good things about butyl tape a
Chart Plotter rose8878 at 12:44pm 02.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/3494 I want to buy a chart plotter with a fish finder for a sailboat in Lake Erie. Can anyone suggest a g
keeping the elements out (water proofing cabin) capo937 at 12:43pm 02.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1589 My next step in getting S.V. Lucky Lindy squared away is the port lights (windows). Being a 76 Ventu
Upgrading Standing Rigging to 5/32", 5/16 Pins ??? CloudDiver at 10:39am 02.13.15 Catalina 22 7/2401 Let me start off by saying ordering the CD Standing Rigging is the easiest way, and cost effective a
Decorating the Bulkhead (1) Cambo at 8:00am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/3558 I've been thinking about spring projects and one thing I would like to do is spruce up the forward b
C30 Tall Rig bridge height question Harleyreef at 7:50am 02.13.15 Catalina 30 9/3877 I previously sold my Catalina 22 and looking at purchasing a Catalina 30 tall rig. I would need to
Spending a few days in SoCal - any ideas on what to do/see? holdech at 7:48am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1577 I have a conference in Vegas in a weeks time. After the conference I plan to rent a car, have my wif
12 volt fridge qiestions DougM at 5:30am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4296 This is just a curiosity thing. My boat has a refrigerator that has for all intents and purposes ne
FWIW, I'm just passing this on... Ron20324 at 5:27am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 39/4004 Penetrating Oils "Machinist's Workshop" recently published information on various penetra
Comprehensive Sailing Manual Panamax at 4:48am 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/907 Can anyone provide a recommendation for a comprehensive sailing manual? I tried a search of the sit
Westphal 28 amessick at 4:35am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/4543 I'm looking to buy a Westphal 28 One - Design that's fairly inexpensive and fairly close to me. But
Hydrovane installation EmeraldBay at 12:29am 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/517 Hi Everyone, Any 466 owners installed a hydrovane? I have the 3 strut option. Two upper, one lower.
Engine Blower EmeraldBay at 12:23am 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1763 Morning All, I am new to the forum and a relatively new Hunter owner. We have a 466 and am just gett

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Caframo Mark Maulden at 3:56pm 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast shemandr at 3:54pm 12.15.22 Dog's safe. Prolly still loyal to its caretaker. See if the skipper's wife is (An old joke). I'm
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 3:44pm 12.15.22 I suspect they did not plan to go offshore, out of the CG radio's reception. The CG can receive a
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Rick486 at 3:35pm 12.15.22 It's hard to add anything enlightening to this audience regarding this incident. I can say it woul
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (2) ice breaker at 3:33pm 12.15.22 Definitely not the case on my 2005 41DS. One is labeled from the factory for the propane, the other
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 3:15pm 12.15.22 We weren't there, we weren't part of the trip planning, so I am hesitant to offer much criticism of
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:01pm 12.15.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 2:44pm 12.15.22
373 Shallow Draft Depth (1) jssailem at 2:37pm 12.15.22 Your image does look like a "Shallow Draft". Wonder if it was a refit alteration. Here is an image
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:36pm 12.15.22 jssailem, enquiring minds are curious about the state of this project. :beer:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast shemandr at 2:14pm 12.15.22 It's hard to add anything enlightening to this audience regarding this incident. I can say it would
373 Shallow Draft Depth Mechone at 2:11pm 12.15.22 Mars keels in Ontario Canada made most of beneteau, catalina , hunter , tartan ,C&C ,most sailboats
Sails and Stack Packs (1) drewlamparello at 1:39pm 12.15.22 Congrats... I own Number 34, a 2017, in Charleston. I'm the second owner. The original owner acqui
Single handing BigEasy at 1:39pm 12.15.22 To protect and help keep the surface clean we use wax on all smooth surfaces and Woody Wax on all n
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? jssailem at 1:08pm 12.15.22 I am with @dmax . build a mock up and test your theory. The nylon line would be good. You might also
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard capta at 1:05pm 12.15.22 I agree with isaksp00 But my preference is always the spinnaker halyard, just case I need to go alof
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:04pm 12.15.22 What are your engine specs for WOT? Have you discussed the issue with Max Prop? I would suspect tha
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? dmax at 11:46am 12.15.22 Those grab rails should work but before you drill holes in your boat see if you can rig up a line or
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 12.15.22 We just use the plain Woody Wax. Looks like the Tower Wax is more oriented for Tina towers and thing
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard isaksp00 at 11:22am 12.15.22 Or jib halyard which may be a little easier.

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