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Help with Mast to Shroud Connector (3) TDudley at 3:42pm 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1169 I'm trying to strip my mast for painting and need to get the shrouds off. I took out the bolts but c
Clearance for fittings on water/ holding tanks Sailorjack at 3:30pm 05.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2284 In one of the discussions about replacement tanks someone suggested a minimum clearance between the
Light spots in hull? (1) Macboy at 1:40pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1346 Dad and I looked at an X before we decided we actually wanted an "S". I recall looking in the hatche
Main sheet track (2) Macboy at 1:35pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2970 We've got the attached mainsheet track on our boat with a pin-lock car that slides to and fro along
Stern rail thingamagigs and a cleat (2) Macboy at 1:30pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1077 Hey all. Just looking for some communal head-scratching on this one. I've since learned that the thi
Installing Cockpit Coushion Snaps Panamax at 11:45am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3591 Ones anyone have any experience installing snaps for cockpit cushions? Getting ready to drill into
Asymmetric Spinnaker Tack KZW at 11:07am 05.16.15 Catalina 310 6/2111 I'm looking into adding an asymmetric spinnaker. For those 310 owners who run one, where do you tack
Epoxy isn't adhering in some areas Don Crowther at 10:15am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3335 Hello I find myself needing some advice again from the Forum. I've attached a picture of the projec
Amsteel loops and shackles. (4) Indysailor at 9:52am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1506 I've been experimenting with 3/16 Amsteel line, making loops and soft shackles. The loops are especi
H26-Best Location For Midship Dock Line Cleat BrianW at 9:13am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 11/1687 I want to install install a dock line cleat midship on my H26. Have any of y'all done this. Hull/dec
Where does this go? (1) SDLars at 7:30am 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 8/944 Getting the cabin put back together on my son's H23 and have found a piece that I can't figure out w
Battery Terminal Short-Circuit Protection (10) Maine Sail at 7:21am 05.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/10977 I have been asked numerous times what the rules are about protecting battery terminals and how I do
Yamaha 4 Stroke 9.9 Question (1) Ward H at 6:40am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 22/13119 I saw something on my 2013 Yamaha 4 Stroke T9.9 I hadn't noticed before. About 1/3rd down on the sh
Keel fixing - is soft filler normal hjohnp at 6:05am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 Hi friends. Our Hunter Legend 36, made in England, 2003, has soft infill at the leading and trailing
Heads (toilet) in 1970's Catalina 22 Gillingham at 5:55am 05.16.15 Catalina 22 11/6452 Hi Catalina sailors... We have a Catalina 22 (called a Jaguar 22 here in the UK) from the late 1970
Weld on galv/black iron exhaust riser scherzoja at 5:26am 05.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1532 I'm replacing my steel pipe exhaust riser with another one and want to know if there is any problem
Frozen seacock KenzieToo at 5:02am 05.16.15 Pearson 5/1881 I'm restoring a 1972 P30 and all of the sea cocks are frozen. Before I replace them as they are ver
Towing a oday 222 peterbud at 4:17am 05.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/801 I am looking at a Nissan Frontier av with the 6cyl and 4x4. I was wondering if anyone had any exper
Buyers broker recommendation in San Diego Celtic_Wind at 3:05am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/992 My wife and I are retired and moving to San Diego and are interested in using a buyers broker to hel
daysailing in the southeast donjudy at 1:58am 05.16.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2982 I am a novice and have usually sailed on local lakes but I am looking for some suggestions as to the

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Remove Prop Tally Ho at 2:54pm 11.18.23 What would make tightening the nuts easier isn't a finer thread on the all-thread. It's a longer wr
Rudder slack (2) jdrutten at 2:48pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack Ralph Johnstone at 2:45pm 11.18.23 Not sure about his boat, but my '79 H30C has a skeg. :) Obviously I'm not invited to travel in th
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 1:26pm 11.18.23 221475
Removing old paint jssailem at 1:20pm 11.18.23
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam jssailem at 1:14pm 11.18.23
Bronze rudder part (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack jssailem at 12:48pm 11.18.23
Water /humidity? jssailem at 12:32pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack ggrizzard at 12:21pm 11.18.23 Not sure about his boat, but my '79 H30C has a skeg. :)
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:40am 11.18.23 Assuming your boat is in Tampa, the amount of moisture in the air during hot weather will far exceed
Rudder slack (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 11.18.23 There was an approximately 1?2" gap between the top of the rudder blade and the bottom of the skeg.
Water /humidity? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 11.18.23 Watch out for outdoor temperatures. Dehumidifiers can produce extremely high temperatures in your h
Water /humidity? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 11.18.23 regarding a machine that makes water out Should that be "takes" water out ? If that's the case,
Bronze rudder part dlochner at 10:45am 11.18.23 That looks like fairing compound more than a barrier coat. The horizontal crack just below the bare
Water /humidity? Richard19068 at 10:40am 11.18.23 Makes water out of what? The atmosphere like a dehumidifier?
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? JamesG161 at 9:43am 11.18.23 where did you get the instructions and photos of the installation you included in your post? Look
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 9:29am 11.18.23 Its the skeg not the rudder.
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 9:27am 11.18.23 bronze, I guess I will grind or sand back epoxy barrier coat until I find good adheasion and reappl
Bronze rudder part (1) GarEi at 9:23am 11.18.23 221468

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