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Hunter 356 Bluewater Capable? HoboCanoe at 7:46am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6314 Hi Owners, My wife and I are planning to leave for a nice bluewater cruise in March from Delaware
Broke the mast! Would like your advice! Fcolon01 at 7:30am 12.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1247 Over the weekend I made a huge rookie mistake... When checking a chain plate on the port side I did
How to Bosun Chair with in mast Halyard? McIntoshUSA at 7:28am 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4348 How to Safely use Bosun Chair with only a spinnaker Halyard? I have a friend who has an in mast Hal
Broke Mast Fcolon01 at 6:49am 12.08.14 Smaller Boats 1/1321 Over the weekend I made a huge rookie mistake when checking a chain plate on the port side I did not
1996 Hunter 410 Ster Rail Flagpole, flag staff, Ring jsmac at 6:29am 12.08.14 Big Boats 3/951 Hi, Does anyone know the diameter of the stern rail flagpole ring? Apparently Westmarine has thre
Amiot deck fill colored rings jibstay at 6:15am 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2984 The blue and red colored rings on my Amiot deck fills have faded or broken. Apparently, these are
Tri-lens radar reflector Ken13559 at 6:11am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1018 I've a medium size Tri-lens Radar Reflector mounted about half way up the mast. Cruising chute and
How hot is hot water Ken13559 at 1:29am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1161 Anyone know temperature of water in hot water tank when heated by engine after many hours of running
headliner repairs? jasonkd at 9:02pm 12.07.14 Pearson 0/730 There are a bunch of old screw holes and a small gash on the headliner of my 365. What's the best or
Tank Level Sensor Installation (3) wufibugs at 8:51pm 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 27/4039 Friend wrecked his RV and gave me his tank level gauge and some sensors. I know they won't be very a
Furling system damage CapnGrumpyBreeches at 7:15pm 12.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1081 Some how the top extrusion of my Furlex 100s system for my Catalina 22 snapped at the extrusion join
Yamaha throttle housing replacement harkonnen30 at 5:37pm 12.07.14 Yamaha 4/1871 Hi I'm looking for a replacement for the throttle housing on my Yamaha 30. Can't seem to find anythi
Recommendations For Masthead Vhf Antenna twodzusfittings at 4:49pm 12.07.14 Smaller Boats 7/961 Getting my list of improvements for 2015 ready. Would like recommendations for a masthead mounted an
Some Guys Like a Big Transom on Their Girl Windborne at 2:14pm 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 32/9461 Was at the the St. Petersburg Boat show yesterday looking at the new Catalinas, Hunters, Jeanneaus '
Auto Pilot Control Box DENNY23861 at 1:26pm 12.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1040 I Need To Tie My New Gps Into My Old Auto Pilot But Can Not Find The Control Box For The Auto Pil
Ask All Hunter Owners Forum Don Guillette at 1:17pm 12.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2442 Usually, I trawl through the various sites looking for topics -- it ain't easy dreaming up topics!!
Kenyon Boom End Sheave Axle Pin Removal (5) Blackacre at 12:44pm 12.07.14 Big Boats 8/3467 I'm trying to remove the Sheave Axle Pin on my 1986 Hunter H34 with a Kenyon #3550 Boom and K-11472
Bilge Mount After False Bilge Alteration (4) Blackacre at 12:26pm 12.07.14 Big Boats 32/6370 I recently completed the "False Bilge Alteration" that many recommended on this site for my 1986 Hun
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on revisted, Part 6 Skip Gundlach at 11:26am 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1341 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on revisted, Part 6 Well, because it's been more than a year since ou
Water Leak H 376 interpanama at 11:09am 12.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1060 I have a 97 Hunter 376 witha water leak apparently coming from teh joing in between topsides and hul

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Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated
Replace section of G4 anchor chain sailme88 at 5:13am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain CrispyCringle at 4:54am 08.29.23 I was researching the possibility of adding chain and getting rid of my chain/rope rode setup. Good
A C27 Question jssailem at 4:50am 08.29.23 :plus:What Scott said. :biggrin: Once set they do not need to be adjusted. But it would allow for s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:23am 08.29.23

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