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Another engine mount question kito at 5:51am 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1645 Another engine mount thread got me thinking about my engine mounts. How do you know when the mounts
Jammed Wire/rope Main Halyard On A C27 Anonymous 121765 at 5:45am 08.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1798 My friend has a mid '70's C27 w/o'board in the well. He has a jammed wire/rope(AARGH) halyard I beli
Truly Amazing (1) jwieneck at 4:59am 08.17.14 Big Boats 2/852 We took delivery of our new (to us) 2005 Hunter 41 DS yesterday. I am sure I will be coming to the
Dorade horn (3) rblevens at 4:29am 08.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1263 Any one have a dorade horn laying around for sale? http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center
Fridge/Freezer Freon Gas Scallywagger at 1:44am 08.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/823 Hello again Another question if I might? What type of freon gas does the fridge and freezer take
Stuck steering mechanism. Joe Umali at 7:57pm 08.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1392 I am in the Philippines and I own a MacGregor 26 X (Hull No. 09521697) which I bought from a previou
Head Sea Water Intake and Shower / Refrig Pump Out (3) KZW at 7:20pm 08.16.14 Catalina 310 30/6970 I recently acquired a 2005 C-310. Learning about the systems is interesting given the inaccuracies i
smoke from my bilge pump wiring av8erdunn at 6:39pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 7/2749 Well I was at my boat today and remembered the previous owner had disconnected the bilge pump for so
Hunter 22 ( early 80's ) cover pattern? 203 at 5:56pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 4/1041 I'm curious if anybody has ever developed a DIY cover pattern for the older Hunter 22. I came acros
hatch board material Kivalo at 4:54pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 14/2743 Does anyone know what the companionway hatch boards were made of on a 2003 260? (obviously not the t
Sliding hatch on H23.5: driling new holes Rick Macdonald at 2:30pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 5/1800 I've been searching through the forum and found mentions of this issue, but not enough to give me th
masthead whyknot2 at 2:02pm 08.16.14 C&C 2/1152 I have a 1976 25' C ' C, and need a new masthead. does anyone know where one can be found? I reall
Fridge Running off engine Jacksonboat at 1:50pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/995 My fridge or ice-box or whatever it would be called is a large aluminum block that is cooled only wh
Fuel Gauge and Sending unit Jacksonboat at 1:44pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2181 Confused about this. I want to replace my fuel gauge and sending unit from the original which is si
Hood Profurl 810 Jacksonboat at 1:39pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1186 Hi, I have a continuous line furler below-deck on my boat and it is incredibly stiff. (I imagine I
North Shore Lake Superior (17) srust58 at 1:23pm 08.16.14 Destinations 3/2934 Just returned from our two week trip to Lake Superior. We launched in the tiny village of Rossport
primer coat Bob J. at 1:17pm 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/920 Just finished rolling out a primer coat this morning. Although I have uniform coverage I can still s
mast trailering question gitpicker2007 at 12:06pm 08.16.14 Catalina 22 8/1735 I currently have a small post, used to help support the mast during trailering, and it sits on the m
Dorade me (1) rblevens at 9:55am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/780 On Drifter 1980 37' which I have been restoring. .. This is what I have. Either Dorade box I feel s
1987 hunter 40 midship cleat crazy frenchman at 9:10am 08.16.14 Big Boats 5/1152 We are in final stages of buying a 1987 hunter 40. I want to add midship cleats for a spring line m

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'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure VT Fitz at 6:45am 08.22.23 Since the swivel or part of it and the halyard are jammed inside the mast column I'm not seeing how
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 JamesG161 at 6:41am 08.22.23 I know that the confidence is a bit shaky :plus::plus: Jim...
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:35am 08.22.23 Talk about thread drift! Yikes! Ha, ha. It's fine, it's an interesting discussion.
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 kloudie1 at 6:35am 08.22.23 John, Looking at Windy.com, and going forward to mid to end of next week, I see their model (ECMWF)
Sahara Dust (1) JamesG161 at 6:27am 08.22.23 This mornings forecast had note worthy view of Tropical Storms versus the Sahara Dust. nergy. Jim.
new companionway doors (3) u0958901 at 6:25am 08.22.23 Built these out of Starboard. Not Zacor quality but good enough for me.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure VT Fitz at 6:18am 08.22.23
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 6:14am 08.22.23 @Benny17441 my engine seems relatively smooth but is shaking too much to bleed the screws when runni
Hunter 386 Exhaust/Water hose JamesG161 at 6:06am 08.22.23 Hope it's not under the bed. Typically the hose has a high loop before the exhaust outlet. The Be
Prop size for O 322? Tally Ho at 5:22am 08.22.23 Good luck! I went the other way on my 322. Boat came with a feathering prop, which was OK, but a bi
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 5:15am 08.22.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:39am 08.22.23 @Hayden Watson We certainly don't have to contend with those kinds of currents :yikes: but our cha
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure shemandr at 3:51am 08.22.23 As to the rigger's advice about masthead access, I agree. In fact if I were to go up a mast, it wou
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement mischief_nyc at 3:38am 08.22.23 You could try Rig-Rite and see if they can help. They will need to know the maker of the spar. ht
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure Davidasailor26 at 12:55am 08.22.23
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? mermike at 12:51am 08.22.23 here are some of the shots of the pitting. Scary? Dunno. Waaay scary. Get rid of them. All of th
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 10:53pm 08.21.23
Wema tank level sender Screen Saver at 10:36pm 08.21.23 I confess to knowing little about permanent magnets. But I can tell you any DC interference would up
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... morbidfollower at 10:24pm 08.21.23 I had my wing keel on trailer in a 25' space. Just fit with me taking the rudder off. Obviously the
Vessel Weather Radar Question jssailem at 9:31pm 08.21.23 Let first look at the types of radar on small boats. Most systems of not have Doppler. Whose that do

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