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O day 222 Mast destroyed bischopj at 6:09am 08.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1986 The mast on my o day 222 came crashing down yesterday while racing in 15mph winds. It bent in half j
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 7/1264 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 4/824 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 30/6974 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 14/2744 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 5/1801 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 5/996 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 4/1187 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

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new companionway doors Hayden Watson at 11:46am 08.22.23 Here is a video of my bifold doors. Note that they use the original drop boark slides so they can b
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 11:41am 08.22.23 Wow, that is a different response than I have ever gotten form Garhauer but I always dealt with Guid
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? dlochner at 11:40am 08.22.23 Just to follow up, I emailed Garhaurer with the same photo I posted here. I asked: Cost for BB repl
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet WasabiRush at 11:32am 08.22.23 Thanks Allan. I'm reading your compression post repair document. That's what I'm working on. Can you
new companionway doors BigEasy at 11:25am 08.22.23 Built these out of Starboard. Not Zacor quality but good enough for me. Very Nice! :plus:
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 11:08am 08.22.23 That's what I like so much about the Get Wet Organizers from Organized Obie. Winch handle, sail tie
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure shemandr at 10:52am 08.22.23 @shemandr, ... but we had a lovely overnight at Cedar Island Cove, the special anchorage just to po
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Ward H at 10:49am 08.22.23 Just to follow up, I emailed Garhaurer with the same photo I posted here. I asked: Cost for BB repla
Stowing Winch Handles Don S/V ILLusion at 10:41am 08.22.23 Many winch pockets also double as a beer can holder in a pinch :beer: Perspective is everything. m
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 10:28am 08.22.23 Many winch pockets also double as a beer can holder in a pinch :beer: That's what I like so much a
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Calif. Ted at 10:17am 08.22.23 I've got the hard pedestal holder like Dave and added a Suncor socket mount to side, since it's all
new companionway doors ToddL214 at 10:16am 08.22.23 Thank you for sharing your projects. Both are very nice. I'm impressed that the doors can hang bet
Hunter 386 Exhaust/Water hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 08.22.23 Does anyone know where this might be located? Exactly where your worst nightmare is picturing it
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet Allan12210 at 9:49am 08.22.23 On mine there were connectors in the mast that revealed themselves as the mast was being lifted. Thi
Wema tank level sender Hello Below at 9:46am 08.22.23 So I'm wondering if some enterprising individual has had the black magnet thing that slides up and
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 9:43am 08.22.23 That is quite possible, because there is no way to see between the members. Also, a friend who owned
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? ggrizzard at 9:18am 08.22.23 I don't know your specific model boat, but if you can see the chain plate, both from the inside and
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 jssailem at 9:10am 08.22.23 we are trying to decide whether to rig his boat for hurricane or not.. It is a non-trivial undertak
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Stu Jackson at 9:04am 08.22.23 That was why I was inquiring about the distance. For me, until I get to the Port Royal Sound or pas
new companionway doors jviss at 9:02am 08.22.23 Wow, very nice work, both of you! Yes, the whole companionway is a design mess in general on contem

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