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Thickness of Windows Tom23254 at 9:27am 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1120 Does anyone know the thickness of the 4 side windows and the big windshield in the front of a 1990-1
looking for a used poptop cover for a Catalina 25 walt.shepard at 7:34am 07.19.14 Parts Search 1/1293 Does anyone have a used poptop cover for a Catalina 25 they would sell me? i'd be very grateful. Wa
H-30 Cockpit drain screens. newage1461 at 6:11am 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1316 I have the standard strainer covers over both cockpit drains. They have slots about 1/8" wide across
Open thru hulls doctorbill at 8:08pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1665 So this seems to me to be a simple question of physics, but here goes. When I open a below waterlin
Macgregor Venture 23 / Outboard Weight Bruce.Arnold at 7:15pm 07.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1133 Quick question, tough to find an answer on this one. What weight motor can be used safely on a 1979
mast height allen-deckard at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 4/4862 I know the mast on a catalina 22 is 25' but what is the height from waterline to top? I never had
Sail numbers CCrane2299 at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 10/1344 I've been reading what I can about our boats and I've read that just over 15000 have been built. Min
Launch day (2) balboa20#6 at 3:35pm 07.18.14 Balboa 1/2798 I all, An update regarding my year long effort to bring my 1968 Balboa 20 back to life. launch, sai
V belts sailfree20770 at 3:24pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 29/14696 Has anyone found a reliable cross reference for Yanmar belts. I suspect they would be available from
Swim ladder Myhunter216 at 1:27pm 07.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1768 I recently purchased a 2003 hunter 216. Can anyone recommend a portable swim ladder? Thanks, Tom
37C - Routing of cockpit drain hoses (1) FredV at 12:56pm 07.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2555 Can anyone describe how the hoses from the cockpit drains are routed in the aft end? After finally r
Kudos to ICOM and United Radio Service redhead78 at 12:40pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/900 Hi all, Hats off to ICOM and United Radio in E.Syracuse NY. I have an ICOM- m36 hand held VHF for pr
23.5 swing keel line replacement (1) KrustyKrab at 12:34pm 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 11/4037 Hello All! first of all, I am delighted to find a forum with other 23.5 owners! I hope that I can o
Walmart Batteries? Loads of questions ... Scott T-Bird at 11:59am 07.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/11128 I seem to recall that you (MS) gave a favorable review to Walmart batteries. I recently noticed tha
What to do with trailer tongue extension? (1) KrustyKrab at 11:31am 07.18.14 Trailer Sailors 27/15937 Wow! First let me say how excited I am to find a forum with other Hunter 23.5 owners in it! Some o
catlina 25 motor Brousseau at 11:03am 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 4/1512 I have a 1984 catalina 25 and I believe I need a new outboard. I am looking at around nine hp four s
Battery Drainage DonW at 7:56am 07.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/816 Bought new batteries end of season last year. Have solar panels. When returned to boat this year,
How to check sail condition? kito at 7:18am 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4940 My 79 H30 project boat is coming along. Need to start thinking about my main and genoa condition. I
Looking for OD34 door clip (1) Harlan at 7:13am 07.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/610 My 1983 OD34 has a number of plastic clips that secure locker doors, table drop leaf, etc. Several h
Update from Maine, S/A Yuginots yuginot at 7:02am 07.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/955 Hello everyone. It has been a LONG time since I was last on here. Yuginots family has had a tough fe

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No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 1:03pm 08.29.23 Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Water demand pump question jviss at 12:55pm 08.29.23 Thanks j is. But you may have missed my question; I only need to know what the safe max pressure s
Water demand pump question Jimongee at 12:50pm 08.29.23 Thanks j is. But you may have missed my question; I only need to know what the safe max pressure sh
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 Richard19068 at 12:33pm 08.29.23 Looks tight but maybe one of these? https://edsonmarine.com/vision-series-compass-bowl-for-3-5-and-
Water demand pump question jviss at 12:32pm 08.29.23 One of the best water pressure pumps available is a "prehistoric belt driven 12 V motor pump." Ha,
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 12:30pm 08.29.23 I find the McLube product to be the best solution for this and any other dry lubrication needs. :p
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks stickinthemud57 at 12:22pm 08.29.23 I applied McLube at the start of the sailing season (March), and it continues to work fine. Since it
Stowing Winch Handles Dalliance at 12:03pm 08.29.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 11:49am 08.29.23 I'll have to check, but if I remember correctly it is more like 3 inches wide. But I'm not certain,
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 08.29.23 Somewhat difficult to run the wiring but how about surface mounted compases on the surface below the
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Dalliance at 11:19am 08.29.23
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 (2) toastysailor at 11:19am 08.29.23 219347 219348
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 11:14am 08.29.23 How often do you apply it? It's applied to the headsail luff tape at the beginning of the season.
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:12am 08.29.23 Well, the mast stepped fine. The shrouds are long enough. I will insert pins to be sure the turnbuck
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:11am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compen
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 11:08am 08.29.23 Great info Dalliance. Thanks.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure (2) VT Fitz at 11:06am 08.29.23 Epilogue: The rigger arrived late this morning and he swapped out the 1/4" line for my topping lift
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 11:03am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zipp
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 10:49am 08.29.23 :plus: Never had a problem with McLube not lasting very long. How often do you apply it?

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