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Unknown shroud?? vthardhatdiver at 11:05am 06.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/776 Hey there knowledgable ones! On the mast of my O'Day 22 between the spreaders and the top of the mas
It's Again the Season for Drowning in Florida Anonymous 121765 at 10:52am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 2/929 Sadly, the past two weeks in MY Tampa Bay area, four people died from drowning. Every year here,
Love sailing my S skaterp14 at 10:47am 06.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/789 Today was the second time I had a chance to sail my new to me S. winds were nice about 15. I was l
The Bounty, USCG Final Report (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:24am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 26/2635 Well, The final USCG report is in. The causes for the sinking were first, the vessel's non-seawor
Back stay H31 Tom Fritz at 10:03am 06.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1433 Could anyone share what length the back stay spilt is on Hunter 31. The old standing rigging has be
Chainplate covers - catalina 34/36 Mark Maulden at 9:22am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/788 I'm looking for the spigot dimensions for the upgraded chain plate covers for the above boats. Want
Another Fuel Gauge repair Gunni at 9:07am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4152 Need some advice from you folks skilled in the dark arts (electricity). VDO fuel gauge and float se
structural or not oceansoul at 8:46am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 4/756 I have recently joined the Hunter family. I would like to replace the rotted wood on the interior be
Rigging Mainsheet on Hunter 27? SerenityTC at 8:37am 06.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/4165 I am trying to figure out how to rig the mainsheet on my '83 Hunter 27. It uses an "A-Frame" type co
Legend 37.5 Mast Compression Jon4399 at 7:10am 06.14.14 Big Boats 1/722 I am in the process of selling my 37.5 Legend. The inspector noticed a compression in the bulkhead
Trailer H26 winch and operation questions and help needed... (5) abk at 6:43am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 10/1254 Here is the Winch on the trailer and the coupler in a separate shot. Problem1 The winch handle was
Stupid Transmission dparilla at 6:41am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3327 I got underway yesterday for Annapolis. Only an hour after leaving the dock (in no wind) we heard a
San Francisco Bay vacation sfr at 6:26am 06.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 Pulling my Hunter 260 to San Francisco in September going to moor boat, park truck and trailer at th
Why the difference capdabney at 5:21am 06.14.14 Catalina 22 8/1579 Ok, I have made up my mind as to which model of C22 i'm looking for. Going for the 1st generation.
Best engine hoist for our inflatable dinghy?? star302 at 4:19am 06.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1276 Hi, We have a Hunter356 2002..Our dinghy has a 5hp engine. We have forspar nova davit system for
Book on history of Catalina 30s from 70s thru 80s shortstop at 7:56pm 06.13.14 Catalina 30 5/1482 Hi all, you have a wonderful forum here. My first post. I'm looking for a book or online source th
Arch Speakers (5) LiveAloha at 5:55pm 06.13.14 Big Boats 0/1036 Just On step closer to being complete. Manufacturer has promised completion by Monday. I guess its
Loose Bow Eye on Venture 22 (2) judsonj at 3:29pm 06.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1818 Hey, I just purchased this boat despite one or two issues (several of which I only discovered last n
Line sizes for Catalina 27 trevor1955 at 1:04pm 06.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/5179 Ahoy there! I have inherited a mixture of different line sizes on my Catalina 27 (1988 with wing ke
schooner39 schooner39 at 12:19pm 06.13.14 Big Boats 15/1739 I have just purchased a 1998 P42. During due diligence period, the pressurized fresh water system ap

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DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Hayden Watson at 8:17am 07.26.23 On my tiller boats, I used a good piece of nylon dock line that was looped over one stern cleat ran
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 8:14am 07.26.23 Oops I was wrong, sorry. Your keel is inside your Fiberglass hull. Jim...
Another What is It? LakeShark at 8:13am 07.26.23 Hey Will. I checked after your comment and see that there are several screws several inches aft of
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement JamesG161 at 8:00am 07.26.23 What size engine do you have and model number? Jim...
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) JamesG161 at 7:53am 07.26.23 On your boat. ..
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) JamesG161 at 7:47am 07.26.23 Did you know that the winged keel is attached to the boat fiberglass?
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rick D at 7:12am 07.26.23 Rick- Wouldn't comparing the manuals for the RL70 and the RC520 show the differences? I had a RL70
Hunter smile / keel movement Gypsy hunter at 7:12am 07.26.23
Hunter smile / keel movement Gypsy hunter at 7:11am 07.26.23
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) Gypsy hunter at 7:10am 07.26.23 Thanks all for the input. Just got some different advice from the local keel guy basically saying i
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 7:10am 07.26.23 Have you found more than three keelboats? My H430 has 3 major sized and 4 minor sized ones. Jim..
Hunter smile / keel movement Gypsy hunter at 6:59am 07.26.23
Hunter 49 Rudder Question (1) JamesG161 at 6:52am 07.26.23 I did major rudder repair on my H430. My lower bearing has a spacer which is now Glued with E5200.
Hunter 49 Rudder Question smokey73 at 6:14am 07.26.23 The disc on my Hunter 40.5 seems to act as a "spacer" and is not attached to the hull or rudder so i
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 6:11am 07.26.23 If a former owner used silicone, sand paper will inbed the silicone to the surface. You need to rele
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 6:01am 07.26.23 I appreciate all of the help, The structure appears to be solid. I'll take a fine grit sand paper to
Hunter 49 Rudder Question JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.26.23 Do you have your Owners Manual? I did major rudder repair on my H430. Jim....
Hunter 49 Rudder Question Daze at 5:49am 07.26.23 I don't know if you have a problem but on my H49 the disc does not spin.
Sliding hatch fix jssailem at 5:43am 07.26.23 An image of your project would be helpful in understanding the design.
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 5:39am 07.26.23 Most of the quote seemed to be prepping the exterior for install. That is because on a mature boat

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