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Listing to Starboard ifundum at 2:47pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1489 Our Hunter 336 lists to the starboard. Cant find the reason why. Could there be a weight distribut
C30 Refit with C309 Furling Mast (1) okengr at 2:44pm 05.08.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2390 I had an old thread asking for some C309 measurements while I was in the throws of of refitting a C3
Jamestown Distributers Menestheus at 2:16pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 53/5841 I purchased a gas door shock from them in February 2014, the shock failed today after very little us
Spinlock Clutch Bolt length georgewd at 2:14pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/888 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and will be adding another halyard. I need to add another clutch alongside
Cushions sizes Tom Marini at 1:41pm 05.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1919 I have a 81 33' hunter and the wife would like to make new cushions for the cabin. I'm looking for s
Renting out a boat kschaal at 12:57pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2308 Hello everyone, I have a Cat 30 based out of Miami and I have a Captain who wants to rent the boa
swing keel line replacement mmsailor at 12:53pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 1/783 Is there a rule of thumb as to how often the line that controls the swing keel should be replaced .
H23 Bow eye backing and structure? isaksp00 at 12:46pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 11/1734 I have some fiberglass cracking around the bow eye (U bolt), and the holes have always been a bit la
H340 conversion from packing to mechanical seal GCR at 12:43pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1281 Has anyone done this?
just noticed this crack (2) willsnow at 12:01pm 05.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/934 I guess I haven't spent much time looking up while in my boat. Has anyone had to deal with a crack l
Dst-800 seadaddler at 11:03am 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/399 Here is info for DST-800 Can't seem to upload the info on the DST-800 and do a search for the DST-8
Hunter 170 mast length jetav8r at 10:46am 05.08.14 Day Sailers 5/3416 Hi - Am repairing a 170 mast that was hit by a falling tree limb and sheared in two at the top wh
Sometimes an inflatable boat is not a good idea. RECESS at 8:42am 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2264 I think I would want an hard boat for this job. Makes you think a hard dinghy is not a bad thing to
Saildrive 280 impeller SurvivalCan9 at 7:48am 05.08.14 S2 7/5165 Hi all, I'm not an S2 owner but I gather at least a few of you have replaced previous OMC Saildri
Bimini install mac 26M Hugh Burton at 6:27am 05.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1472 Looking to buy a bimini from BWY. Already have a BWY Dodger installed when we bought the boat new.
tell me your keel hull launch techniques . db605mw50 at 5:53am 05.08.14 Trailer Sailors 18/9783 As in do you prefer the strap launch,tongue extension or bumper mounted electric winches,any other m
changing the shaft bearing Dave Laux at 3:29am 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/470 I have a 94 29.5 and have not seen any sign of the normal set screws to retain the bearing. The ster
Leaky head Blue Pearl Captain at 2:41am 05.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 15/1968 The Admiral is irritated and when The Admiral is irritated I'm compelled to do something! I'm ref
What is a good lifeline replacement? NiceBeny at 10:43pm 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2280 Mine are rusting under the plastic, bare wire might be nice but I don't want to spend a fortune
Finally out sailing Willemvan at 10:10pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 0/527 WEll, I finally have been out sailing my new to me H 26. It took some getting used to after my cata

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Its funny Friday! (2) jssailem at 9:06am 07.21.23 You East Coasters got it easy.. ined to the water. Out here in Oregon, the predator will chase you
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 8:44am 07.21.23 Interesting product @JamesG161 - sounds like it would work well in a pinch. However for this specif
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 07.21.23 do you have any sealant or think that sealant here is useful? This is the best sealant that I use.
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable dmax at 8:22am 07.21.23 Get a young person (with really good hearing) to listen for a leak - that's how I found one in mine,
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:59am 07.21.23 Could you partially fill it and then jump into a pool with it. Submerge a section at a time and squ
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 7:45am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago Dnea at 7:44am 07.21.23 Thanks to everyone - I am looking at it for family use not long voyages for sure. I will get back th
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? MikeHoncho at 7:05am 07.21.23 A friend has one of these and he & his wife use it a lot. Sez the quality is good. I have not (yet)
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice (2) kloudie1 at 7:05am 07.21.23 Pretty sure you can remove the drum and stainless mangled part. That can be hammered back into shape
Sabre Shoshana at 7:03am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) jssailem at 6:40am 07.21.23 Here is one of the features of Windy that we are using in our tracking of Musetta on her crossing of
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Rich Stidger at 6:33am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water Justin_NSA at 6:25am 07.21.23 Most folks install a tee on the supply side of pump and draw antifreeze from the jug.
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? dmendl at 6:11am 07.21.23 Thank you JamesG161 for your help, I'll be calling SBO as both you and rgranger suggested.
Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 5:44am 07.21.23 I think I used 10" numbers on the sail for my 1970 WIDGEON, maybe 12"? But 10" is the size mentione
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice rgranger at 5:38am 07.21.23 I would assume Harken can answer #1 if you call them
Sabre dlochner at 5:33am 07.21.23 Sabres of that vintage have a thick plywood backing plate under the deck for the pedestal. If it has
Gear box not engaging (3) Ward H at 5:20am 07.21.23 I recently replaced my HBW-50 with a Twin Disc TMC-40. The motor needs to be raised 1/4" and the sh
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? baycloud at 5:12am 07.21.23 davits would be nice. I bought a bris kaboat for $700 and a new 3.5 outboard for 1150. It planes at
Sabre Davidasailor26 at 4:31am 07.21.23

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