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Mainsheet difficulties wfulton at 9:51am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/888 Having a very difficult time raising the mainsail - the last six or so feet of the mainsheet is very
CDI roller furler problem Leah and Ted at 8:38am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 25/9234 We have bought a new to us older (1988)ODAY 322 and when we took down the genoa roller furling sail
Water leak into aft cabin TXBay at 5:51am 12.06.13 Big Boats 5/3267 I have a water leak into my aft cabin that gets the lower aft shelving and underneath the bed area w
Anchor Bail (2) All U Get at 5:44am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2400 Hi all, We had an issue with our anchor chain jumping off the roller while retrieving the anchor w
Door hinges for First 35s5 Julescardin at 5:29am 12.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1833 In 8/06 Russ Hunton 35s5 #55 "Commotion" found a manufacturer for replacement hinges made from stain
Rudder Damage (2) Browndog68 at 3:37am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1319 Hauled my 23.5 out recently and it never fails, I forgot something. I didn't lift my rudder out and
Deck Plates shanker at 5:48pm 12.05.13 Smaller Boats 0/681 I'm looking at installing some Spinlock Power cleats at different locations than my current horn cle
Rode to anchor fastener? Plonk at 5:46pm 12.05.13 Ask All Sailors 19/5696 I've got a trailer sailor with no locker for the anchor rode and rope so I'd like to keep them in ba
z spar mast number qeaflex at 5:41pm 12.05.13 Day Sailers 3/2165 Hello, I,m dealing with a broken mast hinge on my 192 and need to know the z-spar mast section numb
Newbie needs Spreader for a 302 ensign pulver at 5:18pm 12.05.13 Parts Search 1/2940 Brand new to the forum. Just purchased a 302 and it's missing the spreaders. Any suggestions on wher
Anchor Set up for Columbia 28 tcul at 5:06pm 12.05.13 Columbia 9/5040 I have one of the older C-28s. It has a weird anchor set up. There is an anchor locker below deck
Bimini base width??? Counting Stars at 4:19pm 12.05.13 Smaller Boats 14/1990 Does anyone know the exact or nearly the dimensions of the bimini??? I found some good deals and wan
Finding water intrusion Jared1048 at 3:51pm 12.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1385 I've noticed in my starboard shelf amidships just forward of the galley counter a high concentration
cutless bearing chusansail at 3:28pm 12.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1538 I am in the bahamas, need to know the size for cut less bearing hunter 37 cutter. 1" shaft , need th
Bilge water korchinskyp at 3:07pm 12.05.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1221 What is the primary source of bilge water?
CD Stuck can't use the player 7sailing7 at 12:38pm 12.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1343 Does anyone know how to get a cd out of a Sony 705m cd player ? Thanks.
H42 Rudder Question robertsapp at 11:38am 12.05.13 Big Boats 4/1182 I'd like to know if the early to mid 90's Passage 42's had a rudder with a composite stock, or did i
Boom length on an 1983 S2 8.0B hargadine00 at 11:38am 12.05.13 S2 1/1214 I recently bought a 1983 S2 8.0B Sail drive. The boom is missing and I cannot find the details so I
Questions from 1994 MacGregor 26 purchaser DealMaker at 11:34am 12.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3277 Just bought a 26 foot MacGregor built in 1994. The manual that came with it calls it a MacGregor 26
Florida to bimini in a hunter vision 32 coxjam at 11:19am 12.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/4470 As any body done this and what was your experience? Is this safe or pushing the limits on this coast

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Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP (4) apell at 9:39am 07.06.23 ComPacs are a known quanity. You should get your money back "if" the boat is maintained . Thin spi
st 4000 and rudder position 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:33am 07.06.23 Hey WARD .......... does it glow neon blue at night
Wiring advice? (1) jssailem at 9:28am 07.06.23 Electricians faced with this issue are often using fiberglass flexible rods to push or pull wire thr
Wiring advice? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:22am 07.06.23 No telling if still there but Hunter ran messenger cables when building. Assuming not still there, y
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 9:22am 07.06.23 This leak under the engine only seems to occur after the engine has been stopped. Ok that means th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? David in Sandusky at 8:58am 07.06.23 We (the Admiral and I) have cruised from Sandusky to Mackinac and back as well as all around Lake Er
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 8:49am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: I think Buddy Melges was not a big fan of the concept of twist. I s
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position miketcook at 8:34am 07.06.23 You're right. Talked w Edson. They also put a washer on the outside of the Snap Ring to distribute
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position Calif. Ted at 8:30am 07.06.23 I believe there is a groove on the shaft to accept a "circlip" or snap ring to stop the wheel. Snap
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 8:24am 07.06.23 217582 We are trying to stay ahead of Dave, with at least 24 hour forecasts.;) Jim and John
Hunter 37' Model yoms1984 at 8:01am 07.06.23 Thank you for confirmation. I was getting pushback that the 37386 couldn't be the serial number cau
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 7:40am 07.06.23 Last time I had a large fuel leak like that, it was the aluminum tank bottom. The fuel tank is 6 f
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? shemandr at 7:27am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: I think Buddy Melges was not a big fan of the concept of twist. I s
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position fox9988 at 7:22am 07.06.23 The shaft on my '83 Edson has a shoulder that stops the wheel from sitting deeper.
Gooseneck drgbanks at 7:15am 07.06.23 Not missing anything that I can see (other then there should be 2 clevis pins there)! HOWEVER, the
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 6:54am 07.06.23 Thanks, Stu, I just found your thread from 2016 about this. Reading it now!
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Stu Jackson at 6:51am 07.06.23 Doug, I have a 1986 unit. I had exactly the same problems and read the manual about going directly
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 6:31am 07.06.23 Hi all, Thanks for the various pointers. I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 6:22am 07.06.23 This summary of Musetta's location from a Coastal based AIS station 2 hours ago. Summary Where is
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake RoyS at 6:06am 07.06.23 Last time I had a large fuel leak like that, it was the aluminum tank bottom.

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