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Whisker mount hunter 28' wyzj001@gmail.com at 12:57pm 08.30.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/1528 I hear there is a channel mount for a whisker pole on the hunter 28. I can't find one sold anywhere
Catalina smile stevestk at 12:35pm 08.30.13 Big Boats 2/3018 Posts I've been reading imply this was an issue until about 1988. If a 1990 Catalina 34 seems to hav
Panel Re-wire. (2) Zaren at 10:30am 08.30.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1712 Heyo world. Cruised Mexico, Central and South America. Then decided to bust my way through the Pa
Need Advice on replacing Transducer..... PGIJon at 9:13am 08.30.13 Big Boats 6/1850 I am planning to replace the old Datamarine, S200DL with a new thru-hull transducer. Not sure if it
Replacement of foresail Found at Sea at 8:16am 08.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1176 Greetings all. I recently purchased a 1984 H34 which has a blown out self furling 110% foresail. P
Substitute for Lewmar winch grease? jviss at 7:45am 08.30.13 Ask All Sailors 26/19868 Does anyone know what this stuff is, and what the generic substitute is? Thanks, jv
Autohelm ST4000 disengagning smokey73 at 6:37am 08.30.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4217 1994 Hunter 40.5 Seems like recently my ST4000 clutch lever disengages on its own. It seems to ha
Recs for new hatch cover? rweiss at 6:08am 08.30.13 Smaller Boats 4/1168 The original hatch cover on my Hunter 18.5 is very thin and brittle. I would like to replace it and
Refrigeration Rick B at 11:52pm 08.29.13 Yamaha 0/2079 We added a Isotherm ASU 3700 holding plate refrigeration system to our Yamaha 33 this summer. I inc
wind dancer jlhylton at 6:11pm 08.29.13 Day Sailers 4/1343 I have a oday25 1977 I have not seen another one with the same mast as mine , it has lader steps bui
bilge water ddantonio at 5:19pm 08.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1187 how can I get the bilge water out of my sailboat. this boat belonged to my husband and I have no id
boom height fred1diver at 4:41pm 08.29.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/6931 hey everyone, I've just acquired an Olympic Dolphin 23 and I'm wondering what height should I instal
Forestay/backstay tension upslims at 3:18pm 08.29.13 Catalina 22 1/1269 Hi I am wondering what everyone has for slack in their forestay and backstays. I am able to snug
Require new/refurbished transmission Yanmar YSE8 CaptainCalimari at 3:02pm 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 13/10813
Epoxy repair on fuel tank BobM at 2:02pm 08.29.13 S2 4/1458 My fuel tank was identified as leaking during the survey six years ago. The PO pulled it, found pin
Squirrel Cove BC 2013 (1) paulj at 12:43pm 08.29.13 Catalina 310 3/1053 This is a real raft up......... paulj :troll:
Catalina Direct Window Shades Loose Ends at 11:45am 08.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3011 Has anyone out there purchased and installed the new window shades offered on the Catalina Direct we
Furling Mainsail Truths Revealed bob_pattison at 10:48am 08.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2935 O.k. Now that I have your attention; I wanted to share a story with the group about a visit to a 3 y
Small Tach options FourPoints at 10:42am 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1140 I want to add a tach / hour meter for next year, but I want one that is about 2" across, and all I'm
Wheel Pilot Does a Reset Mickey G. at 10:36am 08.29.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3329 I have a RayMarine Wheel Pilot ST4000+ that will do a "Crazy Ivan" (reset) while under battery power

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Ouch! stickinthemud57 at 7:44am 02.14.23 Our marina in Grapevine, TX charges me $3400/year for my MacGregor 26S. Because it is a floating doc
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller shemandr at 7:39am 02.14.23 I forgot to add that a good vang will make up the loss in sail control.
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice jssailem at 7:36am 02.14.23 It was quick to process. I thought the site has been improved, making it easy to fill in the info an
Ouch! shemandr at 7:35am 02.14.23 Looking at that rate sheet I mis-read it as "Mortgage Rates." Not so far off! Of course, I don't
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice jssailem at 7:34am 02.14.23 You can do it online using the website. https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Deputy-for-Operati
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller jssailem at 7:28am 02.14.23 I tore it out and went with a simple 2 or 3 part mainsheet. There was way less friction, sail contr
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller shemandr at 7:19am 02.14.23 For mid boom sheeting, I don't know if I would go forward with this project. My observation is tha
Embrace the freeze. (1) jssailem at 7:12am 02.14.23 Just 11 days ago I suggested that winter was going to be around a bit longer. Here at 400 ft above s
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller rgranger at 7:12am 02.14.23
Ouch! rgranger at 7:11am 02.14.23 Slips at Charleston city marina run north of $800/mo
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer JBP-PA at 7:01am 02.14.23
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice All U Get at 7:01am 02.14.23
Towing a pram shemandr at 6:46am 02.14.23 I built and towed a 7' pram through ownership of 3 sailboats. I put two eyes on the foredeck as far
air conditioning Sailgunner at 6:27am 02.14.23 I installed one in my old 30T years ago. I put the uniit in the back berth. The berth is verry long
Towing a pram Rick Webb at 6:15am 02.14.23 If you are in the process of building it now, put two points to attach a towing bridle a far apart a
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 RitSim at 6:11am 02.14.23 When I had my Universal diesel I found equivalent parts at the Kubota dealer. They couldn't look up
Ouch! RoyS at 6:03am 02.14.23 I feel your pain. The marinas around here are all full to capacity. Some of them take advantage of t
Towing a pram dlochner at 5:45am 02.14.23 Set the bow eye low on the bow, this will tend to lift the bow up and reduce the chance of burying i
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (2) Ward H at 5:31am 02.14.23 Is that similar to your procedure. My procedure: I thoroughly clean and sand the area where the ba
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 RoyS at 5:25am 02.14.23 There are adaptors available for that. Get a steel one for strength. Most senders are 1/8" NPT and y

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