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dock line caught in prop & engine wont start academic-one at 10:47am 03.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1628 OMC End of season got dock line caught in prop ' some smoke in cabin. After sail engine wouldn't sta
prefeeder for hood below deck roller furler captmmac1 at 10:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 1/1010 Need a prefeeder that will work with a below deck Hood roller furler? Having problems with the luff
Reefing Genoa? chasmoyer at 10:33am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/1771 Can/should a 110% furling genoa be reefed (not fully furled out) when encountering 20+ knot winds?
Spring cleaning the sheets-what's best SJarvis at 9:02am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1983 We have a Hunter Legend 35.5 and living in Olympia WA where it's wet and damp our sheets get a bit g
Propeller pitch randyprint at 8:34am 03.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3766 Hi all. Just bought a 1984 Catalina 27 with a 15HP Universal Diesel. It needs a new propeller. Wha
Best Handheld Vhs and Gps Ternang at 8:25am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1106 Am about to purchase a handheld radio and combo GPS for back up. Used mainly in coastal waters and o
Epoxy Set Times vs Temperature FourPoints at 8:25am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1747 Last weekend I pulled the aluminum U channel that the companionway slats slide down into off to star
paint color countrycrafters at 8:15am 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/825 Does anyone know the original factory color of a 1971 mac V22? thank you
blow in or out soldier1964 at 7:53am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2200 hey SBO, I have a sort of confusing question. I have a six gallon portable fuel tank that is store
swing keel phil mac venture at 7:48am 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/974 22 venture can keel be locked in positions other than all the way down?
swing keel phil mac venture at 7:43am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 17/6384 just bought 85 mac 2-22 swing keel , can keel be locked in position other than all the way down?
Asymm Spinnaker Halyard Rigging Blue Hull at 7:29am 03.11.13 Catalina 30 8/7321 I have a 1981 C30 TRBS. My jib and main halyards are run internally using the factory mast head asse
Maybe put my oars over my shoulder and... Roger Long at 7:11am 03.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/6348
Neutral and ground tied together at panel ybrad at 6:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/2240 OK, get this. After four+ years into my project (1980 37C), I've finally decided to tackle the 115
Kerosene in tank?? NYSail at 6:18am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3472 Hello all, Was at the yard yesterday when I happened upon a gent that was filling his fuel tank w
Stern Rail seats Ken13559 at 4:44am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2774 Can anyone tell me what wood is used as slat for the stern rail seats? I'm thinking of replacing the
Rudder Stops Long Story at 4:03am 03.11.13 Catalina 310 18/3735 Simple question I hope? Does our C-310 have, or is it suppose to have stops on the steering syste
Dodger and Bimini for 1984 Hunter 31 OceanDriver at 9:03pm 03.10.13 Parts Search 3/2959 Does anyone have or know someone that has a Dodger and Bimini for sale that would fit my 1984 Hunter
Help needed hummingbirdbassist at 9:03pm 03.10.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1004 Went to see boat this weekend and found and fixed a few things but here is my question? Took 2 batte
Have you replaced your standing rigging? Jared1048 at 7:59pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1348 For those of you that have replaced your standing rigging on your 31ft Hunter how much (and about wh

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373 Shallow Draft Depth Mechone at 2:11pm 12.15.22 Mars keels in Ontario Canada made most of beneteau, catalina , hunter , tartan ,C&C ,most sailboats
Sails and Stack Packs (1) drewlamparello at 1:39pm 12.15.22 Congrats... I own Number 34, a 2017, in Charleston. I'm the second owner. The original owner acqui
Single handing BigEasy at 1:39pm 12.15.22 To protect and help keep the surface clean we use wax on all smooth surfaces and Woody Wax on all n
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? jssailem at 1:08pm 12.15.22 I am with @dmax . build a mock up and test your theory. The nylon line would be good. You might also
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard capta at 1:05pm 12.15.22 I agree with isaksp00 But my preference is always the spinnaker halyard, just case I need to go alof
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:04pm 12.15.22 What are your engine specs for WOT? Have you discussed the issue with Max Prop? I would suspect tha
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? dmax at 11:46am 12.15.22 Those grab rails should work but before you drill holes in your boat see if you can rig up a line or
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 12.15.22 We just use the plain Woody Wax. Looks like the Tower Wax is more oriented for Tina towers and thing
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard isaksp00 at 11:22am 12.15.22 Or jib halyard which may be a little easier.
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard justsomeguy at 11:08am 12.15.22 need to use a temporary headstay Most certainly. You can use the main halyard.
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (1) HarryvdMeer at 10:47am 12.15.22 See attached pic. I have a max prop which was installed by the previous owner, who mentioned that h
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:37am 12.15.22 I looked up Woody Wax on Amazon, there appears to be 2 kinds, A plain Woody Wax and a Tower Woody Wa
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.

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