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Topping lift quick disconnect. T_well at 2:40pm 09.26.12 Trailer Sailors 13/5423 I got my '85 H23 home yesterday. As seen in other threads, I'm planning on trailer sailing it, bu th
Back stay mounting help with a venture 25 David M at 2:34pm 09.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3036 I am finishing rigging my 1976 Venture 25 and I wanted to see if anyone has ideas, suggestions and/o
Winterizing Universal 5411 primetime at 2:29pm 09.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1594 Hi all- This will be my first year winterizing a fresh water cooled Universal 5411. The engine has
any suggestions would be appreciated!!!! jeffreymckenna at 1:51pm 09.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/1939 I recently picked up an 82 h30. this is my first boat so im in need of suggestions. the boat was d
Line hangers... a little help needed (2) Phil Herring at 12:07pm 09.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/7928 We just had a batch of those great line hangers made; you know the ones I'm talking about. They wer
Rusted fin keel bolts cactusmitch at 11:44am 09.26.12 Catalina 22 8/3140 I read most of the closed thread. I often read about "lag" bolts. The Catalina Direct kit does not
Bottom paint Jared1048 at 11:43am 09.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1151 So the boat is going to be out of the water for a repair and I wanted to use this opportunity to pai
Any PDR drivers here? Hollyweirdos at 10:32am 09.26.12 Trailer Sailors 19/5024 thinking about making a Puddle Duck Racer and looking for insight.
New Sailboat...not so fast. kpgraci at 9:59am 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 62/6948 So I've got this $10,000 check from FEMA. I want to use it buy a new(er) sailboat, but the Admiral
North East visit voltzwgn at 9:54am 09.26.12 Destinations 8/4075 We're flying out to N.H this weekend and plan to spend a week or so touring the area. One item on ou
Annapolis Sailboat Show Gathering Oct 5th Maine Sail at 9:23am 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2989 Hi All, Jaye of WingnWing over on Sailnet asked that I post this here for any sailing "forumites" i
winterizing hot water tank javelin at 8:42am 09.26.12 Catalina 30 11/6592 I have a 1985 Catalina 30. Every year the mechanic has to crawl into the port hold to get at the wa
Prop walk nautikal at 8:31am 09.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2653 Hi, Everyone, I have a Hunter 28 which has a diabolical prop walk to starboard. Can anyone tell m
A question of batteries capejt at 7:25am 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1945 For electrically minded folks this may be rather basic, but here goes. I've seen many posts from own
water in the boat at the keel lockdown Skippy at 7:17am 09.26.12 Catalina 22 7/2237 So i have a swing keel and im getting water in the boat right where the lockdown screw for the keel
Listing to port nathan@needel.net at 7:07am 09.26.12 Seidelmann 6/5587 Hello, My seidelman 37 is listing a copple degrees to port after being washed up on a sand bar dur
Universal model 12, overheating issues. (1) Dragon Fly at 5:44am 09.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/833 Universal model 12, overheating issues. TO ALL OF YOU WHO OFFERED ADVICE on this overheating reply
Pearson 303 Zincs coutret at 4:34am 09.26.12 Pearson 2/3196 I need to change the zincs on my Pearson 303. My current zinc is used up. Apparently, the space on
Outboard motor/rudder linkage (3) Fred at 6:46pm 09.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2090 After several months of successful operation I think that I came up with a simple and proven rudder
Pump with dry bowl only tsaiapex at 6:37pm 09.25.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/9880 Pump at dry bowl setting only My Sabre 28 was used in inland lake so the head was rarely used; the

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Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) kbgunn at 10:20am 01.25.23 It is nice to get the spin tack out in front of the headstay, but I have acceptable performance flyi
Rust around rudder Pintles shemandr at 10:18am 01.25.23 I think your concern is warranted. There seem to be cracks around the mounting area. Do you have a
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:15am 01.25.23 First, you need to provide pictures of both shroud chain plates and forestay chainplate to make sure
Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 10:12am 01.25.23 You need to get a charge controller for the solar panel... then... yes... it would be okay to hook i
Rust around rudder Pintles rgranger at 10:10am 01.25.23 Not sure what to do about the metal... it should not have done that if it was quality stainless... b
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? rgranger at 10:07am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 rgranger at 10:05am 01.25.23 The hunter mast was a Z-spars... which I think changed names (US spars?). So if your new mast was
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 10:02am 01.25.23 If I'm not mistaken, the main differences between mk i and mk ii are the position of the engine and
Head Liner Replacement kbgunn at 10:02am 01.25.23 The headliner material is a vinyl fabric with a very thin foam backing. The brand Hunter used is cal
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? AaronD at 9:55am 01.25.23 I really like the look of the Trogear bowsprit. I would be worried that fastening a cantilever to t
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? DArcy at 9:50am 01.25.23 I really like the look of the Trogear bowsprit. I would be worried that fastening a cantilever to th
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? AaronD at 9:50am 01.25.23 The Trogear sprits look really good. Drilling through the bow for a mounting tube is scary, but it'l
What is This, Anyone Need One? thinwater at 9:46am 01.25.23 I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system. Close. It is a sail gu
Does anyone have on knownof a Boom for sale? AaronD at 9:39am 01.25.23 You could probably adapt a spar that doesn't match the original extrusion with a little work on the
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Terry Cox at 9:37am 01.25.23 Here is a used Garmin 178C sounder that is worth considering. GARMIN GPSMAP 178C SOUNDER MARINE GPS
LPG tank Hunter 39 jon hansen at 9:36am 01.25.23 2 weeks ish. maybe a little more
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat DArcy at 9:35am 01.25.23 @PGIJon That is really sad to hear about the loss of your boat. What electronics do you have that mi
LPG tank Hunter 39 Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 01.25.23 We tried to ship the boat from Saugatuck to Bayfield Wi its new home. If shipping the boat was yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 gouldx at 9:22am 01.25.23 Can anybody comment on the history of the Yamaha 30? Particularly about the differences between the
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS (4) dkinzer at 9:07am 01.25.23 The hardest job is getting access from below. That was certainly true. I had to remove the entire

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