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Harken Winches cmead at 1:30pm 08.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1116 I have a 1994 Hunter 28 and have never, ever done anything to the self-tailing winches adorning the
Back to Boating Roger Long at 1:08pm 08.24.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3248 I finished the varnishing this morning and cleaned up the boat. She can leave the dock any time aft
Refreshments PERCHER at 1:02pm 08.24.12 Big Boats 7/1931 We have struggled with bringing cases of various types of sodas on board and then having to deal wit
O'day 20 rigging Sastevenson at 12:35pm 08.24.12 Day Sailers 1/1748 Hello all, I need to replace some shrouds on my oday. I was wondering what the breaking strength
40.5 Holding Tank replacement hun4449 at 12:19pm 08.24.12 Big Boats 4/1256 Have tried to contact Triple M Plastics for new holding tank. Complete radio silence on both phone a
reefing mainsail Tom G at 12:15pm 08.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1173 Hi, First post. I have an '83 Macgregor 25. I have limited experience. My question is about reefing
40.5 Holding Tank replacement hun4449 at 12:07pm 08.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1273 Have been trying to reach out to Triple M plastics to order new holding tank for 1995, 40.5. Numerou
Beating, but not going anywhere? Bennito at 10:15am 08.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/1789 Hi All! Second season now of sailing on our '81 Hunter 27, and its been amazing. Last weekend we t
Peggie Hall Head Mistress Archives Stu Jackson at 9:17am 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1578 Phil advised me: Peggie's forum was moved out of Featured Contributors and into Shared Forums where
376 wine glass rack minnella at 8:42am 08.24.12 Big Boats 2/1136 Does anyone know where to purchase and what make and model wine glass fits in the rack above the gal
Question on Original Ground tackle for early 2000 era boats? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:34am 08.24.12 Big Boats 7/1859 My 2000 Passage 450 has the original Simpson Lawrence windlass, Delta anchor, 30ft chain, and 250ft
Cone of uncertainty approaching kpgraci at 7:38am 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3807 Isaac has the gulf coast in the crosshairs so I have to decide - pull the boat or not. A cat 1 hitt
Best Bottom Paint-Florida Keys jrhamp at 5:43am 08.24.12 Catalina 30 21/12774 Will be heading back to Key West..and 1st item on the agenda is to paint the bottom. Being a new Cat
Passage 450 Masthead Sheaves Chuck Cohen at 4:58am 08.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/666 Does anyone know how to change the masthead sheaves on a Hunter Passage 450? There are two at the to
Jib Stuck At Top Of My Furler Foil (Can"t Get Down) (1) rardiH36 at 7:55pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 26/17849 My jib is stuck right at it's full up position. It's attached to the head swivel unit by a pendant
Paint your boat (1) higgs at 7:10pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2190 Saw this at the National Yacht Club in Toronto. I am told it is somewhat controversial.
Sails raul_moreno at 6:40pm 08.23.12 S2 7/2050 Hey guys, new to forum. Just bought a 1978 S2, 8.0B. Need to ask you guys about the best place to bu
Cetol Removal-Chemical or Sand It Off Ducati at 6:20pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2964 OK the Cetol has to be removed from the toe rail and then reapplied. Is there a chemical paint/v
Some new Endeavour Mods.... (1) Sumner at 5:40pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4800 Due to some health issues and not getting what we wanted done at home we didn't get to the boat unti
Full Keel vs. Shoal Keel Reduction brooklyn3 at 5:24pm 08.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2088 I currently have a 5 foot keel; I am looking to reduce the depth to the Shoal Keel, which is 4 foot

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2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin dkinzer at 3:37pm 01.13.23 It can be powered by either the supplied power cable, or through the backbone. That is partially t
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 3:30pm 01.13.23 @Project_Mayhem,. You may have your problem solved, but another suggestion for people viewing this t
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki Claude L.-Auger at 3:27pm 01.13.23 Hello Marc and welcome to the site. If you need info about someone who can rebuild your transmission
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Brian D at 3:14pm 01.13.23 Yeah, I don't know why I do that and not proof read (I just made sure I didn't say 'now' in this pos
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 3:00pm 01.13.23 Can you just physically disconnect the automatic system? Somethings, like throttle cables should be
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 2:54pm 01.13.23 UV damage? Can you cover the exposed portions of your replacement cable with a sleeve or wrap such
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 2:50pm 01.13.23 Did you check with Crowleys? https://crowleys.com/the-ships-store Greg No that's a long drive fr
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 2:45pm 01.13.23 I've been there myself in feeling overwhelmed . Our boats are supposed to be a stress reliever ..no
Dock and Go Override How-to dlochner at 2:44pm 01.13.23 Can you just physically disconnect the automatic system? Somethings, like throttle cables should be
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki (1) ksmax at 2:36pm 01.13.23 If it can help some people understanding. I am looking for a shaft because it's worn between the sh
Transmission Noise while at idle kloudie1 at 2:35pm 01.13.23 If you have to replace the damper, you'll have to pull the back cover off the bell housing and remov
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki ksmax at 2:34pm 01.13.23 Hello Kloudie Thanks for the welcoming words! 1st: You don't know, but thank you so much for
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 2:29pm 01.13.23 @Kiwidrew Sorry I can't help you with finding the replacement boom but hopefully you'll sort that
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 2:26pm 01.13.23 I agree with you both, overly complicated system with no apparent override system that is intuitive
Our new 310 Tally Ho at 2:25pm 01.13.23
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Tally Ho at 2:18pm 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg Did you check
Dock and Go Override How-to dlochner at 2:13pm 01.13.23 I'm with @Ralph Johnstone on this, especially if you are sailing far afield. The more complex the sy
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki kloudie1 at 2:05pm 01.13.23 Welcome to the Forum, Marc.. Another option might be to have a machine shop make a new coupling fla
Water stains to lacquer finish RitSim at 2:04pm 01.13.23 I replaced my water damaged salon seating risers. I did find that cherry was the color but had trou
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 smokey73 at 2:02pm 01.13.23 @Kiwidrew Sorry I can't help you with finding the replacement boom but hopefully you'll sort that

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