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Hunter company response Bryan Atwood at 10:47am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1914 I've send two e-mails to Hunter with questions about my 1986 Hunter 40, but received no response. H
S2 HIN interpretation dmusgrove at 10:24am 07.27.12 S2 5/1464 I've recently purchased an 11.0C. We have been wondering if the Hull Number can be deciphered f
hot water tank dvantong at 10:03am 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1050 I have a leak at the hot water tank, I think it is the hose coming from the engine, but I can't tell
Rudder ? Oday 17' DaysailerII (1) odaynj75 at 10:02am 07.27.12 Day Sailers 10/3063 After a long year of many aggravations I finally got my boat in the water and went for a sail. Thin
some sail luck Marc Bergmueller at 8:46am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 I just got back from dropping off my torn jib at Cambridge Canvas and Sail Loft. I took it there fo
Installing a traveler on my 26D (2) r.oril at 8:08am 07.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2348 I picked up a Kenyon Traveler in good condition at Minney's for $50. All the ball bearings on the ca
Anyone have an ARB fridge? bugbitten at 8:07am 07.27.12 S2 2/2263 I think my wife's enthusiasm for the boating life would greatly improve if there were always the pro
Owners/Installation Manual Credibility..? Maine Sail at 6:20am 07.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3553 I got the below message from a guy trying to figure out where to wire his DC refrigeration and how t
Adding Inspection Port - Rear Deck---OK? andymorto at 6:14am 07.27.12 Day Sailers 2/1621 I have one of the "newer" javelins (second generation hull design)--and I suspect there is a lot of
'89-'94 H27-2 - Q on original jib size Charles94 at 5:38am 07.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1019 1989 Hunter 27-2 Purchased a year ago with new Doyle sails. The furling genoa is ~150%. With the
Water ballast Hunter sailboats centerboards and rudders Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 07.27.12 Smaller Boats 0/1299 Hunter no longer builds the centerboards, rudders nor centerboard brackets. Foss Foam built the ru
Site was down overnight Phil Herring at 5:23am 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2740 All of our sites were down from approximately 6pm Thursday to 3:30am Friday (PT). The data center
Bulkhead Gauge Replacement (8) StanFM at 6:23pm 07.26.12 Catalina 22 13/5150 When I bought the boat, there was an old inoperable depth gauge in the bulkhead. In fact, it looked
Bought my first sailboat USAF93 at 6:04pm 07.26.12 Day Sailers 2/1692 I picked up a 2001 Hunter 170 with a few cracks on the deck. Nothing on the bottom. I've found a f
Broken outhaul inside of closed Isomat boom Jared1048 at 5:26pm 07.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2174 Got caught in some gusty weather and broke my outhaul (broke the block in two that gives you 2-1 pur
It's Going to Take a Little Longer Than I Thought (2) Roger Long at 5:12pm 07.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/7376 I just returned from a week visiting the Long family seat in upstate New York, http://www.cruisingon
Windstar 223 kick-up rudder Bluff Kid at 3:36pm 07.26.12 Other Sailboats 1/2001 would some one e-mail me photos of their kick up rudder and how they rig it to keep it from kicking
Winch rubbers shanepandront at 3:19pm 07.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1121 Hi I am a new owner and i would like to know whether the blue inserts around the shaft of the winche
Jib downhaul and line routing (1) Chester at 3:00pm 07.26.12 Catalina 22 24/12237 We've come to the conclusion that it is not fun if someone has to go forward in 30-40 knot winds to
Webasto problem Dave555 at 2:19pm 07.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1206 I have a webasto 3500 heater in my beneteau and today when i tried to start it, it was all dead. No

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Oysters!! kloudie1 at 8:10am 11.25.22 yum! Oysters on the shell.. one of my faves! We are fortunate to have a few places nearby that have
The joys of boat ownership Kings Gambit at 8:06am 11.25.22
The joys of boat ownership SycloneDriver at 8:05am 11.25.22 Do you have space for it at home? If so and it's allowed in your neighborhood, have the boat delive
The joys of boat ownership kloudie1 at 7:55am 11.25.22 I feel for ya, Brian. About 10 years ago, our marina decided to upgrade the slips and piers. They to
The joys of boat ownership dLj at 7:22am 11.25.22 A number of years ago my brother bought a Lancer without a trailer. He bought a trailer with an axle
Keel is out... looks disturbing HeelBoy at 7:22am 11.25.22 I am also unqualified to weld in cast iron, and I don't like the brittleness is causes. Macgregor su
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 (4) THECUSCUS at 7:15am 11.25.22 here are pics of my V25 boom (would be the same as a 22) [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttp
The joys of boat ownership thinwater at 7:14am 11.25.22 Sadly the worst part of boating is dealing with marinas. Dealing with a marina and their ever incre
Keel is out... looks disturbing (2) THECUSCUS at 7:10am 11.25.22 Not sure what year your boat is (and consequently the design of the keel trunk), but you might be ab
The joys of boat ownership Brian D at 6:57am 11.25.22 I am looking for a trailer, but right now (for everything) cost is prohibitive at best. I looked at
New crew Will Gilmore at 5:40am 11.25.22 I'm amazed she's not angry that it took 12 years. Beautiful dog. -Will
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 JDW at 4:34am 11.25.22 I just finished a hunt for a new to me boat, of the 9 boats I viewed 8 of the boats the Fridge/Freez
Stepping a mast Project_Mayhem at 10:50pm 11.24.22 The average price in the Southern tip of Lake Michigan is about $200 for a 30' mast. I initially tho
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke justsomeguy at 10:25pm 11.24.22 If you are 300lbs Dayum. My arms hurt already.
New crew justsomeguy at 10:18pm 11.24.22 Seems happy enough.
New crew Ralph Johnstone at 7:46pm 11.24.22 I think she likes it. From the size of that smile, she's either just had a ration of rum or is wa
New winterizing mod - done! njlarry at 7:43pm 11.24.22 Less work and no pink stuff in tank or lines once you find a way to hook an air compressor up to you
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean CarlN at 7:28pm 11.24.22 Spend the first year of so in the Bahamas. Many cruisers like the Bahamas better than the Eastern Ca
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke thinwater at 6:51pm 11.24.22 Lashing a large fishhook can work well. The fishhook bites into the rope.
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean SycloneDriver at 6:31pm 11.24.22 Gotcha. Here is a link to a good discussion of I65 versus the Thorny Path: How Long to Sail from Fl

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