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How do I determine waterline Jeff McVittie at 10:04am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1637 Hello I've read this site alot but first time posting. I have a 28-5 that I purchased and had plane
building a trailer for a 74 hunter 30 gramparuve at 9:20am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1204 Welding/building a trailer for a 74 hunter 30. Can anyone give suggetions as to best pad placement u
Heater Problem KenHartfield at 9:10am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/841 Hello, I have a Hunter 340, when I run the engine to heat up the water, the water is only luke wa
E33 Issues and Concerns - Cabin Sole (Flooring) Peeling Hello Below at 8:54am 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1696 When the dealer's staff were detailing the boat for delivery, they removed the carpet runners they h
info elijah78 at 8:33am 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1247 Hi could someone tell me where i can go to post my sailboat for sale? I have been trying to figure i
Age 70 and still sailing r.oril at 8:07am 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/7082 After posting the PopTop Thread, I got to wondering how many of us, that are 70 and older, are still
Suzuki DF 9.9 HP 4 stroke water cooling pee hole question kmccauley at 6:43am 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/7195 On my Hunter 260 I have a 2004 Suzuki DF 9.9. HP outboard that has very little water coming out of t
Hunter 27 surprise trepanim@me.com at 6:05am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2017 I just bought a Hunter 27 2005. The boat has not been used much (50hrs on the motor !) But about
Glue for bomar hatch gasket Saillife at 6:03am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1747 I have an 83 hunter 34 where the gasket on the top half of a bomar hatch that has gotten torn. I'm w
Plastic cover bobbob at 5:00am 06.17.12 Pearson 4/1458 1987 31 foot pearson. Deck to hull joint under the gunnel has/had a flexible plastic cover that hi
Deck delamination bobbob at 4:44am 06.17.12 Pearson 3/1596 We have a 1987 pearson 31, stbd side deck creaks, suspect delamination of plywood. Any ideas out th
irwin 23 drop keel Ray 0569 at 2:37am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/5015 Hello all, I have a 1971 Irwin 23 that i am making into a river cruser and wont be sailing this one.
Burgee of what Club? (1) robert dros at 11:02pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2785 I found his Burgee on my boat and out of curiosity like to know it's origin , the club it belonged t
Great Lakes Starter Boat Rock_Elgin at 9:13pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 57/20158 I'm looking for advice on a good starting cruiser for the Great Lakes (Milwaukee). I found a Catalin
Dinghy Lost Parent at 8:41pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1326 I have a 2003 Zodiac inflateable , does anyone know what it is made of ?
Not free... but close! jfrench at 8:01pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 10/2026 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/3074896485.html Here's a $1000 boat with an outboard a
Correct position of transmission when sailing Captainron1 at 7:30pm 06.16.12 Bigger Boats 1/1363 Hello everyone. (Re 30' O'day) I wonder what is the correct position to place the transmission of my
Single handing and injury Mark Maulden at 7:25pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3585 With "all" our Problems behind us we decided to leave Fri am for a sail somewhere and back on Sat.
Snake on my boat. rgranger at 7:18pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 38/15914 Hey All Something strange happened today. The family and I went sailing today at Smith Mountain La
Boom setup slowtype at 6:52pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 5/6061 I am having a difficult time figuring out how to set the boom on my 1987 catalina 22. Mine seems rea

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Bearing Cap rusted tight LloydB at 8:59am 01.11.23 I can imagine an automatic lock that requires a slide and release or twist near the nozzle what did
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 sail sfbay at 8:56am 01.11.23 Joe makes a good recommendation to contact RigRite.
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 8:17am 01.11.23 Here is a link to a video demonstrating how my SLR works. Apologies for my huffing and puffing and
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 8:12am 01.11.23 Except if the bulkhead is treated with teak oil as most Hunters are. Nasty tendency to come loose i
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin Nachismo at 7:46am 01.11.23 limitations I found with my 41DS in regards to what even a month or two in the mild Pacific can do
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.11.23 Thanks all - I'll review this with my rigger and let you know how it turns out!
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.11.23 If you have the original blue binder book that came with the boat, it has all the specs for your ri
Reefing Sail Trim David in Sandusky at 7:45am 01.11.23 What Hayden said.
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? JBP-PA at 7:42am 01.11.23 Goo-gone, soap/car wash and water are all I would use. Any abrasive to clean the spreaders will rem
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. isaksp00 at 7:39am 01.11.23 There are two drains to check. One is the cockpit drain that should be at the aft end of the cockpit
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics christophermoorkelly at 7:37am 01.11.23 Ok great, thank you all. Yes, it's steel and will be replaced with the same.
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics JBP-PA at 7:33am 01.11.23 Even a fiberglass center board will stay down from weight alone. There isn't much force pushing it b
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 6:58am 01.11.23 Thanks for the additional info. Didn't know of a cockpit drain. Will check that out.
Considering a Catalina 27... RoyS at 6:36am 01.11.23 I had a 1970? Catalina 27 in the past. Sailed it for years from Buzzards Bay to Casco Bay. One day,
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics shemandr at 6:31am 01.11.23 What about the rudder? It's likely set up to kick up in one method or another. On both of my cente
Considering a Catalina 27... tfox2069 at 6:23am 01.11.23 If you aren't aware, a guy named Patrick Childress made significant structural modifications to a Ca
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics shemandr at 6:13am 01.11.23 Weight alone, I think. I'm seeing rust so I'm assuming it metallic and therefore has enough weight
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics Timm R Oday25 at 5:51am 01.11.23 If I'm to understand the picture correctly ,the left side is the forward edge . There "appear" to be
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 12:41am 01.11.23 Its a 1995 anks for the links. There are some that look close but dimensions are wrong. I have con
Considering a Catalina 27... David in Sandusky at 12:40am 01.11.23 We have sailed our similar Hunter 27 on Lakes Erie and Huron for 23 years, and chartered twice on a

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