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weeping from my Rudder steven685 at 9:57am 05.15.12 Catalina 30 1/1351 I have just purchaed a C-30 tall rig 1988 and the Rudder is weaping a small amount of rusty water.
First day fiasco (1) newage1461 at 9:32am 05.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1572 Bought a 1981 H30 last Dec, and put it in the water, 200 miles away for the first time on Sat. The p
Wiring a battery monitor David Knauer at 7:01am 05.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/5897 Hello, I am considering installing a battery monitor for my boat. I just installed two 135 watt sol
Does anyone knows Bene sailboat water tank is made from? Cuneyt at 7:00am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1538 Hi everybody, I have Beneteau oceanis 390, 1987. I have leakage problems from water tanks. Unfortun
H 260 centerboard up hall maintenance earlkeim at 6:56am 05.15.12 Smaller Boats 5/1384 I have a 2002 H 260 well cared for. The centerboard line still looks to be in good shape Normally i
Simple Davits? Long Story at 6:56am 05.15.12 Catalina 310 9/2374 Has anyone ever taken the simple davit plates such as the ones that are used on powerboats :poke:and
Forum opening Picture GorillaToast at 4:33am 05.15.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/10579 Does anyone know how to access the image of a sailboat used when the forum app opens? I'd like to l
Emptying a Holding Tank without hick ups? robert dros at 3:06am 05.15.12 Big Boats 2/1225 I don't know if others have a problem I have, love to hear some input and suggestions. My macerat
Anchoring Bigjer40 at 9:44pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2018 Will be anchoring in Columbia river Portland /Vancouver area and within a day or two east or west. T
Trolling for salmonunder sail audriuskanape at 9:20pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 22/6538 Hi. Anybody has experience of trolling for salmon under sail in Lake Michigan? Is it possible to do
Lemar Horizon Windlass troubles (3) Kleis at 8:46pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 2/5154 Our 2002 Hunter 460 was delivered with the LEWMAR HORIZON 1500 windlass that has worked excellent si
Fin Keel -vs- Bulb Wing (376) xcyz at 8:42pm 05.14.12 Big Boats 6/6249 I see that "standard" equipment includes bulb wing keel with the fin keel being a "option" by Hunter
Floor Boards for a H 28.5 GregBeaver at 8:39pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/853 I've only used this forum once and it worked out perfectly for replacing my stuffing box. Now I hav
Look mom. No leaks from the bottom! Nice buytol cat. (3) finding41 at 8:13pm 05.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/999 I had a sneaky suspicion that if it held rain water when sitting on the trailer it must not leak whe
help cleaning spilled epoxy Dantodd at 7:35pm 05.14.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3377 I need a bit of help. I had a can of West Systems 105 in the back seat of the truck and it tipped
Help Hunter 37.5 Parts AKBear at 7:22pm 05.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1489 A friend of mine with a 1995 Hunter 37.5' legend is in need of spare parts after their boat was dama
Battery gary at 6:27pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 5/1683 Why is a "deep cycle" marine battery from the boat store $120.00 and the same type battery from WalM
Buying a C30 Mainsail bronandjim at 6:18pm 05.14.12 Catalina 30 2/1438 We need to buy a replacement mainsail for "Fiona", our 1990 Catalina 30 WK/TR. Our old mainsail has
Cunningham? rpwillia at 6:18pm 05.14.12 Catalina 310 7/3195 Anybody rigged a cunningham up on their main? For my traditional slab main, every now and then it wo
Gin pole/ mast raising (2) SoggieLoggie at 5:17pm 05.14.12 Smaller Boats 10/3863 All, I tried to raise the mast on my Hunter 26 for the first time today..it doesn't seem overly com

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What did he mean when he said this? Orbweaver at 7:25am 01.21.23 I've found that most sailing magazines, and especially that one, tend to have a philosophy that any
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Crusty Ol Salt at 7:06am 01.21.23 Not familiar familiar with the toilet seal wax trick. Here is one of many posts about using toile
Renogy Georgedoyle at 6:46am 01.21.23 We purchased four 100 watt semi-flexible panels and an MPPT controller from Renogy two years ago. th
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 6:22am 01.21.23 :worthless: Greg
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car RoyS at 6:19am 01.21.23 If the control lines are too thick for the small sheaves on the traveller and the track end fittings
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 6:16am 01.21.23 The port side cabinet in the aft cabin does creak at times when the boat moves about in moderate to
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach RoyS at 6:13am 01.21.23 Tighten the nuts while holding the bolts from rotating. No need to over-tighten and damage the fiber
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths JBP-PA at 5:50am 01.21.23 Mine does the same thing on certain bottoms. Below 6ft in soft mud or heavy weeds it get confused, e
Dock and Go Override How-to dlochner at 5:40am 01.21.23 Congratulations! Have you tried Fred Warner Marine? I found them to be very responsive and helpful.
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 5:31am 01.21.23 How do you have it mounted? I used the toilet seal wax ring trick on mine. It took a couple of trie
Dock and Go Override How-to kappykaplan at 3:55am 01.21.23 Great detective work, brockfromwa! :beer:
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? sailme88 at 3:43am 01.21.23 On the deck it is a trip hazard and toe knocker..When in use, it's dead manned to the mast. So why
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 01.21.23 ugh I mounted the chocks to the bottom of the stanchion instead of the top. Pole is nicely out of t
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Apex at 2:24am 01.21.23 @Hayden Watson any clanging when stowed? Do you have jaws both ends, or a socmet at the mast end?
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Terry Cox at 10:54pm 01.20.23 The port side cabinet in the aft cabin does creak at times when the boat moves about in moderate to
What did he mean when he said this? justsomeguy at 10:46pm 01.20.23 Well, the writer is probably not very open to new experiences, Ayup. People are weird.
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach David in Sandusky at 10:24pm 01.20.23 1. Tighten the bolts as heritage says. If that is not a 100% fix, 2. Put a bead of 5200 along the in
A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement jonelli at 9:44pm 01.20.23 I just checked, and the motor is still available for $6. It just needs the right gear to work. I d
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Joe at 9:09pm 01.20.23 Measure the track width and, If you can, the clearance between the top flange and the deck/mounting.
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Hayden Watson at 9:03pm 01.20.23 Mine is mounted vertically on the mast and I love it. I have a single control line with back-to-bac

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