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add a port hole Patrice at 6:41pm 02.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1393 Hi, By curiousity, anyone ever added a port hole on the side hull in the v berth? Like the one
Iron your Sails...? (1) Squidd at 6:35pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 15/6829 I've been playing around with some old sail material, making sail bags, duffel bags, and general rep
Head Room and Fixed Keel Draft ? laxdad59 at 6:20pm 02.06.12 Day Sailers 4/1523 Am looking at a 1972 22 O'day. What should the head room be ? The one that I may look at has a fixed
Head Room and Fixed Keel Draft ? laxdad59 at 6:15pm 02.06.12 Catalina 22 1/1049 Could someone tell me the headroom in a 1972 22 Catalina ? And the one that I'm looking at has a fix
Tack not Working seadaddler at 5:13pm 02.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1499 I have not had a chance to check out why the Tack is not working,have not used the boat since past j
Count down c_witch at 4:36pm 02.06.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3735 Yaaaaaaaaaaaa the countdown has begun until April and now only 54 days left. I think I will be able
Installing the tiller pilot oreana123 at 4:24pm 02.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1712 Well I got a nice Christmas present and I'd like to use it. I have to make some accomodations for my
Catalina 34 replacement Fabrics Billy Martin at 3:34pm 02.06.12 Big Boats 2/1551 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 34. The intrerior cushions are a dusty rose colour. All are f
External regulator east coaster at 3:28pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2448 I have a Catalina 30 #2444, with a 2GM Yanmar raw water cooled. The 55 amp Hitachi alternator with i
Inflatiable repair? rotted transom (3) MrBill_FLL at 2:30pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2821 A friend had a problem with his dingy, and I offered to help (for free BEER!). anyway, take a look
Boat Keel gnaumovich at 1:58pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 Hello, I have a 1974 Pearson 10M (33 ft) with a 5'11" draft. I was wondering about cutting down
cushion covers Mac21 1982 onetake at 1:43pm 02.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3859 I just bought a 21' Mac and want new cushion covers. Where can I get them?
Windlass mounting Hans Baart at 1:25pm 02.06.12 Big Boats 0/919 Has anyone installed or can give some insight as to a good way to mount a windlass on a Hunter 34 19
New (and missing) Catalinas Clark at 1:24pm 02.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1011 Was browsing the Catalina site and noticed a couple of things. The venerable Catalina 22 Mk II is n
Light Wind Sail for H33 LaColla at 1:24pm 02.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1709 I have a 2007 H33 and would like to add a sail for light wind performance (something under 8 knots).
Trying to identify some fabric (1) Tim R. at 12:35pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2375 On the leading edge of my dodger is a strip of 4" wide fabric that protects the sunbrella from chafe
Stereo interference Tim R. at 12:25pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1956 All of a sudden my on board stereo is broadcasting a loud pop when other 12v devices power up. The
Honey Teak ... back in business (1) RichH at 12:19pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2349 The Honey Teak / Signature Finish mfg. site was totally destroyed by fire in December and will be to
Catalina 34 Sailing FredB at 11:57am 02.06.12 Big Boats 6/9580 My friend is considering a used Catalina 34. Cruising, mostly, and maybe an occasional club race. He
shipping on a truck a Hunter 42 joelvannorsdel at 11:34am 02.06.12 Big Boats 6/1755 I am looking at a Hunter 42 on the East coast and need to know the height from bottom of keel to hig

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First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 6:34am 03.17.22 @Light air Nice machine. Over $4k new so you got it for a good price. Based on what I could fin
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Tally Ho at 6:29am 03.17.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch sail sfbay at 6:11am 03.17.22 My Hunter has a rope clutch mounted on the side of the mast for the jib halyard, albeit it is run th
Isomat reefing line length (1) jviss at 6:10am 03.17.22 Is this the reefing system you have? as Isomat, but it turns out it is Offshore Spars; but it may b
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning RoyS at 5:59am 03.17.22 When I worked for a Transit Authority I engaged several chemists to recommend an effective and inexp
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:54am 03.17.22 Update: I turned off the charger yesterday, around noon or so, I don't remember exactly when. The
New Dodger sail sfbay at 5:49am 03.17.22 ..............Anyone have any frame of reference on approximate cost for a dodger? the boat has an
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Davidasailor26 at 5:43am 03.17.22
New Dodger RoyS at 5:32am 03.17.22 Beware of the screws that hold the dodger to the deck. Most installations have simple screw threads
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Sailgunner at 5:22am 03.17.22 Install an inspection plate. Clean the tank every year.
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing RoyS at 5:19am 03.17.22 We get sea water entering from the rudder packing on a different boat. Worth a look on yours.
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Joe at 5:18am 03.17.22 Since you never use it, why do you need to buy another clutch? Just install a horn cleat. All you
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 5:16am 03.17.22 I don't see any discharge (yes, 2+ miles offshore). That should be 3 miles, Captain. boatwaste_bro
New Dodger Joe at 5:12am 03.17.22 All in on my custom made dodger in 2018 came to almost $3400. I had quotes as high as 5k, but I foun
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 4:46am 03.17.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove th
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 4:27am 03.17.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
First of 4 panels (1) Light air at 3:53am 03.17.22 I started out looking to spend about $100 on a used HD machine and ended up spending 1,000 on a used
can't pump out waste tank peterwynndavies at 2:27am 03.17.22 Firstly the senders. These are sensors attached to the outside of the tank. The adhesive fails. I re
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) jssailem at 9:47pm 03.16.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 9:42pm 03.16.22 Got it! The mini walker was the entry level sailrite machine about 20 years ago. Has a walking f

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