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Shaft Strut Zinc truckman at 8:03pm 03.10.12 Catalina 310 17/5038 Was curious if anyone has installed a zinc on the strut holding the cutlass bearing and shaft. I ha
Broken Spreader Bracket Lubberdink at 7:28pm 03.10.12 Newport 4/3673 HELP! We recently got a 1970 N27 and as I'm going over it before our first trip to the lake I found
Rub rail 9.2c Britt at 7:03pm 03.10.12 S2 7/2293 I just found this forum and the advice is great. I bought a 9.2c a year ago and we really love it.
Hunter 33 2006 with Yan Y3M30 overheating syoun10 at 6:38pm 03.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/6040 I've had this boat since new (2006). The engine has 440 hrs on it. When I travel at max throttle
Yellowing gel coat Dmac336 at 5:40pm 03.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1584 As last season wore on (northeast seasonal sailor), my hull developed yellowing close to the water l
H41 DS: what size/type fenders do you use? Lavender54 at 5:26pm 03.10.12 Big Boats 4/1326 I recently purchased a Hunter 41DS and it needs new fenders. What size/type would you recommend for
Aqua Marine Depthsounder (1) jorgefife at 5:04pm 03.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1625 I once posted a thread asking for help here, and Bill Roosa asked for a picture and maybe I would ge
skiboat u-bolt "chainplate" (1) Redbeard33 at 5:01pm 03.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2094 This is intended for JC-II but please chime in if you have experience with this. John on your father
H33C owners manual bugaloo at 4:54pm 03.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1593 Doe's anyone have the location of an owners manual for a 33c I had a computer crash and lost mine.
recommissioning water tanks eianm at 4:31pm 03.10.12 Big Boats 8/1864 I know Peggy has posted this a million times- BUT I CAN'T FIND IT! Can anyone send me a link to her
can I add a higher halyard block? daveb at 4:30pm 03.10.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4770 I was just given an asymmetrical spinnaker from a Mac 26 and want to fly it on our Mac 25. Our boat
where is solenoid control box locted 2000 Hunter 460 ? Scosta at 4:11pm 03.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1536 Does anyone know where the solenoid control box for the anchor windlass is located on a 2000 Hunter
Importing a used Hunter 25 into Canada RayJayDan at 2:40pm 03.10.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2573 I have just purchased a Hunter 25 and will be driving it across the border. I live in AB but the sh
Bedding winches with butyl? DannyS at 2:30pm 03.10.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1763 This came up in the O'day forum and I thought I'd get a wider audience of opinions here. It seems th
Mainsail comes through again with solar (4) tommays at 2:24pm 03.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1416 http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/solar_panel Last season was i was able to kind of sort of keep
1991 Hunter 30 FIRE Donald3198 at 1:54pm 03.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1694 Just had a fire today on my 1991 Hunter 30. Started in the engine compartment the positive wire comi
Easier way to access bow eye on H23 for mooring? isaksp00 at 1:44pm 03.10.12 Smaller Boats 4/3020 I moor my H23 and find it cumbersome to reach the u-bolt to hook or unhook the mooring line. I have
Transom doubler replacement coming along... Erieau at 1:12pm 03.10.12 Day Sailers 20/4927 Hi gang. Long-time lurker, first-time griper. I just have to complain to people who'll understand.
electrolysis help wanted Bill1565 at 11:53am 03.10.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2554 Help! I am eating up a zinc a month. I have a galvanic isolator. I use a silver chloride half cell a
buy macgregor or not? niti at 9:20am 03.10.12 Ask All Sailors 85/17260 My husband and I have seriously been considering buying a MacGregor...however, we are getting a lot

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Side Stay Tension rgranger at 6:41am 11.30.22 I like to see the leeward shrouds relax but not deflect from inline. -Will :plus:
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 6:30am 11.30.22 No, it'll be just fine. Your not going to leave it in the water except when sailing. Besides, you s
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 6:29am 11.30.22 Do you think a rudder made of alternating pieces of wood bonded together needs a layer of fiberglas
Side Stay Tension Will Gilmore at 5:07am 11.30.22 In my opinion, your shrouds should never be floppy loose, there should always be some tension. If
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 5:02am 11.30.22 Thanks!
CDI FF2 patbratton at 4:51am 11.30.22 I went to the sail loft today and Kim had the luff rope sewn in the jib. She still has to cut and se
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues Captain Larry-DH at 4:47am 11.30.22
Boat is Hibernating SawyerCurt at 4:44am 11.30.22 Where/how are your mast wiring connections made up? I will need to unstep and replace the VHF cable
Raymarine Axiom Phil McCall at 4:36am 11.30.22 https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=31&aid=100239&mn=34 I myself used this.
Warped Rudder rgranger at 3:24am 11.30.22 Glass would protect it. Especially if you put an epoxy barrier coat and then painted, but where I
Side Stay Tension (1) Joe at 1:49am 11.30.22 There are two phases of rig tuning. At the dock first, the main purpose is to get the mast straight
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice (1) Benny17441 at 8:32pm 11.29.22 Dave, I don't question your knowledge about the Hunter boats, but with all due respect trailer sway
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:40pm 11.29.22 The rudder in the above pic was varnished. Do you think a rudder made of alternating pieces of wo
Warped Rudder rgranger at 7:38pm 11.29.22 The rudder in the above pic was varnished.
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues rgranger at 7:34pm 11.29.22
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 7:27pm 11.29.22 Good advice. Thanks. I use -100 just to be safe. We have very mild winters here in Ches Bay land so
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Hayden Watson at 7:20pm 11.29.22 You can greatly reduce the quantity of antifreeze needed to get full protection by draining the wate
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? njlarry at 6:57pm 11.29.22 Follow Maine Sail and you wont go wrong. I have learned so much from his how to web site.
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 6:46pm 11.29.22 It turns out I found a septic pump out company who could manage our steep driveway so he came and pu
Passage 42 bulkhead Jim_H42 at 6:01pm 11.29.22 Dan, I removed the prop shaft and replaced the shaft log hose, packing and skeg bushing while on the

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