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Mast Bend Scott2 at 5:05am 01.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3716 I bought my 2003 H240 three years ago, but have never been satisfied with the mast bend. It seems ex
Bilge Schematic - 361 BananaToe at 3:35am 01.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1761 I seem to get about 1 litre of water in my bilge every week or two- Here's what I know: It's fre
butyl tape, paint removal polishing. AtlanticAl at 1:00am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1559 Lancer 28 rebuild, need to find butyl tape to re bed the toe rails, i have glassed in the joints, wh
New to site Valere Oddoux at 12:55am 01.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1381 Hi all I just found this site today and I'm wrapped. I have a mid 70's mariner V2+2 in restoration
DC Panel Lumination Bermuda Breeze at 9:11pm 12.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1307 Has anybody replaced the lumination for the switches on the dc panel? My boat is a 2005 41AC.:) This
Safety wire for spreaders stepayetta at 6:29pm 12.31.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2530 Can anyone please explain how to attach the safety wire to hold the shrouds inside the tips of the s
Perfect Dec 31 On SF Bay For My Cherubini Hunter 36 (2) rardiH36 at 5:38pm 12.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2085 Saturday December 31st 2011: Sailed the central San Francisco Bay from Sausalito, around Treasure
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 4:59pm 12.31.11 SSB and Ham Operators 3/4303 Where is everyone?
Hunter 23' On a Trailer Pic (1) carboman at 4:21pm 12.31.11 Smaller Boats 6/1635 Is this pretty accurate as to how a 23' sits on a trailer? Maybe minus the lack of board between th
CM-93 version II charts c_witch at 4:09pm 12.31.11 Destinations 0/1984 Hiee all, Any comments on the offshore cm-93 ver II charts of the 'full' carribean sea? Thanx,
Shoal draft keel needed Robert580 at 3:32pm 12.31.11 Parts Search 2/3432 NEEDED: Shoal draft keel for my 1985 hunter 31
Sea Temperature guage agaliha at 3:30pm 12.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1459 The sea temperature gauge in my Raymarine Tridata suddenly jumped up 25 degrees after years of relia
Two tanks one pump out deck fitting Panta Rei at 3:22pm 12.31.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3619 Is there any regulation or practical reason two tanks can not be connected to a common deck pump out
Happy New Year MLampner at 3:08pm 12.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1011 While I and Islander and I both rest on the hard this group is a wonder and a thing of beauty. List
Going aloft on a 27' impulseretread at 2:39pm 12.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/2140 Does anybody have any concerns about going aloft on a Hunter 27'? The keel is a shoal draft weighing
Off The Beaten Waterway (12) Roger Long at 1:45pm 12.31.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2054 It is an axiom of traveling that the most charming and interesting places are away from the trampled
Problem With My Cockpit Ropes allantodd at 12:46pm 12.31.11 Catalina 22 6/1532 Anyone please? I have all Halyards and reefing lines run to cockpit for single handed operation. I
installing hand operated bilge pump Wayne Spanier at 12:01pm 12.31.11 Catalina 22 14/6424 I just purchased a hand operated bilge pump for my Cat 22. Any suggestions for installing it? Like
shorepower rossluxon at 11:27am 12.31.11 Ericson 2/4761 I have a 1978 erickson 34 and must put in a replacment 3 post 1 switch breaker for shore power...any
Solar Vent Installation ShotgunSlim at 10:29am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 2/1575 Has anyone installed a solar vent on the forward curved hatch of a 1986+ C22? I'm the lucky recipie

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Pleasant Surprise/Docking Roger B at 1:30pm 10.24.22 We have a windward slip (good) but there is usually a bit of an angle from the starboard side. We a
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 1:07pm 10.24.22 Safe to say, then, as a '78 model he's looking at an encapsulated keel. The smooth keel surface with
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 12:44pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encapsu
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (2) Tally Ho at 12:37pm 10.24.22
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement jssailem at 12:16pm 10.24.22 Alternatively the halogen could be replaced by a brighter LED bulb. Not sure real bright lights are
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 11:48am 10.24.22 I have a 1985 and it is a bolted keel. I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck bris59 at 11:39am 10.24.22 Thank you
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 11:16am 10.24.22 Really good information, I'll research further. tks
Insurance claim Don S/V ILLusion at 11:13am 10.24.22
Insurance claim FastOlson at 11:06am 10.24.22 Perhaps a bit late for this boat, but next time you should have an "agreed value" insurance policy.
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot walt at 10:59am 10.24.22 Where are the pictures so we know this actually did happen?? (show some pictures of your new toy!!)
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:54am 10.24.22 I should mention that C&C 33 mark ii Windstar has great info on the CnC33 mark 2. The site owner wil
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 10:51am 10.24.22 almost all of the paint will sluff off in big sheets... Fantastic info. Never seen that recipe be
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 10:47am 10.24.22 Out of curiosity, what size boat is this? Trailer sailors come in all sizes from 10' to 25' or so.
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 10:38am 10.24.22 They spelled "Strech " wrong :biggrin: but it says low. Shows it's for halyards. I agree with 3/8"
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 10:37am 10.24.22 Out of curiosity, what size boat is this? Trailer sailors come in all sizes from 10' to 25' or so.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 10:29am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglas
Insurance claim dlochner at 10:25am 10.24.22 Is the boat currently painted or is it gelcoat? The insurance company will only pay to repair the da
Recycled rope (lines) ? Kingjim91 at 10:23am 10.24.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:19am 10.24.22 Torque specs are usually based on fastener size. That said here are the specs from C&C 30 Owners Ma

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