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Cannot find anticorrosion zinc Captain Gadget at 8:11am 09.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1227 Another question for the 3GM30F engine. My manual says replace the anti-corrosion zinc every 300 ho
Reinforce Stanchion Bases with glassed in Knee's? Cool Beans at 8:10am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 20/10564 I'm sure I'm not the only one who is/has experienced this before. At my lifeline stanchion bases, w
stripped fuel filter nut Captain Gadget at 8:05am 09.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3903 I have a 3GM30F yanmar and the fuel filter mounted on the side of the engine has the threads of a nu
Painting the boom littlescoop at 7:49am 09.18.11 Catalina 22 2/1692 I want to put a fresh coat of paint on my boom this week any tips, Paint, sanding etc......:confused
Replacing Cored Chainplate (or Chain Plate) Bulkhead/knee mdoyle at 7:29am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 19/10681 Howdy howdy to all. 'New member here. I have a '79 Hunter 37' Cherubini Cutter ' sail out of Provi
Mountainman checking in with Catalina 22' Mountainman at 6:57am 09.18.11 Catalina 22 4/1295 I had missed sailing for so many many years owned two small sailboats prox 30 years ago Kite 14' and
hunter 27 alessandra at 6:39am 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2122 I Just Bought A 27 Hunter 1979 With An Yanmar Qm2 With 15 Hp. Does Anybody Know How Fast It Will Be
c30 mast wiring (1) g1gaumond at 5:10am 09.18.11 Catalina 30 2/4237 we stepped the mast yesterday to carry out general maintenance etc. I found out the reason why the d
Speaking of Fall, has anyone noticed the leaves? Rick486 at 3:06am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1401 Has anyone noticed what Irene has done to our south facing trees? It looks like November up here in
Rain leaking thro mast step Brian10042 at 1:57am 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2037 I have a Hunter 30 1993 and the sealing has deteriodated in the mast step resulting in rain water le
Good News Bad News geehaw at 12:25am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4434 Well good news: I got to go sailing for 4 days week before Labor Day weekend. Bad news: Got to
Hunter Keeling? CBIsailor at 8:17pm 09.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2479 I've heard rumors that Hunters Keel alot more than other brands of sailboats. So is that rumor true?
A little extra effort BobM at 7:56pm 09.17.11 S2 2/1431 It is tough to get out for a sail after work this time of year, but worth the effort. Thursday wa
Fridge install?? doehunter at 7:30pm 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4682 Not too long ago I was looking at others mods and checked out Sumner's site. I noticed a fridge in
1984 mac 25M MRS can't get roller furl to attach to front jabaker62 at 7:10pm 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1262 Just bought a 1984 Macgregor 25M, installed a mast raising system. Has a rollling furler jib. When
Transducer Mounting nashlah at 6:26pm 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/7618 Where is the best spot to mount the Lowrance transducer inside the hull . Not sure about the effect
New York to Miami, Hunter 28 sail2011 at 6:09pm 09.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 15/17268 Hi, I am planning on sailing (at the end of October 2011) my Hunter 28 from New York City to Miami
A Possible Solution for the "Mac Bump" (3) Sumner at 5:49pm 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/7888 When we would retrieve our S it would pull right up to the "V" snubber block on the trailer in the w
Boat almost capsized littlescoop at 5:46pm 09.17.11 Catalina 22 27/8098 Just got back from sailing Monterey bay and and had a real close call, A gust of wind came up and m
A reply to a closed topic regarding a Cat27, 'Thumper' Fred McMullen at 5:44pm 09.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1433 Hello all. New to this forum, as a previous owner of 'Thumper', a 1984 CA built Catalina 27. Here

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Electric panel jssailem at 8:33am 09.26.22 It is always something... Good thing there was enough slack wire that you could fix it without havi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 09.26.22 There are other ways to increase draft in the mainsail, reduced halyard tension and reduced outhaul
Electric panel (4) capseaquel at 8:15am 09.26.22 An update. Thanks for all suggestions. I did discover that there was no power getting to the compre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 09.26.22 There is a difference between a 50A 125V system and 50A 125/250V. 50A 125V is still just three condu
Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:45am 09.26.22 If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang control t
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 7:35am 09.26.22 I don't have a spring in my rigid vang, but I do have an in-mast furler. Am I inducing wear by not
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 7:31am 09.26.22 Might be a fun project simply from a making stuff prospective. This is of of my most powerful addi
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up BC Bernie at 7:22am 09.26.22 I changed all my turn buckles, one at a time. Took pre operational measurements of the shrouds befor
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive Leeward Rail at 7:04am 09.26.22 From an engineering perspective, the cable is round, so the keel and cable won't care of the winch
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:57am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 6:55am 09.26.22 Looking at the photo, they won't work on a C22 because of how the crank is configured. I would susp
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 6:46am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x6
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:46am 09.26.22 It can be done. You will need 2 to 4 - 20 ton bottle jacks, steel drums not the plastic ones, (or
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Kings Gambit at 6:41am 09.26.22
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive rgranger at 6:39am 09.26.22 Try it! Let us know how it works.:beer:
Boom kicker or topping lift? jdrutten at 6:39am 09.26.22 The boom will bounce and move while the boat is at the dock or moored. This causes additional wear.
Gooseneck Vision 32 rgranger at 6:36am 09.26.22 If you don't find it here.... https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/index.php?keyword_session_id=vt~ad
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 6:30am 09.26.22 How does that work? never mind. I read "flatten" instead of "fatten".:redface: LoL On my H26, I
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive Leeward Rail at 6:28am 09.26.22 Looking at the photo, they won't work on a C22 because of how the crank is configured. I would suspe

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