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Reefing pulley at base of mast morris at 1:21pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2198 Our pulley at the base of the mast is broken. It is used for hauling down the main to the first reef
masthead light wiring morris at 1:12pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1686 Our masthead light is not getting voltage. We can't find out where the mast wire connects to get to
Cushion Material carboman at 12:43pm 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1178 What have you used in the past? Looking for comfort and durability with some decent thickness. Th
Anchor up right on windlass Samaral at 12:15pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4153 Hi all, This is probably a dumb question.... But. How can I have my anchor up right when retrievin
Correct mast step? (3) dstrong464 at 11:58am 06.20.11 Catalina 22 7/2391 Purchased a 1970 C22 for $500, starting to restore it. First thing I noticed was the mast and mast s
Stern Rails for Oday 22 Arthurg at 11:43am 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 0/1373 I would like to install a stern rail on my 1983 Oday 22. Where do I buy a stern rail? I just bou
Standing Rigging Tuning dmort at 11:34am 06.20.11 Bigger Boats 0/1127 Have my new (to me) 1979 Oday 28. Got the mast stepped but noticed the pin locations relative to the
2002 Hunter 306 engine mount replacement dgrunderman at 11:24am 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1580 Does anyone have experience with replacing the motor mounts for Yanmar 18hp diesel (factory installe
check out my blog thomasgoodmaniii at 11:17am 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1067 got a couple pictures and some video on there. going to try and add some pics of the build when i ge
Daggerboard surprise - Mac 26M (2) Cameo380 at 10:59am 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3321 Lowered the mast while doing some modification only find out the damaged daggerboard. Now what? I
Need to replace floor boards & Door hatch covers kkrew at 10:45am 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1651 I just recently bought at 1981 Hunter 27. The floor board covers (covering the bilge draings, are r
Air Cond. short cycling Snotter at 10:40am 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/7284 I have an older Cruise Air 16000 reverse cycle marine air conditioner that is starting to short cycl
Just when you think.... Roger Long at 9:45am 06.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2662 nothing else can go wrong. (I like that part of the thought better) The primary schedule factor in
1985 Hunter 23 halyard question taichi at 9:20am 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 8/1847 Hello all - looking for a knowledgable H23 owner who can help with this puzzle - have stepped my mas
Break out those paper charts! John at 9:08am 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3936 Interesting prediction: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7819201/Nasa-warns-solar-flares-fro
water leaks delibob at 8:42am 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1045 i have a 1999 26x i seem to have some water leaks i think some of it could be leaky windows?
Help with exhaust hose replacement pimerese at 6:11am 06.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2399 I need to replace the loop of exhaust hose in my 1985 Hunter 31. This is the loop in the aft rope lo
Wisconsin Mac Venture 25 sailors David M at 5:46am 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/958 I am a new Venture 25 owner and am looking to converse/share with other Wisconsin Mac/Venture sailo
Swim ladder asweany at 5:41am 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4468 Just got our 26m delivered. Great boat except that my wife and I are both older and have found that
Wouldn't this be a blast! (1) Joe at 5:31am 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2955 Mini Fastnet....... 21 footers compete in 500-600 nm ocean races. These are NOT displacement hull ve

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Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. (6) artboas at 1:00pm 09.26.22 Thank you for this comment. There are several easy ways to put machine screw posts into wood, witho
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Skipper J at 12:56pm 09.26.22 Sounds like a fun adventure you're planning. My two cents of what I would take, if I did this trip,
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 12:48pm 09.26.22 Did you drilled and tapped into embedded aluminum plates in the fiberglass? If not, how did you se
Hunter 25 hatch cover rgranger at 12:27pm 09.26.22 I mean the lense. It blew off in pieces during Hurricane Fiona. Bummer.... I know the SBO store h
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 09.26.22 Teflon does not seal adequately. I used a brush on paste type thread compound to reseal and have no
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower tfox2069 at 12:03pm 09.26.22 I have just double checked with Marinco. They concur that the 2 phases from a 50 amp dock feed shou
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery artboas at 12:00pm 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower artboas at 11:52am 09.26.22 I have just double checked with Marinco. They concur that the 2 phases from a 50 amp dock feed shoul
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues JamesG161 at 11:29am 09.26.22 Look here for the HOW To... Seacock & Thru-Hull Primer/Pre Information by Compass Marine How To Jim
halyard wrap Roadking Larry at 11:12am 09.26.22 Just make sure that whatever you do don't take it to the winch. A few years ago a friend of mine had
First 405 Rudder Parts (2) APP314 at 11:04am 09.26.22 Hello Adam, I'm not familiar with the First 40.5 but in the 38 the upper bearing is held in place wi
Hunter 25 hatch cover Gordo at 10:40am 09.26.22 I mean the lense. It blew off in pieces during Hurricane Fiona.
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 10:30am 09.26.22 Hmmm.... I'll have to think on that. I agree that the vang is most important when the traveler b
Hunter 25 hatch cover rgranger at 10:26am 09.26.22 By cover do you mean a cloth cover or a new lense?
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 10:24am 09.26.22
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Parsons at 10:22am 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
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 10:11am 09.26.22 Ah well , working on getting ready for Ian if if shifts west. Either way we will get a storm surge a
Electric panel Hayden Watson at 9:35am 09.26.22 An update. ... l learned a lot and all your help was much appreciated. Having a basic understandi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 9:32am 09.26.22
Structural Foam Mark Maulden at 9:31am 09.26.22 Wondering if you really need the strapping since you are foaming. Could they cause micro chafing pi

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