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Tiller pilot for 1990 Hunter 27 FourPoints at 6:28am 05.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1268 Starting to think about projects for next year and considering a tiller pilot. I am not sure how I w
size of shroud on H33 (1979) ? nivard at 6:15am 05.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1760 Can anyone tell me the size of the ss wire rope used for shrouds on the H33 1979 ? Thanks
Wheel SmartPilot SPX-5 Ken13559 at 5:07am 05.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1481 Can anyone tell me the size of the box SPX-5 comes in? I assume its only one big box that conatin al
Yamaha 25ft - no year (4) g5665 at 3:37am 05.11.11 Yamaha 9/7123 Good afternoon I recently bought a Yamaha 25ft beauty! She's moored in Macau, China and under th
Rudder Boots Alan of Kingswear at 1:02am 05.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1408 I have a First 305 lifting keel. Drying out is normally no problem except in soft sand. I have heard
How can this be? eliems at 11:51pm 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2131 How can a gorgeous 1994 40 foot Hunter fully loaded be $14,800? http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/i
Which Bottom Paint? Prime Time at 9:42pm 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2125 I need to paint my centerboard while in the slings over the water. I cant wait hours for paint to dr
Mainsail blowout Elissatoo at 7:38pm 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2012 I finally blew out the old mainsail on my Hunter 26.5 and am trying to buy a new sail. Does anyone
79 Cutter instrument panel guidera48 at 7:20pm 05.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 17/5829 I am tackling the engine wiring this week and have a question regarding the instrument panel. My pan
Mast Foot Replacement h2obobcc at 6:43pm 05.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1343 I had some trouble with my mast foot on my Hunter 23 and bought a replacement from US Spars. My ques
Shaft stuck in transmission coupling drchpete at 6:25pm 05.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/5390 Trying to install a shaft seal. I have the coupling un-bolted from the transmission but cannot get t
Rudders and Plumbing (2) jphud at 5:40pm 05.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2961 Hello Out There, Getting my 1980 Hunter 30 ready for season. -Should there be a seacock on the
Removing the Hatch Red Ryder at 4:35pm 05.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 14/5787 I am trying to replace the hatch on my 222. I have removed the screws that hold the two sections tog
H41DS Mast Wiring Diagram Nodak7 at 4:16pm 05.10.11 Big Boats 4/2384 Just stepped the mast on our 2006 H41DS. It seems the yard did not mark any of the connections. I lo
Mast Base Question Piratenorm at 1:54pm 05.10.11 Catalina 30 6/2747 I recently bought a mast step halyard plate for the base of the mast that allows additional blocks t
New guy looking to buy a C22 DKfullhouse at 1:52pm 05.10.11 Catalina 22 6/2714 Afternoon everybody! I'm looking at purchasing a Catalina 22 after the first of the year, and I a
foam cored hull leak beguile at 1:39pm 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2525 I have a small (1/8") hole thru the hull of my ericson 28+. My manual says that the hulls are a lami
Why your sailboat needs a transom ladder ehudm at 1:36pm 05.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/6067 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjW0cZHUvSQ'feature=player_embedded
Priming the barrier coat before painting?????? woodster at 1:19pm 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2032 #1...ok ....i am in the middle of doing a barrier coat using West systems epoxy....i am at the sandi
H356 Main Furling Continuous Line shemandr at 12:12pm 05.10.11 Big Boats 7/3138 The continuous furling line is slipping in the winch on the mast which turns the furling hardware wi

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McLube........ McLeak? markwbird at 11:38am 09.06.22 The silicone spray is cheap and it does work but it also leaves white stains and attracts dirt. I b
Mainsheet Any Sea at 11:29am 09.06.22 Rich Fox has a good solution to this in the 2017 C22 Tech Manual that involves attaching the mainshe
What is this cable for? jssailem at 11:23am 09.06.22 Looks like a wire halyard. Does it connect with any of the rope halyards? What side of the mast he
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Richard19068 at 11:10am 09.06.22 Sounds like he must have been having a nice sound sleep! Yep. Another incident to show that autop
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 11:05am 09.06.22 Yeah! I should have put "Accident" in air quotes when I titled this thread. That's really what I
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 11:02am 09.06.22 Hello, An update on redoing the winches etc. Alpha ('83 37 cutter) has 2 Lemwar 43 winches and a B
Bottom Paints sail sfbay at 10:59am 09.06.22 Suggest asking your bottom cleaning diver or local boatyard.
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks PhilaSailor at 10:54am 09.06.22 Hello, I just replaced my turning blocks with new, ball bearing blocks. The holes exactly matched
Another Auto-Pilot Accident rgranger at 10:48am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident rgranger at 10:47am 09.06.22
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Stu Jackson at 10:41am 09.06.22 stepped on a fuse holder and broke it. Now my engine won't start up and I don't know what this part
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 10:29am 09.06.22 I'm thinking about the Mermaid condensator. Ed.S
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 09.06.22 Sounds like he must have been having a nice sound sleep!
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 09.06.22
Another Auto-Pilot Accident (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:41am 09.06.22
McLube........ McLeak? Bob S at 9:31am 09.06.22 Expensive but I bought a quart can about 5 years ago after finishing a spray can. I use an acid brus
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 9:29am 09.06.22 Not a very informative article but I have to assume the autopilot just wasn't working properly. I'm
Battery cables H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 09.06.22 Yes I did install the battery selector in the port cockpit locker. There was a place for a second b
33.5 fuel tank leak Don Crowther at 9:17am 09.06.22 How much trouble is it to remove the fuel tank? I've seen a few posts about tank leaks and wondering

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