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Tp Clog!!!!!! duality at 8:26am 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2209 one of my mates seemed to have clogged the system with a little extra tp. last time this happened (o
Asym Size, and Use BungalowBill at 8:20am 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 14/5472 I am in the market for an Asymetrical Spinnaker for my H33.5, at least until my wife says 'No that's
Hunter 310 Spreader Boots Steve E. at 7:31am 06.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1160 Greetings all, I am in need of replacing the spreader boots on my 1999 Hunter 310, and after look
Where can I find? John Krasnick at 7:22am 06.30.10 Catalina 30 11/3080 Good morning all. I am learning this site and have realized that any question I could ask has alrea
Hunter 25.5 - Reefing System kaboboom at 6:11am 06.30.10 Smaller Boats 3/3089 I need to learn how to reef the mainsail on my Hunter 25.5. I've read some online tutorials, but I a
Rigging Inboard End Of Spinnaker Pole Ducati at 5:18am 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1967 Looking for some suggestions on how to and where to position the 2 stoppers (cams) and cheek blocks
replacing the cabin foambacked cloth liner markp at 9:29pm 06.29.10 Day Sailers 2/1425 I am looking for materials to replace the foam backed cloth liner on the cabin walls. what have you
Raising the Mast (1994 26 foot Hunter) SHADS at 7:38pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2625 Does anyone have video or the manual from Hunter sailboats on how raise the mast? I've tried you tu
Help needed for Sirius 21 Mast raising atis_226 at 7:23pm 06.29.10 Sirius 21/22 0/4072 Hi, I am new at sailing and I just bought a Sirius 21 with my buddy. We wanted a transportable sai
Stuffing Box repair wojo59 at 5:18pm 06.29.10 Big Boats 6/4166 Hello all, My 1983 34' hunter is in the water. I have to STUFF the stuffing box because it does l
heating at 3000rpm mamoka at 5:09pm 06.29.10 Yamaha 1/1857 hy I just buy a hunter 33.5 1992 with a yanmar 3gm30f and the old owner but bigger pipe before and a
Helpppp!!! stern tube leak mtoppozini at 4:21pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1835 Hope someone can help me out here. I put my 1994 Hunter 29.5 in the water today, (yes I know I am l
Hailing Peggy Hall ybrad at 4:09pm 06.29.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1384 Peggy- Saw that there was an email from you yesterday regarding my HT removal; unfortunately, it w
Macgregor 21 boom to mast (1) snipeman at 2:54pm 06.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4261 I'm in the process of restoring a 1985 Macgregor 21 and have a question concerning the boom to mast
Going in Thursday! BobM at 2:53pm 06.29.10 S2 7/1545 Perhaps with one hand rail mouted @ss backwards and the other half mounted, but going in all the sam
Hunter Legend 35.5 windlass - chain size? reserche at 2:13pm 06.29.10 Big Boats 2/1592 Hi there! I recently bought a Hunter Legend 35.5 .. which has a windlass on deck. However - the pre
Keeling a 26' Power Boat RogerHM at 1:11pm 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4086 For functionality -- a saillable / power-boat for inland lakes and canals. How feasable to attach an
Hunter 34 Mast Base Dijobi777 at 12:38pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1907 Has any one had to replace a 34 mast base? I have 1984 Hunter 34 and I need to replace the mast bas
Maine Use Tax heads up. Roger Long at 12:05pm 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 45/5991 If you have a recently (two years for mine) documented vessel with a hailing port or owner's address
Cover Girl (1) Roger Long at 11:58am 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2224 Our very own MaineSail's daughter is now a cover girl. http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/126

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Wiring new TV Don S/V ILLusion at 8:23am 10.06.21 Because of the large voltage fluctuation possible on the 12v system, some TVs wired directly to the
Water Heater hoses Justin_NSA at 8:21am 10.06.21 That's an important distinction Don. I added diverter valves to my hot water tank (another thread) s
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.06.21 Scott, hard to tell how exactly your system is plumbed from the photograph. It appears that the two
Halyard Loss danstanford at 8:12am 10.06.21 We lost one of our spin halyards last season because dump the spin halyard can be taken literally wh
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 8:03am 10.06.21 Hollyberry - can I ask where you got the new galley sink, I am doing some interior mods as well and
Water Heater hoses Don S/V ILLusion at 7:57am 10.06.21
Halyard Loss Jacktar at 7:48am 10.06.21 Yep a simple figure eight knot on each line can save you a world of hurt.
Water Heater hoses Justin_NSA at 7:45am 10.06.21 Here's a link to my heat exchanger flush/winterizing thread. The closed system gets pretty gunked up
What is this? Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 10.06.21 Deja Vu all over again! Somebody recently posted a picture of a boat built by the other Johnson boa
O'Day 23 rudder problem sail sfbay at 7:38am 10.06.21 .........Maybe if he can tell me how much my rudder should weigh, I can determine how much water it
Wiring new TV Gary Ryan at 7:32am 10.06.21 We didn't need tv too much when out sailing, so I routed ac over to our starboard side and mounted o
Steering drain through hull (1) jonelli at 7:17am 10.06.21 Replaced it with the Marelon mushroom one. WM had it in stock. It was the 3/4" barbed thru-hull an
What is this? kloudie1 at 7:14am 10.06.21 I will second that. I have a good bit of time in Flying Dutchman and Lightning boats.. Just a HOOT!
Wiring new TV dmax at 7:12am 10.06.21 Keep it simple and more efficient and get a 12 volt TV - here's a previous conversation on this: ht
More on Maine Sail kloudie1 at 7:04am 10.06.21 Thanks for the update, Phil. Definitely hope that he continues to improve. Wondering if there is a
O'Day 23 rudder problem Wayne S at 7:03am 10.06.21 Thanks for the info. I'll try contacting Rudy at D&R. (I have bought some parts from him in the pas
What is this? Damnskippy at 6:40am 10.06.21 These racing dinghies are a blast. Mastering one will make you an excellent sailor. Hiking strap
Adding Webasto ST2000 to Hunter 376 duck21 at 6:15am 10.06.21 Hi @Head Sail These are all good points. I actually did purchase the pig tail for condensate, but
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive drewlamparello at 6:03am 10.06.21 How often do you change the Sail Drive Leg oil? Every few years or 250 hrs or what? Do you do in in
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.06.21 @bzano Did you simply screw in the fasteners into the deck using wood screws, thru bolt or drill

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