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Boarding ladder for Hunter 376 EdwardinSTX at 6:30pm 09.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2251 I'm in the process of buying a Hunter 376. It needs a boarding ladder. I see several types in the ca
Ice box in my '82 H30 malyea at 5:58pm 09.04.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2161 I usually take coolers aboard my '82 H30 for day sails and overnight trips but would like to use t
Cabin water pressure failure-but the pump works Endurance2010 at 5:34pm 09.04.10 Big Boats 8/2448 Has anyone had the problem where their fresh water pump for the cabin works, but for some reason the
Raw water failure-lesson learned Endurance2010 at 5:29pm 09.04.10 Big Boats 7/2587 I recently had a raw water failure and spent substantial time starting with the primary suspect - my
Lee Helm and an old Main sail MikeNieto at 5:22pm 09.04.10 Catalina 22 7/5304 Hey all, I posted a thread a while ago about having trouble pointing on my old fixed keel 22. Afte
boat speakers mere at 4:58pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3005 hey guys, Im an industrial design student and our latest project is to design a left and right spea
Palmer 60 Transmission godot at 4:33pm 09.04.10 Islander 0/2475 Confused by owners manual as to the level and exactly where to add 30wt. oil to transmission. I unsc
Mac 22 Safety Rails? nemosuit at 3:46pm 09.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1774 Hi! My 1978 Mac22 project came without stern safety rails or side wire stanchions. Anybody have a
Coronada 32 info/opinions or Cat30 or SanJuan Bryan C at 2:42pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 10/5500 Hello all , My wife and i are getting close to buying our first boat and had pretty much narro
rigid boom vang question drnabanyama at 2:12pm 09.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/2579 I bought a 1972 Catalina 27 2 years ago. It came with a fully battened mainsail and has a topping l
Spam / Report Posts (2) Maine Sail at 1:24pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3013 Hi Guys, When you see an obvious spam post please use the report post button, it looks like this ht
Finally Got TO Use My New 309, Engine Question. sigbear at 12:21pm 09.04.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2804 I bought my 2009, Catalina 309, hull #168 on July 16th, 2010 and finally got to use the boat for the
Headroom, 336 vs. 35.5 rachelmackenzie at 11:39am 09.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3937 We are in the process of upgrading from a 1977 27' to either a mid-90s 336, or 35.5. My husband is 6
brave men/man "needed"/sought.... zeehag at 11:23am 09.04.10 Sails Call Lounge 8/4515 for helping me sail to puerto escondido, mexico this december..... i hope in december--if is later,
Hunter 23.5 (1) RocklockI at 10:45am 09.04.10 Trailer Sailors 8/4686 Hello all ,I just purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 sailboat yesterday ! Shes in great shape , cant wai
Website not working J Hunter at 10:33am 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1602 I was just out in the bay gunkholing around in my Benehunterlina 38, power squadron trained minor ch
companionway doors (4) gwhite at 8:50am 09.04.10 Big Boats 3/3071 I just finished making companion way doors, made a cardboard template , cut doors from 1/4"starboard
Interior covers for port lights Robert Hodgson at 8:17am 09.04.10 Big Boats 1/1199 we are looking to replace the factory-installed fabric shades on our 2001 Hunter's portlights, possi
Marine Dehumidifiers k BWagner at 7:43am 09.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1284 Hello Everybody, Just wondering if anyone uses any kind of marine dehumidifier. I have a signifi
How to bottom paint a centerboard boat? Sublime at 7:01am 09.04.10 Trailer Sailors 12/9094 The boat in question is a H260. I can't think of a way to get to the centerboard to paint it or eve

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Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix (1) jviss at 2:18pm 06.16.22 loosen the toggles You mean turnbuckles, not toggles, Scott. Toggles are used to make sure the sh
Wire Size Stu Jackson at 2:17pm 06.16.22
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 2:12pm 06.16.22 I decided to replace it -- but I'm starting another thread because it's proving troublesome......
Vented Hatch Covers seadaddler at 2:04pm 06.16.22 I have a water proof cover that covers front hatch and goes forward of hatch about 2 or 3 feet which
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 2:00pm 06.16.22
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS thinwater at 1:44pm 06.16.22 It's for the hard of hearing :doh: . Hard of seeing?
New jib sail ? h2o_snow at 1:22pm 06.16.22 And....check your PM. :waycool:
Replacing engine instrument panel markwbird at 1:20pm 06.16.22 Well, yes, I am planning to do that. It still leaves me with what to with all the stuff in that bo
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 06.16.22 Or the hull is too flexible? I'm not sure I understand why they had to pick up the boat. Why not j
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix dlochner at 12:41pm 06.16.22 Interesting. What kind of boat? It is not unusual for boats to change shape while on the hard, howev
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 06.16.22 So possibly over torquing along with misalignment? If one's bad, two's worse. Over torquing is n
New jib sail ? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:21pm 06.16.22 Check the forum store as they have the build list of parts for your boat
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 12:12pm 06.16.22 You photo shows two well defined "oyster lines" and is a textbook case of cyclic failure due to ten
Instrument Package Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 06.16.22 You sound like you like the technology but don't want to go overboard. I suggest you go directly to
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 06.16.22 I'm replacing all of them, nuts, and washers also with 316. I'd use all carbon steel components "
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 06.16.22 You photo shows two well defined "oyster lines" and is a textbook case of cyclic failure due to tens
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? arf145 at 11:41am 06.16.22 Garhauer Marine sells travellers made to fit, I believe. This is just one of them: Traveler MT-UB-3
Helm seat on 280 chp at 11:39am 06.16.22 We leave ours in place the vast majority of the time but ours has cutouts that allows it to hang se
daysailer1 boom needed Bob mchugh at 11:33am 06.16.22 Thank you all for your input. I was fortunate to find a boom in a neighboring state.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (2) flightlead404 at 11:18am 06.16.22 One looks sheared, one looks like it backed out, the other two are in place - did not check torque.

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