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broken mast Jolly Rodger at 8:57am 08.02.10 Smaller Boats 1/1080 I broke my hunter 18 mast in a big blow on Kerr Lake NC. There is not a manufaturer name on it anyw
How tightly should the H146 mainsail batten be installed? esterhazyinoz at 8:55am 08.02.10 Day Sailers 0/1328 There seems to be a reasonable amount of adjustment via the Velcro tab when installing the batten at
cockpit table Stuart Garrett at 8:40am 08.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1918 I have a Beneteau Oceanis 423 which I have had for almost 5 years. To make the table bigger you have
Unknown Water Source S230TYC at 8:15am 08.02.10 S2 2/1450 I have a 1986 S2 30. The last couple of times we have been out we've had water sloshing the floor bo
Wiring Question jimmcgee at 8:15am 08.02.10 Catalina 30 5/1911
309 Bilge Pump Issues kenreed at 7:38am 08.02.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3563 The bilge pump on my 309, Hull #22, is not pumping the bilge. It runs but nothing comes out of the
Back Pressure - Air Vent or Scaling? lakenorman285 at 7:16am 08.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2254 Peggy - I am fairly new to sailing and still learning the ins and outs of my 1985 H 285. Yeste
Swinging centerboard won't swing paddler79 at 7:09am 08.02.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2155 Have a Captiva 24 with a swinging centerboard that is rope operated from the stern. The board won't
Holding Tank Filling With Minimal Use Eras at 7:08am 08.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4781 Our 25 gallon holding tank is filling within 36-48 hours after being emptied. It will do this at anc
Two completely different questions about Catalina 22 & teak! (2) radioguy at 7:01am 08.02.10 Catalina 22 11/4391 Hi guys! First post! I have two questions about the Catalina 22 specifically. First, I'm looking
ODay 27 owners: photo of saloon double berth for me? (1) JonnyQuest at 7:00am 08.02.10 Bigger Boats 0/2005 The ODay 27 (1975 in my case) has a pedestal table that can be dropped to create a double berth out
steering wheel lost motion jansan1 at 6:57am 08.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1844 On a Catalina 28 Mk 1 ( just recently ) some play has appeared between the wheel and the rudder. Any
Lets Talk Centerboards... atwhite2 at 6:41am 08.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1394 Hello Everyone, I have a 1992 Mac 26S--Water-ballast, swing centerboard. I have a few questions ab
Lubricating the head Buzzlovelace at 6:32am 08.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1671 I see Westmarine has a product that you dump down into the head to lubricate the gaskets. to the tun
1st day on the 235 - Cleaning and a question (5) bobbo99 at 6:30am 08.02.10 Smaller Boats 7/1579 Hi all as promised here are the first photos of my wife and i on board our new H235. Sadly due to w
Borrow / Rent a Trailer?? tobwco at 6:18am 08.02.10 Trailer Sailors 4/205 Would anyone be willing to rent or lend me their Hunter 260 or equivalent trailer?? It would be hope
water temperature sensor g1gaumond at 5:40am 08.02.10 Catalina 30 0/1389 Noticed on my last 2 outings that my engine temperature gauge needle was stick at 160F, (lowest on t
Singlehanded sailing an H26 svripple at 5:39am 08.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1962 Hello everyone, I have a 1994 Hunter 26. As far as sailing skill, I rate myself more of an intermedi
safe distance bad_com_pany at 5:31am 08.02.10 Smaller Boats 15/2579 ok was out all day yesterday lil wind but question is , how close do most of you let a 40ft motorboa
Can u tell me what model of Hunter she is? (1) danstanford at 5:03am 08.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 15/2767 This is a boat I saw for sale and understand is a Hunter 33, but the cabin windows do not look like

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Fender cleanup DArcy at 1:42pm 04.02.22 LA's Awesome Cleaner Degreaser works but so does a pressure washer. Just start back a bit and expect
Window Advice Jacktar at 1:39pm 04.02.22 Just a hint, new silicone does not like to stick to old silicon remnants on parts.
Spinnaker, hows and whys DArcy at 1:31pm 04.02.22 If you've never flown a spinnaker I suggest you get someone aboard that has a lot of experience with
Bent Wing (1) Tom J at 1:23pm 04.02.22 This is my C310 being launched on a Brownell trailer. Wing keel is above the level of the trailer.
Circumnavigate in a Hunter DCGULL at 1:08pm 04.02.22 Well, First- sorry I'm so late to the party, and congratulations on just being scared clear of mi
Bent Wing Tom J at 1:04pm 04.02.22 The wings both had yellow paint from the trailer on them, so we assume one may have been stuck unde
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Roland5048 at 12:58pm 04.02.22 My '77 h30 has almost end of boom sheeting with the traveler at the companionway. Never had a probl
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification Tom J at 12:43pm 04.02.22 Will have rigger install halyard restrainer in couple weeks so thought will have replace light whil
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Stu Jackson at 12:37pm 04.02.22 My understanding is that if the sheet is at the end of the boom, you can eliminate the need for the
Bent Wing dLj at 12:31pm 04.02.22 Why can't they just do the mirror image of what they did to bend it? :) Sure - if you can figure
Air conditioning Tally Ho at 12:31pm 04.02.22 As @Scott T-Bird said, for the first 3 years of owning my C30 I used a 5k BTU window unit sitting o
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 12:15pm 04.02.22 204011
the great lakes are open. the season is underway Tally Ho at 12:06pm 04.02.22
Window Advice danooxnard at 11:58am 04.02.22 I also tinted the windows while they were out. I bought a kit at the auto parts store and did them m
Bent Wing jviss at 11:54am 04.02.22 that's going to be a bear of a job! Why can't they just do the mirror image of what they did to be
Winter Cruising Question colb218 at 11:33am 04.02.22 A couple of updates. Headsail is sorted and is wonderful. Showed up a few weeks ago with plans to
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Halvern at 11:09am 04.02.22 The traveler on the 11A is right at the entrance of the companion way. The car is adjustable, so not
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator sailcapt340 at 10:45am 04.02.22 Ed, Mine measures out the same as yours did, 15 and 9 3/4 inches. I can understand the stronger fo
Raw water intake strainer JrzSailor at 10:41am 04.02.22 I'm happy with this Vetus strainer on my 2gm20f. Well built and easy to remove and clean the strai
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast brockangelo at 10:34am 04.02.22

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