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Any member living in southern california? jrale at 9:41pm 07.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1839 Any member living in southern california who owns 1981 25 ft Macgregor that is fully restored? I wou
Electrical distribution panel jrale at 9:33pm 07.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1903 the distribution panel for my 1981 macgregor 25 ft was corroded so I decided to replace the panel wi
Battery upgrade Jackyos at 7:58pm 07.01.10 Big Boats 8/2199 Has anyone upgrade the batteries in the Hunter44DS? If so, I was wondering what you got and where y
Anybody race in an H146? tpzahm at 7:13pm 07.01.10 Racing 1/2363 We're in need of a Portsmouth Number for a Hunter 146, as one is entered in this weekend's Independe
Sticker Shock sailaway78 at 6:03pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2239 As I put the boat back together, I have been looking and checking on everything and anything that ev
At What Point Should One Become Concerned About Engine Mounts -- & Any Preventive Actions? (1) rardiH36 at 5:38pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2528 Yesterday, when I was getting up close and personal with my engine while replacing all the raw water
Sailing To Bahama's seadaddler at 5:17pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1384 Hi all I am leaving for the Bahama's this coming July 5 on a friends 42 Outlander sailboat and do s
H28.5 Cockpit Hatch Rubber Stops 49North at 5:17pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2407 I'm having a hard time locating a source for those little rubber stops on the underside of the lazar
New forum member Don Nevile at 5:05pm 07.01.10 Sirius 21/22 1/2496 I am new to this forum. I have a 1978 Sirius 21, hull name "SLIPPERY WHEN WET". I live in Waterloo
S2 CC ketch 26' hayyous2 at 4:14pm 07.01.10 S2 1/1735 I have found a S2 26' CC factory ketch. Swim platform Extra ports. All hardware matches.. Has anyo
engine instruments jumbyway at 3:05pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1495 The Volvo D55 on our Beneteau 423 only has a tack and oil pressure guage, along with temp, alternato
yamaha outboart howard at 2:38pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2149 I have a yamaha 8hp two cycle. The carb has been rebuilt within the year but i do not use it enough.
Not a big fan of biminis... malyea at 2:01pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1792 ...most of the time. I don't like the cluttered look they present when they're folded back out of
Drowning - Read especially if you have kids. Roger Long at 1:52pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2655 Seeing MaineSail's beautiful photo took me back to my days as father of young children and this item
Racing handicap for H146? tpzahm at 1:35pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1317 Has anyone raced their Hunter 146 in a handicapped race? If so, what was the handicap? (PHRF, Port
O27 suggestions for reinforcing the stanchion backing plates? JonnyQuest at 1:26pm 07.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2130 My stanchions for the life lines are pretty are anchored pretty weakly, and any lateral pressure cau
Bow Light replacement? LarryH at 1:24pm 07.01.10 Smaller Boats 3/1473 Has anyone replaced their bowlight? I am wondering where to find a replacement. I also need to repac
New Sensibulb - Even Brighter Than The Last Ones (2) Maine Sail at 1:06pm 07.01.10 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3557 The new Sensibulb, that just began shipping last week, is nearly 40% brighter than the ones I tested
Plastimo roller furler 608-T stx203 at 12:26pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/3380 I snapped a section of my Plastimo rollerfurler 608-T and need a replacement. Does anyone know of a
Sailmaker looking for info on Catalina 250 Jib Sam Salter at 10:57am 07.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1694 Looking for info: A customer has given me a 110 furling jib off a 2004/6 Catalina 250 (swing keel)

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1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:13am 06.20.22 Hi Robert, There are definitely screws & they are probably covered with paint ! They screw into a p
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? Epic1969 at 6:08am 06.20.22 I am doing similar tomorrow (driving 12 hours round trip to pick up a boat) I have a grease gun with
How do you keep the birds at bay? CaptianSteve736 at 5:31am 06.20.22 Birds are an issue at our marina. Especially when you've spent 25+ hours detailing your boat. There
Keel didn't line up in the cradle (1) brockangelo at 5:20am 06.20.22 Oh yeah, mine is no where near that easy. Here's a better view of the back: e some updates for this
helm canopy Justin_NSA at 5:16am 06.20.22 I Googled "hunter 27 bimini" and got several hits. Someone here may have done it on an H27.
INVERTER SET UP SycloneDriver at 4:46am 06.20.22 Directly from the batteries, fused and preferably switched. It will require large gauge wire but yo
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences (1) loneshark64 at 4:12am 06.20.22
helm canopy gypsywind1980 at 4:10am 06.20.22 yes
helm canopy sailme88 at 4:00am 06.20.22 sounds like you want a Bimini.....
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start senang at 3:04am 06.20.22 Check the electrical connection of the ground of the engine block. You often get corrosion at this p
Keel bolt Triple B at 10:49pm 06.19.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 06.19.22 As built: 206423
Keel bolt (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:05pm 06.19.22 You will most likely find two different bolt sizes. Measure each one to be sure. Measure the bolt
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Ken13559 at 8:46pm 06.19.22 GordonSmith, some info here might be useful to you. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/catal
Keel bolt Triple B at 8:41pm 06.19.22 Yes. Shes an hour away and i work on her every week.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Ken13559 at 8:38pm 06.19.22 When at dock my bilge pump comes on regularly due to condensate from the running aircon.
Keel bolt Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 06.19.22 Do you have access to the boat ?
Keel didn't line up in the cradle (2) Leeward Rail at 6:56pm 06.19.22 Here is our C22 trailer before we bought it. I later added 6x6 lumber on the sides of the keel suppo
How do you keep the birds at bay? PaulK at 6:30pm 06.19.22 We run ss wire about 3 or 4 inches above each set of spreaders, between the mast and the shrouds. Ke
Keel didn't line up in the cradle Leeward Rail at 5:52pm 06.19.22 Looks like a simple bow chock is being used. A very small target to try have the keel line up ! Mo

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