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need springs barrile at 11:32am 04.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1326 I have an 85 Hunter with a Maxwell #7 winch. The springs are shot and I need to get new ones and Max
Need a trailer for '78 Catalina 22 fixed keel prayermama at 11:12am 04.29.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3668 Please help! I just received a DONATED 1978 Catalina 22 fixed keel sailboat for my nonprofit to use
installing thru deck fitting stx203 at 10:56am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2536 I am about to tackle putting a "waste" thru deck fitting for pumping out the holding tank on older O
2008 Hunter 216 Launcing Options blsheldon at 9:11am 04.29.10 Smaller Boats 2/1515 Our yacht club has a crane for launching small keel boats, but there is a question if the 216 is str
removing old letters shadowing stx203 at 9:02am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3930 replacing registration numbers on my "new to me" 77 Oday 25. Has an off white hull, after removing t
Fastest you've gotten your boat? Too Late Now at 8:59am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 12/2792 Without current or waves. Just straight up sailing it. 7.4MPH here. Full main, 150% Genoa, wi
Fort Lauderdale - help, where do I go with my boat? Trevor23800 at 6:37am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2585 Hello Fort Lauderdalians, or those in the know - I am currently anchored in No Name Harbor on Key Bi
Another racing H31 TR6 at 8:22am 04.29.10 Racing 10/3748 Just completed the annual Semiahmoo 2 day regatta up here in the PNW. For the 3rd consecutive year S
parts boat Gary Meckes at 7:43am 04.29.10 Day Sailers 2/1534 Would anyone have a Daysailer II parts boat that would sell me a deck plate for the inspection port
Brass in my 27' transom Buzzlovelace at 6:37am 04.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1801 Good Day! Today I was installing a Stern Pulpit safety rail in my 1971 Catalina 27'. When I was dril
Stainless Tube vs. Lifeline Ken Kindrick at 6:12am 04.29.10 Big Boats 5/3787 Why don't sailboats, like power boats, have 1" stainless steel tubes rather than flimsy lifelines?
Our Maiden Voyage (2) CaptDon01 at 5:10am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 3/1533 My Firstmate and I hosted our "trailer-sailor" friends, (The SoCal Potter's), for a weekend sailing
boom hight piedpiperIII at 4:56am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 2/1474 I bought my 1989 cat22 just over 2 years ago from a man that never sailed it, He bought it used and
Morgan 43 info needed 321NYOKA at 8:16pm 04.28.10 Morgan 0/2331 I recently purchased a 1985 Morgan 43CC, there are no owner manuals on board. Does anyone have a Mor
H376: Correct cutless bearing size? finleydc at 7:23pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2076 Trying to find factory info on correct cutless bearing for Hunter 376. My 376 owner's manual says c
Latest brainstorm (1) Roger Long at 6:13pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1940 Having experienced the incredible heat gradient in the cabin while testing my new cabin heater, I de
Dinghy Numbering Nodak7 at 6:09pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1916 I have to place numbers on our inflatable dinghy. Has anyone got a suggestion as to the best paint t
How much wind is too much rameek at 6:08pm 04.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3003 Hey guys, I'm brand spankin new to this site and need a little info about the Mac 26M I bought 6 mon
Let's talk antennas again Brian D at 5:43pm 04.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 10/5942 Well, I want to play with my HF on my little 27 footer but don't have the funds or needs to put a la
5 Yr. Old Boat, 40 mi or 1000 mi. On Eng., Which One? sigbear at 5:24pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1857 I am looking at several 2005 used sailboats (Catalina) and was curious about low mileage on a 5 yr.

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Stray Current Corrosion Problem Will Gilmore at 4:32pm 06.11.22 Aged wiring and insulation chafe? Either your boat or the slip's supply? The difficulties in troub
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (1) jaysweet at 4:20pm 06.11.22 I was reminded of this thread while responding to a different thread earlier, and figured I'd post
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 06.11.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem jaysweet at 3:52pm 06.11.22 BigEasy: sorry that I have no expertise to share on this, just a personal anecdote. I've always put
Epoxy questions jaysweet at 3:34pm 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:51pm 06.11.22 Before breaking out the Sawsall and bulkhead destruction, I would cut the hose into small parts and
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 Rick Webb at 2:45pm 06.11.22 Check the latch for the anchor locker the hole the latch slides into was a leak on my boat
Epoxy questions duck21 at 2:42pm 06.11.22 Hi! The timing on this is good--after a weekend of the center cabin lights leaking on my Hunter 37
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 2:34pm 06.11.22 Thanks Dave. I did take off that cover but did not see any water come in from locker. I will also lo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Len Ingalls at 2:24pm 06.11.22 Suggest: Drill the pinhole a bit. Use an air hose with a tapered inflator tip to pressurize the "ho
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 06.11.22 I advised to tighten the upper shroud. I have replaced too many spreaders if left as movable
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 06.11.22 First that is gelcoat painted on marine ply that is delaminating. If it is the forward lower bulkhe
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles stephen_i_w at 2:11pm 06.11.22 If you were moving slow, I would have thought that you were too trimmed in. But, 6.5 knot boat spee
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 1:59pm 06.11.22 Hi Stephen. Yes, I'm surprised too. I was moving, like 6.5 to 7 kts, which is great in 10 kts of win
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles stephen_i_w at 1:23pm 06.11.22 How fast were you going? I ask because in my expereince 10 knots would not over power my c315 even
ODay 322 Wire routing reference pix eherlihy at 1:04pm 06.11.22 I need to do something like this for my O'day 35. Note that on the 35 that the wiring for the bow
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters jdrutten at 12:50pm 06.11.22 I was reminded of this thread while responding to a different thread earlier, and figured I'd post a
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 06.11.22 I need to replace the hose from the toilet to the holding tank on my 1992 Hunter 30. Would like to
Epoxy questions ShawnL at 12:17pm 06.11.22 I'll second the fact that epoxy has an amazingly long shelf life until mixed. I buy the west system
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 12:16pm 06.11.22 No, your time is definitely not "waste"d. I see what you did there ;)

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