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Floor Boards BroadReach at 6:15pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1407 The marine supplier PYI has a product called "floor anchors" that they sell for use to hold wooden f
Valiant 40 progress part three, varnish and rigging. (3) CharlieCobra at 5:45pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1465 We managed to get the boom off and the mast ready to pull tomorrow. We also finished varnish prep a
Is there a Y valve? rpwillia at 5:00pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 8/2676 The drawing for the 310 plumbing in the manual shows a Y valve between the output of the toilet and
Noobs on a 3 hour tour (2) Hermit Scott at 4:48pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2623 For that synthetic line as a backstay, I ended up tying a buntline hitch with half hitches to take u
Bottom-cleaning diver in Solomons? Ivan at 4:31pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 2/2165 I am considering having my bottom cleaned by a diver this year as my bottom paint was always good w
How do you load your boat? Roger Long at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1830 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0-vKJWol0'feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKn1FuB53
Gulfport, FL Sandy Stone at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1867 I saw with interest the thread about relocating to the Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor area, and the in
Retractable Keel WBruce at 3:08pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 2/1958 I have a 1984 model, O'Day Day Sailer II. My problem: When I launch the boat, I can not be certain
Stuffing Box, how often should it be changed Scott B at 2:54pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13702 We're heading into our fourth season on our boat, with the engine at 400 hours, is it time to change
Looking for good used mainsail for 1979 Lancer 25 hz293 at 2:38pm 04.12.10 Lancer 2/2405 Does anyone have a good used L25 mainsail, 1979 (P 25 X E 8.5). I've found a new one for $490 but c
Question on discrepancies in C-22 wts listed Smiley at 2:28pm 04.12.10 Catalina 22 2/1440 Question on discrepancies in wts of C-22 listed I'm curious about the discrepancies in weight liste
Set-up on Water? lokiii at 2:12pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 5/2267 Has anybody tried setting up a H170 on the water?
Lookin For Part BHW at 1:59pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 4/1427 I Have A Hunter380 2000 When I Open My Cockpitseat I Need The Rubber Stopper That The Seat Rest On
Emergency Tiller Hunter 45 CC Jeff20919 at 12:29pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1407 This weekend we tried to remove the Emergency Tiller on our 2006 Hunter 45 CC, because it appeared t
Practice Sessions Don Guillette at 12:19pm 04.12.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5836 I had an interesting call today from a sailor who wants to start his sailing season off on the right
Hell of a night sailaway78 at 11:17am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3570 We finally got what seemed like a decent forecast to leave Tampa Bay and get a little farther south.
No SAILING seadaddler at 11:02am 04.12.10 Big Boats 5/1733 Now I know how you up north sailors feel in the winter when you can't go sailing. I had surgery Mar.
Winter woodworking project (3) MontanaSailor at 10:52am 04.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3718 Weather got nice enough to put winter project onto the boat. Got a super great deal on solid oak at
Leaving center board down while moored... BlueRunner at 10:49am 04.12.10 Day Sailers 2/1911 Is there any downside (other than becoming untied and drifting to the beach) to leaving the center b
running speaker wires to center console MIST ERIE US at 10:08am 04.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/2507 I have a Hunter 290 and want to add some cockpit speakers and was thinking in the centre console. I

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Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? (7) mjsader at 2:43pm 05.21.22 The joint in question didn't seem to have any caulk or sealant. I decided the plywood "backer" only
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA shemandr at 2:16pm 05.21.22 When I delivered my new to me H356 from Liberty Island Marina to Mattituck , which is about 70 mies
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger jviss at 2:12pm 05.21.22 I cannot "plug" it in to a wall outlet (and most of the chargers now have the 3 prong plug which do
eenie, meenie, minie, moe dlochner at 2:02pm 05.21.22 Clean the insulation. One of the black wires may be a very dirty red on ith 16 ga duplex or 16 ga tr
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (1) jaysweet at 1:56pm 05.21.22 Some days the universe kicks you in the teeth, but today wasn't that day! I swapped out the old fil
o'day daysailer boom sail sfbay at 1:51pm 05.21.22 If you cannot source a used or salvage one, suggest contacting Rig Rite for a Z Spar boom for your s
272le boom vang and backstay adjustor measurements sail sfbay at 1:49pm 05.21.22 If you have a diagram, suggest rigging these up with small diameter tag line, remove and measure.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 1:48pm 05.21.22 Disclaimer, I do not have a 3d printer but my brother-in-law has told me about similar problems on
Anyone missing their rudder Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:40pm 05.21.22 Post it on Facebook...look for a "page" that seems to be about your local area. --Peggie
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations (1) twalker H260 at 1:38pm 05.21.22
Fresh/Black Water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:36pm 05.21.22 All the hoses--water and waste--are in need of replacement, but it's entirely possible that your san
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Head Sail at 1:23pm 05.21.22 Any continuity tester will help determine which is which. You may need a long test wire.
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Sailor Sue at 12:57pm 05.21.22 Any 12 volt battery should work. Can you pull your car up close enough to the mast, or use jumper wi
Need a replacement Tiller Head for Ericson 25+ (3) Mextor at 12:52pm 05.21.22 The Inner Diameter is 2 3/8"
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor RaleighRancher at 12:43pm 05.21.22 I replaced the cuddy floor on my '74 several years ago. Two triangles of plywood, meeting in the mid
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Plymouth Sailor at 12:40pm 05.21.22 Be aware, on some older Hunters, the factory laid some wires that transited the liner/cabin top wit
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Plymouth Sailor at 12:38pm 05.21.22 Take this opportunity to use those wires as a messenger and replace the black wires with whatever c
Topping Lift HC37 ggrizzard at 12:37pm 05.21.22 I found a thread with diagrams on this topic that the OP may find helpful' https://www.skippertips.c
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 12:16pm 05.21.22 Terry, Sometimes I wonder if we are becoming "Cruising the Ditch" enablers. I sure enjoy the route
eenie, meenie, minie, moe ggrizzard at 12:08pm 05.21.22 Be aware, on some older Hunters, the factory laid some wires that transited the liner/cabin top with

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