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Questions about Cutter Rigged Boat EKU III at 3:08pm 03.22.10 Reliance 2/3776 We just bought our boat last summer. It's cutter rigged. The club foot (for the stay sail) is miss
Sunburned hatch slider-cover replacement tadd5181 at 3:02pm 03.22.10 Big Boats 6/1562 My 2000 Hunter 420 main stateroom hatch cover had a sliding piece of plastic which has badly discolo
Styrofoam Blocks Triple Point at 2:50pm 03.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/5725 Hi Everyone, I'm brand new to this forum, to sailing and to MacGregor. I bought a very used 22' Mac.
H30 stantions BruceK at 12:51pm 03.22.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1406 I have 4 slightly bent lifeline stantions that also fit the 33.5 and 35.5...bent a touch inward from
Tank cap for Thetford ca 1979 mkb at 12:14pm 03.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2362 I have a Thetford porta-potti that was original equipment (I think) in my 1979 S2. Its in good orde
Interior teak panel cleaning Question impulse II at 11:59am 03.22.10 Day Sailers 3/1742 Hello all, Long winter, but alas time to get her cleaned up and on the water soon. I have an Oday
hunter 31 rudder shogue1253 at 11:53am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1813 I have a 1985 hunter 31 with a shoal draft. The rudder is approximately 8 inches deeper than the ke
Just checking in sailaway78 at 11:31am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1630 Thought I would just check in and give a little rundown on where and why. Currently sitting in Port
New dinghy - gas storage graham at 11:02am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2147 Hi all, I'm moving from a 7 foot hard dink with an electric troller (for which motor and battery st
anchor type/size dlewis812 at 10:53am 03.22.10 Catalina 30 10/4982 cat 30 TR need to buy new anchor.. assuming fluke but recommended weight? (also thoughts on CRQ
Yanmar - Backfiring and smoking! Nodak7 at 10:36am 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4014 OK! Ok! I saw the recent posting on Yanmar's recommendation regarding keeping the transmission in ne
Polishing Time Eric M at 9:15am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1610 Hi All, Following the recommendations of many here I am the new owner of a Makita polishing machin
Cockpit sole drains (2) MattObjects at 9:02am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 16/5432 The transom of my Grampian 26 has two holes through it to drain the cockpit sole. When I bought the
When to reef? druid at 8:23am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2787 Got in a GREAT sail this weekend, but have a question: First, let me say I don't trust my cheap and
Advice regarding grab rails BobM at 8:15am 03.22.10 S2 5/1891 I took advantage of the nice weather to go to the boat yesterday. Everything was fine, which is gre
Toerail Blaise at 7:58am 03.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2096 Crest Aluminum in Mentor, OH. now manufactures toe rails for all the Cherubini hunters. Midnight Sun
Teak cleaning/ Interior Bobharki at 7:49am 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2391 We recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 40. One of the projects we want to do is to clean and re oil al
Converting A Hank On To Fit A Roller Furler Joe Mullee at 7:34am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 7/7097 I have a few "old" sails in my garage for my 1983 Hunter 34. One is a 110% hank on geneoa that came
1992 H30 topping lift replacement - what to use? Sherry at 6:47am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 14/2176 I am replacing the topping lift. The owner's manual says 5/16" low stretch dacron, 86' long, with a
Grrrzzzzz Deadline at 6:41am 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1307 The pump for my freshwater tank won't shut off automatically. Have checked for air leaks, and yes th

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O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 05.04.22 I've read that the ballast is lead ingots with some sort of filler in the keel. Has any work been do
Month Manufactured sesmith at 11:13am 05.04.22 Sep. of '83. Check out the "model year format" in this document: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.
Misc Issues Roland5048 at 11:04am 05.04.22 ust like my transom did before cleaning. Burning oil generally causes a bluish exhaust but does no
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Terry Cox at 10:57am 05.04.22 Thanks Terry for getting me fixed. You're welcome Hayden. The package will go out today via USPS.
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 isaksp00 at 10:46am 05.04.22 I would run it dry by unhooking the fuel hose from the engine end after every use, at least if you a
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 10:43am 05.04.22 Are you using old gas and/or ethanol fuel? Did you rebuild the carburetor essentially cleaning ou
Ammeter replacement questions Stu Jackson at 10:38am 05.04.22 If what you are trying to measure is the power (amps) being used in your distribution panel, i.e., t
H240 Pulpit drawing (2) sail sfbay at 10:35am 05.04.22 Suggest looking for images of all the angles like the ones of a 240 below and measure the forward an
Edson wheel adjustment! Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! sailcapt340 at 10:31am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! Richard19068 at 10:21am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 10:08am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 10:07am 05.04.22 Like, Two turns deport and two turns to starboard when I forget I only have half a wheel for a port
Edson wheel adjustment! jssailem at 10:07am 05.04.22 Look over the stern and check that the rudder is in inline with the boat keel. When it is inline the
Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 10:02am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! Richard19068 at 10:00am 05.04.22 Right. That's 3-1/2 total. Is that normal or did you in the past get 5 or 6 or 7 or something else
Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 9:57am 05.04.22 Hi, I only get half a turn to port then 3+ to starboard!
Edson wheel adjustment! Richard19068 at 9:55am 05.04.22 How many total turns do you normally have from "lock to lock"? If normally 3-1/2 turns total then pe
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 9:54am 05.04.22 FWIW, here's my main re-wired battery setup: emory wire. They're always yellow. That black wire on B
Headsail sizes sail sfbay at 9:35am 05.04.22 Same question came up on this thread: Tacking a Genoa? \| SailNet Community

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