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Replacing Bulkheads on 84 H22 CraigV at 10:38am 01.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1537 My H22 is currently on the hard for some much needed winter maintenance. My number one goal is repl
Only YOU can save the bay... Ron20324 at 9:45am 01.02.10 Ask All Sailors 45/5316 Page six of today's Annapolis paper has an article that says you should do this to help save the Che
cutles bearing replacement max s at 9:33am 01.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 13/2282 cutless bearing replacement Hi Has any one tried to replace a cutless bearing on a 1984 Hunter 31?
Interlux Schooner Gold zds at 9:08am 01.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1584 Interlux has gone and "reformulated" my favorite varnish (Schooner) to make Schooner Gold. Schoo
Hard Starting tedboi at 8:38am 01.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2407 Experiencing hard starting on Yanmar 2QM15 (1980 Hunter 33) irrespective of outside (FL)temperature.
Now is the time. timebandit at 8:15am 01.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1970 Now is the time for the TODO list. If you live in a warm climate like Souther California where you
Jump start of Yanmar 3YM20 tgyires at 7:57am 01.02.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/4073 I have a 2006 Yanmar 3YM20 in my Catalina 309. It did not start twice. After the first failure in Ju
Planning to sail the "great Loop" on Hunter27 in 2011 ijoyful59 at 7:34am 01.02.10 Destinations 5/7314 Would love to hear from anyone who has experience in sailing "the great loop", (not motoring). Topic
Chartplotter upgrage dthorp29 at 7:19am 01.02.10 Big Boats 3/2031 Just purchased 2004 Catalina 36 MK II with SL 70C chartplotter/radar. Want to up grade the chartplo
376 with crack in mast, Help (1) nonlinear at 7:14am 01.02.10 Big Boats 9/2767 Has anyone had a crack in the Mast by the base? If so what to do about it? As you can see it is abou
Wind speed paphman at 6:47am 01.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/5252 We have a small wind meter at deck level. I find this to be very helpfull. The mast is 29 ft. abov
Hunter 23 mast specifications teresa24 at 6:29am 01.02.10 Smaller Boats 8/6646 Hi, Does anyone have the manufacturer's specifications for the 1987 Hunter 23 mast? Thanks to all.
Raymarine Warranty Outside Of USA Ducati at 3:49am 01.02.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4414 Do Raymarine offer warranty support for their products if you are outside of the USA? Say we visit C
1979 catalina interior wanted warner82 at 3:11am 01.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1548 hi, im looking for two seat cushions for my c30 one is the starboard side lower that rest on top of
ballast tank failure bad_com_pany at 3:03am 01.02.10 Smaller Boats 10/2829 I was just reading in the "ask a hunter " forum and there is a fella that said his 1993 23.5 ballast
best baby to sail around the world? thesailerdude at 10:07pm 01.01.10 Ask All Sailors 23/9586 I have been doing some research and came up with Islander 36 often...Zac Sunderland used her to circ
circa 1983 Lewmar 40ST winch part question (3) BigFatGuy at 8:24pm 01.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1799 Hello Folk: While trimming the jib one afternoon, the starboard Lewmar 40ST winch gave up the gho
Fresh water flush sticky? yottyboy at 7:05pm 01.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2603 Looking for definitive reach results for fresh water flush set up and I have to go thru so many post
Spinaker rigging All U Get at 5:35pm 01.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1489 Hi gang, I've been considering an assymetrical spinaker for my Catalina 30TR. Does anyone have a pi
Advise a Newbie npettett at 5:34pm 01.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1908 After sailing classes, what practice should my wife and I have to feel comfortable sailing coastal t

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Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 3:04pm 05.03.22 I do have someone who offered to go with me time permitting and captain my boat that has close to 4
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:02pm 05.03.22 That doesn't look too bad. When I spent an extended time motoring in following seas, I got soot on
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 2:29pm 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 2:26pm 05.03.22 Thank you that is great advice, I do have an I/R gun as well. I bought the boat over the winter and
Misc Issues (1) mjsb at 2:19pm 05.03.22 Any photos to the transom?
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 2:16pm 05.03.22 Ok so not a totally complete failure. The part actually was almost the desired size for the interior
Misc Issues mjsb at 2:12pm 05.03.22 Normally Black smoke = Engine burning oil Hopefully no more Backfires on the engine. How many eng
Deep stick (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:11pm 05.03.22 BTW: You now have a deviant browser history.:beer:
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 1:42pm 05.03.22 As others have said, sailing the 310 single handed is not difficult, and some have suggested modific
Block size for 84' 31 - Mainsheet Dave Groshong at 1:39pm 05.03.22 I recommend Garhauer size 30 blocks for that boat's mainsheet system, give me a call if you'd like
windlass not working and how to use it solo? Hollyberry at 1:27pm 05.03.22 Our anchor locker has a sloping floor and the chain needs to be cleared by hand periodically when re
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 1:16pm 05.03.22 One item I am up against is once the boat is in the water I need to move around 50 nautical miles t
H34 chainplate revisited. Artey1 at 12:20pm 05.03.22 Well done. I feel like this may become a right of passage for any future H31/H34 owners brave enough
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:02pm 05.03.22
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Dr. D at 11:42am 05.03.22 Last season I bought a Vulcan anchor, made by the same company making the Rocna. Although the compan
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 11:40am 05.03.22 That is the correct belt, and I (1) compared it with a brand new one and the length is exactly the
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Stu Jackson at 11:40am 05.03.22 Better still, I will pull @Stu Jackson in to provide his expert opinion and resources on this, and
Misc Issues Roland5048 at 11:16am 05.03.22 Just had the same issue. Picked up some mono fishing line around the shaft between the prop and str
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 11:16am 05.03.22 Thank you, I do have the manual. It explains how the system works which helps understand how to com
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement Nichole340 at 11:16am 05.03.22 Kloudie, I like the design of the faucet you highlighted. I'll be at the boat later this week and

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