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New Hunter Bilge Question Rob at 6:04am 08.31.09 Big Boats 11/2162 Hi All, Took delivery of my 2009 Hunter 45DS just this month. I have noticed about 2-3 gallons o
Make sure you clean out the heat exchanger (1) alumrock at 9:01pm 08.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1367 My Yanmar overheated, and I had to get towed in! When I cleaned out the heat exchanger, I found old
Macgregor Clubs JMonda at 8:42pm 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1635 Hi Folks, I went to the Fleet 77 meeting in Fort Walton Beach. This is a club of Catalina 22 owner
help boat leaking dglindaman at 8:01pm 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2095 Help!!!!!!!!! I am the owner of a 93 mac 26 s my marina called me and my boat was half submerged, t
Rudder for 1978 25' swcalvin@gmail.com at 7:43pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 3/1558 I decided to make a rudder out of cypress for my 25. The bottom of my rudder is missing. I was wonde
Spare trailered boat oldiesrocker2001 at 7:28pm 08.30.09 Trailer Sailors 19/7991 A thought occurred to me this season of non-sailing (for me, anyway) while on the one trip to our us
Traveler rail on 37C Tha Gaol at 6:58pm 08.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1987 Does anyone know what brand the traveler track is on a 1980 37 Cutter? Other than the original car
Great quote Roger Long at 5:54pm 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1209 "Boating is not the hula hoop. Boating has been with us since shortly after man discovered he could
Grilling out on the 386 shoeless at 4:53pm 08.30.09 Big Boats 2/1240 H386 (w/oval cockpit) owners: Where do we mount a charcoal/gas grill on the boat with safety and con
h170 boom height heliBartek at 4:10pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 26/6419 There's been some talk in the past of experimenting with 170's boom mounting point. Few guys mention
Carpi Expo 14.2 smythcs at 3:14pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 0/1830 Carpi Expo 14.2 is an awesome boat!! Just sailed her for two days in 25 mph winds on an 8.5 mile
redesigned shoal keel daysailer at 2:31pm 08.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1866 Sir: Would you have any advise on buying a boat that has had the shoal keel modified. The owner has
Cleaning seat/matress covers cmckearney at 1:18pm 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1487 Hello, We just purchased 1994 Macgregor 26 classic and I would like to clean (possibly wash) the
ODay 23 Rigging Tensions PELLIOTT at 1:09pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 3/1435 I own a 1984 O'Day 23. Does anyone know what tensions are required on all the stays?
Modified shoal keel daysailer at 11:29am 08.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2579 Sir: Would you have any advise on buying a boat that has had the shoal keel modified. The owner ha
Hatch Seals Mic Jones at 11:56am 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2851 Hatch Seals --I recently bought a 1989/90 ? 26D That is/was in very rough shape. It is now gutted an
Lucky Fellows kloudie1 at 11:23am 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1763 Found this just now.. These guys were on an overturned 23 foot vessel.. for several days.. They were
Boat Manual jorgefife at 10:40am 08.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 14/8592 Looking for a manual for a '82 Hunter 33, could be in pdf format Thanks Jorge Fife
furling main bigsick at 10:19am 08.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2598 Please let me know experiences with Selden furling main for a 32' hunter.
centerboard cleat srvideo at 9:02am 08.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1077 Our oday daysailer II has a little problem We are hoping to make a quick repair and get out on the w

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Chain snubbers jssailem at 6:45am 08.03.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) I tied a Brian Toss designed soft shackle wit
Furling Main Winter Storage DayDreamer41 at 6:36am 08.03.21 We always take our down fold it and store it in the basement. Every year I rotate the head sail or m
Installing Battery Monitor (1) Juice6576 at 6:25am 08.03.21 Just monitor the house batteries. You want to get the shunt close to those. Ignore the starting. My
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:16am 08.03.21 This works on chain or rope rode, I use more than one loop wrap on prussik when using rope rode, to
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:13am 08.03.21 Like Dlochner posted. Any climbing site or Animated Knots will show the knot. This is rope, but it
Furling Main Winter Storage ice breaker at 6:12am 08.03.21 I have done it both ways. On our 41 the main is a beast. I have stored at home, but generally leav
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts jssailem at 6:10am 08.03.21
Long time lurker :) David in Sandusky at 6:01am 08.03.21 Congratulations! The 33 is a great design. Cherubini said it was the Queen of his Hunter designs.
Chain snubbers (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:53am 08.03.21 I am very interested in this method. Can you point me to more information? dj I spliced my own dy
Help Please - Rigging Sparcraft Ocean Range Vang DougM at 5:21am 08.03.21 The outer cylinder of the vang attaches to the boom. There is a recessed hole between the boom attac
Long time lurker :) kloudie1 at 5:14am 08.03.21 Congratulations on the boat. She looks to have been well kept! That is a great sailing boat that you
Long time lurker :) Rabe at 5:10am 08.03.21 I've got the notarized bill of sale, notarized CG certificate of documentation, and the CG applicati
Long time lurker :) Justin_NSA at 5:07am 08.03.21 If there's ever a Dunkirk in the US, you'll get called up :wink: Mine is CG documented too. We're as
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. DougM at 5:07am 08.03.21 If you only need to access the linkage to the wheel axle, remove the compass. If its a Plastimo Comp
Chain snubbers (2) thinwater at 5:06am 08.03.21 I am very interested in this method. Can you point me to more information? dj Like Dlochner poste
Furling Main Winter Storage All U Get at 5:06am 08.03.21 I have seen them left aboard in Florida since winter is relatively warm compared to the northeast.
Long time lurker :) All U Get at 5:00am 08.03.21 File for a documentation revision with the coast guard. Information required will be name & addres
Long time lurker :) BigEasy at 4:35am 08.03.21 File for a documentation revision with the coast guard. Information required will be name & address
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! kappykaplan at 4:32am 08.03.21 Photos would help us help you.
Chain snubbers dLj at 4:22am 08.03.21 It is inadvisable to secure your ground tackle directly to the windlass. Our snub goes to one of th

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