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320 Catalina sail boat cover(mast up) lizald at 6:18pm 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2000 I am looking for a winter sailboat cover for a 2003, 320 Catalina(mast up storage)
Loose footed main paulj at 5:52pm 10.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/8979 Don What would it take to convert an existing bolt rope footed main sail to a loose footed mainsail?
Catalina Smile Repair John at 5:09pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/15416 I had my boat hauled for a bottom paint job. There is a small "Catalina Smile" - a slight crack wher
Trouble Shooting Jabsco Head dgsail at 4:54pm 10.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/8486 I have a CD 26. In 2005, my boat storage yard replaced my broken Groco head with a Jabsco Model 2909
need technical diagrams West Virginia Sailing Nut at 4:45pm 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1774 I have decided to repower my 78 hunter 30 with the original model motor. My only issue is the previo
Keel and Keel Joint Rev. 3.0 Charlie L at 4:42pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 4/1892 I have been talking to the local experts. Every marina has them. The consensus is that in lieu of
Standard Sail on a Tall Rig?? 270 vs. 290 Raftco at 3:31pm 10.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1852 I just read that O'day 25 keel boats have a taller mast than the centerboard (makes sense), but I ha
battening down the porta potty Carolyn1964 at 2:30pm 10.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2396 Does anyone have any suugestings for my port a potty. I have a 1979 venture 25 and when sailing if t
gasket material for fuel tank Prime Time at 2:27pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/8014 Hi, I have an access plate on the top of a diesel fuel tank. In the middle of the tank is the mecha
hermit's hump (2) Stu Jackson at 1:48pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2669 In one of the three ongoing ' concurrent anchor, anchoring and manual windlass/anchoring topics from
Franken Rudder 2009 - Scary! (5) JoelHoover at 1:02pm 10.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1656 I found a used foil rudder at Minney's in Costa Mesa to replace my broken, rotted, bottom half. I ha
Toilet back up jwieneck at 12:57pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 10/2422 :confused:Toilet back up I have noticed this year that when I am on a starboard tack heeling over
Forum Search Problem charris at 12:28pm 10.05.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2963 Hello All - I'm trying to search forum items posted in the Hunter Forums but all my searches end up
Keel Size BHW99 at 12:37pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2079 I Am Moving My 2000 Hunter 380 I Need To Know The Width Of My Winged Keel.
Electric Windlass recommendations Lee Scott at 12:36pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 2/2314 We're in the process of buying a 1994 Legend 37.5, and one of the first improvements is going to be
Did I get taken? green98tj at 12:21pm 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1856 My Yanmar 3GM30F stopped running about two months ago. Central Marine in Deale, MD said there was wa
h23 RUDDER RichB at 12:06pm 10.05.09 Smaller Boats 5/1882 Has anyone tried changing the h23 rudder from its traditional form to an inboard style. Would a 12"
PC chart plotting softwair?? JimGeddes at 11:28am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2348 I'm looking for some chart plotting software for my laptop. is there anything free out there? What
H34 Changing iron fin to lead shoal keel - pros/cons spinwing at 11:22am 10.05.09 Big Boats 12/3213 We are interested in moving to a Hunter 34 however draft is a major concern because of silting in ou
Dark growth in fresh water flush water? andy boyer at 11:20am 10.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2583 I had a Jabsco quiet flush head with fresh water flush installed last winter by the dealer. We are g

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High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna jssailem at 9:38pm 04.13.22 Don. US VHF FREQUENCY RANGE. 156.050 Channel 01A to 162.55 NOAA Weather Channel 1 AIS Primary Chan
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side Ted at 9:31pm 04.13.22 Never buy a boat without looking at the bottom, especially one that had blistering problems in the p
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) jssailem at 9:19pm 04.13.22 Growl. It is difficult to give directions when i feel like walking through a mine field. Or suggesti
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? mermike at 9:05pm 04.13.22 Welcome to boat ownership! I see evidence of old abandoned wiring, questionable connections and corr
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler Salt26 at 8:50pm 04.13.22 Hi Karl, yes of course you are metric in Canada! So sad to have lost your 35.5 in a hurricane, hard
Whale Grey IC Waste Management System. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:43pm 04.13.22 With the exception of a very few closed inland lakes, gray can legally be discharged directly overbo
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 8:08pm 04.13.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Burning insense on a boat rgranger at 8:05pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:43pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 7:10pm 04.13.22 I could actually adjust the tension knob now that I had it off the wheel. I guess rinse out with s
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:55pm 04.13.22 Thanks. I am aware of the frequency difference and I have a replacement antenna that is compatible w
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 04.13.22 i infer you have a VHF antenna fed through a splitter. Keep in mind AIS transmits on/around 162 MHz
Catalina 320 start problem Tom J at 6:37pm 04.13.22 You did mention that when you turned the key switch to ON, you didn't get the usual beeping. This w
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Justin_NSA at 6:17pm 04.13.22 Or your car Or anything...
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. jviss at 6:10pm 04.13.22 On the other side, I messaged the PO of my boat a couple times after I first got the boat and he wa
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 6:10pm 04.13.22 So let's sail there! It's got to be lovely to arrive on your own sailboat to visit! dj You know i
Keel question Rangofish at 6:07pm 04.13.22 Yes agree, was trying to find a experience sailer to go with me, but found trailer rental today for
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. DArcy at 6:05pm 04.13.22 On the other side, I messaged the PO of my boat a couple times after I first got the boat and he was
Catalina 320 start problem chp at 5:52pm 04.13.22 Had this problem with my Yanmar 2GM20. Start wire had already been replaced. I installed a start rel
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 5:52pm 04.13.22 We know all about the metric system here as well, we went metric many years ago, we colonials are al

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