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In-mast furling mainsail clew webbing failure Geezer at 7:00am 09.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2794 Has anyone experienced failure of the webbing that attaches the outhaul sheave to the clew of an
How to order/replace rubrail for MacGregor 26X sheriandruss at 6:47am 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/4675 Hi All, Has anyone had to replace their rubrail? If so, where did you purchase it and how did y
CAT 310 market JCDSAIL at 6:46am 09.11.09 Catalina 310 2/2118 What happened to the used 310 boat listings? There appears to be only a couple for sale in the marke
GFO shaft packing life span? Johnt1594 at 6:32am 09.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2041 The GFO shaft packing in my 2000 H340 is nearing five years of use now. I can still adjust the gland
Sailing St. Martin This November Ducati at 5:09am 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1258 We are chartering (bareboat) in St. Martin this November. Our previously trip we sailed the BVIs and
Drooping spreaders mtoppozini at 5:04am 09.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1086 Hi folks: I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 with double spreaders. The problem I have is when I tighen down
'72 cascade 36' sand sailor at 9:36pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1709 what do you guys think of this boat i'm thinking of making a bid on it '07 survey shows very good c
Broken Strut 27 Ericson - how is that fixed? deboraha at 8:55pm 09.10.09 Ericson 0/1946 Hi all, I am a new boat owner in San Diego. CA, 72 Ericson 27', with a broken strut. I had a diver
Yanmar 3YM20 Blower Wiring kenreed at 8:33pm 09.10.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2237 Does this bother anyone else? The blower on my Yanmar, which essentially vents the hot air behind t
ODay 25 Swing Keel Slot Gudenuph at 8:15pm 09.10.09 Day Sailers 10/6289 I'm thinking of raising my O'Day 25 to enable swing keel maintenance. I'd like to know the position
Fin keel swap to shoal keel blueberry at 6:50pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2518 I have Irwin 31 feet 1982. When the boat was sold new , Irwin offer two keels, fin and shoal keels.
Endeavour owners site down?? magicmoments at 6:28pm 09.10.09 Other Sailboats 4/3179 Does anyone know if teh Endeavour owners site has moved or died / Magic moments Endeavour 37
Tach on H33 - 2QM15 dwgifford at 6:07pm 09.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1477 I have a 1978 H33 w/the 2QM15 diesel and the tach on the engine control panel seems to read low. Af
Ben31 In mast roller furling problem - HELP! SMOOTH JAZZ at 5:50pm 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3164 I have a new Beneteau 31 and am experiencing great difficulty when trying to put the main away. Did
Rudder Repair mrudman850 at 4:49pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2348 Just cracked the lower (swing) part of my Buccaneer 180's kick up rudder assembly. Cracked right at
Yanmar control panel Traveller at 4:42pm 09.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1502 Does anyone know where I can find a new( or used in good condition) engine control panel for a 2GMf
sloppy rudder post AndyR at 2:00pm 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1280 Hi guys we have our B293 out of the water for annual maintainance and we noticed a bit of slop in t
Draft plan for Chesapeake Bay Cpt. Jon at 1:15pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 98/10226 The Bay needs more than this, but it's a start: http://static.mgnetwork.com/rtd/pdfs/20090911_bay
removing cutlass pethia at 12:54pm 09.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2411 I have a cherubini 27 1978. I would like to remove the cutlass. Has anyone out there had luck with
Sale email: apology Phil Herring at 11:37am 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1249 We accidentally sent an email to the Beneteau list today with a bunch of code in the subject field.

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Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 12:36pm 04.24.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Tally Ho at 12:33pm 04.24.22 you have a way of simplifying things ;D much appreciated. now where can I find a strong quadrant th
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:33pm 04.24.22 Unless you plan to do a lot of open ocean sailing in the very near future, you have very little need
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Banooma at 12:12pm 04.24.22 Thanks for the reassurance, and the link, Stu!
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:08pm 04.24.22
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 11:59am 04.24.22 The plastic on my hatches was cracked & glazed on my Hunter 88 - 28.5. What I did was to remove bo
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 11:41am 04.24.22 Interesting link. I hadn't heard of Jefa. Not that in this pic and caption, they are basically co
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 11:36am 04.24.22 Update....DANG. I feel I work hard to ensure I do things right. I talked to others and solicited inf
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? MikeHoncho at 11:24am 04.24.22 Would staining the wood adversely alter the adhesion of epoxy used as a sealer ? Sure would be pret
Mooring ball pickup - single handed MikeHoncho at 11:19am 04.24.22 I have a 30ft 3/4 laid line I use for mooring buoys. I approach from down wind, dock hook out. I
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 11:01am 04.24.22 It looks like a replacement quadrant, made with the auto pilot connection point would be the way to
Docking with a loop Stu Jackson at 10:38am 04.24.22 Greg, glad you brought this up again. A C25 skipper from California taught me about this, he called
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:34am 04.24.22 They are all like that. I've had mine for 25 years. You're looking at a Mark II. You could also a
Build a Better Boat Hook? WayneH at 10:22am 04.24.22 Kayak folding anchor? https://sea-dog.com/groups/65-folding-anchor-kit It's a lot easier to store u
Mooring ball pickup - single handed Stu Jackson at 10:01am 04.24.22 Get a SOLID non-extendable boat hook, and pick it up from the cockpit, not the bow. There was a lon
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 04.24.22 When the blower is on in essence you are pressurizing the cabin. Someone is outside brushing with a
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:52am 04.24.22 I have wondered that myself. There is no reason that C&C couldn't have made it from something else.
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:50am 04.24.22 Yup. In this case original design was fine other than needing better sealing. The oak would appa
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 9:24am 04.24.22 Found a good reference that talks about bonding white oak with epoxy. I had found some comments onl
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 04.24.22 You are absolutely correct @twistedskipper to keep the tank from overflowing and into the cabin when

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