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Hunter 26.5 - main halyard and sheave? jerseywaters at 1:23pm 06.20.09 Smaller Boats 4/1998 We have to replace our main halyard. It is rope and way too big for the sheave, ergo it was wearing
Mast Step Support Shawondasee at 12:46pm 06.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/3068 Can someone tell me what material is used to carry the mast load from the step to the top of the com
Genaker for hunter 310 31099 at 9:21am 06.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1040 Has anyone had any experience with a genaker on a Hunter 310?
new floor in my 78 seidelmann pomacoja at 9:04am 06.20.09 Seidelmann 5/2720 i was thinking of laminate or engineered wood. any ideas? thanks james
Looks like she is a day sailor........... Maldonia at 8:18am 06.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1128
Whisker pole length? Roger Long at 4:37am 06.20.09 Ask All Sailors 16/16127 Is there a rule of thumb for proper whisker pole length? I want the lightest pole possible and perf
9.2A water tank BobM at 3:51am 06.20.09 S2 0/1233 Has anyone ever replaced their water tank on their 9.2A? I have to :doh: and was looking for some a
O'Day 22 shower? Catketch at 10:10pm 06.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2090
nautical music bhstech at 9:21pm 06.19.09 Ask All Sailors 24/2974 I have a stereo in my sailboat that has a slot for an SD card. I am in the process of putting mp3 f
Sail Cover Bob S at 7:30pm 06.19.09 Catalina 30 5/1697 Just launched my 30 today and can't find my sail cover. I took it home to launder it last fall and m
Supplier for E35 shaft strut, E35?? Yola at 7:01pm 06.19.09 Ericson 0/1896 Rather than heating the slightly bent shaft strut on my Ericson 35 and banging/pressing it back into
Adjusting Backstay tflick at 6:05pm 06.19.09 Smaller Boats 1/1580 Hello, I am rigging up my 1985 Hunter 23 for the first time. I cannot figure out how to rig the adj
Hunter 386 or 38 owners - electrical question Ron McCoy at 5:05pm 06.19.09 Big Boats 4/1932 Any Hunter 386 (or 38, or 380) owners, please let me know how your wiring is connected on Side 2 of
New Rudder - Stiffer Steering?? captnfin at 4:24pm 06.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2096 I recently put a new rudder/rudder post in my boat. We did it with the boat in the water. The stee
Where is the battery isolator? karenmccraw at 2:47pm 06.19.09 Big Boats 18/3797 Hunter references a battery isolator - does anyone know where it is on a 1997 40.5?
propane bottle - how much remaining? John at 2:38pm 06.19.09 Ask All Sailors 24/3774 How can I tell how much propane remains in the propane bottle that I use for the stove? The gauge re
Link Tang Plate for CDI FF2 on H-26 (1) FJeffG at 1:25pm 06.19.09 Smaller Boats 2/1411 My 1995 Hunter 26 has a OEM installed CDI Flexible Furler FF2. The Link Tang Plate at the bow to whi
Missing The Mark... atwhite2 at 12:20pm 06.19.09 Trailer Sailors 22/6820 Please forgive any lack of correct terminology... I acquired my first trailerable sailboat this pas
want to buy a new boat motor what kind and size should i buy kareyevans at 12:02pm 06.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1977 i am going to buy a new boat motor for my catalina 22 and not sure what is the best kind. i want an
Can you put too much zinc on your prop? Hermit Scott at 11:46am 06.19.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2013 I have gotten some definitive answers to this question. Unfortunately they were opposing. This came

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Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... Sailm8 at 1:56pm 12.19.21 FWIW Another vote for replacement. I bought the whole works because last time I needed a torch to s
Boat Fenders Tom J at 1:53pm 12.19.21 Welcome to the forum! I used the smaller fenders on my 23' O"Day, and, on my current 31 footer I us
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Crusty Ol Salt at 1:51pm 12.19.21
Boat Fenders dlochner at 1:49pm 12.19.21 Because the boat is subjected to a lot of wake and bouncing the larger fenders will provide more pro
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dlochner at 1:47pm 12.19.21 The clogging comes from the cast iron elbow forming scale and plugging the salt water injection si
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... pipedream at 1:02pm 12.19.21 Interesting to hear that low engine hours doesn't mean it's good to go (although the Volvo is a dif
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina justsomeguy at 12:56pm 12.19.21
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices (1) Tally Ho at 12:55pm 12.19.21
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:49pm 12.19.21 Sooooooo much easier to remove and replace a cutlass bearing than to drop the rudder Guess I got
How old is Grandpa? Tally Ho at 12:42pm 12.19.21 Reminded me of making butter in Grandma's kitchen. Grandma's house had no plumbing. If you wanted
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina cymeyer at 12:35pm 12.19.21 Anyone tried to call the number? Please call 440-356-1202 with any information. It could be like c
Should I add fiberglass chip veres at 12:15pm 12.19.21 The hull of my Mac 22 is approximately 1/4 inch thick. Measured when I added a garboard drain. Thi
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend (1) sail sfbay at 11:35am 12.19.21 45 degrees looks about right from the diagram on SailboatData.com - HUNTER 35.5 LEGEND Sailboat belo
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Crusty Ol Salt at 11:25am 12.19.21 Anyone tried to call the number? Please call 440-356-1202 with any information. It could be like c
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina cymeyer at 11:23am 12.19.21 clearly, something is wrong. you are not Telling us everything. so??
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina cymeyer at 11:22am 12.19.21 Looking for my Daystar, 40 O'Day stolen from Safe Harbor Marina in Sandusky, was named Sandusky Harb
How old is Grandpa? Crusty Ol Salt at 11:20am 12.19.21 Popping the cardboard plug from the top of the bottle and spooning out the cream that settled to th
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 sailing gal at 11:08am 12.19.21 Sooooooo much easier to remove and replace a cutlass bearing than to drop the rudder
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dlochner at 10:48am 12.19.21 Yes, use a high temperature pipe dope. Bostick's Never Seize is one such product, available at McMas
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 10:46am 12.19.21 I replaced the whole thing with a replacement from HDI about three months ago. Couldn't be happier

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