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Go Fast R Lawrence at 7:20am 07.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1671 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5 and I can't get much better than 5.5 knots on a good day. What do I have t
Helm seat measurements-- 260 Earl Keim at 5:49am 07.03.09 Smaller Boats 1/1425 Happy 4th. Does anybody have the measurements of the helm seat on a Hunter 260? I am cutting a fo
Mast wiring Phil V25 at 3:09am 07.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3381 I am rewiring the mast. I have an anchor light at the top, a steaming light 1/3 the way down and a
Mirage 24 jib leads captcraig1 at 3:03am 07.03.09 Other Sailboats 1/1824 Can anyone suggest how best to rig the jib sheet leads on a Mirage 24? I have never sailed a boat wi
HAPPY 4th JULY FROM NEW ZEALAND Mike Holibar at 2:53am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1305 Hi All, Please accept my best wishes for 4th July and my thanks for the wealth of knowledge you have
touching up the finish MrMikey64 at 11:09pm 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1311 I'm working on repairs of the rudder and tiller for my Mac25. I had to sand down the surfaces, as I
Happy Independence Day windward54 at 9:25pm 07.02.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/4259 Hi everyone! Summer is in full swing and we are all in the middle of boating season. Hopefully, ev
Slippery winches Cpt. Jon at 8:09pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/6991 Hi all, I just rebuilt our winches last week and today while sailing I noticed with two wraps aro
Sailing gloves Pocahontas at 7:39pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4849 Hi, I've been reading this Forum for a while but until now I haven't contributed at all:redface: I'm
Tiller Pilot sucess? Starfish at 7:30pm 07.02.09 Seidelmann 0/1791 Was considering a Raymarine X-5 tiller pilot with a remote head to safely control my S299 under sail
The trouble with outboards RAD at 7:08pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3717 Help! I tried to use the 4 hp Evinrude with the dink early in the season B-4 the stinking rain and t
New Owner - head problems jerryf609 at 5:25pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3289 Hi Peggie, I have ordered your book but I know it will take several days to get it. I am the new
Mirage 24 jib sheet captcraig1 at 5:16pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2382 Does anyone know how to set up the jib sheets on a 1977 Mirage 24? I noticed there are no tracks so
Barnacles on your bottom All U Get at 4:50pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1467 Hi Gang, Didn't know if anyone saw this study, I thought it might be of interest. http://www.techn
Daysailer 3 Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 4:36pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2236 In looking at my post I am sure few if any people understood what I waa asking for. Here is a be
Elevatig Hunter 25 Cam Cleats Barry14722 at 3:10pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1285 Elevating Hunter 25 Cam Cleats I want to elevate my cam cleats since they are too low for the jib s
need new windows sailer at 2:25pm 07.02.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3261 I am looking to replace a broken window on a sirius 22 sail boat. Any ideas? can i order new parts f
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1271 Keith, While other types of wood should have a UV resistant finish on boats, Teak is different. It
How to fill my CNG tank in my '89 C-30 daave at 1:30pm 07.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6594 Have 1989 Catalina 30 recently inherited with CNG tank for the stove/oven. Pls help with details on
best sealant for water tank Bob 04 H260 at 1:03pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/6231 I have a Hunter 260 with a plastic bow tank. I would like to add a clear port to the top of the tank

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CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 7:18am 02.14.22 Auto pilot is absolutely a luxury, and new to me! When I had to leave the tiller helm on my other bo
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question braddexter at 7:09am 02.14.22
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler Tally Ho at 7:08am 02.14.22
Hunter 216 Sailing performance rgranger at 7:05am 02.14.22 I defer to @rgranger regarding the traveler but I'll note there are many small boats without travel
Hunter 216 Sailing performance shemandr at 6:59am 02.14.22 Yes, I did add a ring to my mast for the whisker pole. Something like this: RONSTAN 1 3/4" Stainle
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 6:50am 02.14.22 Yep, similar to my 1980 O 25. I was guessing it was the hull liner with the cutout.
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 (1) Roger F at 6:46am 02.14.22 It is a top opening freezer with 2 sides built in, 1 side hull, and other side is against the front
LiFePo4 Refresh Roy 845 at 6:42am 02.14.22 There's no great answer here because of so many options available these days but I would refer to a
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 02.14.22 Here are a couple of pics. It definitely looks like it's the liner that has the 3" hole. Items were
BOLT BROKE OFF kloudie1 at 6:34am 02.14.22 Yup, not good news but I agree. Take the whole manifold off and take it to a shop. They should be ab
Eleven Portlights V.Carter at 6:16am 02.14.22 You will be working on her for years. Ask me how I know. Best if you bring up one project at a time
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11am 02.14.22 Look in archives on the Hunter 340 under Jim Seamans/Java. He was a guru on that 340. He is deceas
Eleven Portlights RoyS at 6:05am 02.14.22 You will be working on her for years. Ask me how I know. Best if you bring up one project at a time
Need help with 1 yr old Aimar in hull depth tranducerthat stopped sending signal akar7 at 6:04am 02.14.22 Just a point of reference, it must be submerged in water to work and you should hear a slight clicki
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Baby Sea Wolf at 5:56am 02.14.22 Can you provide a picture of the front of your built-in freezer?
BOLT BROKE OFF sailme88 at 5:37am 02.14.22 If it is underneath you're best course of action is to remove whatever it is attached to. Cut your
Attaching Clamshell RoyS at 5:27am 02.14.22 You can just drill through the hull and use nuts and bolts with sealant. There is another model exte
Attaching Clamshell rgranger at 3:40am 02.14.22 By the way, I think I know to whom you refer here. I always took that phrase to be insulting, a sni
Tiller .vs. Wheel Apex at 3:10am 02.14.22 @Joe it took me some time and re-reading to take on your view as a new perspective: turning the back
H41DS 2008 salon table leg senang at 1:27am 02.14.22 Situated in the Netherlands their website is www.zwaardvis.com. They should be able to give you thei

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