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to be or not to be (4) Desmotronic at 4:47pm 06.26.21 Catalina 22 13/1107 so, I have the opportunity to buy a 1973 22 for around $200. obviously, for that price; it needs a
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Mack & Tire at 2:38pm 06.26.21 Catalina 275 20/5417
The Thetford Porta Potti john6206 at 9:32am 06.26.21 Smaller Boats 11/2001 This is my 3rd season owning my 1995 Capri 18. I was surprised to see that the Porta-Potti was made
BoatUS/Geico insurance dissatisfaction - 2nd topic - agreed hull value bobmorning at 8:37am 06.26.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/699 My agreed upon hull value has been the same for 11 years, this year it went down $2600. BoatUS/Ge
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement bobmorning at 8:35am 06.26.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/1676 Just got my renewal, they changed the language, you are only covered if winterization is performed b
Engine Stalling 3GM30F nveater at 8:16am 06.26.21 Engines and Propulsion 19/1628 So, we went out yesterday in my Hunter 33.5 with the 3 GM30F yanmar and because I wanted to sail fur
Can you identify a dripping bilge hose? (1) MikeTheHunter at 6:52am 06.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1069 On my 2000 340 this hose is dripping so much it sets off the bilge pump about every hour. I can't id
What are these bolts and wire for? (1) Menawamut at 5:07am 06.26.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/949
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 3:54am 06.26.21 Big Boats 25/3268 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may poss
Coolant type used on 2009 43 GreatLakes2Sea at 1:38am 06.26.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/421 We have a 2009 43, it has 2 compressors for cooling, 1 for the fridge and 1 for the freezer. We noti
Hunter 28.5 water tank repairs Red_Dog at 1:36am 06.26.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/425 The Gel-Coat in my water tank has been flaking since I bought my 28.5. I need to do some thing about
Need help simpson hyspeed windlass aret007 at 12:21am 06.26.21 Ask All Sailors 2/512 Need know How remove old grease and put in new grease How remove old gear oil and put in new gear
Never say never (1) pclarksurf at 9:20pm 06.25.21 Catalina 22 29/2986
Mast Corrosion (4) Vega27 at 8:24pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1028 Greetings I recently bought an albin vega 27 from 1973 with a proctor mast I have the same problem
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 8:15pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1745 I recently replaced my Fireboy CMD4 - MR CO Monitors (3) due to a required end of life (5 years) rep
Forward Window leaks on the H41DS Nodak7 at 7:58pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 3/434 We have a 2006 H41DS and the forward window (Port ' Starboard) have begun to leak. I tightened the P
Talk about wind speeds... SOLAR UPDATE (1) jssailem at 7:36pm 06.25.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/612 Maybe Milar sails would hold up a enough to get the boat going. But sustained "Solar wind speed re
Moving galley cabinets to access engine Mike johansen at 5:22pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 0/329 The manual that came with the boat says to remove a few screws and slide tha bank of cabinets to the
1999 H410 Outboard Mount Challenges/Questions (1) SailorFrank at 4:45pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 0/341 I'm struggling with the current layout of the dinghy davits, motor hoist, and motor mount on the pat
Outboard (dinghy) motor mount ideas for 1999 H410 (2) SailorFrank at 4:42pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 1/492 I'm struggling with the current layout of the dinghy davits, motor hoist, and motor mount on the pat

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keel bolt torque (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 06.16.24 Those are the ones if they look like this. Hunter sent these to me decades ago. hich the bolts (j-
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
1979 Oday 23 Crack near centerboard pin Project_Mayhem at 9:13pm 06.16.24 As far as I know, the keel is a cavity filled with filler (likely broken into small pieces after all
Cleaning Anchor Project_Mayhem at 8:51pm 06.16.24 Tell your wife you need to go out in bigger waves
Cleaning Anchor Hello Below at 8:15pm 06.16.24 Stainless steel anchor and chain Nice.
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 06.16.24
1984 H31 jssailem at 7:08pm 06.16.24 There maybe some information here on this site. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.ph
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting dlochner at 7:06pm 06.16.24 All ov the existing blocks are old and without bearings, do the friction in there is clearly an iss
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 6:45pm 06.16.24
Roller Furler quirky ? (2) BTC1984 at 6:38pm 06.16.24 Halyard restrainer fixed the issue. Easy to install with a couple rivets
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Arbee at 6:26pm 06.16.24 Just an update on this for your entertainment. The sea hood removal and replacement was easy btw, bu
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting sidw at 5:34pm 06.16.24 OK, let me rephrase the question... the boom on my Oday 28 is set up like in the diagram above, and
tidy traveller options (1) Dalliance at 4:56pm 06.16.24 Spinlock PXR cleats are the way to go. With traveler lines long enough to reach the helm. I change
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 3:20pm 06.16.24
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting thinwater at 2:53pm 06.16.24 Maybe there is another way for Sid to look at it. And no, it is not really 6:1. Assume all pulleys
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting dlochner at 2:01pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Davidasailor26 at 12:50pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 06.16.24 Sorry but just waaaaaaaaay too many details omitted here. I don't know anything about a 1990 Hunter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 06.16.24 I imagine that being so PO'd after completing the job, you didn't keep the old pump to determine the
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 06.16.24 Once and Engineer always and Engineer. The fact that I recently retired only means that boredom lea

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