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Hunter 34 - Photos of Complete Makeover (18) Roy Page at 6:13pm 04.19.09 Big Boats 20/5026 Hunter 34 - Photos of Complete Makeover - Now In The Water - Latest Photos Added EDITED - The Hunt
Rudder material thaeni at 6:10pm 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1457 I have a 27' 1984 Hunter and the rudder has some hair line cracks in one side. What is the rudder ma
Catalina 30 Insignia rpell46 at 5:11pm 04.19.09 Catalina 30 2/1677 Hi all, I have a 30 Cat MkII, 1991 vintage and was wondering if there might be a source where I ca
Friends request Hermit Scott at 5:11pm 04.19.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/2816 Finally someone wants to be my friend but when I try to open the page the entire page is blank. Tech
Request for Outboard Recommendations Echo at 5:07pm 04.19.09 Sirius 21/22 9/4496 Hi All~ We are looking into purchasing a Sirius 21 and are in need of a outboard for it. We are in
Maxwell 17 Winch Keith13315 at 4:57pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2558 I have a Maxwell 17 Winch and I found out the hard way today that the top ring is made of a composit
Eyebrows, where to get new ones? Gary Kunkel at 4:45pm 04.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2055 Has anyone had new "eyebrows" made for his/her/their Catalinas? Mine have been sanded to the point w
1976 oday 20 bsailn at 4:38pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/921 there's a oday i'm going to buy it has a mast thats 3ft longer than original what are the ramificati
New boat buddy, first sail, and he has to leave. Darn (2) sailormanbigd at 2:54pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1448 Just met a new boat buddy Ed and had a nice ride on his h37c and he has to leave-darn it!!!!! Beauti
GPS and Fishfinder mount (3) OdayDave at 2:43pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2191 Last year I added mount for a fishfinder since the shoals in Door County can be a problem in a few a
Bilge Blower Technique higgs at 11:14am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1808 When I had a gas engine I would run my bilge blower during fueling. As best as I can remember, this
Don Jordan and the Jordan Series Drogue (1) sailingdog at 11:04am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4917 In my opinion, the greatest storm safety device ever created is the Jordan Series Drogue. The JS
sailing experience in opb needed avoisine at 10:58am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1351 I am very novice sailer very experienced in moving large and heavy masses from a number of professio
Soft spots avoisine at 10:45am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4618 Recently I asked a question about buying a "fixer-upper". Most of the answers I received indicated
Irwin Citation 35 hatches jeanh1259 at 10:00am 04.19.09 Irwin 1/2548 We have a leaking hatch on our 1986 Irwin Citation 35. We were told that we needed the manufacturer
Updates amd questions on all the repairs (3) Hermit Scott at 9:51am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 48/5251 As scheduled we put the boat back in the water Saturday. There were no leaks from the through hulls
Genoa furling top swivel mokum2 at 9:15am 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/921 I was hoisting the genoa on our hood furling system yesterday and noticed that the top swivel attach
Do I want a 26M? Chilly Willy at 8:38am 04.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2335 My first mate (wife) and I are ready for a newer boat. She does not share my dream of a live aboard
Experience with Hydocoat Multi Season Ablative Barry White at 7:20am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1518 Hi to all, I am contemplating using Petit's "Hydrocoat" which among the multi-season ablative paints
Wire routing Farland at 7:08am 04.19.09 Big Boats 4/1276 I need to run wind indicator wiring from mast base to elect. panel. Can anyone tell me the best and/

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hunter 49 steering quadrant (2) Gianni65 at 10:50am 03.06.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in y
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 10:42am 03.06.22 Since then splitter technology has dramatically improved :plus:
General Handbook brockangelo at 9:53am 03.06.22
86 Hunter 25.5 Tom J at 9:47am 03.06.22 It's possible your boat didn't have a bilge pump. I had an old O'Day 23 with no bilge pump. I used
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? dlochner at 9:45am 03.06.22 The one chain plate that can be seen, at the very top of that chain plate, it's was easy to push th
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 9:37am 03.06.22 Thanks, @Leeward Rail ! It would be late April or early May, probably. Falcon Lake seems a little
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? (4) Md80max at 9:37am 03.06.22 I am getting some really good advice from all of you and it is very much appreciated. I think what
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 9:37am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position BarryL at 9:14am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position quadrille38 at 9:01am 03.06.22 Our AIS system shares the VHF Antenna. I have been told that our signal seems to come and go and co
AIS Antenna Position JamesG161 at 9:01am 03.06.22 If you boat has radar, you can use this for course correction and avoidance. Mini-automatic radar p
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:45am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he woul
General Handbook Jacktar at 8:43am 03.06.22 Got lots of others most were available as downloads when you join the catalina 22 organization at ca
General Handbook (1) Jacktar at 8:42am 03.06.22 Sure see attached.
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 8:31am 03.06.22 It has always surprised me that people think height is the answer to everything. And I am not picki
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 8:26am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he would
86 Hunter 25.5 Justin_NSA at 8:23am 03.06.22 Yes and yes. You want to run the bilgewater over the side.
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:22am 03.06.22 Balsam Harbour is really the only option on the east side of Lake Winnipeg's south basin. While ther
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 8:17am 03.06.22 So does that mean the hose is there to send any melted ice or water from the icebox? If I put a pump
86 Hunter 25.5 Justin_NSA at 8:17am 03.06.22 It's not uncommon for an icebox to drain to the bilge to remove thaw.

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