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Free NOAA Chart Booklets Robspan at 6:28am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1278 The NOAA has come up with an experimental website that offers their charts free in booklet format. I
Should I race? yodaboda at 6:00am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1500 I've just acquired a hunter 23 WK. I thought about racing it in our upcoming club race. We race on
Shower / washdown in the cockpit? Questions. BobM at 4:24am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2372 So now that I am moving my Chartplotter from the port side coaming aft, it leaves me with a 4 x 6 ho
Can any one help me David Frick at 7:53pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1290 I am looking at a Hunter 46-2000 build, and now everyone is an expert, and they are putting the wind
Nav Pod Mod Ron20324 at 7:24pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2178 I installed a chartplotter on my NavPod, but things are too crowded inside and the top cover does no
Electrolysis II Eric on Selah at 7:14pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 4/1349 We put our 380 in the water in Port Charlotte, FL with a new zinc on the prop shaft. A month later,
Gel Coat Touch up question-need a solution alanwir at 6:51pm 03.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1519 On the cockpit floor, I have had some strictly cosmetic issues to deal with. There were some spots,
Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? Rick Webb at 6:38pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2100 Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? How about a whistle, mirror, marking light, PEPRB? May likely have
Transom Question MLM at 3:44pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 0/1145 Does the 25' Oday have the same questionable o/b bracket weakness as the 23' and will a 7.5 four str
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 3:00pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
New owner..... yugnoir at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3287 Just closed the deal for a 1990 Mac 26s. Will be picking it up next month and need to travel 763 KM.
Replacement Head Catalina 27 (2) Joe Snuffy at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 35/17532 Greetings! I just purchased an 84 Catalina 27. The head does not work, and the Wilcox Company seems
Diesel leak jodygoldman at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Catalina 30 4/2026 I own a 1986 Catalina 30 . The smell of fuel is very strong in the cabin and I have been trying to
diesel engine class windarra at 2:20pm 03.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1202 I have a 27' O'day with a 10hp diesel inboard engine. Looking for a class/course on how to operate a
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 1:44pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1043 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
Frozen epoxy question Roger Long at 1:34pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1776 Question for one of our goop gurus: How much is epoxy effected by going to low temperatures before
Checking Diesel Engine Oil Level Bob4203 at 1:09pm 03.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1271 Interesting.......... I will get to the point since I was advised by a few "experienced" guys last
Electrolisis elcriollo at 12:26pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 5/1844 I have a Hunter 40.5 with a Heart Interface Inverter. The boat is always connected to dock power. La
Devcon Plastic Welder Qoheleth at 12:19pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 3/120 As Walmart doesn't seem to carry Devcon Plastic Welder anymore, can anyone suggest a better "local"
Bahamian Mooring Geri at 12:18pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2632 Can someone please give me the correct procedure on how to do a Bahamian Mooring (1 anchor from the

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It just keeps going... racenmotorsports at 3:20pm 02.15.22 Was that just reopening the cockpit drain or putting in a new one?
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar JoeWhite at 3:11pm 02.15.22 Let the battery charge overnight and check the fluid level.
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler Tally Ho at 3:10pm 02.15.22
Rudder repairs (1) racenmotorsports at 3:10pm 02.15.22 Oh snap! best to find it now I guess. Found some more work on the rudder over the weekend. I st
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Capt Robbie at 2:58pm 02.15.22 pinstripe supply.com
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 2:24pm 02.15.22 r. The one we used was the 5,000 or 6,000 BTU model. Per your Recommendation I did a search for
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Stu Jackson at 2:10pm 02.15.22 Solution has to be unique to this brand of furling main gear. Which is?
Hunter 34 companion hatch Capt Robbie at 1:50pm 02.15.22 db421 as marksbird posted about putting groves into the hatch is really a great tip to do, and I w
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Marmalade at 1:15pm 02.15.22 @flightlead404 - not sure what source for multi-color striping you found online, but I searched the
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 12:33pm 02.15.22 I've searched all over. Key in this is that the 309 I think has its own furling main brand. Other
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Stu Jackson at 12:27pm 02.15.22 It is so frustrating to have quite a lot of rainwater in the bilge due to this minor design problem
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Dave Groshong at 11:52am 02.15.22 We have a few multi color stripes https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/searchres.php?kw=striping
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 11:24am 02.15.22 So true, Don.... but the other post offers a possible suggestion IF IF it is true that the drain
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? flightlead404 at 11:06am 02.15.22 Catalina Direct has multi-stripe tapes available. 50' Roll Sheer Stripe TapeSapphire Blue & Turquoi
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:00am 02.15.22 I used a 3 1/4" Lennox hole saw blade in a 16V Dewalt drill. I took my time, changed the battery on
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Don S/V ILLusion at 10:54am 02.15.22 Hard to fix most mast leaks unless you step the mast and thoroughly seal the area
BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 10:54am 02.15.22 A machinist's trick my father taught me is to drill the center with a left handed drill - the broken
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (3) sailingdeac at 10:50am 02.15.22 This shows the barely visible electric wires
First start in awhile... jeepbluetj at 10:41am 02.15.22 Worse perhaps if you do it at the fuel dock with witnesses, not that I would know anything about su
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? jeepbluetj at 10:37am 02.15.22 Catalina Direct has multi-stripe tapes available. 50' Roll Sheer Stripe TapeSapphire Blue & Turquois

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