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170 main sheet on boom track davesc at 9:00pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/970 I have a new 170. The main sheet does not stay in the boom track, and spills air out between sheet
windows 222 william24346 at 7:45pm 07.29.08 Trailer Sailors 8/1860 How can I keep the windows in my 1974 222 mac from leaking,have bad seals but the glass is good.
Dinghy Painter Length/Outboard Storage VT Fitz at 7:31pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 0/1239 Two questions here: 1) How long of a painter do you use when towing a dinghy? We have an 8' plywo
ex-Marsaila Drop me a line Doghouse at 7:08pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1081 I know you upgrades, I am also getting ready to changeup. I lost your e-mail. Carpe Ventum
Transpac info. sailaway78 at 6:54pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/967 I was looking at some of the Transpac single hand results, and found some very interesting things.
Inside the mast halyards Pink Flamingo at 6:38pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/1138 Bought a '75 Mariner a few weeks ago in excellent condition,with the exception of the halyards and a
A request for y'all Phil Herring at 6:26pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/934 When someone in the forums runs amok or a thread starts heading south, please click that little link
Dreaded Centerboard line replacement....... Bill P. at 5:54pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 6/1262 Well, my time has come, I noticed that all I have left of the line for the centerboard is the core -
Single-handed anchoring csobalvarro at 4:07pm 07.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1665 Will be single handing over the weekend and may anchor out for a while. But the only time I've ancho
Floogingmain HOBOS at 3:24pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1053 Recently purchased Hunter 36 2007 with furling main, no battens. Having a terrible time with the le
cng tanks allen at 2:10pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/918 we've decided NOT to convert to propane, as we found a resource for cng fills. but we would like to
Orcagreen Thetis5666 at 1:53pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/952
Tiller Pilot Thoughts Drew13440 at 1:36pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1053 Anyone have experience with the Raymarine ST1000? Am looking at it for a boat that displaces about
Hunter 146 Lee Helm patnev at 1:23pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/2999 I recently purchased a 146 to have a small sailboat for the beach. I've had several much larger keel
Towing a Dinghy Deadhead at 1:02pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1787 Speaking of Dinghy's - I just purchased an inflatable off Craig's List and will be towing it behind
Nice little earthquake today! Brian D at 12:47pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/957 Had a 5.4 magnitude earthquake this morning at 11:42 a.m. Epicenter was Chino Hills in Los Angeles.
What ,Where to buy a Dinghy???I MoonSailer at 11:08am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 9/995 I am thinking about a dinghy...what to buy and where to buy it. I want hypalon(I think) and I want
mast racket livingston2 at 11:02am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1091 I have loose wires/conduit inside my mast that make an awful noise at anchor. Does anyone know a way
Water Tank Pressure Yehudi at 10:07am 07.29.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1005 I have noticed that my starboard water tank requires a longer electric pump cycle to get it up to pr
What is it? trontek at 8:38am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1450 Will someone clear up this mystery to me....It's hank on. Found it on my "new" 1960 New Horizon whos

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Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 7:14pm 09.26.21
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 7:08pm 09.26.21 Hi everyone. Got my heat gun and gonna try it tomorrow JS. For this who have taken down their SS ar
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 6:54pm 09.26.21 Joker valves should be replaced at least annually That's overkill, in my opinion. I got 15+ years
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size Ralph Johnstone at 6:53pm 09.26.21 Stainless acorn nuts are 1.20 at ace. Cheaper per each at McMaster Carr but have to buy 25 The te
Gunnel corrosion sunlover at 6:45pm 09.26.21 The 2nd photo of the stancion base and deck looks pretty ugly. Hard to tell if the deck is signific
Quest Water Pipe Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:43pm 09.26.21 Just measured a Qest fitting and it's 1/2" ID. The factory installation tubing (1999) was PEX with
Gunnel corrosion BigEasy at 6:16pm 09.26.21 I'm thinking that I need to strip the hardware to find out what I'm dealing with. does that soun
I left the lights on jviss at 6:12pm 09.26.21 Boat electrical systems are quite primitive, and are not evolving very quickly. On sailboats we are
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running SoSound at 5:53pm 09.26.21
Rudder cables - need some help AwwShucks at 5:48pm 09.26.21 Second question - yes, replace the whole cable. Thanks Captain Larry - just looked on Catalina Direc
Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? (3) Joe at 5:44pm 09.26.21 I suggest finding a copy of one of Brian Fagan's cruising guides to the Calif coastal area. He has
I left the lights on Ward H at 5:27pm 09.26.21 Thanks for the follow up. And, I joined your club. Went to the boat yesterday and found my batte
Loosening Alternator Belt Scott T-Bird at 5:20pm 09.26.21 @Richard19068 , I think you nailed on all 3 points: 1. The adjustment bolt is not in the picture.
Loosening Alternator Belt Richard19068 at 5:06pm 09.26.21
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 5:05pm 09.26.21 Snip. The extra slack from the damaged cable might explain why it came off the pulleys in the first
Loosening Alternator Belt Scott T-Bird at 5:05pm 09.26.21 That circled bolt looks like the pivot bolt to me. Even if it is loose, it shouldn't affect the bel
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 5:04pm 09.26.21 So in the midst of a race in the waters off Lewes, Delaware I needed to do a hard over in 20 knot w
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 5:03pm 09.26.21 The electrical panel is so loaded with tight bundles, it might be impractical to attempt to identify
Rudder cables - need some help stephen_i_w at 5:02pm 09.26.21 The loose strand is a warning, but even more concerning is your cable becoming longer. That could
Quest Water Pipe Size shemandr at 4:27pm 09.26.21 I hope someone knows. I don't. It's very hard to tell a size from a photo. And even if you show a

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