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It looks more like a drifter or flasher paulj at 12:44pm 03.26.08 Catalina 310 0/1496 It looks like a drifter Ray.....just like yours?Chris to bring sheet on a better angle to the block
looking for a oday 22 owner in the bay area new oday owner at 1:59pm 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/876 Im looking for a oday 22 owner in bay area so i can take a look at the riggings and such to see how
trapezoid hatch ziptrip69 at 1:58pm 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1503 I have a 1981 H-25 hunter with a trapezoid hatch i was wondering if they make replacement hatches fo
Rigging... Want to replace and need help.... Nik at 3:18pm 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1303 Just got a 1987 Macgregor 26D. The current mast rigging seems to be OK. What I am wanting to do is
Dodger & Hunter 27 Ken Mehler at 10:22am 03.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2610 I am interested in trying to install a dodger on my Hunter 27. It seems like it is nearly impossibl
Towing Capacity Question Mergatroid at 9:13pm 03.24.08 Smaller Boats 4/1150 I am looking at several older tow vehicles, aprox. 2000 models of different manufacture.Does anyon
Phil, have I been banished? tcbro at 9:42pm 03.24.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1279 Phil, Did I do something wrong? All of a sudden, after about 6 years on this site, my ID has disa
North Channel and Georgian Bay website Scott B at 10:34pm 03.24.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1016 I've plugged this site before ( with Phil's blessing) and wanted to do it again in case anyone misse
Ham Operators windward54 at 1:19am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1423 I have a question for all you ham operators out there. When on the boat, I have been using a handhe
GPS to Connect to VHF MoonSailer at 12:52am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1273 We just recieved a new standard horizon VHF and it says that if I hook up a GPS it will automaticall
Stuffing Box Mike Hancock at 2:28am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1046 What is the proper size of packing for the stuffing box on the Hunter 27?
Barnegat NJ to Atlantic City NJ BD at 3:33am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/6080 Planning a trip down Barnegat Bay to Atlantic City. (Catalina 27) As most of this trip will be throu
Owner's Manual Mike Hancock at 3:29am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/999 We have a 1989 Hunter 27 that was donated to our fleet. Does anybody know of a source for an owner's
furling system question (Hood) patman at 3:13am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1041 I have an older Hood system, the one that uses the flat line..After breaking the line I removed the
knotmeter paddlewheel needed for O'Day 25 calamitas at 3:01am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1329 My 1976 O'Day came with the original knotmeter but no paddlewheel/sending unit. The hole where the s
Fuel Filter Mark Juetten at 2:49am 03.25.08 Big Boats 9/1374 I would like to switch out the metal housing fuel filter, on my 1996 376, for a see thru bowl type w
Replacing a water heater Capn Pete at 4:45am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/886 Ahoy, mates!Up the top of this year's pre-season project list is replacing the water heater on my
Really Important for boaters Alan at 3:49am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2088 Citizens and boaters in particular need to contact their U.S. Senators, asking them to co-sponsor S.
Mast Boot sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:21am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3179 My mast boot is starting to crack from dry rot. I have never had one before so this is new to me. It
Reversing the orientation of the trottle/shifter Sailm8 at 3:56am 03.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1351 The PO (I guess) has rotated the trottle/shift (one piece) downward. This makes the helmsman bend d

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Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:14am 12.10.21 In the past I've mixed up some resin, submerged the 1708 and then placed it onto the boat. I think
self tacking jib (1) sail sfbay at 8:45am 12.10.21 The Beneteau 46 has a relatively large fore deck so you will still have plenty of sail area with a s
H26 crutch mount bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 8:44am 12.10.21 Send me a private message with phone number
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 8:28am 12.10.21 yeah that's a mystery still. I'm getting fresh absorbant towels to see if I can spot anything. The
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 8:26am 12.10.21 PM you posted a question about saturating the fiberglass to soak in the resin. I saw this video adn
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 8:19am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 8:19am 12.10.21 That's why you use resin that isn't too thick. Fluid resin WILL fill the spaces between the blocks o
I think I have Termites - Help! acudavid at 8:13am 12.10.21 I am not a termite expert. My buddy has an exterminating service, he is pretty smart, and he does
Universal transmission failure while sailing dmax at 8:09am 12.10.21 Cool, now how about that oil in the bilge :) (it never ends).
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 7:47am 12.10.21 Everyone, the morning always brings light! When we went back to the boat this morning, I was able t
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:27am 12.10.21 I went back with a SS angle plate as well as SS rod on my H31 when doing this repair. Glad to hear y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What should I rebed this with? 4200?
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:47am 12.10.21 FWIW I finally managed to get that outer bearing race and upper circlip out of the base plate. Ulti
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use (1) sail sfbay at 6:42am 12.10.21 Is your emergency tiller angled to clear your backstay like the one in this drawing?
H34 chainplate revisited. HelloOutThere at 6:41am 12.10.21
Water tank pick up Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 12.10.21 Call the forum store and ask. Now owned by a former Hunter employee
Port hatch repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 12.10.21 Former Hunter dealer in small boats. Send a private message with name and phone number. Advise if y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? seadaddler at 6:34am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubber
keel bolt torque RoyS at 6:33am 12.10.21 I doubt torque values are useful here. If you have a metal to metal interface, like an engine head b

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