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Head and A/C winterization Richard at 8:03am 11.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/998 I tried to winterize the head and A/C but could not get the hoses off.Any suggestions or alternati
Stuffing box drip Richard at 8:00am 11.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1118 How do you adjust the drip in the stuffing box. My drip every second and I know its tooooo much.T
I need ideas for cupholder in Galley of C30 Ken13531 at 7:16am 11.25.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1667 Does anyone have pics they can post of a cup holder in the Galley.I can't find one in the stores no
GPS Downloads Chilly Willy at 10:47am 11.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1077 I have a GPS Cobra 1000. Can anyone tell me how or if I can download charts on it?
difference pokey at 9:29am 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1435 Another beginners question... Cn anyone tell me the differenc between a spinnaker and a genoa?? D
bilge pump ??? O (1) sand sailor at 2:19pm 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1186 recently replaced sole of my cabin to find only 3" of room under it where do i put a bilge pump? i h*
Spin 2 paulj at 12:45pm 11.25.07 Catalina 310 2/1472 Here is the second error.
Spin 1 paulj at 12:40pm 11.25.07 Catalina 310 0/1188 I was just checking my spinnaker rigging today when I saw this error and took a picture of it.What
Idasailor Rudder Experience on H26 Ron Fraboni at 11:15pm 11.23.07 Smaller Boats 0/778 For those who have a H26 - not the 260 - has anyone purchased a replacement rudder system from Idasa
O'day 37 Deck Delamination Roundabout at 9:28pm 11.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2575 I have just purchased a 1979, 37ft O'Day The survey results indicate that 45 sq.ft.of the deck is de
hot water tank draining bbeavis at 8:33pm 11.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1050 Just bought a 1998 Hunter 340. Cannot figure out how to drain the hot water tank. Any suggestions? T
Rig setting Fred Schmitt at 11:49pm 11.23.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1008 Does anyone know the tension settings for a Starwind 223?
E38-200 rub rail E38-252 at 12:30am 11.24.07 Ericson 1/2310 Does anyone know where I can source a replacement rubrail for the captioned? I had my 1988 38-200 aw
hunter 49 jayncee at 12:26am 11.24.07 Big Boats 1/1079 We are in the process of ordering a Hunter 49. Are there any Hunter 49 owners that have any suggest
Splicing Nuts newsailor06 at 2:59am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1728 Has anyone had actual experience in using these? I am getting ready to redo the halyard eye on my j
Another Keel Question scolil at 3:19am 11.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/928 Trying to remove the keel from my 1969 Venture 25. I think it is swollen in place. It will swing r
34 wheel Alex at 4:53am 11.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/962 can anyone tell me the diameter and circumfrance of the wheel on the 85 hunter 34?? the boats far a
Rescue from a Lee Shore r.w.landau at 9:52am 11.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1497 http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6i-HtlQa2I0Now you know what a lee shore is!Thank you USCG!r.w.land
cal 39 hunt design Bill1157 at 10:06am 11.24.07 Cal 3/2858 Does anyone know anything about the Hunt design cal 39? How does it sail? Where can a find info ab
Service Charston spar main roller furling drum Syversens at 9:00am 11.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1330 Hello all, I'm putting this post here as this spar seem more common on other boats. I have a Benetea

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Single handing (3) Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.03.21 The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into the mast. I'm s
Saturated rudder dmax at 3:54pm 11.03.21 I agree, both times I've encountered water in the rudder I've elected to go with a new one from Foss
Saturated rudder shemandr at 3:44pm 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudde
Hunter 23 reefing hook Daryl V at 3:44pm 11.03.21 Hello, I have the same set up on my 23.5... did you find the right reefing hook... i am looking als
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy dlochner at 3:42pm 11.03.21 A photo would help. Folks use halyards to hoist people, dinghies and all sorts of stuff. The quest
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy smokey73 at 3:39pm 11.03.21 Picture?
Shaft Shark Experience and Opinions and Confirming Diameter of Catalina 310 prop shaft pk104 at 3:31pm 11.03.21 I installed a Shaft Shark after a season when we pickup fishing line and lost docking lines in our p
Saturated rudder dlochner at 3:20pm 11.03.21 Worked fine for me. Description of 5200 from the 3M site: This high-performance polyurethane adhesi
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? shemandr at 3:18pm 11.03.21 I had full length vertical battens on my H356. My sailmaker called them VB 1.0. They were round an
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 3:10pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Page 38 of the 466 owner's manual manual Generic Section_Large Boats (sailb
Stern rail for 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:08pm 11.03.21 Sorry, but cody_cody did want it and it has been delivered. The folks at Railmakers are great, so go
Saturated rudder dmax at 3:07pm 11.03.21 This is correct, except for using 5200. The sealant needs to be flexible to accommodate the differe
Stern rail for 26S srimes at 3:01pm 11.03.21 I have a stern rail from my '94 26S that I have removed and have no plans to re-install. If you can
CE certificate for Hunter 466? sail sfbay at 3:01pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Page 38 of the 466 owner's manual manual Generic Section_Large Boats (sailbo
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? loneshark64 at 2:49pm 11.03.21
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? loneshark64 at 2:43pm 11.03.21 It is the statement "no wonder that it wears out in half a season" that seeks a solution. But the
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? BigEasy at 2:42pm 11.03.21 Here's the part I ordered: Much thanks. Hope you get it all wrapped up!
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? thinwater at 2:39pm 11.03.21 Understood, but you could still be held liable. Just saying. I am all for careful work, but forum
Replacement Speakers for Cockpit Arch on Hunter 320 sail sfbay at 2:24pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest confirming the hole diameter to mount the speaker in. I replaced the
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 2:24pm 11.03.21 What angle adaptor did you purchase to adapt the thru hull fitting to the valve? Here's the part

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