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mast handling on the23'new owner old sailor davis22773 at 3:01am 10.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1675 new owner,old sailor needs input on mast raising,lowering. The pics in the owners manual show a guy
steering maintenance John R. at 3:00am 10.24.07 Big Boats 3/1686 We purchased our 1998 C36 MKII several months ago. At that time, the surveyor wrote about the steeri
HIN doesn't match documentation SailTIP at 4:02am 10.24.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1076 I am close to purchasing a H37C (subject to survey) which the owner and the documentation states is
repower Chuck Creel at 4:07am 10.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1221 I have an option on getting a yanmar 2GM20 to replace my YSM-12 and wondering if anyone has done thi
Barnacles David Gourley at 4:21am 10.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 I keep my boat moored in the Danvers river where the water is a mixture of salt and fresh water. Eve
Halyard winch pawls jilm4 at 5:07am 10.24.07 Catalina 30 2/1277 I had some friends pull apart my halyard winch during a sail the other day and I was wondering if an
CA Yearly boat tax question... Levin at 5:33am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 28/12060 Hello everyone... Ok I have a quick question in regards to the yearly CA tax on boats and other v
Tillerlock or Till Tamer? Don Beavin at 5:34am 10.24.07 Smaller Boats 5/1374 Which would I rather have? They both look like excellent products. I am primarily sailing on a fairl
She is coming along (1) BradG at 5:49am 10.24.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1160 Well after almost 6 months of hard work the Second Chance (her new name) is coming along. She broke
Hull maintainence and finish bffatcat at 7:14am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/948 I have a 1975 boat. At one time Im sure the boat was a cream color but now throughyears of fading
For All You Evac'ed From The SoCal Fires.... Rick D at 7:44am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1218 Best of luck to all of you. Marlyn and I plus the cat and dog are on our boat pending a return home
Stack Pack vs Dutchman's Barry at 8:06am 10.24.07 Big Boats 1/1354 We are buying a new main sail and are debating on using the existing Dutchman system or a stackpack
Water pump Bob at 8:07am 10.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1003 I had a clogged water filter that was so full of mold (yuck) that my water pressure really dropped.
Keel R & R William6074 at 9:12am 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/789 I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to those contributors offering their sage advise regarding
changing Marelon plastic vavle Russ at 9:25am 10.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/990 Hello to all, My Cat 30 is hauled for some repairs and a bottom job right now. I am trying t
battery install Mac21 jabcoMac21 at 11:12am 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/769 Present battery under the deck toward aft and very hard to get to for a recharge. Is there a better
Outboard size for a Mac21 jabcoMac21 at 11:08am 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1079 I have a 4hp now that moves the boat nice, but have an older 18hp but a lot more weight. What is th
Catalina vs Hunter Russ at 12:19pm 10.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1726 We have had Catalina's since the mid 70's. However, the 42 Hunter Passage 420 CC has a great layou
What to look for (1) bobg17881 at 1:21pm 10.24.07 Day Sailers 1/1004 Hi I'm new to sailing so bear with me. I am going to look at a Javelin (14) on Saturday morning and
Oday 22 Traveler? Art Rumpf at 1:10pm 10.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1337 Has anyone successfully installed a transom mounted traveler to their Oday 22? I'd rather not bisec

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Jib sheet track/car? Joe at 7:33am 11.11.21 There are a lot of choices out there... my only solid recommendation is to install Standard 1" T tra
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 7:26am 11.11.21 WHAT? This would then be an aberration? I wonder if they also Admiralize?
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:53am 11.11.21 "You should never generalize women." WHAT? This would then be an aberration? Monday announced the
SEIZED Fasteners chip veres at 6:38am 11.11.21 DIY penetrating oil is 1/2 brake fluid and 1/2 acetone. Not sure if this is better or worse than PB
Hot Water tank Tally Ho at 6:20am 11.11.21 Some boats have a bypass for the water heater, many do not. My first boat (1996 Hunter 280) did no
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 5:46am 11.11.21 I've given up on PB Blaster on my problem. Gave it enough opportunity to work. I'm going to try my K
SEIZED Fasteners jibes138 at 5:41am 11.11.21 Internal threads in aluminum should have a self locking helical coil insert installed with zinc chro
Hot Water tank dLj at 5:00am 11.11.21 I haven't used my hot water tank since purchasing the boat August 2020, nor have I done any researc
Old cedar lightning restoration Will Gilmore at 4:39am 11.11.21 PT wood is usually made from Southern Yellow Pine, but also Spruce or Fir, on occasion. SYP is a pr
SEIZED Fasteners dLj at 4:29am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits. Tom,
Happy Birthday you Marines. shemandr at 4:10am 11.11.21 Ditto.
SEIZED Fasteners Apex at 3:16am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits. I am
Happy Birthday you Marines. kappykaplan at 3:14am 11.11.21 Indeed! :beer:
SEIZED Fasteners All U Get at 2:52am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits.
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 10:02pm 11.10.21 I have been examining the foam insulation. I am interested to see how it works for you as it is a
Mods to our 35s5 jssailem at 8:26pm 11.10.21 I like the light wood look. It lightens up the dark space of the V birth. Some owners try to instal
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! (1) jssailem at 8:05pm 11.10.21 A Racor plugged 30 micron filter.
Wrapping topsides jssailem at 8:01pm 11.10.21 Don. when I reviewed the wrap idea, my takeaway was the cost was high compared to the limited life e
SEIZED Fasteners danooxnard at 6:29pm 11.10.21 Beeswax and heat see below from previous post. A Mapp Gas torch will get it hot enough, maybe to h
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 6:02pm 11.10.21 There's no animosity here. Bloody right :( ! Where's he get off with ideas like that ? Sometime

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