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jaydog5000
at 2:46am 08.01.07
14/1689
I have a few questions!! I was motoring yesterday and out of nowhere the engine stalled. I have be
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Cetol advice (1)
SEADANCE
at 6:18am 08.01.07
12/5705
Hi guys and gals! I washed, sanded and applied one coat of Cetol Marine Lite varnish to the 4 teak
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trimphi
at 6:30am 08.01.07
3/1323
If anyone has replaced their in-mast furling line how did you remove the large right hand cover plat
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DannyS
at 5:48am 08.01.07
13/1593
I have had a couple of interesting moments with my electric bilge pump siphoning water back into the
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dickforth
at 6:53am 08.01.07
11/1310
It happened to me and I know it has happed to others. About 19 gal. of diesel fuel was accidently p
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kees mulder
at 7:05am 08.01.07
1/1913
I have a problem with the furling mechanism as it does not lock at all. I will change the system to
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jbreland
at 7:49am 08.01.07
3/2145
In the archives I found the following specs for the running rigging on a 23.5 Running Rigging Specs
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Martin15377
at 7:41am 08.01.07
8/2968
Hi ! I bought a 1986 Macgregor 25, in very good shape except for the electrical panel, which is a me
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Burnell
at 8:07am 08.01.07
2/2138
My linkage from the shift lever to the cable has broken off. I disconnected the transmission lever t
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ted
at 9:16am 08.01.07
3/926
I stumbled across a thread on the H450 loosing rudders. Seems 16 of them lost rudders. Hunter offerd
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Joelle Dupont
at 10:52am 08.01.07
3/946
Working on updating my new (old '87) H23. The interior of the boat and all the contents has a milde
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flyhop
at 12:16pm 08.01.07
10/5922
1981 Oday 28. Backer boards to all through-hulls were dry rotted. For a variety of reasons, I am r
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Bob F
at 12:15pm 08.01.07
1/992
I am going to install a manual fuel shut-off valve in the engine compartment on the tank side of the
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thesolarstone
at 12:23pm 08.01.07
2/1694
I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 26.5 and I am desperate need of a Nylon bushing that mounts on the de
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Mark Juetten
at 1:21pm 08.01.07
0/804
Hope you can post those pictures soon. Many of us are eargerly awaiting salvation from a miserable d
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mike masserant
at 5:13pm 08.01.07
4/2123
any ideas as to where to place the kick-up rudder dedent rivit for helping to control a slippping
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Anthony Pogson
at 9:18pm 07.30.07
5/1117
The recent discussion on gin poles prompts this. When I purchased my used 260 it was supplier with
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Ted
at 11:27pm 07.30.07
8/1565
I'm getting serious about the hunter 450. One area of concern is the B ' R rig. By all accounts, it
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jeff
at 12:40am 07.31.07
7/1225
First I would like to thank all the people who provided advice and info. I had sincere intentions o
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jbreland
at 12:48am 07.31.07
3/961
I just purchased a 1993 H-23.5 and would like to buy a trailer wheel hub assy for the stock trailer
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Recent Replies
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Barrier Coat or Not?
shemandr at 4:15am 07.20.21 Just leave the Gel Coat. If you dry sail the boat you do not need a barrier coat or even bottom pai |
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Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23
DeniseO30 at 4:12am 07.20.21 23 is a small boat for that many people! Honestly think it would be lack of common Sense with having |
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Landing a sturgeon
Will Gilmore at 3:40am 07.20.21 I've had flying fish jump aboard; one smacked a doctor right in the center of his chest while the do |
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Reefing Method Question (1)
snoopy_ at 12:37am 07.20.21 Alan, Okay, so that would explain why some never touch their topping lift. i.e. It's set to a heig |
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San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner
Richard19068 at 10:28pm 07.19.21 Good observation. Both can be good routes. I don't think the distances are as large as your numbers |
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Reefing Method Question
Alan Gomes at 10:20pm 07.19.21 You kinda lost me with this statement: "The first person pulls one line to sheet the aft end of the |
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Reefing Method Question
snoopy_ at 9:09pm 07.19.21 Stu, I don't understand. My two-person procedure is the way I tried to simplify what is from the f |
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A trip down the Chicago river - With pics!
Jumpstart at 8:51pm 07.19.21 The Franklin Street Bridge near the Merchandise Mart has a plaque with my great grandfathers name on |
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Reefing Method Question
Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 07.19.21 Are there any suggestions that would make the above easier? I have a reefing hook that I plan on i |
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JY14/Hunter140 crack under mainstay mount
Project_Mayhem at 8:45pm 07.19.21 This was a common issue with the JY's. I knew someone who repaired his. I'll see if I have any email |
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What kind of antenna is this ?
Ken Cross at 8:22pm 07.19.21 You could check with a field strength meter, a VSWR meter, a throughline watt meter, a spectrum ana |
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San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner (1)
JackOlsen at 7:23pm 07.19.21 My apologies for getting land miles from Google, but this lays out my two options, with the day's wi |
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Boom Vang Strap (Hunter 19)
twalker H260 at 7:20pm 07.19.21 Looks like a similar mast base to our 260. The vang hinge is available here: https://shop.huntero |
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ISO Surveyors - NH area
Apex at 7:16pm 07.19.21 What year, make and model sailboat are you looking at? Thanks SFBay, looking for personal recomme |
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h 41 couch
MFD at 7:05pm 07.19.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h41-ac-ds-couch-removal.150290/#post-1007084 and https://f |
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Landing a sturgeon
FDL S2 at 7:04pm 07.19.21 I didn't know there were that many of them around. The Hudson River used to have them - maybe stil |
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Reefing Method Question
sail sfbay at 7:03pm 07.19.21 Might look at post #10 in thus thread on how this sailor does it with photos: Reefing a Catalina 30 |
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