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Blower, to head Art at 8:05am 04.30.07 Big Boats 4/1389 I believe I have a blower problem. When I'm starting the engine, diesel, and I turn the key to act
keel crack n27 Dan at 8:03am 04.30.07 Newport 1/1838 I found a crack on the back side of my keel, it appears there is some delamination on the starboard
New Idea higgs at 10:11am 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1024 After spending weeks working on Trav'ler, I had what may have been one of those revelational moments
crack in fiberglass above companionway mary at 10:33am 04.30.07 Big Boats 2/1215 Has anyone had the fiberglass, that supports the companionway sliding hatchboard, crack? Ours is cra
ssb receiver mike4118 at 10:31am 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 0/894 i am thinking about buying an inexpensive ssb receiver only by si tex.has anyone experience with th
Spinnaker Bail/crane Rich at 10:30am 04.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2120 Hi,I'm going to fly a asym crusing chute this season and I was wondering where I can get a masthea
transducer intallation for a Garmin 440 Chartplot Michael D Fox at 11:35am 04.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1276 HELP...Does the Hunter 27 (1976) have a cored hull? The reason I ask is I'm going to install a tran
Rigging an O'Day 272 LE Lenny14393 at 12:18pm 04.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3460 I'm new to the big boat thing and I have my boat in the water. We hooked up the Genoa and main on Su
N27 gelcoat cracks/delamination Kerry Lane at 12:07pm 04.30.07 Newport 1/1983 I am looking at purchasing a 27' Newport. There are some pretty significant cracks, spiderweb cracks
Stress cracks on deck around mast step/ Guss at 11:37am 04.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1613 I am looking into buying a 77 Hunter 30'. The boat looks solid, clean and in great shape in general
Stuffing box packing size for Hunter 29.5 Michel Galy at 1:43pm 04.30.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2144 Hello !I have to replace the old packing in the stuffing box of my Hunter 29.5, Year 1995. I would
Small Rudder Cracks Mark at 1:42pm 04.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/802 I have some slight damage at the bottom of the rudder on my Hunter 33.5. The damage does not seem to
swing keel/dagger board keels Tom Atkins at 1:22pm 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1230 I am currently sailing a 2000 lb 21' swing keel boat that works well, however, being that I am alway
Anyone worked with Trident XHD 1-1/2" sanitation Rob at 1:01pm 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1324 hose? I'm putting in an MSD and this stuff is so stiff I can't slip it over the barbed ends of the f
Port cushion g9334 at 12:52pm 04.30.07 Seidelmann 0/1372 Looking for anyone that has an extra port cushion, for an S-25.Mine was missing, when I got the boa
Too many charging devices... (1) chutz at 3:30pm 04.30.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1258 I hope this is the correct forum for questions such as these...If not please feel free to delete thi
size / length of sheets Jonathan12951 at 6:00pm 04.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/962 What is the length and diameter of the main and genoa sheets ? Two things that I need to take into a
rudder vibration alex mercurio at 2:18pm 04.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2181 i could use any ideas or insight into a vibration i get that comes from the rudder. whenever i sail
Water in the aft berth oceansail0 at 11:20pm 04.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1310 I have a water leak in the aft berth. It is not the cockpit drain as I have fixed that one. I am lea
Used Sails FourPlay at 12:08am 04.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1115 Where is the best place to purchase used sails?

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Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:08am 08.03.21 Lots of dinghy davit suppliers besides Atlantic Towers including Garhauer, Kato, Forespar Nova, Edso
Furling Main Winter Storage sail sfbay at 7:04am 08.03.21 Same question came up on these threads and the concensus was to take it down during the winter in co
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Sailor_Al at 7:04am 08.03.21 Al, thanks for the advice. I would like to see some photos since I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Give
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.03.21 Look here for the possible replacement and other H31 stuff to download too. Hunter 31 (83-87) Hatch
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Other
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 Just a comment, if the blister is actually into the laminate, after draining and drying, you need t
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:49am 08.03.21 I read the referenced article. My Mark 25 had the pox, as I call those round small imperfections i
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 I used to own an early-build 2006 C309, hull #14, that I purchased new in 2007. The first year it w
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums Than
Chain snubbers jssailem at 6:45am 08.03.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) I tied a Brian Toss designed soft shackle wit
Furling Main Winter Storage DayDreamer41 at 6:36am 08.03.21 We always take our down fold it and store it in the basement. Every year I rotate the head sail or m
Installing Battery Monitor (1) Juice6576 at 6:25am 08.03.21 Just monitor the house batteries. You want to get the shunt close to those. Ignore the starting. My
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:16am 08.03.21 This works on chain or rope rode, I use more than one loop wrap on prussik when using rope rode, to
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:13am 08.03.21 Like Dlochner posted. Any climbing site or Animated Knots will show the knot. This is rope, but it
Furling Main Winter Storage ice breaker at 6:12am 08.03.21 I have done it both ways. On our 41 the main is a beast. I have stored at home, but generally leav
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts jssailem at 6:10am 08.03.21
Long time lurker :) David in Sandusky at 6:01am 08.03.21 Congratulations! The 33 is a great design. Cherubini said it was the Queen of his Hunter designs.
Chain snubbers (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:53am 08.03.21 I am very interested in this method. Can you point me to more information? dj I spliced my own dy
Help Please - Rigging Sparcraft Ocean Range Vang DougM at 5:21am 08.03.21 The outer cylinder of the vang attaches to the boom. There is a recessed hole between the boom attac
Long time lurker :) kloudie1 at 5:14am 08.03.21 Congratulations on the boat. She looks to have been well kept! That is a great sailing boat that you

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