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Cleaning a pressure alcohol stove Tim Haibach at 12:33am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1163 I wanted to find what other sailors are using to clean these types of stoves, especially the burners
Work In The Boat Manufacturing Indusrty Marc at 1:38am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1384 My son is getting ready to apply to University and starting to make plans for his future education.
Where to purchase flag staff Pat at 3:11am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 Anyone know of an internet site to purchase a SS flag staff? WM wants $100 plus for a 48 inch SS sta
specs Ted at 4:00am 02.14.07 Big Boats 2/936 I found the specs listed on this site. Very hulpful in comparing various CC boats. I'm interested in
Installing a windvane SeanMorey at 3:39am 02.14.07 Other Sailboats 2/896 I need to install a wind vane on my 72 Ericson 27'. I know I need to use a bosun's chair to get up
Video of sailing using a kite flown from on board! (1) Malcolm Young at 3:38am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1732 My son, knowing my interests, sent me the following link that he found. It is a great video taken fr
Used Wheel Steering Pedestal to convert? SeacretSailor at 4:14am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 6/7262 Would anybody know a source for used sailboat wheel steering pedestals for a mid-size sailboat? I'v
H33.5 Roller Furling,changing the sheet Patrick at 4:40am 02.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1194 I have a H33.5 that needs the foller furling line changed as the old one is on it's last legs.This
Question of the day re: the Helmseat SailJunkie at 5:08am 02.14.07 Catalina 310 1/1647 by Blue Heron Marine...opinions anyone? I'm thinking of purchasing one for the boat (my wife has a
Catalina Sea Trial Checkout Ray Williams at 5:36am 02.14.07 Catalina 310 14/2374 I am buying a used Catalina 310 and will be doing a sea trial soon. As this is a 2002 model are ther
Thru Hull or Transom-Mount Transducers Abby Normal at 6:08am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 21/4794 I'm looking at various chart/GPS/depth or depth/speed combo systems. Some come with transom-mount t
Hello Reliance Owners Voyager5994 at 5:58am 02.14.07 Other Sailboats 7/969 Hello all Reliance Owners -My name is Rick Goltz ' I own hull # 3. I have been in e-mail contact
Gennaker versus Spinnaker AlanAnt at 6:22am 02.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4014 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 and would like to purchase a sail for Broad Reaching and Downwind Sailing. T
New Hunter 25 rudder modification Mike16400 at 6:39am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 0/969 I have a 2007 25 Hunter (a great boat) but the issue I am having is with the rudder. It wont lift a
Kubota Universal M25 ronc at 6:53am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 4/8159 Does anyone have a Kubota serial number on the oil dipstick of a Universal M25 diesel(used in Catali
started my bottom job to day John at 7:00am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1730 It was snowing like mad but i took the day off so i was scraping about 20 years of paint off my bott
260 Water Leak Decuer at 6:58am 02.14.07 Smaller Boats 13/1676 Folks,I was wondering if anybody has a different idea or experience with this problem. After sail
reinforcing the transom for outboard motamman at 6:53am 02.14.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1771 I have a 78 Catalina 27 and I'm mounting a outboard on center line of transom.I had an aluminum ex
Speaking of Bottom Paint Rick D at 8:47am 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1003 I have noticed that ablative paints are the standard in the NE. In SoCal, hard bottom paints are the
Bimini For O'Day 222 chuckd at 9:22am 02.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2061 Alright, All the talk about biminis has finally gotten to me. Anyone have a photo of an O'Day 22

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Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 nightowle at 12:26am 07.15.21 I'd say to consider reducing the foot of your mainsail after moving the gooseneck. Do you have a ri
Navico Simrand WP-30 Richard19068 at 9:43pm 07.14.21 Glad to hear it sounds like it is working out. I hope you are right about another 20 years
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? (1) marchem at 9:06pm 07.14.21 A true single line reefing system, where the same line pulls down both the luff and the leach of the
UPS must hate sailors Michael Davis at 9:01pm 07.14.21 And I now have antifouling paint! Third time was a charm. Only took 43 days from dropping the order
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (1) JamesG161 at 8:56pm 07.14.21 I think this is the page from your Hunter 41 manual on the Autopilot. rant, then your rudder should
Beneteau 323 jssailem at 8:20pm 07.14.21 On my boat I installed a SCAD TM1 tank monitor. Easy install and effective reporting.
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? jssailem at 8:10pm 07.14.21 Mike. Send @JamesG161 a private message. He has recently experienced the challenge of finding a rudd
UPS must hate sailors jssailem at 8:04pm 07.14.21 Not sure what that was SoSound. Pretty sure your going to need a good bottle of glue to put to get h
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement OdayAhoy at 7:17pm 07.14.21 Thanks. do the ropes typically hold it up in there or is there a pivot connected in some fashion th
Hunter 386 Stern Flag Ken13559 at 7:05pm 07.14.21 Tie a cord using constrictor knot on the flag pole and secure the other end to the railing. That sho
Gel coat big ouch quadrille38 at 6:47pm 07.14.21 SBO sells gel coat in the store. Here is a link to the section https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/s
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 6:23pm 07.14.21 I made up a short 3 foot extension and plugged the boat power cord into the extension. I then turned
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 6:13pm 07.14.21 Thank you to everyone who commented on this string. I ordered replacement rollers that were 3D print
Retractible Keel Line Replacement (1) rgranger at 5:51pm 07.14.21
Fresh toilet water system, can be mixed with saltwater ? ggrizzard at 5:24pm 07.14.21 Unless you're off shore, you cant discharge anything from the head. The salt water will introduce '
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA Monterey385 at 5:24pm 07.14.21
Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed ggrizzard at 5:18pm 07.14.21 I trying to envision how Hunter made the insert originally. My 79H30C was made the way you did your
UPS must hate sailors (1) SoSound at 5:14pm 07.14.21 Shappens... sometimes things get damaged in shipping. We received a shipment the other day, a 92#
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? shemandr at 4:58pm 07.14.21 I haven't read this very carefully but if you hit something and the steering is stiff I think the ru
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 4:35pm 07.14.21 Block Island doesn't really get going until the 4th. June is pretty quiet. When the Off Soundings

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