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Replacement Engine M-405 SeadogBVI at 5:01am 02.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1011 The Perkins M-50 engine on my 1995 M-405 may be reaching the end of its useful life. It seems the M-
Need Advice on Refinishing Steps Ken at 6:45am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1054 The finish on the steps leading into the cabin have lost all if it's finish. I would like to redo t
airlines and inflatable life jackets mjb at 8:10am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1510 We're traveling to Guadeloupe next week for a one week sailing charter. We'd like to bring our infl
Rebedding sail track Seekswind at 8:58am 02.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1040 I am currently planning to rebed my sail tracks this spring. Does anyone have any advice on product
Full Length Battens for Mainsail - Doyle Zenith Ray R. at 9:13am 02.11.07 Big Boats 13/3200 I am considering purchasing the Doyle Zenith full batten roller furling mainsail. I heard some pros
Fixing the holding tank gauge Rich Stidger at 9:29am 02.11.07 Big Boats 4/1770 You did good, Ed Caldwell. The WEMA sender with the holes is very prone to plugging and the result
Cabin floor replacement Gordon Huwa at 9:29am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2487 I have a Cal 32 and want to replace the cabin floor. The old floor is about 1/8th inch veneer. It is
Oday 25 Center Board downey1210 at 9:58am 02.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938 I have a 1975 ODAY 25 CB, the cable comes up through a 3ft pipe in the center of the cabin floor. Do
size of genoa jib on an O'Day 22 David A. cobb at 10:19am 02.11.07 Day Sailers 3/1510 I am having trouble setting the jib. It is supposed to go on the Schaefer Snap-furl, but it seems t
37.5 upgrades for bluewater? Bob15962 at 10:20am 02.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1300 I am slowly getting my 37.5 ready for off shore sailing... I have been working slowly on the basics.
need a reasonable source for stay fittings sand sailor at 10:21am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1366 west marine has some nice ones but they are anything but reasonablewhat is the diff in characterist
Gray Portlights - Replacing Knobs Debra B at 5:36am 02.11.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2151 The Gray/Pomponette web site sells replacement knobs, but I can't see how to get the damn things off
Snap, crackle, crash SailboatOwners.com at 11:52am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2768 You and your family have been sailing for a week or so on your boat in coastal waters. You are on yo
Catalina 22 roller furler installation info Ed Piotroski at 11:31am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2513 I have recently begun sailing with the purchase of a Catalina 22. I know nothing about how to insta
Hunter Legend 45 OR 45 - Seaworthiness Kristoria at 4:47pm 02.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2556 Hi,Does any body have any experience or history as to the seaworthiness of the 1986 Series of Hunt
Single line Reefing systems for the Mainsail oceansail0 at 9:27pm 02.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1601 I have just bought a h31. The forums are great. It appears that I will be doing alot of reefing of t
Autohelm ST 50 windspeed transducer needed Patrick at 10:20pm 02.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/998 I am looking for a replacement ST50 masthead wind vane with the wind direction feather and the speed
H33.5 alternator upgrade, whats works ? Patrick at 11:54pm 02.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1173 I have a H 33.5 with a Yanmar 3gm30 that has a stock 80amp Hitachi alternator.I have 4 golf carts
rudder deeper draft than keel bsheehan at 6:02am 02.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1951 I ran aground at speed (not paying attention and depth was broken)and bent the rudder shaft which co
Planning a Cruise sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:04am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1216 Well, Im back from 'Blue Water Rehab' for the week and am now beginning to plan our fall cruise. We

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Main sheet rigging shemandr at 4:19pm 08.20.21 I'm not versed in Catalinas but that mainsheet system seems overly complicated. While it gets good
Backstay adjuster (1) Joe at 4:19pm 08.20.21 A block and tackle system is the natural solution for a boat with a split backstay. But the OP has
Midship cleat on toe rail? Joe at 4:16pm 08.20.21 I have the garhauer track cleat. NEVER had a problem with hanging up lazy sheet. But if it did, i
Cleats (2) RolfSail at 3:57pm 08.20.21 Under boat information/Hunter resources/260/downloads you will find the first document which contai
Mainsheet traveler system FDL S2 at 3:47pm 08.20.21 Those are lengths in meters You are right, I missed that.
Need source for boat plumbing parts (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:37pm 08.20.21 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress197399 With the head in normal operation: #1 sink thru hull valve is open
Beneteau 361 shaft seal BigEasy at 3:36pm 08.20.21
Transom Replacement shemandr at 3:21pm 08.20.21 @Jerk McGerhkins. Update?
South and middle Puget Sound jssailem at 3:17pm 08.20.21 Nice report Ken. Not yet sailing Hadley. At the boat awaiting a cal from the glass shop that the pro
Transom Replacement tamclean at 3:16pm 08.20.21 Wow. Interesting to see what I missed. I had the same problem. I contemplated doing just what you're
NOT buying H34 jssailem at 3:11pm 08.20.21 Holding the lever up while trying to steer in somewhat heavy conditions completely exhausted me yes
12V Fans - Quiet, Durable Tally Ho at 3:08pm 08.20.21 I like the "Caframo Sirocco II 3-Speed 7" Gimbal Fan, 12/24V DC". They are quiet. 3 years in servic
Midship cleat on toe rail? (2) jssailem at 3:03pm 08.20.21 I like midship cleats. Allows me to single hand my docking without any one needing to "Jump" to the
12V Fans - Quiet, Durable jssailem at 2:52pm 08.20.21 I like the "Caframo Sirocco II 3-Speed 7" Gimbal Fan, 12/24V DC". They are quiet. 3 years in service
Replace Dorade with Solar Vent (1) sail sfbay at 2:38pm 08.20.21 ramoore.......a little off the OP's topic but thought I would share that I purchased 2 highly polish
12V Fans - Quiet, Durable Tally Ho at 2:34pm 08.20.21 I have several Caframo fans also, and really like them. They are old, but just keep on (quietly) mo
Replace Dorade with Solar Vent ramoore at 2:22pm 08.20.21 Thanks sail sfbay! Mine looks exactly like the one at the link below from ebay. And it agrees that
Midship cleat on toe rail? Artey1 at 2:15pm 08.20.21
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? 3DPhoto at 2:11pm 08.20.21 I was looking for a new sailboat, 40' ish earlier this year. I had clicked on the link for the 40' b
Midship cleat on toe rail? twistedskipper at 1:34pm 08.20.21 IDK but some of these ideas seem OK for use during temporary docking maneuvers, but maybe not for lo

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