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Offshore capabilities of 2006 Hunter 36 island passage at 6:14am 12.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4753 My wife and I are looking to take our 2006 Hunter 36 offshore. Many of our friends consider us nuts,
How to grease the winch/wench Margaritaville at 6:09am 12.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1279 Has anyone performed maintenance on the winches on the 31H?
Mast issues! josht787 at 4:48am 12.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/947 Broken mast. Weld or replace? Mast is made of aluminum. Broken 2/3 of the way up.
South Fla Visit BigGerman at 8:23pm 12.21.06 Smaller Boats 2/883 Hey everyone,I just wanted to let you'all know that my family and I are going to have our 23.5 (Mi
Stanchions Randy Church at 9:53pm 12.21.06 Big Boats 4/921 Looking for replacement stanchions for my 1984 Hunter 34. Two were damaged during haul-out last week
Tampa Bay Advice jandelbert at 10:40pm 12.21.06 Smaller Boats 1/1048 Happy holidays everybody!I'm planning on trailering my '94 H26 from Atlanta to Tampa in January an
Rudder Repair Dick1505 at 12:52am 12.22.06 Smaller Boats 5/1137 A couple of weeks ago we had a good thread on rudder repair. I took mine apart, sanded and painted i
Thru Hulls Nick Fletcher at 5:16am 12.22.06 Catalina 30 5/1464 I purchased a 1987 C30 and wonder if I should have the thru Hulls all repalced before launching.
Pelican Scorpio - good dinghy? David at 6:04am 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/6031 I am looking for a hard dink that is very stable.Does anyone have experience with the Scorpio???
Jib and main trim Don Guillette at 6:14am 12.22.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/4963 I was glancing again at the "post a picture" thread and one of the things I noticed was the jib trim
instrumentreplacement charlie at 6:26am 12.22.06 Big Boats 3/959 Need to replace instrument panel with tack, temp , oil pressure guaage and warnings with a modern in
Merry Christmas to all Tim Welsh at 8:22am 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1039 Merry Christmas everyone I'm heading down to the lake tomorrow and will meet up with several frie
Inverter on a Beneteau Syversens at 9:00am 12.22.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3793 Hi All, I would like to install an inverter on the boat to get 110 off shore power. not to do anyt
Looking to install a hard bimini top on an H320 Benny at 10:49am 12.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1054 The two piece bimini which attaches to the arch is shot. I'm having the front part redone in canvas
14.2 Bill22305 at 12:41pm 12.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1129 Hello:Been on the Mac forum - decided they are too large for a first sailboat.Is the 14.2 a good b
Max Prop degol at 3:19pm 12.22.06 Big Boats 11/3601 I am interested in replacing my prop on my Hunter 44 AFT boat to a Max Prop.Is there anybody on the
Max Prop degol at 3:23pm 12.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/928 I am interested in replacing my prop on my Hunter 44 AFT boat to a Max Prop (3 blades) .Is there a
how much air does it take to make a Catalina run? Tom at 4:20am 12.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1090 I'm looking to start sailing on a central Texas lake, and I want to know if the average wind that we
need main and genoa sail for Mac Venture 22 Brett Tintera at 4:03am 12.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1037 I have a small jib but need a big jib (genoa) and main sail for my work in progressMacgregor Ventur
Marion to Bermuda Race Ameribritalia at 4:00am 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 0/819 Anyone racing in the aforementioned race? I'm on the crew list, I can cook, have been sailing since

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Too much mast rake sirius86 at 5:53am 07.03.21 Wow what amazing info to wake up to! Thank you everyone for taking so much time in helping me out.
Roller furling failure sailme88 at 5:51am 07.03.21 undawg the fore hatch, release the halyard, bring the sheets forward, open the fore hatch and drop o
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Capt jgw at 5:51am 07.03.21 I've spliced transducer cables when connecting an already installed ducer to a new display head and
Bleach in water tanks Terry Cox at 5:42am 07.03.21 The first and only time I commissioned our water tanks was when we took possession from the PO in 20
Too much mast rake shemandr at 5:29am 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the th
Bleach in water tanks dlochner at 5:25am 07.03.21 If the water is coming from a reliable municipal supply, I don't think adding bleach adds much. Flus
Roller furling failure David in Sandusky at 5:23am 07.03.21 High wind sure makes everything harder! How about some detail on how the furling line came loose? T
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. RoyS at 5:18am 07.03.21 Another good idea is to not use ethanol gasoline. I buy a five gallon can of Sunoco real gasoline ab
Roller furling failure justsomeguy at 5:15am 07.03.21 A very stressful day. Did you live?
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track Closing Time at 5:14am 07.03.21 Yes I have a 1999 model, hull #1. The nuts on thee bottom of the Genoa track on my boat aren't hidd
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 5:09am 07.03.21 Thanks for posting. Merc refused to honor their warranty on my (then) 3 month old engine.
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 5:04am 07.03.21 Thanks for posting. Merc refused to honor their warranty on my (then) 3 month old engine.
Roller furling failure 1123581321 at 5:00am 07.03.21 tried heading into wind and rolling the drum by hand. but with 25 kt winds it was too difficult. the
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working cymeyer at 4:44am 07.03.21 On the hot water tank, I would drain the tank and refill with clean water. Make sure the pressure
Arguing with insurance company Maine Sail at 4:42am 07.03.21 Most insurers would have denied any and all coverage as they do not cover issues related to a lack o
Roller furling failure dlochner at 3:52am 07.03.21 Come head to wind, release the halyard and drop the sail on deck. Take sail ties and secure it to th
Roller furling failure justsomeguy at 3:46am 07.03.21 I was sailing in 20 -25 kts and my furling line came loose. I had no way to furling the sail. What
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track Deleted member 117556 at 3:44am 07.03.21 Do you have a Catalina 310? If there are nuts on the bottom, they are hidden by the interior liner.
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 3:41am 07.03.21 If you are sailing in those conditions on a weekly basis then more purchase is probably a good idea.
Too much mast rake Joe at 3:39am 07.03.21 Adjusting tension on the forestay and backstay is not the way to change "rake". Rake is controlled

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