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Hunter Bashing Gary Wyngarden at 4:30am 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/870 Here's the latest from another thread currently running on the site:"Hunters are the Ford Pinto's
Leech Line Don Guillette at 5:26am 08.16.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1777 The subject of the leech line came up on another network I belong to Catalina 30 and I thought it m
Rub Rail charlesptph at 4:55am 08.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/745 Where can I purchase rub rail for My 1981 28' O'Day
Changing the name of my boat Norman at 7:10am 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1690 I have just purchased a wonderful good old boat in the U.S.. As I am a Canadian citizen i must cance
Revenge of the cockpit drains John Brecher at 7:52am 08.16.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1063 Further to the recent discussions in April about cockpit drain hoses I have two questions I would li
electrical box wiring Bill Leathen at 8:00am 08.16.06 Smaller Boats 9/1004 Does anyone have a photo of how they re-wired the inside of their electical box wiring. I want to a
Jib sheets Mike Casucci at 8:53am 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 40/4315 Had an interesting experience this weekend. Checked knot on jib sheet and it was ok, but didn't noti
Light bulb in mast - C27 - "1975" rsn48 at 9:23am 08.16.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1728 Is the light bulb in the mast, the same type as in the navigational lights. I'm replacing the nav l
Hunter Legend 33 ( British Owned, American Built ) Pugwash at 10:48am 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1821 Is there any American Owner willing to give advice to British Owner having problems.The boat is amo
Drum Bearing Top needed or info where to buy J at 10:49am 08.16.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/929 While trying to fix my furler jib, I broke the drumb bearing top and now can't find it anywhere. I
Main sail slides Ksarna at 11:36am 08.16.06 Smaller Boats 2/843 I need slides and shackles for my 85 25.5 Been online can find slides that may work but no shackles.
DIY New Thru Hull Backing Plates...advise needed flyhop at 11:39am 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 7/4782 The plywood backing plates for our Oday 28's seacock thru-hulls have dry-rot and are going to be rep
Boat lift for small sailboat? Jack at 12:12pm 08.16.06 Trailer Sailors 2/2609 Just bought a Compac 16 for use at our cottage on a small lake in Upstate New York. Most of the boa
Anchor, Chain and Rode cockneyboy at 12:55pm 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 11/4002 I recently bought a Macgregor 26m. I would like to ask all Mac 26M owners, what type and diameter ro
"Cruizin' in a 25.5!" series (1) Boat Babe at 1:51pm 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 49/4211 Everyone stop saying "thanks and good bye"!! I will be beating one more "Cruizin' the Bahamas segmen
"Cruizin' in a 25.5!" series Boat Babe at 1:42pm 08.16.06 Smaller Boats 7/1193 Everyone stop saying "thanks and good bye"!! I will be beating one more "Cruizin' the Bahamas segme
ethanol sdutch@nothinbut.net at 1:31pm 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2211 latley a few power boats in our marina have complained about failing engines due to ethanol fuel. ha
Stern tie/Mediterranean mooring recommendation? TN at 2:57pm 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1433 I have a Hunter 27 (current) and am wondering what length/diameter/type of line to use to tie the st
Autohelm ST4000 problems Van737 at 4:20pm 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1321 My Autohelm ST4000 wheel drive autopilot, installed in my 1994 Hunter Legend 37.5, suddenly stopped
San Juan Islands Jim at 6:33pm 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/990 I'm Chartering a 30ft Catalina in Anacortes next week for four days. I would like to here from anybo

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H260 keel rgranger at 12:27pm 01.12.21 As long as your saying it shouldn't be there I will fill the hole and forget it. Just another one o
Bimini Wind Effect rgranger at 12:15pm 01.12.21 You won't even notice it, @RoyS . ... SAILING! @Parsons meant to say you won't even notice it whi
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter Parsons at 12:11pm 01.12.21 Same size boat and engine, but Catalina (also the same spinnaker profile post!). We switched from a
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 11:57am 01.12.21
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 11:55am 01.12.21 189047
12 volt charging at marina Davidasailor26 at 11:54am 01.12.21
Cracked and Warped Headliner, leaks along cabin side? weekendrken at 11:16am 01.12.21 The headliner is the symptom probably not the problem. You might end up RnR most the deck. The stai
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 Rafael8008 at 11:10am 01.12.21 Are you from Kingston, Ont? I have happy images of hundred little Opti sails rounding the mark at Ca
Cracked and Warped Headliner, leaks along cabin side? JohnInCT at 11:03am 01.12.21 Thank you, Ken. I am specifically looking for a project boat, but after looking at the headliner an
ACP COMPOSTION sail sfbay at 11:00am 01.12.21 Let me take a stab at this..............the thread below indicated the outer skin hull material is L
Cracked and Warped Headliner, leaks along cabin side? weekendrken at 10:56am 01.12.21 John, You are joking, right? If the boat is "free" to you (a giveaway) and you want to spend tens
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 10:51am 01.12.21 If you are concerned with drying out the batteries by continuous charging (a valid concern), Harbor
12 volt charging at marina chip veres at 10:47am 01.12.21 If you are concerned with drying out the batteries by continuous charging (a valid concern), Harbor
Hunter 28.5--Trailer issue victorhoisington at 10:44am 01.12.21 Recognize that the pads do NOT support the weight of the boat, they simply keep it upright on the tr
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Bob S at 10:24am 01.12.21 Spoke with him a bunch of times upgrading my C30. He was always super helpful. it's been a horrendou
H260 keel GBGraham at 10:16am 01.12.21 Just to be sure, there are a couple of questions. 1. Is the centerboard (not keel) made of plasti
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy Terry Cox at 10:16am 01.12.21 Had a similar situation with the used Avon that I purchased a few years ago. It had registration dec
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 10:11am 01.12.21 He will pay for taking that pic:yikes:
My Penobscot Archipelago. Bob S at 10:11am 01.12.21 Where are all the lobster traps? Beautiful photographs as usual.
Bimini Wind Effect Parsons at 10:11am 01.12.21 You won't even notice it, @RoyS . I've been at slow speed with the bimini up and down on our C36, a

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