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Windlass for 35.5 Hugh4753 at 12:26am 10.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1271 I'd like to install a manual windlass on my 35.5. Anyone have any knowledge about what windlass wor
Hull ID # Tom23442 at 12:41am 10.09.06 Catalina 30 2/1173 Where can i find the Hull ID # on my catalina? 1981 30'. i have the 4 digit hull #, but the insura
Adding 2nd reef to Isomat boom Tug at 1:27am 10.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1354 My Legend 37 came with one reef point for the main on the Isomat boom. The literature shows how to r
Seized screws jstrohmeyer at 1:39am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1079 I am having trouble unscrewing the mast internal line exit blocks and deck organizers on my 1987 Cat
Changing Fuel Filter on Universal M-18 - How to? Bob at 10:34pm 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 9/8198 No matter what manual I read, the directions to remove and replace the fuel filter on a Universal M-
Sailing the way it's meant to be Paul at 2:06am 10.09.06 Big Boats 6/750 There has been an awful lot of carping and grousing on theses sites lately, even some outright flami
Aluminum holding tank Glen Hellman at 2:09am 10.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2138 Peggie, we purchased a '94 Hunter Legend a couple of years ago. We asked the seller to replace the f
keel winch jack krafchick at 2:40am 10.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1622 I have a 1986 vintage MacGregor 21.The keel winch is giving trouble. It no longer locks the keel
Conversion to fresh water intake David J.11350 at 5:56am 10.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1595 Peggie,I have had it with clogged intake thru-hulls! I have a fresh water tank (luckily near the h
dutchman boom brake mortyd at 5:43am 10.09.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1666 i'm thinking about the dutchman boom brake, any advice out there?
H23 electrical panel John at 5:56am 10.09.06 Smaller Boats 3/1062 I replaced the electrical panel in my H23 a few years ago with one I got at West Marine. Now the fus
Binoculars pop Franklin at 5:39am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1199 A few weeks ago I was crewing on a cruiser's boat one day (thanks Frank if you're reading) and I hap*
compression post seating on 33' (77-83) wjflier at 5:36am 10.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/909 anyone have any dealing with the seating of the suppoet pole for the mast in the bilge on a 33 (77-8
O'Day 28 cradel Lenny at 6:02am 10.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/945 Recently purchased a 1979 O'Day 28; does anyone have access to a set of cradel plans? LOA 28'3"LWL
Deck hardware and electircal robert at 6:13am 10.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/939 O'Day Experts: I probably wrote these questions on the wrong page so I'll try again. Found the ends
What do you add to your fresh water tanks? Brian D at 3:26am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/5171 I've heard that a capfull of clorox bleach is good. But a capfull for how many gallons? What else is
High tech or basic simplicity Ross at 7:11am 10.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1587 When I read these pages I get the feeling that most of the boats are equipped with high tech devises
Jib sheet lead blocks Mark at 7:46am 10.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/910 Does anybody know where I can get jib (or genoa) sheet lead blocks for my E25, the ones that attach
simple spinnaker UKGreg at 7:34am 10.09.06 Big Boats 7/1119 any recormendations for a simple to use spinnaker for my 356. Need to be able to deploy and retrieve
Brass plated oil lamp for salon Lenne at 8:05am 10.09.06 Big Boats 3/1345 I am looking for a replacement oil lamp for the salon of our '92 Catalina 42. It's the one that han

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1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options rgranger at 7:19am 05.14.21 ... or what @sail sfbay said.:beer:
1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (8) rgranger at 7:17am 05.14.21 I got a auto-helm used on eBay for $100 but to answer your question.... I've also made a tiller for
1995 Hunter 26 Tiller options (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 05.14.21 You can find a hardwood tiller made of 8 laminated layers of mahogany and white ash for $199 on this
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (3) gusmuller at 7:11am 05.14.21 Well folks, A sad update. I ended up losing the entire rig a few weeks back. The chain plate in que
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) rgranger at 7:04am 05.14.21 This is essentially a repressive approach which almost certain to generate resistance to being iden
Bridge Clearance (1) sail sfbay at 6:45am 05.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highest
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 6:05am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wat
Vakaros Atlas Apex at 5:57am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weekend
H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.14.21 You need to do the hunter bump. Trying to pull the bow to the chick, most people do not realize as
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 5:41am 05.14.21 Except if you think about the timing of this change, we are entering into warm weather season. If yo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 5:40am 05.14.21 Another jump in cases is immanent. It happens every time some government tries to loosen the restr
Mast thickness? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.14.21 Ron is correct about exposed threads inside the mast will cut lines and wires. Hunter avoided that
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 5:27am 05.14.21 Perfect Peggie. Thank you. I'll give him a call. Roger
Using a trolling motor on small boat bgstar19 at 5:17am 05.14.21 I use an older 12-volt Minnkota 48LB thrust trolling motor on my Macgregor 26S for electric-only la
Lateral Keel Deflection Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.21 Marine survey would be in order if serious
Check your Standing Rigging Folks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 05.14.21 @CrispyCringle MANY THANKS FOR THIS POST. VERY MUCH WELCOMED. Dave Condon
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wate
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light (1) Jacksail at 4:45am 05.14.21 You mean this light? http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf Thanks
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 05.14.21
Mooring - Boat to Bouy RoyS at 4:35am 05.14.21 The video above explains why whenever I rent a mooring while coastal cruising, I find the mooring br

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