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Rigging a 1974 Hunter 25 (1) ex-admin at 2:41am 07.11.06 Smaller Boats 1/2349 I just bought a 1974 25 foot Hunter sloop and the owner has no idea how to use it. I used to sail a
Mast pre-bend Randy Church at 2:59am 07.11.06 Big Boats 7/996 New owner of 84 Hunter 34 and am currently having a new main sail made. The mast is down at this ti
Fridge Drain in Oceanis 400 chamac at 2:57am 07.11.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1421 Hi AllI recently bought an Oceanis 400. I am a bit baffled with the fridge drain. It is connected t
Deck hatches Peter Bares at 3:48am 07.11.06 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1479 Dear all,I am the happy ownwer of a 1987 HR49 since April. One area (hasn't neen many) of concern
Leaks and stanchions ghadrill at 4:59am 07.11.06 Big Boats 1/807 I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 340 and have a leak in the aft cabin on the port side. I have traced
Saturday Night Slip Exchange AndrewB at 5:15am 07.11.06 Big Boats 2/816
Wiring in the Pedestal Seekswind at 5:25am 07.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/876 Wondering if anyone has a suggestion. I am trying to add wiring for additional instruments to my pe
Scary situation at anchor Derek Rowell at 7:41am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 27/1646 Last Saturday Marge and I anchored in Potter Cove on Prudence Is., RI. There was a large power boa
Shift Cable Woes Rich Wallace at 8:58am 07.11.06 Big Boats 5/1094 I had a mishap a couple of weeks ago that I thought should come to the forum. We were coming into t
short uaul Bob Graham at 9:08am 07.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/742 I would like to find out if there is a diver, power scrubber, or a reasonable short haul and bottom
MarineLam Flooring (1) jrpla at 9:16am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4305 Do someone have use this product MarineLam Flooring, to re do your sailboat floor.I a type of floo
Rudder Support Lee Y at 4:13am 07.11.06 Smaller Boats 7/959 Does anyone have a good picture of a rudder support so the rudder doesn't drag?
Doors Versus Hatchboards Margaritaville at 10:18am 07.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/956 Has anyone put openning doors to replace the hatchoards on 83-87 31H? It is very tiresome when you
Companionway hatch Allan Warren at 10:14am 07.11.06 Newport 2/1962 The wooden sliding companionway hatch on my 1978 27' needs to be replaced, so far I have not found a
mast foam Bob at 11:32am 07.11.06 Day Sailers 3/1296 I just bought an 04 model 170 and someone suggested adding foam to the mast to prevent turtling. Wh
opinions on 25 c/b wedge sealant/caulk gene at 11:49am 07.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/810 Herb, Timm, others, should I use 4200 or life sealant or life caulk. thanx. couldn't locate in archi
Confused & Baffled Bob F at 2:06pm 07.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1259 Hi Peggy,I have your book and I cant find the answer to my problem. the jabsco toilet on my 98 Hunt
Seekin Pearson Trident & Flag Emblem Decal Source Jim Easter at 2:31pm 07.11.06 Other Sailboats 1/2540 I would like to locate a source for the emblem that had the Pearson Yachts name, over the trident an
Mast raising winch avoy at 2:58pm 07.11.06 Smaller Boats 3/1132 I have seen a number of folks talk about having a mast raising winch on their trailers. - what ty
Universal 5416 Engine gauges charliehall1@verizon.net at 6:47pm 07.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/943 None of my engine gauges work with except of the oil pressure light. All analog gauges are pegged a

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Replacing Hull Stripe sailme88 at 5:09pm 01.03.21 You've received some great removing the stripe advice.. After the stripe is gone pay close attention
New Tender william24424 at 5:07pm 01.03.21 Portland Pudgy. Unsinkable, rows, sails, motors, acts as a lifeboat? Made in Maine. I have a Fatty K
Replacing Hull Stripe Barn-dog at 4:48pm 01.03.21 I re-taped my H34 with two-tone (blue/gray) tape of the same width, that I found at my West Marine s
Tank Monitor Installations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:40pm 01.03.21 Use an external sensor for the holding tank so any otherwise internal floats don't get crapped up :
Stanchion Talk Richard19068 at 4:29pm 01.03.21 When we do have to service our queens, they sometimes complain or punish us because our tools are
Fresh water pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:25pm 01.03.21 I now suspect a faulty cut off switch in the motor, or possibly vacuum leak-air being sucked in bet
The Proper Prop jssailem at 4:20pm 01.03.21 Might suggest you consider a CampbellSailor from WestbyNorth. https://www.westbynorth.com Kelsey is
Tank Monitor Installations Steve_Catalina at 4:05pm 01.03.21 The time has come to add tank monitors to the holding tank and probably 2 water tanks. As I look a
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 3:54pm 01.03.21 The original was 15 x 15 x 1 RH2, the 3 blade is 15 x 14 x 1 RH3 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 3:50pm 01.03.21 Since your boat is on the hard I would measure the prop's circumference then divide that number by
Fresh water pump Tally Ho at 3:10pm 01.03.21 Thanks Greg, yes I did those things, see below for where I am now. Hoping to get back and contort m
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 3:07pm 01.03.21 I considered new sails but decided to give this a try for a few years to get some improvement. Shou
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 3:03pm 01.03.21 The pump starting by itself sounds like you still have some sort of leak. When you fixed the larg
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 2:57pm 01.03.21 Thanks. My apologies for being unclear about the tasks I had already performed. Filled fresh water t
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 2:43pm 01.03.21 That seems to be one whole hell of a job to launch into when you're not willing to follow the simpl
Transom: Solid Fiberglass or Cored dennisv at 2:35pm 01.03.21 Gentlemen, thank you for the feedback. After thinking about traditional boat building, I thought de
26X speed when loaded Justin_NSA at 2:05pm 01.03.21 No offense, but if you need speed, why not get a power boat? Keep the 26S for sailing.
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:02pm 01.03.21 Revision 3 of the jig is just about right :) - rve to a second jig for the port side. The section be
New Tender TomY at 12:57pm 01.03.21 Any obvious issues with using a rowing/sailing 11-foot catboat as a tender? We are likely no more
26X speed when loaded Benny17441 at 12:04pm 01.03.21 The best attributes of M 26X is that it is great at anchor. It can be the first one to get to the

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