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V 222 Mainsail bolt rope and pin, John Moe at 3:17am 06.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/776 I just bought a Venture 222. It has the original main sail and boom. I find that when the bolt rop
fitting a windless to hunter 336 mike barnett at 3:49am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1014 My Wife has a bad back, as I dont want her to do any more damage to it and as she wont take the helm
raising mast willie playmore at 4:37am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/865 I forgot to mention the year of the 23 oday that I need advise on steping the mastit is a 1974 tha
Annual expense of owning Catalina 22 David R. at 5:10am 06.14.06 Smaller Boats 4/2524 I am trying to sell the idea of sailboat ownership to my wife and she wants to know how expensive th
fitting a windless to hunter 336 mike barnett at 5:11am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1676 My Wife has a bad back, as I dont want her to do any more damage to it and as she wont take the helm
raising mast willie playmore at 4:30am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/923 can someone advise me as to the best way to step the mast on an oday23?curtisac@frontiernet.net
Why do I get incoming water in 'DRY' position? Rich Stidger at 4:12am 06.14.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1478 I have a Jabsco 290xx type toilet on my Hunter 40.5 that is used extensively as original equipment.
Replacing Thru Hull Phil M. at 4:03am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 17/2277 I need to replace a Thru Hull Depth transducer. I was told by the manufacture that I should use Life
Head Basin Faucet Everett14920 at 6:12am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/772 Has anyone out there replaced a head basin faucet/shower combination? The faucet on our 2004 Hunter
Compass repair Lou 14643 at 6:11am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2437 I have a 20 year old Ritchie flush mount binnacle compass that has, in the last couple of months, de
4 July week end fireworks locations? Mack Reynolds at 5:51am 06.14.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/1420 looking for mid-bay dates and locations for fire works over the "long July 4th weekend.
Ericson 32 Portholes Evan at 5:18am 06.14.06 Other Sailboats 0/930 The boat suffered a fire that destroyed a number of the portholes. Cutouts measure 13-1/4" X 5-1/4"
Bavaria Sailboat Questions Darryl19205 at 5:11am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2313 I am considering buying a Bavaria 34 which is 35.5 feet long. It's was built in Germany in the year
1987 mac 25 jib sheet question hutera at 6:22am 06.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/837 Hello, My boat is a mac 25 1987. My question is with the jibe sheet. I have two eyes that the
Interior dc at 6:25am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/920 were you able to remove all of teh glue and foam from the walls?
Water Heater Wattage? Paul Walchenbach at 6:47am 06.14.06 Big Boats 1/1174 what is the wattage of the 1998 catalina water heater?i am thinking about buying a generator.tha
Hatch handle jharvey at 8:11am 06.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/864 I would like to be able to open/close, lock/unlock my forward hatch from outside on deck on my '91 2
shaft maintenance ron pfeiffer at 9:37am 06.14.06 Catalina 30 2/1300 i am interested in instructions on how to replace the shaft flax rope packing while the boat is in t
Roller Reefing System for O'Day 272 Charlie at 8:36am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1146 I am having problems with the roller reefing system on my O'Day 272. It is very stiff and I need to
simrad wheel autopilot WP 30 or WP 32 hank at 9:41am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1965 I am considering buying a Simrad WP 32 autopilot. I am seeking information, good or bad, about Simra

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sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 4:36pm 04.18.21 I replaced the spacer in mine and it only lasted a season b4 UV damage made the new one brittle. Be
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 4:32pm 04.18.21
Acetone a safe cleaner? Ralph Johnstone at 4:30pm 04.18.21 They look clean and shiny, no wax needed. Been doing this for a decade or more. Still have fenders
electrical almost completely done fred1diver at 4:27pm 04.18.21 no I don't :(
Acetone a safe cleaner? rgranger at 4:27pm 04.18.21 Definitely ! Solvents are nasty for many reasons. MEK, Acetone, Laquer Thinner.. Brake Cleaner..
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 (2) SeaTR at 4:24pm 04.18.21 Sullzarollz, I have a salvage 1981 H22, bought in 2007 and have been slowly working on for the past
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck rgranger at 4:24pm 04.18.21 Hoorah!!!!!
electrical almost completely done rgranger at 4:21pm 04.18.21 as the bridges are closed due to COVID at the moment, so it's a waiting game. Do you have a anothe
There is one in every harbour... rgranger at 4:16pm 04.18.21 We have lots of sheep in this country. They're everywhere and every bit as intelligent as this one
There is one in every harbour... kloudie1 at 4:00pm 04.18.21
oday 25 cabin top repair cb32863 at 3:27pm 04.18.21 I went in from the top. Much easier to work that way in my opinion instead of inside. Paint the non-
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help boz86 at 2:55pm 04.18.21 So, it looks like I need to replace my port chainplate. I'll scope it but it looks like it has been
Lead keel, non-copper paint Davidasailor26 at 2:54pm 04.18.21 Be sure to hot coat the paint onto the last cost of epoxy. That will help get a good bond for the pa
Lead keel, non-copper paint jaysweet at 2:44pm 04.18.21 Thanks, folks. Just got back from finishing the sanding: hands are shaking from strain, not from lea
sheave under mast plate for CB line. timothy_c at 2:35pm 04.18.21 Thank you Dave and Rgranger, Dave, time ago when I was new to my boat in 2007 (hull year 1997). Y
Acetone a safe cleaner? Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 04.18.21 Have you noticed any deterioration of the vinyl fenders over the years ? None whatsoever. They lo
Outboard size for 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23pm 04.18.21 The stainless steel brackets (2) which hold other motor mounts on the hunter water ballast sailboats
Marine Air Conditioner senang at 2:15pm 04.18.21 Unless you have a generator you will only run the AC when docked. Being docked the engine is not run
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Alan Gomes at 2:15pm 04.18.21 Thanks for the break-in instructions---they are both informative and a little funny (how many 30-mi
sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 2:11pm 04.18.21 It was 5200 the pin was held fast with at Hunter. @rgranger is telling you correctly how to work it

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