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Any 36 80-82 Owners out there?? (1) Ross Anderson at 12:36am 06.21.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1102 I'm looking to talk to any 80-82 36 Hunter owners.This John Cherubini designed Hunter is famous for
Best brand(s) of autopilots? tadd5181 at 12:34am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1108 The B'G autopilot on my Hunter 420 fell out of commissioning and won't accept a new commissioning (w
Hunter 23 Sheet and Halyards Karl at 11:53pm 06.20.06 Smaller Boats 5/4439 Can anyone tell me the diameter and length of rope needed for the main sheet, main halyard, and jib
outboard throttle control Chuck at 11:42pm 06.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1575 I have an older Envinrude ouboard, and the throttle does not stay in position, requiring you to keep
CONNECTING ST4000 TO GARMIN 76? AXEL at 4:18am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1432 Has anyone here done this? From what I can gather, all I should have to do is connect the brown wire
Solar panel draining my battery? KennyH at 5:02am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 8/10545 My battery has a switch to disconnect all connections while at the dock and not being used. Only th
Bilge pump thru hull location (Legend 35) walmsleyc at 5:37am 06.21.06 Big Boats 3/990 I've just purchased a Hunter Legend 35. The bilge pump thru hull exits from the port side storage c
Vehicle hitch question HueyDr at 5:47am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1236 I have been actively looking for a 25' Catalina for about 3 months now and, like an idiot, only yest
Owners manual alymar at 6:00am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/928 I just purchased my boat and it came unrigged. I've had sail boats before but would like to see a of
Broken Throttle Lever rvh3 at 6:12am 06.21.06 Catalina 30 2/1629 I'm a brand new owner of a 1986 Catalina 30 that unfortunately has a broken throttle lever. I've tr
traveler installation Mike at 6:12am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1219 I am installing a deck traveller on my O'day 28 this weekend. It is a Garhauer unit complete with ri
Origo 5100 NautiDuck at 6:19am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1829 In the archives there are quite a few posts about the Origo alcohol stoves but not about the portabl
traveler installation Mike at 6:14am 06.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/866 I am installing a deck traveller on my O'day 28 this weekend. It is a Garhauer unit complete with ri
Raymarine S1 Wheel Pilot Bad Obsession at 6:59am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1677 I bought a Raymarine S1 Wheel Pilot. It is SUPPOSED to be EASY to INSTALL....it isn't!!!!! The dir
'85-89 Cal 28-2 and 33, how many of us are there? Rich at 7:53am 06.21.06 Cal 38/5246 I'm trying to pull this topic out of Smitty's post about leaking dorade boxes. I've been wondering
Replacement jib for 23.5 Chris Cummings at 8:26am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/970 We lost our jib in a storm this past weekend. We would like suggestions of who to buy a replacement
FORESTAY TENSION odayray at 7:38am 06.21.06 Day Sailers 3/988 I use a Loos tension gauge to tension my rig. The starting tensions leave the forestay with a great
PROP SELECTION JC at 8:42am 06.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/689 LOOKING FOR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPS, CURRENTLY HAVE 2 BLADE FIXED, 13X ?. WITH YANMAR 2GMF 16
Try This Randy at 9:46am 06.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/734 Try this website. I've been thinking of changing props myself. Same boat, same engine, but I get m
Transducer install Bill at 10:07am 06.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1785 Iam installing an "in the hull" transducer this weekend in my M 26, any recomendations as to locatio

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Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Hayden Watson at 3:25pm 05.26.21 What a nice looking job! Looks very good and thanks for sharing - something I'd like to tackle on
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home (7) Roughsawn at 3:24pm 05.26.21 Update yet again! Finally got the rudder squared away and on the boat. That thing looks kinda HUG
Best genoa for Catalina 30 shemandr at 3:17pm 05.26.21 I had a raw water cooled A4 engine. I'll have to include the boat spent most of its days in fresh w
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 3:04pm 05.26.21 Great info. If you have any tips for where to find and how to install the mechanical guage, that wo
Last straw Rick486 at 2:42pm 05.26.21 Meh....
Odd Discharge Rick486 at 2:38pm 05.26.21 From what I was told, that was the sort of thing a shot from the flight surgeon would take care of.
Best genoa for Catalina 30 (1) JRR at 2:23pm 05.26.21 i am aware of instances of fuel spills on docks. It makes sense that it isn't permitted in some plac
running aground on a sandbar! shemandr at 2:18pm 05.26.21 I would have deployed the jib and then backed it against the wind, and the resulting heel would ha
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 2:13pm 05.26.21 I'm not sure if you checked the underside of the stairs, as JRT and I suggested. In any case, I se
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today DayDreamer41 at 2:09pm 05.26.21 Sorry to hear you went for an unintentional swim, the complete surprise to me is the water temperatu
Alternator Mounting Failure Stu Jackson at 2:08pm 05.26.21 You used the wrong size bolt. Alternator Pivot Bolts for M25 Bracket Upgrades: https://c34.org/bbs
Alternator Mounting Failure DayDreamer41 at 2:06pm 05.26.21 Thanks for posting, I guess a closer inspection is required
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 1:53pm 05.26.21 I was out about 2 hours today. Feeling more confident and I'm looking more at details. For most of
Last straw thinwater at 1:42pm 05.26.21 I don't know the specifics, and don't really want to, but... It's just a forum. A watercooler conve
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today (1) thinwater at 1:37pm 05.26.21 ABYC now requires that a safety ladder be accessible from the water, and that the ladder have at lea
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Monheganlover at 1:04pm 05.26.21 Great info. If you have any tips for where to find and how to install the mechanical guage, that wou
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 1:02pm 05.26.21 2 years ago i had a problem with the aft and hooked up dock water to the system and shut the forward
Last straw Phil Herring at 12:58pm 05.26.21 Fair comments, @Marmalade . The thread did not get locked due to the reply made today. It was report
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 12:56pm 05.26.21 It took me a second.... and then I laughed out loud. :beer:
Last straw Ralph Johnstone at 12:53pm 05.26.21 but if we let it go what can we say to other users who want to post ads about their products? Becau

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