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air conditioning/heat Norm Pettett at 2:35am 12.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1310 Are there options and/or aftermarket air conditioning systems that can be installed in a Catalina 27
Interesting Sailing Story Larry Long at 1:59am 12.25.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1143 Notice, their inflatable dinghy saved their lives.
Outboard for Mac-22 Steve22058 at 1:16am 12.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1470 I currently have a 6-hp 2-stroke Evinrude on my Mac-22 which is rather undependable (I can never be
Raising the mast of my 22 greenhorn at 12:20am 12.25.05 Smaller Boats 4/1327 I recently dropped my mast to replace all the lights and the windex that was damaged during Hurrican
Keys House Rental??? stoutwench at 11:40pm 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1067 My two daughters will be on spring break the same time we will be in the Keys. I want to rent a smal
Ozone generators Tony F at 9:31pm 12.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1354 Has anyone tried an ozone generator for odor removal? I've been hearing really good things about the
Largest trailerable boat Don M. Chesley at 8:59am 12.24.05 Trailer Sailors 24/4436 I would like to talk to the person on this fourm with the largest trailered boat I can find. I am co
Flooring Rick2413 at 7:28am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 28/2481 Merry Christmas to all....I've been reading the forums faithfully and have gained much knowledge in
Dutchman Boom Brake Allan R at 6:17am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1228 Has anyone had any experience wiith installing a Dutchman Boom Brake and using? I am considering pu
Merry Christmas Dave5031 at 4:29am 12.24.05 Smaller Boats 1/916 Hope everyone out there is having a good one, and here's to a good year to come with many sailing ta
Teak Restoration Scott N. at 4:18am 12.24.05 Big Boats 7/926 I have removed the teak handrails from my H35.5 and have sanded them down to bare wood. I have West
Pressurized Alcohol Stove Conversion Tao at 3:55am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1468 Can the pressurized alcohol stove, original equipment, in my 81 37 Hunter C be converted to LPG by s
Dacron Sails - Different Grades? Tomas at 3:53am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/6375 Im confused about the variety of Dacron grades for my sailboat. I have to replace the 150 geona and
Rolly Tasker Sails - Feedback?/Performance Review? Mike at 2:34am 12.24.05 Ask All Sailors 7/6591 Hi,Looking to upgrade my entire suit of sails. Came across NationalSail.com, who carries Rolly Ta
Head hose recommendation Sue at 1:30am 12.24.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1379 Peggy,We have a Raritan PHII head that has odor problems. Last Spring we replaced the bladder hold
Heat Exchanger Issue on a Yanmar 3YM30G AlanAnt at 11:51pm 12.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1943 First of all Happy Holidays to fellow Hunter owners, wish I could say the same for me. Yesterday, t
AMF Puffer Hannah at 10:35pm 12.23.05 AMF 0/3800 I'm wondering about the AMF puffer sailboat. It's sounds great but how much does it go for and how h
1971 Noordzee 30 Mk2 Seth Limburg at 10:01pm 12.23.05 Other Sailboats 3/1524 I recently purchased a 1971 Contest Noordzee 30' Mk 2. It seems to be on the same identical hull as
MOTOR SIZE CARL HULSE at 9:43pm 12.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1325 I PICKED UP A TED WILLIAMS 3 HP MOTOR WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO GET THE BOAT IN AND UOT OF THE DOCK. P.
Experience With Generators Tony23628 at 9:27pm 12.23.05 Big Boats 6/1414 I want to install a generator for crusing. Ideas, CommentsErrol

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2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 3:16pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. The fiddle block looks like they need a special key t
Nav info on tv? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 05.10.21 You need a VGA monitor (think cheap computer monitor).
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? jeepbluetj at 3:13pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the info on how it turned out. I'm doing a similar job on my new-to-me 387, but I'm upgra
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dLj at 3:05pm 05.10.21 @Rich Stidger - let us know how it goes. Very interested here... dj p.s. When will you be in Maine
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:05pm 05.10.21 I am not an engineer and would not argue with those who are calculating the material lost and the re
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? sail sfbay at 3:04pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mis
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut shemandr at 3:01pm 05.10.21 Relying on my memory I used the wrong Pi value. So 11% it is.
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 05.10.21 First, thanks to all for your inputs. I agree that a new shaft may be in my future. I really hate
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? alexkom at 2:45pm 05.10.21 Thank you hank you for the pictures! It does not look like anything close to what is in schemas in m
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Richard19068 at 2:43pm 05.10.21 I think the loss of cross sectional area (pi times the square of the radius) is closer to 11%. What
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? (2) flightlead404 at 2:40pm 05.10.21 Here are a couple of pics I just snapped of my 2007 H38. I'm on the boat for at least the next 3 we
Hardware Rigging sail sfbay at 2:39pm 05.10.21 Should I change from a track car block and winch to a fairlead and cam cleat for my jib sheets? I w
Free Gauges for anyone interested BMercer at 2:24pm 05.10.21 Thanks Bill. This will add a nice touch to restoring my Hunter 31 and putting her back in the water
Sirius decals sail sfbay at 2:23pm 05.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Can you post a photo? Internet search can up dry for me. One option to take
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light (2) flightlead404 at 2:20pm 05.10.21 Sorry, here.
Bilge pump shemandr at 2:09pm 05.10.21 I looked at a First 28.whatever and it was notable how little bilge there was. I don't remember whe
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? Whatfiero1 at 2:08pm 05.10.21 So if you empty your ballast tanks secure everything in the cabin and have a couple of large guys to
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? flightlead404 at 2:08pm 05.10.21 Wow! I spent about 20 hours over 2 days in the 90's working on what I thought was going to be a qui
self centering rudder/tiller? dlochner at 2:06pm 05.10.21 I wonder if what I'm about to say (attempt) has any bearing on the discussion? In a big ship and in
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut shemandr at 2:02pm 05.10.21 By my calculations - and I'm not an arithmetic guy - I get a cross sectional difference of 0.07 squa

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