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small hardware replacement rjk61248@comcast.net at 8:28am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 My 2000 290 was hit with a little theft will docked. Two small piece were taken and I have had no lu
Close calls with motor boats Keith and Sandi at 8:22am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2294 The past two weekends of sailing we have had two very close encounters with a cabin cruisers while u
1981 Macgregor 36 Cat Trampoline Jon at 8:06am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1517 I recently bought a 36' 1981 MacGregor Cat and I will need to replace the trampoline soon. Does any
Rudder with gas spring strut Hold down John S at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1423 When I changed over to my IdaSailor rudder, I installed a gas spring strut to hold my rudder down, a
Looking for a mechanic Mikes Oasis at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/854 I am looking for a diesel mechanic to spend a few hours with me on my boat to teach me regular maint
foot pedal frank at 7:17am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 I was just trying to figure out what was the make of the head on my boat,it has a foot pedal and a h
Yanmar cooling system windride2712243 at 7:03am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1347 I have a Yanmar YSM8, Single cylinder diesel that is raw water cooled. It was rebuilt in 2000. I bo
Sea Vancouver in BC John Nantz at 6:38am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/972 Just received this picture of the tall ships in Vancouver, BC. A fleet of squareriggers/vintage ship
I just got mine karmaf16 at 6:30am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/771 Hi all,Just got a 2001 Hunter 340 and as I prepare to take her over, I am trying to figure out the
O'Day 23 Main battens size. AD at 5:50am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1121 In the quest to sort out my friends mooring, I forgot two things before leaving my boat (putting th
Locker liners Shenanigans at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1007 2 of the drop-in plastic inserts that go into the openings under the berth of my '27 have hardened a
Cheap Hunter 25 KennyH at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/961 Anyone looking for a cheap Hunter 25. Pelican Marina at Elizabeth City has an older Hunter 25 for 1
Yanmar Throttle Question Mark P. at 5:17am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1160 Hopeing someone can help. I'm reviving a neglected Oday 26, 1984 with a yanmar 1gm diesel. Finally g
DS 1 Spiniker Pole Michael Reney at 4:47am 07.11.05 Day Sailers 2/969 I have a 1968 DS with a spiniker but no pole, I can not seam to find out the proper lenth one should
Mermaid Marine Air condensators Brian L.20665 at 4:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1137 Interested in latest opinions from users of Mermaid condensators. There was quite a bit of interest
Columbia 40' Nose Fitting Colin at 4:03am 07.11.05 Columbia 0/1683 I am looking for a suggestion on repairing the steel support for the stainless nose fitting on the b
what is a barberhaul? GregS at 3:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/5949 Blatenly exposing my novice-ness again, but what is a barberhaul?
Laws on Graywater in California Josh at 3:39am 07.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4428 Is anybody well-versed in the State/Federal legal rulings on graywater. I got a written warning from
New Project Post Doug Lasher at 3:11am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/746 I've posted my V-222 beatification project to the project forum - see "Oak Interior". Thanks to all
adding fairleads for topping lift...H35 Rich at 3:05am 07.11.05 Big Boats 3/876 I have a new topping lift, now run through mast to a sheave at base. Need to mount fairleads on dec

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Electronics Ugrades - best approach? Captain Larry-DH at 4:44am 10.17.20 wonder if a 10yr old Raymarine radar (seatalk?) will work on a newer Raymarine MFD (Seatalk nG?)?
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 4:32am 10.17.20 A few design questions: 1) What material do I use to fill the gap between the panels? Clear or opaq
Drop-in Lithium batteries Maine Sail at 4:11am 10.17.20
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? wsconner at 3:28am 10.17.20 Exactly the type of advice and feedback I was hoping for and will really help me move this project a
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? Captain Larry-DH at 3:18am 10.17.20 LARRY, you are correct. The concept of integration is powerful. All your systems in one place. Elec
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:53pm 10.16.20 I would much rather have compressor inside where it could be protected I would never leave this ba
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:45pm 10.16.20 Cut holes in the headliner? If this is the headliner that is tensioned coated textile as on my Hunte
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:39pm 10.16.20 People mount life rafts on cabin tops. Those are pretty heavy. How do they do that? Hunter head
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Winter Projects jssailem at 10:09pm 10.16.20 Exciting. Looks like a full house generator. Your not thinking about putting that beast on your boa
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? jssailem at 10:00pm 10.16.20 Separate radar, separate C-P and separate AIS, and an AP that doesn't talk with anything else rende
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel jssailem at 9:29pm 10.16.20 to one chain source, it has a working load of 3,900 pounds. Thinking about chain with a working l
Neglected boats Meriachee at 8:16pm 10.16.20 Maybe this is the cornerstone (no pun intended) for camera activity next summer, where there will be
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 7:54pm 10.16.20 What amounts to our local season ender - the Gearbuster- was last weekend. More than eighty boats
Drop-in Lithium batteries Benny17441 at 7:51pm 10.16.20 It depends on how you use the boat your particular needs. I'm not one to jump on new technology r
Drop-in Lithium batteries CarlN at 7:45pm 10.16.20 Hi Stu. Yes. I'm an on the hook cruiser. I've given up on AGM after my last set of Lifelines (on pre
Neglected boats Michael Davis at 7:09pm 10.16.20 Don't know if any of them were cement. They all appeared to be (what was left of them) either plan
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 10.16.20 <snip> 11,000 pounds spread over 4 cleats, so something north of around 2750 pounds? I'm not an en
Neglected boats Ralph Johnstone at 6:16pm 10.16.20 @Ralph Johnstone is the cement sailboat the one at the back of Echo Bay? Don't know if any of the
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel SFS at 6:05pm 10.16.20 I don't know that amuck is the word Rich, I think they are valid questions. I can only help with on

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