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opening port screens George H260 at 8:34am 07.18.05 Big Boats 1/838 Continuing the refurbbing of my 1986 Hunter, I need to purchase the screens and ruer gaskets/seals
how do you fix a dented sail slot in a mast ? Alex at 8:15am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2354 Hey, All!My mast slot has a small ding about half way up. An mainsail with bolt rope would still go
What good would a sliding gooseneck do? Alex at 8:08am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1098 Hey, ALL.I was browsing the Mac pages with all kinds of mods and found a "sliding gooseneck"What e
Solor Cars Franklin at 7:25am 07.18.05 Other Sailboats 0/771 Sorry for the OT but I was just telling my roommate yesterday that I think it's possible with today'
Fixing crazing dwayne13628 at 6:59am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2323 Let me make sure I got this right, to fix crazing (spider cracks), I need to dremel through the gelc
VHF License, online course?? dwayne13628 at 6:57am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2790 So, is there an online course for the VHF license that is valid in Canada? I know there are colleges
Get a Charge From The Guest Expert Forum Rick D at 5:32am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/900
Tired of engine problems Capt JON at 5:28am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/992 I have a 12 horse Yammar YSM12,It doesnt give me full power,tired of working on it.Its a 1980.I was
306 Main Sail Rich at 5:23am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 I can't seem to get any power out of my main sail. In 5 knots of wind the boat will barely sail on
Lesson Plan Don Guillette at 5:22am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1914 Ship mates: I was thinking about something Kristin Boyce said about trying to absorb all the sail tr
Best Place to Sell Jim W23131 at 4:53am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 9/1861 Based on experiences here, what would be the best place to list a sailboat boat online for sale.Th
Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/814 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/899 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2188 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow
How much sleeping space is there in the 26X interested in buying at 2:54am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4730 Well i'm interested in buying a mcgregor 26X and Iw as wonder how much room there is in the cabin. a
masking tape removal Richard19068 at 2:46am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1213 Is there a secret or trick to easily remove masking tape after varnishing bright work? I have used t
2GM20F valve cover breather tube Mario7470 at 2:20am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1421 Hunter 29.5On my valve cover, there is a tube coming out the breather on the cover. It is sticking
12 v microwave Mario7470 at 2:12am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1861 Hi,We just bought a Hunter 29.5 1995 and WE just love it !I have a microwave in my hunter 29.5.
conversion of 40.5 to cutter Dodd Daggett at 1:56am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/808 Have you converted a 40.5 to a cutter rig? Were there any problems? Did it work? What's the cost?
Jib Sheet Adjustments Richard at 1:32am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1985 Don, I love your site here, and just ordered your book. I have a question about my Neilpride jib. I'

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1995 Hunter 35.5 Leak in Aft. cabin. Halipe�o at 4:53am 04.10.21 The molded aft cabin ceiling can't be unscrewed, it is in one piece glued. I would have to cut it an
first trip to Catalina Kings Gambit at 3:51am 04.10.21 Thank you ! I was citing the approximate distance from Long Beach to Dana Point b/c of your questi
42 passage Steering David and Laura at 3:34am 04.10.21 under our Mattress is our Fuel Tank .... that was the first place i looked ...... But thank you
Use of bimini sailme88 at 3:32am 04.10.21 Looking at the pic, it would appear that the boom is running down hill from the gooseneck. Is there
first trip to Catalina sailme88 at 3:26am 04.10.21 30-33 n.mi. from Long Beach depending on which marina, Shoreline or Alamitos Bay, one departs from.
first trip to Catalina sailme88 at 3:26am 04.10.21 Not following the question. If regarding the shipping lanes, they are 5nm wide. Each lane is 1nm wi
Thru hull emergpa1 at 1:48am 04.10.21
Use of bimini Crazy Dave Condon at 12:06am 04.10.21 Warren Luhrs who owned hunter and the designers of the B&R expressed their concern whom I trusted th
minimum screw size FastOlson at 9:25pm 04.09.21 A #10 machine screw or a quater inch... either will be fine. There are likely three per attachment p
soft area starboard fore deck Jason Whyte at 8:17pm 04.09.21 Thanks @Noodat Lady
Dinghy engine lifting davit chuckwayne at 7:55pm 04.09.21 garhauer made a nice setup for Escape; radar mast with antennas hoop on top and engine hoist. Well d
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 AndreNJ11 at 7:51pm 04.09.21 The O'Day 39 and 40 have balsa cored hulls, all others are solid. Hello, Sorry to make a slight
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 7:51pm 04.09.21
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 7:48pm 04.09.21 What's a little 2 1/2 hour drive .. Driven further than that for a cup of coffee......
First 41s5 manual windlass georgetheleo at 7:48pm 04.09.21 I gave the manual windlass away and installed a Lewmar electric 1000 with 20ft 5/16 chain and 200ft
Thru hull Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 04.09.21 can you not look in the boat to see what is connected to it and follow the hose back to a source?
soft area starboard fore deck Noodat Lady at 7:43pm 04.09.21 You have to cut out the rot. Period. No miracle cures for this.
Thru hull Don S/V ILLusion at 7:38pm 04.09.21 can you not look in the boat to see what is connected to it and follow the hose back to a source?
Diagnosing a problem with the shower pump georgetheleo at 7:38pm 04.09.21 I had same problem on my B41S5 . The diaphram pump ran but no pumpy. Finally discovered that prior o
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? (1) CarlN at 7:37pm 04.09.21 I attach1/4" thick clear twin-wall polycarbonate panels to the back of the flexible panels. You can

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