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Kevlar sail Gary8065 at 3:17am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2389 When I bought my catalina 27 last year tt came with many sails. I have just put on a roller furling
Teak Cleaning Tip Kevin 13837 at 3:07am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1370 We recently resurrected our horribly weathered teak; the previous owner had let it go to the point w
Inverter question Stephen OBrien at 2:35am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1238 I was thinking of installing a stainless steel cigarette lighter socket for use with a standard (che
Keel pocket leak ells at 2:23am 06.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/764 I need to know how to get at the swing keel on my boat. I think that I have a leak in the keel pock
Batteries for First 285 dimbrogno at 1:40am 06.03.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1305 I've just acquired a 1991 First 285 (no batteries). I'm having dificulty in finding batteries that
Fuel gauges? Rob at 12:54am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1206 I would like to upgrade our fuel gauge system. Currently we have 2- 50 gallon aluminum fuel tanks. g
Bird's Eye View Gary Wyngarden at 12:33am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1352 This is the view the seagulls have just before they poop on your deck. The occasion is the annual in
Racing Help Jeff at 12:13am 06.03.05 Racing 0/1691 Does anyone race a newer model Hunter, with the B'R rig, no back stay? I would be interested in tal
Looking for a new boat? Tim R. at 12:02am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 0/815 Anyone need a spare tanker?
Shower Drain Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 11:58pm 06.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1516 Hi Everyone and Hi Peggy.Peggy, thank you for your advise on plumbing shared on this forum! I am ju
hull speed kennyb at 11:31pm 06.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2943 Anyone know what the maximum hull speed would be on my recently aquired 1979 O'Day 25? Also what out
Question about cushions Rick S. at 11:11pm 06.02.05 Day Sailers 6/1195 A question for those of you who have seat cushions on your 170: what keeps them from sliding around?
WOW no drain Saoirse at 10:52pm 06.02.05 Big Boats 5/721 I was very surprised recently at the lack of a suitable inspection door and the lack of a drain cock
Cat 27 vs cat 27 Tall Rig John at 10:43pm 06.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1169 I'm looking to move up from my C22 to a C27. If I'm looking at a C27 vs a C27 Tall Rig, what are the
Mast Stop Pin BrianW at 9:46pm 06.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/1030 Mast Stop Pin I'm a new 1994 H26 owner. Just prior to my purchase, the mast was replaced, thanks to
Mast Stop Pin BrianW at 9:32pm 06.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1161 I'm a new 1994 H26 owner. Just prior to my purchase, the mast was replaced, thanks to Hurricane Ivan
Searching for the Yawl "Inyala" Bully Hayes at 8:58pm 06.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1295 Does anybody out there know the where abouts of the Yawl "Inyala" Built 1897. in Falmouth England, b
general feedback on 260s? Dave D - Apex NC at 8:49pm 06.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/840 Ok, OK, Sorry about the name dropping, I'm a newbie. I get the impression that the general Hunter ow
what would be the best hp outboard? Bill at 8:38pm 06.02.05 Smaller Boats 8/864 This past weekend, my nissan 5 hp 2 stroke finally gave out. I am thinking about replacing it with
Discounted Raritan products Honeyman at 3:01pm 06.02.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1075 Looking for discount dealers of Raritan products, particularly PHII in Hi-Boy configuration.

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Hunter 306- can I add refrigeration? Peter Garver at 11:26am 03.21.21 Go to help and ask those questions as you will be talking with former Hunter employees. Although I
1980 Hunter 30 Prop Shaft Diameter? MikeHoncho at 11:19am 03.21.21
In Boom Outhaul drewlamparello at 11:10am 03.21.21 I have the same setup as Claude has in a Kenyon boom. Both he and I have a steel wire connecting t
Nasty smell in heads Mr Fox at 11:08am 03.21.21
In Boom Outhaul drewlamparello at 11:08am 03.21.21 Here is the drawing from the 275 owners manual reef line it didn't have the second sheave at the bo
Need autopilot settings after reset (6) Davidasailor26 at 11:02am 03.21.21 191863 191864
Looking for boat bike ideas? dLj at 10:42am 03.21.21 I've done it mostly on weekends. Takes maybe 3 hrs to charge from discharge. @Head Sail Great da
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 03.21.21 Contact your local Lewmar rep, see what he says, and put an end to this wild speculation :banghead:.
Charging with solar NYSail at 10:26am 03.21.21
I have a screw loose! Dr Pearse at 10:25am 03.21.21 Thank you. I will proceed with your advice. I appreciate the assistance.
PSS DRIPLESS question jonelli at 10:25am 03.21.21 I know this is late, but for reference, I have the same year 87 mkII boat and I measured the outside
Charging with solar Tom J at 10:20am 03.21.21 That 14.4 volts at rest seems very high. My 320 watts of solar will show 14.2 volts at max output
Main hard to raise sailme88 at 10:19am 03.21.21 Do you unstep the mast for the off season, or has it been unstepped recently ? The track side may h
Main hard to raise jonelli at 10:13am 03.21.21 When I first got my 87 MkII I had the same issue. I attacked it by doing two things: 1 - Changed ma
Charging with solar (2) NYSail at 10:07am 03.21.21 Sunny day, panel tilted south..... 4- 6v Trojan t125, no load, Renogy rover 40 amp mppt charger. I t
Damper plate. Tom J at 10:06am 03.21.21 Also Westerbeke service bulletin #236 for the idle speed, I had to go to 1150 rpm to get it smooth.
Where to next? Jhumphreys123 at 10:01am 03.21.21 I always enjoyed visiting the Outer Banks too. Especially the North end and sailing into Norfolk i
Catalina 310 propeller sizes JRT at 10:01am 03.21.21 @Cat 310 #1 in GA isn't your motor the smallest in any 310 because you have hull #1? @leo310 said h
Part for homemade davit horizontal stabilizer (1) twalker H260 at 9:54am 03.21.21 Stainless cross clamp. Does look like most are designed to slide on over end of tubing rather than
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal jonelli at 9:49am 03.21.21 Just chatted this weekend with one of my buddies that will be helping me. He is a very experience b

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