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masthead fitting for 272 or 280 Nelson519 at 10:22am 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/889 What will one find at the top of the mast to aid in adding a spinnaker block? There are two exit bl
Sudden Emergencies Don Guillette at 9:46am 05.24.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1691 Mates: This is a spin off of the "pre planning" discussion.Suppose your out on your little beauty
Water in bilge Sonny10775 at 9:37am 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/877 Ok as I am new to sailing, I don't know much about water inside a boat. I noticed last weekend I not
Leak From Above Sonny10775 at 9:32am 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 1/944 I have a Hunter 26.5 , last weekend, I noticed water slightly leaking in from the rear cabin roof, w
barient winch parts Jim Bessinger at 9:24am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1162 I have a 1990 H30 that has a #17 barient single speed winch and the phoenelic black self tailing fea
outboard interferes with rudder steering Jim at 8:20am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/977 I have a Macgregor 25. Tiller-rudder steering. Rudder seems to bend under moderate-high pressure,
Cal 28-2 "hellcloth" removal manual Rich at 7:54am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 Okay, I've probably gotten more serious about removing the moldy "hellcloth" liner from my 1987 Cal
Adding wheel sterring to a 25FT Macgregor wieken at 7:12am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1689 I saw a very good setup for wheeled sterring for the 25' Macgregor at the dealer in Marina Del Ray.
additional fuel pump on my yanmar 2QM20 thoughts? Harvey at 7:01am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 14/3947 After months of persistant problems of either air in my fuel line and/or gunk getting into my diesel
Valve Cleaner Shannon at 6:52am 05.24.05 Big Boats 1/945 My Yanmar is blowing blue smoke. Based on the smoke, I assume that it is not burning diesel efficie
Puget Sounders and your zincs Seattle Scott at 6:29am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1621 One week the shaft zincs were there and the next they were both gone (with a couple of hours of hard
STRUT NEEDED Ronhas at 6:10am 05.24.05 Columbia 1/1507 I have a 1971 columbia Mark3 with a 35 hp yanmar, my strut on the shaft broke and I am having proble
Thru-Hulls Above the Waterline-All Sailors Calaloo at 6:06am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3074 I am now ready to install air conditioning in my HUN 310, but when I talked with Hunter Marine about
stiff steering catalinaguy at 5:39am 05.24.05 Catalina 30 7/1999 I have made an offer on a 1988 catalina 30 that is in very good condition. The survey was good with
Shroud Tension Martin at 4:52am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1315 What is the correct tension setting for the shrouds on this boat?Thanks
Mack-Pack Rick at 4:39am 05.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/806 Has anyone had any experience with this. I have to replace both my Lazy Jacks and my sail cover and
Europe 2006? eokirie at 4:34am 05.24.05 Destinations 0/1348 Anybody considering doing this race next year? Baltimore US --> Baltimore Irelandhttp://www.ocea
OMC Saildrive maintenance manual Tomek at 4:12am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1802 I am looking for an OMC Saildrive maintenance manual. Any suggestions where to get one. Maybe some
Electrical Panel John S at 4:11am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/967 Left side of aft berth area
Manual for a Mariner Brian Cassidy at 3:44am 05.24.05 Day Sailers 0/866 Any ideas on how to secure a Mariner Manual?

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Keel assessment markwbird at 8:40am 03.22.21 Iron Keel? That's not bad. the real questions is: what do the keel bolts look like. Haul it out,
Why is America so disinterested in racing? markwbird at 8:37am 03.22.21 Outdoor activities in general have been declining cause of the internet and technology. As for spec
Shaft packing (1) sail sfbay at 8:30am 03.22.21 From the owner's manual: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Owners-Manuals/450_owners_
Shaft packing Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 03.22.21
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.22.21 Hello, Personally I really enjoy sailboat racing. I race casually on my boat and more seriously on
Removing very old thru hull xducers wdonovan at 8:00am 03.22.21 New xducer same dia as old one. I am skeptical heat will travel down plastic far enough to help. The
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? wdonovan at 7:54am 03.22.21 Turns out there is no pipe connector on the lower drain. locker is sealed directly to the outer hull
1980 Hunter 30 Prop Shaft Diameter? Dalliance at 7:43am 03.22.21
Keel assessment JBird at 7:25am 03.22.21 Its a 1985 hunter 25.5 shoal draft
Shaft and reduction gear FBD at 7:21am 03.22.21 Yes they are the same boat amd they are great boats. Of course I am a little partial! Will that give
Scrub the bottom-paint or leave it be ? Meriachee at 7:11am 03.22.21 There is one upside to Covid, few of the staff will be returning, so we're probably safe. Best to g
PSS DRIPLESS question JamesG161 at 7:11am 03.22.21 Have used the unvented one for decades. You better keep it then. All new PYI shaft seals are Vente
Dehumidifier Suggestions thinwater at 7:04am 03.22.21 You really don't want a dehumidifier draining into the bilge. It's just another source of moisture.
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 (1) Sailgunner at 7:03am 03.22.21 Here is a pic of mine.
My new Hunter 456 and adding a washer dryer sail sfbay at 6:55am 03.22.21 You probably right as I was thinking about a Hunter 46, 466 and 460. This thread might be helpful.
Shaft and reduction gear dehler25 at 6:50am 03.22.21 My 450 with the 4jh3 is a 1 inch shaft, I expect yours is the same. I am trying to determine my shaf
Range hood parts kloudie1 at 6:48am 03.22.21 This site store has the bulbs including the led replacements: LED Conversion Finder (sailboatowners.
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. MikeHoncho at 6:45am 03.22.21 OK, so I couldn't resist the 2 for 1 sale on Lewmar winches. I ordered them last week and got them
Dockside pressure washer? Kings Gambit at 6:37am 03.22.21 Thanks all! Lowes here in LB is stocking a portable (hand-carry) 1700 psi Craftsman-labeled unit @ $
Mast height Catalina Capri 22 Doug1349 at 6:33am 03.22.21 Fantastic. Thank you!

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