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Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1017 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
Faom mattress replacement trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1112 I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s
portsmith rating doug miller at 6:49am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/1487 does the 216 have a portsmith rating? with/without spin. ?thanksdoug
New sail specs needed. rw at 5:43am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/806 Do any Hunter 240s have all the specs required to order a new set of sails. I have the CDI furler an
Moving the Boat - Trailer Needed Dale Wilkins at 5:34am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1046 I have a 25' MacGregor in the water on Lake Grapevine in the DFW area and want to move it to a lake
Info on Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Richard McGann at 4:45am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/4903 I have a Chrysler 26 and am thinking about trading for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. Has anyone saile
Edson steering brake problem Gary at 4:38am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1092 My steering brake is completely non-functional. The boat is a 2001 320 (with the Edson rack and pin
PHRF Rating Don at 4:30am 05.11.05 Racing 4/2647 Does anyone have a PHRF Rating for a 2003 Hunter 326 production boat, no modifications?Thank you
Help I'm sinking... Rob Krohn at 4:28am 05.11.05 Day Sailers 7/1221 I just put my newly acquired O'Day 22 in the marina for the first time and found that after only two
Help needed for nonfunctioning depth instrument SGlaker at 3:28am 05.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1040 Hello All! The dial on my SR Mariner depth instrument goes crazy when I am on the move. Does anyon
272LE Anodes Hubert at 2:59am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/872 I've had my 272 for two 4 month seasons. Both years it had two new anodes on the shaft and both yea
26s Centerboard needs replacing Doug J at 2:13am 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/911 Can someone describe the procedure for replacing the swing centerboard?I assume there is bolt acce
H260 - mounting VHF antenna David - Fireball II at 2:05am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 9/1221 We have a new (to us) 2004 H260 :) and want to install a fixed VHF radio. Has anyone done this and w
hazing on ports John12427 at 1:50am 05.11.05 Big Boats 5/1043 All my port windows (lewmar) are hazing can these be sanded and buffed out? 2002 356 anyone else hav
RIGRITE - ignoring loyal customers. Alternatives? seitzinger at 1:49am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1263 So after trying for NINE days to contact rigrite, and being told by the answering service that my me
Lost the rubber pieces on my mast sailman5188 at 1:35am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/1086 I have lost the little rubber pieces where the shrouds hook into the mast. Does anyone know if I can
bridge clearance height CAL 2-25 Oriental School of Sailing at 1:29am 05.11.05 Cal 2/964 What is the bridge clearance height for a CAL 2-25?
Compass Leak Gerald Davies at 1:15am 05.11.05 Big Boats 4/1664 The compass on my 2001 H340 is loosing the internal fluid. Any ideas on who / where to fix it.Compa
Sea Sickness Samual at 12:51am 05.11.05 Other Sailboats 10/1205 Does the body get used to conditions that cause sea sickness or is it something that will always hap
Gregg - Power Tiller update RichardL at 12:42am 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/921 Hi Gregg - I was not able to get out until yesterday to try my Power Tiller, as I am having trailer

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Any Idea What This Is? fullbore at 5:50pm 02.24.21
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! Capt jgw at 5:47pm 02.24.21 One thing? You have to be kidding.
Saw this odd duck... smbucher at 5:46pm 02.24.21 Can you, or @rudyardkip give us your take on how they sail? Wish I could. I expect the soonest I'
Saw this odd duck... Jim26m at 5:31pm 02.24.21 I now own two! These were built by International Yacht Corp (Helsen) in Clearwater. The parts boat
Any Idea What This Is? duck21 at 5:28pm 02.24.21 Indeed. I missed that it didn't have the ring on the wheel for the wheel drive. Something new to l
i got carried away... Jim26m at 5:25pm 02.24.21 That looks so much better!
Terminology mwbard at 5:11pm 02.24.21 It's called a pendant. Can the stay sail be hoisted higher if you get a pendant? Thank you Kappy.
Any Idea What This Is? Ted at 5:03pm 02.24.21 Raymarine under deck autopilot linear drive
Terminology kappykaplan at 5:00pm 02.24.21 It's called a pendant. Can the stay sail be hoisted higher if you get a pendant?
Any Idea What This Is? kappykaplan at 4:58pm 02.24.21 It looks like the ram for a below-deck auto pilot. There should be an arm coming out of the left si
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning duck21 at 4:25pm 02.24.21 Thanks! This is useful info! It sounds like the 8x20would NOT be undersized, I think I'll order up
Saw this odd duck... (1) smbucher at 4:13pm 02.24.21 I now own two! These were built by International Yacht Corp (Helsen) in Clearwater. The parts boat i
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery JamesG161 at 4:00pm 02.24.21 The gen set would provide power to the Xantrex charger would it not? yes of course, since the Xant
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! MikeHoncho at 4:00pm 02.24.21 going down to the boat and finding it covered with that black speckled mildew in the crevises of the
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI MikeHoncho at 3:57pm 02.24.21 I believe tightening by feel is in the same category as hand grenades......kinda close but not reall
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Rick Webb at 3:46pm 02.24.21 A point of comparison. I recently got quotes from Progressive. No line item for environmental clean
i got carried away... (1) SailingLoto at 3:44pm 02.24.21 I didn't have time to get much done today. I did manage to grind down all the old tabbing and clea
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI Stu Jackson at 3:39pm 02.24.21 This was written in the late 80s or early 90s: https://www.c34.org/faq-pages/faq-mast-pumping.html
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 02.24.21 If it is like my H430, only the engine or genset alternators charge Start Battery. I use standard M
Bottom paint (Catalina 22j rgranger at 3:31pm 02.24.21 Peel away will get it off.... and you can make your own for about $30. Get a 5lb bag of garden lime

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