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halyard ? for 25.5 owners Bob at 3:44am 09.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/843 I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5 and have a question on the location of halyards. Both my hal
Cutless bearing replacement on 285 JKowalke at 3:23am 09.27.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1472 I am about to replace the cutless bearing on my 1989 First 285. Has anyone had any expierence with
Broke a stanchion Dan Geltmacher at 3:08am 09.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/923 Anyone know wher to go to buy replacement stanchions? It's off of an 81 H30. Thanksdan
Inspecting the keel Stan at 3:03am 09.27.04 Smaller Boats 4/964 How do you actually "inspect " the keel, bolts, etc.? Can you do this when its on the trailer, or do
Sunk at the dock J cianflone at 2:30am 09.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/824 My beloved 1980 H27 sunk at the dock yesterday due to Hurricane Jeanne. I am guessing she got a hole
26 a great camper Eric Knol at 2:16am 09.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/873 Is it possible with a 26 X or M to use it as a camper on land as mentioned in the latest brochure.
Fuel Tank pickups Rod Page at 2:16am 09.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1010 My Catalina 380 has an EZELL 34 gal fuel tank, which I need to tap into to fuel a hot water heating
Dumb electrical question... Dave M26D at 1:48am 09.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/692 I want to install a 12 volt outlet on the side of the coaming near the lazarette for a tiller pilot.
C-30 Holding Tank Mikes Oasis at 1:43am 09.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/845 Where can I purchase a holding tank for my 1986 C-30.I have emailed Catalina a few times with no re
9/27: Hunter Marine hurricane update Phil Herring at 1:14am 09.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/838 Looks like they may have power and telephones tomorrow (Tuesday). Email will be questionable for a f
rigging, rigging builders, options william at 12:27am 09.27.04 Smaller Boats 3/816 i am considering having new rigging built over the winter. my 86 h23 OEM stuff is kinda tired. am un
Aft Ladder Upgrade Oreana123 at 12:06am 09.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 I got these steps from Idasailor. They fit the stock boarding ladder on the 26D and S. Maybe others.
C22 Trailer wanted James2490 at 12:00am 09.27.04 Smaller Boats 2/1245 I bought a 1987 C22 with a Swing Keel (draws 2.5 feet when drawn up) and it needs a trailer. I need
BOOM VANG LOCATION BARRY3684 at 11:19pm 09.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1125 MY 27FT CATALINA, 1977 VINTAGE WAS NEVER EQUIPED WITH A BOOM VANG. WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION FOR THE
Welcome to our new moderator! Phil Herring at 11:05pm 09.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/984 We are very pleased to introduce a new moderator for the forums on BeneteauOwners.net: Charlie Grue
Aluminum plates glassed into deck? Dan Dawson at 11:03pm 09.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1169 On my H27 there are raised areas (about a 1/2") on the deck where hardware is attached, for blocks a
Alternator not charging BarryL at 10:54pm 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 11/2873 Hello,The alternator on my boat (1986 Newport 28) is not charging. The motor is a Universal M-18 d
O'Day 192 - Mast toTabernacle Connection Burton Klinger at 9:43pm 09.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1279 The mast-tabernacle connection on the O'Day 192 consists of two parallel openings on the base of the
Extended Life Anti-Freeze Bill at 9:40pm 09.26.04 Big Boats 3/2177 I need to add some anti-freeze to my ynamar engine. Hunter said to use dex cool 50/50. My hunter 36
Learning to race Paul8753 at 9:00pm 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1293 Is there a sailing school that has a course to teach race basics. I was racing this seasonand was r

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Pop Top Gas Spring Addition TheSoggyDollar at 1:06pm 08.14.20 If you don't mind.....How did you determine placement of the gas springs? Based on the springs, you
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jon hansen at 1:05pm 08.14.20 i dont care how how many are around me, as long as they are wild toooo.
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 sail sfbay at 1:03pm 08.14.20 The aft pads are likely for spinnaker sheet winches. Locating on the gunnel or cabin top (that is wh
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jon hansen at 1:02pm 08.14.20 so, some of us use totally different standards then others here. some love a crowd, i find crowds
Pop Top Gas Spring Addition MikeJB at 12:54pm 08.14.20 If you don't mind.....How did you determine placement of the gas springs?
Motor Starting Intermittent Benny17441 at 12:49pm 08.14.20 Check the voltage at the solenoid when you push the button. There is a common malady attributable
What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 12:40pm 08.14.20 Could be an old LORAN unit?? obsolete now.. If LORAN, there would probably be a place to screw a wh
Genoa Clew Ring capta at 12:32pm 08.14.20 I would bet you a beer that the webbing at the head Of the furling sail was strong enough when new,
What GPS unit fits this mount? kloudie1 at 12:26pm 08.14.20 Could be an old LORAN unit?? obsolete now.. If LORAN, there would probably be a place to screw a whi
What GPS unit fits this mount? Benny17441 at 12:14pm 08.14.20 That may seem like a radio antenna.
Genoa Clew Ring Rich Stidger at 12:08pm 08.14.20 sorry - I don't understand the question. How do I make the setup or how do I attach to sail? No.
Cruising RPM. Alan Gomes at 12:01pm 08.14.20 Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means? Of course it is. The question isn't whether you can*
Genoa Clew Ring DrJudyB at 12:00pm 08.14.20 have had a soft head "ring" on the jib fail while sailing, so no, I wouldn't recommend it. I woul
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:55am 08.14.20 Yanmar describes continuous as all the Time. Your engine should work non-stop at this speed. And th
Genoa Clew Ring kappykaplan at 11:53am 08.14.20 He wants to make the setup. :beer:
Cruising RPM. jviss at 11:50am 08.14.20 at its continuous rating all the time Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means?
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:48am 08.14.20 That's weird, in my experience, to describe conditions that way. One would typically talk of a rang
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:43am 08.14.20
Genoa Clew Ring Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:35am 08.14.20 Very interesting. How do you create this attachment? sorry - I don't understand the question. How
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D srimes at 11:33am 08.14.20 Are you kidding? How do you get to tenths of a foot and tenths of a second? :) This buoy here:

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