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Cost of boat storage in Virginia or Maryland? Rich18890 at 7:18pm 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1713 Some places in Maine charge $1,000 to store my 27 ft. Hunter, but I've found good, safe marinas as c
New Format? No more edit/delete? Joe at 4:44pm 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 What's up? I really like the option to change my mind or make a correction.Oh, and by the way, w
Shift Cables Ronnie Washburn at 1:22pm 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 I need help in locating a new shift cable for my 1979 Hunter 27, running the original 8 hp Yanmar di
Ballast Ron Floyd at 12:24pm 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/911 I have a 73 Oday 22 with a shoal draft keel. Thing is, I can't find the ballast. There is a spyhol
Lost swing keel on a 22' Big Windy at 12:09pm 08.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1304 I lost my swing keel on a '79 - I believe I got snarled on an unmarked crab pot or a clam line and c
272 masthead blocks and halyards Brian at 11:40am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/835 I have multiple sheaves on either side and in front of the mast at the base but how many sheaves are
Paint and rebuild a whisker pole Robert at 10:23am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1429 Has anyone rebuilt the Forespar adjustable whisker pole ??Mine is the LM12-23 (?) I think. It has
LectraSan Odors tarheel at 10:17am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1985 Knowing that you can't just dump any odor killing chemical into this device, has anyone found a chem
Loose Footed Main? Ken Prichard at 8:51am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1551 I know what it is but I don't know why.Howcome some are and some aren't?Whats the pros and cons?
Destination: Block Island Richard at 8:50am 08.27.04 Smaller Boats 4/960 Off I go!I am taking my first trip outside of the safety of Fisher's Island Sound (1987 H23). We
How to search archives? Richard at 8:45am 08.27.04 Smaller Boats 1/833 Anyone know how to seach the archives without getting too many thread returns? I am searching for i
Seal for fresh water tank cover Rafi at 8:21am 08.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1099 Can somebody recommend a good way/material to reaseal the cover of the original fresh water tank? (u
centerboard line maintanence nate at 7:54am 08.27.04 Day Sailers 3/1054 I need to replace the lines that retract and drop the center board. The only access I see are the p
Trouble lifting Oday 19 rudder Eric Bergh at 7:39am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/981 I am having lots of trouble raising the swing up rudder on my recently acquired '80 Oday 19. It is a
DECK LIGHT Tim Musolf at 7:28am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/826 Does anyone know what brand of deck light Hunter used on the 2002 386? We apparently knocked the be
Description for photo form, mast raising system quickdraw66 at 6:18am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/819 The mast post for trailing was cheap and bent. The shroud wires always would hang and I had to take
Refrigeration of a 1984 hinter 34 Ken at 5:37am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/773 I own a 1984 Hunter 34 and want to put refrigeration in the ice box. Does anyone know what systems
O' 23 Batten Size Jonathan Cushing at 5:24am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I need to replace the top 2 battens for my original O'23 (1983) Main. Does anyone know the size I w
yiks, almost sank the boat quickdraw66 at 5:23am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1131 I have been getting water in the boat from a leak. I thought that it might be the ballast tank. Wate
using expanding foam in a boat hull Don at 5:17am 08.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/4336 Has anyone used expanding foam in a boat hull for floatation? I have hear that "great stuff" will re

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Hi rgranger at 10:50am 08.18.20 You might want to post this in the Parts Search forum also. And +1 on Bacon. I've purchased from t
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 10:47am 08.18.20 Dual axle will often let you pull over in a controlled manner. They also remove a lot of the bounce
Ancient Mariner jssailem at 10:44am 08.18.20 Interesting story, thank you @lehighsail for sharing. Geography, not a class that gets much intere
Hi kappykaplan at 10:40am 08.18.20
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hunter216 at 10:36am 08.18.20
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 10:36am 08.18.20
Backstay Failure Scott T-Bird at 10:28am 08.18.20
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 10:23am 08.18.20 Any attempt to describe the mode of failure is pure conjecture at this time, given the paucity of in
Hi jssailem at 10:08am 08.18.20 Rudy, are you hoping to find a used one or are you considering buying a new sail? Used you will ne
Anchor bow roller jssailem at 10:04am 08.18.20 Congrats @ShawneH on the successful attachment of your bow roller to your Hunter 31. While I am un
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter DrJudyB at 9:55am 08.18.20 There is a lot more that goes into this than just raw wattage, please give us a call if you'd like
Drain for the Port locker? (2) Jacktar at 9:54am 08.18.20 I put a limber hole in the port lazarette with a screw in cap, works great, only have to open it if
M25XP Quieting (3) duck21 at 9:49am 08.18.20 Pictures of the installation.
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 9:38am 08.18.20 aka thermals. they can also sometimes randomly move across the water driven by any prevailing breez
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Dave Groshong at 9:38am 08.18.20 Yes, the price is ridiculous. There is a lot more that goes into this than just raw wattage, plea
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 9:27am 08.18.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with sel
Checking more off the list Jackdaw at 9:20am 08.18.20 Some deck organization and lines need to be run as I now have an assym to fly. Now here's a mod
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 9:16am 08.18.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
M25XP Quieting Johnb at 9:11am 08.18.20 Thanks for sharing your experience
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 9:02am 08.18.20 I demasted last week. When I got to the boat I noticed that the clevis pin in the backstay was gone

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