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Mast for 1983 Hunter Sailboat Bill Hoisington at 6:36am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1119 Lost the mast last week, need to replace the Kenyon Mast, anyone have one they would like to sell?
Hunter 23 mast stepping/de-stepping 1987 vintage Doug Schroeder at 6:32am 09.20.04 Smaller Boats 3/1932 I see where on the newer water ballasted Hunter 23-23.5 models, Hunter has employed2 "guy wires" on
up, up and away? Dragon Fly at 6:03am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/956 To bosen or not to bosen... that is the question. It's too many times, I've had the need to go up
replace or repair?? Dragon Fly at 5:55am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/929 Charley damaged (among other things) the railing around the cockpit of my catalina 25 (1985). This
Roller Furling Main Problems Sam Morgan at 5:53am 09.20.04 Big Boats 1/1125 I have hull#1 of the Catalina 50, with an IsoMat mast, with an in the mast furling system that I am
ST4000 Rudder Feedback Sensor Installation Calaloo at 5:25am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/854 I decided that I need a rudder feedback sensor to stabilize my autopilot. I would like to know if an
Looking for O'day 25 Deck Teak Tor at 5:23am 09.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1338 After finding this site a couple of years ago, I also found another site that had O'Day 25 parts. I
Hunter 25 vs. Tartan 27 Joe at 5:21am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1331 I'm looking at a Hunter 25 (1978) and Tartan 27 (1963) to purchase.I want to cruise for fun and cas
Navigational lens Jacque Esslinger at 5:12am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1041 We need to replace the port and starboard lens and replace the mast light/lens.Where can these ite
Survived Hurricane Ivan Tim Opt Holt at 5:10am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/903 Hurricane Ivan struck Baldwin county Alabama Thursday morning. In Robert's Bayou (Pirate's Cove mari
Supply, Demand janice at 4:13am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1308 Are most of the sailors in Florida
Need class on repairing sailboats in Houston janice at 3:53am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 3/935 My 1968 Columbia 22' was sinking and we ended up giving it away. I need to take a class on refubish
Need Cat 22 measurement Stuart at 3:52am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1038 My boat is in Mexico (and for sale) and I need the width dimension of the sole, floor, right before
got trailer?? Patrick at 3:51am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1227 Does anyone in the southeast have a trailer that will even come close to working on a 78 hunter 25 s
I'm Curious Ken Prichard at 3:13am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/954 . Why does Hunter only put the model number of the boat on the sails and not the production number?
Decreasing sail area in higher winds? JayK at 3:12am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1571 Thanks to the remains of hurricane Ivan, I got my first chance over the weekend to practice a little
2GMF Yanmar Tach Steve at 3:03am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/966 I'm only getting around 2400 RPM's out of my tach on my Yanmar 2GMF. Changed all filters and instal
Dirty mast Bryan22217 at 2:58am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/982 Unfortunately my 37 year old boat mast shows scuffs and other superficial blemishes. Has anyone had
New MacGregor price CJ at 2:56am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1872 1. How much to pay dealer for a new 05 MacGregor without any options? I know that MSRP is 18,900,
Deck repair saildriver at 2:42am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1468 I need to repair the deck under my stanchions. Cracks have developed and when it rains more water g

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Electric Cooler Wiring Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 12.31.20 Simplified chart does not take temperature into account: The only trick with that chart is that it
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 12.31.20 Steam bending attempt 2 has gone much better so far. ft it in for 1:50. Having the jig turned around
Enlarging hole in hull? Ken Cross at 2:35pm 12.31.20 Old woodworker's trick: hole saw a hole in scrap lumber. Hold or glue the wood in place and that's y
No Brake on steering pedestal (1) jon hansen at 2:29pm 12.31.20 188679 was part of the delivery crew on this thing for many years. very active owner. we, of course
Holding tank manual pump issue Sandfly at 2:28pm 12.31.20 Maybe the torn diaphragm is creating an air leak, so he cannot pull a vacuum with the pumpout pump?
Holding tank manual pump issue Sandfly at 2:27pm 12.31.20 "...at a marina" implies that you were trying pump out using the marina's pumpout equipment. If so
No Brake on steering pedestal Ken Cross at 2:27pm 12.31.20 They are expensive, YES! But handmade by the inventor: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 2:20pm 12.31.20 New Years has clearly started early. None of the above. There is no friction of any type. You p
Ice Chest Insulation Tally Ho at 2:17pm 12.31.20 Sounds like you are making a case to add refrigeration! My Hunter 280 had an icebox, but no refrige
do you like a good lube job? justsomeguy at 2:15pm 12.31.20 do you keep your turnbuckles lubed? Yep. A drop or two of oil every now and then. .... gooseneck?
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump sail sfbay at 2:10pm 12.31.20 Potential diesel engine fuel injection pump repair shop in the Chesapeake Bay (Arundel Diesel and an
Holding tank manual pump issue Tally Ho at 2:07pm 12.31.20 "...at a marina" implies that you were trying pump out using the marina's pumpout equipment. If so
Holding tank manual pump issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:04pm 12.31.20 I had some trouble sufficiently pumping out my holding tank recently at a marina. "...at a marina"
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:00pm 12.31.20 Make a 'Note to Self' Greg... Do not sit boat in water till all of the thru hulls are checked for c
No Brake on steering pedestal dlochner at 1:58pm 12.31.20 Uhhhhhhh......that was a very detailed story. Sounded like an even better story over a pint, but my
H34: removing Kenyon mast head shemandr at 1:52pm 12.31.20 And then paint it...
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 1:41pm 12.31.20 Uhhhhhhh......that was a very detailed story. Sounded like an even better story over a pint, but my
Victron Smart Shunt SycloneDriver at 1:41pm 12.31.20 Thanks for posting this. I did not know the product existed. I would have purchased one for this tr
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... dLj at 1:40pm 12.31.20 Docking: It all depends upon wind and currents. But given nothing extraordinary, I have lines set up
Victron Smart Shunt HandsOnTech at 1:34pm 12.31.20 Thanks for posting this. I did not know the product existed. I would have purchased one for this tri

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