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vibrations Ron Husband at 9:20am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1405 Hi all. I am in the process of buying a 74 cal 29. took it out yesterday in 25+ knots. The boat had
Hunter fore stay Dave Smith at 9:10am 09.22.04 Smaller Boats 3/889 Help, please, my fellow H23 owners! The fore stay let go on Hunter 23 as it weathered hurricane Char
rub rail dwilson540 at 8:43am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/840 Well compared to all the people that have lost boats or who have had major damage, I really don't ha
Removing rubrail Bill O'Donovan at 7:19am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1009 I want to remove the gray squarish rubrail from my Hunter 29.5 and wonder how. I've taken the screws
Jib/Genoa car block position options Bill at 7:16am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1366 I have a C 22 and need some of your expertise on the proper positioning of the Jib/Genoa car blocks
Hunter Marine, spam filters, and you Phil Herring at 7:09am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/924 We've had reports lately that numerous emails sent to Hunter Marine customer service have either bo
How many drop their mast to get under bridges? Marshall_92Mac26S at 7:06am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4059 We've been out nearly every weekend and trailering home; it's 70-80 miles to the lake. So I've been
Propeller Strut Replacement Tim Nolan at 6:44am 09.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1473 Does anyone know who might manufacture replacement propeller struts for older Hunter 30's. How does
New mast needed for C30TR Tim at 6:43am 09.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/979 Hurricane Ivan demasted my 86 C30TR. Anyone know how much a new one is gonna run?
water ballast drain commodore16637 at 6:15am 09.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/1204 Does anyone know if the water ballast drain should have a rubber seal or not?
Death of the tall rig ............... Bill at 4:07am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/873 Ah progress!I have been informed by my Catalina dealer that the factory is no longer making the ta
Catalina 30 accident actual cash value RSK54 at 4:04am 09.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/2173 Our boat an 1989 Catalina 30 Mark II was involved in a accident. Our boat was at anchor and was stru
Rebedding Keel Glen at 4:01am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1281 I have a 1972 P26. I have been grining away the cracks around where the keel joins the hull. The cra
Hull Id Numbers Jeffrey Wettig at 3:59am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/950 I am in the process of finalizing the paper work on a 1973 Mac 25, one concern I have for the MD reg
End of tall rig for C36MKII Bill at 3:53am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/776 Ah progress! I have been informed by my Catalina dealer that the factory is no longer making a tal
Volts and amps and watts, oh my! Curt McClain at 3:50am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1061 I am waiting for the solar panels that i bought on Ebay to trickle charge my batteries. So far, i ha
How to replace a halyard? Mike at 3:06am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1960 I need to replace my main halyard. Before I attempt to do it, I was wondering if there is a "trick o
Freezer Mike Bernard4136 at 1:59am 09.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1409 RichardI have 2000 Hunter 420 with a Grunert Polarmate model PMEAW08/12VDC refrigeration system (sp
Swim platform lockers Marc Honey at 12:17am 09.22.04 Big Boats 7/887 Has anyone fashioned a way to secure the lockers on the swim platform of a 35.5 from the 1990-1995 m
What are some of your favorite Sailing Novels Steve at 12:17am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 20/3133 I have been reading a lot of Tristan Jones Novels this past summer and I have read almost everything

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1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 2:36pm 01.18.21 Thanks to all the posters. I am well aware of the risk of propane on boats. I was not aware that the
Nasty smell in heads 1340fxd at 2:32pm 01.18.21 Thank you all - looks like the finger is pointing at replacing the hoses. Cheers
Rudder collar assembly (2) SailormanDan at 2:29pm 01.18.21 Hmm, my '81 with wheel steering looks like this, has the pin through the bushing, which was replaced
Odd requirement in boat insurance Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 01.18.21 My current Geico/Boat US deductible for hull and equipment is $0. You might find it worthwhile to
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 01.18.21 Catalina 350 is a surprisingly roomy boat, having been on a tour on my dock neighbors boat. The sep
Nasty smell in heads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:24pm 01.18.21 If the odor is confined to the head, only occurs with the first few flushes after the boat has sat
Odd requirement in boat insurance SoSound at 1:59pm 01.18.21 My current Geico/Boat US deductible for hull and equipment is $0.
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? eianm at 1:58pm 01.18.21 i went a purchased an ironwood tool, and it unfortunately does not work with push a dots
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat shemandr at 1:56pm 01.18.21 Consider posting the list. Many items may be un-necessary to getting it on the water.
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat shemandr at 1:55pm 01.18.21 Congrats on the purchase. Remain dauntless. It's just a sailboat. You'll improve it over the time
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 01.18.21 @Thaniel and everybody It is great for all the responses being written particularly you Thaniel.
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell dlochner at 1:13pm 01.18.21 There is a guy on FB that discusses this (mixing battery types, not oil filters) on his sailboat. t
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 1:08pm 01.18.21 Well, that is almost correct. The AC ground (green) should be connected to the DC ground (black) a
Finish on interior Hunter 356? DOCKHAND at 1:01pm 01.18.21 I had the same area that was lightly damaged from the cabin doors being blown open from a hurricane.
Prada cup on TV cb32863 at 12:55pm 01.18.21 Looks like they are just going to skip the rest of the round robin and fix the boat. Also got the ba
Nasty smell in heads SFS at 12:38pm 01.18.21 And get @Peggie Hall HeadMistress book. She likely will be along here to add her 2 cents, and it wi
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 T J Furstenau at 12:31pm 01.18.21 @Daze - If you weren't already aware, @artboas is the resident expert to most (all?) things H49 rela
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell bbrowncods at 12:18pm 01.18.21 There is a guy on FB that discusses this (mixing battery types, not oil filters) on his sailboat. tA
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 12:14pm 01.18.21 When the series batteries are at 14.8V what is the individual voltage of each battery? If the batte
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat jon hansen at 12:09pm 01.18.21 we love pictures

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