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San Diego to Catalina Island piratelair at 5:21am 07.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1112 Any tips on sailing from San Diego Bay to Catalina Island?Thanks
Login Automatically? Gene B at 5:18am 07.09.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/963 Automatic login is checked, but doesn't work. Having to type email address and password every time
jibsheet securing JimB. at 4:41am 07.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1080 I have an Oday 240, and do not have self-tailing jibsheet winches. My boat only has cleats just aft
Need contact infor for Hunter parts Bill18593 at 4:25am 07.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 We need a few parts that are missing from the original gear on our 84 25.5. We'd like to order from
Looking for replacement centerboard for DaySailer Oday rescuer at 4:15am 07.09.04 Day Sailers 2/1260 I mentioned in a previous post I have rescued a DaySailer from the grave and now I'm looking for a c
Shop Manual for Volvo Penta 2003 Shelley at 3:30am 07.09.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1508 I have a 1990 First 35s5 with a 28h Volvo Penta 2003. I've been trying to locate a shop manual for
Spurs marine line cutter - Pros and Cons Jim Seamans at 3:29am 07.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1575 After tangling with a dockline and being placed on the beach. I was wondering about installing a Spu
Need a 220V to 110V converter - any info??? Chuck15494 at 3:27am 07.09.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1211 Hi All, I may be traveling to Europe with my Beneteau and was wondering if anyone is familiar with s
Hull trouble Randy Burns at 2:59am 07.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1112 Recently had delivered (by truck) a 1976 27 "project" boat. At some point during its journey the hul
Weather helm El Capitano at 2:32am 07.09.04 Ask All Sailors 20/2676 Hello all,I have severe weather helm when sailing close hauled. I have an incling that my rig is
Weather Helm El Capitano at 2:22am 07.09.04 Columbia 2/1754 Hello,Just wondering if any one has had any experience with this boat having alot of weather helm.
216 mainsheet cleat fix bmwbob at 1:41am 07.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/977 With thanks to Ted Norris at Hunter, I pass along an easy, no-cost fix for that blasted upside-down
Peggy, info needed on Jabsco seals John Richard at 1:36am 07.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/870 Peggy,I decided to do a rebuild on the head. I got it together, but I feel I may have put a seal
Jib Halyard Slack seadog69 at 1:10am 07.09.04 Smaller Boats 6/1763 When sailing, my jib halyard appears to be going slack when closed haul. I'm assuming that as we ti
Gelcoat solution Jay20587 at 11:52pm 07.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/896 Hey Guys, I got the results of the gelcoat work. It turned out to be some older gelcoat. We got
Dual pro XL battery charger Norton at 11:46pm 07.08.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/936 I need to replace an old Readi-Amp charger that fried my battery. I am considering a Dual Pro XL (t
depth sounder wsmall at 11:28pm 07.08.04 Big Boats 7/1117 All, I have an original equipment depth sounder and knot meter on my boat. The depth sounder fre
Yanmar 1GM Engine Stop Rich Woodward at 11:23pm 07.08.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2617 I just splashed the boat last weekend. As it had not been used in 4-5 years, I drained all the fuel
Gas vs Diesel Flashman at 10:06pm 07.08.04 Ask All Sailors 53/4688 I have been looking at a variety of boats in the 26 to 30 ft range with inboards. Most of them have
need to replace portlights on 1981 H30 captjeff at 2:09pm 07.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1532 Does anyone know how to obtain the replacement portlights for the H30, they were made by Grey enterp

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Stanchion Talk Richard19068 at 4:29pm 01.03.21 When we do have to service our queens, they sometimes complain or punish us because our tools are
Fresh water pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:25pm 01.03.21 I now suspect a faulty cut off switch in the motor, or possibly vacuum leak-air being sucked in bet
The Proper Prop jssailem at 4:20pm 01.03.21 Might suggest you consider a CampbellSailor from WestbyNorth. https://www.westbynorth.com Kelsey is
Tank Monitor Installations Steve_Catalina at 4:05pm 01.03.21 The time has come to add tank monitors to the holding tank and probably 2 water tanks. As I look a
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 3:54pm 01.03.21 The original was 15 x 15 x 1 RH2, the 3 blade is 15 x 14 x 1 RH3 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 3:50pm 01.03.21 Since your boat is on the hard I would measure the prop's circumference then divide that number by
Fresh water pump Tally Ho at 3:10pm 01.03.21 Thanks Greg, yes I did those things, see below for where I am now. Hoping to get back and contort m
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 3:07pm 01.03.21 I considered new sails but decided to give this a try for a few years to get some improvement. Shou
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 3:03pm 01.03.21 The pump starting by itself sounds like you still have some sort of leak. When you fixed the larg
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 2:57pm 01.03.21 Thanks. My apologies for being unclear about the tasks I had already performed. Filled fresh water t
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 2:43pm 01.03.21 That seems to be one whole hell of a job to launch into when you're not willing to follow the simpl
Transom: Solid Fiberglass or Cored dennisv at 2:35pm 01.03.21 Gentlemen, thank you for the feedback. After thinking about traditional boat building, I thought de
26X speed when loaded Justin_NSA at 2:05pm 01.03.21 No offense, but if you need speed, why not get a power boat? Keep the 26S for sailing.
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:02pm 01.03.21 Revision 3 of the jig is just about right :) - rve to a second jig for the port side. The section be
New Tender TomY at 12:57pm 01.03.21 Any obvious issues with using a rowing/sailing 11-foot catboat as a tender? We are likely no more
26X speed when loaded Benny17441 at 12:04pm 01.03.21 The best attributes of M 26X is that it is great at anchor. It can be the first one to get to the
Electric Cooler Wiring ontherocks83 at 12:03pm 01.03.21 The smaller ones are either a fridge or a freezer down to -7 F. the bigger ones have two compartment
New Tender Captain W at 11:48am 01.03.21 Good points. The other tender I had been looking at was a Chaisson dory. Anyone have a feel of th
Electric Cooler Wiring Scott T-Bird at 11:39am 01.03.21 Does it have very good capacity as a freezer? I'd love to have ice cream on the boat every once in
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 11:37am 01.03.21 Your welcome sir

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