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autopilot chain drive Steve5472 at 3:28am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1443 My chain came appart and I lost the link fastener. Any ideas on where to find a replacement fastener
HOW TO STEP THE MAST ON A 18.5 OOTS at 3:22am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/742 LOOKING FOR AN IDEA TO STEP
Trailer Mod Part 1 Joe1455 at 3:13am 07.05.04 Day Sailers 5/1507 Since only 1 photo is allowed/post, I'll do this in 2 parts. Here's details of this pic.Trailering
Trailer Mods Part 2 Joe1455 at 1:44am 07.05.04 Day Sailers 0/975 This pic shows the addition of a holddown strap from bow eye to trailer. Without the strap, NO holdi
Ready to regrease winches, some questions....... Marcus14919 at 1:13am 07.05.04 Big Boats 9/1659 Hi guys. It's time to disassemble, clean, and regrease my winches. I will be using the "box with a
Centerboard Failure Bob8202 at 1:05am 07.05.04 Smaller Boats 1/902 After pulling my boat yesterday I notice a crack in the side of my centerboard. After looking close
aft cabin leak on new 36mkII Leif R at 12:39am 07.05.04 Big Boats 3/1140 I have a 2004 c36mk11 which I just took delivery of this past Easter. I have a leak in the aft cabin
Lewmar 16 Winch Mystery Alex B at 12:07am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1697 I have Lewmar 16 self tailing 2 speed winches for my halyards on my Hunter 34. They are probably pre
Bluewater capable dch at 12:03am 07.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2360 I have an '86 Idyll 11.5, the boat is in excellent condition. She has a shoal draft keel and displa
Topping Lift While Reefed Brent4763 at 11:25pm 07.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/1038 This weekend while sailing in very strong wind conditions I noticed that the leech on my main was ma
Spreader droop and shroud tension Ken Palmer at 10:59pm 07.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1317 Last week I noticed the lower starboard spreader had a definite droop, at least 10 degrees. This was
depth and speed/distant gauges jim inFW at 9:01pm 07.04.04 Bigger Boats 1/1141 The problem is that both when turned on show 000 but never register any other info, when I took deli
311How do they perform? Chip14366 at 8:31pm 07.04.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1725 I was looking at at 311. The owner seldom gets a chance to use it and is ready to let it go. The a
Deck Polish ? Gord May at 7:47pm 07.04.04 C&C 1/2089
MacGregor models Bill12506 at 3:36pm 07.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1200 I don't write often to the forum but I have to say this. A lot of people are under the impression th
Has anyone modified the table in the 26? lorbrkiss at 2:05pm 07.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/901 My husband and I have an ongoing debate about the large table inside the Hunter 26.My vote is to m
Changing Fuel filters Hatter at 2:04pm 07.04.04 Big Boats 1/981 I have read some articles about changing fuel filters and bleeding the system. Does anyone have pho
Need Trailer for a '86 25 SK Cat---> Cobra at 1:36pm 07.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/1025 Wanting to move up from the 22' Cat. I've found a 25' Swingkeel but No Trailer (and I don't think th
1976 Fixed keel Oday 22 drawings Scattered Focus at 1:22pm 07.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1116 Hello...Does anyone have any directions in which to point my nose towards a good profile drawing o
Hope I'm not asking too many questions. . . mtc4180 at 11:24am 07.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/999 Regarding the '78 H27 I'm looking into. . . I've done a bit of research online/marinas and noticed t

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Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:38am 01.02.21 So If I understand it is the time when you are trying to pass the fid with the outer cover through t
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 9:24am 01.02.21 Wow, thanks for all the great input. I will stick with new lines going forward.
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy capta at 9:18am 01.02.21 A hair drier? Personally, I think the possibility doing some real damage to the dink with all those
Dogs as crew HandsOnTech at 9:18am 01.02.21 My dog is very intelligent. We are working on distinguishing left paw from right paw and right of t
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy dlochner at 9:16am 01.02.21 Try warming the letters with a hair dryer. If the dinghy is not inflated, it may be easier with it i
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye Gott654 at 9:11am 01.02.21
Auto Pilot islandhop at 9:00am 01.02.21 Good question. I hope I find out before spending 3 k on new stuff. Figuring out autopilot stuff is
Eye Splice double-braid Hunter216 at 8:59am 01.02.21
Vacu flush loss of vacum Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:46am 01.02.21 Most of your symptoms, causes and cures, are described in the troubleshooting guide that's included
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (1) Tally Ho at 8:45am 01.02.21 If you have an owners manual for your 302, it should include a chart of the running rigging sizes, l
Auto Pilot sail sfbay at 8:42am 01.02.21 I had a belt drive and controller Autohelm in the cockpit on my 1987 Hunter 31. Replaced it with a
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:41am 01.02.21
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 8:36am 01.02.21 I would never use metal shackles at the clew of the head sails. That is far too dangerous if the sa
Battery Switches dlochner at 8:35am 01.02.21 Bluesea is a good source for marine electrical supplies and generally I go with their products, howe
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 01.02.21 The short answer is that you don't have to replace these articles in kind. XLS rope is the economy
Auto Pilot islandhop at 8:25am 01.02.21
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 New MH31 Owner at 8:21am 01.02.21 Hey! I have a MH31 2015, can you let me know how the spinnaker works out and how you set it up? I
Eye Splice double-braid sloughsailer at 8:16am 01.02.21 I am starting the process of learning (I hope) how to complete some splices. I can't get my 3/8 l
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:13am 01.02.21
Battery Switches Scott T-Bird at 8:08am 01.02.21 I had been thinking to run the house needs off the house batteries, and the starter off the starte

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