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Bow and Chainplate repair Wattie at 7:22am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1168 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 that recently had some damage to the bow. The dock lines broke and the boat
change to lewmar selftailing winch Hellmut at 7:16am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/961 Who has experience in changing from the lewmar 6 non selftailing winch toLewmar 14 selftailing winc
Spare parts Hellmut at 7:06am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/985 Where to buy spare-parts for my 26x like new forestay or keel lifting wire etc?
Where to get a hand crank for an Atomic 4? Paul4360 at 6:55am 06.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/2562 Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I might find a hand crank to fit an Atomic 4?
Outboard protection d7110 at 5:10am 06.25.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1133 I use an outboard to power my sailboat. I'm concerned about theives taking the motor when the boat
Compnaionway entry cracks Rico at 5:00am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/935 I am considering purchasing a 1981 25'. One of the boasts has signficant cracks about 4" down both s
Catalina 25 sailhappy1 at 4:59am 06.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/932 What is the best year of the 25 foot catalina. They look so similar. I looked at a 1977 and a 1985
Advice on purchasing a 1981 25' Rico at 4:54am 06.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/811 There are two 1981 25' in my area for sale. Does anybody have any advise as to what to specifically
Asymetrical setup andy19153 at 4:16am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I am setting up an asymetrical spinnaker and want to be sure I have run the sheets correctly. Do th
OB motor size? brand? ODazed at 4:14am 06.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1195 Portsmouth NH has some of the fastest tide current in the world. I have to plan when to enter the h
heaving to quietpriority at 3:48am 06.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1075 For you H37C folks: have any of you found an effective way to heave to? I have not needed to in 5 se
Oday 27 architectural plans Curro at 3:03am 06.25.04 Bigger Boats 0/1153 Friends,Recently in a copy of the 1976 Oday 27 brochyre I saw that it was possible to get a copy o
Mainsail for First 32 robert19950 at 2:53am 06.25.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1023 I blew out the main on my First 32 and am looking to replace it quickly. I have been told the mainsa
Can deck cleats take mooring strain? Rock10015 at 1:03am 06.25.04 Smaller Boats 4/880 I have had my 216 on mooring for a month now, and changed the tie-up scheme a few times. Still not
Tie Down Straps Jason Alexander at 12:33am 06.25.04 Smaller Boats 2/869 I was wondering where everyone runs the tie down straps when they have the boat on the trailer. I k
Water Tank neil16896 at 12:23am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/983 I got my new hunter a few weeks ago. It's a 1984 25.5.I am trying to clean/drain the water tank.
Mixing Elbow - Home Depot Method patrick at 12:22am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1275 All black pipe parts:1 1/2 inch tee $3.591 1/2 inch close nipple - $.791 1/2 inch street elbow
carry on air conditioner Dawson at 12:19am 06.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1068 Does anyone have experience with the Cruisair 7000 carry on A/C unit? I am considering one for my H
Super Yachts Jeff10624 at 11:36pm 06.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1265 Saw and interesting show last night on the travel channel on super yachts. Forget about the money
Running Sheets for a 130% Jib Mark Burrows at 11:02pm 06.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/893 I took out a 336 this week and had a real problem with the jib and its sheets. The jib was about 13

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Code Zero on a Hunter 376 Hunter216 at 9:53am 01.06.21
Mac 19 kappykaplan at 9:38am 01.06.21 Tks for the clarification! :beer:
Mac 19 Deeseas at 9:35am 01.06.21 Yes, I joined the site years ago but did not realize there was a forum.
Looking for a Seaward 24 (1) sesmith at 9:30am 01.06.21 Ha ha, nice catch. I have 2 solar panels on the boat. There is a 100 watt that installs on rails ov
Stern Seat/Locker leak B373 JHorr at 9:17am 01.06.21 Yes, same thing, aggressive hosing and heavy rain. Wondering if anyone had any remedies.
New dinghy for 2-hp honda sesmith at 9:16am 01.06.21 Nothing will plane with a 2hp motor. Probably a PortaBote would give the the best speed (they row w
Stern Seat/Locker leak B373 JHorr at 9:15am 01.06.21 I have the same mystery water that seems to happen in the bottom of the aft starboard lazarette but
why not external keel attachment? themotorman at 9:03am 01.06.21 i tried to find hanger bolts as then i would have a threaded end to put a tightening nut on. they ma
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Thaniel at 8:54am 01.06.21 I have a slew of mold and mildew on the nonskid. I've read a standard mold and mildew remover works
why not external keel attachment? (1) Hunter216 at 8:38am 01.06.21 This is from the link @jssailem made above uld it be feasible to drop the keel, exposing enough of
Stern Seat/Locker leak B373 helmfam at 8:31am 01.06.21 I have the same mystery water that seems to happen in the bottom of the aft starboard lazarette but
why not external keel attachment? dlochner at 8:27am 01.06.21 Putting out my idea for external support was to get your much valued input. FWI she is a 1968 build
deck light Justin_NSA at 8:22am 01.06.21 With the mast at ground level solving the issue of replacement or refit is simplified. :plus: Exac
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump bawlmer at 8:15am 01.06.21 Do you still have the old pump? If so, Baltimore Diesel in Glen Burnie rebuilt mine (W20B) last year
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump (1) kloudie1 at 8:11am 01.06.21 I helped a buddy rebuild his Westerbeke .. we found that it was a Mitsubishi tractor motor and once
why not external keel attachment? jssailem at 8:06am 01.06.21 Challenges are what makes sailors. Try McMasters-Carr they have a large inventory. You might find w
deck light jssailem at 8:03am 01.06.21 With the mast at ground level solving the issue of replacement or refit is simplified.
why not external keel attachment? themotorman at 8:02am 01.06.21 thank you for your input. i know that the original steel bolts are no longer holding or at least mak
deck light Justin_NSA at 8:01am 01.06.21 I didn't want to make more holes in the mast for a new assembly so I had to modify my combo light ho
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) mnmpizza at 8:00am 01.06.21 Yanmar tractors often use a Thermostart (not thermostat!) device for cold starts. This acts like gl

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