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Poly Glow Vs IG J.B. Dyer at 12:38am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 18/1583 Being the owner of a 21 year old boat, I was reading with particular interest in the recent posts on
Facnor TI 130 Roller Furling Brent at 12:25am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1524 Hey all,I just bought a Facnor roller furling unit off ebay for my columbia 26mkII... Problem is,
Tall rig or standard? Don at 11:39pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/937 I have a 1982 Hunter 27. How can I tell if it's a tall or standard rig?Thanks,Don
Streamstay Furler Tom Madura at 11:30pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 Help! I have a Hunter 31 with a Hyde Streamstay headsail furler. I bought replacement split Delrin b
C-38 battery location Russ Duff at 10:52pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 2/1195 Currently I have a bank of two house batteries under the aft bench of the dinette, and a separate st
C-38 extra holding tank and extra water tank Russ Duff at 10:48pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 0/1088 Has anyone added another fresh water or holding tank to their boat to give added capacity. If so, w
tying off the tiller Dan Hier at 10:45pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 10/2094 Does anyone have any techniques for tying off the tiller while under sail I am not interested in pur
Diesel engine problems Rob Bach at 10:28pm 05.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/998 I have a terrible diesel problem. The Westerbeke in my 272 le will not start after a couple of yaer
Mainsail trim Timm Miller at 10:12pm 05.26.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1319 Don, I know you're busy sipping ice tea somewhere in your land yacht...but I have been wondering abo
tape removal Saildog5182 at 9:57pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1191 I messed up and left blue paint masking tape( the 3M good stuff) on too long. Can anyone recommend a
Getting to Block Island Tom Chastain at 8:43pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 9/1493 I am sailing to Block for the first time June 3, 04. Question is to go through the gut at Plum Isla
Roller Furler Ken Starnes at 3:00pm 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/914 Hi I'm in the market for a Roller Furler system and want to hear from you which system you think is
Brighter Moments John Dodge at 12:51pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1239 My wife and I just signed the paperwork for our new to us 1996 Catalina 36 tonight.we take off on S
Bottom paint allan at 12:41pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1721 How often should you paint your bottom? I understand that boats in warmer temperatures need paingin
h40.5 owners- any topping lift line fraying issues Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1018 My 1997 h40.5 has frayed the topping lift within a couple feet of the end of the line and the beginn
Changing back to roller reefing jib on Hunter 25 Chris Lydle at 11:26am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1476 I recently bought a 3-rd hand 1981 Hunter 25. Apparently a previous owner was an avid race, because
Boom Brakes Bob F at 9:24am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 I've been thinking about one of those boom brakes on my H376 (like Dutchman) that use friction to sl
3GM30 photos? R at 8:39am 05.26.04 Big Boats 15/1629 Anyone have some photos?or maybe even a dimensioned drawing of a 3GM30 or / and an exploded view.
Crew and Boat Exchanges jerrlaw at 8:05am 05.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1312 I own an exceptionally nice 1996 Oceanis 44 that is kept in the Caribbean. I have sailed from Trin
Changing the coolant on a Yanmar 2GM Kevin13713 at 7:23am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2243 I own a H320 and am changing the coolant for the first time. The existing coolant has about 100 hou

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Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 caverun at 5:17pm 01.11.21 Welcome to the forum! Did you try tightening up that loose nut and see if that pulls it over at all?
Hunter 33 (1981) Main Sail Dave Groshong at 5:01pm 01.11.21 Give me a call if you'd like, I'm always happy to help if I can 877-932-7245 x116 Mon-Fri, 9-3:30
Cracks in keel higgs at 5:00pm 01.11.21 I would definitely not grind this down to bare metal as was suggested. Many encapsulated keels are
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 4:50pm 01.11.21 You're welcome, Jim. Forgot to mention, the model number on our Genset is located on a plate attache
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? RitSim at 4:42pm 01.11.21 https://www.sailrite.com/Pres-N-Snap-Fastener-Tool?gclid=CjwKCAiAi_D_BRApEiwASslbJ8lERHTbVkeJv44nTNV
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 4:40pm 01.11.21 Thanks for the numbers. Still looking for Angle of Vanishing Stability, Limit of p[ossitve Stabilit
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 4:40pm 01.11.21 I'll look for pics, stand by for a few minutes. I slept in the quarterberth, but there really isn'
Engine alignment issue? Tally Ho at 4:18pm 01.11.21 I would not worry too much while it is on the hard....but you may want to remove the stuffing box an
Battery location H31' (83-87) jmce1587 at 4:05pm 01.11.21 I have 2 lead acid batteries just above the shaft centerline of my H31 with easy access to that area
Cracks in keel SailingLoto at 4:02pm 01.11.21 I'm in the not structural camp. As unpleasant as it will be I'd take it down to gelcoat or even fib
Cracks in keel SailingLoto at 4:00pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
Cracks in keel SailingLoto at 3:57pm 01.11.21 I'm going with your previous post... I looked into it more closely and there is a thin layer of wha
P42 generator info kloudie1 at 3:51pm 01.11.21 That sure looks like a Yanmar 3HMF engine.. The HM shop manual says that the difference between the
Battery location H31' (83-87) (2) SFS at 3:50pm 01.11.21 I'll look for pics, stand by for a few minutes. I slept in the quarterberth, but there really isn't
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 3:37pm 01.11.21 you will see on #88 my system. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h260-single-line-reefing.
Engine alignment issue? sandpiper10471 at 3:34pm 01.11.21 Shaft is normally offset so it can be removed without dropping the rudder Not on a Cherubini Hunte
P42 generator info JamesG161 at 3:30pm 01.11.21 For the record here's the side of my gen. If I figure out what engine it is I'll post it on this th
Replacement feathering prop fstbttms at 3:30pm 01.11.21 Has anyone had any experience with... a Brunton Autoprop? The blades hardly ever fall off those!
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? shemandr at 3:27pm 01.11.21 "...I don't have enough juice. I am quitting and I'm taking the system down with me..." I'm not s
Cracks in keel dlochner at 3:24pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)

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