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Peeling Paint on Rudder Rick Belisle at 10:09am 05.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1128 I've got an '88 H285. Great boat..but I'm frustrated by the fact that, every spring the paint (ablat
Gear shift extension for Honda 5 HP? Bob C. at 9:41am 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 4/6757 I just lauched my 1st sailboat (Cal 24) with a Honda 5HP outboard and motor mount. I found it extre
Need suggestion for attaching depth sounder to 26S pat barry at 9:12am 05.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1054 I have a 1991 Mac26 and need to attach a depth sounder. Can anyone tell me where is the best place
Need advice on broken headstay fitting, mac26s pat barry at 9:07am 05.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/953 I noticed the stainless fitting where the forestay turnbuckle attaches is loose. The two pop rivets
Are masts brand specific? 22 size boat? Don at 7:31am 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/928 Looking for a used mast for my O'Day 22. I believe I could used any brand mast as long as it is app
Bimini top question Todd Ciehomski at 6:27am 05.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/966 Has anyone tried installing the Taylor Made economy bimini top on an Oday 25? I'm able to pick one
correct battery voltage Bob Shultz at 5:30am 05.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 Does any one know what the correct voltage of a 12 volt wet cell battery should read when there is n
Riding the Bosun's Chair Aloft Lee at 5:14am 05.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1203 A big ??????? bird has damaged my windvane as well as leaving its calling cards on the spreaders. Ha
Cleaning sails Mic at 5:14am 05.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/933 Can anyone give me an Idea what new sails cost for a Mac/venture 17
Dirty ugly sails Mic at 5:11am 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1085 Hello Gang: I need some help on how and what to use to clean dirty and ugly rust stained sails. I
Fuel Shut-off Valve Bob F. at 4:22am 05.09.04 Big Boats 4/1010 On my H376 I dont see a valve to shut off the fuel anywhere between the tank ' engine. I wouls assum
Replace cushions foam. Victor at 4:04am 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1553 Hello there, I saw a few postings in the archive of this forum on this issue. All of them are about
Hunter 26.5 up grade Wes Colley at 3:11am 05.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/985 I am planning on up grading my 26.5 by installing genoa tracks, a deck organizer and 3 rope locks al
Hunter 216 updates etc. Bill Perry at 2:21am 05.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/956 Does anyone have a complete list of changes and/or updates that Hunter has made to the 216 and trail
Looking for a good book Rick at 1:28am 05.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/951 Im thinking about doing a bottom job on my 285. Is there a "Bottom Job for Dummies" out there or wh
transport Ken at 11:28pm 05.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/960 I am looking hard for a 28.5 and the best source seems to be the Great Lakes area, or southern USA.
Iron Keel Is Rusted On My 34 Joe Mullee at 9:29pm 05.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1757 Just hauled the boat to clean and paint the bottom. The iron keel is rusty and pitted. When I asked
Rudder problems Tony at 9:17pm 05.08.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/997 I have a venture 22 took it out for the frist time but my rudder wont't stay downwhat I'm i missing
Surge Brake Survey Arlyn Stewart at 9:13pm 05.08.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1389 I'm gathering some statistics to include in some comments about trailer surge brake maintenance and
Mast sheaves Charlie13958 at 9:09pm 05.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1053 Need a link/name for replacement mast sheaves for zspar mast on H336, unable to find in the archives

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Beneteau 331 Replacement Bow Pulpit NYSail at 9:18pm 12.15.20 Call beneteau parts. They may still have them.
Newport 27 Hatch nightowle at 8:04pm 12.15.20 A picture or two of your current setup would help with worthwhile comments.
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit stephen_i_w at 7:51pm 12.15.20 As a former fuel system engineer in the automotive industry that actually did a great deal of work o
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Mike216 at 7:33pm 12.15.20 I didn't but it would be fun to have. Might be a bit of a handful though since I mostly sail single
Check Your GFI's Daveinet at 7:32pm 12.15.20 Solder and boats often don't mix well. If one must solder, it needs to be properly crimped first. I
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain Larry-DH at 7:24pm 12.15.20 I suspect the rub rail was intended to add needed stiffness. My approach would be to make a form fro
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Uppiano at 7:04pm 12.15.20 I am going to give it a try, I will update this forum with what I find.
Got a new sailing dinghy DArcy at 6:08pm 12.15.20 If you do damage the glass in the paint removal process it isn't too hard to add a layer of epoxy or
Vend�e Globe? Michael Davis at 5:39pm 12.15.20 x7y3f2o Let's sail 13,000 miles and have a raft-up in the middle of the Indian Ocean; why not? Br
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 5:35pm 12.15.20 Awesome thanks for the links! Your welcome. Lots of helpful people here! The boat is a lot of fun.
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Mike216 at 5:31pm 12.15.20 Awesome thanks for the links!
ipad for navigation Pizzazz at 5:31pm 12.15.20 "I'm curious as to how ipad screens have improved in sunlight over the last few years." They have
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Davidasailor26 at 5:28pm 12.15.20 It is VDO and that is exactly what it is doing; perfect linear reporting. Some simple programming b
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 5:20pm 12.15.20 Ok, so the bungee wrap around the front of the rudder when the rudder is lifted up to pull it backw
Prop shaft zinc 321 (1) Tally Ho at 5:18pm 12.15.20 I usually pick up a magnesium shaft anode at my local yacht store each spring when they have their o
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Uppiano at 4:39pm 12.15.20 It is VDO and that is exactly what it is doing; perfect linear reporting. Some simple programming be
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 12.15.20
On the "Distant" Dream? 31seahorse at 4:16pm 12.15.20 Hello Kings Gambit, I agree the books are easy reading and knowing some of the places mentioned was
Oceanis 38; Calibrating fuel sending unit Deleted member 117556 at 4:14pm 12.15.20 Had this problem for the last 7 years with my Catalina 310 and last summer had to replace the fuel t
ipad for navigation Meriachee at 4:12pm 12.15.20 I have a gps adapter for my ipad. The couple of times it was on the boat, the sun found it, overhea

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