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Wooden plug at the bottom of the mast Steve at 2:03pm 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 4/960 I am working on the mast... rewiring and such. there is a wooden plug at the bottom of the mast whic
Pelican Hook Parts? JON at 12:25pm 04.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1749 So I was doing a little waxing on the boat today, when I went to pull open the pelican hook on my li
PHRF FOR H-240 keel_haul at 11:12am 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/772 I know of one boat with a PHRF OF 258 are there others with a different PHRF?
H240 Rudder Sean Coerse at 10:53am 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/722 Due to a 16 year old that couldn't see a 24 foot boat while he was backing I'm in the market for a n
Water Stains on Floor Paul at 10:11am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1023 While washing the interior the bucket of water left a white haze on the wood floors in the galley. I
Cowl/Dorade vent replacement w/Nicro Solar Bob F at 9:50am 04.24.04 Big Boats 6/2988 Has anybody replaced the cowl/dorade vents with a solar Nicro fans?? You couldn't have one in/one ou
PHRF number for H26 ken lockhart at 9:46am 04.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/687 OK, I know this question has probably been asked a hundred times, but I would like to know what PHRF
Finishing eye splices in dbl braid Rob at 9:34am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1080 I just cooked up a great boom vang. I eye spliced the 1/4" dbl braid to the becket of one of the blo
Barient 21-33, 2 speed maintenance Bruce Z at 7:52am 04.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/2714 Greetings again,I look at those 12 year old winches and think I should clean and grease them. But,
3GM30 minor fuel leaks... shockingbeauty at 7:40am 04.24.04 Big Boats 5/1726 Over the past year I have been wrestling with some minor fuel leaks on my Yanmar 3GM30. Basically e
Topping lift sheave? shockingbeauty at 7:23am 04.24.04 Big Boats 8/1391 I was inspecting the masthead of my 1990 H35.5 today and noticed that the topping life sheave is bad
lifrting davit roger marshutz at 7:03am 04.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1007 I'm thinking about buying a Garhauer lifting Davit. Is there any problems in installing on the 310?
Blisters on cat 22 ???????? nick maggio at 4:43am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1017 One of my wifes co workers has blisters on his Cat -22What does he need to do ,can he repair or is
Anyone know good surveyor near Charlotte, NC? Sam at 4:24am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/987 Thanks for any leads!
Fishing license tom at 2:22am 04.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1041 Some states require a state saltwater fishing license. How far offshore do these requirements extend
Crew size Doug Bedient at 12:33am 04.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1053 The boat specs list the crew size as one but I have seen similar length boats like the Expo that all
Wire to Rope Sheave question Bill at 11:24pm 04.23.04 Bigger Boats 1/1076 Need advice....I have an O'Day 27 and am contemplating changing the wire/rope line to all rope. W
CAPSIZE - 2.47 what this mean anthony5395 at 10:32pm 04.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1368 the capsize ratio for my 1972 24 venture is 2.47, can someone give that more meaning. 2.0 is normal
recovering Cushions - any tricks? James at 10:23pm 04.23.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1991 I have a 23 ft 1982 O'Day - 20+ years and the cushions in the cabin are okay but looking old and tir
Wet Deck Core Bob Walter at 9:46pm 04.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1061 The pre-purchase survey on an '87 H31 I'm trying to buy revealed moisture/delam on the starboard sid

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Head stay wire size Hunter216 at 9:34am 12.12.20 I have a 30 year old ProFurl L31 roller furler with a 1x25 wire headstay that I am refurbishing thi
Head stay wire size LloydB at 9:30am 12.12.20 I think you want 1/4 inch 1x19 ss wire as 1x25 stranded aircraft would be somewhat rare.
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Larry737 at 9:28am 12.12.20 My Xantrex TrueCharge has to be fed with 110V AC. I'm pretty sure yours is the same. May be a dumb
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? LloydB at 9:12am 12.12.20 Looks like you are trying to figure out how big a trailer do you need to get is that right? In the w
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Claude L.-Auger at 9:12am 12.12.20 My Xantrex TrueCharge has to be fed with 110V AC. I'm pretty sure yours is the same. May be a dumb
Today is the day... (1) jssailem at 8:51am 12.12.20 YEAH NAVY! Rockets red glare... Bombs burning in air... and all that.:biggrin:
Today is the day... kappykaplan at 8:51am 12.12.20 Indeed! :plus::plus::plus:
Christmas Cruise - 2020 jssailem at 8:49am 12.12.20 I will need to see what is possible. I thought I was going to be gone for most of the month of Decem
Christmas Cruise - 2020 Terry Cox at 8:44am 12.12.20 Oh your a temptress A tempter, that I be. No woman here. :)
New Start Battery? jssailem at 8:38am 12.12.20 Ah Mickstr. It is winter and you have been cooped up with Covid. Saving all sorts of money and now y
Head stay wire size Terry Cox at 8:31am 12.12.20 If it were my boat I would defer to a rigger for that kind of knowledge. Do you have the working loa
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access nveater at 8:31am 12.12.20 On my 94 Hun 335 the plastic water tank is also under vee berth. I just added a 6 inch Beckson inspe
How much pump should a pump pump? jssailem at 8:18am 12.12.20 How much pump should a pump pump, if a pump could pump fuel! It would pump, It would, as much as i
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system jssailem at 8:11am 12.12.20 Mike. PM @Hayden Watson. I know he is a Catalina owner and likely is not watching the Hunter forum.
1900 containers lost at sea (2) jssailem at 8:08am 12.12.20 Up here in the Pacific NW we call them snags. Once a common site in the late 1800's, congress was
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system Mike Oldak at 8:02am 12.12.20 THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS! Maybe my lack of reefing (in favor of an iron jib or maybe just choosi
Beneteau rudder tube/grid Holomoku1 at 7:58am 12.12.20 Thank you all for your comments and advice. I will send an update with what I find. Very much appre
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Larry737 at 7:45am 12.12.20
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Larry737 at 7:39am 12.12.20 On my 2004 2 cabin 393, the charger was nicely hidden under the shelf in the starboard side cockpit
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Don S/V ILLusion at 7:23am 12.12.20

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