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Where do I get a Porta-potti for a 1987 Hunter 23? Dennis B at 4:56am 04.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1580 I need a Porta-Potti for a Hunter 23 (1987). Where can I get one. I live in the Tampa, Fla. area.
Crazy Dave : Mast Base / Compression Post Connect T J Furstenau at 4:13am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 7/1111 Dave -I truly respect your knowledge of these boats, and your willingness to share that knowledge
Center Board Problem Wally at 4:01am 04.10.04 Day Sailers 1/1052 I am having a problem getting my center board to come all the way up and move freely in a newly pur
Window replacements? Larry D. at 2:54am 04.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1188 I am replacing the windows in my 1976 ODay 25. Does anyone know what the replacement material should
Failed Rudder Jim McClung at 2:51am 04.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1013 On Wednesday, April 8, 2004, while 2 miles off Rooker Bar Island near the Anclote River and Tarpon S
Spinnaker 23.5 Mike B. at 2:16am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 10/1101 I want to install a spinnaker on my 23.5 The mast does not have a spinnaker block installed. Ca
Backup for Forestay Tim Peoples at 1:41am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 15/1563 I just got a new 260. My previous boat was a Catalina 25. The new boat is great, but I do have a c
Help Troubleshooting a depth sounder PLEASE Dave at 12:54am 04.10.04 Ask All Sailors 11/2611 I need a little help here. I have a Cat 30 with a Standard Horizon 45 series Depth Sounder. I was
boat maintenance software John3127 at 12:39am 04.10.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1616 Looking for comments/feedback from anyone who has been using any of the popular "boat Maintenance" s
Dwyer masts on 240, 260 and 270 Crazy Dave at 12:24am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 1/1076 On those boats with Dwyer masts, there is something I would like for you to look at. The mast will
Curious About The A.T.N. Top Climber Joe Mullee at 11:50pm 04.09.04 Big Boats 8/1183 For those of you who know something about the system can you tell me what you think? Basically I nee
Buying tips for 1977 O'day Mariner Doug Bloom at 11:44pm 04.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1490 Looking at a 1997 Mariner with 4hp motor and trailer (~$1800). First boat purchase. Have reviewed
Boat Soap or??? Andy at 9:37pm 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1245 When we bought Baroque (82 H27) there was a bottle of WM Boat Soap in the locker. We just stayed wit
Who made the spar and rigging for a 1981 Hunter 27 Richard Marble at 8:10pm 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1173 This is a follow up from yesterdays question about a luff slide retainer. I now have a list of manu
Who's sailing this weekend (1) Tim Welsh at 3:02pm 04.09.04 Big Boats 1/766 Well I'm headed out tommorrow to do a bit of sailing. May have to crank up one of the heaters at ni
Air Cond on a 23.5? Jo at 2:09pm 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/850 I've heard alot about mermaid M5 installations on H26s and H260s, but has anyone thought about putti
Catalina/Capri 16.5 info/owners? KayakerLes at 1:49pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1378 Hello fellow sailors ~I recently bought a 200l Catalina 16.5 and was wondering if there IS a 16.5 a
Biodiesel ! Alain at 12:51pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1148 Any body has ever use Biodiesel on an Universal Engine or Force 10 heater and stove??Thanks*
Rudder Issues Roy Moran at 12:43pm 04.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/940 I am test sailing a 1994 Mac 19 looking to possibly purchase it. When I took the boat out on our loc
Peggy (You there) Have you heard of "Cool Breeze" ? Tom S at 10:54am 04.09.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1214 They sell Marine chemicals like "Toilet Typhoon" marine toilet cleaner, disinfectant, etc and "Stink

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Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! rgranger at 7:35am 01.05.21 I worked 5 1/2 days a week in the public, managed to stay covid free so far and sailed 42 days in 2
New Owner O'Day 23 sreidvt at 7:34am 01.05.21 It does take a long time. A helper is invaluable so that one person can turn the nuts below while th
1991 Hunter 37.5 window coverings Oceanwanderer at 7:34am 01.05.21 The window coverings are the origional as far as I can tell. I think it is manmade but before I try
How to Service Furlex jib furler? rgranger at 7:18am 01.05.21 I just now typed "furlex furler maintenance" into google and got a bunch of YouTube vids. Note the
in board sheeting? jssailem at 7:04am 01.05.21 Experimentation is always more fun. Perhaps reading about the science of sails and the aerodynamics
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! Justin_NSA at 6:54am 01.05.21 I retired a year ago,right after Christmas. Turns out that for once i finally made the right decisi
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm kjretlaw at 6:39am 01.05.21 I've had to remove those in the past to run new wires. You can reach them as Ken states from the af
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! Ranger_12 at 6:31am 01.05.21 I worked 5 1/2 days a week in the public, managed to stay covid free so far and sailed 42 days in 20
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! shemandr at 6:28am 01.05.21 ... But the truth of the matter is, my sailing this past summer was not stolen by covid, but rathe
Looking for a Seaward 24 (1) Noodat Lady at 6:15am 01.05.21 I know that I am going to get laughed at for my ignorance, but what is this?
Diesel valve adjustment RoyS at 6:09am 01.05.21 I cannot see how penetrating oil will help as these are bathed in oil all the time. I would try a sm
1982 Catalina 27, outboard well model travelingjerryb at 5:14am 01.05.21 Joe, I cannot thank you enough for your well thought out reply. I am kind of leaning towards a bran
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! DAVA390 at 5:13am 01.05.21 I retired a year ago,right after Christmas. Turns out that for once i finally made the right decisio
Cal 3-27 Cutlass Bearing Tally Ho at 5:00am 01.05.21 Hi @Greg@ s/v Tally Ho: Did you find it easy to pop off the prop with this set up or do you think
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 01.05.21 One thing on some trailers that the supports were not long enough. Why? The swing centerboard was
1982 Catalina 27, outboard well model Joe at 4:32am 01.05.21 The C27's rudder is swept back. I use a long shaft tohatsu 15 hp. but a 9.9 is fine too. The shaft
in board sheeting? Joe at 3:41am 01.05.21 Just a quick comment... what you are talking about is called the ,,"sheeting angle". It is the angl
Singing Prop danstanford at 2:23am 01.05.21 For what it is worth, we would get our prop spinning as well when the speed got up but it was a very
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm Ken13559 at 1:17am 01.05.21 Try the rear berth ceiling access panel. There should be one on each side of the ceiling hump. If th
ipad for navigation AndyBC at 12:29am 01.05.21 I think most of the issues with a tablet are answered by getting a non apple product. Samsung galax

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