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Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 5:03pm 10.07.20 Big Boats 16/1891 Hi All, We have a "new to us" 2004 Hunter 36 and I'm working my way through the list of jobs, tryin
World record-- (3) pclarksurf at 4:51pm 10.07.20 Catalina 22 3/1060 185795
Original sails Xstream at 2:52pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1582 Bought a 1988 Hunter 26.5. All sails seem to be original to the boat: Main plus 100, 125, 150% pl
Help identifying this furler and seeking parts for it. (1) Xstream at 2:25pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 3/575 Came off Beneteau from the 1980's. Missing several parts. Reluctant to just throw it away. Six 76
Wood in cabin of Mac 25 jbrock at 1:23pm 10.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/836 Anyone know what type of wood the original table and bulkheads in the cabin are made of in the Mac 2
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 1:19pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 103/12593 I have a 3 battery setup on my 340. 3 Deka Deep Cycle Group 24. I use 1 as a Starting Battery and
Splicing (3) cb32863 at 7:34am 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1505 After @Jackdaw showed me how he made his lazy jacks last year, and how easy it was, I put together a
Whisker pole and boom preventer Dr. D at 7:32am 10.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5016 I now know I need a whisker pole. My boat has no attachment point on the mast for a pole, nor a clea
Bye Bye Birdie (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:49am 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1867 For the past few years, Several boats moored in Staten Island's Great Kills harbor, including mine,
Pulls to port under power pbknowles at 3:00am 10.07.20 The Cherubini Hunters 25/5718 Anyone else' 37C do this? Is there a fix? Mine pulls HARD at more than about 1/2 throttle.
Catalina 27 compression post / mast leak (4) esellwood at 4:21pm 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1998 Hey all, I'm new to sailing and got my first boat about a month and a half ago. I noticed last week
Lightning Protection asalotto at 3:52pm 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2438 I have a new Catalina 315. I understand it has no built-in lightning protection. I'm considering add
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 12:26pm 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 36/4813 So I have missed out on 3 boats. So I have decided to ask opinions from those more knowledgeable the
Winter Cover for mast up boats? azambella at 12:06pm 10.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/6162 Anyone have some cost effective advice on a winter cover? In New England. Heavy snow.... At the mo
new sail ordered fred1diver at 8:28am 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 6/754 just pilled the trigger on a new main sail from precision sails. going to receive it in April, now t
Alert of data breach notice for this site "shop.hunterowners.com" - change your password(s) Captain Larry-DH at 7:13am 10.06.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1252 I received a darkweb alert that my email is one of the userIDs contained in a breach. Apparently, t
b24 Member 131497 at 4:23am 10.06.20 Bristol 3/2551 hi guys any information on where to buy replacement rub rail for my bristol. im trying to get it bla
37C Running backstay pics pbknowles at 5:17pm 10.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2245 Hi, can any other 37C owners post up some pics of the deck end of your running backstays? Mine were
Jimmy B in town Ron20324 at 3:13pm 10.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/651 Jimmy Buffett was in Chesapeake Beach, south of Annapolis, over the weekend. Not sure if he was on
Hunter 38 cabin door latch removal. letskeepriding at 1:57pm 10.05.20 Big Boats 10/2023 So the latch on the head door jammed. I took all the screws out but the little "L" shaped lock mecha

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Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dlochner at 7:51am 04.06.25 I have to bleach the surface of my nonskid a couple times a year with a very heavy concentration of
Rhode Island - Expired Flares Turn-In Events sailcapt340 at 7:49am 04.06.25 The RIDEM website recently posted the date for their annual disposing of expired flares. If your lo
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Captain Larry-DH at 7:45am 04.06.25 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? FastOlson at 7:36am 04.06.25 3. If you need to stop moving or at least slow down quickly and a hazard is near, dropping the anch
What's this? Will Gilmore at 7:35am 04.06.25 (Hanging from the mast was outlawed some years ago) There are still places to hang from. The mast
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 Seneca at 7:12am 04.06.25 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. It sounds like they no long
Hatch boards vents dLj at 6:31am 04.06.25 I'm wondering about the fan drawing in humid atmosphere. Factor? I recently bought a Compac 16 wi
Selden in mast question dlochner at 6:16am 04.06.25 A common problem is not having the boom at a right angle to the mast. This can be caused by a toppin
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? smokey73 at 6:08am 04.06.25 If this is truly an "emergency backup" propulsion source it is a reasonable assumption that the OP i
Selden in mast question ice breaker at 5:39am 04.06.25 Free up the boom vang, and make sure you have the ratchet at the mast engaged before you wind it in(
Catalina 22 Carpet Urban Hermit at 5:09am 04.06.25 DO NOT use household Berber ! We did that; it got soaked in a squall; within hours it smelled like
Hatch boards vents Urban Hermit at 5:05am 04.06.25 I'm wondering about the fan drawing in humid atmosphere. Factor? I recently bought a Compac 16 wit
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Urban Hermit at 4:56am 04.06.25
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Urban Hermit at 4:55am 04.06.25 Doesn't seem like a bad idea to me (let's stay awarethat OP isn't musing about replacing the Yanmar
Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 3:53am 04.06.25 That will work for your engine's size. Get a good charging system, and it should last 3-5 years. O
The holy grail of all questions nautical twodzusfittings at 3:21am 04.06.25 Add a silica moisture absorbing packet to your zip lock bag. I use them in all my non food sealed co
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Kali_Pooh at 12:30am 04.06.25 Funny, I'm thinking the same thing. I have to put the 9.9 from my dingy somewhere so why not put a m
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 8:07pm 04.05.25 I think that depends on how many other sailors take that approach. -Chill Will I was actually thi
Hatch boards vents dLj at 8:05pm 04.05.25 Uhm .. thanks ,I think . We heat mostly with wood . There large piles of wood in the back of the y
The holy grail of all questions nautical jssailem at 7:57pm 04.05.25 I think that depends Will work in many situations :banghead::biggrin: For day sailing.

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