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H260 Rudder pin George H260 at 10:36pm 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 3/1042 I'm now exploring the wonders of the famous floating H260 Rudder. The metal pin to hold it up for tr
Hurricane damage help (1) Jim at 10:24pm 09.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/657 I suffered minor damage to my Hunter 31, however im not sure how to proceed with the fix. I have con
canvas cargo cover John Kivel at 9:58pm 09.23.03 Day Sailers 1/1154 I looked for a replacement for the canvas cargo cover on the bow of the 170 and I can't find one. I
hatch cover carmarann at 8:28pm 09.23.03 Day Sailers 1/1053 My 1994 19' Oday daysailer lost its hatch cover during the hurricane Isabel. Where do I begin to fi
Lazy Jack Systems Martin Bosman at 5:18pm 09.23.03 Bigger Boats 3/966 Is there anyone who knows where I can get a complete Lazy Jack Syst.( incl. sail cover) for my Oday
Catalina 22 keel winch Bill at 2:12pm 09.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2552 When I bought my Catalina 22, it came with an improvised winch bought from Lowe's in place of the fa
Hurricane Lessons (1) Eric Lorgus at 12:46pm 09.23.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1012 I am one of those who replay events over and over trying to decide what I did right and what I did w
Hatch Shades Clay Hunter at 12:17pm 09.23.03 Big Boats 5/831 Hey everyone, I got a problem, every morning as soon as the soon comes up over my hatch in the v be
Winter layup - fresh water system William Niessen at 12:15pm 09.23.03 Big Boats 1/747 With the straight through seawater system you can be sure that your whole system has been filled wit
Air Conditioner problems on a 40.5 Clay Hunter at 12:13pm 09.23.03 Big Boats 2/701 I have a 1994 Legend 40.5 the Lady in Red. We have twin air conditioners, one forward, and one unde
AC Condensate drain into bilge Jerry Clark at 12:08pm 09.23.03 Big Boats 13/5742 The AC unit condensate drains into the bilge leaving about 1-1/2" water constantly in bilge. Has any
Drop board in a shoal keel Larry Ambrose at 11:43am 09.23.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/967 With a small leak due to a problem with the swing-up drop board in the shoal keel of my Oday 23, I'm
Keel problems Gerald Moore at 11:42am 09.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 My keel will stick in the keel well. It could be marine growth, but I am not certain - has anyone e
H260 Mast crutch (1) George H260 at 9:59am 09.23.03 Smaller Boats 8/1185 When my H260 was delivered, the rear mast crutch pole had a significant bend in it where the upper c
MacGregor vs. Venture 25 Nik at 8:40am 09.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3097 Can anyone tell me the differences in dimensions, layout, equipment, etc. (if any) between a Venture
adding spinnaker and rigging to an 87 legend 40 Howard at 7:51am 09.23.03 Big Boats 2/817 I need to get into a spinnaker set up for an 87 legend 40 that is only roller reefing jib equipted.
winches CORKY TROTTER at 7:49am 09.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/870 Has any one replaced the winches(not wenches) on a Hunter 260? I would like self tailing. CorkyM
catalina 42 #252 Bob Lufkin at 7:34am 09.23.03 Big Boats 0/860 Who ever you are I took a nice pic of you in Vinyard Haven Sound let me know if you would like a cop
Detailed C&C history David Swingle at 7:19am 09.23.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1056 I've found some good info on C'C's on the web, however, its not as neat and tidy as Hunter - Catalin
Hunter vs C&C down the road David Swingle at 7:05am 09.23.03 Ask All Sailors 8/5473 We have collected a ton of info thanks in part to all the replys on this forum. We have become very

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Help with fixed port replacement mnmpizza at 10:05am 06.17.20 K.. so the 4L&R 's are longer than the existing hole, allowing the radius cut instead of the point
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help drew- at 10:03am 06.17.20 I hate to derail this thread too much but I must ask... How many people have actually taken apart a
Maine Visitors TomY at 10:01am 06.17.20 The Governor of Maine has been making these decisions on her own, without the House or Senate's app
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington Mikem at 10:01am 06.17.20 Thanks all for responding to this thread. Anyone have any covid updates on San Juans? Specificall
Head Happiness Terry Cox at 10:00am 06.17.20 Oh what a waste of a perfectly good beer cup, Len :D. I use a plastic pee bottle (formerly a plastic
Yanmar starting problem kloudie1 at 9:57am 06.17.20 Not thoroughly familiar with the 4JH but if it has banjo fittings in the fuel system, I'd suspect th
Help with fixed port replacement Artey1 at 9:54am 06.17.20 Damnit Shannon, you're gonna make me spend more money! Looks very nice!
Help with fixed port replacement kloudie1 at 9:47am 06.17.20 K.. so the 4L&R 's are longer than the existing hole, allowing the radius cut instead of the point o
In hull transducer question. Tarkus at 9:45am 06.17.20 Most of the cabin interior (seats, V-berth bunk, etc.) is made from a separate fiberglass layup and
Rigging tension method Stu Jackson at 9:38am 06.17.20 All mast head rigged Catalinas have very, very good rigging guides in their MANUALS. They are all t
In hull transducer question. Jacktar at 9:24am 06.17.20 Under the v berth you have two compartments , one is lined and other reveals the hull. Place the tra
Selden furling mast issue tfox2069 at 9:21am 06.17.20 Quick clarifying question - in your first photo it appears that the upper part of the main is fully
Getting small amount of water from keel well (Catalina 22)? Jacktar at 9:18am 06.17.20 Actually if you unscrew the bolt a little and put some wheel bearing grease on it and screw it back
Yanmar starting problem Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 06.17.20 @bart , you asked the same question back on Monday. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/yan
Backing a Hunter 26 into its slip Benny17441 at 9:15am 06.17.20 no our slips are single-sided. so there are two cleats on the side and one cleat on the main part o
Backing a Hunter 26 into its slip Rick Macdonald at 9:15am 06.17.20 Are you allowed to add more cleats to the dock?
Selden furling mast issue Jake N Eggs at 9:04am 06.17.20 Jake I think you nailed it. I did line up the tack loop when the sail was "hanked" but this keep h
In hull transducer question. AaronD at 9:01am 06.17.20 Is there a liner at the bottom of the hull? Most of the cabin interior (seats, V-berth bunk, etc.)
Backing a Hunter 26 into its slip MySong at 9:01am 06.17.20 It depends on your dock configuration. Do you have fixed supports at both sides that you can tie s
Head Happiness (1) Hello Below at 8:59am 06.17.20 I'm always surprised that it never seems to occur to anyone to use a beer cup to add water from sin

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