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DAVITS FOR A 426 AFT COCKPIT christopher bayer at 11:44am 11.12.03 Big Boats 2/886 has anyone installed davits on this model? i am interested in davits which can be lowered mechanical
Sweat box freezer John H at 10:53am 11.12.03 Other Sailboats 1/955 What can I do to stop the coninsation from forming on the top and sides of the refrigerator and fr
Dinghy Davits - Hunter 456 Bill Ellis at 9:53am 11.12.03 Big Boats 3/1417 Has anyone installed davits on a 456? Thinking of this project for the winter.
What is wrong with this sail (1) Jose Venegas at 9:00am 11.12.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2498 Don, cry since new, I have not been able to trim this genoa 150% to make it parallel to the stay wi*
Mast climbing Palmer King at 8:48am 11.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1741 I'm looking for others' experience in mast climbing gear. At 6'4" and 235lbs I'm too much of a load
Exhaust water output of the 5411 Alan O'Dell at 8:36am 11.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/976 I noticed an article recently about water and the 5411. I have a similar question. I own a 1980 Ca
I'll be offline for a few days Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 7:53am 11.12.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1154 Going to Melbourne FL for the SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association) GAM...and this time I'm not gon
Mounting items to arch Harry Greenspun at 7:13am 11.12.03 Big Boats 1/849 Has anyone come up with a good way to mount items to the stainless steel arch? I'd like to put in s
Planning a trip to FLA Keys Mark at 5:37am 11.12.03 Smaller Boats 9/1010 Anyone from the Summerland Key area on here...Suggestions? This will be my first road trip and I'm v
Air Conditioning and Honda 2000 Generator Jeff Bacon at 5:34am 11.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/972 Hi All:It is my belief that my Honda 2000 generator will run my 16,000 BTU AC unit on my h380. How
Catalina 320 self tacking jib JR Castro at 4:24am 11.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1538 Has anyone any ideas or experience with design or use of a self tacking jib for a 320?including har
Alameda Haulout Recommendation Dave at 3:42am 11.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/836 I need to locate a good Alameda, CA. yard for a haulout and see that Nelson's, Svendsen's and Marine
fuse roger at 3:36am 11.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/835 I'm trying to find spare fuses for the battery on my 310. Hard to find here. They are Buss SC20 Cl
What is wrong with this sail? (1) Jose Venegas at 3:15am 11.12.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1659 Don, cry since new, I have not been able to trim this genoa 150% to make it parallel to the stay wi*
1977 27' Sun Yacht Bryon Thomas at 3:11am 11.12.03 Ask All Sailors 0/5254 Now that I know what I have, (thanks Gord), does anyone have any information on a 1977 27' Sun Yacht
Can Roller Furler Be Serviced? (1) Glenn Greene at 2:36am 11.12.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1016 I'm looking at purchasing a boat, but the roller furler doesn't work properly. The unit is very dif
Bubble in cockpit deck Rich Castle at 2:28am 11.12.03 Smaller Boats 1/968 The cockpit has a crack in the nonskid deck. It's about 3 inches long. I just noticed a bubble abo
Fluxgate location dan miles at 2:23am 11.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/904 I have had some problems with my autohelm 4000. The problems I have seem to be common to C30's. I ne
Beware of Sulger Boris Bell at 12:54am 11.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1044 Beware of the Sulger Submitted by Boris Bell on 11/12 at 08:48AM regarding MacGregor 26X. Byers, p
Beware of Sulger Boris Bell at 12:50am 11.12.03 Smaller Boats 0/1126 Beware of the Sulger Submitted by Boris Bell on 11/12 at 08:48AM regarding MacGregor 26X. Byers, p

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O'Day. 40- reefing setup? DonEvans at 4:20pm 09.21.20 I'd be interested in the results of this post too. although haven't seen my boat first hand, should
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Goatman at 4:13pm 09.21.20 I stopped at a NAPA today to inquire on the brakes and the actuator thing. They had no idea what to
S2 7.0 Rudder (1977) sail sfbay at 4:12pm 09.21.20 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch.....sorry to hear that.....sources for a new rudder include Competition
Electric wire common ground question kpgraci at 3:35pm 09.21.20 Cool, thanks. I have fuses on the batteries (30A) and the panel itself has fuses (size varies by use
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 3:34pm 09.21.20 Agree with all the suggestions from the forum and would like to add..........suggest looking carefu
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 3:32pm 09.21.20 Two things you might consider. Is it possible one day you might acquire a heavier dinghy? If so, an
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 3:27pm 09.21.20 Harken has a super lite and small block that you can tie to the reef point to reduce friction the
Hunter 34, bilge questions splax at 3:17pm 09.21.20 the wiring for the mast goes up the compression post and the connections for the radio and lights ma
outboard motor tgrayson at 2:55pm 09.21.20 thanks for all the advice,have been restoring the boat,when i put it in the water will post a reply
Pressure wash after haulout Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 09.21.20
1984 Hunter Legend 40 black tank replacement rgranger at 2:32pm 09.21.20 This site (HunterSaiboatOwners.com) is a great site to find Hunter parts. :plus: Also Peggy Ha
Pressure wash after haulout (1) Hunter216 at 2:31pm 09.21.20
Bristol 35.5 (1979) engine mount help jsgrover at 2:28pm 09.21.20 Thanks for the reply - I did order one of those from West Marine. The bolt holes lined up fine, and
Neglected boat meets shore! (1) rgranger at 2:25pm 09.21.20 185177:biggrin:
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 2:24pm 09.21.20 All true. But equally important is that camcleats are very sensitive to line input angle relative t
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 2:19pm 09.21.20 I like the string supported backing plate. Thanks... it is held in with JB Weld. The string is de
Neglected boat meets shore! 19thol at 2:15pm 09.21.20 That's a dirty shame.
Neglected boat meets shore! dlochner at 1:57pm 09.21.20 Sad. And it looks to be in fairly good shape, unlike some of the derelict and abandoned boats.
1984 Hunter Legend 40 black tank replacement tjar at 1:53pm 09.21.20 This site (HunterSaiboatOwners.com) is a great site to find Hunter parts. Also Peggy Hall is known a
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? Sailfanatic at 1:30pm 09.21.20 If you dont have reef tack hooks, an only two stoppers marked "reefing" my guess would be that it ma

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