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1981 Hunter 30 portlights Lee Adkison at 12:21am 08.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1071 I'm looking to replace the portlights on my 30. One has just broken the molding where the latch pin
buying catalina 22 john at 11:33pm 08.28.03 Smaller Boats 7/1235 i am looking to buy a catalina 22 1976 what damage do i look for and general wear and tear should i
Hunter 170 Jib Kevin Hughes at 11:08pm 08.28.03 Day Sailers 3/1788 I am having a problem with my jib not unrolling all the way. There seems to be one or two "wraps" l
Stainless Steel Fixed Ladder UnBelizeable at 10:38pm 08.28.03 Smaller Boats 3/1045 Anyone know of a good ladder for the Cat 22. I now use one which is alittle too short and rocks way
Stantions Aberlour at 10:01pm 08.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/855 Has anyone found a way to access the starboard stantion over the electrical panel. I can get at the
Stripes Vinyl Robert Murphy at 8:43pm 08.28.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1243 If anyone needs to replace the stripes on 1987 305 or close I will have extra, 4" I had to buy 50 ft
So just how tuff is a Catalina Mark at 5:11pm 08.28.03 Big Boats 0/993 Here is picture of one washed up onto rocks in Sydey last week.It survived with only a few cosmetic
Decompression Lever Tim at 1:00pm 08.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1067 I have recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 30 with a 25XP engine. The manual says to never use the de
Outboard Engine Size on Mac 26M Mac Owner Soon at 12:50pm 08.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1405 I am planning on purchasing a Mac 26M next spring and am trying to determine engine size for the boa
Pulling Rudder Steve at 12:05pm 08.28.03 Smaller Boats 12/1054 Last week-end, I pulled the muscles in my sholder while trying to pull the rudder out of the water t
356 Mast Tubes: Aha Moment? Pete Loewenstein at 11:44am 08.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1087 Having read the recent thread about cracking of gelcoat around the cabin top mounted chainplates, I
shore power Bob Teasdale at 10:57am 08.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/933 can you start a XP 25 diesel with the shore power still pluged in.
Purchasing a new 420, any advice? Dean and Carol at 10:15am 08.28.03 Big Boats 1/810 Does anyone out there have comments relevant, both positive and negative, to our impending purchase
Battery connection Jim Lanter at 8:26am 08.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/905 How should I wire two batteries to a Off-1-Both-2 switch? My intention is to use two combination de
Boat Cradle? Dick Armstrong at 8:10am 08.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1325 I recently moved my '89 Hunter 30' to Flathead Lake Montana where I will have to haul and store on t
What size fuses to use? Rick Macdonald at 7:53am 08.28.03 Smaller Boats 5/1100 I blew the "acc" fuse while rewiring the autohelm 800 plug. (I haven't ever used the autohelm but I'
keel strength Donna at 6:23am 08.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/794 We have a 1979 C27 with fixed keel. We have been told this model has a "soft Belly" and cannot take
Puget Sound 37C's Bob Miller at 5:42am 08.28.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1321 I'm happy to report that we had three 37C's represented at the Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound (HAPS) r
37C Production Dates Bob Miller at 5:29am 08.28.03 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1089 Does anybody know when production started and ended for the 37C's? What is the serial number range?
Good idea? chuck at 4:34am 08.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1027 I have a 23 foot oday. I raised the point of attachment of the jib to deck by 12" so I could see in

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Anti Seize Muttondressedaslamb at 11:03am 10.11.20 Coconut. We're fostering her. Had a Doberman named Growler. Sweetest dog except to his rubber cat
How to Post a Spreadsheet? Phil Herring at 11:02am 10.11.20 We don't permit spreadsheets because they can have macros embedded, which can be dangerous. Save it
Zarcor companionway doors on your Hunter? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 10.11.20
Relocate VHF radio to nav station on Hunter 450CC jssailem at 10:41am 10.11.20 @clavius I am not a 450 owner, but I have installed VHF/AIS/Electronics on boats (and planes a time
Internal halyards jssailem at 10:34am 10.11.20 :plus: what Kloudie says. The Schafer design is pretty common. An easy fit into a mast. Be sure you
Impeller Puller jssailem at 10:31am 10.11.20 @Sailm8 Not sure how your pump is oriented. Mine requires me to slide my 'svelte' body onto of the e
Impeller Puller Sailm8 at 10:24am 10.11.20 Thanks, very helpful
Coronado 23 mk II rigging jssailem at 10:20am 10.11.20 Hi @vrxagjf Congrats on your boat. I see the post has been up a while without any responses. I woul
Impeller Puller Hello Below at 10:19am 10.11.20 Sorry I will be of no help to you in your quest for locating a puller. However, the impeller/pump o
Internal halyards kloudie1 at 10:13am 10.11.20 An exit plate saves a lot of line halyard chafe.. https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/pro
Toilet seat. kloudie1 at 10:08am 10.11.20 https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=marine%20toilet%20seat Measure carefully..
Toilet seat. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:00am 10.11.20 Next time you are considering replacing your compact pump assembly, instead replace the whole toilet
Please explain self bailing for me Cole07 at 10:00am 10.11.20
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? DArcy at 9:44am 10.11.20 I highly recommend learning to sail as a kid :) My youngest is on the Optimist race team at our club
Hunter 240 Furler sspan at 9:41am 10.11.20 Great responses here. The CDI FF2 sounds like what I need if I go w a Furler. Most appreciated.
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ Randall Schmidt at 9:31am 10.11.20 Prevention would call for some solid insulation on the hull below the waterline. That is, BTW, one
Coronado 23 mk II rigging vrxagjf at 9:26am 10.11.20 Also, I should be setting up the mast and rigging some time this week. I'll set up what I think I k
Anti Seize DrJudyB at 9:25am 10.11.20 Many spar builders coat the back of SS plates (such as pole rings) with varnish to prevent galvanic
Anti Seize capta at 9:21am 10.11.20 Lovely dog. Doberman? Ken Y Coconut. We're fostering her.
Coronado 23 mk II rigging vrxagjf at 9:16am 10.11.20 I should qualify my solution above since I haven't received the manual yet. The Columbia T23 manual

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