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30T anchor windlass? Bruce at 6:43am 08.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 Hey, Anybody find a way to put one on? I'm thinking of it for next year but was unsure of how it w
Trailer info Dan at 6:39am 08.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1506 I apologize for the delay. I have been out of town. The trailer that I am using for my 235 right now
Hunter 27 - 1983 Owners Manual Bill Edmundson at 4:59am 08.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1757 I'm looking for an owners manual. I have a partial copy. I've tried a post of Planetpadre.com/hunt
Hunter 340 Shower diverter Tony at 4:27am 08.10.03 Big Boats 0/1058 Just returned from 7 day cruise on Bay 7........... days of southerlies stalled front off east coast
Lancer 25 Differences Steve Shenkel at 3:48am 08.10.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2242 I have observed at least three different configurations of the Lancer 25 in local boat yards: A 197
Pattern/design for mail sail cover Hokie Rusty at 3:40am 08.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1613 My Mac 26S ('91) needs a main sail cover, my first mate is a talent seamstress, and I have found onl
Capacity Information on 1995 26S Steve Shenkel at 3:26am 08.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/887 This past weekend I had one of the complimentary safety inspections by the local Power Squadren. Al
jib and harkin furler Dennis Stone at 1:28am 08.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1015 Thanks to all who gave suggestions on correcting a jib problem (wont go up and wont come down). It w
Redesign 376 Steering Console Instrument Panel Larry Stewart at 12:04am 08.10.03 Big Boats 7/908
Bilge LIght Bruce Jenkins at 10:04pm 08.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1109 Should the bilge light on the dc panel glow whenall power is off...
Rigging the mast Newbie Ray at 12:44pm 08.09.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1524 This is my first boat so looking for hints and help. Just discovered this forum.My mast is on the
Hey Rod, Me again one more questionDaggerboard Brandon at 12:35pm 08.09.03 Day Sailers 2/1136 Rod? Me again (the guy who doesnt know what kind of boat he has) Now that Ive shown you how my dagge
Dipping 423 Mast to pass under low bridge Captain Kimo at 9:55am 08.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1550 Brother has recently purchased Beneteau 423 and would like to remain at Sparrow Point CC Marina on B
Question about dripless packing Jon B at 9:42am 08.09.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/878 The previous owner installed dripless packing about a year ago. I've had to tighten the gland a 2 o
Cabin Ventilation Ed White at 8:22am 08.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/935 I just added some vents to my hatchboards due to incredible mustiness and mold growing on my teak.
Emergency Tiller - Cap Kevin O'Neal at 8:14am 08.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/902 Upon purchase of our '83 Hunter 27, the previous owner told me of a 'lesson learned'. Water had ent
Dead Battery Tom Boyd at 8:13am 08.09.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1154 Does anyone have a suggestion? After leaving my boat for a week (sometimes only 4 days), when I ret
Reverse - always to port Kevin O'Neal at 8:07am 08.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 12/1437 Why does my '83 Hunter 27 always go to Port when I back her up?We've been out crusing, and find se
Well, Lazybones II is now sold... Bob Todd at 7:35am 08.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/891 Yep, can't believe it happened so fast, took less than a week. But hey...when the war department say
Need a bit more information! Keel case. Pete Dennison at 7:13am 08.09.03 Smaller Boats 3/1021 Thanks again to previous responders. Both the C22s I've looked at had cracking and delamination in

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The WTF Thread Bill19233 at 7:04am 09.03.20 WTF! Who left the hatch open! At about 6:40, ouch. FqPE09XKHdY
Cabin paint question sailme88 at 7:02am 09.03.20 What about applying gel coat ?
Cabin paint question dmax at 6:53am 09.03.20 There are some non-toxic, citrus based paint strippers that you might think about trying - they gene
Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:49am 09.03.20
Cabin paint question Mr Fox at 6:28am 09.03.20
H311987, Installing fuel level sensor Northshore at 6:16am 09.03.20 Good info Benny. Thanks for the details.
Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:04am 09.03.20 Avoid acrylic latex paint, that's probably what's on there now. When latex paints are applied they l
Ladder Step Pad (1) RoyS at 5:40am 09.03.20 I made a step for the top of my ladder to give my dog some purchase when leaving the inflatable. Wor
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 HMT2 at 5:34am 09.03.20 See post 13 in this thread. I did this on my H31. Those blocks come off easily. Post 13 has the spec
Found a 2003 C310 jssailem at 5:28am 09.03.20 Wow JRT. Who knew a microburst storm could be so destructive. Just wondering are you on Guntersville
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 5:27am 09.03.20 Thanks John.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 5:12am 09.03.20 David. This appears to be a possible solution. Comes in: Starboard https://www.catalinadirect.com/sh
Block size for Outhaul (1) Will Gilmore at 5:04am 09.03.20 I would say if it says 7/16 it is OK for 7/16. In the first photo you could get 2:1 mechanical adv
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 4:48am 09.03.20 David You are talking about adding stanchions. Your boat was initially designed with out stanchions
Ladder Step Pad (1) Rich Stidger at 4:46am 09.03.20 I made up a bunch of these U-shaped brackets years ago out of stainless steel. I found these two bu
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE (1) TomY at 3:50am 09.03.20 It does look Molich finished although the pilot berths are cut different (straight top) than my 61 M
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? Joe at 3:09am 09.03.20 On my previous boat there was a thick bumpy layer of bottom paint at the waterline. I carefully
Block size for Outhaul (1) Joe at 2:45am 09.03.20 This is what I was thinking of in previous comment. You end of with 4:1 purchase.. but to minimize
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 1:13am 09.03.20 That deck plate was stock on 92' and 93' so sayeth BWY. Judging by your photo of the mast and deck
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE danielhwolf at 12:57am 09.03.20 She's a beaut, I'd have snapped her up in a moment!

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