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1990 H-27 Waste Tank Or Portable JCAL at 3:41am 09.06.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1293 I removed my leaking waste tank yesterday. Cut a hole in aft compartment to access and remove. Not
1990 Hunter 27 Waste Tank JCAL at 3:32am 09.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1055 I removed my leaking waste tank yesterday. Cut a hole in aft compartment to access and remove. Not
Rudder wheel Bart at 1:12am 09.06.03 Smaller Boats 2/781 Has anyone ever put a small wheel on the rudder to support it when putting the boat on the trailer?
depth finder Craig at 1:07am 09.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/889 I posted a query recently about locating the control head for a depth finder on an H 23. The respon
maxwell winch replacement springs Jim at 12:32am 09.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1187 I have a maxwell winch and need 4 replacement springs for the rachet mechanism. I am having difficul
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheet configurations....... (1) Marcus at 11:24pm 09.05.03 Big Boats 6/2132 How do folks rig their AS, with specific reference to sheet/block/winch/cleat configurations. My H3
GPS ??? John at 10:39pm 09.05.03 Big Boats 9/841 Have new Hunter 356 that came with Raymarine Wind, Seed, Auto, Depth. Would like to add Chartplotte
Want to add a topping lift Tom Tighe at 10:28pm 09.05.03 Day Sailers 0/1055 I want to add a topping lift to my 1981 Javelin.Perhaps your boat already has one and you could pas
Stove Ignitor Battery - Where? ED at 9:40pm 09.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/974 This seems stupid - but here goes. My boat is being delivereed from Mystic to Charleston by a capta
Help!!! I have a slight mishap! Jeanne Bromberg at 1:44pm 09.05.03 Day Sailers 4/1122 Okay, not so slight! I've been demasted. A friend and I were out in what was obviously too much wind
No Response From Catalina Tom Baker at 1:42pm 09.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1069 I made an inquiry to Catalina Yachts about three weeks ago regarding the setting up of hoist slin
Dodger Dan at 12:42pm 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/958 I have a 1999 C30. The custom canvas shop in my area said the design of the boat did not allow for a
Making Room Dick at 12:03pm 09.05.03 Smaller Boats 0/657 I'd read on this site about raising the table to make more room. It was easy. Table had been reduced
Storage yard in Boston's north shore Jose Venegas at 11:45am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/933 I am looking for a winter storage yard, for my 36 ft sailboat, where I can do my own work, that is r
Trailering the 26x Stewart at 11:08am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/960 I have had a 26x since last November and it has never been out of the water. I have never trailered
How do H27s race against other similar boats? Patrick Randall at 9:58am 09.05.03 Racing 1/1713 I owned a UK Hunter 27 - fractional rig, lightly built. I was very impressed with how it went. Now j
Hunter 28.5 Holding Tank Jennifer DeVito at 9:04am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/2746 Does anyone know the size of the holding tank on a 86 Hunter 28.5? Thanks,
Keel Lock Paula Kem at 7:37am 09.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/915 Note that we are novice sailors. We have our boat in the water but have yet to sail her. Today we
should I replace a kinked shroud? Bill Leathen at 6:03am 09.05.03 Smaller Boats 2/2153 My crew is back in shool, and I can't believe I am planing winter lay up projects. This spring when
Stepping the mast from the bow Charlie at 5:51am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1886 I own a '85 Mac25, the manual I have says to step the mast from the cockpit. On my boat the mast ste

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Lowering mast On Mac 25 VenturED at 1:05pm 11.16.20 Did you carefully select that fence post length to match or be shorter than the distance to the fore
LED Anchor Light RF Interference Mark Maulden at 12:51pm 11.16.20 Haul a handheld up the mast (with Downhaul) and see if it does the same thing..
Replacing Hull Stripe Jerry Nevins at 12:51pm 11.16.20 Thanks JSsailem, duality and sailgunner... heat seems to be the consensus .... Thanks for the input.
Irwin Citation 34 Furler replacement SFS at 12:51pm 11.16.20 Will you do the install yourself, or pay a pro to do it?
Installing an ACR with a Freedom inverter/charger Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 11.16.20 You don't need an acr, you already have one in the ec. Because it is a Link 2000, I have one, the h
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle LloydB at 12:50pm 11.16.20 I=E/R I have found record keeping is superior to memory and experience has proven it's never too la
First Sailboat SFS at 12:48pm 11.16.20 Lots to think about. I will simply echo two previous thoughts, as they are both important. 1) Go lo
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 12:43pm 11.16.20 If you want to save on epoxy you could put a piece of wood in the middle. You still want something
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 12:42pm 11.16.20 Thanks to both of you. Since the cover is already on, I will wait till spring, Dremmel out the core
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 12:41pm 11.16.20 "@dmax that's a large amount of epoxy. Why not make a form, slightly smaller then the existing hole
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Project_Mayhem at 12:39pm 11.16.20 If you want to save on epoxy you could put a piece of wood in the middle. You still want something i
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 12:21pm 11.16.20 @dmax that's a large amount of epoxy. Why not make a form, slightly smaller then the existing hole a
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? JamesG161 at 12:11pm 11.16.20 Having similar intermittent switch issues. I had problems once in a while. Lack of use! Trying mu
Salt Water in Bilge Project_Mayhem at 11:58am 11.16.20 Check your keel bolts, you could have seepage through your keel joint when underway with the keel s
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? VisionPNW at 11:57am 11.16.20 I just did a google search for "Mini Toggle Switches SPDT" and found a bunch of possibilities, but I
Cockpit length on Catalina 22 and 25? Stu Jackson at 11:56am 11.16.20 I've heard that the cockpit for the Catalina 22 is smaller than the 25, but does anybody have the a
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 11.16.20 I've had a couple of automotive alternators on their way out only give a charge above a certain RPM.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why ajrwell24 at 11:51am 11.16.20 Wow, I'm very impressed by the amount of support and information provided here. Thank you all for ta
LED Anchor Light RF Interference Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 11.16.20 The long cable runs inside the mast make it much easier to pickup EMI. I've picked up radio stations
Halloween cruise SoSound at 11:44am 11.16.20 @forbin, yes the roller is offset, the large 'loop' is welded to the side of the roller. We had the

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