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Jib - reducing sail Don at 2:10am 09.03.03 Smaller Boats 6/1075 Hunter 240I was sailing with a more experienced friend (on my Hunter 240)the other day,and when it
Hey Dave!!! Michael Gordon at 1:43am 09.03.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/753 Hey Dave!!!Mike Gordon Here. You replied to my post about trailers, and mentioned that you knew o
lifting boat off trailer (mac 26D) - Braces? bill at 1:04am 09.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1656 Hello,I need to get my Mac26D off the factory trailer to put barrier coat on, (and finish grinding
port window leaks R.Nelson at 11:32pm 09.02.03 Big Boats 2/1115 The four opening ports are original to our 1989 Catalina. They are no name, meaning there is no vis
Electronic equipment placement (VHF,GPS,depth,etc) Paul S at 11:29pm 09.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1404 We are interested in purchasing a 26M. We currently own a power boat. I was looking at the cockpit o
one more question for David Foster Craig at 9:32pm 09.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1201 David, thanks for your detailed reply,I have a vang and it was pulled as tight as I could get it to
Anyone one dissatisfied with leech luffing? Al STORY at 7:51pm 09.02.03 Big Boats 18/3135 I'm going to send back my 356 questionnaire that Hunter sent me and basically I am going to blast on
C 30 pulls while motoring Gord at 2:28pm 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/919 I have just read about C-28's pulling to port under power. My newly acquired (vintage 1984) C-30 se
I need ammeter education Will Rogers at 2:21pm 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1041 Ok you electronic wizards help me out Please!! I'm in the process of replacing my stock 51 amp alte
26X model year changes CapnDan at 12:27pm 09.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1010 Does anyone know where to find the list of 26X model year changes? I've seen them before but don't k
Replace fuel gauge sender on the h40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:20pm 09.02.03 Big Boats 6/1040 Anyone know how to get to the sender on the fuel tank? It appears to be under the vertical fibergla
Snake River Gauge Refit on h40.5 water tanks Rich Stidger at 12:17pm 09.02.03 Big Boats 4/979 Has anyone installed the Snake River system on the 4 water tanks on the h40.5?I am interested in t
Ratlins Rick at 12:07pm 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 1/1150
Yanmar replacement john at 11:18am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1120 OK, the inevitable came up. I swapped my yanmar 1gm for a yanmar 2gm 20. I paid a decent price for
Marine CD Player Mark at 10:58am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1220 Has anyone tried to fix their cd player. Mine won't read the disc. I wonder if the salt air clouds t
Poor performance under power Warren at 10:58am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/903 As we near a dreadful sailing season here in the northeast I have a nagging problem with my boat und
Vinyl seats Ulises at 10:18am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/865
auto pilot jw at 9:49am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/922 I have a 2001 380 with Raytheon 60 auto pilot. Recently the boat wanders more than normal. I have
Is there a "Blue water Hunter Model"? Peter Moran at 9:42am 09.02.03 Other Sailboats 5/5318 I have been contemplating purchasing a larger boat to do some offshore/ bluewater sailing. I present
Question re: zinc anode for h29.5 Tim McCarty at 8:58am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/956 I have a '94 Hunter 29.5. Always wondered how to get a zinc on the shaft. Unfortunately, the strut

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Refinishing Tiller Handle rgranger at 7:43am 11.16.20 Practical Sailor has several reviews on the subject https://www.practical-sailor.com/uncategorized/
Refinishing Tiller Handle Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.16.20 Be sure to get a tiller cover on it when you're done. The easiest and cheapest protection you can bu
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 7:39am 11.16.20 senang...............never did yet.
Refinishing Tiller Handle jssailem at 7:39am 11.16.20 I'd like a high gloss finish that doesn't require a lot of maintenance. Ah... The Holy Grail of wo
Wiring b.needalman at 7:35am 11.16.20 1. Invest in a descent ratcheting crimper. You CANNOT make a crimp that will stand up to the marine
Mac 26s wiring questions... Justin_NSA at 7:32am 11.16.20 Thanks for your response.... I'll check out the wiring things you've incorporated... Time to jump
First Sailboat Kings Gambit at 7:31am 11.16.20 ... the success of cruising is in the experience of knowing destinations. So I suggest looking for
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 7:31am 11.16.20 I just replaced all my deck fills - you need to borrow or buy a moisture meter (cheapest is Ryobi at
Source for brackets to mount poptop bows for 1985 MAC 25 finding41 at 7:25am 11.16.20 Those are the same thing as Stainless steel U type pipe bracket pipe holder Non-contacting part Sta
First Sailboat Kings Gambit at 7:22am 11.16.20
Mac 26s wiring questions... Grace Note at 7:22am 11.16.20 Thanks for your response.... I'll check out the wiring things you've incorporated... Time to jump
Refinishing Tiller Handle shank at 7:21am 11.16.20 Thanks. I was leaning toward Cetol. Ideally I would like to match the small amount of teak trim alr
First Sailboat shemandr at 7:18am 11.16.20 As a former owner of a H356 I can recommend it for your purposes. In my opinion, while ASA lessons
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why Panera at 7:16am 11.16.20 I have used Loong Sails for both my O'Day 25 and Hunter 280. Extremely pleased with product, cost a
Coupling back on prop shaft Justin_NSA at 7:15am 11.16.20 Definitely read the Mainesail article mentioned above. Now is the time to pull the shaft and have
Propane heater Hayden Watson at 7:13am 11.16.20 I can attest to that and was very surprised that Mahalo even featured a heated toilet seat:biggrin:
First Sailboat jssailem at 7:09am 11.16.20 The charter idea is a great one. Under the current limitations the governments are doing to try and
Refinishing Tiller Handle kloudie1 at 7:09am 11.16.20 For the longest lasting shine, Cetol probably is best, and easy to maintain.. Some folks don't like
Unknown Bristol Herreschoff? A6C5O7 at 7:09am 11.16.20 Yah i totally agree. Ive been watching this ad for the last 8 months and it was originally 15k. Thro
Hot restarts Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 11.16.20 I think I found the issue. A multi pin connector for the wiring harness had some corrosion inside.

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