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Sanitation Hose lengths and diameter Scott at 12:00am 05.06.03 Big Boats 5/839 Does anyone know the exact (give or take a foot) length and diameter of the sanitiation hoses (all a
Trying to Find Designer Dutch Reagan at 11:35pm 05.05.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1119 Trying to find yacht designer Eva Hollmann. Last heard she lives in Southern Calif.In 1980's she de
Hunter 26, mainsail slugs Don Shirm at 11:07pm 05.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1470 Hunter 26, mainsail slugs. I own a 1995 Hunter 26. I am pleased with the boat overall. The plastic
Halyard thickness on a 27' Bill at 10:50pm 05.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2494 I am having new halyards made for my 27'. I dropped off a 5/16" Krypton halyard to be duplicated. Th
Thanks, Phil... Brad at 10:30pm 05.05.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/743 I was trying to write the post with photo in "My HOW Forum," which has no check box. Easy as pie in
Boom attachment point for boom vang Ric Trimmer at 10:20pm 05.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1144 As I'm adding a boom vang to my O-23 this year, rather than spend for a newone - I bought two used
Washdown install Carl S/v Windrose at 9:31pm 05.05.03 Big Boats 3/745 Want to install a washdown system for foredeck on our 1987 h40 #217.Plan to tee into fwd head inle
Fresh water pump fried? Bill Cooper at 4:04pm 05.05.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1985 I recently purchased a nearly 3 year old Beneteau 311, and followed Peggie's six step re-commissioni
Hunter 216 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 05.05.03 Smaller Boats 9/761 It appeared that we got the very first 216 off the production line. It sails faster and better than
New mast manufacturer for the 240 & 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 05.05.03 Smaller Boats 7/807 I would like to bring you up to date. Hunter is getting Selden Masts to start producing the masts f
'82 Hunter 33' Sloop Question?? Geoff at 2:28pm 05.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/912 Hi,I'm considering purchasing a '82 Hunter 33' Sloop and would like to hear from anyone who has an
Teak & Holly Sole Ted A. at 1:33pm 05.05.03 Big Boats 7/817 Hi - I'm making my way into the cabin (finally ) and am about to confront the teak and holly sole.
1988 Hunter 29 Rick D at 1:02pm 05.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/931 Thinking of buying a hunter but getting alot of bad vibes from people. Some say there not built well
Hull Deformation David Popken at 12:51pm 05.05.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2005 due to excessive rig tensioning. I tried to get to some feedback on the hull deformation with a que
Engine control - inboard 25.5 owners? (1) Brad at 12:33pm 05.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/697 The cockpit engine control for my 1GM10 is flopping around a bit, and it seems I've got to get it ap
Survey-moisture readings cockpit floor and deck DENNIS at 11:26am 05.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1091 We are in the process of purchasing a 30", 77 srfk. We had a survey doneSaturday and in the process
missing bow light Cheryl at 11:19am 05.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/912 I have a 1995 Macgregor 26 foot boat with a center board (I don't know if that means it is a 26D, bu
Water leak :( Jeff A at 11:14am 05.05.03 Smaller Boats 2/782 I have this odd leak water slowly seems to fill the bow. Note this is a very slow leak and takes a
plumbing Y-valve to through-hull Chuck Teplitz at 10:57am 05.05.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1214 PeggyMy head currently drains directly to the holding tank, which then drains to a T-fitting where
Reverse Cycle Heat Effeciency Lisa at 10:31am 05.05.03 Big Boats 4/975 We have just purchased a '95 Hunter 37.5 with reverse cycle heat/air. Does anyone know how efficien

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Disconnecting/Removing mainsheet while motoring? Kings Gambit at 8:46am 05.23.20 I don't quite follow this. Wouldn't you want a topping lift when it comes time to reef the main? I
Man Over Board... While Motoring! MikeyJ at 8:36am 05.23.20 I would instantly kill the motor. then you can assess the situation. Where he's at how to get to hi
Loose Bolt on the end of my 84 Oday 222 boom - How the heck do I tighten this? HELP!! dLj at 8:34am 05.23.20 I'm a bit surprised that there are not two attachment points on the plate where the main sheet and t
Mast raising options? Whatfiero1 at 8:34am 05.23.20 Attach jib haylard to bow put on a winch and winch with your foot while holding and pushing up on ma
Loose Bolt on the end of my 84 Oday 222 boom - How the heck do I tighten this? HELP!! Rich Stidger at 8:19am 05.23.20 Wait! Is it one of those rotating booms that lets you roll up your main... and reef your main? Se
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds dlochner at 8:16am 05.23.20 Steering with the sails is definitely a concept I need to research. Thanks! The jib tends to move
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds IASailor at 8:12am 05.23.20 there is a concept to steering these toy: 'you steer with the sails, you trim with the rudder" sa
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds IASailor at 8:11am 05.23.20 Check the rig tuning. Is the mast straight equally tensioned on both sides? Is the rudder vertical
Jammed Purge Pump YVRguy at 8:06am 05.23.20 Nope... If the pump jams, problem is most likely in the pump. If you never rinse it out after use,
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds jon hansen at 7:58am 05.23.20 there is a concept to steering these toy: 'you steer with the sails, you trim with the rudder" sai
Fresh Water Manifold Leak MetricMountie at 7:57am 05.23.20 I had a similar problem with the fresh water manifold on our 40.5, I can't recall the name of the pr
Hunter 326 arch light screws sail sfbay at 7:51am 05.23.20 Consider purchasing a few different stainless steel screw sizes to see which ones fit, as the origin
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds dlochner at 7:44am 05.23.20 Check the rig tuning. Is the mast straight equally tensioned on both sides? Is the rudder vertical,
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea (1) sail sfbay at 7:44am 05.23.20 Congratulations on your new sailboat and welcome to the forum!! Might look at the MacGregor Manual E
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds Ted at 7:34am 05.23.20 It sounds like your sail trim isn't balanced and you have lee helm. Possible fixes. Ease the jib/gen
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds Davidasailor26 at 7:29am 05.23.20 That sounds like excessive lee helm. Some of the same guidance above still applies - If you have the
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds IASailor at 7:08am 05.23.20 Thank you everyone for your answers. I realized I omitted a few important points. The outboard moto
Sealand T series discharge pump Bob S at 7:05am 05.23.20
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 6:56am 05.23.20 There is value in welding the cast with nickel rod ,the crack will not continue and is strong . Als
APS is going out of business DougM at 6:55am 05.23.20 Probably showing my age, but I loved the old neighborhood hardware store. The nuts and bolts were in

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