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Anyone Ever Eliminate the 320 Table? Larry and Carol at 3:01am 05.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/818 We have toyed with taking out the table. It takes up a lot of room, especially if you live aboard a
RUDDER DAMAGE (1) Dave Slepoy at 2:49am 05.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/921 On my 1991 Cat 28 the rudder has a curved crack near the top where the step is by the post. There is
PHRF RATING? Jon at 1:16am 05.01.03 Big Boats 4/927 Ladies and gentlemen,Good morning. I would like to race my Hunter 40.5 in the Lake Michigan Offsh
Documentation Marking Scott Narum at 1:10am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1174 My boat is documented, and one of the requirements is to mark the boat with the documentation number
Excess frost/insufficient chill John H at 1:01am 05.01.03 Other Sailboats 6/740 I have a new, 2003, sail boat with a 12 VDC, Adler Barbour refrigeration system. I seems to run alm
Down East Maine Cruising Allen Schweitzer at 12:25am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1407 Hello Everyone,I'm starting to plan a 2 to 3 week cruise from Boston to Down East, Maine. I was wo
Davis Mega-Light Nathan at 11:54pm 04.30.03 Ask All Sailors 8/871 I've heard that a flaw in the photocell for this product often leads to premature failure. Has anyon
Parts Source Dick Barnes at 11:47pm 04.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/874 I recently saw a web site identified where one could buy Mac26x parts - I believe it was other than
kick-up rudder for a Oday 272 Doug Dannen at 11:34pm 04.30.03 Ask All Sailors 0/877 I sail a Oday 272 on a flowage and we have problems with floating logs (dead heads) which hit the ke
Shrouds/spreaders John at 11:10pm 04.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/859 I need to remove my shrouds for replacement. My C27 has a grooved aluminum fitting on the end of th
refrigerator H450 Dale Wilson at 11:08pm 04.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1011 Looking at a couple of H450's in south FL, I saw a triangular stainless shelf located roughly midway
Dead in the water. Ed Schenck at 10:08pm 04.30.03 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1251 All that work to get an early splash. Couple of warm days with south breezes and I cannot leave the
genoa sheet length jim slocum at 7:43pm 04.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2129 I am purchasing a North 155% genoa. How long of a sheet do I need for my new sail?
Cracking Fiberglass Bill at 7:40pm 04.30.03 Big Boats 2/837 Has anyone noticed their fiberglass denting and cracking on the transom where the rear ladder stand-
In Searching of a Manual Pumpout Bruce Mitchell at 1:46pm 04.30.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1440 Dear Peggy,As there is no dock pump-out services for boats at my home port, sailers are installing
Cracks in gelcoat R Juarez at 1:36pm 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/814 I have a 84' 25.5 hunter. I have cracks in the gel coat in the cockpit area and along the walkways n
Forestay, Backstay, Shroud replacement grant at 1:22pm 04.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/2091 Looking to replace all the 7x19 SS rigging on my Catalina 30, standard rig. The rigging is about 6-
Hunter 22 Eric Schmidt at 1:21pm 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/800 In the process of raising the mast. Build the tripod system with 3/4 electrical pipe that somebody m
Where does the water go? Dave Decker at 1:18pm 04.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/972 I'm re-doing the interior of my Mac 25.(along with everything else) I discarded the old galley or wh
Centerboard well cracks Reena Dykes at 12:57pm 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/857 Bought a H26 1994 used in 2000. The last two seasons, I noticed two cracks emanating from the corne

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Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 10:13am 05.22.20 Update on sail pro, went out for sail other day, worked fine, runs good under load and even restarts
Water Tank Inspection Port RoyS at 10:12am 05.22.20 I would use elastic lock nuts and machine screws to fasten. Easy to install nuts with cover off. Gas
Repairing Mast Foot 95 Hunter 26 sail sfbay at 9:54am 05.22.20 Ouch!! These threads provide some insight on repairing the mast and foot. https://forums.ybw.com/i
APS is going out of business jssailem at 9:46am 05.22.20 I feel your pain.:biggrin:
1994 Hunter 29.5 railings (1) sail sfbay at 9:45am 05.22.20 Contact Racelite Hardware who owns the original South Coast line of sailboat hardware, albeit these
APS is going out of business Phil Herring at 9:44am 05.22.20 Ditto. I feel like an old guy yelling at Amazon to get off my lawn. But I guess that's what I am. :
APS is going out of business jssailem at 9:41am 05.22.20 Yes it is dangerous Phil. It is easy for me to see the similarities to our outsourcing the manufactu
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning flipwalker at 9:38am 05.22.20 I'm tempted to say, "Stay Away! You want to leave that incredible cruising ground to us." :biggrin:
Furler help needed to identify make model jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.20 Proof that PICTURES really are helpful @Mhkent Welcome to the power of this forum. For future inte
Arlington... (4) jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.20 179487179488 When Les and I did our visit to Annapolis Boat Show, it gave me a chance to say hello
Furler help needed to identify make model dlochner at 9:23am 05.22.20 It is a CDI reefer. It is no longer in production and parts are not available from CDI. Here's a li
bow thruster fuse. miguelgdelrey at 9:22am 05.22.20 Wao!! that was fast!! Thank you very much!
APS is going out of business Phil Herring at 9:19am 05.22.20 I could easily be wrong, but I believe that some products are sold by Amazon. We've heard reports of
APS is going out of business Meriachee at 9:18am 05.22.20 Rant concluded :stir: Actually, rant accepted and an excellent place to once again extol the virtu
Water Tank Inspection Port nveater at 9:05am 05.22.20 Not how I'd do it...nor would I use any sealant because all sealants dry out requiring replacement,
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning (1) AaronD at 9:02am 05.22.20 First I think (I haven't actually tried to go through the process yet, but just in walking around S
APS is going out of business jssailem at 9:02am 05.22.20 This is a company that will sell products below their cost because they can. I am not sure that is
high water? (2) Hunter216 at 9:01am 05.22.20
bow thruster fuse. (1) sail sfbay at 9:00am 05.22.20 Hi Miguel, These 2 threads and attached installation pdf should help. Let me know where you found
Beneteau 323 Standing Rigging Cotter Pin Size Question (1) Alfa at 8:52am 05.22.20 I use sst wire, easy to install and remove, reusable. Here, 1/16" dia, 316 sst TIG weldi

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