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dodger & bimini Jim at 12:31pm 04.30.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/704 Suggestions on good source for dodger ' bimini for 272LE 1989?
Best location in cockpit for autopilot control? Ivan Edwards at 11:44am 04.30.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1051 My First 285 has a Autohelm ST4000 autopilot and wheel steering.The current location of the contro
Solar vent on foredeck Bill and Nancy Berg at 11:11am 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 4/893 We are planning to mount a solar vent on the fordeck. The best location for us seems to be on the st
Experience with Spinlock PX Powercleats? Randy at 10:55am 04.30.03 Day Sailers 0/1372 The combination of heavy load and the not-quite-right angle of the main sheet cam cleat can make it
Heat Exchanger Warren at 10:54am 04.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/861 I just purchased a 1989 Catalina 30. During the survey we found quite a bit of corossion on the Heat
hUNTER 54 RALPH ALVAREZ at 9:34am 04.30.03 Big Boats 2/994 Hi Stirling Hasen , thanks for you offer I'm sure a have quetions for you. The first thing I'm doii
Zip Ties, the cure for that late night drum beat Greggy....The Head Mister at 9:04am 04.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1373 Hey you guys! It's me, Greggy, the "Head Mister"! I have a tip for you today. So, here it goes.
Keeping office equipment aboard! Bob Noble at 8:50am 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 5/825
Hunter 23.5 Center Board/Keel Repair Patricia Petrat at 7:51am 04.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1450 Is there any way to hoist our Hunter 23.5, using the trailer, thereby allowing us to remove the cent
Shore power location Keith at 6:33am 04.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Can anyone tell me where you would suggest putting the shore power inlet? Should I put a breaker box
Flat Screen TV Blair Dehuff at 6:22am 04.30.03 Big Boats 21/1750 For anyone considering the flat screen TV/DVD option from Catalina, consider this:They way they mo
Windless for 40.5 Jackie Harris at 6:18am 04.30.03 Big Boats 4/788 Need to know what kind of windless owners of 40.5 legions have install and if they are satisfied wit
new owner of 1998 340 Greg at 6:13am 04.30.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/665 Any unique disoders be aware of this model...any strengths moved up from hunter 31have proble so f
Holes on the bottom of hull doug at 4:57am 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 5/1041 We have recently purchased a 1987 c-22. On the bottom of the hull, forward of the keel are three hol
Tension gauge Larry at 4:10am 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 17/928 Thinking about buying a Loos Tension Gauge. There are a number of different ones available on the sa
I want to purchase a bimini top for my 23.5 . George H260 at 4:04am 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 6/868 I want to purchase a bimini top for my 23.5. I was intrested to know where and what type that other
Effect of Bimini on Heeling?? C Smith at 3:41am 04.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/928 Is it possible that a bimini can have a substantial impact on the heeling angle and tendency of a H2
Radar display installaion on 376 Mark Juetten at 3:37am 04.30.03 Big Boats 5/802 Going to Launch on Sat. Still have much Ice on Lake Superior. Hope I don't end up like Shackelton.
Shaft and coupling, separating Don at 3:17am 04.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/878 1982 Hunter 27.Do I need a puller to get the coupling off of the shaft? I am replacing the shaft, s
Dow sealant #739 John Richard at 3:12am 04.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1050 I have looked for this specific sealant to go on windows. Neither West Marine or BoatUS has it. Wh

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Drill and Fill for Transom Holes? sreidvt at 8:49am 05.22.20 Thanks Claude. That certainly would be simpler although I will use 4200 because the lower gudgeon is
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match Crazy Dave Condon at 8:45am 05.22.20 The patch material will gel coat to dry in air but regular gel will need to have other ingredients a
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 05.22.20 Thanks for updating :beer:
Disconnecting/Removing mainsheet while motoring? danm1 at 8:38am 05.22.20 I'd slice the bimini from one side to go around the sheet, and have velcro to hold it back together
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please Crazy Dave Condon at 8:37am 05.22.20 Play toy? :biggrin:
Main plexiglass hatch storage Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 05.22.20 Thank you to both of you. Great advice and sure do miss the two of you. Coming home anytime so
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning flipwalker at 8:26am 05.22.20 Joe, Thank you for that link! I have a couple of additional questions in regards to this process:
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights FastOlson at 8:26am 05.22.20 The 4 stock fixed ports on my boat are Lexan (r), and when they became cloudy from UV they were repl
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 8:23am 05.22.20 Thanks @seadaddler. I am glad I helped you and many others. Of course I praised Hunter but highl
APS is going out of business Phil Herring at 8:23am 05.22.20 :cuss:Rant ahead :badbad: Part of this is a reflection of changing demographics -- fewer families s
Up Load issues... (1) Hunter216 at 8:23am 05.22.20 This is Settings Camera on my IPhone8 Any video is going to generate a pretty big file.
Up Load issues... Phil Herring at 8:06am 05.22.20 Google tells me that the iPhone 8 uses the MJPEG format -- not sure how accurate that is -- but I wo
Hauling out Bluenose at 7:51am 05.22.20 If you look in your manual you will see where the slings are to go.
Oceanis 331 Keel crack (3) Bluenose at 7:46am 05.22.20 Here are pictures of my B331 keel. It is the shoal draft version, made from lead.
Man Over Board... While Motoring! thinwater at 7:36am 05.22.20 Do we know of a single case of someone falling off the bow of a sail boat under power and being inju
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 7:31am 05.22.20 Thanks for the vids. Hey, you have apparently painted your deck and applied anti-slip pads. Would l
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights kloudie1 at 7:18am 05.22.20 https://www.acmeplastics.com/what-is-acrylic-plexiglass
Drill and Fill for Transom Holes? kloudie1 at 7:13am 05.22.20 My opinion is that on the ones that have no inside skin, you can seal the outside and the bolt hole
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights Bob S at 7:07am 05.22.20 If possible cast acrylic is best. I did the forward hatch On my C30 5 or so years back and did a lot
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights JamesG161 at 7:07am 05.22.20 good article on the physical characteristics of acrylic The answer is YES and NO! Poly(methyl met

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