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HELP - My 30 turns to port on it's own... Chuck at 12:39pm 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1089 whenever she's under power only. As I increase the throtle the more she turns. I didn't notice any
Boat Placement in the Cradle - Expensive Lesson Merrill Mant at 12:00pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3219 Four weeks ago on launch day I discovered a one foot long crack and two smaller cracks in the hull a
dutchman upgrade John O'Donald at 11:34am 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/1001 Is there an upgrade to change the vinyl coated wire to monofiliment? seems like I read about it som
Defective/improperly placed bottom paint/failure Cameron Cooper at 10:54am 05.29.03 Big Boats 11/1496 Bottom paint was done at the Hunter Manufacturer in Florida. The particular brand used does not uti
Boomvang configuration 272 Sylvain B at 9:53am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1119 I have trouble to set-up all sheet, specialy the boomvang on my new 272.Does someone send me a dra
Mast light replacements Kevin Filer at 9:24am 05.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1887 I need to replace the steaming light (halfway up the mast). It takes an old style push ' twist bayo
water tank selector valve Marcus at 9:22am 05.29.03 Big Boats 8/3090 I need to replace the selector valve that isolates the port/aft water tanks on my 1984 H34. Been se
Hot Water Tank On 35.5 Don Rice at 8:51am 05.29.03 Big Boats 4/1467 The hot water tank on my 1992 - 35.5 has a small drip or leak from the front right corner. Although
battery charging Larry W. at 8:40am 05.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/913 OK Ed, here's the new thread for the battery experts. My two Trojan 8D house batteries (3 years old)
Whats the best roller furling for an H23? Ken Keough at 7:51am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 4/915 I am looking into adding a roller furler to my 1986 H23.CDI has one for $359 however with the chain
Seeking other O'Day 23' owners Mark at 6:38am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1322 Good day to everyone here.First, I want to express how informative and useful the Oday-list has be
Raising the mast on my Catalina 22 Ed at 6:09am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/11875 Does anyone have an easy way to raise the mast on a Catalina 22? Mine is in a hoist. I juggle it mys
fuel tank Richard at 5:43am 05.29.03 Big Boats 1/978 Has any Hunter 37 owner(1986-88)had problems with sucking air into the fuel system when there is les
Packless Shaft Seal Dave Winiker at 5:23am 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/979 I just installed a PYI packless shaft seal in our '87 Hunter31. Other than a little initial difficul
O'Day 27 Dodger Steve Anderson at 5:03am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1591 Looking for a dodger for a 1978 27 in any condition. Thanks, Steve
Yanmar 3GM30F Engine problems and advise Ray at 4:36am 05.29.03 Big Boats 7/7318 Here is some sound advise for hunter owners with the 3GM30 engine.We bought our 1990 Hunter 35.5 l
Halyards To Cockpit Jim at 4:06am 05.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1083 Looking for suggestions on how to run the main halyard back to the cockpit on a 26X. What kind of b
NYC to Martha's Vinyard on a H326-July Ed Fluss at 3:51am 05.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1332 I am planning a trip from NYC to Martha's Vinyard on my new 326 and I thought I would ask around for
alcohol stove Eva McMahan at 3:32am 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1010 My 1985 30' Catalina sloop has a pressurized alcohol stove that does not work. Is there a manual fo
Need for topping lift? Jack Kelly at 3:21am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/899 Just read the responses to another inquiry about this... We have a 23 - never set it up with a toppi

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Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 2:00pm 10.26.20 The Main is a North Cross Cut Nor Dac. It was John Bowden who handled the transaction. Really good
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? dlochner at 1:55pm 10.26.20 Yes. If they are in a non leaking battery box the mess will be contained.
Equalizing 6 volts..... Davidasailor26 at 1:52pm 10.26.20 While it is true the DOE application does not cycle their batteries as often as we do, they do cycl
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? Captain Larry-DH at 1:47pm 10.26.20 Dead batteries will freeze and crack the case, and can leak acid. Fully charged batteries resist fr
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck (1) Paul Cossman at 1:45pm 10.26.20 Exactly!!! How do they do that?? Removing the headliner is not an option. Looks like at the facto
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... dlochner at 1:42pm 10.26.20 I live in fear each Fall and Spring of doing exactly that. As for the size, just measure the hole i
Oil change... Make it a double Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 10.26.20
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Ron20324 at 1:06pm 10.26.20 You can eliminate the stuff stuck to the inside of the bowl if you add water the bowl--a couple of
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Rick486 at 12:30pm 10.26.20 Was taking down my furling mainsail on my 2006 Hunter 45 cc last weekend, and dropped the shackle d
Lifeline autopsy Ron20324 at 12:26pm 10.26.20 ... I then used an old pairing knife like a draw-knife to cut one side off. I held the knife two-ha
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 10.26.20 These 310's have a shower faucet right above the back of the head. It's easy to just run water dire
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 12:19pm 10.26.20 Ours looked as bad as well. I cut the cover off in places and could find no issues with the wire. B
which winch cable to use Ken Cross at 12:16pm 10.26.20 It could be the trailer winch cable????
Lifeline autopsy dLj at 12:15pm 10.26.20 I prefer stainless steel tubing for my top life line... Maybe not if I was racing... dj
Lifeline autopsy Ken Cross at 12:05pm 10.26.20 Ours looked as bad as well. I cut the cover off in places and could find no issues with the wire. Be
cast iron keel sloughsailer at 11:59am 10.26.20 You can send personal messages by clicking on the envelope icon at the top right of this page. Or a
Oil change... Make it a double rgranger at 11:50am 10.26.20 Now I will sleep like a bear all winter Mais cher! Dats a long nap.:biggrin:
I've not seen any posts re: Cal 22 . dmdcsail at 11:45am 10.26.20 Anyone else own one? Only seen one other (In Maryland) Yup, got an '86 Cal 22 sitting in at Wash
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Stainless, how to and re-passivation? thinwater at 11:35am 10.26.20 Don't ultrasonic clean for more than a few minutes. That can do damamge on its own and is not needed
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service Alan Gomes at 11:23am 10.26.20 Probably because you can now do the same with with a DSC check. This not only checks your VHF, but

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