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locating gates in safety lines Sanders LaMont at 1:15pm 11.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/907 Has anyone put gates in the safety lines at the beam near the shrouds?I have to replace a stanchio
Here's a tough one... Lauraine at 11:56am 11.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/921 Anybody who's installed the Profurl on their C30 with the long tangs to bring the unit higher off th
Small cracks in hatches Bob F at 11:28am 11.04.02 Big Boats 2/861 My hatches have developed very small hairline cracks throughout the outer surface. They look superfi
Boat finance Stewart at 11:21am 11.04.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1694 I have heard that you can finance a boat over a 10 year period, is that corect and does anyone have
Broken Hatch R Wheeler at 11:12am 11.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/832 Can anyone tell me where i might find a hatch for a 81 hunter 25. i'm in desperate need of one
C30 Cabin Windows Tom Serb at 10:57am 11.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/921 I would like to replace the windows in my 1977 C30. What are my options? Are there new frames out
Running Backstays Robert Dean at 10:12am 11.04.02 Racing 0/1132 Is anybody racing the fractional rig Hunter witha set of running backstays ??RD
Asym Racing Robert Dean at 10:11am 11.04.02 Racing 3/1144 Is anybody racing with an asymetrical spinnakerin the spin class ?? RD
Rudder/motor challenges Chip at 9:52am 11.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1025 I'm a new owner of a 1993 26s. I love the boat but find it awkward to control both the rudder and o
Tips on Storage? Steve at 9:35am 11.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/778 I have a '74 Venture 21' and live in cold Vermont. This is my happy first year as a boat owner. I ju
Ready to take the plunge & buy Frank R at 9:17am 11.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/838 Well after several months of looking, measuring, discussing and testing 22-27 foot boats we seem dec
Changing oil - how to Jim Seamans at 8:47am 11.04.02 Big Boats 16/1387 HELP!! I'm a new H356 owner and need to change oil after a 50 hour run to home. What advice can yo
New 380 rail seat, where to put the dingy bracket Sue Schuster at 8:28am 11.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/903 Thanks for your input, the problem is the new boat has the seats going right back on each side of th
Java Gets Viagra (1) Jim Seamans at 8:16am 11.04.02 Smaller Boats 2/1058 Java grows up! Joan and I we're about to bottom paint the H260 and start slipping the boat. We had
Winterizing the 33' Cherubini Bill at 7:52am 11.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1093 I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 33 and am ready to winterize it for the first time. Do any of you
Rubber rub rail cleaning/protection Brian at 5:48am 11.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1900 Just curious what product I should use to clean and protect the rub rail on my H380. I used a cleani
Aft cabin leaks Ozana Halik at 5:05am 11.04.02 Big Boats 8/1127 I just found all my aft cabin cushions wet this weekend after a lot of rain. I tried to trace the so
H27 1GM upgrade to larger engine Chuck Fort at 4:58am 11.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/884 Has anybody upgreaded from the 1 GM to either a 1GM10 or a 2GM20 for their early hunter 27 (ie like
Swing Keel bunk 240 Ken Koons at 4:35am 11.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/990 I plan to replace my Swing Keel bunkboard on my 98 240 trailer. The trailer currently has 2 2x6 s s
Refrigeration Fuse Problem Mike K at 4:14am 11.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/728 Help! The A/B Cold Machine refrigeration unit on my Hunter 310 (1998) quit working and I found it h

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Need Pictures Electric windlass B 351 Pir8te King at 1:01pm 04.28.20 On Legacy, a B 351, all of the papers say 94, but as I was sitting in the cockpit last weekend, I lo
Topping Lift JamesG161 at 1:01pm 04.28.20 Would you have a picture of what the previous owner had as for the (4) point connecting sling? No
Windows, oh those leaky windows lostintime at 12:59pm 04.28.20 Catalina Direct only has the kit for non slider windows. They could not point me in any direction ot
Windows, oh those leaky windows Meriachee at 12:56pm 04.28.20 Catalina Direct. They have most everything you may need, and many things you never knew you couldn'
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 12:54pm 04.28.20 Pierre: I have assumed that the factory chain on the 351 is #8, but it is larger than the 5/16 HT t
Sweet, babies!! rpwillia at 12:52pm 04.28.20 You should be thankful for baby birds in your anchor locker. Much better than what we had in ours
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 12:48pm 04.28.20 I am still kicking myself, I let a Lewmar V-1 slip away because it was on a boat I gave away, made n
Leaky windows. karellen at 12:40pm 04.28.20 How did you use the sealant? Did you remove the portlights, clean all the existing sealant, then re-
Sweet, babies!! BigEasy at 12:38pm 04.28.20 This is not an experience quickly or easily recovered from and I only wish I found a birds nest w
Topping Lift DayDreamer41 at 12:35pm 04.28.20 That is what the previous owner did! He had a 4 point connecting "sling" and used the boom as a ho
How to replace a pump-out hose? BigEasy at 12:34pm 04.28.20 Filling the deck hole is not really a big deal. It doesn't need to be structural, just fill in the
Topping Lift JamesG161 at 12:22pm 04.28.20 I am thinking about making an attachment for the end of the boom and use the topping lift as a line
Keel removal help THECUSCUS at 12:20pm 04.28.20 Ditto to Tsatzsue, click on my profile picture and check out my MacGregor album (MissAdVenture). l
Splicing 8 plait to chain Caboteur at 12:17pm 04.28.20
Topping Lift Sailfanatic at 12:16pm 04.28.20 And if you want to add a little belly to your sail on a run, tweaking the topping lift just a littl
Topping Lift DayDreamer41 at 12:16pm 04.28.20 If you have a rod kicker with the optional gas shock and vang then the topping lift is redundant. Wh
Prop Walk when in reverse Sailfanatic at 12:10pm 04.28.20
how to approach a bad thru-hull job by boat yard NYSail at 12:09pm 04.28.20 The yard may have brought an outside glass guy in and they may not have seen his work. They might be
Prop Walk when in reverse Sailfanatic at 12:05pm 04.28.20 While prop walk is a factor is close handling, its effect is minor compared to that of forward prop
Towing Hunter 25 CoSailer01 at 12:01pm 04.28.20 Thanks for all the replies! That was exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. It is a dual

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