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Hoisting the mainsail Gene at 10:57pm 11.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1250 Recently purchases a used C-22, but having problems hoisting the mainsail: takes 2 people to do it.
Flexiteek Daniel Ries at 7:27pm 11.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/989 Dear friends,I am considering glowing Flexiteek, an artificial teek-like material (www.flexiteek.a
Just though I'd share this bit of humor... Bob Todd at 6:59pm 11.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/961 The members of the national chess team were standing around in the hotel lobby after a tournament br
To All 272/272LE Owners I have corresponded with.. Bob Todd at 6:57pm 11.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/948 I will be going to the boat this weekend for haulout. I will pick up all my manuals and do the copyi
Discolored gelcoat repairs John Noland at 1:14pm 11.28.02 Other Sailboats 4/2674 Four years after having some blisters and gelcoat problems repaired professionally, the repaired are
Winterization - openings Lee Carroll at 12:24pm 11.28.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1602 Our boat is parked in the back yard for the winter. I have covered our Hunter 240 with a tarp, drain
Swing keel Eric at 10:42am 11.28.02 Smaller Boats 4/809 Well, here is the question. I need to remove the keel and inspect it. ( I just bought the boat, used
Access thru Aft Cabin Bulkhead to Cockpit Locker Frank Hand at 10:16am 11.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1133 I am considering cutting an access hatchway (approx 2'x2' in the 3/4"plywood area that is free of fi
handicap people Jim at 9:44am 11.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1015 I just had lessons over the summer and I am looking for a boat.My concern is my wife uses a wheelcha
Last Sail of the Season RREgge at 8:45am 11.28.02 Ask All Sailors 2/956 We kept the boat in until the end of November (rather than the middle of October) hoping to enjoy so
Need to replace the entire system. RREgge at 8:30am 11.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1122 Well it has come to this.The head is 5 years old, time to replace anyway. The hose is permeated.
Stability With Empty Ballast Tank Bob Fliegel at 7:32am 11.28.02 Smaller Boats 16/1285 I was wondering if anyone had ever motored their H26/H260 with the water ballast tanks empty. Please
1.5" hose leaks at discharge elbow on head Jim at 5:46am 11.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3330 I just installed a JABSCO manual marine head and found that there is a very noticable leak at the di
Trailer Roller Furler Bob at 4:22am 11.28.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1877 Any input on a good furler for a trailerable boat would be appreciated. Has Harken stopped selling
Trailer maintenance Bob at 4:16am 11.28.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1599 They say a wise man learns from the mistakes of others, and I've heard enough horror stories from ot
Electrical switch replacement on '86 Catalina 27 Todd Bellamy at 3:44am 11.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1120 I just upgraded my boat to have a refrigerated icebox, but I have a problem. The refrigerator switc
cockpit arch, should i? eric danjou at 3:27am 11.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1242 hello all,i was wandering if i should put an arch cockpit on my hunter 29.5.if any owner of an a
gear shift and throttle cables Jerry Stacey at 2:24am 11.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1046 I own a 1987 Hunter 31 equipped with a Yanmar 20GM FWC engine and an Edson pedestal/gear and throttl
HAPPY THANKSGIVING... Terry at 2:11am 11.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 To all. Tom goes in the oven around noon. Sun burning the fog off as it comes up. Mukilteo fog horn
Live-aboard liveability strengths, weaknesses ?? Mark F. Arena at 11:45pm 11.27.02 Big Boats 7/1040 Gobble, gobble to all.................I am looking for opinions as to how easy/difficult it is for

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LITTLE TO NO WIND Hunter216 at 1:08pm 08.18.20 If the land adjoining the water has much slope to it, what you're experiencing may be anabatic or k
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:07pm 08.18.20 Thoroughly flushing out the tank is a good idea, but first I'd make certain that the vent isn't even
How do you store capta at 1:06pm 08.18.20 Really thought my life was about to change ...................... until I read the installation i
Hunter 42 passage tb4sail at 12:58pm 08.18.20 I am going to make a guess it is in the head or vanity behind a panel attached with screws as that
Hunter 42 passage tb4sail at 12:57pm 08.18.20 The most forward starboard cabinet in the main cabin has a small panel on the forward side that can
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 12:56pm 08.18.20 @JudyB I'll have to read that page a few dozen times to fully absorb it :oops:. I've become so accu
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 12:54pm 08.18.20 I want a replacement panel not a new trim ring. I suspect you are not going to be successful. The
LITTLE TO NO WIND jon hansen at 12:46pm 08.18.20 if you want to sail these toys to their full potential you need to be a student of Frank. understan
Painting non-skid (2) williamtl at 12:38pm 08.18.20 <p>
Checking more off the list Ron20324 at 12:38pm 08.18.20 A while back I recommended putting an opening Beckson port in the transom to replce that portlight.
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 12:30pm 08.18.20 PS: ouch!! on second thought.... maybe I'll wait for the movie. I may not be smart enough to read i
Install Lewmar V1 windlass on a 376 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 08.18.20 The Lewmar V1 on a 376 seems light but that, of course, depends on your ground tackle. Read the Lew
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:23pm 08.18.20 183975
Backstay Failure odaydokay at 12:22pm 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:21pm 08.18.20 183974
Checking more off the list Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 08.18.20 Looks good! What is the black box next to the smart plug? When you say "wire the charger" do you m
LITTLE TO NO WIND (1) DrJudyB at 12:17pm 08.18.20 I found an older edition of Frank Bethwaite's book, High Performance Sailing, . Here is one page fr
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:17pm 08.18.20 183972
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 12:15pm 08.18.20 Gin & Tonic, Rum & Coke, Bourbon & Whisky. Did I miss any? vodka, tequila, pisco
How do you store (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:13pm 08.18.20 Our solution was to stop doing that any more by buying one of these Easy Drain Valves Really thou

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