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Owner's Manual - Mac 22 Roger at 1:12pm 12.16.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1236 My girlfriend's father has a 22 that I want to sail this Summer. Does anyone know where I can get a
EMERGENCY RUDDER DAN GILDEA at 12:42pm 12.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1435 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1985 CATALINA AND DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD NO EMERGENCY RUDDER TO STICK INTO TH
summer sailing school robert at 11:36am 12.16.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1203 I would like to send my son (15) to learn how to sail this summer to a teen sailing camp, would any
Sea water entering bilge Charles at 11:31am 12.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/1078 My 1979 Catalina 25 constantly remains in a wet slip, and water (slight amount) is entering the bilg
Aft bulkhead removal on 260 (1) Brigg Franklin at 9:54am 12.16.02 Smaller Boats 13/1454 In a recent photo article, (see attached photo) titled "installing pedestal" submitted by Jim Seaman
Buying a H-34, what were the problems they had? Texas Newcommer at 9:38am 12.16.02 Big Boats 15/1837 Hello all, I'm brand new to all this so bare w/ me please. I want to buy a Hunter 34', 1984. I have
Marine cabinetry Mark F. Arena at 9:18am 12.16.02 Big Boats 2/888 .....anyone know of a how-to-book on marine cabinetry? TIAM
any of these for sale in the northeast? Bill at 9:01am 12.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/965 I am interested in an Oday 37 in the Northeast. Please leave contact info and I'll get back to you.
Engine zincs in Yanmar 2GM20F ? Martin Cole at 8:43am 12.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2157 Being new to engine maintainence (this is my first winter as an owner), I'm trying to do all the rig
Perkins 18 hp - rpm's Bill P. at 8:18am 12.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1485 I am the proud owner of at 1995 Catalina 270 and I'm her third owner - needless to say some of the m
Off-Shore sailing school any thoughts? Ed at 6:59am 12.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/808 I posted a question about charter in the BVI, but have decided to possibly go a differnt route. I h
raising the mast Joe Refkin at 5:36am 12.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1148 I recently moved up to a Cat 30. Bought it on the hard with the mast down. Will be using a profess
272 Permanent fuel tank Frank at 4:11am 12.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/918 I am looking for advice on installing a permanent fuel tank for my 272. Boat has an outboard motor.
Maine Hunter Sailing Association launches web site (1) Paul Akers at 3:04am 12.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/992 The Maine Hunter Sailing Association wishes to announce the launch of its web site. Please visit ou
How Do You Strip Deck Paint (1) Tony Kriz at 2:56am 12.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1408 I just completed purchase of my new boat - '83 Hunter 25 and want to know how to strip one part poly
Maine Hunter Sailing Association launches web site Paul Akers at 2:49am 12.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/958 The Maine Hunter Sailing Association wishes to announce the launch of its new web site. Please take
320 Radar wiring question Gary at 2:20am 12.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1314 Installing a Raymarine combo Radar/GPS at the helm, radome antenna on the mast. From reading the arc
What is my Rhodes 19 worth? John Randolph at 1:49am 12.16.02 Day Sailers 2/1765 How can I determine the value of my 1964 excellent condition Rhodes 19? Includes main, jib, spinnak
Unplugging stopped comfort drain Oceanis 370 ron at 1:43am 12.16.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1139 Our shower room had a plugged drain. I have no idea where the comforter bilge is or where the water
How Do You Strip Deck Paint? (1) Tony Kriz at 12:51am 12.16.02 Ask All Sailors 0/882 I just completed purchase of my new boat - '83 Hunter 25 and want to know how to strip one part poly

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Bristol 35.5 (1979) engine mount help jsgrover at 2:28pm 09.21.20 Thanks for the reply - I did order one of those from West Marine. The bolt holes lined up fine, and
Neglected boat meets shore! (1) rgranger at 2:25pm 09.21.20 185177:biggrin:
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 2:24pm 09.21.20 All true. But equally important is that camcleats are very sensitive to line input angle relative t
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 2:19pm 09.21.20 I like the string supported backing plate. Thanks... it is held in with JB Weld. The string is de
Neglected boat meets shore! 19thol at 2:15pm 09.21.20 That's a dirty shame.
Neglected boat meets shore! dlochner at 1:57pm 09.21.20 Sad. And it looks to be in fairly good shape, unlike some of the derelict and abandoned boats.
1984 Hunter Legend 40 black tank replacement tjar at 1:53pm 09.21.20 This site (HunterSaiboatOwners.com) is a great site to find Hunter parts. Also Peggy Hall is known a
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? Sailfanatic at 1:30pm 09.21.20 If you dont have reef tack hooks, an only two stoppers marked "reefing" my guess would be that it ma
Pressure wash after haulout Capt jgw at 1:18pm 09.21.20 I hear just the opposite. If you can see it, it's still working. That's why they recommend multip
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 odaydokay at 12:26pm 09.21.20 Yes, I heard Origo was gone, but maybe some used ones out there. I also had a propane unit which is
Yanmar 3YM30 Heat Exchanger Removal and Cleaning odaydokay at 12:22pm 09.21.20 That is now 14 years old right? You may do a lot of work and wind up unhappy. Look at the hours and
Pressure wash after haulout Ron20324 at 12:14pm 09.21.20 Some areas require the washed -off bottoms to be specially drained so as to capture the paint runoff
Stink Boat odaydokay at 12:11pm 09.21.20 Yes, bleach, bleach and more bleach. You may have to spray some paint once dry but start with the b
Hello from Upstate NY Bobglas at 11:53am 09.21.20 I'm in Jefferson NY about an hour and half from you 26M. Mostly sail on Champlain. I'm thinking look
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Mike Oldak at 11:38am 09.21.20 I'd look to see if the oil rise is time dependent. Try running the engine from cold for about 1 min
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 09.21.20 I like the string supported backing plate.
Solar powered cabin vent fan RustyVenture at 11:03am 09.21.20 If you have AC aboard, you may want to look into a small dehumidifier to run while you are closed u
Pressure wash after haulout Head Sail at 10:59am 09.21.20 It's the circle of life. When the ablative looks to be getting too thin, its properties are probabl
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Gary Ryan at 10:58am 09.21.20 Not sure....it's original. I had some issues with the water line to the air conditioner in the summ
Stink Boat FastOlson at 10:56am 09.21.20 Perhaps time to pull the fastenings and remove all the sole sections. We have done that in the past

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