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Week 3 Trivia Winners! OdayOwners.com at 2:42am 12.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/799 Congrats to Brenda Lanoue who scored a perfect quiz in week 3's Trivia Contest. Runners-up, with on
Thoughts about Hunter sail trim Dean Strong at 2:29am 12.02.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/5022 Don:I keep reading your posts about Hunters having difficulty with sail trim and that they sail di
lettering size for boat name Sandy at 2:26am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 7/4204 I need to purchase lettering for our boat name but do not know the size of letters--especially for t
H380 stress cracks Ed at 1:09am 12.02.02 Big Boats 2/1015 I've just completed my second season with my 2001 380, and am facing a second off-season repair of t
cut around the hatch howard at 12:49am 12.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/742 I'd like to replace my hinged piece of acrylic with a real hatch, but to do so I'd have to enlarge t
Sail Slides Ken at 12:32am 12.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1049 I sail a 1985 Catalina 27 #6049. Recently while dropping the main, three of the upppermost sail slid
AP-5 acrylic finish by GEM nanci whitley at 12:11am 12.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/938 There's a guy on the dock pushing this product. The website talks about cars but doesn't mention mar
pro/con electric/manual with lectrasan Barry Hodges at 12:08am 12.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1768 Debating manual vs electric.-don't electric heads sort of have a metered amount of output whereas a
Where's SeaLube? Bill O'Donovan at 10:04pm 12.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1500 Peggie- You recommend SeaLube or SuperLube for the head pump, but I can't find it in either the West
TV Nelson at 9:56pm 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/948 What do you do with your tv during the winter months?
Hunter 30 props Lee at 9:35pm 12.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/920 I'm about to buy a Hunter 30 and it needs a new prop. I can't afford a folding or feathering one an
Autohelm 4000 Stuart at 2:24pm 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1237 I am regularly having problems with the autohelm 4000 simply "losing it" and falling off. Whats stra
Origo 6000 alcohol stove Juan & Amy at 2:01pm 12.01.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1479 Help.........need detail info on Origo 6000 alcohol stove, how to fill and light burners on stoveto
Tacking SailboatOwners.com at 2:00pm 12.01.02 Ask All Sailors 56/3513 Tacking ang gibing in strong winds or choppy seas can be a stressful experience. But even under ord
Origo 6000 alcohol stove Juan & Amy at 1:58pm 12.01.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1036 Help.........need detail info on Origo 6000 alcohol stove, how to fill and light burners on stoveto
H170 Street Price Rod at 1:57pm 12.01.02 Smaller Boats 8/1006 I noticed the Hunter web site lists the MSRP of the H170 at 6949 with trailer. I've seen this a 2002
new boat owner! jim bartch at 10:59am 12.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/879 I have been inquiring about a hunter 450 passage and very happy with the responces.it seems like th
Wiring to mast on 25.5 Pat Henagan at 10:53am 12.01.02 Smaller Boats 2/868 Wiring to mast is broken one inch above deck and needs replacing. Can anyone tell me how to get to t
Holding Tank Woa's, The Saga Continues JCAL at 10:19am 12.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1390 Return of the boat from HELL, (The SAGA Continues)!Well you want believe it, Launched my 1990 27 th
Fuel Tank, Repair or Replace? Bob Camarena at 10:17am 12.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1026 In follow-up to my posting from yesterday, the aluminum Diesel tank on my 1981 C-30 has developed a

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Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 6:00am 09.20.20 from the North Sails guide: "Tighten backstay until snug, no slack. Remove weight from halyard, att
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang (1) senang at 5:55am 09.20.20 If your mast is Selden you should be able to find the serial number written in small by hand somewhe
Shrouds and Stays diameter? CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:45am 09.20.20 What do you tension the uppers and lowers to?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel mnmpizza at 5:41am 09.20.20 Or, U could use a dremel...
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 5:39am 09.20.20 You can use a step bit like this one. Seadaddler suggested the same. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtr
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer rgranger at 5:37am 09.20.20 Bust Out Another Thousand = BOAT
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Mechone at 5:37am 09.20.20 Die mentioned above does the best job.I had 2 ,12v sockets. I left them and installed the usb in ano
Bow Eyes mermike at 5:36am 09.20.20 Without a picture it is hard to say, but could you fill the holes and redrill them to 3/8? A 1/2" sh
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:18am 09.20.20 there is a utube video of a lady who bought a beater 32 Vision. Several really of her adventure and
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:10am 09.20.20
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 4:55am 09.20.20 simple & eze! https://cfd.northsails.com/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/08115139/NorthSails-Cat
Argh. (1) Will Gilmore at 4:44am 09.20.20 https://thelibraryladiesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/walken.gif Even the inimitable Christoph
Bow Eyes (1) vwjay at 2:53am 09.20.20
Bow Eyes twistedskipper at 1:17am 09.20.20 Photo?
Argh. Rich Stidger at 9:25pm 09.19.20 So this pirate walks into a bar with a peg leg, a hook for an arm, and an eye patch. The bartender l
After 10 Years Benny17441 at 9:11pm 09.19.20 Sometimes we put boats or RVs away and one day like in the middle of a pandemic we decide to tinker
Bow Eyes Benny17441 at 9:08pm 09.19.20 You could eliminate them. I think those bow eyes are used to attach straps when the boat is trailer
Argh. Benny17441 at 9:03pm 09.19.20 "Grog" was a British Navy term for water diluted rum rations for a ship's crew. I still partake of
Argh. Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 09.19.20 I trashed my pirates BS years ago, they were a bunch of pretty rotten guys. Kept the rum.
Rust Never Sleeps. Stu Jackson at 8:19pm 09.19.20 For those of you with Yanmar engines, please note that this is a Catalina with an exhaust nipple in

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