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Looking for a canvas shop in Puget Sound matt at 6:28am 07.24.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1232 I have a Hunter Vision32 with a dodger and a cockpit "cover" to keep the sun off while at anchor, bu
Vision 32 Reefing lines matt at 6:20am 07.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1047 Quick question. The previous owner had pulled the 2 reefing lines completely off the boat. I have
what's the capsize screen of a J24 Steve at 5:26am 07.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1162 what's the capsize screen of a J24. thinking about getting one.
Thinking of buying, 1988 26.5 Scott Grenlund at 4:34am 07.24.02 Smaller Boats 2/734 I am thinking about purchasing a 1988 26.5. I have a dinghy sailing background, but am looking to m
Motor while Trailering? Michael at 3:22am 07.24.02 Smaller Boats 9/707 Thanks for all the great responses on the boom while trailering. What about the motor? Does ever
Peggie, I followed your advice.... Les Blackwell at 2:45am 07.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1204 As one of your fans, I have followed your advice on heads, holding tanks, etc. and have done pretty
sailing school in chesapeake are for ocean sailing Steve at 1:42am 07.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/903 i'm looking for some kind of school or sailing opportunity to go on a real sail for a few days or a
Electric head periodic maintenance Bruce Hill at 1:33am 07.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1306 Peggy-While familiar with the manual heads I have had on other boats, the electric heads on my '97
Changing thermostat on M-35 Walt at 12:57am 07.24.02 Big Boats 5/953 My M-35 has always run a little hot. If I run over 2000 rpm, I'll top 200 degrees. Manual says top
Bow sprit or NOT ? james rohr at 12:45am 07.24.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1789 Don;First a few specs. I have an, early vintage, 1979 O'Day 30 center board. One of the ones that h
Wash DC sailors Question Steve at 11:58pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/881 Have any of you sailed from the Washington DC area to Colonial Beach? if so, how long should i expe
Trailer Sailor Caribbean Cruise Ben Allen at 11:34pm 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1250 I would like to make this group aware of an event that will be taking place in the future. Many owne
would an H23 right herself??? Steve at 11:33pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/957 Would an H23 right herself after a knock down if all hatches were battened shut?
Riding turns on Jib Winches Bill D at 10:35pm 07.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/952 Seem to be having problem with riding turns on my winches, Always put 2 wraps to start. Could it be
Jib furler Bob F. at 10:08pm 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/957 We have just rented a wet slip for the next year and will not be trailering our Catalina 22 after th
Propeller Sizing legend 33.5 Norman Wroblewski at 6:22pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1141 Anyone have recommendations for the correct propeller sizing for 33.5 LegendYanmar 2GM20FProp w
manual for an18ft hunter Jamie at 4:28pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/736 thanks
Propane Converson Bill Sheehy at 3:01pm 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/840 I am getting ready to get rid of my CNG and replace it with propane. I have a couple questions of an
New 34 owner - with some questions Rusty at 2:17pm 07.23.02 Big Boats 11/1048 Hello all,I recently bought an '83 Hunter 34 that was a bit crippledfrom the keel's nasty encounte
oday 23 rigging tension James at 1:26pm 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/890 i could use some help about how tight is too tight when it says hand tight. i read a topic about thi

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Cabin sole Hunter 28.5 HMT2 at 5:48am 04.13.20 Looking to change mine out at some point. Currently have the bilge ares under the soft spot filled
Lower shroud rigging breaking Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 04.13.20 @rgranger The Boat in picture is really heeled over. Once when introducing a new Beneteau, the sa
Should I purchase a Hunter 18? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 04.13.20 @CurtisC Thank you for the correction. Boy I forgot about the 18 having introduced that boat to
2002 Hunter h326 forestay size Ken13559 at 5:21am 04.13.20 John, thanks. As advised, I'll order the forestay together with the furler. If actual wire is differ
Has anyone tried these heat exchanger brackets? rpwillia at 5:18am 04.13.20 You guys are awesome when I have these nagging and somewhat obscure/hard to research issues. Thanks
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks David in Sandusky at 5:17am 04.13.20
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 4:43am 04.13.20 Hi Steve, I have a similar Hunter Sailboat in a 1984 Hunter 31 which is the model which came out aft
Cabin sole Hunter 28.5 (1) Jim L at 4:00am 04.13.20 Looking to change mine out at some point. Currently have the bilge ares under the soft spot filled
Heat shrink solder connectors Tipsynippertoo at 3:52am 04.13.20 I would not use these as it is probable you will have a poorly solder joint within the connector. Th
high water? danstanford at 3:14am 04.13.20 Was talking to family who live on the St. Lawrence at Brockville and they have water over their dock
New lines and arrangement help please senang at 2:49am 04.13.20 If you take a close up picture of the labels someone will be able to translate them. I could
Filler..... advise needed Captain Larry-DH at 2:04am 04.13.20 That is an interesting crack. I'm assuming the image was posted rotated and the crack is horizontal
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 Syntonos at 11:30pm 04.12.20 Glad to be of help. nice you have the place to "get after it" without the layday charges of a boat y
Docking Mishap (2) Will Gilmore at 11:03pm 04.12.20 177488 Containership Milano Bridge allided with cranes in Busan, one injured "14:37: Commenced STBD
Filler..... advise needed Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 04.12.20 Agree with Dave. Wonder how the rudder post is....
Lower shroud rigging breaking Claude L.-Auger at 9:17pm 04.12.20 Crazy Dave is absolutely right. It's a matter of physics: heeling to 12-15 degrees actually increase
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks (1) DrJudyB at 8:25pm 04.12.20 Image 2317, with the thru hull, tells the story, I think. If you zoom in close, you can see white l
Seemed like a good idea at the time? BobbyFunn at 8:14pm 04.12.20 Does it looked like prep was done on the luran? All scuffed up and what not? Its really hard to ge
Seemed like a good idea at the time? stickinthemud57 at 8:00pm 04.12.20 The sad thing is that it appears they put a lot of effort into it. Didn't really look bad on the who
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 (1) HotPotato at 7:29pm 04.12.20 Launched today... thought you might be interested to know a Subaru Outback can launch a swing keel.

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