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rebedding snap john withrow at 9:42am 10.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/751 One of my hatch cover snaps has come out. What should I use to rebed it. It is a corner one with a
Foul smell in cabin Anthony Zogheib at 6:01am 10.12.02 Big Boats 37/2599 I just purchased a Hunter 1993 40.5 out of Texas. The boat had been in salt water through 2000. I
YouGottaRegatta-Mac Raft-up in Chattanooga, TN briangilbert at 3:52am 10.12.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1368 Not really a regatta... more like folks are going to get together at Chickamauga Lake just above Cha
Chicago Area Maintenance on My Yanmar 2QM15 Dick from Chicago at 3:41am 10.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/992 This is an urgent request. We need a reference for someone in the Chicago area to help us with a pr
Winter Storage - CDI Roller Furling Nathan Schaan at 3:33am 10.12.02 Smaller Boats 6/1300 I am curious as to what the best method is to store the track for the winter. I have left the track
algae nick maggio at 3:25am 10.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/891 I am new 290 owner how to prevent algae build up in fuel tank ,should I add preventer every year or
Need an "Eric" to buy my Ursula Don Bodemann at 1:39am 10.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/888 I was following the thread on mast stepping and followed Eric's to his web site showing his adventur
Motoring speed (Knots) Randy F at 1:23am 10.12.02 Bigger Boats 2/1241 I have just put my recently purchased Oday 25 in the water. I was motoring to the slip and wondered
How easy to install Autohelm? Jay Dunham at 1:10am 10.12.02 Big Boats 12/1631 I'm just about ready to purchase a new C-36, and am pondering the option list. I'd really like an A
height of bimini at companionway bo at 12:04am 10.12.02 Big Boats 3/1225 Sails are original but reconditioned. Has not been sailed in years... Unable yet to tell how low boo
31 O'day Prop Size David C. Hirtle at 11:26pm 10.11.02 Other Sailboats 1/971 Good Morning KevinI purchased this 1985 O'day two years agao. This boat with a M-18, 14hp @ 3100RPM
Hunter 34 cutter rig Andrew Brayshaw at 9:48pm 10.11.02 Big Boats 2/1233 I am about to install a 2nd forstay on my Hunter 34 which I was going to run along side the original
Dropping the rudder - solutions anyone? Mike at 9:10pm 10.11.02 Smaller Boats 11/1766 The water temp. lately has got me thinking there has to be a better way to get the rudder all the wa
Annapolis Show Jim Willis at 4:57pm 10.11.02 Other Sailboats 1/718 I would like to be at this show (never been- nearest was Miami). In fact just doing my company accou
H23 Parts Jim Maroldo at 3:51pm 10.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/886 Thought I'd pass this along in case anyone needs it:Last winter, I decided to refurbish the "kitche
Installing a Traveller On an H310 Ralph Johnstone at 3:25pm 10.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1128 Has anyone ever tried to install a traveller on the arch of an H310 after market ?Like a fool, I l
Limit of Positive Stability for 361 Jose Venegas at 12:53pm 10.11.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1580 Anybody knows what the LPS and the Stability Index (As provided under IMS Regulations 201) are for t
Where is everyone Mark at 11:18am 10.11.02 Big Boats 3/1078 I noticed Catalina have built about 1500 36'rs and 36MK II yet there are very few owner reviews? W
Docking Line Retractor Pete Loewenstein at 8:00am 10.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1335 I recently saw a boat docking accessory while staying overnight in a transient slip. The boat in th
CE A Classification William at 5:36am 10.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3808 I've noticed a number of questions about the CE rating on Hunter's mid and large size boats. I had

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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
H26 - Bottom Paint Flaking sail sfbay at 8:13pm 09.19.20 Looks like you lost your barrier coating?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Tedd at 8:12pm 09.19.20 Yes, definitely a job for a step bit. It will make the tidiest hole. Or a die set, if you can find o
Rust Never Sleeps. Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 09.19.20 Well dang, if you can get a factory cast 316 elbow, why the F would you have one welded up They d
After 10 Years Michael Davis at 8:07pm 09.19.20 10 years without sailing?!
After 10 Years Reefing at 8:04pm 09.19.20 Glorious day! Congratulations.
Cam Cleats how do you use them? DArcy at 7:57pm 09.19.20 On my boat I only have cam cleats on the traveler sheets. The Viking 28 I've started racing on has c
Shrouds and Stays diameter? (1) Gene Neill at 7:44pm 09.19.20 185114
After 10 Years (1) Bobbi Ullinger at 7:34pm 09.19.20 Another pic.
The Progress Continues H 23.5 Bobbi Ullinger at 7:26pm 09.19.20 No issues with stepping the mast. Between 1993 when we bought the boat and 2010, we trailered and s
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Ted at 7:20pm 09.19.20 You can use a step bit like this one. Seadaddler suggested the same. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtre

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