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Stepping the mast on a '78 Hunter 25 Matt Lydon at 3:43pm 08.26.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1443 I'm just picking up a used hunter 25 next week - How does the mast come down? (and up)Matt
Hunter 336 Jibs and Genoas Frank Swift at 3:22pm 08.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1611 I am thinking of replacing the jib with a larger size. I note that Doyle sells a 100% , a 135% and
Owners Manual for Hunter 23 Jeff at 2:58pm 08.26.02 Smaller Boats 6/2233 Hello,I am looking for a copy of the owners manual for a 1986 Hunter 23. If anyone could help me ou
Owners Manual Jeff at 2:58pm 08.26.02 Smaller Boats 3/1018 Hello,I am looking for a copy of the owners manual for a 1986 Hunter 23. If anyone could help me ou
Diesel Fuel Type Pete Loewenstein at 2:38pm 08.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 I pulled into a fuel dock the other day to top off my tank (I have a H356, with a Yanmar 3GM30F engi
roller furling attachment to foredeck john brantner at 2:08pm 08.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2284 does the roller furling attach directly to the foredeck, or is there a turnbuckle involved? help!
Update from Ray & Maria Bowles ex-Speedy owners Ray Bowles at 1:49pm 08.26.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1442 Before anything else our E-Mail address has been corrected in the owners directory.We spent a litt
ICW in a 35.5?? Gene Thompson at 12:58pm 08.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/903 Has anyone out there done the ICW from the Great Lakes to Florida in a Hunter 35.5? Any particular a
Thru Hull Plywood Spacers Rotting Mark Cothran at 11:58am 08.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1464 I am trying to find out if anyone else has experienced the same problems with the plywood spacers wh
Cradle for Hunter 31 (1987) 4' draft Elleigh at 11:48am 08.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1043 Help! I need a cradle for winter storage at my boat yard...I am hoping to find a used one....any th
Mast Height on O'day 22 Jinks at 11:24am 08.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6240 I recently purchased a 1975 O'day 22. She has obviously had the mast replaced and it measures about
Polybutylene Pipe. Steve Dion at 10:55am 08.26.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4742 FYI:Polybutylene pipe, as you may know has been "recalled" in homes. The problem is Clorine and H
C' 30 props Al Britton at 10:18am 08.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1020 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25 diesel. What is the optimum propeller for this boat /
AC installation Ken DeLacy at 10:02am 08.26.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1005 Greetings all, I finally broke down and purchased ac for the boat and have some questions regarding
o'day 23 fin keel Bob Sullivan at 9:53am 08.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1021 I have recently acquired an o'day 23 fin (fixed) keel sloop and am looking for any info available. I
Starter motor Don at 9:50am 08.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1154 I have a 82 Catalina 30 with the 5411 engine. My starter motor is toast - I can't rebuild it and I
hole in my 336's hull Bob Peters at 9:39am 08.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/823 Hello,Below is a note sent yesterday to Hunter Marine. I am wondering if anyone has had this probl
Mariner mast lowering Wayne Randolph at 9:29am 08.26.02 Day Sailers 1/1135 We are having difficulty lowering our mast. It did not have lateral stability with the old broken c
473 Shaft Log Mike at 8:56am 08.26.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 Has anyone experienced any proplems with their shaft log? I've heard through my dealer that several
Replaced Jabsco PAR Hugh at 8:45am 08.26.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1139 Peggy et. al.- A few threads back I posted about our head showing signs of aging, and asked about re

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Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 2:45pm 08.18.20 There are numerous threads on SBO about how to use gin poles along with your mainsheet (increases me
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) JRacer at 2:33pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small test
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? JonnyEp at 2:18pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you!
How do you store Justin_NSA at 2:16pm 08.18.20 Now that I have a box mounted to my yard trailer, it goes in there. Near the boat but not in it.
How do you store dlochner at 2:07pm 08.18.20 Is that really easier than an extractor anyway? You'd still need to connect a hose to that drain v
How do you store HobieDog at 2:02pm 08.18.20 Yanmar 2GM20F. No such luck. I've searched and got a hernia, scraped knuckles, and a dislocated
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 smokey73 at 1:57pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) PaulK at 1:51pm 08.18.20 We found a similar hole around a solar vent on our afterdeck. The missing balsa extended from the op
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 08.18.20 What engine do you have? Is it possible there is a drain, usually in the back end of the pan, and y
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 BobH57 at 1:43pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Hunter 326 bigger headsail Art12050 at 1:40pm 08.18.20 You may want to ask the sailmaker how a 135 works on a fractional rig.
Ancient Mariner lehighsail at 1:34pm 08.18.20 What brand boat was Professor Creamer sailing? Downeaster? Challenger? At my level of expertise o
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:25pm 08.18.20
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 1:24pm 08.18.20 All ideas are welcome. Can you use the main halyard as a forestay while disconnecting the actual f
H310 what engine? Ron20324 at 1:22pm 08.18.20 Picky, picky, picky :laugh: ! :plus:
Backstay Failure capta at 1:15pm 08.18.20 Wow, it seems you had multiple things go wrong pretty much at the same time. Looks like the headstay
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 1:13pm 08.18.20 Do you have the Beneteau or a Hunter, as per your avatar?
Backstay Failure dlochner at 1:08pm 08.18.20 I hope you have good insurance. This is could be expensive, it looks like the deck at the mast step
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

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