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Hood Furling Richard Borah at 1:00am 05.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1340 I have a Hood 810 single line Roller Furling that the centering piece at the bottom has been removed
Aux power switches Ted Bergner at 12:46am 05.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/850 I have a 1999 C320 and I can't figure out what the aux 1 and aux 2 switches on the electrical swich
Forward hatch replacement Brian & Jennifer DeVito at 9:50pm 05.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/845 My forward hatch needs to be replaced on my 1986 28.5.Any ideas where I can buy a replacement?Than
Two axle or one for trailering? Eric at 9:30pm 05.24.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1105 The Macgregor 26X I just bought didn''t come with a trailer. I'm leaning towards a dual axle trailer
Will Yanmar 2GM20 work in a Catalina 27? Geoffrey Jackson at 3:35pm 05.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1088 We have a 1975 Catalina 27 with a dead Volvo MD6A. After considering the various options, we've dec
New to saltwater mooring- should I do it? steven at 12:02pm 05.24.02 Day Sailers 5/1581 For 30 years I have sailed on freshwater lakes. During the past two years I have enjoyed some saltwa
facnor mainsail reefing system mike at 11:01am 05.24.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1057 i am thinking about buying a facnor mainsail furling system for my 31 ft hunter anyone have any feed
Give a Newbee advice Michael Shomate at 10:42am 05.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/909 Ok, so I'm taking delivery of a new MacGregor 26X in two days...any advice?
Where has all the water gone?? Ron at 6:36am 05.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 13/901 I've got a leak in my portside water tank on my H37C. Has anyone had a leak and discovered it was so
Daysailor 1 Robert McConkey at 4:59am 05.24.02 Day Sailers 2/963 I am trying to find information on my 1960s daysailor. I believe that it is a daysailor 1. The boa
Vented loop Ron at 4:48am 05.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/770 I presently have a vented loop between the thru hull and the head pump. I just read in Mainsheet th
First Boat - 1980 Hunter 33 Richard Wigzell at 4:11am 05.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1177 We are buying our first boat, a 1980 Hunter 33. It is now in Connecticut on Long Island Sound and w
Outhaul Line - H31 Scott B at 4:02am 05.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/783 There is a 3/8" line is two part and goes around a sheave which is in turn held by a wire rope that
Keel Pin???? Rick Juneau at 2:26am 05.24.02 Smaller Boats 5/893 I have a 73' Catalina 22 #2113 and I have heard about the keel pin under the port side seat that nee
roller furler headaches-the final (I hope) chapter Gerard at 2:12am 05.24.02 Smaller Boats 0/927 Well, I took the whole thing apart again, top to bottom, and here's what I found. The original probl
Mainsheet Traveler position Carlos Silva at 1:13am 05.24.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1315 On my 30' cruiser I have a mainsheet traveler system installed on the cockpit across the seats and p
Nice Reply in PS, Phil Jay Kent at 11:41pm 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/820 I was pleasantly surprised to see your letter to Practical Sailor about their recent article on Hunt
h-31 fuel filters lloyd at 11:29pm 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/818 I JUST CHANGED BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FUEL FILTERS,I READ WHEN YOU DO THIS FILL CANISTERS WITH F
40.5 Table stabilized Arthur Boas at 11:00pm 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/770 The 40.5 has a nice table, but 2 faults. One, it is held on only by the compression post bracket, an
Need Sliding Galley Plans Frank Sheets at 10:22pm 05.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/1269 My '71 22 did'nt come with it sliding Galley and I'm looking to build one. Does anyone have plans or

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Boatyard shut down due to COVID quadrille38 at 9:56am 03.30.20 Yes, my boat is in the water. I am one of 2 boats in the whole marina. I really am not insensitive
Stuck in the house....? markwbird at 9:22am 03.30.20 Shave your head. Have another child. Wash the dog Learn to juggle Wear your wife's clothes Answer th
Stuck in the house....? Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 03.30.20 Great Scott man :yikes: ! ! ! ! If I were to get into all of that, I'd be worse off that if hit by
BUKH 20DV Engine. Ignition Issues OOC at 9:21am 03.30.20 Thank you I will check this.
What the heck is: Loran 797 jon hansen at 9:14am 03.30.20 was a Northstar 800c fan back in the day, both on the ships and aeolus. it's on the shelf back at t
SS U-Mixing elbow Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.30.20 1. Did you test to see if the external signs of corrosion went through the casting to the interior
h34 hose ties Richard Bryer at 8:56am 03.30.20 I ran into the same problem. My hose was not leaking however so I just removed the check valve (bac
What the heck is: Loran 797 jssailem at 8:45am 03.30.20 Not that I am old enough to remember them Took sometimes five minutes to acquire, but worked nice
Hunter 23 reefing hook rgranger at 8:26am 03.30.20 On mine, I have to remove the bolt that holds the boom to the goose neck. Then I slip in the reefing
What the heck is: Loran 797 Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:23am 03.30.20 Many flights trans Atlantic aboard a Navy transport, using Loran for navigation in the 60's. On a cr
Out with the old and in with the newer RussC at 8:22am 03.30.20 Haha. ya.... we've always called the rock structure the "gnome home" also. built back in the 50s and
H26 traveler - again! rgranger at 8:20am 03.30.20 Can you post a picture of the underside ? also what t-track is this ? manufacture, what size etc..
H26 traveler - again! rgranger at 8:20am 03.30.20 You have to remember there are steps going into the cabin that are secured to an aluminum plate in
What the heck is: Loran 797 Terry Cox at 8:19am 03.30.20
h34 hose ties kloudie1 at 8:19am 03.30.20 Indeed.. I haven't changed the old hose yet. In the 29 years that I've owned the boat I have had onl
Daysailer Cabin rschuss at 8:16am 03.30.20 Bugs. Beware of bugs. If you use a boom type of tent, make sure that there is bug netting to close e
Cabinet work Hydro Therapy at 8:06am 03.30.20 I like the idea of both magnets and the turn knob. Thanks
Hunter 30 deck paint / Rustloeum Topside Paint portajon at 8:01am 03.30.20 Looks great did you add the anti slip additive or just painted over old awl grip? Did you sand dow
In Mast Mainsail furling Boatnic at 7:59am 03.30.20 Hi, I own a 2006 Hunter 27 with in mast furling, always been difficult to use. Became jammed in mast
Out with the old and in with the newer capta at 7:50am 03.30.20 If I were a gnome, I'd rather live on the boat.

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