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Head on Hunter 28.5 Lori Wheeler at 7:00am 05.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3874 I just purchased a 1986 Hunter 28.5 and love her. But I know very little about a Head. What is th
Keel bunker seal Thomas Tongue at 6:54am 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/886 The 3/4 bolt that holds up the keel assembly is above the water line on my H26. Should it be sealed
navigation station don at 6:20am 05.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/918 Where in the cabin is a good place to set up a nav. station?
Merriman Hardware; Shackles & Traveler bob brant at 5:40am 05.23.02 Newport 0/3285 1. Where can one get Merriman Hardware?2. Need advice re replacing the traveler.3. Where to go f
Larger Genoa for 336 David Mackenzie at 5:33am 05.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 I'm thinking of buying a larger genoa for the boat, say 135% as opposed to standard issue. Anyone a
LazyMate lazt jack system Dave Slepoy at 3:36am 05.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1011 the Catalina 28's came with a "LazyMate" lazyjack system made by Stevens Sailing Systems in Maryland
Anyone want cheap doors for a C42 MkII LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com at 3:24am 05.23.02 Big Boats 0/1006 I was just cruising through the chandlery dreaming about spending money I don't have when I came upo
2001 "vs" 2002 Honda 9.9.....Same?? John Paoletti at 2:07am 05.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/906 I have been looking for a Honda 9.9 to replace my current Johnson motor that died. Does anyone know
430 Headsail size Stephen DePaola at 1:56am 05.23.02 Big Boats 3/905 We have a 110% jib on our 430 and are considering a larger one. Maybe a 135%. What do you have? Come
Foam with the 25 Clay Heinz at 1:49am 05.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1028 In the process of my restoration, I have come to realize that I have none of this "flotation" foam.
Microwave Location/272 Loren Heinzeroth at 1:37am 05.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/941 Does anyone have a suggestion for mounting a small microwave oven in the galley area of a 272?Phot
Toshiba 150MP off of 12v John at 1:28am 05.23.02 Big Boats 8/958 I have the Toshiba SyncMaster flat screen 150MP and I want to run it off of the 12v panel instead of
HONDA 50 - LINKAGE John Gordon at 1:23am 05.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1153 Just bought a 26x with a Honda 50, the control linkage to the outboard will not allow the engine to
Fiberglass Trilogy Dave Mauney at 1:14am 05.23.02 Other Sailboats 1/657 Are Parts II and III still available? I was unable to find them in the archive search.Good Winds,
Pop Top Chip Barnes at 1:12am 05.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/874 I noticed that Don Bodemann Has a pop top listed for sell. My catalina 22 (1980) did not come with a
Heater Replacement in 285 Steve at 12:46am 05.23.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/980 Greetings, as first time sailors we are looking very seriously at a Beneteau 285. The boat we're ex
Wiring question Steve Krzesinski at 12:44am 05.23.02 C&C 5/2003 I bought this mark three over the winter. The wiring and other things have obviously been changed o
Need 2 Batteries to Start Diesel Joe Mullee at 12:15am 05.23.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1074 When I try to start my diesel I place the battery selector switch to "1". Not enough power even thou
Yanmar 2GM20 oil filter part #? Brian at 11:51pm 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/8399 First time to change; looked in the manual, nothing; checked on the factory filter itself, solid gre
Hanging Pictures Peter Roach at 11:25pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 9/7326 Does anyone have a good method for hanging pictures in a boat? I am currently thinking about two scr

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Hunter 410 refrigerator Sailgunner at 12:07pm 04.05.20 I did it several years ago. Installed a small air cooled unit under the stove for the frig. Works gr
Jib furling line Sailgunner at 12:05pm 04.05.20 My Hunter boat manual has the suggested size and length for all running rigging.
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor Rich Stidger at 11:29am 04.05.20 That looks like an electric winch motor. If Hunter offered that as an option, ,maybe they have a mo
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor dmax at 11:28am 04.05.20 If you have the original cover, sand the grime off of it and spray paint it with plastic compatible
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Hunter216 at 11:23am 04.05.20
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor Ron20324 at 11:12am 04.05.20 Hi all, Looking for suggestions for something to cover wench motor that comes through head ceiling
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! Cascade27 at 11:03am 04.05.20 Consider an autohelm if you like to single hand often. Then if you stay with hank on headsails or a
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! Cascade27 at 10:58am 04.05.20 FWIW..... when we moved up from our Niagara 26 to the Olson 34, the size of the headsails immediate
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor shemandr at 10:50am 04.05.20 Dish tub?
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor shemandr at 10:48am 04.05.20 I would look around at food containers. I think you would need at least 2, oriented in two axises.
US Spar furler drum removal RitSim at 10:39am 04.05.20 That works only if the pole end cap is in place and secure. Without the cap, there is nothing to st
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor rgranger at 10:26am 04.05.20 Surprised that it took 5 replies to discuss the covering and regular cleaning of the "wench".... :)
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! jssailem at 10:24am 04.05.20 won his division in the Swiftsure Race Did not know that. That is a terrific accomplishment. Grant
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor FastOlson at 10:23am 04.05.20 Surprised that it took 5 replies to discuss the covering and regular cleaning of the "wench".... :)
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! FastOlson at 10:19am 04.05.20 FWIW..... when we moved up from our Niagara 26 to the Olson 34, the size of the headsails immediatel
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! Justin_NSA at 10:16am 04.05.20 Consider an autohelm if you like to single hand often. Then if you stay with hank on headsails or a
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor jssailem at 10:14am 04.05.20 wench Noun: A girl or young woman. Some times seen in the accompany of a Pirate. A winch often is
How can people continue working during a lock down? Daveinet at 10:12am 04.05.20 No. And those few who were listening, weren't listened to. The failure of leadership is sinful. Th
SHOULD I sail this season? Lazy1 at 10:03am 04.05.20 I think you have to re-evaluate on the fly. Not really possible to know what June will be like until
SHOULD I sail this season? Kings Gambit at 10:00am 04.05.20 The port of San Diego just prohibited recreational boating. Astonishing. What next, the rise of v

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