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halyards Salty Dog at 12:48am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/958 Does anyone know the approximate length of the internal jib and main halyards?
Opinions, Please...fuel tank replacement Jane at 12:17am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1033 I have a 1996 29.5. The past three trips out the engine has died. RPMs just suddenly dropped. Once
Failure on inagural sail. Time to sell. . .?? Daniel Schafer at 12:13am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 37/2341 What a disapointment. Finally after 1.5 months of getting my newly purchased First 26 ready, I trie
Replacing Ports/1979 Oday 30 Pat at 11:24pm 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 2/1222 Has anyone replaced the opening ports in the head area of an older (e.g. 1979)Oday 30? The original
Need replacement battens (1) Dave Busby at 11:22pm 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1195 My son lost a batten overboard this week-end.Does anyone know where I can get a replacementlike in
Questions, Questions, Questions David at 11:12pm 06.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 Let me say from the outset I am grateful for all the info I have gotten from this site. This is my
water tank Skip Howe at 11:00pm 06.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/903 I have a '78 Hunter 25 which has a leaking water tank and it appears to be impervious to inspection.
Head in H26 Tom Wootton at 10:47pm 06.16.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1216 What are the best options for upgrading from a porta-pottie to a plumbed-in head for a Hunter 26? Th
Access behind engine William at 9:51pm 06.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/863 I have a 1980 27. The previous owners placed the muffler behind the aft engine bulkhead and in fron
1989 H30 Battery Options Dave Swanson at 4:55pm 06.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1055 I have a 1989 H30. It has 2 group 24 batteries port of centerline under the aft near the engine. T
Do I need a New battery charger? Dave Swanson at 4:30pm 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1192 I have a 1989 Hunter 30. It has 2 group 24 gel cell batteries that were purchased in 1992 and 1995.
Shortening the head sail? Jim Cook at 3:51pm 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 1/1482 My S.O. (ie. 1st mate) complains about not being able to see forward. We saw and article somewher
Do Wing Keels Pick Up Floating Kelp?..Help!! J. Casino at 3:29pm 06.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1075 I am interested in purchasing a Hunter 30 and am concerned about the wing keel picking up floating k
How many boats have you owned? SailboatOwners.com at 2:57pm 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 59/3532 How many boats have you owned? What was your first boat? Do you still own it? What has led you to
Dirty laundry wes at 1:00pm 06.16.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/879 My jib sail has become a little dirty over the years, so I was wondering what the best method for cl
STOVE WILL NOT PRIME JOHN at 12:35pm 06.16.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/875 I HAVE A PRINCESS STOVE (ALCOHOL) WHEN I GO TO PRIME THE PUMP IT IS VERY LOOSE AND HAS NO PRSSURE AT
More Compression Post Pictures Posted Barry at 12:25pm 06.16.02 Big Boats 4/783 Last week I finally dropped the mast for rewiring and furling system upgrades. That's the time to ch
Autopilot Gilles Provost at 11:45am 06.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1035 I am the owner of a 28.5h, I am sailing on lake Champlain, and I am looking to install a autopilot,
Roller furling for 86 H23 G Victorson at 11:18am 06.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/770 I want to add a CDI FF2 roller furling to my 86 H23. The roller furling goes over the forestay but
info on a M I N paul floyd at 9:50am 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1148 son found a PORJECT BOAT sucha boat we do not known what it is last registered in nj in 1988 a

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New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam (3) Good Vibes at 6:59am 06.23.20 Thanks to everyone for all the great advice. New system is up and running and we love it. 3 x Firefl
Logbook Entries kappykaplan at 6:56am 06.23.20 Course ordered is the course you are steering based on the wind direction. COG/SOG are things you'l
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 6:55am 06.23.20 and mange most conditions. No, it won't, in my experience. Any amount of seas >3.5' or so and win
sonichub 2 will not power on JasonFromJersey at 6:53am 06.23.20 Spent an hour in a live chat with Navico yesterday. They said that both the SonicHub and the SonicHu
Fiberglass locker repair rgranger at 6:53am 06.23.20 ... If you call Jamestown Tech support they will guide you with right type of cloth and other sound
Maiden Voyage - The Soggy Dollar Zinger88 at 6:51am 06.23.20 Sweet! That's what it's all about right there....:thumbup:
Burner on stove wont stay lit (1) sail sfbay at 6:51am 06.23.20 What stove do you have? If it is s Force 10 below is an excerpt from the manual on testing operatio
Replacing the Hatch lens Capt jgw at 6:49am 06.23.20 Most any local plastics shop can supply and cut the lens for you. Would be exactly the same as OEM a
Fiberglass locker repair dlochner at 6:48am 06.23.20 The method @rgranger suggests will work, I'd add a few steps. Grind off the the gel coat along the e
Well it happened AndreNJ11 at 6:44am 06.23.20 I am so sorry for your unfortunate incident and loss of your new purchase. I hope insurance adequa
Edson Pedestal Reinforcement LeslieTroyer at 6:44am 06.23.20
RAM mic cable rewire? (1) Ted at 6:40am 06.23.20 Here is a photo of the inside of the Standard Horizon CMP23 RAM mic. There are 8 small conductors wi
Sailboat rudder pulling to port jviss at 6:39am 06.23.20 Thanks for your reply. I used melted strips of plastic. I thought it worked ok but I guess not. Try
Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 6:34am 06.23.20 After filling the rudder and replacing the skin, did you check the shape with the templates you made
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jssailem at 6:31am 06.23.20 For your boat the EV100 by Raymarine is a good option. Favorable price, Easy install, low power dema
Asymmetric furler Hunter216 at 6:30am 06.23.20 Hi ll, I have thought about using a furler for our asymmetrical sail since both are available. Wh
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... Ted at 6:26am 06.23.20 If you strip your spars, you will have to apply some sort of finish to prevent the aluminum from oxi
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 6:26am 06.23.20 Just another pic
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 6:24am 06.23.20 When you rebuilt the rudder, how did you recreate the airfoil shape on the new side? If you didn't
Summerize the boat rgranger at 6:22am 06.23.20 Until 10 years ago, I was one of our northern friends. Yeah.... I learned to sail in Chicago.

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