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CDI roller furling problem Joyce & Bob at 12:51pm 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 8/2230 Last year (my first season with the "Joy-Sea")when furling the jib, the jib sheets would wind around
Electrify me Ralph at 11:28am 07.06.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1141 Have a 1984 MacGregor 22. Am replacing the engine with a new Nissan 9.9 hp 4 stroke engine with elec
Sittting on the botttom Bill P. at 9:47am 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1043 I'm trying to find a slip in the Panama City area at a price I can afford. I have found one but it
c22 average boat speed?? steve c at 9:16am 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 4/1340 hi everyone the other day i was sailing my c22 30 mi across the lake to pick up some friends for a d
GPS/Autopilot Operation help Bob F at 9:13am 07.06.02 Big Boats 2/890 Just installed a Garmin 176 and had it interfaced with my ST6000 AP. I set a waypoint and "go-to" it
Replace fixed ports TimOp't Holt at 8:57am 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/946 The fixed ports on my '85 H31 have a few leaks. I'm considering replacement. Has anyone done this? W
Asymetrical Annoyance, final chapter Scott Blahnik at 8:51am 07.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1143 This is a follow-up to my original post re the purchase and installation of an asym. on my 260. I re
Mac25 gas tank location ideas? Tom Hornstein at 8:25am 07.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1185 I'm the boring type person that only puts my external gas tank on the cockpit floor by the drain hol
Centerboard Leak Jonathan Smith at 7:48am 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 3/997 I just purchased a Hunter 22' 82 model. I have read MANY reviews that speak of a leak coming from th
centerboard pendant mike nigro at 7:13am 07.06.02 Day Sailers 0/1073 I have a 23' 1980 O'Day and the centerboard pendant broke. How difficult is the reconnection? Does i
reefing hook/boom bolt Richard at 6:25am 07.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/951 I need a replacement for the combination boom/mast bolt and double reefing hook for my 86 Hunter 23.
Sealing Leakey Ports Jim at 4:18am 07.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/873 I need to remove and re-bed the four non-opening ports on my "new" '79 O'Day 25. This looks like a
Forestay length Cat. 22 Peter Furness at 3:51am 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 1/4983 I need to know the total length of the forestay including the forstay turnbuckel for a 1986 Cat. 22
Gas Mileage/Range? Jim at 3:47am 07.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1077 Can anyone help with predicting what sort of range per gallon of fuel, or "gas mileage" I should be
Moved to Nashville, Tn Edward Kennedy at 3:44am 07.06.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2652 Help!I was transferred to Nashville, and I am looking for recommendations for a good place, probabl
SOLAR PANEL, 1995 H43 Arthur Reynolds at 3:34am 07.06.02 Big Boats 1/831 Solar panel is kaput,. Hunter doesn not stock and their supplier doesn't make it any more. Need sug
fresh water system bottled up [author]Don Allen at 1:35am 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/862 With the water tank filled, and the motor and filter apparently working fine, I do not get water to
Setting Up for Safe Single Handing? George Thomas at 1:05am 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1021 I want to reconfigure my 76 Catalina 27 for safer sailing by myself. I already have a rf jib.This re
Boom to Mast Attachment Dean Gustafson at 12:48am 07.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1159 I need the round discs (I do not know the name) to facilitate the boom to mast attachment. The old
Standing rigging Tim at 9:58pm 07.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1055 How often should the standing rigging be replaced. West Marine recommends every 7 years. My 1989 Ca

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Navionics 8/11/20 Date Notice Claude L.-Auger at 12:14pm 08.05.20 I am using the paid version and received the same notice although I have the latest. Up here in Cana
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement (1) JRacer at 12:12pm 08.05.20 I just replaced mine with White "Seaboard" (UV rated HDPE) acquired from US Plastics. Bought a 2 foo
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again jonelli at 12:09pm 08.05.20 His name is Dan Gerhardt and you can reach him at C250@mydurango.net. That's who currently has my
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 08.05.20 Cleaning and varnishing stained hatch boards is not my idea of fun and I'm a hobby wood worker. Do
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Claude L.-Auger at 12:06pm 08.05.20 Same boat, mine being the shoal draft version, i.e. real tender when wind gets around 18 knots. For
Question regarding chainplates Garrymi at 12:03pm 08.05.20 I am going to take down the mast and release the chain plate to try to release the bolt but wondered
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again Claude L.-Auger at 11:58am 08.05.20 2 years ago I had a problem with my ST-60 windmeter. Here a copy of what I posted then: Feb 24, 20
Rudder post alignment on 28 Paleolithic at 11:46am 08.05.20 Apologies for reviving dead thread..... did you figure out a solution DutchSails? My 1985 O'Day 28 i
1998 H376 Outhaul Design sail sfbay at 11:31am 08.05.20 An internet search on CHARLESTON SPAR, INC for a boom manual and diagram of your vintage came up sho
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement pclarksurf at 11:12am 08.05.20 Yes-- I "think" the original was 3 section -- I too do not have my originals, no doubt others will c
1998 H376 Outhaul Design pparker99 at 11:03am 08.05.20 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!!!............a photo of your boom would be helpful but expect the dia
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Justin_NSA at 11:01am 08.05.20 I was new to sailing when we had our head sail modified for a furler. The sailmaker added luff paddi
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor SoSound at 11:00am 08.05.20 Successful? :laugh: Too busy getting over my screw-it-up-ophobia. I love DIY stuff, but I don't w
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one kappykaplan at 10:51am 08.05.20 Sail shape is problematic with a partially furled headsail. There are a few things your sailmaker c
1998 H376 Outhaul Design (1) sail sfbay at 10:51am 08.05.20 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!!!............a photo of your boom would be helpful but expect the diag
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement rlongfield at 10:45am 08.05.20 I'm going to say not original just on quantity-- usually we only have 3 sections-- and the support
1998 H376 Outhaul Design Don S/V ILLusion at 10:42am 08.05.20 Ronstan has an outhaul design (on their web site) which was similar to that used on my old H40.5 if
HUNTER 49/50 Fischer Panda 12 Mini Generator noise artboas at 10:40am 08.05.20 Never thought of the fuel pump, will check it out! Ticking noises make me nervous. Anyone mad at y
porthole windows for a Balboa 24 (7) Blessed at 10:30am 08.05.20 thank you. I did a rough measurement of the bigger ones; 21 1/4"? x 7"??? ; and the smaller
Dumb Jabsco head problem justsomeguy at 10:04am 08.05.20 :facepalm:

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