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Surveyor recommendations in San Diego? Tom Boles at 6:05am 04.25.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1290 Hi-I am looking for recommendations for someone to do a pre-purchase survey on a 1990 Hunter Visio
Is there anything I can do?....... Steve at 6:01am 04.25.02 Day Sailers 2/1010 Here is the problem I have experienced on my Mariner: I have a motor hangin" off the back, the gas
Cutlass Bearing Snow Job Mike Elmore at 5:17am 04.25.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1017 All,The yard just quoted me $600 to replace the cutlassbearing on my C28. Is this right?I thou
Mast Cap Glynn pope at 4:47am 04.25.02 Bigger Boats 2/1068 HELP, while working toooooo close to the water, I removed the mast cap in order to install an anchor
Mast Cap Glynn pope at 4:44am 04.25.02 Day Sailers 0/1064 Help please :). I was working on my mast (26 O'day) last weekend and like the rookie I am was doing
14 or 17 ft? Your advice? Dick in MI at 4:12am 04.25.02 Smaller Boats 15/3624 Always wanted a sailboat but have no experience. Will be taking lessons and will sail on inland lake
What to Look Out For in a Used Sailboat? Scott Freeberg at 3:55am 04.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/692 Hi, I'm a newbie to keelboat sailing, but have 20 some years in catamaran sailing and racing. What
Plumbing & Electrical Diagarms 28.5 Carl Crittenden at 3:28am 04.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1004 I purchased a 1985 28.5 last summer. I was given a Hunter handbook, but discovered diagrams for eve
Using your keel... Frank / MD / H260 at 2:28am 04.25.02 Smaller Boats 8/1179 I have a H260:I'm sailing in the Patuxent river for a couple of weeks before moving back to the Bay
Clutch disk slip gary at 2:05am 04.25.02 Big Boats 5/1017 How can you tell if the clutch is working properly or if it is bad? When I just put the boat into ge
Outboard died! scottie at 12:45am 04.25.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1093 Hello all. Not my fault, but someone put fuel/oil mix in my four stroke outboard. Question: how do
Trailering Genoa on Roller Furling ? dan at 12:25am 04.25.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1054 Can I have any success with leaving the Genoa on the Roller Furling for mast raise/lower and tra
Outboard Motor Mount for a 410 John Richard at 11:34pm 04.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/753 Here is a photo of the stainless tube motor mount I had made for our boat. The configuration of the
Ridged boom vang c36 Anton Wilson at 11:28pm 04.24.02 Big Boats 2/1036 Hi folks. I own a c36 mark 2. A 1996 model. Last year I took off my ridged boom vang for repairs. It
281 Head Sail Furler Problems Rich Stout at 10:44pm 04.24.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1043 After purchasing the 281 used I noticed that the forestay cable was kinked at the top. I had a new
ST4000+ Autopilot Brent Headberg at 9:46pm 04.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1295 I think my 1990 Hunter 335 had the ST4000+ Autopilot installed at the factory. When I go thru the S
Sailing In Gear Brent Headberg at 9:19pm 04.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1296 I've heard lots of pro's and con's about engaging the transmission while sailing, and I suppose it's
What works best with an offset shaft in a Sabre32 LeeHound at 6:04pm 04.24.02 Other Sailboats 6/1390 I am ready to improve performance of my Sabre32 by reducing drag! What works best with the Sabre's o
P42 REEFER-QUESTION FOR PHIL Terry Cox at 4:16pm 04.24.02 Other Sailboats 15/849 Phil, I posted this article on 4/9 and received several responses, however, I would like your opinio
Bottom Paint Tom at 1:05pm 04.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/937 I am looking to get new bottom paint on my H31. Any recommendation on type of paint to use and a ba

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Main Sheet Rigging SVCeviche at 11:17am 03.23.20 @markwbird that's interesting - I feel the same way about friction and speed of adjustment. Do you h
Paint Color Preferences? Barnacle Bill at 11:14am 03.23.20 My preference with a dark blue hull is to have a Claret Red boot stripe and a copper bottom. A gold
Install New Cable In Mast nveater at 11:11am 03.23.20 So i did add a wind instrument to my Hunter 33.5- spoiler alert my mast was unstepped at the time- t
Bottom Care Advice Barnacle Bill at 11:10am 03.23.20 You have quite a cocktail of bottom paint. If you are going to remove all of it to gelcoat, then fo
Columbia 9.6 items For Sale! You say dont post items here but I cant find a forum with items for sale. So, admin, please move it where you want. kappykaplan at 11:10am 03.23.20 @kmtjj10 gear ads go in the Classifieds here: Used gear for sale
Install New Cable In Mast Roger Wood at 11:03am 03.23.20 Thanks everyone for very useful feedback. Will keep you posted with pictures as I proceed.
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ Jim26m at 11:03am 03.23.20 Can you sail all winter on Lanier? Only been on it once many years ago in summer. It was beautiful
Catalina 22 speed john renfro at 10:59am 03.23.20 In testing aircraft speed, it was found that a good wax job could increase speed by five knots.
Bottom Care Advice jssailem at 10:58am 03.23.20 That sounds like a solid plan. Some might say more than is needed, but it is your boat and you need
Catalina 22 speed john renfro at 10:55am 03.23.20 hello, Catalina sells a Catalina 22 "how to do it" video with templates and patterns on making the s
Changing oil first time jssailem at 10:51am 03.23.20 Start it up... Run it for 15 minutes or so to get it warm. Then check the oil level and cleanliness.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 kappykaplan at 10:48am 03.23.20 @BIGUA you recommended Google translation this morning. I'm pretty impressed with it!
Canvas winter cover (1) Rich Stidger at 10:48am 03.23.20 I bought a Fairclough cover the first year I bought my boat. I have used it for the last 22 winters
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ wlieppe at 10:48am 03.23.20 In the water. On Lake Lanier in north Georgia.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 BIGUA at 10:46am 03.23.20 Thank you for the translation KappyKaplan !!
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 kappykaplan at 10:45am 03.23.20 Salut @GALIOSTRO , maintenant je comprends !! Je n'ai pas le manuel du bateau dans la main, il est s
jon hansen at 10:41am 03.23.20 in sturge, next door to me, my cousin has a mint 240D. the highest speed limit in the county is 55.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 BIGUA at 10:41am 03.23.20
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 kappykaplan at 10:38am 03.23.20 Thank you @BIGUA I will try in French :), easier for me! I have to change my hydrolube ring on the
jssailem at 10:34am 03.23.20 Great story of ingenuity @DArcy :biggrin::thumbup:

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