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For Sam Lust Jim Logan at 12:08am 04.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/774 Sam - I've a H33 that I want to do the engine access panel modification as you did. Do you think th
UV Cover for Genoa, need help! Mike at 11:19pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 6/3606 I have recently purchased my first boat, a 93 Catalina 22. My question concerns the 150 Genoa. I h
Removing Expanding Foam Mike Turner at 10:56pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1239 We just purchased a used hard dinghy (Columbia 8). A prior owner apparently plugged the daggerboard
Sacrificial Zinc Mike at 10:41pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1414 I removed the zinc from my prop shaft and then painted the shaft and prop with special antifouling p
Help in high wind shep zedaker at 10:17pm 04.28.02 Racing 6/1154 How can I depower in high winds? My H27 gets overpowered in 20+ Kts such that I can not use the ful
Natural Gas converted to Propane Allen Freeman at 10:09pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1149 My recently purchased boat has a stove that was made for natural gas, but has been converted to prop
Sacrificial Zinc Mike at 10:02pm 04.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1101 I removed the zinc from my prop shaft and then painted the shaft and prop with special antifouling p
272 owners- I need some help!! Tom Ehmke at 9:29pm 04.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/863 I removed the rudder on my 272 at the end of last season to strengthen the locations where the tille
REPLACE BUNK BOARDS FOR TRAILER bruce at 1:39pm 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 1/911 Have not had my 23.5 on the trailer for over a year. Went to pick it up and noticed the front 12 in
2003 Macgregor boat Vince at 1:32pm 04.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/974 Does anyone have any info on the new boat Macgregor will be offering in 2003?
Hunter 23 Regatta 2002 mike at 1:20pm 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 0/863 Just a reminder about the Hunter 23 Nationals this summer at Indian Lake Yacht Club in northwest Ohi
Hunter 260 - Lack of Travellers Brian at 12:29pm 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 8/1465 I am purchasing a new 260. There is a lot I love about this boat, however, in their effort to make t
Aground! SailboatOwners.com at 12:22pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 71/3604 OK, it's 'fess up time.Are a sailor who has run aground, or a sailor who is going to run aground?
Fuel Fill Location Pete Albright at 12:12pm 04.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/926 I am installing a new two tank fuel system in my 1977 Hunter 30.I see that some of the newer Hunte
Widgeon mast replacement David Yingling at 11:59am 04.28.02 Day Sailers 1/1262 A stay broke last fall and the mast came down also. Are replacement mask made? Can I use a differe
Opinion request: Norcold Icebox conversion refridg Pat at 11:30am 04.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1360 Please post opinions of your system. How does it perform? If it died what would you replace it with?
Spider Cracking Robert at 11:22am 04.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/751 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 that has some spider cracking about a foot or so above the waterline, just f
heavyduty tiller straps jeff at 11:15am 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 1/1075 i just got my catalina direct owners manual/parts catalog for my 1988 c22. i see that they offer a n
verticle steering Mark at 8:36am 04.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/994 has anyone modified the steering system on their mac 26x to accomodate a larger verticle mounted whe
Sailing in the Bahamas Bill at 7:40am 04.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1140 Hi,Somewhere, I heard there is supposed to be a MacGregor meet in the Bahamas soon (where many sai

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Looking for a cruising spinnaker for a Hunter 33 (05) Sailfanatic at 12:47pm 04.01.20 The Handler is a device that is essentially a sleeve that slides on the furled headsail. The tack
SB8 transmission emulsified oil CMF Hunter 27 at 12:47pm 04.01.20 Thanks again never thought about the vibration but yes it's on a cradle.
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 12:20pm 04.01.20 Well any butyl beats the 4200 , 5200 schemes for hardware you would like remove later or ever.
VC performance data question THECUSCUS at 12:17pm 04.01.20 The 60 days might mean that it has to be in the water no longer than 60 days after applying it, or i
We have launch! Justin_NSA at 11:48am 04.01.20 Where the strap is attached at it's bottom there is a cross bar and there is another cross bar furt
How can people continue working during a lock down? DRhoads at 11:38am 04.01.20 In Alabama they closed all non-essential stores. Liquor stores, gun and ammo stores and marinas ar
We have launch! John Nantz at 11:33am 04.01.20 Where the strap is attached at it's bottom there is a cross bar and there is another cross bar furth
Looking for a cruising spinnaker for a Hunter 33 (05) Maurice Doran at 11:33am 04.01.20 The Handler is a device that is essentially a sleeve that slides on the furled headsail. The tack i
Catalina 27 crack at rear of keel. Not a "smile" issue... Kopite at 11:28am 04.01.20 Thanks for the input. I am now considering plan 2 which has some advantage. I will address the crack
Old binacle compass info kloudie1 at 11:27am 04.01.20 Click on "Owner Resources" then "General Downloads" then scroll down to "Merriman steering Parts" an
Like a bad case of piles, I have returned dLj at 11:24am 04.01.20
Hand rail covering/grip John Nantz at 11:16am 04.01.20 From Post #16: f only I can "Like" the video! After watching so many YouTube raunchy videos with s
Heat shrink solder connectors dlochner at 11:12am 04.01.20 I saw these and thought they looked interesting and useful. Any comments or issues? https://www.am
Self Isolation Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 04.01.20 Im thankful that its toilet paper that the shelves are empty of and not coffee.. I'm thankful the
How can people continue working during a lock down? Ward H at 10:57am 04.01.20 Well said Dave:beer:
Polar digram ron2photo at 10:53am 04.01.20 Thank You everyone, I did Find the Polars on the ORC website.
Stuck in the house....? Ward H at 10:51am 04.01.20 My "Stay At Home" project list: Put eye splices in several lines Make Paracord lanyards for several
Heat shrink solder connectors Justin_NSA at 10:51am 04.01.20 We used to use something like those on military programs at Boeing. Heated them with an infrared lam
How can people continue working during a lock down? dlochner at 10:46am 04.01.20 This won't be the last pandemic unless the world comes to an end. Therefore, if procedures can be f
Like a bad case of piles, I have returned Crazy Dave Condon at 10:42am 04.01.20 Thank you for sharing your story and recovery. God bless you sir and full steam ahead as to recove

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