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Rotten Bukhead (1) Walt Remele at 6:22am 05.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/885 During the spring inspection I discovered the bulkhead just in front of the forward curved part of t
winch adaptor to convert to self tailing? Steven de Filippis at 6:03am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2287 has anyone had expirience with those little blue rubber adaptors tyou install over your winch to mak
ROLLER FURLING PETER BLOCH at 5:50am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/926 I still have the old streamstay roller furling for the headsail, which I recently cleaned and repack
Sticky Life Lines Vince at 5:43am 05.13.02 Big Boats 3/1551 The the covering on my lifelines has become sticky. I used soft scrub to clean them, tehy remained
SOUTH FLORDIA BACK COUNTRYSAILING G. LEWIS at 5:43am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1017 FRIENDS,WE ARE PLANNING TO MOVE OUR CATILINA 25 TO FT. MYERSBEACH FLA. SOON. WE ARE SOME WHAT FAMI
generators larry w. at 5:39am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1322 I need comments on Honda generators, es: the EU2000i. Any input from users would be appreciated, tha
Engine and prop size Carlos Silva at 5:35am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1146 I am ready to re-install and inboard to my Classic Sailboat despite the 15HP Mariner is working fine
Yanmar oil quantity gabriel at 4:41am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/3639 As a new owner of a '99-310, I have changed the oil on the 18-hp. Yanmar 2GM on two occasions: Befor
Why no boom vang? Alastair Longley-Cook at 4:36am 05.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2878 My Catalina 30 and, I guess, other models, have no boom vang. Why is that? Is it considered unnecess
New H-31 Owner Bob Metz at 3:48am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/931 My wife and I just completed our purchase of a 1986 H-31. I have reviewed all of the post in the ar
Wet Exhaust Hose Leaking/Replacement David Hickman at 3:37am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/2226 I have a 1990 Catalina 30' with a leaky wet exhaust hose. The hose appears brittle in some of the v
Mast Noise Sal at 3:34am 05.13.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/984 I have recently added a mast light and instruments to the top of the mast. Everything works fine but
Teak Trim Rings for Cockpit Combing Bill King at 3:28am 05.13.02 Big Boats 3/2107 Does anyone know where to get replacement teak trim rings for the four cockpit combing lockers. I h
Exhaust Fumes on Transom Sal at 3:27am 05.13.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/914
A couple of old bags! Frank Sears at 3:21am 05.13.02 Smaller Boats 0/743 We have a new Hunter 260 and we love her. Of course, with a new boat the ropes were always in the w
Why a MacGregor? Mary at 3:17am 05.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1110 We're shopping for our first sailboat here in Colorado. Why did you select a MacGregor? Thanks in ad
Aft cabin leak in Passage 42 Bruce Hill at 3:17am 05.13.02 Big Boats 2/947 I have a small water leak in the aft cabin of my Passage 42, 1997 model. The leak is infrequent, us
Prop shaft stuffing box Kelly at 3:09am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1005 I have a 79' Cat 30. I noticed that water was dripping from my prop shaft seal into the engine comp
Hoisting Main Sail Nick at 2:50am 05.13.02 Big Boats 10/1049 Have an '87, 34 hunter. Very hard to get the main sail up, even with the winch. Any suggestions?
Changing Transmission oil Pitman at 2:27am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1071 I changed out the oil in my transmission on my 1984 Hunter 31. I have owned the boat for three year

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Hunter 27, 2006 in mast furling upper swivel sail attach shackle lost (2) sail sfbay at 8:52am 06.16.20 Do you know your mast model and Is the shackle you are looking for one of the those shown on page 18
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Maine Sail at 8:42am 06.16.20 What this means in real-life terms is that you bulk at 0.4 to 0.5C, once it hits the absorption p
Double head sail downwind rig shemandr at 8:40am 06.16.20
Solar installation (2) Rick at 8:38am 06.16.20 Hi NY. Solar is IMHO, the best upgrade you can do on a sailboat, along with upgraded batteries, if
Double head sail downwind rig markwbird at 8:33am 06.16.20 I think you can just get a second pole and a second headsail and rig up each one. You need a foil w
Double head sail downwind rig Davidasailor26 at 8:29am 06.16.20
Double head sail downwind rig rgranger at 8:29am 06.16.20 I don't think this is what you are looking for but it does have control poles port and starboard. h
Head Happiness Terry Cox at 8:28am 06.16.20 Thanks for the joker valve tip, Peggie. I'll look into it. Good advice on the bowl water. I suppose
Head Happiness shemandr at 8:26am 06.16.20
Double head sail downwind rig AaronD at 8:22am 06.16.20 I've seen rigs like this discussed under various names. I first saw it mentioned by John Vigor as th
Sail needed Artey1 at 8:19am 06.16.20 Here's the dimensions used from SBO - IJPE of 46'/ 13.8' / 41 ' / 11.8' and LOA of 34 You might tr
Upgrading to LiFePO4 jviss at 8:15am 06.16.20 The latest version of the manual suggests charging the batteries at .5C (manual attached). No, it
Selden furling mast issue sail sfbay at 8:13am 06.16.20 Might contact a sail guy who is familiar with your Selden furling mast to reinstall your sail and te
Fish in the raw water intake (1) Dr. D at 8:06am 06.16.20 Just to complete the story: Below is a picture of the waterlock muffler after being replaced. I coul
Head Happiness Ron20324 at 8:04am 06.16.20 And btw... you may not be quite as happy to keep half a bowl of water in the toilet after you've ha
Powering a TV Onboard Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 06.16.20 My 15" Macbook Pro uses lots of power. If the battery is not fully charged when I connect it to the
Diode for mast light? symont at 8:01am 06.16.20 Thanks for the inspiration Crazy Dave. The deck plug is new, sealed with dielectric grease and every
Powering a TV Onboard jsalley at 8:01am 06.16.20
Head Happiness Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:45am 06.16.20 Joker valves do come in different sizes, depending on whether the toilet discharge fitting is 1" or
Powering a TV Onboard Don S/V ILLusion at 7:39am 06.16.20

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