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STANDING RIGGING Andrew at 1:34am 05.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1292 CAN YOU TELL ME THE RIGGING TENSIONS FOR MY OLD BUT TRUSTY B 24 No one in England can seem to help m
Hood Furling Richard Borah at 1:00am 05.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1400 I have a Hood 810 single line Roller Furling that the centering piece at the bottom has been removed
Aux power switches Ted Bergner at 12:46am 05.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/878 I have a 1999 C320 and I can't figure out what the aux 1 and aux 2 switches on the electrical swich
Forward hatch replacement Brian & Jennifer DeVito at 9:50pm 05.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/880 My forward hatch needs to be replaced on my 1986 28.5.Any ideas where I can buy a replacement?Than
Two axle or one for trailering? Eric at 9:30pm 05.24.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1150 The Macgregor 26X I just bought didn''t come with a trailer. I'm leaning towards a dual axle trailer
Will Yanmar 2GM20 work in a Catalina 27? Geoffrey Jackson at 3:35pm 05.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1170 We have a 1975 Catalina 27 with a dead Volvo MD6A. After considering the various options, we've dec
New to saltwater mooring- should I do it? steven at 12:02pm 05.24.02 Day Sailers 5/1740 For 30 years I have sailed on freshwater lakes. During the past two years I have enjoyed some saltwa
facnor mainsail reefing system mike at 11:01am 05.24.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1081 i am thinking about buying a facnor mainsail furling system for my 31 ft hunter anyone have any feed
Give a Newbee advice Michael Shomate at 10:42am 05.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1028 Ok, so I'm taking delivery of a new MacGregor 26X in two days...any advice?
Where has all the water gone?? Ron at 6:36am 05.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1122 I've got a leak in my portside water tank on my H37C. Has anyone had a leak and discovered it was so
Daysailor 1 Robert McConkey at 4:59am 05.24.02 Day Sailers 2/1033 I am trying to find information on my 1960s daysailor. I believe that it is a daysailor 1. The boa
Vented loop Ron at 4:48am 05.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/803 I presently have a vented loop between the thru hull and the head pump. I just read in Mainsheet th
First Boat - 1980 Hunter 33 Richard Wigzell at 4:11am 05.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1254 We are buying our first boat, a 1980 Hunter 33. It is now in Connecticut on Long Island Sound and w
Outhaul Line - H31 Scott B at 4:02am 05.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/826 There is a 3/8" line is two part and goes around a sheave which is in turn held by a wire rope that
Keel Pin???? Rick Juneau at 2:26am 05.24.02 Smaller Boats 5/974 I have a 73' Catalina 22 #2113 and I have heard about the keel pin under the port side seat that nee
roller furler headaches-the final (I hope) chapter Gerard at 2:12am 05.24.02 Smaller Boats 0/956 Well, I took the whole thing apart again, top to bottom, and here's what I found. The original probl
Mainsheet Traveler position Carlos Silva at 1:13am 05.24.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1398 On my 30' cruiser I have a mainsheet traveler system installed on the cockpit across the seats and p
Nice Reply in PS, Phil Jay Kent at 11:41pm 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/846 I was pleasantly surprised to see your letter to Practical Sailor about their recent article on Hunt
h-31 fuel filters lloyd at 11:29pm 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/932 I JUST CHANGED BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FUEL FILTERS,I READ WHEN YOU DO THIS FILL CANISTERS WITH F
40.5 Table stabilized Arthur Boas at 11:00pm 05.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/792 The 40.5 has a nice table, but 2 faults. One, it is held on only by the compression post bracket, an

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Hunter 22 1982 boom jack (1) rgranger at 11:39am 07.15.20 This is the one I have on mine...
Hunter 26 Outboard prop rgranger at 11:36am 07.15.20 In otherwords, forget about your prop and go sailing....:biggrin:
Hunter 26 Outboard prop rgranger at 11:27am 07.15.20 You can't make a displacement hull go faster than a speed that generates a bow wave with a wavelengt
My Windex 10 cover, rgranger at 11:24am 07.15.20 You could sell that.... :thumbup:
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ shemandr at 11:21am 07.15.20 Thank you for that info. I am curious about the example of a generator - either diesel or portable
Vessel Assist hits my boat odaydokay at 11:17am 07.15.20 I share a slip (side by side) with another boat perpendicular to a river with up to 2 kts current.
MerSea cleanup markb_nc at 11:16am 07.15.20 Will, I agree. Our grandson was visiting over the weekend and kept asking if we could work on the bo
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? Hunter216 at 11:12am 07.15.20
2 dumb questions about the jib on an oday 222 Brian S at 11:09am 07.15.20 The stock setup for a 222 is with a 110% jib on a wire luff roller furler, the plastic drum Shaeffer
Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part odaydokay at 11:08am 07.15.20 I guess I am confused also. Anyway, I got 25-28 years out of my Sherwood pump before it started to c
Time for new AC. sail sfbay at 10:52am 07.15.20 You have some AC options as discussed in this article. 10 Best Marine Air Conditioners Reviewed and
Electrical Moving Forward jon hansen at 10:47am 07.15.20 very nice
Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part jviss at 10:42am 07.15.20 physical place of the hour meters on tractors. I'm pretty sure it's in place of the hydraulic pump
Vessel Assist hits my boat (1) Justin_NSA at 10:26am 07.15.20 182418
Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part Stu Jackson at 10:11am 07.15.20 Yes periodically check it for leaks at the weep hole IIRC, there are no weep holes on the coolant
Hunter 26 Outboard prop Crazy Dave Condon at 10:05am 07.15.20 Firm dealer well known. The 9.9 at full throttle will plow, so back off. You will know when the b
Hunter 34 crack behind stove Artey1 at 10:03am 07.15.20 hat has obviously been repaired but I would be wary of it. Maybe a reinforcement patch on the insid
Beneteau 331, Screw at rub rail? Ron20324 at 10:01am 07.15.20 I'd put a D shackle there, so you have somewhere to attach a second dingy painter or a crab pot. Or
Vessel Assist hits my boat Brian D at 9:35am 07.15.20 Just came back from the marina. The Dock Master whitness the event. She said the Vessel Assist boat
Beneteau 331, Screw at rub rail? BigEasy at 9:13am 07.15.20 Mystery solved!! Wish they could all be this easy!

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