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Hunter 34 Compresion Post Brent Lewis at 11:55am 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1481 Looking at purchasing 85 Hunter 34 and am aware of compression post problems. This boat has slight d
Snapped keel bolts Jerry Moran at 11:47am 06.04.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1145 One of the keel bolts that hold the keel hanger casting to the hull snapped with part of it still in
Head Intake David Popken at 11:38am 06.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1486 I have a 78 H30 that came my way with a self contained all plastic head w/integral holding tank (3ga
first REALLY windy sail jeff #14640 at 11:36am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 9/1141 we had our first really windy sail on sunday. when we arrived at the boat yard the owner, a life lo
How deep am I??? Mark at 11:18am 06.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1288 I recently bought and installed a depth finder in my '83 Mac 25. The transducer is a "thru hull" so
Another Warning & First again (1) Jim Seamans at 10:12am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 12/956 Sure getting tired of being first!!! ;-)Monday night after being out all Memorial weekend,I was c
We have 23 Cliff Ruckstuhl at 9:47am 06.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/835 We now Have 23 sailors on the 28.5 Group and we are getting new memebers all the time. Email me for
Help with self tendin jib Dave S. at 9:47am 06.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1046 I bought V2-24 (1972) a while back and am finaly ready to launch her under sail. I dicovered that I
hood furler tony giaccio at 9:01am 06.04.02 Big Boats 3/1053 HOOD FURLER--CONTINUES TO OVER LAP IN THE DRUM WHEN I ALLOW IT TO RUN OUT W/O RESTRAINING IT.I'VE PR
Insurance Caribbean Miguel Gonzalez-del-Rey at 8:38am 06.04.02 Big Boats 4/939 Saludos!!I'm trying to get a quote of insurance for a Hunter 356 that is going to be sailing in the
Cradle specs for 27ft oday John Warnick at 8:23am 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1423 I would like some sizes for a cradle for a 27ft oday.what is the best type,How many points is best
450/456 Watermakers Gordon Myers at 8:00am 06.04.02 Big Boats 3/1009 Not wanting to recreate the wheel. 450 ' 456 owners - Do you have a watermaker? If so please tel
Relocating Traveler on 78 Oday 30 Brad Berlin at 7:36am 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 I am very interested in any advice and/or pictures of a main traveler relocation to the cabin roof.
Swamped Cockpit Gunter Meyer at 7:20am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/933 These questions concern specifically the 75-84 H27.Has anybody had to sail the boat with a heavily
Possible Keel Housing damage Lewis at 7:16am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/996 Recently while winching the keel of my Catalina 22 into the raised position, the cable snapped allow
hard start deisel jim at 7:15am 06.04.02 Big Boats 9/1466 the deisel on my catalina 30 takes longer to start than I'd like. i hold the glow plug for 20 to 30
240 Mast Bill Sieber at 7:12am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 3/952 I splashed my new 240 for the first time and got it to the dock without incident! When comparing it
Hunter 306 Jim Parks at 6:35am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/3235 I am finally going to be moving up from my venerable Hunter 23. Looking seriously at a new (Wow!) H
Forward Hatch Replacement Dorian Quirk at 6:07am 06.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/951 I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 and would like to replace the forward hatch with a plexiglass model; the c
Stop over in Canada craig shaw at 5:45am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1018 Just to let you know I just made my trip from Port Clinton to Lake Huron. The first night we stayed

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Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. shemandr at 5:28am 08.13.20 Soundings magazine, which I just got, has an article about Covid and the Maine Coast crowds. I have
H-34 Manual Fuel Check RoyS at 5:28am 08.13.20 :plus:To keeping tank filled. Should you run into serious chop you may pick up air with a near empty
Hunter 290 with no arch Art12050 at 5:28am 08.13.20
replacing cdi halyard kjdoyle1 at 5:28am 08.13.20 So to replace, do you have to use the halyard with the ferrule from CDI or can you use regular line
HANK ON FRUSTRATION shemandr at 5:27am 08.13.20 When I had the Ranger 29 the sails were hanked on. My wife sewed a bag with instructions from Sailr
Corroded aluminum tank replacement RoyS at 5:18am 08.13.20 There must be a coating that you can apply inside with a roller that will seal the tank. The tank is
Coolant Recommendation? Maine Sail at 4:50am 08.13.20 Our engine came from the factory with the original Dex-Cool formulation. It was HORRIBLE.... Dex-Coo
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 4:32am 08.13.20 Thanks for the info,it sounds interesting & i'll try to find them online ! Did you have to do a lot
HANK ON FRUSTRATION Herb Parsons at 4:22am 08.13.20 I didn't see much written about bags. We have 3 sails on our 25, a 150, 110, and a small storm sail.
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. sailme88 at 4:08am 08.13.20 Things are a bit crowded down here in Casco Bay as well. A whole slew of Cayman Island boats.
Hello, new 37C owner here Tugslife at 3:36am 08.13.20
New 37C owner Tugslife at 2:58am 08.13.20
Hunter cockpit light /speaker bar Slipin Away at 2:43am 08.13.20 Are you looking for the white plastic mounting board or speakers and light. Make your own out of s
Finally kappykaplan at 2:10am 08.13.20 Congratulations! Nice photo. :beer:
Propane tank questions NYSail at 1:29am 08.13.20 I have 2 10 lb tanks with force 10 oven/stove. Wife cooks every night (been living on boat this summ
Coolant Recommendation? NYSail at 1:19am 08.13.20 I used shell rotella elc at the recommendation of yanmar mechanic in Newport (mike the mechanic). Fl
Weather forecast and the JdF forbin at 10:33pm 08.12.20 Check both the tide and winds carefully, you do not want to be in the middle of the fracas when th
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof chasfrank at 10:16pm 08.12.20 When I did my PY23, bought some stuff from DLT upholstery called hull liner, attached it with the 3m
Reefing Help Ken13559 at 9:59pm 08.12.20 I usually ease off the mainsheet so that the Mains would flutter into iron. Easier to reef or raise
Arch for Hunter 40 Legend Himilou at 9:08pm 08.12.20 Well its definitely not a structural drawing! It would certainly not just be two line thin pieces of

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