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Sad news: Patrick Childress has passed. DrJudyB at 2:24pm 06.08.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/2378
STORM JIB (2) Cptstarz at 2:16pm 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2264 I am trying to find the measurements for a storm jib on the 1982-22' Hunter sloop. Can you help me?
Should I Buy 1975 Sirocco S-15? IASailor at 1:56pm 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 11/4227 I was out sailing my Catalina 22 and talked to this guy with a boat. He said it was for sale. I don'
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? Sailboz at 1:39pm 06.08.20 Big Boats 18/15155 I don't know if this topic has already been beaten to death, so my apologies if it has, but does any
HANK ON FRUSTRATION twodzusfittings at 1:14pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 23/4558 Who among us is sailing with hank on jibs. My brand new auto pilot, not even used yet had to go in f
VANG twodzusfittings at 1:04pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 3/1073 I've finally gone sailing with my 30 Oday. I put the Vang on, had a great day. Put the hook down, st
CABIN SLATS twodzusfittings at 1:00pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 5/994 Where do you put your plexi glass cabin slats while sailing. Mine fit between the hand rail and the
Hunter Legend 43 Chock (2) Armonia1 at 12:48pm 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 3/741 Hurricane Maria devastated the island . Fortunately my vessel Armonia, a 1993 hunter 43 Legend, only
Mainsail not reaching top of mast (2) JAC1 at 11:21am 06.08.20 Sirius 21/22 14/3922 Hi all! I recently purchased a Sirius 21. It has the original sail, and I noticed that even with the
Hunter Legend 27 - what stove is standard? Martin-Galini at 10:22am 06.08.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1357 Hi everyone, Just bought a 2005 Hunter Legend 27 and the stove is missing. Can anyone tell me what
Weather Helm on a H. 34 - Negative Roach on the Main - Additional Reef Points swshogren at 10:16am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/740 Curious to see if anyone has had the mainsail recut on a Hunter 34 to remove the roach and to add ne
Sealing Cockpit Hatches - Watertight Bulkheads - Cockpit Scuppers - Making the Cockpit Seaworthy swshogren at 10:10am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/780 Hi and thank you for reading. This is a follow-on to my earlier question - but about making the cock
Seacock Count - Are we missing a few? swshogren at 9:59am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1436 Hi and thank you for reading. I am close to purchasing a '83 Hunter 34 and I am compiling a list of
Catalina 310 end of boom cover Frank H at 9:52am 06.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/617 Hi mates. I have been plugging the end of my boom with a plastic bottle to keep out the bird nests.
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat rgranger at 9:51am 06.08.20 Trailer Sailors 15/2597 I recently read a thread where someone asked how to keep the water in the ballast tank from getting
Looking for a rigging outfit in British Columbia Revv up at 9:37am 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2003
H26 & H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? symont at 9:37am 06.08.20 Smaller Boats 10/1085 Still a newbie on my H260, I need to rethink my storage organization. Between safety, pratical or ju
Universal M25 with Novatron panel engine starting problems Busy Living at 9:35am 06.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/1169 I am having issues with starting my 1983 Universal M25 with Novatron control panel. I have replaced
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed dlochner at 9:27am 06.08.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1732 Just saw this, well know rigger Brion Toss passed away yesterday. He was one of the most respected r
Hunter 170 Jib Line with rolling furler sail tschwab at 9:16am 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1833 Pardon my lack of sailing terms: I have a new Jib for my hunter 170 and it appears to be a little t

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Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Intrepid-II at 11:42am 01.13.25 Can you post a picture? I have never seen one with a curved companionway plexiglass. I have an 19
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 11:09am 01.13.25 Well, we're going to see more of it this summer. Just purchased a sistership, and bringing it up to
Dorade covers? PaulK at 10:56am 01.13.25 It almost sounds like your customer doesn't know what a Dorade is or how it works. It sounds like he
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? FeelinMorgan22 at 10:46am 01.13.25 That is quite the mechanism to raise the board. I would change it to a design like all other manufa
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:20am 01.13.25 Tu at is what I was thinking as well, I am waiting on my customer to get a better idea on what he wa
Dorade covers? dLj at 10:17am 01.13.25 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a c
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 10:15am 01.13.25 I bet the -30 was fun, too. The birds huddled around the chimney of the apartment building across
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 01.13.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference bet
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? LloydB at 9:53am 01.13.25 I had a similar event happened in my Mac with the dilemma of getting the boat off the trailer so tha
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:50am 01.13.25 I have a 55 ft keel step mast and use 3/8 inch x 4 inch conveyer belt with oak wedges made on a tab
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 01.13.25 Spartite is a love it or hate it product. If installed absolutely perfectly it works well. If a mis
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Hamish_s at 8:37am 01.13.25 I am in the middle of doing the same thing on my 386. The previous owner had taken out the key hold
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 F. Ryan at 8:31am 01.13.25 The hull side clamshell vents typically have a screen insert designed as a spark/flame arrester for
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:07am 01.13.25 On both my Mac26 and my now Hunter 26 my solar panel is on a bracket extending off the rear rail. I
Hunter 34 prop kloudie1 at 8:04am 01.13.25 DB421.. I have the 15 X 15 RH prop, 1" shaft, on my H-34 and have been ok with it .. I replaced it i
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:04am 01.13.25 Got it. That makes sense. Same here (2) deep cycle Batteries from Menards. Run cabin lights, nav
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? JoeWhite at 7:48am 01.13.25 I like the idea of the Sunbrella cover. Do you think it actually helped, or has the vinyl degraded
Hunter 34 prop jssailem at 7:30am 01.13.25 You say you're considering a change. Why are you considering this action? How do you use your auxi
C-Lark 14 Hull number shemandr at 7:22am 01.13.25 According to Sailboatdata.com the C-Lark began its production in 1964 and the last built was 1979.
vent cap Db421 at 7:14am 01.13.25 Past : brass (or bronze). Present : 229215 New ones are SS with internal loops of about 18" up

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