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magazine Lee Largent at 12:16pm 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1043 Would like to get feed back on the best sailing magazine to take for someone that has a H26.
removing shaft Del Wiese at 11:18am 04.01.02 Big Boats 6/1151 I am preparing to haul my 1989 Hunter Legend 37 to do a bottom job, replace the cutlass bearing, cha
Holding Tank Replacement Rick Weyerhaeuser at 8:46am 04.01.02 Big Boats 3/854 After 9 years, the holding tank on my 93 Legend 37.5 has leaked it's last turd. Time for a new one.
Trick Electrical Question Gary Wyngarden at 4:04am 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1092 If a 5 amp circuit breaker really trips at 6.5 amps, why don't they call it a 6.5 amp circuit breake
40.5 survey results Don at 11:24pm 03.31.02 Big Boats 2/839 We received the survey of a 1995 40.5 which we are about to buy but have some questions from the sur
U Shaped Setee----Catalina 30 Tony at 12:42am 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/843 I am about to build a U Shaped Setee and would like to know if anyone has done this and what problem
Outboard Motor Mount Rick and Elizabeth Pawelka at 7:08pm 03.31.02 Big Boats 5/1269 Has anyone come up with a good place to attach and carry an outboard motor for your dinghy? On our 2
Deck delamination/repair Winters at 1:17pm 04.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2892 Have some delamination on both sides of deck near chain plates. I understand the repair procedure, b
Sailfest 2K2 (1) David Mosley at 6:45am 04.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/695 We have 3 Hunter 23's pre-registered for this years Lake Murray Sail Club's Sailfest in Columbia Sou
MARINA DROPPED THE BOAT! Sue at 1:08pm 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 20/1814 This fall, when the marina was pulling the boat for the season, we had some problems. The boat was l
In-Mast Furlers Ken Osborne at 10:12am 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 Is there anyone out there that might be familiar with the furling system used by Hunter before they
Seeking Sailor Lists to Collect Stories Frank Gavin at 9:18pm 03.31.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1166 I am trying to gather stories about silly things sailors have done that got them in trouble. Do you
Replacement tow vehicle Dave at 1:48am 04.01.02 Trailer Sailors 10/1658 I have an O'Day 222 and am thinking about replacing my tow vehicle. I currently tow it with a Jeep
Boom came apart Larry Grasse at 12:47am 04.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/922 The pop rivets broke holding the boom to the mast is this a regular maintance problem or has anyone
rudder rattle ended Richard at 12:46am 04.02.02 Other Sailboats 0/734 The rudder on my 86 Hunter 23 rattled. Didn't affect performance, but one of those annoyances of li
a good year for Cat 22's??? Michael at 5:20am 04.01.02 Smaller Boats 3/1026 Anyone have any suggestions regarding "vintage" Cat 22's? By that I mean, is there an era of these
Small Hull Cracks Dean - Catalina 27 at 11:55am 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1037 I read on the forum a bunch of articles about the typical "Catalina Smile" (very thin cracks where t
New engine for O'Day 25, recommendations requested Tor at 10:34am 04.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1045 My Evinrude 6HP (20'' shaft) lower end has seen it's day. I just went and looked at a 2001 Evinrude
Looking For Owners Manual Bob Norton at 1:23pm 03.31.02 Day Sailers 1/1121 I just purchased a 1976 Javelin and I'm looking for an owners manual. New sailor looking for some he
Companion Way Door Pics (1) Jay Curry at 11:10am 03.31.02 Smaller Boats 1/886 Nice to know we were not alone with our frustration with the door panel arrangement. At least our p

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Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Kings Gambit at 7:39pm 03.15.20 Morbid humor!
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? LeslieTroyer at 7:34pm 03.15.20 Yipes :yikes: ! I don't know what your fuel suppliers are are peddling or whether it's the goin
high water? JamesG161 at 6:36pm 03.15.20 What do you think the ice increase in Antarctica indicates? Well longer and below salt water freez
Mast Raising (1) Jim26m at 6:26pm 03.15.20 Baby stays are typical approach. Halyards would probably work. If you can get your lower attachmen
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? Allan12210 at 6:24pm 03.15.20 The only time mine pegged was when that stupid screen that Hunter crammed up in the 1/4" fuel pickup
Its funny Friday! SBO Police Bot at 6:11pm 03.15.20 Well, I think it is funny.... Funny yes, but inappropriate for SBO.
Virgils new sailing dinghy Tom J at 6:08pm 03.15.20 Very nice! Lots of fun sailing around an anchorage.
Torqeedo on Cat 22? heritage at 6:04pm 03.15.20 The newer Torqeedo batteries will accept only 4 amps from a 12v source. This can be done while unde
Would a 110 jib be a good addition for macgregor 26C. nickl1218 at 6:03pm 03.15.20 My 26S has a 110 jib hanked on. I am quite happy with it. However, I aslo have a 150% genoa and
Whales Tom J at 5:59pm 03.15.20 There are no natural predators (except man) in the warm waters of Maui (No killer whales). I know
Torqeedo on Cat 22? Captain Larry-DH at 5:44pm 03.15.20 @Chris115 the 12v charge cord Torqeedo sells allows charging at a rate of approximately 4A. This is
Mast Raising (3) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:33pm 03.15.20 176025
Whales (1) Tally Ho at 5:23pm 03.15.20 My wife and I have been going to Maui for the past several years in late January / early February.
Pandemic Survival Ward H at 5:09pm 03.15.20 Ditto +1 I'll self quarentine at the marina while finishing up my projects, then on the boat by mid
Virgils new sailing dinghy justsomeguy at 5:07pm 03.15.20 Nicely done! We almost lost Virgil in the drink at the dock. I failed to get a photo of him with h
2004 Hunter 260 ggrizzard at 4:50pm 03.15.20 Another "Free" boat owner... Oh the Humanity! ;8<{) Have Fun.
2004 Hunter 260 caverun at 4:49pm 03.15.20 Take a closer look and make sure they are between the paint and gel coat. If it is just the old pain
That dirty little RAT.... ggrizzard at 4:47pm 03.15.20 It's 85 here today... Just loading supplies for April departure!
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? Alan Gomes at 4:40pm 03.15.20 Really need to be readable while motoring, What you really need* is a "tell tale" gauge with a re*
Torqeedo on Cat 22? Chris115 at 4:23pm 03.15.20 "That said, I have used a dc to dc charger to recharge my Torqeedo on my dingy. I have a fairly larg

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