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winch adaptor to convert to self tailing? Steven de Filippis at 6:03am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2407 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 3/950 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 3/1628 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 2/1058 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 5/1423 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 0/1173 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 10/3982 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 5/3093 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 5/994 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 3/2284 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) 3/1028 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 3/2158 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) 1/931
A couple of old bags! Frank Sears at 3:21am 05.13.02 Smaller Boats 0/762 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 6/1180 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 2/976 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 4/1064 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 10/1104 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 10/1134 I changed out the oil in my transmission on my 1984 Hunter 31. I have owned the boat for three year
Leaks junction deck-hull John Wentzcovitch at 2:04am 05.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1266 I'm considering buying a 37 Cutter but got some reports of serious leaks from the deck/hull junction

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Electrical issues Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 08.07.20 WADR, having lived on your boat for this long, it appears you may avail yourself of a boat electrica
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table (2) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:04pm 08.07.20 183496
Installing Raymarine navigation instruments mnmpizza at 8:45pm 08.07.20 Technically, u only need to run 1 cable through the pedestal. Once at the gauges, u can split (netwo
Invest 92L glaufman at 7:02pm 08.07.20 Like like our boat fared ok... Can't say the same for our tree, fence, or patio table... Several boa
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... Cruising Spirit at 6:59pm 08.07.20 Great to know the part is available for a proper repair. Good job!
Keeping the engine running twalker H260 at 6:51pm 08.07.20 Do you have two fuel lines running from tank to some single point before engine? Normally a rubber
bilge cleaning tips FastOlson at 6:33pm 08.07.20 For us - soap and water and a rinse. Next a wipe down with acetone on a rag. After sanding it all f
bilge cleaning tips Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33pm 08.07.20 If there's any oil in the bilge, put down bilge pad(s) to soak it up BEFORE starting any cleaning. D
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 6:26pm 08.07.20
bilge cleaning tips sail sfbay at 6:05pm 08.07.20 The forum will have their own receipe. In my case, I start with Dawn dishwashing soap and a brush, w
Keeping the engine running Captain W at 5:44pm 08.07.20 I understand. Thanks for your guidance.
Isaias Report from New Jersey Ward H at 5:27pm 08.07.20 A couple of Dot fasteners came apart at the Bimini connector, Scott, I have what is needed to fix
Depth Finder Question Bobbelec at 5:06pm 08.07.20 I use the water chamber method. I used silicone to attach and seal a 4" piece of pvc to the hull. ha
Pedestal base squeak/creak? kappykaplan at 4:30pm 08.07.20 Could it be one of the idler sheaves getting ready to fail? They guide the steering cable down from
M25xp oil pan replacement Stu Jackson at 4:00pm 08.07.20 Try this: https://c34.org/wikiwp/?rdp_we_resource=http%3A%2F%2Fc34.org%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3
Electrical issues JamesG161 at 3:40pm 08.07.20 Ok so I just need to find the dead/dieing battery? You should download that manual for the Install
Replacing original Ray52 VHF Radio..... Richard19068 at 3:26pm 08.07.20 ?? Is there a handheld vhf that has connections for hardwiring the power? I know the antenna should
Routing fuel line through transom Project_Mayhem at 3:25pm 08.07.20 Yes. Most are not UV stable and will disintegrate over time on a boat. I have used them without issu
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table (2) sail sfbay at 3:23pm 08.07.20 Do an internet search on "cockpit table for a tiller sailboat" and see images of cockpit tables on t
Cockpit folding table (1) jonelli at 2:54pm 08.07.20 I didn't make it, but mine is very similar to the Edson one as posted above. I don't have the leafs

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