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CRACK IN GELL LLOYD at 10:25pm 05.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1031 I NOTICED A CRACK ON MY HULL BY THE SUPPORT PAD ON MY CRADEL.IT IS ABOUT 12" LONG HAIRLINE WIDE. WHA
O'Day 15 Main Sheet help Jason Maranhao at 10:23pm 05.05.02 Day Sailers 2/1240 I just bought an old O'Day 15. I'm having a little trouble trying to figure out the main sheeting.
H31 OVERHEATING Gil Kruemmel at 10:19pm 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1050 I have a 1985 H31, which overheated (2GM) twice while bringing her home from winter storage. Was mo
Running my engine on land Greg Sampson at 9:03pm 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1491 I have an '81 H33 and would like to turn over the engine and make sure everything is ok prior to lau
Severe corrosion of rigging that was covered up. Ray Bowles at 3:36pm 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1250 I went to a friends 27 ft. boat today help him adjust his standing rigging. This is a fresh water b
Ghosting SailboatOwners.com at 2:35pm 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 56/4558 Sure, we all live for the days when you're screaming along at six or seven knots with the lee rail i
Thru hull lube kirk at 11:51am 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/978 How do you recommend lubing the thru hulls once the boat is in the water? I thought I had read abou
Sealant for Windows - 3M 4200?? Johnny Henson at 11:38am 05.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3794 I have been restoring my Catalina 22 (and I appreciate the advice over the last year from Donna and
Rub Rail installation Dale at 11:19am 05.05.02 Other Sailboats 4/1057 I have a MacGregor 26x and need to replace or reinstall my rubrail. What type of caulk or sealer do
Mac 26x Rub Rail Dale at 10:58am 05.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1414 I need to reinstall or replace my rub rail on my 26x. The original was damaged in transit and th ed
C22 rigging from Catalina Direct Steve at 10:35am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/1278 I need to replace all of my rigging for my 81 C-22 and am planning on buying the package sold from C
h23 headliner cleaning fyi mmsailor at 10:15am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/2893 Our 89 23 had a leak in the anchor locker drain ,I was not aware of it, must have happened late last
Installing Furling Mainsail Warren at 9:05am 05.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1274 Hi-Does anyone know how to install a furling mainsail on a Beneteau 331? I tried installing it ye
what size spinnaker for an H30? Dan Geltmacher at 7:26am 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/971
ARCO 6 Winches Chuck K. at 5:43am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/1696 Does anyone know if parts are available for the ARCO 6 winches, and if so, where? Thanks.Chuck K.
Swing 'kick-up'Rudder Steve Gailey at 4:28am 05.05.02 Day Sailers 1/1267 Does anyone know how to convert the Rudder to a swing 'kick-up' Rudder....or can they be purchased??
Mariner centerboard overhaul Wayne Randolph at 3:09am 05.05.02 Day Sailers 1/1148 After successfully dropping my Mariner centerboard, I had it sandblasted and primed (gratis) with a
Alternator problem Richard Bonomo at 2:16am 05.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1016 So I accidentally crossed my battery wires and damaged my alternator diodes. There is now a short b
batten end caps (1) Bill Murray at 2:15am 05.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1850 I am having a hard time finding replacements for the batten end caps that came with my sails. I hav
what- no room?? don gifford at 1:19am 05.05.02 Other Sailboats 3/726 Al mechanic has just informed me he is unable to repack thestuffing box without moving the engine,(

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Outboard motor storage for dinghy sail sfbay at 7:33am 08.06.20 Unfortunately, the Hunter 46 (should be same as 466) cockpit lockers are not long and deep enough to
Keeping the engine running Captain W at 7:33am 08.06.20 The same boat yard did replace the fuel line from the tank when they commissioned her. WRT the carb
Keeping the engine running dmax at 7:31am 08.06.20 Check for vacuum leaks too.
electrolytic corrosion sail sfbay at 7:26am 08.06.20 Lead............then you might find the last post in this thread helpful.............the owner insta
Ladies night Jackdaw at 7:24am 08.06.20 ...uh? Your boat?:biggrin: Looks like that ship has sailed!:beer: Great photo btw You might be
Outboard motor storage for dinghy Kings Gambit at 7:23am 08.06.20 I have a hunter 466 trying to outfit with a dingy and outboard for use as a tender. We used to sto
Keeping the engine running Kings Gambit at 7:07am 08.06.20 Carburetor needs work, IMO.
Manual for 2007 26M TRAILER (1) sail sfbay at 7:00am 08.06.20 Surge brakes work.............this link describes how they work: https://trailervalet.com/what-are-
Cradle for Hunter Legend 37 / 37.5 sail sfbay at 6:51am 08.06.20 Good question for a boat yard.
Outboard motor storage for dinghy (1) sail sfbay at 6:50am 08.06.20 Great question!!..............the only one I could fit on my 46 was an Edson stern rail motor mount.
Keeping the engine running Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49am 08.06.20
Keeping the engine running Captain W at 6:43am 08.06.20 Good point. The fuel pump had been replaced by the previous owner within the last two years, but it
Keeping the engine running Michael Davis at 6:37am 08.06.20 Fuel pump?
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 6:35am 08.06.20 VERY SERIOUS ! In 1991 we launched two in the same week... Our Bristol 32 and 3 days later our son
Isaias Report from New Jersey (1) Ward H at 6:35am 08.06.20 I made it down last night to check on the boat and to turn off the fridge as the power was out over
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one YVRguy at 6:33am 08.06.20
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one YVRguy at 6:30am 08.06.20 It all depends if you are racing or trying to keep a schedule but if you are just pidling around ju
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one YVRguy at 6:28am 08.06.20 Same boat, mine being the shoal draft version, i.e. real tender when wind gets around 18 knots. For
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one YVRguy at 6:26am 08.06.20 Sail shape is problematic with a partially furled headsail. There are a few things your sailmaker
Ladies night Jackdaw at 6:10am 08.06.20 We used to have a ladies regatta. Basically the wives or whatever took the keelboats out to race w

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