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How is the 23.5 aging? Al at 10:42am 03.22.02 Smaller Boats 6/1091 I have a 1994 Hunter 23.5 that I have had for over six years. As I get it ready for the 2002 sailin
Boat blueprint for leak in the port cockpit drain Scott Pickard at 9:12am 03.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1207 I need a blue print of the H-27, the reason is I have a leak throught my port cockpit drain. It is
need help with inner hull leak david at 8:10am 03.22.02 Day Sailers 0/1001 I have an oday daysailor II mfg in 1982 i just purchased. ive washed the boat inside and lifted the
Lost Swing Keel? Michael at 7:32am 03.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/988 I was sailing along and tried to lower my keel. I turned the crank and suddenly heard a loud boom a
Renault-waterlogged Bob at 6:34am 03.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1218 water has found its way into my rc8d oil sump.The boat is in the water(docked). The water has been
What do you use to clean vinyl windows?? Cole at 6:04am 03.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2071 What do you use to clean your clear vinyl dodger windows???I have in the past used rainX but heard
low pressure AC carisea at 3:57am 03.22.02 Big Boats 0/898 I am experiencing low pressure shutdown when heating the boat. The units are self contained Cruisair
Autostream 3-bladed feathering prop Andrew Wilkins at 2:37am 03.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1124 Has anyone installed either an Autostream 3-bladed feathering prop or a 3-bladed Max-Prop on a Hunte
CMG, VMG, DMG, What are they? Bill Ebling at 12:34am 03.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/10752 I understand if you have the following sensors feeding into your instrument bus: Compass, Wind direc
Tohatsu recall Phil Herring at 12:09am 03.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1192 Posted today on our Macgregor site (unfortunately, I have no other details): Dear Valued Customer
Renault Contacts Bob at 11:23pm 03.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1626 I wanted to post this information one last time as I've cleaned it up and added one based on a recen
Removing the Sole Boards Dave Mauney at 11:17pm 03.21.02 Ask All Sailors 1/992 I have an O'Day 35 with apparently glued in teak and holly plywood sole. It is gotten so beat up du
vision mast height Tom at 10:22pm 03.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 A friend that has a Vision 36' would like to shorten the mast to allow bridge passing. Anyone have
Reverse Polarity Rich at 8:05pm 03.21.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1942 The "polarity reversed" light is lit on my 110v electrics panel. I have 30 amp service at the slip.
swing keel cable replacement..help! marc at 3:05pm 03.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1803 1981 maclast season i reached behind the winch and the cable bit me..(drew blood)...well i figure
Range of fuel John Garabedian at 2:26pm 03.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/864 With a 35 gallon diesel tank. Is there a particular rule of thumb, where one can calculate, the rang
Depth Sounder Installation Marty at 12:07pm 03.21.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1165 I am going to install a depth sounder in my 82 C25. I would like to install it through the hull in f
What is 'Gel Coat' damage Mike at 11:03am 03.21.02 Other Sailboats 5/1659 I plan to buy my first sailboat this spring. I'm looking (via the internet) at prospects, and one t
Bermuda Race Chris McLoughlin at 8:51am 03.21.02 Big Boats 0/952 There is a Hunter 34 entered in this years Newport-Bemuda Race.The name of the boat is Cathexis, sk
need a crew or two Bill walton at 8:10am 03.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1174 I'm moving my Passage 42 from Marathon, FL to Man-O-War Cay in the Bahamas and need an additional pe

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Roller furling problem (1) jaysweet at 1:36pm 07.30.20 So as Judy suggested, I sprayed some WD40 into the 2 ball bearing races in the upper swivel and work
Vacuflush to Fresh Head change over (1) sail sfbay at 1:34pm 07.30.20 https://www.raritaneng.com/en/shop/products/fresh-head
dorade box cowl vent (1) TomY at 1:32pm 07.30.20 Tom, How do you keep your sheet lines from snagging on these? They must be in the right place (n
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations FastOlson at 1:30pm 07.30.20 We use flat webbing up each side of the deck. Our PFD's are Mustang hydro inflate with built in harn
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant Crazy Dave Condon at 1:27pm 07.30.20 When production of boats goes abroad, that is not a sure sign the plant will reopen. I was advised
Kells 23 mast tabernacle Crazy Dave Condon at 1:14pm 07.30.20 You have no idea
Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage Crazy Dave Condon at 1:12pm 07.30.20 Hooray. Thank you young man. I told you there is nothing to worry about. The two stainless bolts
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 jviss at 1:10pm 07.30.20 It is the 11gallon size. I think you mean 11 lb.?
Kells 23 mast tabernacle rgranger at 12:57pm 07.30.20 Can you take a picture so I can see better what you are talking about. Former dealer What boat di
routing for transom drain 09 26M sail sfbay at 12:57pm 07.30.20 Good to hear.........keep bringing the questions on!!!
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations rgranger at 12:57pm 07.30.20 Clever. .... But I might make a portable one (closing with a soft shackle) of your loops. The del
Shifting issues Dr. D at 12:52pm 07.30.20 A few years ago we owned a 2003 Jeanneau SO 37. Had been sailing the boat for about a year. One day
How do I test AGM batteries for damage from overcharge? Captain Larry-DH at 12:45pm 07.30.20 Thanks, Rodd, I'll do this after the boat is put on the hard. It wouln't be practical now, the boat
routing for transom drain 09 26M jeffjuneau at 12:41pm 07.30.20 Hi, I am just 5 days into a new-to-me 26M, and am stumped by a lot of the plumbing. This is an 09 2
New Bedford, MA local knowledge? jviss at 12:39pm 07.30.20 Thanks @dmax !
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Terry Cox at 12:33pm 07.30.20 How about the left coast? Still looking for a way to fill my two tanks here in WA. Also looking into
Odd HIN / Hull Identification Number - ends in M? Noodat Lady at 12:23pm 07.30.20 The only problem is the terminal M. If you visit this site https://www.hindecoder.com and type in al
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump malyea at 12:22pm 07.30.20 There's one other little detail: the entire tank has be entirely above waterline to drain via grav
New Bedford, MA local knowledge? dmax at 12:15pm 07.30.20 There's a public dinghy dock on Pope's Island, just east of Pope's Island Marina's docks. If you go
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 SimiSAilor at 12:02pm 07.30.20 Check HomeDepot they have a steel one for 60$. It is the 11gallon size. It is just a small BBQ bottl

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