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New Hull Color Barrie McDonald at 1:45pm 02.12.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1332 Has anyone ever changed the color of their hull say from white to dark blue? Any thoughts? I was t
Anchor roller for 25.5? Dan at 11:48am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/842 Has anyone found an anchor roller that will work on the 25.5? I need to mount a Delta fast set ancho
Green Wires on Fuel Fiter Henry Demolina at 11:42am 02.12.02 Big Boats 1/900 I replaced the small primary metal fuel filter that came with the boat with a larger Racor filter. T
Flotilla Cruises Dick Hoffman at 11:20am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/740 Are there any flotilla coastal cruises being set up for winter of 2003 for small cruisers?
antifouling paint? Gary at 11:02am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 2/1050 Any suggestions on antifouling paints? which one?do I really need too? how often? why? just a few qu
Need info on changing self-bailing unit... David Lee at 10:06am 02.12.02 Day Sailers 4/1257 I have a 1982 DaySailer II and I purchased a new self-bailing unit, but I'm having problems getting
Bottom paint Tony at 9:20am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/922 Has any one had experience with Petit Hydrocoat bottom paint? I have been using Neptune II and like
Eight Satellite GPS fred miller at 7:02am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/868 I have a spare Garmin GPS Model 65 circa early 90s. I also have a new handheld unit. The old unit tr
Solar Panel battery charging Bob F at 6:23am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/859 Can the solar panel installed on my 376 overcharge or "cook" my start battery? Especially in the sum
TOP LIFT BROKEN GOIN UP YE OLDMAST PAUL CAMPBELL at 5:26am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1153 I NEED TO REPLACE MY TOP LIFT,AND WOULD LIKE TO DO OTHER REPARES ON MY C-27 1976.THIS INVOLVES CLIMB
Bottom paint sanding and repair? Scott Gurney at 3:48am 02.12.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1156 I am facing my first spring as a sailboat owner (1966 Oday Mariner 19'). The bottom of the boat nee
Line for roller furling Bob Greenfield at 2:59am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/976 Have not been to the boat since Nov. and was wondering if any 29.5 Hunter owners know the diameter a
CANVAS COVER HUNTER 340 WOLFGANG KUTZNER at 1:53am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/980 MOVING TO FLORIDA AND LOOKING TO SELL COVER,ITS A FAIRCLOUGH COVER 1997,CUSTOM MADE,PHONE 203-574-5
Sound Investment Robert Polk at 1:11am 02.12.02 Big Boats 0/864 Have just replaced the audio speakers on our 460. The large newer Hunters (410-460)have quality JVC
Replacing the VHF and Electrical Wires in the Mast Bob Pattersen at 12:18am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1142 Has anyone replaced the antenna and electrical wires on a Hunter 25.5? I am thinking about tackling
What should I look for? Ricky Carroll at 11:16pm 02.11.02 Smaller Boats 1/961 Hi,I just joined this forum today and have some newbie questions regarding the trailerable Catalin
Have there been troubles with Autoprops Dave Mauney at 10:41pm 02.11.02 Other Sailboats 9/1182 I have been going back and forth between Maxiprop and Autoprop. I guess what I am looking for are s
dingy bottom fouling Pat at 10:14pm 02.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 Two questions: 1. After a 5 week L. I. trip, during which the dingy was towed, not surprisingly the
Anyone using a spin-tec furling system? Beau Fin at 8:18pm 02.11.02 Big Boats 1/1149 I have seen some references to the spin-tek roller furler on this forum. I checked out the companies
2-Stroke 50hp engine for 26X??? Sam Kramer at 1:27pm 02.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1205 Does anyone have the black Yamaha 2-stroke 50hp engine on their Macgregor 26X; like the one in the v

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Water or sun damage? shemandr at 2:04pm 07.20.20 What concerns me about the gelcoat cracks is that they are in highly stressed parts of the hull. So
Reefing tips Tim Mills at 1:57pm 07.20.20 Definitely heave to. You should be able to drop the main and reef with ease - single handed. I have
1983 Hunter 30 Bilge Pump (2) sail sfbay at 1:56pm 07.20.20 Below is a plumbing diagram of your Hunter 30 from the attached manual with a dedicated discharge ho
Trailer tongue weight (1) Meriachee at 1:48pm 07.20.20 Welded to the bow stop. You'll notice that there is a built in step, and a rod to stop the assembly
Topping Lift Question weekendrken at 1:33pm 07.20.20 PS. What yr/hull number is she? Forgot to mention that I turned the TL around, using the spare mast
Outhaul H26 (1) sail sfbay at 1:33pm 07.20.20 Bill............might take a look at Hunter 26 Owner mods on this site, specifically cockpit mods wh
Topping Lift Question (1) weekendrken at 1:29pm 07.20.20
CO alarm problem (?) JamesG161 at 1:24pm 07.20.20 High cabin temps due to the weather have been the only change. There is a high temperature limit t
Anyone in Tampa, FL (Pinellas County) that might look at a Catalina 30 for me? dmax at 1:14pm 07.20.20 I talked to a broker the other day who has been in the business since 1995 and and he said business
Reefing tips Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 07.20.20 Earlier in this thread, somebody recommended securing the reef clew to the boom before securing the
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 12:47pm 07.20.20 Thanks for sharing. I found your posts extremely interesting and fun to read. By the way, unless
CO alarm problem (?) MikeHoncho at 12:42pm 07.20.20 Replicate the condition but leave the battery charger off and see if that changes things. These dete
Trailer tongue weight srimes at 12:39pm 07.20.20 Good idea on mounting the boom and sail while the tank is filling. I'll have to try that. I've been
Pearson 23C mast weight sail sfbay at 12:33pm 07.20.20 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest measuring the dimensions of your mast and contacting Rig Rite who ca
Water or sun damage? kappykaplan at 12:23pm 07.20.20 Too bad they don't have boatfax, They do! BoatHistoryReport.com :beer:
Topping Lift Question dlochner at 12:12pm 07.20.20 The time you've been doing anything has little to do with proficiency. It is how you do something
Topping Lift Question weekendrken at 12:09pm 07.20.20 Depending on your mainsail roach and battons you may find that the lift either flaps against the sai
Topping Lift Question Don Guillette at 12:07pm 07.20.20 At Ease; I heard that spoken many time while in the military!! Dave has answered your question. Th
Water or sun damage? Justin_NSA at 11:58am 07.20.20 Better get a survey before you sink, pun intended, money into it. You may have a lot of hidden damag
Where to buy outboard? Meriachee at 11:51am 07.20.20 Looks like may have to wait for fall boatshows. If there is a fall boat show.

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