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mainsheet rigging Engel Hart at 6:52am 02.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1204 I just bought this boat in Maine USA.Would anybody know how to rig the mainsheet.The previous owner
22 catalina with busted mast mount dave at 5:04am 02.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/933 i'm thinking about buying a 22 catalina with trailer for 2900. although the mast mount is broken, my
Coast Guard Recall Kenneth Pfaff at 2:21am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/952 I don't know if this has come up or not, but I was just reading the latest Soundings and there is a
6hp doesn't cut it in a strong river current jim solari at 12:39am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 4/2040 I travel out the mouth of the merrimac river to get to the ocean. If I miss my timing and am coming
Correct Ladder for O'Day 27? Michelle at 11:14pm 02.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1403 We have a 1975 O'Day 27 with a stern rail that goes all the way around the back of the boat (Life li
Traveler and topping lift on H25 Bryan Howell at 9:49pm 02.11.02 Smaller Boats 6/911 My recently purchased 1975 H25 poptop has neither a topping lift nor a traveler. Does anyone know i
lewmar hatch repair ken at 12:50pm 02.11.02 Ask All Sailors 4/4671 Hey sail fans!My 87 O'Day 322 has a leak in the Bow hatch over the v-bearth.(do all boats leak?)My
Rudder Replacement Greg at 11:10am 02.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/966 I have the privilege of replacing my rudder now that I have experienced sailing without steerage. I
Wheel Steering tension adjustment Stephen Ord at 7:54am 02.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1071 Is there any way to adjust the wheel steering on a Hunter 30? It would seem to consist of a large w
Stack Pack Installation Jim Davis at 8:39am 02.11.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1306 The stack pack for my boat was removed and replaced by a local rigger. The lazy jacks are no longer
Bottom Paint Ted at 6:57am 02.11.02 Big Boats 1/938 I am interested in hearing what people are using for bottom paint. I have an H34 with an iron keel,
Boat Review -- Owner Feedback Wanted J. Colvin at 5:11am 02.11.02 Smaller Boats 1/865 Hello,We're planning to review the Hunter 170 in an upcoming issue, and owner comments are always
Stuck centerboard Larry Hughes at 3:40am 02.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1096 This may be helpful to someone out there. My 23 rested on the bottom at low tide and forced a rope
Stak pak boom cover. Dan Hawryschuk at 2:09am 02.11.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1090 I own a P42 with a Doyle stakpak main. The sail is about 5 years old and has seen a few years usage
Bridges in Louisiana Jim Vincent at 12:59am 02.11.02 Big Boats 0/825 Kerry (Blew Bayou)...concerning the I-10 bridge at Lake Ponchatrain, you stated it had 75' clearenc
Replacement of Stuffing Box with PSS Ed Carrillo at 12:10am 02.11.02 Other Sailboats 0/722 I am thinking of replacing my regular stuffing box with a PSS and received wonderful advise from the
H31 Head Installation Laura Bertran at 10:52pm 02.10.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1280 Hello- I'm in the process of replacing the head and hoses on my H31. After what I thought was car
Fulton Trailer Swivel Jack jammed Michael Bell at 10:11am 02.17.02 Smaller Boats 5/1268 The lift system for the tongue of my H26 trailer will only lift in an area about 4 or 5 inches and b
Scrapping a 77 h27 Doug T. at 7:22am 02.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1185 sighBlisters. No, that's not really the right term to describe these things. Imagine huge swat
Single line slab reefing Colin Cheetham at 3:44am 02.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/951 Many thanks for all your replies to my question about In-mast furling vs standard sail.One question

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Where is the Autopilot ? sail sfbay at 7:05am 07.19.20 Should be directly under the cockpit floor, same as my 3004 Hunter 386, which I had to replace (Ouch
272 owners: what weight and style of anchor do you have? (1) sail sfbay at 6:59am 07.19.20 5/16" diameter chain looks good for your size boat. Refer to the West Marine "Selecting-An-Anchor-Ro
Pearson 303 mast length? STXCUTTTER at 6:54am 07.19.20 Here is the listed data. You can get a good idea but likely will need to measure some of the boat.
What prop did your 466 come with sail sfbay at 6:28am 07.19.20 I should have mentioned that it came with a corroded 3 blade propeller, which seller paid for. The
Catalina 27 stern rail mod? CGwill at 6:07am 07.19.20
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 6:06am 07.19.20
What are these? NYSail at 5:09am 07.19.20 Looks like the brackets I have for my ship bell.......
What are these? sailme88 at 4:53am 07.19.20 Tiller tamer ?
Catalina 27 stern rail mod? sailme88 at 4:50am 07.19.20 DON"T do it !! The previous owner of our boat did so. It compromised the integrity of the entire s
What are these? Steve L22188 at 4:47am 07.19.20 My guess: it's a bracket for a drink holder. Find that corresponding pieced that slides in the b
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 07.19.20 Sounds like the right place for the negative. What other loads were running at the time? Where doe
What are these? jssailem at 4:22am 07.19.20 Welcome to the forum. It looks to me like something the previous owner added to the boat. From the
Raymarine auto pilot experts kappykaplan at 4:18am 07.19.20 he horizontal red/green line at the top of the display is the rudder angle :plus:
Raymarine auto pilot experts BigEasy at 4:01am 07.19.20 Definitely agree with Paul, the horizontal red/green line at the top of the display is the rudder an
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 CarlN at 1:57am 07.19.20
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? NYSail at 12:59am 07.19.20 I will double check that as I did attach the neg to the shunt buss-bar rather than directly to the b
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? JohnShannon at 12:17am 07.19.20 Well the fact that the battery voltage increased would seem to indicate charging is occurring. Are
Raymarine auto pilot experts Paul Mermelstein at 10:53pm 07.18.20 If the green line you are referring to is the green horizontal indicator at the top, then that is NO
tylcole at 10:38pm 07.18.20
What is these brown stuff on my hull papaiasi at 10:19pm 07.18.20 While the photo shows it on deck, that could be from going upwind and spray o'er the deck. Of cour

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