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1979 Hunter 27 inquiry Jack Shapiro at 9:57pm 11.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/1350 I am considering the purchase of a 1979 27' Hunter. It is equipped with a Yanmar 8 horsepower engin
O'Day 290 Ben McAndrew at 9:27am 11.24.01 Bigger Boats 1/1631 Does anybody have any information on the O'Day 290? I would LOVE to see a picture or a brochure. I
O'Day 290 Ben McAndrew at 9:41am 11.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1273 Does anybod have any information on the O'Day 290? I would LOVE to see a picture or a brochure. I
Anyone tried this stuff for stainless to Aluminum Colin at 5:26am 11.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/809 Has anyone tried the Marine Grade Anti-Seize (see link) to prevent corrosion between stainless and a
A Rudder Problem Ron Hore at 4:29am 11.24.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2604 We sail on Lake Winnipeg which is similar in size to Lake Erie. Lake is generally shallow and can ge
Left Water Heater on for a while after emptying !? Tom at 2:39am 11.24.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1231 I have a question for everyone.....I Left Water Heater on for a while after draining it into the bil
Uggh! Scuff Marks Chip at 12:14am 11.24.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1314 Captains,What is the best product you've found to remove those un-sightly black scuff marks causesd
What is correct ? Fred Feagin at 11:05pm 11.23.01 Smaller Boats 6/1032 The Hunter website says the 23.5 has a displacement of 3000 lbs and a ballast of 1000 lbs. My sales
bluewater szunker at 7:02pm 11.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1117 could a catalina 28 be used in bluewater conditions??
Refinishing Interior Wood Floors Barrie McDonald at 1:24pm 11.23.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1372 I would like to refinish the interior wood floors on my Hunter Legend 37. The wood appears to be fin
Stepping the Vision 32 free-standing mast Bob DeMatteo at 12:14pm 11.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1165 Can anyone advise on the proper method of stepping and unstepping the free-standing mast on the Visi
trying what you sugested RN at 9:04am 11.23.01 Smaller Boats 1/963 I am picking up a new cable in the morn however I tried to put a rope through for a temp fit so it w
Dipstick Robert at 7:28am 11.23.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1233 I just obtained my first diesel powered boat. It has a Universal 16hp. I was attempting to check t
Dingy O/B mount Tom Grass at 6:18am 11.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/780 I'm trying to figure out some place to mount/store the dingy's outboard while sailing. I don't want
New Starts Robert Dean at 2:55am 11.23.01 Racing 1/1197 To All,Now that the race season is over for some,I would like to ask for comments on the new start
swing keel on a 25 RN at 1:34am 11.23.01 Smaller Boats 3/979 I tried today to lift my keel with a broken cable to no avail. she will not budge. does anyone kno
o'day 19 Split backstay??? Dave Tompkins at 12:23pm 11.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1055 The backstay on our o'day 19 is jury rigged. We would appreciate any information which will tell us
Rig Tuning Greg Bennett at 11:11am 11.22.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1183 I recently purchased a Pearson 26, my first "big" boat and I want to learn about tuning the rig. Ar
Cruising the Keys Amy at 8:48am 11.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1081 We are planning on taking our first trip to the Florida Keys in December. Does anyone have any advi
On demand hot water Steve Cook at 4:45am 11.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1077 Ok, so I gotta get a different hot water tank.What are the pros and cons of a LPG on demand hot wa

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Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles BigEasy at 8:20am 05.21.20
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match Jake N Eggs at 8:12am 05.21.20 The gel coat that I purchased from the store here was a perfect match when I fixed some damage at th
Rabbit hole (2) BillyK at 8:11am 05.21.20 Last night i pulled out the loud and low powered engine blower and installed the new system i design
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles sail sfbay at 8:09am 05.21.20 Snap shackles are a tradeoff. They aren't as secure or as strong as a locking shackle, but they are
Extending 120 volt AC wiring (1) BigEasy at 8:09am 05.21.20 Not sure of the vintage of your Catalina; however, newer boats are supposed to have a water proof do
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles dlochner at 8:06am 05.21.20 The jib halyard needs a shackle that will swivel, the mainsail does not. I like these Wichard Headb
Stainless question Terry Cox at 8:03am 05.21.20 Hi Mark, Rail Makers in Everett works with SS all the time and could fix that hole in a jiffy. Call
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Maine Sail at 8:01am 05.21.20 If the wire between the shore power inlet and the AC main breaker is more than 10 wire feet, and it
Up Load issues... Phil Herring at 8:00am 05.21.20 I bumped up the maximum video file size and added a few more acceptable file formats. Give it a try
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast Crazy Dave Condon at 8:00am 05.21.20 Former Hunter & Catalina dealer whose boats used a mast raising system I designed Contact me via pr
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Justin_NSA at 7:57am 05.21.20
Irwin 28 on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 7:56am 05.21.20 @Meriachee Correct on geography. Also mast raising, how to put up? Keel or swing keel, either wil
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Ron20324 at 7:50am 05.21.20 I'd suggest hiring someone who already knows what they are doing.:banghead:
How many H23s were built? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 05.21.20 It did not take much time to build a small boat vs a large one. I wish you could have seen that as
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Terry Cox at 7:47am 05.21.20
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match sail sfbay at 7:45am 05.21.20 Take a look at Andy's youtube videos on color matching gelcoat: yoURRmkD8MY MxzCZ-5lMxY:639 Total
Storage aft of the transom MarkSails21 at 7:43am 05.21.20 If you planned on doing serious overnighting the Extra Batteries suggestion is an excellent idea!
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 05.21.20 The forum store can help as they have a patch kit
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 7:40am 05.21.20
Rudder removal Catalina 38 sail sfbay at 7:33am 05.21.20 The youtube video and these threads should help, in addition to the forum augmenting with their expe

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