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Removing Teak Strips on Cabin Top Kevin Whalen at 7:02am 10.28.01 Big Boats 6/1456 I am considering removing the thin teak strips on the cabin top that Hunter put on in the mid to lat
OB Dick of Sylvan at 4:28am 10.28.01 Smaller Boats 1/890 My old Honda 4-stroke 100 (9.9hp?)w/long shaft is wonderful for cruising, though a bit heavy when mo
Gift for a friend Sandra at 3:55am 10.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1052 I have a friend that is planning on purchasing a Hunter 320. It's all he talks about!! His birthday
Garhaurer vang measurements for a 340 Stuart at 3:53am 10.28.01 Big Boats 0/908 Anyone measured for a Garhaurer rigid vang on a 340?Garhaurer sent me a page of instructions, and
Forward Hatch Cover Tom at 1:00am 10.28.01 Bigger Boats 3/1209 The forward hatch on my Oday 34 has just about lived out its life. Has anyone out there replaced on
Lowering 240 mast Don KOvacs at 3:49am 10.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1691 Is there a series of photos or a video demonstrating raising and lowering a Hunter 240 Mast.I can'
HF connection to backstay Ernie Thomas at 12:16am 10.28.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1110 What is the best way to connect my feed line to my backstay? I'm not sure if there is a commercial
stuffing box packing tom r. evans-kennedy at 11:12pm 10.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1061 i have a hunter 27 1980 with a 1gm yahnmar enginewant to repack the stuffing box//what size packin
Trailer brakes - disk type available? Bob Fair at 3:40am 10.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/824 Brakes on my 1998 trailer (for my MAC26X) rusted right out this spring - due to salt water remaining
What's the MK II Wheeldrive? Gene B. s/v Paradigm at 11:41am 10.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2697 Bill, you mentioned the new MK II wheeldrive for the ST 4000. I have not yet installed my ST4000.
The Catalina Smile Bob at 9:09am 10.27.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1009 Can anyone give me a detailed description on repairing the infamous Catalina smile Tx. in advance!!
STICKING MAST GATES Tom Kiernan at 3:28am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/1058 I fabbed up a pair of mast gates as described someplace using hardware store door threshold strips
AQUA CONE - HAS ANYONE USED ONE?? HELEN KATKOWSKY at 6:27am 10.27.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1287 Saw and ad in a magazine about the Aqua Cone from a company named Solar Solutions. Using solar power
bow leakage dick sonnichsen at 5:01am 10.27.01 Destinations 3/1448 i just bought a 1985 capri 22 and after taking down the wooden "divider" in the interior bow section
Blisters Ron Newton at 3:03am 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1050 I'm thinking of buying a O-day 27 it has some blisters on the bottom. Can anyone offer advice.
ray 100 vhf Scott at 12:54am 10.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/5711 Bill,The batteries on this radio have never lasted more than about 1 hour of listening. If you tr
Primary FuelFilter Replacement John at 11:18pm 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1183 Could someone walk me through the steps of replacing the primary fuel filter on my 1985 O'Day 28. It
Bottom Painting Tony at 2:43am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 2/879 I need to bottom paint my boat soon. I'd like to do it myself. The easiest way to do it appears to b
Attention Mike From Clearlake Ken at 8:42pm 10.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/901 Mike, I didn't get an email, but my address is as follows:Ken BedenbaughPO Box 6337, Sunny Isle
Rigging for racing peter nelson at 1:37pm 10.26.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1641 i am getting ready to purchase a 92 35s5 and race it in the puget sound of seattle.does anyone hav

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Are PVC RIBs still inferior? CarlN at 10:37am 06.27.20
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Will Gilmore at 10:18am 06.27.20 What shemandr is saying is that, because the wind is the source of forward movement of the sailboat
Is 30-degrees easy and safe? sail sfbay at 10:17am 06.27.20 Just for clarification: Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highes
Is 30-degrees easy and safe? DayDreamer41 at 9:40am 06.27.20 If you are into knowing or just making your head spin a bit https://fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/docs/sw
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 9:37am 06.27.20 give a kid a bottle of bubble maker and have them stand at different places and let the bubbles fly.
Revv up at 9:37am 06.27.20 . The plus 4cv does many other things but I always leave it on the digital read out screen for the
H410 Steering issue Sailgunner at 9:33am 06.27.20 Project complete, need to sea trial it but it's all back together. A very do-able job if you patie
Delamination Crazy Dave Condon at 9:23am 06.27.20 @jviss I will say the respect earned from the owners of Beneteau, Catalina and hunter for my knowl
Delamination Brian D at 9:20am 06.27.20 Easy there, jviss. Crazy Dave has good knowledge, and like you, is very helpful. So between the two
Rivet tool recommendation? BlowMeAway at 9:01am 06.27.20 That one has some good reviews too. Ok, off to Harbor Freight. I appreciate the quick response Mike.
Strengthen H41AC cockpit table support system sail sfbay at 8:56am 06.27.20 A photo would be helpful to how to improve the support. Suggest attaching a stainless steel arm to
DPDT wiring question (2) Team118 at 8:52am 06.27.20 Ok, still stuck. The DPDT switch DID fit into the panel. I can't figure out the wiring now....I hav
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK ronhanson01 at 8:52am 06.27.20 You can still get hunter replacement parts for the site sponsor which is nice!
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Propane outboard?? sail sfbay at 8:50am 06.27.20 Interesting idea; Lehr are/was making them fueled by a 1 lb propane canister screwed onto the engin
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. BobbyFunn at 8:47am 06.27.20 One inconsistency is that in the bath tub illustration and the airplane model there is a source of
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Engine compartment sound proofing falling off. bart at 8:38am 06.27.20
Rivet tool recommendation? MikeO53 at 8:32am 06.27.20 Yep, that is the exact one!
Are PVC RIBs still inferior? Kings Gambit at 8:27am 06.27.20 A beautifully written, beautifully argued case that there can be, under certain conditions, no diff

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