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Baltimore MD, Take me sailing, please Kevin Fagan at 2:35pm 10.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1046 What's a poor southern buy to do? I've got to attend a conference at the Convention Center over the
Deck layout for spinniker on h380 tom at 11:43am 10.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/927 I have been using a spinniker on my 380 by attaching a snach block to a cleat on theside of the coc
U.S. Financing for a European Boat Roy Peterson at 4:32pm 10.08.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 I am having difficulty in finding a company that will refinance my boat (my credit rating is not an
Heaving to on a Hunter 260 John Kagan at 11:01am 10.14.01 Smaller Boats 4/1159 I recently took a test sail on a Hunter 260 and tried to heave to and found that the boat kept falli
Prop shaft Selwin Gray at 10:32am 10.14.01 Other Sailboats 1/880 My bronze prop shaft is sliding out of my A4 bushing.I used a allen key set screw but it won't hol
auto v marine Ron at 1:50pm 10.08.01 Other Sailboats 0/725 Might be a dumb ? but what is the difference between a automotive engine and a marine engine?
seeking mariner maria at 8:33am 10.14.01 Day Sailers 3/1124 My husband and I are looking for an O'Day Mariner with 2 bunks and a v-berth below. We would like to
Need help on repair/replacement of jib roller furl D. Wesley Fowler at 6:55am 10.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1054 My wife and I went for a sail on our 1988 26.5 Hunter the day after a recent front blew through. Th
How Does One Set the Valves Joe Hardy at 12:57pm 10.08.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1367 I own a Westerly Konsort 29. The head is a vacuum model with a single hand pump mounted on the forwa
boat cushions and upholstery Tim at 4:33am 10.14.01 Smaller Boats 4/1129 I was told there was a company in St Pete or Tampa that can make stock cushions for Hunter Sail Boat
Want C Tony at 2:40am 10.14.01 Catalina 22 1/1256 I am new to this forum, but I would like to buy a shoal draft C
rig tension on h34 Evan at 12:34pm 10.08.01 Big Boats 5/1093 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a rig in need of some tuning (somewhat loose). The boat owners manual d
AH-4000 questions Joe Bolm at 12:38am 10.14.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/900 My question is about actuator response. Sometimes my unit moves very quickly and crisply and other
help/advice Bob Booth at 3:54pm 10.13.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1044 want to replace roller foiling jib sheet jam with Harken #296 15o 1"H to help with single handling s
How do you winterize this big orange toy Bill Yale at 11:56am 10.08.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1103 Okay, so I bought my 74 O'day 20 last May and have had a blast with it. Living at 6200 feet above se
Instrument Housing Gene at 1:23pm 10.13.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1441 When cruising the net last week I ran across an article on making your own instrument housings (used
Trailering Sailboats Ron Russell at 7:56am 10.13.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1079 Is there a Magazine or Club that is about trailering their sailboats?
Raychart 420 Error Message Ron Parkes at 11:36am 10.08.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1154 This past weekend, I "fired" up all of my electronics in preparation for a day trip out into the Atl
Paint keel? Larry at 7:09am 10.13.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1048 Was the cast iron keel originally covered in fiberglass or was it painted? I have a 1984. It is ru
European CE Boat Standards Peter Albright at 3:24am 10.13.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1421 The thread on CE certification for new Hunter boats in the 'Big Boat' forum got me interested in wha

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Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Calif. Ted at 11:05am 06.25.20 I recently added a 7" Garmin and connected to RM ST60 instruments and an ST 6000 AP using the Seatal
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Rich Stidger at 10:59am 06.25.20 I have mid-1990's Autohelm instruments and autopilot and I have a Garmin GPS492 Chartplotter. This
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 10:52am 06.25.20 I would guess only 1/4" to over kill. The prop wash only disturbs the streamlines on a small part
The LAST 37? #417 Johnb at 10:45am 06.25.20 I have private messaged (PM'd) you a copy of the HC 37 owners list. This was created by Jim Legere w
ENGINE OIL SHELF LIFE Ron20324 at 10:44am 06.25.20 From Shell: Hello John, The recommended shelf life for Rotella T4 is four years from the manufactur
Partial upgrade of antique navigation electronics Captain Larry-DH at 10:30am 06.25.20 I suggest you stay with Raymarine since you want it to be compatible with Autohelm. Other Chart-plo
Sailboat rudder pulling to port JamesG161 at 10:24am 06.25.20 Any idea what thickness we are talking about I would guess only 1/4" to over kill. The prop wash
ENGINE OIL SHELF LIFE Johnb at 10:22am 06.25.20 I have three containers of the same motor oil, but different weights. They are dated 2018, 2016, 20
Stuffing Box Adjustment Justin_NSA at 10:19am 06.25.20 Not a bad idea, but I know I am not generating any undue heat as I am taking just enough to stop th
Cunningham Rigging? ODay 28 dfp51 at 10:19am 06.25.20 Thanks guys. I should be down at the boat tomorrow and I will snap a pick and take another, closer
Yanmar SD60 Sail Drive Oil Change Jim Beck at 10:05am 06.25.20
Hunter 19 (91-94) Floating Centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 10:05am 06.25.20 Send a private message to me with name and phone number. I will calll. contact info is confident
Cunningham Rigging? ODay 28 odaydokay at 10:04am 06.25.20 Our 28 had no Cunningham, so yours may have been a previous owner mod. Can you post the picture of
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel (1) MikeHoncho at 10:02am 06.25.20 The wind integration is why I will probably go to the EV-100 when my 32-year old AH4000 dies. I ac
Wilcox Crittenden parts interchangebility odaydokay at 10:01am 06.25.20 My original head was OE Groco. Failed at year 12 or so I guess. Was never great. Bought a WC which
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 9:57am 06.25.20 Not a bad idea, but I know I am not generating any undue heat as I am taking just enough to stop the
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? srimes at 9:54am 06.25.20 Ok. So I have a power problem. I have a BF75 Honda outboard. This outboard creates power with an
Fun playing in the wind. capta at 9:53am 06.25.20 Is that because you might get covid all alone in the ocean? No, I imagine it's to keep the sea tra
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... odaydokay at 9:52am 06.25.20 Maybe you need to hook the charger up to your toes? No....to my pacemaker.....LOL
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 9:49am 06.25.20 The dimension to look at is horizontal, not vertical for the foil symmetry. Four feet seems really

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