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passage 42 toerail leaks carisea at 5:39am 08.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/970 well I just bought a 1992 passage 42 The previous owner took very good care of the boat but I notice
Getting our Catalina 30 to go to weather Erik Karlsson at 10:44am 08.26.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/2996 I find it difficult to point in the races with my competition. I would like some suggestions on sai
Fresh water pump Yanmar Ken Hunter at 9:16am 08.26.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1153 Impellar has separated from the bronze hub, 2 times, can't see any problem with the pump housing or
Mast for C-27 Joe Pulvino at 4:12am 08.20.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2278 The mast on my C27 was destroyed during a storm. The mast snapped in 2. I want to know if a mast can
Hot Engine Bob at 4:12am 08.26.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/964 A couple of weeks ago my engine overheated to the point where it peaked off the temp guage due to a
1978 Cat 27---Brydon head Brian Stevenson at 2:07am 08.26.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1646 Peggy, I have a head that has suffer cracking from hard freezing (from previous owner), now has sili
Mining your experiences. H-37 Hale Davidson at 3:10am 08.20.01 Big Boats 1/853 I am considering the purchase of an '83 Hunter 37. What items should I look for, even before the su
Hunter 33 Cherubini Overall Questions- Help Dave Snyder at 12:07am 08.26.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5489 Hello to all Cherubini 33 owners 1979-1982 Looking to buy one as soon as I sell my Hunter 25 and h
REFER/FREEZER POOR OPERATION AND CONDENSATION Joe at 7:11pm 08.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/832 I have noticed that my refer and freezer have to run constantly to keep cool. The freezer never rea
Non-skid Richard B. at 1:55am 08.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/887 The non skid on my '78 H25 is getting pretty worn and needs to be redone. Any suggestions.
Sail Area Displacement Ratio Gerald McCombs at 1:32pm 08.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/967 Does anyone know how to calculate the sail area displacement ratio. I have one formula but i can't s
Lewmar Opening Port Leaks Steve at 11:18am 08.25.01 Big Boats 4/1044 I have started having a problem with leaking lewmar opening ports in my main cabin of my 1995 37.5.
460 starter problem Dave Young at 1:11am 08.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/916 I have a 460 and have been having problems with the starter. I have a keyless engine panel mounted
Gas Tank for H23 Caleb K at 9:07am 08.25.01 Smaller Boats 2/837 Does anyone know a brand/supplier of marine gas tanks that manufactures a 6 to 12 gallon tank with a
Shoal Keel vs Deep Keel Marian at 11:54pm 08.24.01 Ask All Sailors 5/2261 We currently have a 290 and are moving up to a 340 shortly. There is an available 340 that is perfe
'93Hunter 23.5 water ballast swing keel-Any proble John Sibley at 12:24am 08.20.01 Smaller Boats 6/1025 I'm new to sailing and looking for a nice family cruiser to warm up to sailing with. Found a guy tha
Plastic stanchion caps for a 23.5 ? Steven Gautney at 5:41pm 08.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1582 Can anyone tell me where I might find replacement stanchion caps for my 23.5? I have asked at Westm
PHRF David Mosley at 9:30am 08.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/924 Anyone have the PHRF # for a 1985 h23 with the swing keel? What about w/o the swing keel?dave mos
Rigid vang question Tom Wootton at 10:11pm 08.19.01 Smaller Boats 11/1015 I installed a Garhauer rigid vang this weekend, and am very impressed with its construction (and pri
Genoa track (toerail) does have core Dave Z. at 7:28am 08.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/1024 In an earlier post there were a few folks who mentioned that the deck at the toerail was all fibergl

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Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:12pm 05.06.20 Those are running backstays? What's that cable behind the guy in the purple shirt? -Will (Dragonfl
Wrong Boat in MD rgranger at 4:11pm 05.06.20 Or a more extreme approach for my family was to move away from the North East because while I love
IN-MAST FURLING MAINSAIL sail sfbay at 4:10pm 05.06.20 Ditto Sailgunner........had both my new partial battened and original 2004 nonbattened main sails tr
What is this? Lazy1 at 4:10pm 05.06.20 Whale telephone
What is this? capta at 4:09pm 05.06.20 Yeah, I agree. I think it is a defunct transducer that shoots through the hull. Shouldn't be anythin
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 capta at 4:05pm 05.06.20 that it requires two hands and the self tailer. I prefer the foot switch to activate the windlass a
IN-MAST FURLING MAINSAIL Sailgunner at 4:04pm 05.06.20 I found the answer to make the furling work better, a new sail! My sails were 20 years old and didn'
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 capta at 4:02pm 05.06.20 The windlass motor is sized for more like 35 Kgs. Pause it on the way up. Most windlass motors on
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 justsomeguy at 4:01pm 05.06.20 You could use VCR tape (Nominations?) The Mummy II. I hear it's terrible.
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 (1) justsomeguy at 4:00pm 05.06.20 Electric Wench
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 4:00pm 05.06.20 LOL I don't think they're even sailing. Who can see why? I'm guessing you are looking at the runni
h260 centerboard line gudiss at 3:59pm 05.06.20 thank you guys!!
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 shemandr at 3:57pm 05.06.20 8 track tape What sacrifice C.S.N&Y just to know which way the wind is blowing? Gary Point take
Wrong Boat in MD Leeward Rail at 3:55pm 05.06.20 My wife and/ot I travel from our home to our sailboat and then travel back home. In Contra Costa Co
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 garymalmgren at 3:45pm 05.06.20 8 track tape What sacrifice C.S.N&Y just to know which way the wind is blowing? Gary
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:44pm 05.06.20 My first thought was Jenny or mainsail halyards, but then I thought, 'for a big Genoa, they could be
What is this? Richard19068 at 3:42pm 05.06.20 I'd guess a depth transducer?
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 JamesG161 at 3:33pm 05.06.20 We use our horizontal windlass drum (not gypsy) to take someone aloft on a spinacker halyard Same
What is this? Hungryfroggy at 3:27pm 05.06.20 Haven't checked outside yet. I will eventually though. I was guessing it might be the knotmeter to
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 3:26pm 05.06.20 Looks like the running backs are led wrong

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