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Boat surveyor needed Brenda at 11:05pm 06.27.01 Smaller Boats 3/868 We are looking for someone familiar with our boat who can assess for damages.Our boat sank in freshw
Tightening loose hatches Nichole at 8:58pm 06.27.01 Big Boats 2/1273 I have 2 loose window hatches. One in the head and the other in the aft stateroom. They do not sta
Electricity on the Arch John at 8:50pm 06.27.01 Big Boats 4/1106 I have a 2000 340 w/ the Stainless Steel Arch. I am looking to add some electronics overhead on the
Where to find Volvo MD6A manual? Geoffrey Jackson at 3:07pm 06.27.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1136 Anyone know where to find a manual for a Volvo Penta MD6A? I tried searching the web, but all I fou
Aireating the Holding Tank? John - Oday 27 at 2:42pm 06.27.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1416 Just a thought; Has anyone tried or heard of this or anything similar.Since proper venting is so i
Trailering with Motor VEGA at 1:33pm 06.27.01 Smaller Boats 8/890 I have a Hunter 260 with a Nissan 4 stroke motor on the mount. Is there any problem leaving the moto
I, Too, Have Daysailor Centerboard leak Fred Ludwig at 12:57pm 06.27.01 Day Sailers 3/2340 While my boat sits on mooring, I may pick up 3 gallons per week. While under sail, I can pick up 16
Downhaul for the head sail? John Eastin at 11:08am 06.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1761 Okay all you C27 Gurus,Once again, I've been reading SAIL magazine. There was an article in there
Heat Exchanger -- source? Frank Burke at 10:21am 06.27.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/880 I am trying to locate a source for a heat exchanger for the Universal M25 diesel installed in my Cat
Help Me Trim the Main Please Beau at 9:11am 06.27.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1294 Have found myself in the mainsail trimmer position on a 35s5 Beneteau. We raced this weekend came i
Getting Speed up wind Ed at 8:49am 06.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/1043 Recently started racing Thursday nights in a club event. Our 1986 31 has a shoal keel, fixed prop a
Crazed and ugly hatches Ramon Carrib at 8:16am 06.27.01 Big Boats 4/1232 My Hunter 34 is in great shape except for the crazed hatches, opening and fixed. I want to replace
Air Conditioning info? Rian Petty at 7:55am 06.27.01 Ask All Sailors 12/1431 Hi,We have just moved our boat from BC to Ontario and find that we definitely need air conditionin
Calalina 30 running lines aft (duplicate) Jerry Magnuson at 7:38am 06.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/899 Sorry this is a duplicate and I could not figure out how to delete.Jerry Magnuson
Running Lines Aft to Cockpit Jerry Magnuson at 7:35am 06.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1451 As a result of all the great responses from Cat. owners that we received to our article on "That boa
Quick answers needed on Seacocks Doug at 7:35am 06.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1018 I've read all the archives and one question has not been asked or answered regarding seacocks/ball v
Portlight replacement R. Paquin at 7:13am 06.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1223 Does anyone have the original part numbers for the fixed portlights on a 1978 Hunter? I have an o
Perfect Ocean Crossing Vessel Bob at 7:08am 06.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4624 OK. We've all heard about what boats ARE NOT Ocean Crossing worthy, BUT:If you could have the per
hatch crazing wade at 7:04am 06.27.01 Other Sailboats 2/2071 Some of my hatches and fixed windows have severe crazing going--you can hardly see out. What caused
Cabin Table Leaf John at 6:54am 06.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/855 Just purchased a 1990 Legend. The cabin table fold down leaf is missing. Hunter can't help. I can

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Towing Hunter 25 dLj at 5:04pm 04.27.20 If the trailer is setup to handle the boat then it shouldn't be a problem. If you do get into a seri
Removing Oxidation Meriachee at 4:52pm 04.27.20 Thats a prefect opportunity to exercise social herding, using the drone, annoying the neighbours, th
Luff tape All U Get at 4:44pm 04.27.20 Well, temporarily out of #6. Most popular size I would suspect.
Removing Oxidation Ralph Johnstone at 4:42pm 04.27.20 @Ralph Johnstone owns a newspaper publishing service. Far more lucrative than a boat polishing serv
Hello. Anybody Out There? Hunter216 at 4:25pm 04.27.20 Here's something from this cricket: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f168/canadian-coast-guard
Furling mast Dave Groshong at 4:14pm 04.27.20 Halyard tension can be a problem, if you don't have a Dyneema low stretch line. Try peaking up th
Replace anchor roller dlochner at 4:03pm 04.27.20 Yep, the rail needs to come off. You might want to think about how to preserve the wood or find a ne
Icebox Claude L.-Auger at 3:58pm 04.27.20 I measured mine at 8 cubic feet (84 model). For your info in 2015 I converted my old system to a Nov
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. Hunter216 at 3:54pm 04.27.20 I volunteered myself. I'll attempt to solve the freshwater(rain) sinking problem this boat suffers
Replace anchor roller kappykaplan at 3:47pm 04.27.20 I agree - it looks like that rail has to come off.
Replace anchor roller (2) Dhamil6490 at 3:41pm 04.27.20 Photos would help us help you. First shows the anchor roller. Next shows a segment of the rail.
Prop Walk when in reverse cagreen75 at 3:38pm 04.27.20 We keep our boat on the Housatonic River in Stratford Ct where the current is strong and typically r
sealant for toe rails rgranger at 3:25pm 04.27.20 I've purchased two rolls of this from @Main Sail years ago. Still have a little and it is GREAT stu
Replace anchor roller kappykaplan at 3:23pm 04.27.20 Photos would help us help you.
Center board rgranger at 3:19pm 04.27.20 Buy here.... Dave is very helpful ... both of them.:yeah:
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 rgranger at 3:14pm 04.27.20 I tried a google image search but because of the blue tint of the photo... it came back as a tarp.
Removing Oxidation rgranger at 3:08pm 04.27.20 @Ralph Johnstone owns a newspaper publishing service. Far more lucrative than a boat polishing ser
Sweet, babies!! kappykaplan at 2:51pm 04.27.20 I had a momma bird take up residence in my boom several years ago. I'd take the boat out and hear c
Sweet, babies!! Rick486 at 2:47pm 04.27.20 Awww!! Cute. You go nowhere until they fledge....!
Sweet, babies!! justsomeguy at 2:45pm 04.27.20 Awww!

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