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Choice of Motors for 26X Pete at 6:59am 04.28.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1266 Does anyone have an opinion as to which of the motors for a new 26X is best.The Honda, the Yamaha,
Marelon Fittings in the head Debra Blatnik at 5:05am 04.28.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1456 What is better? Bronze or Marelon? Any real difference? I am looking at Y valves and vented loops
Cutless Bearing Drew at 3:35am 04.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1060 I am replacing the cutless bearing and i am not sure if i need to how much play should there be in t
Whisker pole David Irvine at 3:12am 04.28.01 Big Boats 2/1067 I want to get a whisker pole to pole out the genoa (not for spinnaker use).What do other owners reco
H 34 Owners - What is this for? Jerry Keto at 2:37am 04.28.01 Big Boats 4/982 What is the half-moon cut out inside the galley storage area shelf used for? What was it that fit in
h23 Regatta Sponsership Ward Niffenegger at 11:14pm 04.27.01 Smaller Boats 3/911 I was just thinking.....If enough boats would show for the h23 national regatta, would HUNTER do s
Happy "Trails" or Sad Mishaps ? Larry at 10:41pm 04.27.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1265 While recently visiting a couple of boat yards, I happened upon the wrecked trailers area. I one
MAX PROP PITCH ON 33.5 Fred Fuller at 10:31pm 04.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1101 Has anybody installed a 16" three blade MAX PROP on a Hunter 33.5 With a 3gm30. If so was the 11"pit
Leak Problem Bill Jones at 10:00pm 04.27.01 Big Boats 1/942 Help! I have a 1994 H 40.5 with a deck leak (somewhere!). The water makes its way to a light fixtu
A/C on a 28.5 David L at 9:42pm 04.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/917 Has anyone installed an A/C on a 28.5?
Blue book?? Steve at 9:27pm 04.27.01 Smaller Boats 1/1462 Does anyone know where to find the "blue book" Value of various sailboats ?? We're thinking of selli
Why am I Listing ??? JR at 9:21pm 04.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 I'm in my fifth season on the Chesapeake with my1991 27 Hunter.At the end of last season I notice
Gel coat color Match - 1980 O'Day 37 Richard Kinard at 8:17pm 04.27.01 Other Sailboats 3/1093 Any ideas what colorants to add to "white" gel-kote to match the original?Rich K.
Plastic Temporary Motor Belts,,,Review Anyone? Jim at 4:42pm 04.27.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1084 While strolling through a Boater's World Store the other day, I noticed a package containing whatloo
Back-up Battery Packs Reviews Anyone? Jim at 4:33pm 04.27.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1173 Hi all, Great to be back in the water and ready to go again after this seemingly endless winter h
C30 We loose the race on the down wind leg. mark thomas at 3:19pm 04.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1048 I crew on a C30 for week night races. We all ways do well against the competition to weather. We alw
People/weight capacity? Do you know? Pete at 2:21pm 04.27.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4851 What is the safe capacity of the 26X in pounds, people, or both.I am considering often taking:2 m
Aligning strut - H34 Tom Mercer at 2:05pm 04.27.01 Other Sailboats 2/827 I removed the strut on my H34 to replace the shaft. There is a recess in the hull, and the strut bol
Adding a line clutch and winch for halyards Dean Strong at 1:40pm 04.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1025 I want to add a line clutch and winch to the port side cabin roof of my 1990 Hunter T30, so I can ad
Help with the Main Alan at 1:03pm 04.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/931 I have lazy jacks on my 1986 HUNTER31. Quite frankly raising the main is such an ordeal. The head of

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Hunter 386 Year 2002 sail sfbay at 8:09am 04.15.20 ..............Are there some other hard to change out lines I should do before we finally get her in
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... (2) Hayden Watson at 8:05am 04.15.20 You can get high S#'s in production cruisers. C425 has S# = 4.19 I have raced on a J90 which is ful
h34 hose ties splax at 8:03am 04.15.20 my new bilge pump uses a 3/4" hose instead of a 1", so thanks for the tip on joining the hoses.
h34 hose ties splax at 8:00am 04.15.20 It is difficult to get myself down on the galley sole and reach through the frame access to get my h
Catalina 380 - Cable Length Issue sail sfbay at 7:52am 04.15.20 Consider attaching a tag line to the cable and it through the conduit (if there is any) or open cavi
Shower (pump). Who uses them? Terry Cox at 7:46am 04.15.20 Different model boat here. Our aft shower, that I use regularly, drains into a sump that has a pump
Boatless Summer? Mike4116 at 7:41am 04.15.20 Here in the wilds of Michigan (the Great Lakes state) our governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has deemed it
Shower (pump). Who uses them? Justin_NSA at 7:35am 04.15.20 :) Mine lives in the cockpit. I will NEVER put a shower below decks- mildew magnet!!
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? RoyS at 7:32am 04.15.20 Oh, that screw. I thought you meant the sealed maximum throttle screw. I have no experience or opini
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness RoyS at 7:29am 04.15.20 G10 is extremely difficult to drill with a hole saw. Your plan to temporarily fasten backing plate w
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 BobbyFunn at 7:24am 04.15.20 Strip it off. Polish the luran to a shine. It is softer than gelcoat so it wont shine like factory
Shower (pump). Who uses them? rgranger at 7:23am 04.15.20 :) Mine lives in the cockpit. I will NEVER put a shower below decks- mildew magnet!!
Shower (pump). Who uses them? Justin_NSA at 7:21am 04.15.20 I don't have a picture but it looks like the one for my A/C. No sump, just a hose from the port head
Shower (pump). Who uses them? (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:17am 04.15.20 :) Mine lives in the cockpit. I will NEVER put a shower below decks- mildew magnet!!
Shower (pump). Who uses them? dlochner at 7:12am 04.15.20 Depends on the pump. If the pump is a bilge pump type pump, it is not self priming, so it needs to b
Wiring Repair Ideas? Rick D at 7:08am 04.15.20 Under the "snide remarks" category - How about a wireless sump pump? Sorry, Rick. I have not had t
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 DFD at 6:56am 04.15.20 Thanks for the replies. The 170 is from 2002. I can't contact the owner to find out why the botto
Keel issue dmax at 6:49am 04.15.20 As far as I know, 110 ft lbs. is the factory recommendation for my boat. It is also the factory reco
Has anyone tried these heat exchanger brackets? rpwillia at 6:42am 04.15.20 I figured once PaulJ endorsed them they were the cats meow. :clap: I got them off Catalina Direct al
Wiring Repair Ideas? Sailor Sue at 6:40am 04.15.20 Any chance you could put double sided tape or something sticky like butyl tape on the end of a fish

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