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anyone have an info,sheet on rigging tension ? we have a 2000 H 290 and have a lo oos guage but cant
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I have a 1979 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar YSM12 engine. The engine ran fine all last season but died en
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Hey everyone, about a year and a half ago I converted my ice box to a fridge on my Pearson 30 Works
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Hello fellow Hunterowners. Does anyone know, or is able to measure the length of their prop shaft o
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On h260 found weird hand toggle by rear princess seat. Does it demobilize rudder if boat has outboar
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Prop lost to electrolysis , new ones are 6 to 8 weeks delivery, If anyone upgraded to a folding and
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Bought a 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 two seasons ago. I was wondering about the frequency for checking/

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Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270
dmax at 12:02pm 03.24.25
That's a good size boat to be trailering - the C250 trailer might not be up to it, you would need to
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question
Daze at 11:59am 03.24.25
@T J Furstenau As I thought there were no holes anywhere on my Hunter factory davits.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393)   (4)
NYSail at 11:37am 03.24.25
When you pull the boat you will also see separation of the stern tube where it exits the boat. I had
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price?
JoeWhite at 11:24am 03.24.25
What year is the vessel?
Lithium cold storage question
Stu Jackson at 11:03am 03.24.25
Have you read Maine Sail's guides to LFP? www.marinehowto.com He lives in Maine and has had LFP f
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast
NProvost at 10:23am 03.24.25
Thank you Rich for the help.
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast
Rich Stidger at 9:32am 03.24.25
Ii have a 1997 40.5- a sister ship. I can't help with the companion way steps, but the mast leak is
Lithium cold storage question
jssailem at 8:58am 03.24.25
I am trying to make my life easier not harder. I want the benefits of Lithium batteries. I, theref
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration
Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.24.25
if I'm wrong there please correct me. Yes, that is correct. Or maybe just to remove all doubt, di
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat   (1)
Dorfl68 at 8:38am 03.24.25
Follow up with the result
Main Rigging Upgrades   (1)
Hayden Watson at 8:25am 03.24.25
I will tackle the outhaul first. There is no way that what you have will give you tension. I would
Steer Stop
jssailem at 8:05am 03.24.25
Check the rudder shaft. At the point that it goes through the upper bearing, there may be a pin. The
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles?
dmax at 7:49am 03.24.25
Look carefully at the axles and leaf springs and all their connection hardware - these and the U-bol
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size?
kappykaplan at 7:32am 03.24.25
You may find what you need here: https://catalina.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid
Fiberglass battens for sailpack?
dmax at 7:26am 03.24.25
You should be able to find some used battens that no one wants - I have some from old sails but they
Fiberglass battens for sailpack?
billjoye at 7:17am 03.24.25
West Marine has 5/8" and 1 5/16" wide batten fiber glass stock available online. Max length is 12 f
Launching/Recovering Sailboat
billjoye at 7:08am 03.24.25
I was referring to the built-in extension on the trailer. My extension is less than 4 feet, giving a
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS
MFD at 7:04am 03.24.25
Yes, there is a thread over at Cruisers Forum dedicated to just OpenCPN.
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack   (1)
4lane at 6:27am 03.24.25
As must suggested, the old fairing compound just shrunk which developed the crack. I chipped it all
Steer Stop
Kraffert at 6:13am 03.24.25
I'm going to have to do something. Thanks for the input

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