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Hi Phil Lucie Lee at 8:55am 08.19.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1087 Hi Phil, How are you. We are in Pedro Miguel Boat Club, after first set of locks in Canal. Free i
Fuel Tank Hold Down? Dick Litchfield at 8:30am 08.19.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1126 I recently removed the fuel tank (for cleaning and pressure test) from my 1981 Hunter 27' sailboat.
Bildge odor Diane Lambert at 8:10am 08.19.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/995 I am fighting an odor in the bildge constantly. It's been suggested that I put a cleaning solution o
270 vs 28 Jeff at 8:02am 08.19.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/2129 I've been looking at Catalina 270s, about 1995 vintage seems to fit my pocketbook yet not be too abu
Keel bolts Roger Henderson at 6:46am 08.19.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1022 Can anyone tell me what the foot pounds of torque are for the keel bolts on a Hunter 340?
gelcoat color brian at 6:34am 08.19.00 Smaller Boats 1/1059 I'm trying to do some minor gelcoat repair on my c22. its a 1975. is there a catalina specific color
New boat protection Scott Blahnik at 3:32am 08.19.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1105 I notice older boats that aren't kept on a trailer are weather beaten. I was wondering what I could
h450 bowthruster Guest at 2:26am 08.19.00 Big Boats 3/1189 Has anyone out there installed a bowthruster on a h450? There are many considerations; size of bowth
More on the leak Mark Cooper - Caribbean Soul at 1:52am 08.19.00 Smaller Boats 1/1003 More on the leak. Apparently, it's coming from the ballast tank; but only when the boat is leaned ov
BROAD REACH = CENTER-BOARD UP ? Jean Luc B�lisle at 1:23am 08.19.00 Smaller Boats 4/2342 I am a new sailor on a Hunter 23.5 This summer a experience something that I still don't understand
Primary fuel filter replacement Rafi at 10:57pm 08.18.00 Other Sailboats 1/799 I have a Separ (German) fuel separator turbine type filter/water separator (similar to a racor 500FG
Topping Lift - restoring missing rigging George Wiltsie at 10:56pm 08.18.00 Destinations 6/2446 I have "acquired" a Capri 22 from a client as part payment on a bill. It is a 1985 with the racing
STUFFING BOX Rob Rich at 4:00pm 08.18.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/970 Anyone familiar with re-doing the stuffing box on a C-27? I have a leak that has started from the f
Atomic Four Fuel Line Routing Rob Rich at 2:06pm 08.18.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/2354 I have a 1979 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. I noticed that the inbound fuel line runs from a water s
Watch you head - it can sink your boat! Doug Margison at 12:53pm 08.18.00 Other Sailboats 4/910 Fortunately my wife and I close the through hull valves to our boat when we go home after a sail or
Stern seat / cruising spinaker questions Doug Margison at 12:14pm 08.18.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/885 I have two questions that I hope someone can help me with.1. I have been considering purchasing a
transmission fluid Ed Tamara at 12:09pm 08.18.00 Other Sailboats 2/843 Hi Gordon: My question is simple, my mechanic told me to put a little more oil on my transmission so
Islands 17 Michael Fetcho at 11:17am 08.18.00 Day Sailers 1/2728 I recently purchased a boat that is registered as an Islands 17. It looks a lot like an O'day and m
Ok, last time I was finalizing, this time it's Bill at 9:44am 08.18.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/953 final. I've made my final decison on how I'm ordering my 320 (see "Finalizing my options list...).I
Rudder repairs...when? How much? Jeff Galvin at 9:40am 08.18.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1070 I wrote a posting a couple weeks ago asking if I really wanted a 27. Well I found one for a song an

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Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia daviddp at 8:02am 03.03.20 And increasing yard fees. I wish one of my boys would have skipped medical school and become a diese
How serious is this rot? tfox2069 at 8:00am 03.03.20
Twizzle rig? (1) Tipsynippertoo at 7:48am 03.03.20 Thank you for your posts/suggestions. Update on my "Twizzle Rig". I found another similar age/wear
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia JamesG161 at 7:44am 03.03.20 Death and taxes a common experience. And boat repairs.:laugh:
hit a rock in the keel Tipsynippertoo at 7:31am 03.03.20 I believe that if it was cast iron it would have broken rather than bent. Try a magnet on the keel.
450-456 size difference? jssailem at 7:30am 03.03.20 456 LOA 46.1 ft (14.1 m) LWL 39.67 ft (12.09 m) Beam 14.00 ft (4.27 m) 460 LOA 46.08 ft (
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia jssailem at 7:16am 03.03.20 Isn't that something we all have in common? Yes I would say so. Death and taxes a common experienc
450-456 size difference? sail sfbay at 7:03am 03.03.20 The Hunter 456 looks the same size and weight as the Hunter 46. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 03.03.20 Oh, I guess I could answer my own question. If the average flu deaths in the USA over the past few
Hunter 23 Bimini sail sfbay at 6:54am 03.03.20 Do an internet search on "hunter 23 images with bimini" and you will find a 1987 Hunter 23 with a bi
H34 Deck Item?? shemandr at 6:54am 03.03.20 It's use is clearly to discourage crew from going barefoot. If it's a track for Spin downhaul it's
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia Scott T-Bird at 6:42am 03.03.20 Ask the families of 61,200 fly victims ... What is a "fly victim"? :what:
Second time replacing this pump, any better ideas on hand pumps? Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 03.03.20 I have a foot pump supplying salt water to a separate faucet at the galley sink (similar to the one
Has anyone found a wireless camera that can connect to a RAYMARINE Axiom? Hunter216 at 6:17am 03.03.20 The title of your thread mentions wireless so that implies your camera will not have power continual
Big scare with new standing rigging shemandr at 5:59am 03.03.20 I used a Canon SX50 bridge camera with a 1200 mm zoom to get those shots, and digitally cropped the
Big scare with new standing rigging (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 5:24am 03.03.20 This thread reminds me of an old poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Holding tank access twodzusfittings at 5:21am 03.03.20 Tank came out through the original openings, but first the plumbing elbows has to be removed. The pa
Bare Mast Will Gilmore at 4:52am 03.03.20 I can't say specifically about your mast, but often, they are not anodized. As js says, the surface
H34 Deck Item?? (1) kloudie1 at 4:51am 03.03.20 Probably a removable spin pole downhaul rig. Attached is the downhaul point on my boat, done by prev
Could Winter be over? Bob J. at 3:45am 03.03.20 When I hear people up here complain about the cold, I like to point out... Oh, never mind. You're

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