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Salvage Makergosien at 12:31pm 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1896 My Hunter 466 is deemed a total loss by insurance company. Hull and mast are fine. Keel needs redo
New to me 270 Ajp at 11:35am 10.23.19 Smaller Boats 4/769
mounting jib whisker pole to the mast Hellevi 18 at 11:02am 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2050 I would like to install whisker pole track or ring to the sail in the mast. 2008 41 SD. Is there pro
Edson Pedestal Model on 92 Hunter30 ChrisHunter at 10:49am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/706 Looks like I may need to order a new brake kit for my 1992 Hunter 30. I have asked Edson what mode
Sheaves wufibugs at 10:08am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 21/3932 The sheaves on my 86 H31 are more than tired and since I will be stepping the mast, this seems like
Sail cover for Lazyjacks Giro at 9:19am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2307 Hello. I have just had a Lazyjack system installed on my newly restored Macgregor 25. Only after thi
Removing Name on Transom ontherocks83 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1726 The original name of my boat looks like it was hand painted on the transom. I'm not sure of what typ
Stanchions on an O'Day 28 dfp51 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Bigger Boats 7/1225 Looking for a little help on what I hope is a stupid question. We are getting some deck work done t
New owner sea cock question Bryan D at 6:10am 10.23.19 Catalina 310 26/5597 Greetings. I have just taken ownership of a 2005 310 and wondered what the consensus was on keeping
Ready to splash. (3) All U Get at 2:58am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/469
Winch servicing Cat 309 Pompadi at 11:09pm 10.22.19 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1507 Hi all, Has anyone been successful in servicing the Lewmar winches on the Cat 309.? Ours have the
I want to sail across Atlantic. Looking for a boat for delivery anjulis at 9:07pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 5/617 It so happened that I will have free time in January and February and I would like to complete my dr
Loss of power, C30 with a Universal M25 engine tshalvey at 7:32pm 10.22.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1639 Hi all, I'm a newbie here and thanks for any help you may be. I'm a new sailor and now own a C30.
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Convert to internal halyards (10) Minnesail at 4:59pm 10.22.19 Catalina 22 7/2572 My 1974 Catalina 22 came with two external wire-to-rope halyards that tied off to cleats on the mast
FLYING A ASSYMETRIC SPY DEAD DOWNWIND Valerio at 3:21pm 10.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1349 This weekend i manage to fly only my assymetric (no main) dead downwind using the main boom with a p
Freshwater Hoses & Filter... Identify brand? Hose types? (1) Ziggler at 3:18pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 8/814 Fellow Sailors: About the fresh water system in a 1984 Morgan 32. Two questions: 1) What brand is
Rudder Replacement billdig at 2:27pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/914 I had to replace my rudder this year on my Tartan 3700. In my case, it was cheaper to replace rather
Catalina 18 on Jack stands Ajay73 at 2:16pm 10.22.19 Smaller Boats 1/894 I have a situation where I want to put my C18 on its keel and support it with jack stands. Anyone ev
Mast Head Casting Ed S at 11:16am 10.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1008 I sailed under a bridge - not the center section. The lake was low and I thought I would clear it,

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Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 2:09pm 08.02.24
Cabin Material Question Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 08.02.24 If using acetone, be prepared to change your gloves often. It slowly melts/degrades most disposable
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 08.02.24 Don't forget to use a fuse. I usually go with the inline automotive blade fuse holders. Glass is one
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Tally Ho at 2:01pm 08.02.24 Thanks for the thoughts/comments. I'll get some pictures this weekend. Super tiny holes. My "assump
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Tally Ho at 1:57pm 08.02.24 We will need a little more info to help size the panels correctly... Namely, what size are the bat
Hard to raise mainsail Tally Ho at 1:48pm 08.02.24 I used to use any dry silicone lube and would run a rag up and down the mast slot. Also, check your
Hard to raise mainsail shemandr at 1:45pm 08.02.24 My H356 could be a bear to get up. That boat had in mast furling so I only had to raise it a couple
Hard to raise mainsail kappykaplan at 1:38pm 08.02.24 Use a dry lube like McLube SailKote on the slugs and in the track. Cleaning the track with a little
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dlochner at 1:29pm 08.02.24
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 1:17pm 08.02.24 There should be a way to charge both batteries on your boat. Only a prior owner who's a fool would
Invest 97L capta at 1:16pm 08.02.24 I haven't been watching this depression, but if anyone has, what is the Big Dog (the North Atlantic
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 1:15pm 08.02.24 Did the combiner allow for charging of the house batteries from the alternator? Or just allow house
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2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:39pm 08.02.24 I owned a 2006 Hunter 41 DS. The boat is equipped from the factory with a solenoid combiner. When th
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dlochner at 12:13pm 08.02.24 There should be a way to charge both batteries on your boat. Only a prior owner who's a fool would w
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Terry Cox at 11:38am 08.02.24 Any insight is welcomed. As Don mentioned in his post, use your volt meter to first, check the cha
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations kappykaplan at 11:26am 08.02.24 If it's been on the hard 2+ won't most of the water intrusion have evaporated/dried out prior to do
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 11:22am 08.02.24 Thanks for the thoughts/comments. I'll get some pictures this weekend. Super tiny holes. My "assumpt
Invest 97L kappykaplan at 10:57am 08.02.24 Dammit Jim... :thumbup:
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 10:56am 08.02.24 Is now an appropriate time to say, "Dammit, Jim"?

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