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Results of Hunter 37 survey. Trapped Water Kent Grisemer at 9:30am 05.15.00 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1515 Thanks for the replies to my inquiries on the purchase of this boat.I Took it on a test sail today
H-37.5 Prop Steve Hornberger at 8:56am 05.15.00 Other Sailboats 4/1811 I now have a Hunter 37.5 that I bought last July. I understand that there was some considerable disc
Windlass on Legend 40 ES at 8:51am 05.15.00 Big Boats 3/1443 Just installed an Anchorman 1000 electric windlass on my 86, 40 ft Legend. Installed it on deck, cen
Engine takes a break Glen Yost at 7:22am 05.15.00 Mid-Size Boats 9/1107 After motoring for about an hour, of course no wind is blowing, my engine which otherwise purrs like
Portable Air Conditioning Unit Karen D at 7:14am 05.15.00 Smaller Boats 8/1519 I am looking for information on the two portable air conditioning units that are available through W
Interior Cushion Upholstery Rick at 7:07am 05.15.00 Big Boats 2/1359 I want to repair the corners of a couple aft-cabin cushions and wonderd if anyone has found a replac
New Sheets Jim Miller at 6:59am 05.15.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1089 I want to replace the main ' jib halyards. Does anyone know the length, to save me the time of measu
Catalina 22, Loose traveler Jeff at 5:30am 05.15.00 Smaller Boats 1/1634 One of the nuts (port side)securing the traveler to the transom has come loose. Does anyone have a
impeller swap out J Cianflone at 4:44am 05.15.00 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1307 I need to find out how to swap out the impeller on a Rc8.Any special tricks? Should I coat the impe
Fuel cap Mauro C. Dal Canto at 4:43am 05.15.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1192 The fuel cap on my 1984 Hunter 40 is broken and the Hunter people told me the company that made thos
Replacement Ports 37c Mike Corcoran at 4:09am 05.15.00 Big Boats 2/1061 I need to replace the opening ports on my 1979 37c. The plastic ports are starting to leak. The cu
Bimmini John R. Mance, M.D. at 4:03am 05.15.00 Big Boats 4/1220 Does anyone know of or have experince with a bimmini constructed so that the stainless steel arch on
Fresh Water Supply and Cleaning Bob Schuetz at 3:54am 05.15.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1532 This is my first time commissioning a boat from winter storage. Last fall I winterized head and fre
Wood finish inside our 1980 H27 Wade at 3:48am 05.15.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/959 What is the finish on the original wood work/panels on the 1980 H27? I need to bring back the worn f
I owned a bigger boat for an hour Paul Akers at 3:46am 05.15.00 Other Sailboats 0/696 My boat was launched last week. It was scheduled for this week. I received a call from the yard man
Traveler Car Tom at 3:10am 05.15.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1048 Need to replace Main Sheet traveler car on 1980 30'. Does anyone know the manufacturer of traveler s
Lake Texoma, TX Brad Elbein at 2:19am 05.15.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1493 I'm moving to Texas and will be sailing on Lake Texoma. I would love to talk to anyone who sails on
VHF Coax. nightmare Christof Walsdorf at 1:52am 05.15.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/984 Hi fellow sailors!I broke my VHF coax. over the weekend.I went up the mast to pull a fishing lin
Seeking Internet ISP for Caribbean dave fraser at 1:51am 05.15.00 Ask All Sailors 1/1515 We will be cruising the Leeward and Windward Islands. We are looking for an ISP with broad coverage
Lines Led Aft on H23 MikeY at 1:14am 05.15.00 Smaller Boats 7/986 Anyone done this, for the main and jib of course. Looks liek the corners of the cabin would be good

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Help sailing Nes at 9:30am 02.13.20 Congrats on buying a great boat. I had a Cal25 on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans for years. Com
Help sailing Nes at 9:26am 02.13.20 Thank you so much. I'm worried that something is wrong with the boat, but the sails are all ok like
Skipper 20 LloydB at 9:15am 02.13.20 Thanks for your question. I needed the distraction from...( three paragraphs deleted). So here's the
Electric re-sale value? dlochner at 9:14am 02.13.20 It would be hard to guess the value, however, the market for such a boat would be extremely small an
310 dodger frame Hogdriver at 9:05am 02.13.20 Thank you, I'm keeping it stowed, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something!
Wind vane steering Hunter Passage 42 Scallywagger at 9:01am 02.13.20 No problems there, with the right model, of course. We crossed the Atlantic in a Shannon 50 using
US Sailing Vid RussC at 8:58am 02.13.20 "as soon as you turn the engine off... you're free" :thumbup::thumbup:
Wind vane steering Hunter Passage 42 Will Gilmore at 8:56am 02.13.20 wondering if a windvane that uses only the auxiliary rudder concept (not turning the main rudder) w
Jib Furling Parts (2) rgranger at 8:50am 02.13.20 The piece you need is either plastic or ss. I call it a bail or drum but I'm not sure if that is th
Wind vane steering Hunter Passage 42 Scallywagger at 8:44am 02.13.20 It is I believe hydraulic and since buying Casper in 2013 it has steered Casper 12 times over the
US Sailing Vid Will Gilmore at 8:42am 02.13.20 sailing intructor mantra, "when in doubt, shove em out" That what the pilgrims did to the horses w
US Sailing Vid Davidasailor26 at 8:12am 02.13.20 Great video; thanks for sharing it. Great to see the work to get kids engaged. Hopefully that transl
Raritan PHII Bowl Replacement dlochner at 7:57am 02.13.20 The solution MAY be, move the whole toilet a few inches forward. That will require drilling new mo
Wind vane steering Hunter Passage 42 smokey73 at 7:56am 02.13.20 Bill, I am sure you already have been to this site but just in case you haven't here is a link to th
Raritan PHII Bowl Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:53am 02.13.20 The solution MAY be, move the whole toilet a few inches forward. That will require drilling new mou
US Sailing Vid Brian D at 7:53am 02.13.20 I enjoyed the video very much. The point made that once your turn off the engine hit home. But reall
US Sailing Vid jon hansen at 7:53am 02.13.20 sailing intructor mantra, "when in doubt, shove em out" i'm sure that dark cloud ain't coming this
Switch to PSS shaft seal or repack the stuffing box on my H33? walmsleyc at 7:53am 02.13.20 Have had the PSS Shaft seal for 10+ years. Never a drop of water from the seal. Just inspect regu
Switch to PSS shaft seal or repack the stuffing box on my H33? Justin_NSA at 7:51am 02.13.20 Try Mainsail's instructions. He has a writeup on both options. FWIW, I went with a LasDrop Gen II h
US Sailing Vid walt at 7:48am 02.13.20 Some of that video is from Cherry Creek res in Denver (used to be my primary sailing lake). I still

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