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Water filtration vs water tank??? fred1diver at 4:43pm 01.21.26 Ask All Sailors 9/163 Hello everyone Another quick question We are in the process of looking for a replacement water tan
Installing A/C on Hunter 290 c34webb at 11:38am 01.21.26 Mid-Size Boats 2/66 Hi, I have a 2000 Hunter 290 and I want to install an air conditioner. I was wanting to mount it in
Rope coatings colemj at 10:57am 01.21.26 Ask All Sailors 3/73 I'm am at the end of my supply of Yale MaxiJacket rope coating. I used to buy it in smaller more co
Something Wicked this way comes.. jssailem at 10:04am 01.21.26 Weather and Forecasting 5/131 In sailors' terms, it might be prudent to "batten down the hatches". Get some comfort food and st
Hunter Passage 42 starter battery. BBC16385 at 4:42pm 01.20.26 Big Boats 6/148 I know I should know this but what is the size of the starter battery for this boat. I have a batter
H336 - Some questions about going mastless (1) NugHunter at 7:16am 01.20.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/501 Hello and thanks in advance for the input and suggestions. I am looking to demast a 96 H336 and us
How to make double sided tape stickier? Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 01.20.26 Ask All Sailors 8/162 I'm installing LED strips inside an aluminum extrusion as part of my lighting upgrade project. They'
engine mount rubber timothybarker at 8:11pm 01.19.26 Catalina 30 6/150 I'm getting my 1983 Catalina 30 to sell due to a move. Currently overhauling the M25 Engine. Hopin
Another CNG Short Story Terry Cox at 6:55pm 01.19.26 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/131 A prologue edition. A few years ago Stu Jackson rendezvous with us in Parks Bay, Shaw Island. That w
Weird request from a customer fred1diver at 6:42pm 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 16/374 Hello everyone I was asked by a customer to redo his cabin cushions, simple task, he tells me he ha
Help with outboard - 2HP Vintage Johnson (2) zinahewitt at 4:57pm 01.19.26 Engines and Propulsion 10/240 Hi All, Happy MLK day. I have an old Johnson 2 HP I got from some kid who was selling his old timer
Replace instruments with cup holders (2) yelkenli at 3:14pm 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 4/136 I used to have two instruments on the pedestal. I would like to use the area for cup holders like th
Hunter 33 2006 mast inspection hole cover Tomek at 2:06pm 01.19.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/121 At the end of the season I lost one of the mast inspection hole covers, one that allows access to ma
Keel bolts seahunter at 11:59am 01.19.26 Big Boats 0/92 How many keel bolts in a Hunter 420. Locations??
SPACE WEATHER ALERT - GPS Navigation risk jssailem at 9:26am 01.19.26 Weather and Forecasting 11/257 Our sun has been busy evolving. NOAA is warning of a severe Geomagnetic Storm watch for 20 Jan 2026.
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage Captain Larry-DH at 7:36am 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 13/200 Was thinking it might be helpful for most of us to think about this. Some of the steps I take: 1) Al
Need opinions on outboards for my dinghy... JavaMan at 11:31am 01.18.26 Ask All Sailors 29/545 Yes, I know opinions are like ... well, you know... everyone has one. But(t).... I'm hoping someone
Experience with Bare boat Charter Italy PNWE36 at 9:13am 01.18.26 Ask All Sailors 5/205 Hello, Looking to do a bareboat charter on the Amalfi coast Italy Sept. 2025. Has anyone had experi
Interior Lights Replacements Recommendations tomgrigsby at 8:45am 01.18.26 The Cherubini Hunters 3/176 I'd like to replace the original interior light fixtures. Some have bad switches etc. Any recommen
Avoiding Carbon on Engine - MD2B Volvo diesel zinahewitt at 9:29am 01.16.26 Engines and Propulsion 7/256 Hi All, Hope your Jan is going well. I have an MD2B VOLVO penta. The engine is from the 70s. I was

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Rope coatings thinwater at 11:54am 01.22.26 My understanding is that Maxijacket is polyurethane. I don't know how that relates to performance.
Rope coatings colemj at 11:41am 01.22.26 That is good to hear that these perform similarly to MaxiJacket. I've never found MJ to be particul
H336 - Some questions about going mastless Davidasailor26 at 10:54am 01.22.26 Maybe..but more then likely a member with a kicker motor mounted on his sail boat has yet to see th
Hunter Passage 42 starter battery. BBC16385 at 10:43am 01.22.26 BBC30 Take pictures of your batteries and post them here. Maybe we can help you decipher the proble
Hunter Passage 42 starter battery. BBC16385 at 10:38am 01.22.26 What engine do you have? what does the engine's manual recommend? For smaller Yanmar (ie: 4JH....)
Interior leather replacement for 1997 Hunter P42 BBC16385 at 10:32am 01.22.26 FWIW, I had my leather seating cushions replaced by an auto upholstery jobber who made a perfect ma
Rope coatings thinwater at 10:31am 01.22.26 From the testing I did (I started testing and using Maxi Jacket 15 years ago) Armourcoat is very muc
Interior leather replacement for 1997 Hunter P42 BBC16385 at 10:30am 01.22.26 FWIW, I had my leather seating cushions replaced by an auto upholstery jobber who made a perfect ma
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage marcham at 10:28am 01.22.26 Sorry... but science and engineering doesn't change based on preferences and beliefs. Repeating fa
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage SteveHughessails at 10:27am 01.22.26 Our facts differ, enjoy.
Water filtration vs water tank??? thinwater at 10:23am 01.22.26 I would start by finding an analysis of the water. More than likely, the water is the drinking water
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage marcham at 10:22am 01.22.26 As of 2022 you can no longer get ethanol free fuel in Canada unless it is old stock, very old stock
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage SteveHughessails at 10:18am 01.22.26 For 3- 6 months, there really isn't much to do... If you use marine gas stabilizer (and you should
Something Wicked this way comes.. (1) JamesG161 at 10:14am 01.22.26 You heard it here first here !!!!
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage marcham at 10:07am 01.22.26 For 3- 6 months, there really isn't much to do... If you use marine gas stabilizer (and you should)
H336 - Some questions about going mastless NugHunter at 9:38am 01.22.26 There's a boat cruising the world named Uma. The owners ditched their broken diesel and installed
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage Davidasailor26 at 9:36am 01.22.26
H336 - Some questions about going mastless NugHunter at 9:22am 01.22.26 Not true. We have many discussions about the practicality of electric motors. as an example from 20
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage SteveHughessails at 9:21am 01.22.26 FYI, you would want to put the Seafoam and stabilizer in your fuel and run your engine for a few min
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage SteveHughessails at 9:17am 01.22.26

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