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28.5 bilge hose replacement (2) redteledrew at 11:24am 03.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1355 What's the best way to replace the bilge hose in a Hunter 28.5? I can't find the thruhull access be
Aft Berth bulkhead (1) redteledrew at 11:11am 03.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1680 I have just purchased a Hunter 28.5 1986 and want to find out why a previous owner might have cut ou
Highfield levers Rltgold at 9:51am 03.21.19 Catalina 22 3/1497 How many of you use a Highfield Lever on your Shrouds for trailering ? If you do did you simply exch
Replace rudder post sleeve behill at 9:45am 03.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3303 The rubber rudder post sleeve inside the hull on my 1991 Beneteau 310 is leaking. Where can I get
Thanks a lot Perko! (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 03.21.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1307 I have a Perko 0120 light on my mast. I'd like to replace the bulbs before stepping the mast. Unfort
Question for 1980 Oday 28 owners rogjack2 at 6:38am 03.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/753
Beneteau 473 (2001) Electrical Buss behind the Main panel Toby1979 at 9:02pm 03.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2180 Upgrading the VHF and can't figure how to get the old wires to release from the Buss thing. The man
3D Printed Tiller Tamer PropellerHead at 7:46pm 03.20.19 Smaller Boats 15/4043 Thought I'd share my tiller tamer. Could use a few tweaks but I thought it came out pretty well for
Any opinions on A/C units TimFromLI at 7:22pm 03.20.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1534 The 6000 BTU unit that services my aft cabins needs to be replaced. It looks like my choices are Ma
GPS Week Rollover Issue Hunter216 at 6:52pm 03.20.19 Ask All Sailors 39/2826 You may wish to review your GPS equipment due to the upcoming April 6 2019 GPS Week Rollover Issue t
Bunker Carpet, How Much?? Shorefun at 6:19pm 03.20.19 Day Sailers 3/704 So I measured my bunkers. They are 36" long and 4" wide. It appears they used pieces that are about
Drain Hose Source for Cockpit, Anchor Well and Sink tdboss at 5:02pm 03.20.19 Smaller Boats 11/1595 I have read the importance of replacing the Cockpit Drain and probably the anchor drain on the Hunte
Progress? Trailer out from under the boat. (5) Shorefun at 3:58pm 03.20.19 Day Sailers 4/809 So I got the boat off the trailer. I got some nice foam blocks from the trash the other day. So I us
Mast-Mounted Wind Transducer (2) spadaforaj at 2:32pm 03.20.19 Ask All Sailors 9/826 When my Raymarine i60 would not calibrate, as the direction seemed off vs my Windex something seemed
Dodger for a Legend 35.5 jmo at 12:02pm 03.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/861 Need to replace my dodger and wondering if anyone knows of they can be ordered 'stock' anywhere? Any
Happy NoRuz Brian D at 8:50am 03.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/835 Today at 14:58 PDT starts the Persian New Year, or NoRuz. It is also the Vernal Equinox, when the su
H260 Single line reefing GBGraham at 6:06am 03.20.19 Smaller Boats 98/12336 God knows why Hunter did not make this a standard fit at the point of build? I am really hoping to r
Buying (??) '82 C&C 34' swing keel - need advice/surveyor - Asbury Pk, NJ Better_Angel at 3:16am 03.20.19 C&C 1/921 Does anybody know anybody good who can survey this boat? Also, for any current or past owners, are
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) DonRS at 8:04pm 03.19.19 Catalina 30 44/6499 My wife and I just purchased our first sailboat...a really clean 1989 Catalina 30. We are getting r
Re-routing the lines to the cockpit StevenG at 3:26pm 03.19.19 Precision 4/4360 Just bought a P-23 and really enjoying it (first sailboat). I'd like to re-route the lines to the c

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My rudder broke off (1) wardk at 12:05pm 09.21.24 227647
My rudder broke off wardk at 12:04pm 09.21.24 The boat came loose from the mooring buoy and ended up on the shoals.After we got her out the rudder
how many more years can I get out of her? Captain-Will at 12:02pm 09.21.24 For years as I was a kid my Dad and I went to boat shows looking for small cruising powerboat you c
Starter motor burned up? BTC1984 at 11:54am 09.21.24 That is super helpful. Thanks.
ODay 25 - Relocating the battery Days Like This at 11:04am 09.21.24 The old 1975 ODay 25 that I bought needs to have the battery relocated. Previous owner had it in a
Tosca gets a windlass rekkabell at 10:42am 09.21.24 Very cool! The previous owners of my Y33 installed a windlass just forward of the anchor locker, whi
My rudder broke off Don S/V ILLusion at 10:41am 09.21.24
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Leeward Rail at 10:38am 09.21.24 @Dave lock this thread ?
Keel Winch Replacement Leeward Rail at 10:26am 09.21.24 Nice detailed, and helpful post !
Starter motor burned up? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 09.21.24 My apologies in post #16. I accidentally pointed to the wrong terminal to check for voltage. Blood
My rudder broke off wardk at 10:00am 09.21.24 It is a 1999 Hunter 310, has anyone had this happen to theirs? Hunter in their wisdom use a fibergla
jabsco macerator paper gasket Ed whatnot at 9:47am 09.21.24 Yes. You can make your own gasket. Remove the screw rods and make sure they are not broken. If so r
jabsco macerator paper gasket JoeWhite at 9:43am 09.21.24 Yes. You can make your own gasket. Remove the screw rods and make sure they are not broken. If so re
Starter motor burned up? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 09.21.24 Excuse my ignorance. Does the fact that I changed the starter and the selnoid both (it was a combo
how many more years can I get out of her? (2) jssailem at 9:28am 09.21.24 While that looks like a big number, I suspect a monthly golf membership would be at least that much.
how many more years can I get out of her? Calif. Ted at 9:08am 09.21.24 I never look at the total for boat expenses, I'd just rather not know. I used to admit to $1000/mont
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 8:38am 09.21.24 I like that one, @dmax. With a little creativity, the vertical panel could be changed to one that an
Starter motor burned up? (1) jssailem at 8:33am 09.21.24 This might help. ectrical current that drives the plunger into the solenoid contacts sometimes arcs
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Tally Ho at 8:32am 09.21.24
how many more years can I get out of her? kappykaplan at 8:29am 09.21.24 This is a Priceless bit of wisdom.:clap: :plus:

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