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H 27 rudder heritage at 8:52am 04.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/293 Has anyone adjusted the stuffing box on the rudder post. I can barely see it under the steering qua
hull cleaning balao92 at 8:46am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/426 over the years, white substance from the rub rail has flowed down onto the hull, leaving white trace
Teak discoloration Northstar1014 at 8:39am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/455 Hello, About 2 years ago, I used Cetol Natural Teak + Cetol gloss on my cockpit coamings. Unfortuna
Unstepping Mast on N28 (9) MitchK at 7:39pm 04.23.18 Newport 1/915 During the repair work on my N28, I became apparent that the mast needed to come down. I looked arou
3/8" ID Coolant Hose for M-25XP (1) Ward H at 7:11pm 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/963 My M25-XP has two short lengths of 3/8" hose running from the thermostat housing to brass adapters w
Hunter 41 keel composition Tucker67 at 6:59pm 04.23.18 Big Boats 7/952
travel-lift / hoist in Pacific Northwest Hayden Watson at 6:13pm 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 10/516 Is there a list of locations that have travel-lift / hoists in Pacific Northwest?
Who would like to read my survey report?!? (1) ScubaGuy2 at 4:56pm 04.23.18 Catalina 22 9/869 We are under contract on an '84. Today, most of the survey was completed. I'm disappointed that he
removing old decals knotatwork2 at 4:01pm 04.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/852 Hello, I have an 1987 Hunter 23 and I was hoping to get the best method to remove the old decals o
Peanut Butter Simon Sexton at 12:19pm 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2990 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to share with everyone a really recourseful idea th
A/C raw water pump cavitating Frank H at 11:15am 04.23.18 Catalina 310 5/654 Hello Mates. Every time I clean the A/C raw water pump filter, the pump cavitates. I tried fillin
O22: Proper CB pivot play? (2) proto57 at 11:01am 04.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/451 149274 I just wrote to Rudy, but haven't heard back. When I do, I'll post the answer here. Meanwhile
Iron keel - white, acidic liquid? BrolleSenior at 10:32am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/894 Hi! First year with my new old boat out of the water and I notice this weird, white, acidic liquid
Electric system for Hunter 240 Chern at 9:32am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1521 I just got Hunter 240 and need to set up new power system. Batteries, solar panels etc. I need to p
My Weekend Painting Odyssey... Plymouth Sailor at 9:25am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/225 Fellow Sailors, if I may, I would like to impart my experience, success and foibles in painting my t
What's the Lock for on Jabsco Toilet? (1) Manly at 9:06am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 23/5844 This is probably a dumb question, but on the standard lock/twist model of the manual Jabsco toilet,
Crack in cockpit floor (1) Milton.Audas at 8:14am 04.23.18 Catalina 22 25/5031 G'day. Has anyone encountered this cracking problem in the cockpit floor of the early model (1980) C
hardware compatibility question Justin_NSA at 7:31am 04.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/1085 I was finishing up my propshaft coupling installation and had a problem with the pinch bolts. I sent
Raymarine raydome RWSlater at 7:13am 04.23.18 Ask All Sailors 4/638 I have an RD218 raydome and need to unplug the cable, put some dielectric grease in, and reseat the
Outhaul replacement line Jon Elliott at 6:42am 04.23.18 The Cherubini Hunters 43/5055 Looking for some guidance on replacing my worn outhaul line on our 1978 H27 with the in-boom double

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Water proofing zippers.... RussC at 1:45pm 07.17.23 pretty unlikely to waterproof zippers but if it's a "plastic" zipper (or metal for that matter) you
Topside paint JamesG161 at 1:42pm 07.17.23 Ok here is where you go for HUNTER paints, gel coats etc. SPECTRUM COLOR Their search engine will
Topside paint jviss at 1:39pm 07.17.23 Try putting some wax over the gelcoat repairs. Or cover with plastic wrap and seal the edges with
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 1:36pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 1:35pm 07.17.23 Update, yes the mystery water line into the grey water tank is the main salon a/c condensate line wh
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (3) discovery at 1:32pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Topside paint dlochner at 1:27pm 07.17.23 the gel coat repair I did was fairly spongy to the touch What kind of gelcoat did you use, with w
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.17.23 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Loo
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 1:24pm 07.17.23 An article on how disabilities like this relate to chart reading would be interesting. Something to
Topside paint jviss at 1:07pm 07.17.23 Hey everyone, I'm searching for the white paint I should put on my cockpit/deck to roughly match.
Clean main sail cover kappykaplan at 12:58pm 07.17.23 I treat my dodger and bimini with 3M 303 every year.
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 12:56pm 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg You can't
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May thinwater at 12:25pm 07.17.23 OK, we are drifting way off topic here! ;) ln our ongoing attempt to provide accurate and useful
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 12:24pm 07.17.23 Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed Thank you!
Winch handle safe use TimFromLI at 12:08pm 07.17.23 My wife got me foldable winch for Father's day. it comes in handy when we race or when you single h
Cleveland Area surveyor recommendation LloydB at 11:57am 07.17.23 I am surprised but they do that in Portland too; lots of sailboats for sale and sailboats but nobody
Topside paint Hollyberry at 11:35am 07.17.23 The original deck surface will almost certainly be gelcoat - although perhaps someone has redone the
Water proofing zippers.... Richard19068 at 11:33am 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg https://pa
Broker related question LloydB at 11:27am 07.17.23 I think you need to find a surveyor who is local to you and your sailing area who can advise you as
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 11:08am 07.17.23 To the cleaners? What do they do to it? And do they waterproof if after. Never heard of this! Also,

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