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Hunter 25.5 1984 Stem Fitting Removal/Repair (1) GBorsuk at 1:35pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/875 Hello all, we had some damage to our 1984 25.5 during hurricane Irma. We lost the mast after the lo
Where are the electrical connections (furling mast) Maurice Doran at 1:15pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/604 I was looking at the wires that run out of the base of the mast on my H33. I removed the steel cove
Is this a legit e-mail from this site??? Sumner at 10:52am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1378 Has anyone else gotten an e-mail that appears to be from here with this heading... SailboatOwners.c
Hunter 216 keel shackle pulled out during Irma storm surge Bob16409 at 9:16am 09.18.17 Smaller Boats 6/591 Googled up a good post from PN (professional nomad) in Ontario or replacing the 216 shackle connecti
Sealing Teak Toe Rail Capri at 9:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2920 Hi. I've got a 1981 O'day 22 with teak toe rails and I have several points where it screws down that
Hurricane damage to boat and Insurance Brian D at 8:25am 09.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 20/1890 Now I am asking this question out of pure ignorance. Say you have a boat that is damaged during a
Dang hot water heater Mirwin at 6:52am 09.18.17 Catalina 310 18/1900 So...here we sit at blue water bay marina. We have had the mechanics look at what we need before go
What knot to tie.... NYSail at 6:46am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1408 so I am attaching storm pendants to mooring for possible jose' fun. Have eye splices for my boat cle
Oday 240, Do you tow a dinghy? ipfilterman at 6:41am 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1186 My previous boat had a rail mount for a 2 1/2 hp motor. I would keep the motor on the rail and the
Tuning tension Coddiwomple at 6:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/656 i have a 40 hunter 1986. Looking for tension on tuning the rigging. Have a tension gauge and lookin
Running Rigging sdemore at 2:45am 09.18.17 C&C 5/2557 I am a brand new sailor and picked up a C'C 30 MK1 (1973) project boat this year. I have the engine
Hi MarkWBird Allan12210 at 8:10pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 2/312 We're in the yard at Berkeley Marine Center until at least Wednesday. Stop by if you have a chance a
PO pain BobM at 6:23pm 09.17.17 S2 11/1217 So, doing some work while the mast is down. Not going nuts but the work, I do will be safe and soli
PEARSON 31-2 Mast de-stepping Daddio417 at 12:51pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/551 Would love some guidance on where the mast crane sling is best positioned, lower or upper spreaders
Remove Instrument from Bulkhead - DS-10 ChrisHunter at 11:51am 09.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/772 I need to remove the DS-10 from the bulkhead on my 92 Hunter 30. I suspect Hunter used a high quali
Electroscan on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 5:33am 09.17.17 Big Boats 19/2523 Anyone here have an Electroscan installed on their Hunter 410? If so where did you install it and ha
Yanmar 2gm20 valve clearance issue Oldyanmarguy at 4:14am 09.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 42/10670 Hello, new user here. I have been trying to set my valves on my 2gm20 with the spec of 0.20mm / 0.00
best prop for 322? Mickstr at 6:24pm 09.16.17 Bigger Boats 9/1213 322 current/former owners, or anyone with an informed opinion.. I have a folding prop on my 322 of u
Suzuki DF/6 SVMOONDANCE at 5:48pm 09.16.17 Catalina 22 3/515 Anyone here have one. Just replaced the impeller on mine cause it wasn't pissing strong and it still
Painting battery compartment sailcapt340 at 3:52pm 09.16.17 Big Boats 2/619 On my 2000 340, my 4AGM Group 31 batteries are now out. They died! But now I have a very dark an

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Classic wooden boat owners (1) Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.03.24 I love wooden boats for a number of reasons. I grew up around them They usually have the sublime be
C25 new mainsail MaryEllaRose at 3:40pm 01.03.24 North sails did me right. They came out (during covid no less) and measured for a custom main sail w
Classic wooden boat owners garymalmgren at 3:05pm 01.03.24 Yes, I am a wooden boat lover, but at arms length. All respect to those who, sail and maintain those
Towing options NYSail at 2:40pm 01.03.24
Towing options PaulK at 1:00pm 01.03.24 As dlochner suggests, could this be a problem with the rudder's stuffing box? We had a leak there i
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 12:54pm 01.03.24 Sorry to keep bumping this, just trying to determine how far down the a rabbit hole I want to go. I
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? PaulK at 12:51pm 01.03.24 Don't forget that you need to declare your spinnaker and its dimensions on your handicap certificate
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? acboudrMN at 11:57am 01.03.24 Thanks folks! Great resources!! Very much appreciated.
Yanmar parts dlochner at 11:42am 01.03.24 Check out the TOAD Marine Supply website. They sell Yanmar parts, including current parts #, and cr
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:21am 01.03.24 My original intent was to use a manual waste pump, plumbed between a lockable Y valve and a through
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 11:15am 01.03.24
Towing options dlochner at 11:07am 01.03.24 If the "rudder bolts" are at the top of the rudder post, it is likely a stuffing box for the rudder.
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 10:58am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you t
Towing options JoeWhite at 10:35am 01.03.24 Need more info on the type of boat. Do you mean 45 foot saiboat? If so it is likely that it's proble
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months (1) Nichole340 at 10:30am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you tr
60 best Boats 30' and under (1) jon hansen at 10:17am 01.03.24 there is only one winner on "your" list Ta Da. ke michigan
C25 new mainsail Stu Jackson at 9:53am 01.03.24 You could also ask at the C25 forum, if you don't know them you should :) https://catalina-capri-25
C25 new mainsail Steve_Catalina at 9:30am 01.03.24 National Sails is a quality company like hundred of others. There were / are close to 6,000 Catalina
C25 new mainsail Steve_Catalina at 9:26am 01.03.24 Any sail maker will deliver a better sail than a 40 year old one. So you are a price shopper. So
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months kloudie1 at 9:09am 01.03.24 I just sold a 2005 4 HP 4 Stroke Merc for $200 .. It was given to me . I could not find parts from M

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