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leak round compression post PAUL&ALYSR at 3:49am 11.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/584 Hi I have a legend 356 and have a slight leak round compression post , can anybody give me some advi
Where are the thru hulls on 1990 hunter 27? Gary Atkin at 11:19pm 11.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/777 I have recently returned to being a boat owner after 30 or so years with a 1990 Hunter 27 and need t
Keel Envy Sailavie1 at 8:41pm 11.07.17 Smaller Boats 51/5258 It's a well known fact that not all sailboats are created equal, especially when it comes to those,
Boat fire, Vancouver Brian D at 4:42pm 11.07.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/1073 Did you guys see this? qR7YvPK5MSA
Hunter 450 Passage nafee at 4:30pm 11.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1015 Good Evening gents, First time poster long time lurker here, just curious if some hunter owners coul
Battery Watering Systems (1) jviss at 4:14pm 11.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 30/6617 After having read RC's treatise on AGMs, I'm much less enamored of them. In the new boat I need new
Anyone know about this mod? (1) Macboy at 3:34pm 11.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1722 I ran across this on Pinterest but the link goes to the "old forum" and isn't found. Does anyone rec
I might be able to beat this J24 (1) Hayden Watson at 3:28pm 11.07.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2373 I was reading Webb Chiles' blog about his 6th circumnavigation currently in progress aboard his Moor
Thru hull Voyager1 at 12:45pm 11.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2230
Invasion All U Get at 11:36am 11.07.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1335 Hi all, We just sailed the Waccamaw River which is part of the AICW, SC and was a little saddened b
Ken 13559 seadaddler at 11:17am 11.07.17 Ask All Sailors 3/386 Need help having a hard time getting the shaft out and drum off,nothing ever is easy with boats for
Hunter 33 cockpit size Harry Schell at 10:49am 11.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1189 We are away from the boat and we need to know the length and breadth of a 2006 Hunter 33. If anyone
Raising the boom CaptKimble at 10:07am 11.07.17 Big Boats 8/1897 Has anyone got any experience raising the boom on a Catalina 380 Mk 1? The Admiral insisted on a hig
Clipper Race fiasco (1) Jackdaw at 8:42am 11.07.17 Racing 23/2806 In the Volvo race thread we discussed the Clipper 'pay-to-play' race. Here's a beauty. Less than 10
Perkins 4-108 rear engine seal... (1) nat55 at 8:33am 11.07.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/2555 So, I have removed the transmission Velvet Drive 71C replacing the fwd seal. My mechanic suggests th
Is a block required at leech reef point Ben4195 at 8:21am 11.07.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2579 Hi folks, I'm in the process of getting a new main sail with one reef point. My existing main sail
PERKINS 4-108 main rear seal replacement? (1) nat55 at 7:06am 11.07.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2929 So, I have removed the transmission Velvet Drive 71C replacing the fwd seal. My mechanic suggests th
How do I repair a cleat pulled out during Irma? (2) SFS at 5:55am 11.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2517 We have been aware since evacuating for Irma that our 1983 H31 had the port stern cleat pulled out d
H-260 rub rail adhesive kenfunhog at 10:55pm 11.06.17 Smaller Boats 4/630 The rubrail on our 2004 Hunter 260 has separated from the hull. It is glued on, not screwed. What
Windlass leak seadaddler at 1:11pm 11.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/803 Well I took apart my windlass and now have the 2 parts out of the boat and Home and need to remove t

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Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Michael Davis at 3:40pm 08.03.24 Will need an air compressor & spray gun to get professional results. Any excuse to buy new tools!
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Painting Stainless Steel Cowls jviss at 2:26pm 08.03.24 Well, it's that time again. I think I'll switch from red to white cowl interiors. I learned sinc
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 2:20pm 08.03.24 The engine starts, then when the Key is ON position, the Grey Solenoid switches to ACR mode. Jim.
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator JamesG161 at 1:41pm 08.03.24 can the start battery be a start battery if it's always combined with the house when starting??? T
Wood refinishing final passes PaulK at 1:33pm 08.03.24
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 12:23pm 08.03.24 The cover on my Yamaha 115 outboard is beyond compounding; it needs to be repainted. The outboard
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover BigEasy at 12:20pm 08.03.24 The cover on my Yamaha 115 outboard is beyond compounding; it needs to be repainted. The outboard p
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 11:36am 08.03.24 As a matter of fact, she can make stencils with this thing, in case I want to paint on the logos.
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 11:35am 08.03.24 Keeping it waxed seems to have actually made it worse. Wax buildup ? Try stripping it without dam
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Wood refinishing final passes jviss at 9:15am 08.03.24
Hard to raise mainsail dlochner at 8:56am 08.03.24
No one owns a Mariner? Really? Boatyarddog at 8:36am 08.03.24 I own the M32 Ketch, very solid. This boat was built by Clair Oberly, in Long Beach CA. Older versio
Wood refinishing final passes danooxnard at 8:29am 08.03.24 BigEasy nailed it. I have used the gloss spray poly on several projects to get that final shine, it
Wood refinishing final passes BigEasy at 8:27am 08.03.24
Wood refinishing final passes (1) BigEasy at 8:25am 08.03.24 I refinished the companionway ladder a few years ago. After staining, I applied 4 coats of minwax/h
Wood refinishing final passes (1) fred1diver at 8:19am 08.03.24
Wood refinishing final passes jviss at 8:00am 08.03.24 Hey everyone I am currently working on a cockpit table for my Pearson 30, I did a nice sanding with
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 6:51am 08.03.24 Simple adhesive lettering would be inexpensive. Having a shop make a custom vector file and print a

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