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2004 Hunter 41 Interior Stain spadaforaj at 7:39am 08.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/656 Anyone have the specs on the nice oak stain used in this boat ? - needs a bit of a touch up
Advise/opinions: battery relocation. (2) NYSail at 6:25am 08.12.17 Ask All Sailors 4/580 Good morning all! So based on advise from Maine Sail I would like to relocated my house battery ban
going to buy an Irwin 38 Maxine56 at 3:47am 08.12.17 Irwin 8/3356 Hi everybody, and please to meet you, this is my first post on this forum so I'm going to try to int
New Study Suggests micro-turbulence makes a boat sail faster wsmac at 12:17am 08.12.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1145 Okay... so the title might be a bit misleading! This won't really create 'micro-turbulence'! hahaha
Bilge pumps clogged: Fiberglass debris in the hull of my vessel gvidor at 7:44pm 08.11.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/5024 Bilge pumps clogged: Fiberglass waste in the hull of my vessel One year ago my partner went down bel
Prop question I should have asked first Jimongee at 4:16pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2041 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. I have convinced myself upgrading the 2 blade prop to a 3 blade would hel
I need to talk installing a deck wash Jimongee at 3:12pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/956 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It came stock without deckwash plumbing. I am so tired of dragging out the
I Need a prop Jimongee at 3:03pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/837 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It has the original propeller on it. Finally after cruising all summer i
To treat or not to treat synthetic teak Dusty Mac at 2:58pm 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/895 I have a new Beneteau First20. What are your views about treating or not doing anything to the synth
Need refinish information imporyant Jimongee at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/268 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It is finally time to do a little refinishing. Wood surround the sink co
Ice Chest Size In The Galley mikehammond at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Smaller Boats 20/2179 I want to put a Coleman or Igloo Electro power cooler in the Galley of my 1996 Hunter 26. It curren
rub-rail on a 460 Bnealsails at 2:12pm 08.11.17 Big Boats 1/449 Our rub-rail has turned a shade of brown most likely from the sun. Any one have a suggestion for cl
Inmast sail on Hunter 31 Iluna at 1:31pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/400 We have a 2007 Hunter 31 (new to us in 2016) and wonder if the inmast sail should be all the way to
Locking centerboard keel on Islands 17 stanirish at 12:14pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 1/553 e
Lazeratte repair (1) Kgatesma at 12:06pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2102 Someone dropped or stomped on the lazarette. The rubber bumper had worn away, and the offending scr
My First Race DayDreamer41 at 10:51am 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 23/2162 Tomorrow I will be attempting my first race, I am worried about the business of the start, I have wo
Outboard Motor Bracket (1) borky at 8:43am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1105 We are the "new" owners of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with a Tohatsu 9.8 electric start, 4 stroke, long shaf
Thoughts on Marlow-Hunter direction? (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/10850 As a Hunter owner, I'm curious what other owners think about the direction Marlow-Hunter is taking t
1977 O'Day 25 - Steering... RosemontSailor998 at 7:53am 08.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1486 Good morning, all knowledgeable O'Day owners! I am hoping someone has the answer to my question! Qu
Salon table dehler25 at 6:39am 08.11.17 Big Boats 7/1040 The salon table is seldom used and would be easy to lift up to the cabin top to open up the area. Th

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Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 7:34am 07.11.24 Anyone have an idea as to where one can find drawings for the Arch? Looking at the possibility of ma
Fresh water pump jviss at 7:33am 07.11.24 I have a Par 36800-1000 3.3GPM 40PSI pump. It's old school, a belt driven diaphragm pump. They las
What are these screw things called dLj at 7:32am 07.11.24 No, I just use the brush that comes with Tef-Gel to thoroughly coat the hole with it. How do you g
Unusual stuffing box JoeWhite at 7:30am 07.11.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confidenc
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 7:25am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
Fresh water pump Deleted member 117556 at 7:03am 07.11.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumu
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:59am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure sw
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:57am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure swi
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:53am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:44am 07.11.24 Are you wrapping the rivets in the tape then inserting and riveting? dj No, I just use the brush
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:42am 07.11.24 I've done a lot stainless to aluminum attachments, and using thin white tape between them, and Tef-
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 Gotcha, I'm not familiar with the area; I assume Piers 3 and 5 are in Philly? Yep I'll DM you what
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 I want to say I think the cooling is ok, just by deduction - I'm still getting the same amount of ex
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:39am 07.11.24 I'd be interested in knowing what the "quality" aluminum rivets are. But from all I've seen, the p
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:36am 07.11.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primari
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:28am 07.11.24 I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pier 3 (if there's still a slip) once I get this engi
EV-100 auto helm issues Tally Ho at 6:27am 07.11.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:27am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored? I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pie
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:24am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:10am 07.11.24 I kinda like this maintenance caution, also. Even with a boat drafting 6', I have churned up some s

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