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1980 37C mast wiring mjmercer19248 at 6:03pm 07.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1193 Anyone know of a way to replace mast wiring (anchor light, deck light and underway light) without pu
Mooring a Mac My Mistress at 4:21pm 07.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1688 Situation: I moored "Mistress" on a 160# concrete slug and 10ft of 5/8 chain approximately 50 ft off
Winch Maintenance and Lubrication (4) kimelmore at 3:56pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3562 I finally got around to some deferred maintenance on my winches over the holiday weekend. I have own
Water Pressure drops Dennis55 at 1:27pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/480 Guys, anytime I turn water on anywhere on the ship, pressure goes up and down, almost from the point
Balmar SmartGauge and Solar panel Val V at 12:57pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1960 My type 27 deep cycle battery recently died. I didnt know it was coming because only indication I ha
Restored Telstar 28 Launch! (3) agprice22 at 12:40pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 59/12786 I got my new-to-me Telstar in the water yesterday! Ah! 8 months of grinding, filling, fairing, reinf
Train Bridge Raising corystemp at 12:30pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/691 Hoping to get confirmation on some information I have read about having a train bridge raised to cro
Mast Height corystemp at 12:12pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6115 I am really new to sailing so probably an easy question for someone to answer. The specs on my Hunte
H260 Bimini (1) ArcticFarx at 11:39am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 40/6803 Hello all I've been looking through the forum, and google, as I am trying to find a Bimini for my H2
Anchor weight-need advice Jimongee at 11:32am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3813 I have a Hunter 356. I've had a couple bad situations on dragging anchor. Anyway I have added more
Cutlass bearing for C-400 Valiant1 at 11:11am 07.05.17 Big Boats 1/843 Anyone happen to have the inside and outside dimensions for the cutlass bearing on the C-400. I know
3gmf oil blow out through dip stick; Hunter 34 Damspacher at 9:47am 07.05.17 Big Boats 13/2067 I recently arrived at an anchorage to find that I had lost about 2 qts of oil, apparently through th
Catalina 27 Sanitation Upgrade trevor1955 at 9:12am 07.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/4214 Hi All. I am preparing to do a sanitation system upgrade and I would like the benefit of the experi
New Hunter owner, need all halyards, sheets etc Submarine at 8:48am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1915 I'm the proud owner of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 (shoal, Yanmar diesel). Looks like the previous owner last
Far East Sails Arrived Solarfry at 8:38am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1548 I have received my Far East Sails purchased online. I have carefully examined it. It appears to be a
Anyone know of a swim platform/ladder made of 316 stainless? (1) isaksp00 at 8:32am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 0/284 A few days ago a neighboring 24 ft pontoon swung into our stern in the slip and bent the swim platfo
23.5 Depth Sounder stackwalker at 8:31am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 23/1794 More questions - My depth sounder and speedo seem to be somewhat functional because when I turn them
Replacement voltage gauge johnpalazzi at 8:12am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/238 i have a Hunter 426 with analog voltage meters that don't display correct voltage readings. Has anyo
Gate stanchion base plate replacement (1) CBBH38 at 7:59am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2588 138285 I have a starboard gate stanchion on a 2006 Hunter 38 which broke off at the base plate. How
Any good sailing pictures from the 4th of July? pateco at 7:06am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1018 I am in the middle of an interior project on The Stargazer Adventure, so she wasn't ready to sail la

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Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. kappykaplan at 5:24am 05.27.24 I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Why?
Help with seized fresh water pump kappykaplan at 4:40am 05.27.24 On our way back to the dock yesterday, the fresh water pump on my Universal M25xpb seized. It all h
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 4:37am 05.27.24 All inland waters in the US use Statue miles which are shorter than NM, 5280 feet vs.6076 feet. To
CENTERBOARD WOES tgzzzz at 4:18am 05.27.24 Lucky you. I wanted a CB in new boat and it was stuck. I had zero luck getting "the mud" out. Finall
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 4:02am 05.27.24 Barometric pressure in millibars?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... kappykaplan at 3:50am 05.27.24 Well done, Scott!! :beer:
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Davidasailor26 at 3:49am 05.27.24
Swim step lanyard Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 05.27.24 You could get a thimble and splice around that. That would at least avoid any chafe from the bolt, t
Chain plates Hunter 49 justsomeguy at 3:38am 05.27.24 Just replace it.
Swim step lanyard Caboteur at 2:55am 05.27.24
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? Caboteur at 2:42am 05.27.24
321 Rudder Play - Parts Mojo321 at 12:17am 05.27.24 Few updates. Got the rudder dropped but had to use an oscillating tool to cut out all 4 bolts for th
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 michel06440 at 11:18pm 05.26.24
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 michel06440 at 11:16pm 05.26.24
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 (1) matts997 at 11:08pm 05.26.24 Not sure if anyone is still following this thread, but if there are any updates I'd like to know.
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 9:14pm 05.26.24 Something like this.
P42 Engine removal advice jssailem at 9:09pm 05.26.24 Would be nice if you could take a picture that included the companion way. Assuming the companion w
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? jssailem at 9:04pm 05.26.24 Sensible to climb a mast on a 22 ft boat? NO. Not when the mast can be dropped. The rig was my des
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? higgs at 9:00pm 05.26.24 If your not sure, don't so it.
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? higgs at 8:55pm 05.26.24 The time line depends on how much time you are willing to spend each day out on the water. I know s

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