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1974 O'Day 20 Balsa core repair (2) Ten Forward at 1:58pm 04.21.17 Day Sailers 1/1870 135597 135598 Annual inspection revealed a soaking wet/rotted balsa core above the cabin. At this
How Sailboats Win or Lose Races Jackdaw at 12:25pm 04.21.17 Racing 17/1950 I came across this tome, How Sailboats Win or Lose Races, by William Smith and published in 1964. Ho
31, 34 & 37 cabintop windows JimLanter at 11:29am 04.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/873 Both a friend of mine and I have boats with cabin top windows that have broken. We are about five s
Cabin bulbs replacement with LEDs DStegs49 at 11:26am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1481 If Don Thompson is still a member, please contact me. I have a question about the leds that you men
New portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:19am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1551 Does anyone know of a supplier that would stock replacement portlights for an Irwin 27 1969? Called
Replacement Portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:16am 04.21.17 Irwin 0/864 Does anyone know of a supplier for portlights that would fit an Irwin 27 1969? Or of a good supplier
Engine room fire Blaise at 11:09am 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1169 A week before our sixth race to Mexico, we took Midnight Sun out for an overnight shakedown cruise.
What's the silliest (dumbest) boat related thing you ever saw? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:12am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 83/6355 Sitting at the marina this a.m., I watched some pretty strange things which prompts me to ask: My c
max prop settigs frankies56 at 6:26am 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1583 hello everybody I think I posted this on the wrong thread, but I have 37 cutter with a 2 blade max
Best Way to Launch your sailboat! HMT2 at 5:12am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 1/274 Enjoy! FPeetFWRVxo
Fuel gauge Beneteau 423 NYSail at 4:10am 04.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 4/1745 Hello all In conversations with the PO, he said that the electric fuel gauge was very unreliable and
1989 Hunter Vision 32 SV Mistress at 7:49pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1626 I am not new to sailboats but I am however new to my Hunter. I can't seem to find hardly any video o
H27 -Best Bimini Solution Mike Brown at 7:34pm 04.20.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1524 I am new to the forum, so I did search the archives first, but did not find quite the answer I need.
Need a true varnish expert (2) Skipper at 7:34pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 29/4209 Had the exterior teak restored at (was)Hinckley yard in Annapolis. 8 coats of stunning. Then maint c
Toe Rail for Hunter 26.5 Dionysis at 7:25pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/870 I know its not a big boat by no means but I'd like the added safety of lifeline netting for my 1988
A brief respite from sailing threads Kermit at 5:53pm 04.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 19/1214 Proof that dreams can come true. hjKd24UCPYY
Best way to connect tiller and outboard on H240 Chopper Pilot at 5:02pm 04.20.17 Smaller Boats 24/6911 I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good way to connect the tiller and outboard on an H240 t
Accessing rear cleats on H240 Chopper Pilot at 4:44pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/514 I would like to replace the rear cleats on my H240 and was wondering if there is a way to access the
No emergency tiller... but then again... no emergency... yet! (2) wsmac at 4:28pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/5737 The little port below the slatted seat in the cockpit looks to me like it's an access to the rudder
Changing Batteries Monster Bat's to Trojan T-105's (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:28pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/686 Looking for some professional input as to how this looks, I am replacing my 3 x 4D's with 6-Trojan T

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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:00pm 04.29.24 I'm currently upgrading and repairing my '84 Hunter 31. I'm impressed by the immaculately clean a
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) capta at 2:54pm 04.29.24 What a wonderful idea these are, except for the fact that if there is a leak in the bellows you are
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on dlochner at 2:17pm 04.29.24 Seems like cleaning/replacing the sender is the thing to do. Pull the sensor and clean it. It is
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:10pm 04.29.24 holding tank gage is showing 3 lights on, Unfortunately, we have no idea what the gauge or the s
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dmax at 1:37pm 04.29.24 And: Make sure the bellows are compressed the amount specified by PSS, mine is 3/4". This is a pain
eSail Sailing Simulator dlochner at 1:30pm 04.29.24 I actually found it on Steam. Not sure the price as I got a bundle of stuff Oh, I would have to l
eSail Sailing Simulator morbidfollower at 1:28pm 04.29.24 I actually found it on Steam. Not sure the price as I got a bundle of stuff
eSail Sailing Simulator morbidfollower at 1:26pm 04.29.24 It's come a long way since the early simulators. Do you have a link for the program? Cost? Platform
Hand held Radio ? BarryL at 1:25pm 04.29.24 Hi, Wow, lots of good information has been provided. Here are my thoughts, and what I* do (which*
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 artboas at 1:17pm 04.29.24 I've communicated with someone at the Hunter parts store and they confirmed that the hull-to-deck j
eSail Sailing Simulator dlochner at 1:15pm 04.29.24 It's come a long way since the early simulators. Do you have a link for the program? Cost? Platforms
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 1:06pm 04.29.24 This photo is helpful, but I reiterate that putting in all of the ceiling vents, etc., will be a ve
The Great Lakes.... john6206 at 12:40pm 04.29.24 @Scott T-Bird This is true. Of course it's a windward / leeward thing. I grew up the Lake Huron si
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 12:29pm 04.29.24 Tighten the loose hose clamps before you forget. There is not need for them to be loose. Be certain
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 12:24pm 04.29.24 Can you post some pics? Not for several more days. I know it runs into the starboard side battery
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 11:55am 04.29.24 Clearly the MOB1 device has advantages over the DSC handheld (such as battery life and possible au
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 04.29.24 but the design of the keel (pretty swept back) and the prop shaft (really far forward) do make it d
Replacing exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24 Can you post some pics?
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Chase Hartzell at 10:41am 04.29.24 Beautiful job on the paint! Can you share how much of the Alexseal primer+converter and paint+ conv

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