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Fridge Door Insulation strip Alansails at 3:47pm 10.09.16 Catalina 310 4/916 Has anyone replaced the fridge door insulation/seal strip? I have not tested ours but when we were t
2005 44DS Yanmar transmission dwlocke at 12:19pm 10.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/386 ran over a buoy in the dark, wrapped chain on prop, stalled the engine...now transmission is stuck i
Best Time for Repairs Spazz at 11:58am 10.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/809 This is first year my wife and i have owned our own sail boat and our hunter 30 cherubini is our "st
In mast furling Bob S at 7:10am 10.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2175 We've started looking to move up. I have a question for the in mast furlers. How easy is it to remov
Fuel Tank leak (2) valcour at 7:06am 10.09.16 Catalina 310 17/2457 Found a leak on my 13 year old aluminum tank. For those that may be wondering, it will come out the
canvas treatment b crites at 5:52am 10.09.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1497 Do you treat your canvas bimini with anything. Have heard many do. An have read not to. I have fu
Plastic or synthetics that bond with epoxy AaronD at 10:27pm 10.08.16 Ask All Sailors 4/727 I'm filling in a concave space in a locker to mount a battery; a previous owner had just set a batte
How much play in forestay linkage with Johnson Lever? vizwhiz at 8:24pm 10.08.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1161 I have a Johnson Lever under the forestay. Followed after Sumner's example somewhat. I have the orig
Hole In 26S hull RichardL at 6:10pm 10.08.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1105 I just took my 26S out of the water to escape the wrath of Hurricane Matthew and after getting it ou
Overhaul Transmission time. Orion253 at 4:37pm 10.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/820 It's time to overhaul my 1986 Hunter 40's transmission on the Yanmar 44hp engine. Last time I went
Annapolis show CYQK at 9:59am 10.08.16 Ask All Sailors 58/7247 Anyone at the show? Anyone drinking painkillas? Shure wish i was
Hate it!! Karyon at 9:39am 10.08.16 Ask All Sailors 55/5420 Its that time of the year where we have to put our boats to winter sleep. I actually pulled my boat
Those on the East Coast Alansails at 7:51am 10.08.16 Catalina 310 2/580 Our thoughts and prayers go out to those on the East coast and hope they are all safe from the ravag
Cushion fabric??? Brucker at 7:45am 10.08.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4610 What fabrics are best to recover interior and exterior cushions on a sailboat? I have a new to me bo
Iron keel refurbish..... NYSail at 5:08am 10.08.16 Ask All Sailors 16/2075 hello all Looked at a 2005 beneteau 423 yesterday and found the iron keel to have areas of distress.
h34 "Claude/Allan Hybrid" Compression Post Repair (9) dcalif at 9:30pm 10.07.16 Big Boats 10/3694 The inevitable failure of the compression post began to show on our Hunter 34 : er's outstanding sum
h34 Vanity Sliders (2) dcalif at 7:42pm 10.07.16 Big Boats 10/1241 The mirrored slider panels in the vanity and head on my 34 were pretty rough. Doesn't look too nast
Cracks on bottom around stern tube! Tripaddle at 6:58pm 10.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/413 I was going around my bottom touching up the sanding done before barrier coating, at least someday I
Passage 42 water leak at aft cabin bulkhead (3) Wanderwind at 5:53pm 10.07.16 Big Boats 9/1572 Hi everyone, Well, we did it. We bought a Hunter Passage 42. However, it seems to have a leak and
I have been offered a 1979 c&c 25, it needs work. Robert L at 5:26pm 10.07.16 C&C 31/7094 this boat needs paint, sails , outboard motor and a complete overhaul . Is this boat worth the time

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Pedestal cup holders (1) jssailem at 7:59am 10.07.23
C-28 - what to look for? Tally Ho at 7:30am 10.07.23 What is the smell from? Human waste? Diesel? Mold/mildew? lots of ways to deal with smells, but
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top sailme88 at 6:48am 10.07.23 Head over to the Mt Washington pier ( after it departs) and tie up. Use your main halyard to put a h
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top kloudie1 at 6:22am 10.07.23 Good one, Roy.. I might try a "C" shaped piece of heavy wire instead of a loop.. Attach the wire so
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top RoyS at 5:27am 10.07.23 Interesting problem! I assume the sail is down but the halyard is still up? I would buy 40' of 1/2"
Newbie Intro sailcapt340 at 4:45am 10.07.23 Congratulations to you. Its a great hobby. Like you, I love the nostalgia of it also. Let us know
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 4:37am 10.07.23
Force 10 cabin heater steveac at 4:14am 10.07.23 Good Morning Yes I am interested in the Force 10 cabin heater. you can reach me at sundewartworks@ao
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Mark Maulden at 9:00pm 10.06.23 My Racor 500 is located above the tank. It has a valve on the inlet. It is approx the the same hei
Dingy Davits and air floor boats (2) Rich Stidger at 7:39pm 10.06.23 That's exactly what I did. The bow is very light and have not had a problem. I keep the 6hp on no p
Dingy Davits and air floor boats thinwater at 7:38pm 10.06.23 The main thing with any removable floor inflaable is to suport the dinghy from underneath with trici
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 5:38pm 10.06.23 I had to go up the mast on my C&C 27. The hard part with retrieving a jib halyard is having two haly
Molex 19405 connector for 2007 Hunter 2007Hunter33 at 5:33pm 10.06.23 Thanks -- and yikes!
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top FDL S2 at 5:29pm 10.06.23 Another rite of passage for a sailor, a halyard at the top of the mast. There are two solutions, ta
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 10.06.23 @twodzusfittings , what are your latest findings in the overloading department and have you been abl
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning DArcy at 5:06pm 10.06.23 Out of curiosity, how old is your Hypalon Achilles?
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ken13559 at 5:04pm 10.06.23 You might want to check the Start-Run capacitor. It's cheap and easy to replace. Take precaution by
Damage to Keel DArcy at 4:55pm 10.06.23 I had a similar ding in the keel on my C&C27. I did check the keel bolt torque fairly regularly whic
Molex 19405 connector for 2007 Hunter Project_Mayhem at 4:18pm 10.06.23 Here's one on ebay. I also found a post on an RV forum of these connectors almost causing a fire VIM
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Johann at 3:10pm 10.06.23 We have a 34 Hunter - year 2000 with a Dometic air conditioner - VTD12K-410A. Basically, the A/C

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