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2nd Happiest day in a boat owners life?? Rich M at 4:59pm 06.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1053 As the title suggests last week I sold Harmony my 1985 28.5 that we sailed for the last 26 years. G
C30 Throttle & Trans Controls Replacement HELP!!! lpbosch at 3:55pm 06.16.16 Catalina 30 12/1695 I have a Universal Atomic 5411 (1981). It has the duel controls. One for transmission one for thrott
Why we do this thing called sailing.... (2) rgranger at 2:58pm 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/506 These were taken a few weeks ago at Smith Mountain Lake, VA Post-um if you got-um
Any clue what this is....? (2) rgranger at 2:21pm 06.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1687 I have this clamp on my stern rail that has a cylindrical recess and a set screw to hold something i
1981 Hunter 22 broken mast (1) Flakeypuff at 1:47pm 06.16.16 Smaller Boats 13/1102 We just fractured the bottom of our mast tube lowering it. It was just a stupid mistake that has cos
1981 Hunter 22 broken mast Flakeypuff at 12:19pm 06.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/599 We just fractured the bottom of our mast tube lowering it. It was just a stupid mistake that has co
Plastic Laminate alfaguy at 12:19pm 06.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/789 I am replacing the face frames in my 90 Hunter 27-2 head (the doors are fine), but cannot find any s
Time for new standing rigging Lee Scott at 10:58am 06.16.16 Big Boats 6/1020 I'm beginning to get some broken strands on my standing rigging, so it's time to think about replaci
Too much presure on Raritan PHII manual head AlexEngelsman at 10:40am 06.16.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1518 Following Peggie's advise, I installed a raritan PHII over 2 years ago. It has been working great an
Center Cockpit Cracked Fiberglass Around Edges Skullrider at 10:35am 06.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/429 I'm looking at a 1993 Catalina/Morgan Center Cockpit. The Cockpit appears to have been formed separa
Hunter 260 standing rigging adjust Tim Gunderson at 9:49am 06.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1658 Hi, I bought a Hunter 260 (2001 vintage) in 2004 and for the first time, I am preparing to tune my
Check out my new $50 faux cabin sole (3) kito at 9:17am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 22/4244 Still not finished but thought I would snap a few pics. I am very pleased with the results although
Anyone replaced stanchions on an O'day 23? Advice needed James19955 at 8:05am 06.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2247 Notice that one of my stanchions has a crack near the base so I want to replace. I looked at the 4
Updating Software for Raymrine e series GWG at 8:04am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 7/630 Has anyone upgraded the software on an e series Raymarine MFD for the new dock to dock autorouting?
Does anybody know the hard over time for a catalina 30 ChrisCall at 7:49am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3741 I'm setting up my raymarine ev100 autopilot. Does anyone know the hard over time for a catalina 30?
1987 Catalina 30 Edsel steering system ClarenceJames at 4:52am 06.16.16 Catalina 30 8/3509 My C30 has a radial drive wheel mounted in a shallow well located aft of the Edson steering pedestal
Electrical Shock Drowning (ESD) & Fresh Water (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:43am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2814 Guys, If you boat and/or swim in fresh water bodies, take note to read this article on ESD. It may
Oday 28 VBeth Screen Hardware (2) IAMCCF at 8:06pm 06.15.16 Bigger Boats 4/1278 Hi All, Has anyone found replacement hardware for the VBert Privacy screen? Mine has several broken
Hunter 40 aft berth storage compartment modification clubmech at 7:30pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/752 A while back I stumbled on someone's video or likely picture story on how they added pneumatic rams
O'day 20 cockpit drain hose ddavenport at 6:56pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/512 anybody have any idea where there is a replacement for the cockpit drain hose for an O'day 20?. It i

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? BarryL at 12:09pm 04.12.24 Hi, How would you mount it? How would you control it? Would you be able to control the steering whe
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04pm 04.12.24 Timing, as @marcham proposed? Most likely.
Alternator charging jssailem at 11:50am 04.12.24 You have good input so far. Since you are not the original owner of the boat when new, there is rea
Entering Canade with children. LloydB at 11:37am 04.12.24 It appears they should, so go for it. btw does it also appear that all of you will be able to bring
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? jssailem at 11:33am 04.12.24
Hull color LloydB at 11:10am 04.12.24 An easy start does not necessarily make a good finish.
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? twodzusfittings at 11:05am 04.12.24 I found this. Not sure if it helps answer your question, but still good viewing sXUdMzNs_Y8
A fresh old gelcoat reveal (1) rgranger at 10:37am 04.12.24 Putty? Please tell us not really.
Bilge water smells like gas MikeHoncho at 9:59am 04.12.24 Hi all, I'm in process of siphoning out some water in the bilge of this 26.5 i just pruchased. Im
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MikeHoncho at 9:53am 04.12.24
Alternator charging Terry Cox at 9:53am 04.12.24 Hi Dan. Hunter wired our boat in such a way that the engine alternator does charge the house bank. O
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:25am 04.12.24 The people at Harken, some of who I know and have sailed with, designed and tested this stuff and wo
Running new waste lines 2007 Hunter 31 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:59am 04.12.24 Do I need to have an anti siphon on the waste line to the tank as the tank is well above the toilet
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats lakesurfsailor at 8:36am 04.12.24 We replaced ours with new thicker teak sealed with Epiphanes and replaced the screws with thru bolts
cleaning out head calcium Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:29am 04.12.24 If there's mineral buildup in the toilet, there has to be mineral buildup in the hoses too...I've se
Small Wood sailboat twodzusfittings at 6:55am 04.12.24 Wow, what a great project. That's the sort of thing that makes my creative mind going. Endless possi
Alternator charging BarryL at 6:52am 04.12.24 Hello, The only way to be sure is to use a multimeter to check the voltage of the battery / batteri
3GM30F Service Issue kappykaplan at 6:42am 04.12.24 If you have air entering the system while starting, you will have air entering the system while crui
Hunter Lead Keels form the 80 dLj at 9:07pm 04.11.24 Anybody have a clue who Poured the Hunter keels for the big boats in the Eighties I wonder if @Cr
Entering Canade with children. Hello Below at 7:05pm 04.11.24 Take Notes. . . . and the Time you call . . and the Name of the CBSA agent you speak to (who is pr

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