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Hunter 450 Battens protrude Chuck Cohen at 5:49am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 4/467 We have 5 horizontal battens in our old Dacron cruising sail. The sail is in the shop for a variety
New Halyard installation time flynhi4u at 5:32am 05.12.16 Smaller Boats 0/531 Well the new halyards finally showed up. The boat was already sitting in her slip so that meant chan
Weldment Repair Turned Hull Repair (4) RustyPelican at 3:15am 05.12.16 Catalina 22 5/2602 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1974 C22 which was gifted to me. This forum has been incredibly helpf
Dangers of spinakers sailnewbie at 2:22am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 96/19650 I have a 24' Mac and am new to all this, I have a spinaker but never attempted to try it yet, I hear
brown spots on hull brad minda at 10:35pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2502 I have three fiberglass boats all with white hulls from two different manufacturers. all are from th
Perkins Perama M20 103-06 Parts Scott2 at 9:23pm 05.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2721 Does anyone know where I can get a diagram with engine parts labeled for a 1993 Perkins Perama 103-0
Can This Paint Job Be Saved? (2) GorillaToast at 8:38pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/446 123246 123247 I just finished painting the hull with one-part poly, let it dry for a couple of wee
Terminating return fuel line with angled pipe inside the tank. (8) DinoKanuck at 5:24pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2190 Hello All, Time has come to replace the fuel lines, the fuel pick up and the fitting that takes the
Last coat of Varnish: what now? Ilanortho at 5:23pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5145 Last coat of epiphanes gloss varnish. What do you use for final sanding and how do you then make it
knot meter fred1diver at 5:16pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/672 Thinking about re-plugging the knot meter on my dolphin. but I'm not sure on how to wire the system,
1985 H31 Stern Bilge (2) Capt-Jack at 3:19pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/910 I've known for several years that my 1985 H31 has a small bilge behind the main bilge. It is under
Knot meter paddle wheel abinkc at 12:41pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2071 I'm told you can remove it from the inside on a Hunter 30 ('90). How do you do that?
deck organizer removal on a Oceanis 35 Sailor_D at 11:56am 05.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2708 Hi there, I'm having trouble with some of my lines getting jammed between the organizer sheaves and
Finish in Salon lifting Babette04 at 11:53am 05.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1104 The finish in my salon is lifting leaving the stained wood below. Just had a very professional marin
The Dreaded Click Click BayMan at 10:59am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 24/1664 Hunter 450 with the Volvo Penta. New to me so I know almost no history on it. Sailed it 120 nm with
Waterlife Radio Kermit at 10:13am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1213 I just got an email from West Marine. They have their own station on Pandora called Waterlife Radio.
O'day 272 drain from stern to bilge (2) Eduard at 9:37am 05.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2395 Hi, recently I washed area where raw water intake valve located and water went under the floor (und
PVC coatings on Inflatable RIB Scott B at 9:29am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 1/331 Seems I had a bad reaction to non-skid deck cleaner and storing my dinghy on the boat over the winte
New Mast for H26 (5) RonniePH26 at 8:22am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 14/2101 So I just got a new mast from US Spar for my 1994 H26. This mast comes with a different mast foot an
Centerboard questions for Dave donaldbeavin at 8:09am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 0/453 On the yoke for the centerboard do you use the same roller and pivot pin holes on a 1999 240 as on t

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Noisy boats jssailem at 3:10pm 01.22.24 What some call noise, I call the boat singing to me. And I love the song. Even some music needs to
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel dyelaine at 3:07pm 01.22.24 I co-own a Catalina 25 with a fixed keel. The draft of the boat is 4 feet. The boat weighs about 4,5
Noisy boats Bruce Conron at 2:58pm 01.22.24 The day I took delivery of my H27 years ago, the dealer showed me how he tames the main halyard at d
Rub rail Pearson 28 jssailem at 2:50pm 01.22.24 Check with Taco Marine. They have a variety of rib rail profiles from which to choose. https://taco
Noisy boats Windpilot at 2:21pm 01.22.24 There's a German word "entklappern". Means getting rid of all the clanging. Attack one at a time. So
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Rodsails at 2:13pm 01.22.24 Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!!
Noisy boats Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 01.22.24 The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Crazy Dave Condon at 2:01pm 01.22.24 @logon9 what model and year of the hunter sailboat??
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Crazy Dave Condon at 1:55pm 01.22.24 You are welcome
What's under the fuel injectors Scott T-Bird at 1:48pm 01.22.24 So the parts you are looking for are listed in either Figure 16 or FIgure 17 for the Cylinder Head.
Noisy boats Ralph Johnstone at 1:26pm 01.22.24 All these noises prove that I'm at anchor and it's music to my ears :biggrin:.
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 12:52pm 01.22.24 Thanks Dave, the starboard side where the water appears to be coming from is our docking side (and b
Testing out my jump starter... Scott T-Bird at 12:19pm 01.22.24 Could it be that by connecting the jump pack to an already dead boat battery it would drain the jum
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Rick D at 12:19pm 01.22.24 Be careful. I was checking last year to replace my six gallon and found the one I was looking at was
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Stu Jackson at 12:17pm 01.22.24 In terms of price and longevity (of the heater) and longevity (of the hot water): Kuuma - lowest pr
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Crazy Dave Condon at 12:15pm 01.22.24 Water leaks sometimes is hard to find. As a former Hunter dealer now retired, you need to pressur
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation (1) Deleted member 117556 at 12:09pm 01.22.24 Do you have any pictures of your installation that you can share? Yes I do...
Testing out my jump starter... Stu Jackson at 12:07pm 01.22.24 P.S. I don't really understand the reasoning behind the poster's idea to disconnect the battery cab
What's under the fuel injectors ggrizzard at 12:07pm 01.22.24 There is a master Yanmar engine parts catalog available online. I don't know how to post my "soft"
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Don S/V ILLusion at 12:03pm 01.22.24

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