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Centerboard yoke holes donaldbeavin at 8:27am 05.12.16 Smaller Boats 5/966 Does anyone know if you use the same roller pin hole and pivot pin hole on a 240 as you do on a 26/2
Keel Schematics for 322 O'Day Sprague at 7:01am 05.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 Does anyone know where I can get a copy (electronic) of the schematics for the keel for a 1987 O'Day
Hunter 50 Transmission Oil SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:26am 05.12.16 Big Boats 5/1015 What type of transmission oil does my new to me 2011 Hunter 50 require? I think it's Dextron ATF, bu
Hunter 450 Battens protrude Chuck Cohen at 5:49am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 4/479 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 0/533 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 5/2656 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 96/20337 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 10/2528 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 5/2803 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 2/459 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 15/2222 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 13/5221 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 2/681 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 3/920 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 7/2108 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 18/2766 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 10/1149 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 24/1712 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 14/1239 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 5/2421 Hi, recently I washed area where raw water intake valve located and water went under the floor (und

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Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dlochner at 5:38pm 03.04.24 @Barnacle Bill makes a good point, categorical statements about a particular brand of boats is not a
Electrifying my small sailboat? pgandw at 5:19pm 03.04.24 If you don't want the size/weight of a full 12V 100AH LiFePO battery (about $250, 25lbs, size of a c
9.2C relocation shemandr at 4:51pm 03.04.24 I would consider just cutting the mast wiring. And that's what some/a lot of boatyards do. Then wh
Sigma drive flex coupler American_Mainsail at 4:49pm 03.04.24 Glad I could help! I installed mine in the water, but be very, very careful. You could potentially s
Water maker xavpil at 4:40pm 03.04.24 With all due respect, no photos, no boat info, just thrown out like that? How is anyone going to be
Water maker xavpil at 4:39pm 03.04.24 Hi xavpil. I think we can clear this up but as dj pointed out a little more information (for us and
Sigma drive flex coupler smokey73 at 4:36pm 03.04.24 Thanks so much for the first had experience and picture @American_Mainsail. Price seems reasonable.
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 4:36pm 03.04.24 Since the connection you describe would be on the intake side of the water pump, will you have a pr
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 4:35pm 03.04.24 Just my opinikn The Bose lifestyle system on the 49 gives amazing sound. What I did was run the aud
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? smokey73 at 4:28pm 03.04.24 Since the connection you describe would be on the intake side of the water pump, will you have a pro
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 4:19pm 03.04.24
Sigma drive flex coupler (1) American_Mainsail at 4:19pm 03.04.24 if I remember right, the unit itself runs around $800. Sometimes an adapter plate is needed (I neede
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? Tally Ho at 4:11pm 03.04.24
GOB Gone? Tally Ho at 4:06pm 03.04.24
GOB Gone? Barnacle Bill at 3:38pm 03.04.24 It is a shame. i've talked to Karla, the publisher and know the founders. Costs have increased and s
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Barnacle Bill at 3:28pm 03.04.24 All boats are classified for various uses to include off shore passage making able to withstand spec
Hunter 170 Tater at 3:15pm 03.04.24 A recent issue of Practical Sailor has a section on plastic and how to repair it. West Systems G-Fl
Hunter 170 dlochner at 3:09pm 03.04.24 A recent issue of Practical Sailor has a section on plastic and how to repair it. West Systems G-Fle
Hunter 170 Tater at 2:54pm 03.04.24 I have a 170. I think they all crack. I have read that later models can be repaired with bondo/fiber
Sigma drive flex coupler Tally Ho at 2:00pm 03.04.24

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