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Door Bag Franklin at 6:25am 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/810 My 1996 Hunter 376 came with a bag with 4 compartments that is hung from the door. I really like it
Converting to LED lighting MrNoSmiles at 5:32am 01.04.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1481 Hey all! I am a new yacht owner and liveaboard, and some of the lights in the cabin have been conv
Recommended water pump? patrickkidd at 10:36pm 01.03.16 Catalina 30 3/1636 Hello! My shurflo 2088-423-344 is dying and I'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations? At
Best 'O" ring lube? Biobob Catalina 27 at 8:04pm 01.03.16 Ask All Sailors 13/14853 I work on medical equipment .including anesthesia equipment, that uses "O" rings, and a product call
Crossing The Border Into British Columbia, CA Terry Cox at 5:29pm 01.03.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/5325 Over the years our extended two-month plus cruises have tended to take us either west from Eagle Har
Oil pressure alarm jscardam at 4:26pm 01.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/2114 I have a 1990 Hunter 30T with 2 cyl Yanmar Diesel inboard. At the end of last season I performed th
Beneteau 49 - Rudder Tiller (Part 082184) Rust - How big a problem? (2) CaptainSV-SecondStar at 4:10pm 01.03.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4998 Greetings all, We purchased our 2007 B49 Second Star in late summer 2015 and yesterday (Jan.2, 2016
Hunter 28.5 Roller Furling SteveMontgomery at 10:31am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3270 I'd like to add a jib roller furling/reefing system on a 1985 Hunter 285. It's a $10k boat so, does
Winterize Yanmar 2GM Hunter 31 On the Hard Dfisher at 9:55am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/1094 Hi everyone. I have a 1986 Hunter 31 that is currently on the hard for the winter and the diesel is
Catalina 27 position on cradle Kopite at 9:17am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/2594 Hi, I have an '84 Std fin keel which came with a Catalina design cradle. I'm going to be unbolting t
Greatful for his site!! Karyon at 9:11am 01.03.16 Trailer Sailors 7/1063 Man the last couple of days I'm so grateful that this site is available, My poor boat (hunter 23.5)
Cost of new cushion covers? IH82BL8 at 6:52am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/6300 I have an '84 H31 and want to have new covers made for the cushions in the salon (the v-berth and th
Hunting Parts Lee Blume at 6:38am 01.03.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/530 I have a 22' O'Day that I recently purchased. I would like info on parts places. I need a mainsheet
Teak Floorboards / Minwax Paste Finishing Wax Monterey385 at 6:30pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 12/4288 A family member who is an accomplished wood-turner suggested that we use MinWax Paste Finishing Wax
Confusing directions capta at 5:22pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1755 Have any of you hooked up the Blue Seas Systems M2 OLED 1834 DC Multimeter? The included instruction
Replacing my electric stove sashaproctor at 3:56pm 01.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3420 Hi I purchased a 1976 Catalina 27' last summer that came outfitted with a two burner electric stove.
where to buy a shroud cover.... cap.... protector.... guard.... thingy? (1) RussC at 2:45pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 14/5882 I've checked the store and looked everywhere I could think of on the web for some of these plastic s
Hunter 420 Passage Cassiopeia at 10:33am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/689 Looking for a wiring diagram for the emergency battery parallel system. With the house battery switc
Do I have a tall rig C27? Whaler Jay at 10:27am 01.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1405 Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! I had a quick question on my 1977 Catalina 27 that will hopefully b
Squishy cockpit sole druid at 10:17am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/655 Of the many things that are "kinda wrong" with my 1976 Ontario 32, the cockpit sole is a bit "squish

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winterizing ysm12 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:19pm 11.02.23 You'll find complete instructions for winterizing both the fresh water system-- with or without anti
New winterizing mod - done! (2) Dalliance at 12:18pm 11.02.23 I like this system so much that I did the same thing with my engine this summer. Just used it to wi
Replacing main sail halyard kbgunn at 11:55am 11.02.23 You can definitely use the old halyard to pull the new halyard through the mast. Whip the un-spliced
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 11.02.23 What kind of parents would stuff me into a pumpkin?
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:30am 11.02.23 Check with the guys at Mystic Shipyard marina. They know who does that.
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. jssailem at 10:22am 11.02.23 You might consider tarping the boat instead. In the water there will be moisture build up inside the
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 10:09am 11.02.23 Hi Dave thanks for the reply, no photos yet need to go to the yard soon I will get some photos. The
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:49am 11.02.23 If you have just gel coat, it will not dry exposed to air. There is an additive that you can add t
Elk Grass focus group discussions (2) jssailem at 9:45am 11.02.23 221110 Her owner shared the story of her running a ground on an uncharted rock in Westcott Bay. She
Replacing main sail halyard dlochner at 9:35am 11.02.23 The answer should be in the manual. It is likely an eye splice attached to upper swivel with a shac
Bronze rudder part dlochner at 9:33am 11.02.23 I doubt any of it is bronze. Do you have a photo of the area you are concerned about? It could be as
Replacing main sail halyard (1) jssailem at 9:01am 11.02.23 Various methods are used. The eye splice, a knotted halyard to shackle, the use of D or twisted shac
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light jssailem at 8:19am 11.02.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 8:07am 11.02.23 I will never go back to flooded batteries. Mike. An AGM battery is a type of lead-acid battery th
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 8:03am 11.02.23 Changing from, say, an AquaSignal incandescent bulb to an AquaSignal LED bulb is hardly likely to ch
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light RitSim at 8:02am 11.02.23 if running in conduit, get Wire Lube from Home Depot. This is a water based lubricant made for thi
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:52am 11.02.23 What kind of parents would stuff me into a pumpkin?
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:35am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. Many people do this, however, the
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 7:30am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. They only need a fraction of an amp s
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:18am 11.02.23 Thanks Dave - Theres quite a voltage drop on the cable run which will be 120ft (30ft up the mast +

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