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Overhead Light Switch for a 376 Rob Wells at 3:30pm 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/680 I have what should be a very easy question... I can't seem to locate the light switch that controls
Anyone insatll an autohelm on a steering quadrant? Hans Baart at 1:47pm 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3428 I have a 1984 H34 and am wondering if anyone has installed an auto pilot on the steering quadrant?
Prop shaft material? chrisyse at 12:03pm 01.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1139 Hi, Anyone had experience ordering a prop shaft from deepblueyachtsupply? Their price is $350 better
Rigid Boom Vang instead of topping lift fortunare at 11:44am 01.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3387 After installing my Bimini on my Macgregor 26M, I noticed that the boom doesn't clear the top of the
Job Opportunity - Youth Sailing Coach - Seattle (1) pfadoul at 8:15am 01.04.16 Ask All Sailors 0/668 Great opportunity for part-time seasonal employment coaching youth sailing team on Lake Washington:
Hunter 34 Dodger lakesailer22 at 7:43am 01.04.16 Big Boats 6/2272 I am looking to find a dodger for my H34. The frame work is there as well as the snaps. Is there a s
Door Bag Franklin at 6:25am 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/858 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 9/1537 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 3/1786 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 13/15548 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 11/5709 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 7/2238 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 7/5175 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 10/3454 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 2/1149 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 2/2702 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 7/1125 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 13/6638 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) 2/560 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 12/4671 A family member who is an accomplished wood-turner suggested that we use MinWax Paste Finishing Wax

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Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:57am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coat
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 windlass Rich Stidger at 8:51am 02.23.24 Many years ago, S-L used French-made Leroy-Sumner motors in their windlasses. These motors had a sh
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 JamesG161 at 8:46am 02.23.24 All odors are a vapor in the Air. To get into the Air, the source must Vaporize a chemical. Test
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. lunarschooner at 8:38am 02.23.24 Speaking of cover for motorsailing, sun, bugs and rain. I have a 10ft ladder and will mount it to a
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:35am 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or do
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (1) rgranger at 8:31am 02.23.24 this path would be the least amount of work f options come up
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole hunter240 at 8:19am 02.23.24 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up? I have and H240. Mounted wisker pole to mast,
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Hello Below at 8:16am 02.23.24 While changing the sanitation hoses, also change the water intake hose, it can harbor smells from d
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:09am 02.23.24 You can use Test Strip for Salt water intrusion in your boat, versus Fresh water tank leak. https:
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 7:51am 02.23.24 Gelcoat cracks and crazing typical do not extend into the fiberglass, so it is unlikely the core in
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 dlochner at 7:39am 02.23.24 Buy the best hoses, though ... you don't want to be doing this again soon. I even found that the to
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 02.23.24 There should be some reinforcement on the starboard side of the transom if you look at the transom f
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 7:24am 02.23.24 There's two approaches to bonding. I know that Nigel tends to lean toward the "bond everything toget
Boat registration Jacktar at 7:12am 02.23.24 Florida does have a antique boat registration program, based on 25 years old and with original propu
Boat registration Leeward Rail at 7:08am 02.23.24 As noted above, the devil is in the details. Are you importing the boat from out of country ? Which
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 7:02am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can'
Boat registration rgranger at 7:01am 02.23.24 Registration -- yes Taxes -- maybe. In VA I had a 30 year-old boat and my tax was something like $
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 7:01am 02.23.24 I think this is a big part of the problem in addition to the windlass problem. The lightning protec
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can't

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