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Hunter 33.5 cabin table (2) tgrady at 8:52pm 11.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/2612 My 1992 cabin table does not go down complete to make into a double berth. Is this as designed? Th
Cruising on a hunter Franklin at 5:41pm 11.08.15 Big Boats 20/4646 Hello all. Don't know if any of you remember me but I was very active on this site a few years ago.
Hunter 25.5 pop up question marksteiger at 5:38pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/2309 Just bought sweet but neglected Hunter 25.5 1986, have question about the pop up feature of the cabi
Single handing ~40' center cockpit. . . Cool Beans at 4:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3818 So! Been awhile. . .Still looking for my next liveaboard. . .looked at 13-14 powerboats of various
Rebedding hunter 23 stanchion dhaberman at 2:05pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1171 My boat was always dry inside and after pulling I found my head cover wet what looks to be below the
Carrying capacity for oday 192 Norge at 12:29pm 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1302 Hi there. My 1985 ODay 192 does not have a carrying capacity plate on the stern or in cockpit. To ca
Resecuring the wire tube capta at 10:18am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/264 A few feet of the wire tube in our main mast has come adrift. We have managed to lasso it with some
Engine compartment gasket (4) Sailgunner at 9:44am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/888 Does anyone know where to buy the rubber gasket that fastens to the engine compartment cover? My bo
Hunter 27, 1978 keel removal Ropeburn at 9:37am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/502 Good old boat, but has a soft deck, and 2 bulkheads. Not sure of the keel construction, but think it
Engine compartment insulation question Sailgunner at 9:16am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/683 I need to replace the insulation in my engine compartment. I checked the archives and found several
Cetol application Bob 04 H260 at 7:38am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 26/11762 I have used Cetol on the bit of teak we have on outside of our boat. It has lasted well and I'm plea
Height for transporting? nlneilson at 4:56am 11.08.15 Catalina 30 2/1655 With the mast lowered (stepped) what is the height from the bottom of the keel to the top of the ca
Teak eyebrow for oday 35 rajhnsn at 4:53am 11.08.15 Bigger Boats 38/5537 Does anyone know of a good resource for the teak strip above the windows and below the handrail on t
O'day 23 bimini mounting advice and dimensions dicknatta at 1:26am 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938 My O'Day 23 is in WI, and I am in FL for winter. Want to shop for a bimini for the boat while in FL
Daysailer 2: clew outhaul cleat? borovans at 4:40pm 11.07.15 Day Sailers 9/6786 Hi there, I've recently acquired a 1974 daysailer 2 and am in the process of replacing the lines etc
Pogo dual at dawn Jackdaw at 3:33pm 11.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1339 The sun sets over Greece and we sleep. But tomorrow at dawn a Pogo dual... 2 Pogo 12.50s and a Pogo
2015 photo contest winners. Prepare to drool. (18) Phil Herring at 1:57am 11.09.15 Ask All Sailors 32/12521 I want to start by saying, this was impossible. And heartbreaking. We all had favorites that didn'
Erratic tach Sailgunner at 11:50am 11.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2169 The hours on my tach rarely show. Once in a while they come back for a moment then gone again. I h
Engine overheating solved (1) PAC3142 at 8:45am 11.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1563 Traced lack of raw water flow back to the seacock. This is what I found.
H 37.5 rudder stop angle PAC3142 at 8:20am 11.07.15 Big Boats 1/806 My new to us 94 37.5 does not turn on a dime like every other boat I've owned or steered. I became

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26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 12:00pm 10.25.23 Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat to check the operation of the bow/Nav light.
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 11:58am 10.25.23 Thank you for the info ! Ed
My how Boats have changed... Terry Cox at 11:53am 10.25.23 One of my favorite boats. -nuDQph1ARQ And here: QF86TO7DVNE:3
Hurricane Otis JamesG161 at 11:45am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please. Acapulco Mexico
Hurricane Otis capta at 11:08am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please.
My how Boats have changed... capta at 11:04am 10.25.23 Back in the mod '80s I had a friend with a 36' boat almost exactly like the Henreitta. I loved the l
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions capta at 10:58am 10.25.23 It looks to me oily bilge water was left in there for some time, and it stained the paint. Some of t
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop capta at 10:53am 10.25.23 If you haven't already done so, replace incandescent bulbs with LED sealed lights (not just bulbs) w
Lantern Advice (2) sailcapt340 at 10:37am 10.25.23
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction kbgunn at 10:24am 10.25.23 I unscrewed the top (the 4 screws you see above) and frankly do not see a way to get at the motor w
Lantern Advice (1) william24424 at 10:00am 10.25.23 I had one, about 20 years ago, light isn't quiet enough for reading, heat & flame concerned me, with
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop jssailem at 9:31am 10.25.23 Welcome back @captined last time we heard from you was in 2012. Did you get the bimini figured out?
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop kappykaplan at 9:21am 10.25.23 I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Timm R Oday25 at 9:18am 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) JRacer at 9:00am 10.25.23 Agree. Looks like some repair work done there. Here is what my 1992 First 310 bilge looks like. No p
House Battery Condition Kings Gambit at 7:55am 10.25.23 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 10.25.23 Theoretically, there should be no wire size reduction but with a boat which is 40+ years old, who kn
Max prop for a Catalina 315 dlochner at 7:30am 10.25.23 We have a Max prop and have had no problems with it. Because of the flat blades the prop walk in rev
Keel bolts on a 23-2 dmax at 7:08am 10.25.23 Your boat has a center-board with lead ballast - those look like bolts to hold the lead ballast to t
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:46am 10.25.23 For your information so you understand ranking of East Pacific Hurricanes. Yes, the NHC does name t

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