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Cetol vs Varnish. Which is better? markwbird at 7:55am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/8985 So I am refinishing the wood trim on the exterior of my H-34 and I am trying to decide between Sikke
running solar feed wires through topsides? danstanford at 5:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1863 The previous owner of my 290 put on a solar panel on the arch and has simply fed the feed wires down
Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1113 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/954 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2017 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at
Replaced my exhaust hose jmish at 12:10am 09.09.15 Catalina 30 8/2394 I replaced the exhaust hose on my 1988 Catalina 30 MkII, and I'm posting my project notes here in ca
New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/700 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/707 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1924 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1118 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1272 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1557 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1481 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1304 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/9644 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1285 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1131 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3031 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1191 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/933 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t

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Selden in-mast furling questions LloydB at 10:09am 12.20.23 I am curious about what kind of instructions were sent with the new sail. I ask because these days w
Selden in-mast furling questions George Braun at 9:40am 12.20.23 The age and condition of the sail is of primary importance. We bought a lightly used 2008 Hunter 36
Fire Port (1) gwoolverton at 9:30am 12.20.23 Here's a photo of the 310's engine cover / companionway. Maybe the triangle area on the aft end wo
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 9:09am 12.20.23 Progress report: Thanks to the Selden manual we determined the sail was rolled the wrong way. (And
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (1) william24424 at 8:45am 12.20.23 I started as a review of the Bene 34.1, because charter companies have them available to try...am al
Datamarine wind instrument question dlochner at 8:04am 12.20.23 No drop in replacement. Datamarine has been out of business a long time. However, several of their t
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review shemandr at 7:35am 12.20.23 Not sure I agree about a plumb bow. I will agree it adds waterline and hence speed - at least while
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (5) william24424 at 7:09am 12.20.23 Thanks for finding a PHRF rating, surprised the Old Cal 33 holds up. Racing and performance is impor
Selden in-mast furling questions (1) kbgunn at 6:42am 12.20.23
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PJL at 6:24am 12.20.23 Saw comments about handholds inside. My Hunter passage 42 did not have them either; now it does...
Re-rigging without mast removal. Jim_H42 at 4:50am 12.20.23 I have a 1992 Hunter Passage 42 which has a B&R rig with a backstay and masthead jib. I had to remo
Compression post repair tampahokie at 4:47am 12.20.23 Irwin made my '84CC38' with an inner pan that rests inside the hull. The inner pan has the molded s
Hatch leak repair dlochner at 4:46am 12.20.23
ISO Port Light gaskets for 1988 Irwin CC tampahokie at 4:31am 12.20.23 Awhile back, I replaced all the opening portlites with New Found Metals products. They're really ni
Hatch leak repair Tally Ho at 4:10am 12.20.23 That's pretty typical. The blue stuff is probably Interlux Watertite fairing compound. It serves 2
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 2:12am 12.20.23 And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it could look that way again, until it is in the w
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 12.19.23 ".I'm curious if Hunter includes any of the Selden manuals in their owner's manual." I know that wh
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 8:11pm 12.19.23 Looks like you're stuck with state registration numbers on your bow. ;) :beer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information rgranger at 7:43pm 12.19.23 If you want a manual bilge pump, for a 19 foot boat I would consider a kayak/paddlers bilge pump. I
Hatch leak repair (1) dlochner at 7:12pm 12.19.23

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