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Hunter Ad from Sail Magazine - 1982 (1) SerenityTC at 10:51am 08.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1036 The Hunter ad from an '82 Sail Magazine issue. 'The Affordable Fantasy'. : ) I bought my first sailb
advice from the pros Hobopacket at 10:46am 08.18.15 Catalina 22 2/589 So, here in two weekends I plan to sail from New Bern NC to Oriental. 22 Nautical miles. One day the
Complete restore project of a 1984 Beneteau First 38 (5) Veit at 10:04am 08.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5764 Hi, I am restoring a abandoned First 38 from 84 here in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As the in
New Cockpit Floor (5) Remyslim at 9:29am 08.18.15 Yamaha 1/1172 I finally got around to completing the wood cockpit floor for the Yamaha 30.
Inverter/Charger -- maybe? VelaFella at 9:12am 08.18.15 Big Boats 8/1323 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 with a P6000ND Fischer Panda generator and a 56 hp Yanmar engine with the op
Has anyone replaced their Morse style transmission shifter? (5) jrowan at 8:29am 08.18.15 Catalina 30 5/4031 Hello All, I have been having quite a time trying to get my transmission to shift in ' out of gea
Line Drawings/Blueprints Suitable for Framing? SerenityTC at 8:25am 08.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1870 I would love to have a line drawing or blueprint of my '83 Hunter 27 to hang in my office. I know th
Okay 272 Water tank lines AUDIS BROW at 8:01am 08.18.15 Bigger Boats 6/1396 Oday 272 Water tank lines I am trying to trace water tank lines...... I have port side and starboar
Standing Rigging HMT2 at 7:55am 08.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/725 I am getting ready to change out the standing rigging on my 1983 Hunter 31. I will use a rigged to d
Classic Main Reefing (1) bob_pattison at 7:53am 08.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1150 Classic Mainsail Owners: We have had a few cases over the years with classic mains getting da
Apollo Rudder rhwills at 7:53am 08.18.15 Parts Search 0/1085 I'm looking for a rudder and tiller for an AMF Apollo. A photo and description of materials would be
W/C Seacock All U Get at 7:14am 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/706 Hi all, If you heard a loud obnoxious noise yesterday in New England, that was me cussing. I had
wood refinishing questions gitpicker2007 at 6:42am 08.18.15 Catalina 22 6/4462 I'm about to refinish the outside wood rails, hatch boards and hatch trim. I've never done it befo
Cabin Cover?? scottmellloyditude at 4:29am 08.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1434 So, in our ever increasing discoveries of things "thrown in" the boat purchase, I think I have found
Bimini for a 23.5 with stern rail seats SFKjeld at 2:20am 08.18.15 Smaller Boats 17/3649 Have found a few threads on this topic, but nothing definitive. Does anyone make a Bimini that will
Grey Water Venting issues (1) thubbard84 at 9:05pm 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1964 I'm 99% sure I have a clogged vent line for my grey water holding tank. The outside vent looks like
Water leaking into electric toilet and overflowing jveatch at 8:35pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 9/4540 We have a 2005 Hunter 41DS that has two electric toilets. With no activity, one of them overflowed.
Engine O'haul + Motor Mounts? JHoward at 7:42pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 20/2648 It has been 3 weeks and about 20 hours of motoring of my 1980 Cherubini 37.5 since the engine was co
Interior work/Mast compression prevention sizertl at 7:38pm 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3115 Howdy! I've gutted the interior of my sailboat and It's almost ready to paint. Before we paint we a
Fuel noticed in water after first fueling: source? Geronimosails at 6:52pm 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/943 Hi all, Thanks in advance for helping this newbie 1990 Hunter 30 owner. I have motored/sailed abo

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Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review ron2photo at 7:03pm 12.20.23 Hi William, I like the way you are thinking. I had a 1972 Pearson 26 and decided it was too small I
Wood light/wiring mounts Gene Neill at 6:57pm 12.20.23 The wood mounts are definitely DIY. It was probably a pretty solid setup when it was new.
How dispose of sailboat? shemandr at 6:36pm 12.20.23 This thread should be recommended reading for those posters who are looking at a boat in substandard
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 6:27pm 12.20.23 The original valves on the O'Days are just that, valves and not real seacocks. If the Marelon valv
Prop rotation question Rich Stidger at 6:26pm 12.20.23 If you tell Martec the year and sailboat model and engine/transmission combo that you have, I can be
Thru Hull Replacement? (3) Randall Schmidt at 6:25pm 12.20.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? chichiflys at 5:47pm 12.20.23 Thanks all. Definitely will keep an eye on it, but for now will continue with the 37 other projects
H41 DS access to starboard jib block Nachismo at 5:02pm 12.20.23 Nevermind. PO left the tiny corner screws out & bedded it.
Prop rotation question TimFromLI at 4:53pm 12.20.23 Yeah, I thought that was an autostream, I did mine last year. It's fairly easy to overhaul. Usually
How dispose of sailboat? rwsandersii at 4:24pm 12.20.23 I was in charge of the Marine Environmental Response Unit at one of the USCG Marine Safety Offices o
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 3:44pm 12.20.23 I'd bet money that only the white Trident 102 is the culprit. It's the same hose as the black 101,
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:10pm 12.20.23 I am curious about what kind of instructions were sent with the new sail. I ask because these days
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows kyoung27 at 3:05pm 12.20.23 My 2003 44DS side windows starting leaking this year - but all I had been able to find on the web we
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 2:56pm 12.20.23 Buried somewhere in the other Selden manuals I sent you was mention of a slight tension on the outh
H41 DS access to starboard jib block ice breaker at 2:46pm 12.20.23 I would look at the port side via the huge generator locker to see how it is attached. If it is jus
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review arf145 at 2:29pm 12.20.23 I find modern designs like that attractive, so the 34.1 looks great to me. Chartering one sounds lik
Fore Stay Bow Connection Project_Mayhem at 2:28pm 12.20.23 Many bolts have a non-threaded part. This is going to be much stronger than the threaded section. 1/
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 2:26pm 12.20.23 Ritdog , the bulkheads were not tabbed to the hull from the factory . There are a lot of conflictin
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:08pm 12.20.23 I'd bet money that only the white Trident 102 is the culprit. It's the same hose as the black 101,
Fore Stay Bow Connection tailboom at 2:04pm 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it

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