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Just purchased C30 MKII! Brooke89 at 9:17am 11.26.23 Catalina 30 9/2116 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learnin
Couple of questions for Hunter 18 Owners CurtisC at 8:33am 11.26.23 Day Sailers 0/899 I've been wanting hiking straps in my Hunter 18 since I bought it. Curious whether any 18 owners ha
ID this old boat please (2) SailingLoto at 5:01am 11.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1552 The unused sailboats that reside on this lake amaze me.... any ideas? 30ft 1976 Peterson according
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:36pm 11.25.23 Engines and Propulsion 42/6380 1. I've never had this problem before. But 2 weeks back, starting engine after sailing it gets overh
1991 H42 with Heart interface Freedom 20 inverter charger- I think i have a problem! (1) eianm at 7:41pm 11.25.23 Big Boats 3/1082 When i get back to my slip and reconnect shore power and turn my switchboard switch for shore power
Hunter 35.5 FLWestCoast at 5:23pm 11.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 Hello: I am looking exclusively at 1989-1995 Hunter 35.5 because I like the size, layout and feature
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 10:50am 11.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/902 A question about the Hunter 140 / JY14. I have a JY14 built in 1997 and there is a wood board at th
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC Viktor Eysselein at 4:28pm 11.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/874 Has anybody replaced the cockpit compass in a Hunter 45CC? Any tricks? Thanks, Viktor
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib rburt at 10:33am 11.24.23 Smaller Boats 16/2618 My recently purchased 2002 Hunter 260 came without a jib. I would like to have one made that is a m
CLosed must be postponed. georgetheleo at 9:39am 11.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1340 Thread still works.
Single private mooring rentals fishinnnc at 4:45am 11.24.23 Ask All Sailors 15/3181 Hi All, I wanted to get the sites opinion on the feasibility of me installing mooring buoys that cou
Mounting a motor sbrogden at 6:49pm 11.23.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1589 I have a Vagabond 14. The only lake near me that accepts sailboats has only two docks which both NE
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:34pm 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/633 I know nothing about supplying info to the Axiom 9 I have. I added course and speed as an option. R
Pro/con of high capacity alternator for Yanmar 3JH2E bmohr at 10:13am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1573 I have a 1998 Hunter 376 with the original Yanmar 3JH2E (non-turbo) engine, with only 1,300 hours. I
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember (1) Ward H at 8:43am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 9/888 221569
Need hard vang 1987 c & c mk III Jimongee at 8:32am 11.23.23 C&C 3/1117 Im Jim and a former Hunter owner. I purchased a 1987 C ' C MK III this summer. I winter it in Mani
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? khodgesj90 at 6:58am 11.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/1207 Anyone have experience on this? Ive seen some say a diesel engine shouldn't have a problem starting
Happy Thanksgiving! kappykaplan at 6:41am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/607 May all of you enjoy great meals with family and friends. :beer:
Black Fri Deals CYQK at 3:53am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 2/398 Anyone seeing any good deals on Blk Fri?
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement odlide at 8:09pm 11.22.23 Trailer Sailors 13/2437 I know there is a lot of old discussion on this, but I'd like to try again and keep it simple. Is t

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Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 (4) cfiles0920 at 7:19am 10.12.25 UPDATE: Been quite busy lately, but I managed to make some progress on the O'day. After verifying th
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 6:47am 10.12.25 One more thought. The quick connect "toolless" connectors are really expensive. We went with plastic
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 6:43am 10.12.25
Outboard transom board dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 10.12.25 The outboard motor bracket is bolted into the transom which has metal implanted in the fiberglass.
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Swabby Third Class at 6:05am 10.12.25
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Terry Cox at 6:03am 10.12.25 Hi John. Hunter used 1/2 inch Zurn (Quest) Pex Quicktite brand polybutylene grey plastic hose for th
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 5:52am 10.12.25
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 10.12.25 @Swabby Third Class the 170 was a plastic boat which was an excellent design but was disappointed
Merit 22 owners dlochner at 4:45am 10.12.25 If the shrouds are really slack they need to be tightened. If there is not enough room on the turnbu
Delrod suffing box dlochner at 4:24am 10.12.25 The Irwin 23 has a swing keel aka a centerboard. The cable is used to raise and lower the CB. You wi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 3:48am 10.12.25 Wrap a few spots of your new Hot Water Lines with the the red tape. In my case, after the job is do
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box dlochner at 3:39am 10.12.25 Since the Irwin 23 is an outboard powered boat, you don't have a shaft log. I'm not specifically f
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Apex at 3:23am 10.12.25 add in drainage points for winterization: bypass loop for hotwater tank and drain for tank, cold wa
Replacing ALL of the plumbing sailcapt340 at 2:23am 10.12.25 I replaced all our fresh water, Hunter original piping lines a few years back with 15mm. Using all
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 9:27pm 10.11.25 Thank you!
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 9:03pm 10.11.25 Yep. I just did some more research. It appears that Irwin used a stuffing box and delrin rod to rais
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 8:46pm 10.11.25 I as well.the cable in there runs through to a pulley in the belly/butt of the boat up to a winch on
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon Billleathen at 8:43pm 10.11.25 I did the same repair you need to do on my H23 Rudder. Removed damaged glass. Rebuilt using west
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box termitec4 at 8:43pm 10.11.25 What's it for? What's the cable for? Just curious.
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 10.11.25 I'm not seeing any evidence that the Irwin 23 ever had an inboard so I'm a bit stumped on what the s

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