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Replacing bimini canvas IH82BL8 at 9:42am 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/6019 I want to replace my bimini canvas. One source has a price of $1,249 for a complete bimini (with fr
Hose for septic tank oyvst@statoil.com at 6:32am 12.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1022 Need a new hose going from the bottom of the septic tank in a Benetea Oceanis 343 from 2006. Inner d
Transmision replacememt hvbaker at 6:10am 12.02.14 Catalina 30 36/13313 I have a M 25 XPB with a Hurth HBW-50 transmission. The transmission need to be replaced and the don
Free Ritchie B-80 Compass (cloudy and missing pieces) Hooks at 8:22pm 12.01.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/4882 Taken -Free Ritchie B-80 Compass (cloudy and missing pieces) Not sure how to delete this post but i
Changing 302 Isomax furler to something else Mackaroni at 6:42pm 12.01.14 Bigger Boats 10/2181 I had someone out to measure sails today and he was perplexed by the Isomax furler for the Genoa.
thoughts on the condition of this sail? (1) hawk232 at 6:38pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 47/4919 i am wanting to send my main off to have a second set of reef points added, but would hate to spend
Deck to Hull Joint - 460 vs 466 txH2oSkier at 6:24pm 12.01.14 Big Boats 7/2056 Hi All, I'm about to purchase a Hunter 466 and have heard about problems with the deck to hull join
OpenCPN and Google Earth... (1) Sumner at 5:33pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2189 Some of you probably know that in Florida we used SeaClear on the ship's computer to do all of our n
Swing Keel Therapy Viesail at 4:29pm 12.01.14 Smaller Boats 25/3773 Hey folks, I've got a Hunter 22 that has been having trouble sailing into the wind. I figured it
forward water tank tb4sail at 4:19pm 12.01.14 Big Boats 27/5248 need to replace the forward water tank on my 42 passage. would appreciate any advice on the replacem
Barient winch difficult to turn rogjack2 at 4:15pm 12.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1080 Some time ago a member indicated that he brought his barient winch to a machine shop to have the dru
teak floor Varro at 3:59pm 12.01.14 Big Boats 3/1924 I want to contact the company who makes the teak floor in the main head of the new 445 visited at th
Coast Guard Regs : Cabin Heaters unclecurt at 3:09pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3412 I'm planning to add a solid fuel heater to the pilothouse cabin of my Nimble Arctic. It will be eith
Halyard and Sheet Replacement Steve21992 at 1:28pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2696 It's time again to replace some lines on our ex-Moorings Beneteau 440 In particular the Main Halyard
Topping lift tzuelke at 12:57pm 12.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1831 I need to replace the topping lift on my 1990 Hunter 27. Does anyone know how the topping lift is a
Helm Deck Soft Panamax at 10:44am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/869 Have a 2006 H36. The removable deck below the helm (and extending aft to the swim platform) is soft
Southern California's Cruising Challenge Kings Gambit at 10:41am 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1771 Unlike the nice, protected waters of the east coast's estuaries and rivers, or of British Columbia's
Preventing Mold and Mildew markwbird at 10:32am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3606 So I have a mildew problem. With colder and wetter weather these last few weeks I went from a milde
Teak Bi-parting Door to Head (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:05am 12.01.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/5654 Guys, For anyone that can use this, I took my door off 15 years ago. While cleaning out my garage
Glow Plug Short ?? dawsoncrash at 9:15am 12.01.14 Big Boats 3/1158 Hi- I have a 1989 Catalina 36 with a 3 position ignition switch. When I go to position 3 to heat the

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 12:03pm 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them. Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" whi
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 11:06am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 11:05am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) stephen_i_w at 9:21am 10.12.23 220669 This shows a part of the North Channel of Lake Huron. It illustrates one issue I have with O
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 9:11am 10.12.23 ... and sometimes bystanders would clap when I entered because it didn't look like it would fit. W
Precision 23 dock size Calif. Ted at 9:03am 10.12.23 Floating docks and long waitlists are the norm here. I was on a 10 year waitlist and got called afte
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? tfox2069 at 7:58am 10.12.23 When I had to remove 4D batteries from my 356 I used a spare 3 part mainsheet with becket and cam.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dmax at 7:47am 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them.
Catalina 30 Survey dmax at 7:45am 10.12.23 A 1985 will have a plywood core in the keel stub, where the keel boats are - this is not a problem u
Water tank leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 10.12.23 Your tank is polyethylene...and unfortunately there is no "glue" or sealant that will bond to PE per
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (3) ddines at 7:05am 10.12.23 Congrats on tracking down the problem, good detective work. I am writing to inform other who have th
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 6:36am 10.12.23 Yes. I've lived on an inland lake on an island all my life. I never think of tides. Yeah. That would
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 6:15am 10.12.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 4:13am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable.
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 4:05am 10.12.23 I wasn't aware the earlier O'Days had no centerboard . That's one thing I really like about this for

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