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Boat Info tab Terry Cox at 7:14pm 10.31.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2017 Two questions: 1. I submitted an article to the 42 Hunter Owner modifications a day or so ago. I
Help finding red stop button cover (1) Gdindy at 5:44pm 10.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/846 As you can see I need to replace this stop button cover any help on where I can get this part and ha
Loading on the trailer in high wind Joe Blizzard at 5:37pm 10.31.14 Trailer Sailors 34/4630 To make a long story short, it took three of us to manhandle my boat onto its trailer Tuesday with 2
Deck Penetrations for Wires on a 25? Ward H at 12:56pm 10.31.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1363 I had found some water had leaked in along the wires for the steaming light where they went through
Wash Safe Sail Wash Brian S at 11:09am 10.31.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1018 Have any of you heard of, or even better yet used, this Wash Safe Sail Wash product? http://www.
12v cigarette socket has 13.1v but doesn't work? McIntoshUSA at 10:22am 10.31.14 Ask All Sailors 14/8328 I have 2, 12v cigarette lighter sockets on my boat. They both test out with the volt meter to 13.1 v
Deck Plug Suggestions stollo770 at 9:13am 10.31.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/948 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy good quality electrical deck plugs. I need new p
Morgan 45 keel bolts for the wing keel? boomdeyada at 6:53am 10.31.14 Big Boats 1/1477 Hi, I'm having to drop my keel to reseal it. Does anyone know how many keel bolts there are for the
1987 30 MKII deposit today Hogheaven at 4:10am 10.31.14 Catalina 30 26/4002 1987 30 MKII Hull 4993 New Owner "Hog Heaven II" Hello All, UPDATE: It's official we now own hul
Post Thanksgiving Day Weekend CaptDon01 at 8:40pm 10.30.14 Catalina 22 9/1493 UPDATE POSTED: 2014 ANNUAL POST THANKSGIVING DAY WEEKEND IN SAN DIEGO Once again, it's time for ou
Replacing Trailer Bearings Rick Webb at 8:28pm 10.30.14 Smaller Boats 1/697 This gets asked every so often saw this and thought it might answer some questions. http://www.yo
Catalina 36 Eric11787 at 8:12pm 10.30.14 Big Boats 8/7415 Hello, I am close to purchasing a late 80's Cat36 that has been very well maintained and has many re
H23 Transom Pintle replacement stvnm at 7:26pm 10.30.14 Smaller Boats 5/1476 I am about to to remove the old and bent transom pintles and I am looking for a replacement. Elsewh
Where to get a custom winter cover made? Robert1224 at 6:34pm 10.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1792 Ahoy, I am in the process of covering my 1979 H30 for the winter once again. I want to have a custo
Going to survey on a 36-2 w/ center board (1) AandJ at 6:07pm 10.30.14 Pearson 13/3451 . Thanks. Happy Sails, Al and Joanna
Just wondering....... rpell46 at 5:32pm 10.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1119 I have a Universal 25xp with the standard Hurth tranny. I periodically check the fluid level in the
Adding a rope clutch on portside of 1990 Hunter 27 tzuelke at 11:34am 10.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1026 I need to add a rope clutch on the port side of my 1990 Hunter 27. The cabin top has a smooth spot
Raising/lowering mast on a Hunter 18.5 railrider at 11:03am 10.30.14 Smaller Boats 3/2248 My wife and I have owned a Hunter 18.5 for over 20 years. As we grow older, we find it increasingly
Ranger 28 thomm124 at 11:00am 10.30.14 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/4325 Can someone educate me on this boat? I'm getting all types of different draft and ballast numbers as
Question for 2GMF owners IH82BL8 at 10:00am 10.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/959 Does anyone know the diameter of the oil dipstick hole? Thanks.

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In hull transducer Johann at 3:10pm 09.07.23 I installed the Garmin GT15M-IH. Works great. I have also installed four other transducers that were
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Richard19068 at 2:58pm 09.07.23 I am far from an electrical expert, especially 110 shore power so I might be misinterpreting somethi
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 09.07.23
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:33pm 09.07.23 The Macgregor 26x was often motored with water ballast out, and then 1 wavy day the boat flipped and
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 2:31pm 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER P
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:29pm 09.07.23 I wonder if for hurricanes would be worth it to pump water INSIDE the hull to make a less movable
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:26pm 09.07.23 There was someone on here (I forget who now) who was able to use an air mattress pump to push air in
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX labrmnus at 2:22pm 09.07.23 Thanks all, I am leaning 4 stroke, even though the rest of Mercury 4 strokes have up top a bubble lo
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:16pm 09.07.23 Thanks, good tips. Is there a benefit to EVER pumping out the water ballast while at the dock, like
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:07pm 09.07.23 Keep the centerboard down for sailing or motoring. I tried motoring once with it up. It was like dr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range rgranger at 2:03pm 09.07.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (4) rgranger at 1:59pm 09.07.23 I see your battery peeking out ...s through some holes to clean that area up (Like I mocked up in t
Invest 95L BigEasy at 1:56pm 09.07.23 All of them are Heroes !!! :clap: Jim... Yes they are & their service has saved lots of lives
Invest 95L (1) Rick486 at 1:39pm 09.07.23 It appears the juju isn't improving too much....if we still had the big boat I'd be talking to the y
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX dlochner at 1:27pm 09.07.23 Take off the hood, is there an oil fill? Is there a round light near the choke on the front of the
In hull transducer dlochner at 1:24pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Timm R Oday25 at 1:15pm 09.07.23 I'd say almost with 100 percent certainty that it is a four stroke
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 1:03pm 09.07.23
Used sail? LakeShark at 1:02pm 09.07.23 I currently have a 135 on a furler but I want to try the hank on variations to see how it goes. Im
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 09.07.23 It's hard to trace the origin of the damage. The initial damage could have occurred while the sail

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