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Spinaker WoodyB at 2:16pm 04.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/902 My new to me Hunter 30 did not have a spinnaker. I know very little about them, but I am considering
Instrument pod (1) Lost Parent at 12:58pm 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1665 Not to shabby for five bucks eh
Port seals on Hunter 260 rezsailor at 12:32pm 04.01.14 Smaller Boats 5/811 Could anyone tell me the part number or size of the seal for the two ports on a 2000 hunter 260?
Westerbeke W30 Head Gasket LASailing at 10:09am 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1017 Does anyone know where I could locate one of these? All the online retailers are out of stock and
Forum spiff (1) Phil Herring at 9:00am 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 26/2205 I ran across a cool little product last week: a pocket-size LED work light that has a magnetic cli
solar panel output questionable gettinthere at 8:45am 04.01.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2051 MS, you hinted in the past that I should have 2 controllers for my 2 solar panels. They are on the b
U.S. is now requiring all boaters obtain a Captains License RECESS at 8:32am 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1832 April Fools you bunch of riff raff sailors!
Newbie Beneteau First 26 Owner Shan at 8:28am 04.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1645 Hi, My husband and I have recently acquired a Beneteau First 26 and we are in the process of refu
MOB Recovery on Clipper Race Rick D at 8:03am 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 2/804 Nice job! http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/man-overboard-rescued-after-1-5-hours-at-sea
Wanted- Main Sail Venture 25 RonRock at 7:42am 04.01.14 Parts Search 1/1762 I thought I'd see if anybody happens to have a main for my V25 they would like to sell.
Ugh! It's bottom paint time again Justin_NSA at 6:26am 04.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/534 I'm pretty pleased with the Petit Vivid hard ablative. It has kept the zebra mussels off the hull. I
Overheating yanmar 3gm30f emergpa1 at 6:12am 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 25/5954 I recently had to replace the water temperature sending unit. I had broken the connector screw whil
Pictures of my boat allen-deckard at 4:51am 04.01.14 Catalina 22 20/2175 Ok these are just straight up photos of my boat. Nothing more than photos I had to submit to get my
What would these pad eyes be for (2) Akapeterc at 2:33am 04.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/945 On my yacht there are 2 pad eyes on the starboard side towards the bow. I don't know if they were pu
ReVisiting BVI's after 12 yrs rfrye1 at 8:51pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/660 Headed back to BVIs for a 10 day bareboat the first part of June. It's been 12 yrs since I've been b
Mast conduit--is it worth the effort? nestorph at 8:08pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 14/6289 I have my mast down (Islander 30 Bahama) and have a number of maintenance and upgrade projects on th
Mariner Rudder (4) Time2go at 7:20pm 03.31.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3862 Hi Friends, I'm in the process of setting up my recently purchased Mariner 2+2 and have a question
Looking For Advice on Installing Holding Tank Under V-Berth (3) Doug in Lakeview at 7:02pm 03.31.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3194 Hello all, We are in the process of replacing the holding tank for the forward head. I removed a 2
Peeling clear coat MichaelLJones at 6:29pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1043 I am relatively new boat owner. Last year was first year with 1984 Hunter31. Long story short - Her
Cabin Light Wiring dknorowski1 at 5:51pm 03.31.14 Catalina 30 5/3048 I'm trying to trace the cabin wiring in the 1978 Catalina C30. The cabin switch on the fuse panel op

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FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery artboas at 12:00pm 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower artboas at 11:52am 09.26.22 I have just double checked with Marinco. They concur that the 2 phases from a 50 amp dock feed shoul
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues JamesG161 at 11:29am 09.26.22 Look here for the HOW To... Seacock & Thru-Hull Primer/Pre Information by Compass Marine How To Jim
halyard wrap Roadking Larry at 11:12am 09.26.22 Just make sure that whatever you do don't take it to the winch. A few years ago a friend of mine had
First 405 Rudder Parts (2) APP314 at 11:04am 09.26.22 Hello Adam, I'm not familiar with the First 40.5 but in the 38 the upper bearing is held in place wi
Hunter 25 hatch cover Gordo at 10:40am 09.26.22 I mean the lense. It blew off in pieces during Hurricane Fiona.
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 10:30am 09.26.22 Hmmm.... I'll have to think on that. I agree that the vang is most important when the traveler b
Hunter 25 hatch cover rgranger at 10:26am 09.26.22 By cover do you mean a cloth cover or a new lense?
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 10:24am 09.26.22
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Parsons at 10:22am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 10:11am 09.26.22 Ah well , working on getting ready for Ian if if shifts west. Either way we will get a storm surge a
Electric panel Hayden Watson at 9:35am 09.26.22 An update. ... l learned a lot and all your help was much appreciated. Having a basic understandi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 9:32am 09.26.22
Structural Foam Mark Maulden at 9:31am 09.26.22 Wondering if you really need the strapping since you are foaming. Could they cause micro chafing pi
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter jssailem at 9:24am 09.26.22 Congrats. Should help you smoothly trim the Main sail.
Electric panel dLj at 9:08am 09.26.22 The follow-up is very much appreciated! Thank you! dj
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:58am 09.26.22 Thank you so so much. would you happen to have the dimensions. also did it fit through your bulkh
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:52am 09.26.22 I replaced it with Aluminum. It was a replica of my old one that I pulled out. Love the new one Jam
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 8:51am 09.26.22 The way it is built allows the middle of the Hull to sit between the 2 pieces.
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 8:48am 09.26.22 That is basically it. By doing one end at a time the boat is stable because half is on the trailer

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