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carpetw? bryan crites at 4:41pm 05.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/920 Any boat owners carpet a portion of the cabin floor? If so could you post photos of such?
Painting Equipment? Seattle/Everett Ringoparr at 4:07pm 05.15.14 Parts Search 3/2728 I'm planning on painting the hull of my cat27. This will be my first go at it. I've watched countl
Stern Ladder Jongleur at 3:32pm 05.15.14 Catalina 30 5/1463 Where can I get a simple stern ladder for my C30? I've looked around at other boats and see them
First 375 strut repair Live Wire at 2:59pm 05.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/753 Does anyone have some advice on strut repair for this model? Its loose and causing some vibration. T
31 O'Day water tank clbell at 1:13pm 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1036 Need information about removing and replacing existing 26 gallon water tank.
Installing a temperature gauge in Hunter 36 cockpit deacm at 12:06pm 05.15.14 Big Boats 12/1943 There is room in the existing panel to install one back by the starboard rear winch. Is there a way
Has anyone installed a Raymarine AIS in their Hunter 36? deacm at 12:04pm 05.15.14 Big Boats 4/1225 The installer and I are trying to figure out where to put everything. A couple of questions: 1. M
Boat insurance mmhewes at 10:28am 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1231 Greetings All, We are looking at buying a new (used) boat; C42 1999 or newer. So off we go sa
Doyle Cradle Cover bobjames at 9:47am 05.15.14 Catalina 310 5/3378 I have a love-hate affair with my Dutchman system and as I age gracefully I find myself wanting to a
Tiller for Macgregor 26X Helvio at 9:13am 05.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/836 Hi Everyone, I am looking for a idea for convert my 26X for tiller. If someone has any idea fro des
yet another nav light question kpgraci at 8:34am 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 22/4505 The COLREGS offer a variety of options for navigation lights on a < 12m sailboat, but as I already h
Catalina 270 on a lift-can't contact Catalina suznhenz at 8:34am 05.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/2393 Hi - I am preparing to purchase a 1993 Catalina 270 and am planning on storing it on our 8000 pound
auto helm carneypat at 8:27am 05.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/925 having trouble our boat will not hold course with our wheel helm auto pilot our hunter 29.5 seems t
Cunningham/boom hold-down dawn_coyote at 8:21am 05.15.14 Catalina 22 20/7496 Can someone help out with pictures of how yours is rigged? I'm trying to sort out what I have and wh
Advice when Pulling head on 1989 M-XP25? chrisyse at 7:56am 05.15.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1451 I've decided to pull the head to replace a broken lower thermostat flange housing. I've replaced hea
Logo Colors (1) chuter at 7:39am 05.15.14 Smaller Boats 10/1634 The Hunter logo on the sides of the cabin on my 1985, 23' boat are in need of replacement. Might an
Bolt size for swing keel cal21 Pcalvin1966 at 7:15am 05.15.14 Cal 0/962 What size bolt or pin do I need to put in the swing keel in down position it will be in a slip so it
Seeking shortest & slimmest AA batteries yammy at 10:07pm 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 23/9252 Does anyone know which brand got the shortest ' slimmest AA batteries (i.e. 49.2mm x 13.5mm)? The st
Water from engine compartment bobcranmerbrown at 9:39pm 05.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1947 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 with a Renault diesel engine. The stuffing gland is leaking so lots of water
water pump help (2) krivalsi at 3:46pm 05.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1322 I have a 1988 Catalina 28. Engine is Universal M3-20. My mechanic pulled the coolant water pump

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Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 07.21.23 Have you checked your HBW-50 to see if it can be rebuilt? If you have access to a small benchtop pr
Papillon Summer Solo cruise. Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 07.21.23
Ignition panel replacement Richard19068 at 9:33pm 07.21.23 Or should I get a piece of plexiglass and cut the appropriate holes in it and fabricate my own mou
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 9:30pm 07.21.23 The answer to your question is spelled out in the annex to COLREGS. A certain number of degrees of
Windows Hello Below at 9:28pm 07.21.23 Both Portside and Starboard side windows have cracked. Is there somewhere I can get replacements?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 07.21.23 Use a bottle of the sealant you put inside of it and roll it around. It works really well. Same conc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:18pm 07.21.23 My tubes have a target pressure of 3.8 psi, and I would be very hesitant to go much higher in fear
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 07.21.23 Thanks everyone! It looks like the most economical route for this will be to acquire it locally sinc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable shemandr at 6:42pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice isaksp00 at 6:14pm 07.21.23 I'd consider using your main halyard attached to one of the bow cleats and then tightened enough to
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) RitSim at 5:40pm 07.21.23 If the scratch is deep enough, the seal may not fully block the oil or water side. Since this is no
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 5:04pm 07.21.23 Okay, here is over thinking for you! "... (b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length may exhibi
Ignition panel replacement Tally Ho at 4:51pm 07.21.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 4:44pm 07.21.23 I also think you have a misplaced negative in your last sentence. Take a look. :facepalm: Oh t
Windows Badger Dolphin at 4:36pm 07.21.23 Thank you all for your comments and advice. I'm not planning to do the work myself but it's helpful
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 4:18pm 07.21.23 It is nuanced. And I do have a tendency to overthink things:). Just curious that if what you had
"Portable" Anchor Light? jaysweet at 3:14pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:12pm 07.21.23 And, for the record, I have often hung a Mega-Light from my boom as an anchor light since the all ar

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