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French sailboat ''TAO'' sinks in Atlantic vimocam at 8:43pm 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/5368 Here is a link of the USCG about the rescue and sinking of the French sailboat named ''TAO''. Many
Old bottom paint jshanley at 7:41pm 05.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3949 My 1980 22 has a layer of red paint below the waterline. It's a flat paint that rubs off fairly easy
Hunter 27 Navigation Light Question stollo770 at 4:42pm 05.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1437 Hello, I am the owner of a 1979 Hunter 27. I recently bought it and I am trying to fix some of the
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 2/838 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 22/4509 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 6/2394 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 20/7498 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 10/1635 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

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Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:51am 07.22.23 Call the forum store and talk with Mike who used to order all the supplies for Hunter Marine. See
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? (1) jssailem at 8:50am 07.22.23 The Whale manual indicates: irements for NPT (National Pipe Thread) are spelled out in ANSI B1.20.1
Weather forecast... MikeHoncho at 8:41am 07.22.23 Time to head north
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 8:41am 07.22.23 jviss - I had considered that, but the manual indicates that it should work up to 15 volts. I don't
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning jssailem at 8:37am 07.22.23 He had a heart attack.
"Portable" Anchor Light? FastOlson at 8:31am 07.22.23 I would always say that more light is better. I recall being in a large anchorage one memorable 'hap
CHI-MAC today (1) jssailem at 8:14am 07.22.23 Sounds like fun... except: sun burn and biting black flys A second serving of wind, waves, fresh wa
Alder Barbour Refrigeration (1) jssailem at 8:09am 07.22.23 Hi. I like to start at the manual. Attached find a link to the manual. Also I have selected the elec
Alder Barbour Refrigeration JoeWhite at 7:56am 07.22.23 Just guessing, start from the 1-2-ALL switch, remove the lugs and clean them and continue down the
Alder Barbour Refrigeration jviss at 7:53am 07.22.23 The symptoms indicate the problem is a voltage drop From my reading it's that the voltage is too h
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 7:47am 07.22.23 Bottom line: It needs to be obvious enough that you don't get hit. You could do worse than use two.
Oday 192 (1986) replace teak cabin hatch rails. tuna boat captain at 7:33am 07.22.23 I sanded the teak and circles were plugs were became visual. Thank you. The rest was easy.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:19am 07.22.23
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal fero at 7:02am 07.22.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 6:51am 07.22.23 Bottom line: It needs to be obvious enough that you don't get hit. You could do worse than use two.
Windows JamesG161 at 6:33am 07.22.23 It's not an old wive's tale, it's well documented, scientifically, and has been know for over 50 ye
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 6:20am 07.22.23 The masthead nomenclature comes from when mast sections overlapped, and is the location where the s
Faulty Fuel Gauge Robert J Miller at 6:04am 07.22.23 Thanks guys for your helpful guidance regarding my faulty fuel gauge. Now i know where to begin fix
Ignition panel replacement kappykaplan at 5:38am 07.22.23 ConnJack, please post a photo of what you're looking to replace. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Ignition panel replacement dlochner at 5:34am 07.22.23 If it is a Yanmar, plates may still be available. You'll need to know what style plate you have, Yan

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