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23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1931 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1777 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7526 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2120 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/962 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3842 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1347 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/2009 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1360 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3935 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/576 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/968 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5694 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1518 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4421 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5429 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/831 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2072 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2904 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1770 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,

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Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) rgranger at 5:02pm 08.07.23
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Tally Ho at 4:59pm 08.07.23 Lots of good replies here! Thanks guys. Down at the boat today, I did a quick check on the thru hu
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 08.07.23
C&C 30 MKII question true love at 4:42pm 08.07.23 Hi. Do some versions of the Mk II have a full double berth aft? Most of the pictures I see only h
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 4:11pm 08.07.23 Ok i manage to take down the sea water pump, if you are with the same problem you will need to remov
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... Justin_NSA at 4:01pm 08.07.23 I would love to hear the story behind that! What happens at the Afterdeck, stays at the Afterdeck.
Instrument panel Johnb at 3:32pm 08.07.23 On my identical panel they are LEDs. Amazingly after 40 years they are all working. That one is n
Interior wood lacquer finish repair ggrizzard at 3:28pm 08.07.23 Are you sure the finish is lacquer? And it looks like cherry or teak.
identify sailboat stickinthemud57 at 3:14pm 08.07.23 Unless it's painted. Or the varnish has come off because it was left out in the rain for 20 years.
Instrument panel ggrizzard at 3:13pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced.
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) stickinthemud57 at 3:12pm 08.07.23 This one will work. Truth be told. I had one that was going to work, but I lost it at the pig roast
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 3:10pm 08.07.23 Well, I'm kinda stuck with being a stick in the mud, so I will throw in with shemandr when he points
Instrument panel jviss at 2:59pm 08.07.23 My guess is that that the bulb burned out!
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. kappykaplan at 2:54pm 08.07.23 Thanks for keeping it real Dave.:beer: :plus:
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) Justin_NSA at 2:38pm 08.07.23 Ronstan V-Cleat w/ fairlead Cleats Selection Advice \| Ronstan Sailboat Hardware US This one will
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... JRacer at 2:33pm 08.07.23 That size should work. Never ordered from Vela before. It's for my Dutchman lead. I'm running it ba
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... Justin_NSA at 2:31pm 08.07.23 Clamcleat Midi W/ Fairlead (CL 231) (velasailingsupply.com) What are you going to use it for? Plac
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. rgranger at 2:24pm 08.07.23 Thanks for keeping it real Dave.:beer:
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Justin_NSA at 2:24pm 08.07.23 There's a drawing of the original here on the site: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... JRacer at 2:23pm 08.07.23 Clamcleat Midi W/ Fairlead (CL 231) (velasailingsupply.com) What are you going to use it for? Place

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