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37c shower faucet med2463 at 6:53am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/675 Anyone replaced shower faucet on 1979 37c? I'm dreading it but needs to be done
Painting a Widgeon Tyler R at 6:52am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2255 I've started the laborious task of removing the old paint from the inside of my Widgeon. What would
Our new/ used Hunter is home (5) Bateau Margo at 6:50am 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/810 After a brief wheel bearing incident on the way from the marina to the house she is finally home.
Replacement of Spinlock Cam Lock bobgelb@gmail.com at 6:44am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1213 My Spinlock XTS (0814)...cam lock for the jib halyard (port side) is not holding the halyard, rope
Infant grandson on board dis-patch at 6:38am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3596 I would like to have my grandson, he's one now, come visit me and also take the whole family out for
Rebedding stanchions knotcarin at 6:06am 04.27.14 Big Boats 3/1467 I have a loose stanchion....it took a hit last summer as a powerboat alongside pulled out of a tight
Motor Mount bmw2007z4 at 5:56am 04.27.14 Smaller Boats 1/566 I have the motor mount but I don't know the spec's for the fasteners. Can anyone help?
Water Stains on Wood Birchy at 5:41am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1128 I have dark water stains on port side wood work behind table. Looking for suggestions on bringing ba
Wing Keel Weeping, My boat Sank on Land Birchy at 5:23am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 17/3402 My boat sank on land this year. Long story. My boat yard shrink wrapped my boat and didn't shrink ri
goldstar radar hotrodderjim at 4:33am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/611 Anyone know of anyone who repairs Goldstar units in the RI/Narragansett bay area? Thanks Jim
Bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:54am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/785 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/743 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6757 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1582 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5847 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3930 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1290 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1815 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3350 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4043 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u

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Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 08.14.23 The reason for this is that the failure was a result of a design flaw on my Hunter 33 2006 In all
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dmax at 10:42am 08.14.23 Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I can install grab rails
Swim platform grab rails anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 08.14.23 I just bought these, Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 08.14.23 There are 2 standards, one European and one US. And how easy it would be if @CharlieAnn were will
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 dlochner at 10:27am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm re
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 obxjeff at 10:22am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm res
Swim platform grab rails anyone? DRhoads at 10:20am 08.14.23 Mine came with them. very handy both in or out of the water.
Has This Happend to You? DRhoads at 10:12am 08.14.23 After inspection each winter I wrap the last part all the way to the connection to the furler with c
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.14.23 That was the original Rube Goldberg contraption. It was like watching two locomotives on the same t
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 9:16am 08.14.23 I certainly wouldn't mind an extra few inches on either side for sight though! I often tow a 8' wi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jibes138 at 9:04am 08.14.23 My primary bilge pump is located behind the engine bulk head on a shelf. Is that where your friend
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 9:03am 08.14.23 There are some construction pictures on the Wordpress blog. Feel free to read all about it here: ht
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 8:32am 08.14.23 That is a great call on the trailer width. I've been using the trailer I got for a few weeks now wit
Rechargeable Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 08.14.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my din
Topside Teak Trim Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.14.23 A few suggestions for low maintenance... 1. Plastic lumber that looks like teak. Check Menards as th
Thoughts on chart tables? shemandr at 8:07am 08.14.23 ... I still am a believer in Paper Chartbooks as batteries are not required. I do have the Chartbo
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dlochner at 7:54am 08.14.23 Go simple. A couple of short pieces of line attached to the boat and hanging over the swim platform
Low fresh water pressure artboas at 7:52am 08.14.23 I have very los pressure both on dock water and from onboard pressure pump. I checked my filter b
Swim platform grab rails anyone? jviss at 7:49am 08.14.23 If you're looking for some handles, I just bought these, the quality is excellent (especially consi
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dmax at 7:47am 08.14.23 If you're looking for some handles, I just bought these, the quality is excellent (especially consid

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