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Info re French and Spanish Marinas. LordByron at 12:52pm 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 5/995 Is there a go to website for guidance as to which marinas are suitable for either long or short term
Looking for owner who likes to dig in the electrical panel (1) Phil Herring at 12:17pm 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 If you have a panel that looks like the one pictured and aren't afraid to dig around in it, we'd li
Universal M25 Replacement Parts List dparilla at 12:13pm 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 0/11863 So, over the last 10 years of owning my O'day 35 with a venerable Universal M25 Diesel, I have compi
Trailering woes (3) Kermit at 11:55am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 62/9541 We're having huge trouble loading our '99 H260 on the trailer. Must have been beginner's luck the fi
Looking for a 37.5 owner Phil Herring at 11:54am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/463 This is easy duty. We just need to confirm some dimensions that you can get to easily. If your b
In-Mast Furling 7sailing7 at 11:40am 04.07.14 Big Boats 23/4234 I'm new to In-Mast and got my sail jammed inside the Mast. It won't come out and I wasted an entire
Repowering with outboard - Thoughts on these? maine89 at 11:40am 04.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 25/4373 I currently have an ODay 27 with an inboard Vire 7 The boat was sitting at least 4 years without
any capri 18 near stlouis? sailorsteve1 at 11:29am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 0/684 anyone have a capri 18 near st louis? is its not too far to drive i would like to look at one up clo
Replacing fixed port lights below water line nosocks at 11:21am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 One the the fixed port lights (that is below the water line when healed) on my 356 is leaking. It lo
Replacing the prop shaft tcbro at 10:55am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1399 After unsuccessfully trying to get my prop off with a puller, I tried to re-tighten the nut and the
Poor hot water pressure Hal B at 10:50am 04.07.14 Catalina 30 4/1582 Howdy I have a 1995 Catalina MKIII and last summer, the hot water heater started only producing a d
Wilcox Crittenden Skipper Type? Scimitar at 10:43am 04.07.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/10173 I'm helping a friend with a couple of these sort them out. In looking into Skipper heads, I cannot f
Inside Oil Lamp Safety KenKindrick at 10:27am 04.07.14 Big Boats 5/2291 Is it safe to have an oil lamp burning inside a closed cabin?
Whale Flipper galley pump confusion (2) Skipper at 9:45am 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/6892 -RESOLVED- The boat has pressurized fresh water, but there is also a Whale Flipper galley pump MK
Sailingdog's boat, Pretty Gee destroyed by fire (1) Scott B at 8:58am 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4058 Daniel Kim, Sailingdog, a regular contributer to this and other forums, boat was destroyed by fire M
Reef line Length Scott NIelsen at 8:57am 04.07.14 Big Boats 3/1312 I am a relatively new Hunter 37.5 owner (1996). I am replacing all the running rigging. I have the
maneuvering in the marina mattutley at 8:04am 04.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3332 Question for you all concerning tight turns in the marina. Do you find that the Mac's turn sharper w
keel raising orion mccammon at 7:37am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 16/2692 Why do I have to use a winch to raise keel ? Would appreciate input.
Center of Gravity 1985 Sovereign 24 Sloop shadetreevet at 7:30am 04.07.14 Trailer Sailors 5/2831 Good morning: We recently were given a 1985 Sovereign 24 foot sloop (series PSGPS24). I have a pre
H34 - Have you used the emergency steering handle? Guillaume C. at 7:07am 04.07.14 Big Boats 3/1251 Have any of you tried steering with the tiller attachment, if so, how hard was it to steer compare t

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Topside paint jssailem at 3:29pm 07.17.23 Spectrum provided Hunter Marine all of their Gelcoats. :plus: Consistent with what I have heard fr
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery (1) Joe at 3:16pm 07.17.23 My boat does not have a charger that charges the batteries while on shore power. I have a portable
Topside paint JamesG161 at 3:14pm 07.17.23 There are 2 good sources for color matched gelcoat Not Really, if we are referring to Hunter Sailb
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM Davidasailor26 at 3:08pm 07.17.23
Macerator thru hull not in use dmax at 2:59pm 07.17.23 I removed mine, one less hole in the boat.
Vent Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:48pm 07.17.23 5/8" is the standard size vent line. You can use Shields or Trident #148 sanitation hose (the chea
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:44pm 07.17.23 That might apply to a waste holding tank, but this is a water tank. --Peggie
Macerator thru hull not in use Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:40pm 07.17.23 I'd remove it because after a few years of no use, the rubber parts in it will have dried out and ha
Macerator thru hull not in use Calif. Ted at 2:34pm 07.17.23 I'd just keep it closed while exercising it occasionally, the next owner might use it when you get y
Clean main sail cover DaveJ at 2:33pm 07.17.23 I use 303 as well. I bought a gallon ($$$) with a friend, 4th year and lots left. dj
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 2:06pm 07.17.23 I've installed struts on a couple of my boats over the years and find them a very worthwhile additi
Topside paint dlochner at 1:52pm 07.17.23 Ok here is where you go for HUNTER paints, gel coats etc. SPECTRUM COLOR Their search engine will
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 1:47pm 07.17.23 pretty unlikely to waterproof zippers but if it's a "plastic" zipper you can sure improve the ease
Water proofing zippers.... RussC at 1:45pm 07.17.23 pretty unlikely to waterproof zippers but if it's a "plastic" zipper (or metal for that matter) you
Topside paint JamesG161 at 1:42pm 07.17.23 Ok here is where you go for HUNTER paints, gel coats etc. SPECTRUM COLOR Their search engine will
Topside paint jviss at 1:39pm 07.17.23 Try putting some wax over the gelcoat repairs. Or cover with plastic wrap and seal the edges with
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 1:36pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 1:35pm 07.17.23 Update, yes the mystery water line into the grey water tank is the main salon a/c condensate line wh
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (3) discovery at 1:32pm 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Topside paint dlochner at 1:27pm 07.17.23 the gel coat repair I did was fairly spongy to the touch What kind of gelcoat did you use, with w

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