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squeegee topsides Clydo at 2:36pm 03.14.14 Catalina 310 5/1288 One morning around 2:00 AM dock neighbor and I - after a few adult beverages - came up with fanta
Battery charger stanleyi at 2:11pm 03.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/737 Both the house and starting batteries on my hunter Cheribini read between "fair" and "need rechargin
Old depth gauge broken and bought new chartplotter 740s Jared1048 at 1:31pm 03.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1660 Hello, Im trying to figure out the best way to fix some problems. My old depth gauge doesn't wor
Barlow 15 Wooden Shoe at 1:30pm 03.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1151 Any ideas on a source for Barlow 15 winch for my O'Day 222?
Bootstripe Mike Mc at 12:58pm 03.14.14 Catalina 310 6/1733 Anybody put Catalina's bootstripe tape on? I think the original which is now badly faded is paint. C
Gonna Reinstall My Skeg/Rudder Flaps At Next Month' Haulout rardiH36 at 12:09pm 03.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3413 Hopefully someone will have the info. If not, I'll measure when the boat is hauled. At my last
SoCal Hams Brian D at 10:29am 03.14.14 SSB and Ham Operators 4/4760 While I am on my O'Side to Dana Point Cruise on Saturday (3/15) and Sunday (3/16). We will be depart
My Latest Water Collection System Project (5) dgreen1991 at 9:53am 03.14.14 Catalina 22 2/1118 I finally figured out a solution for my water system collection idea. The problems were: How do I in
New to the Group WoodyB at 9:21am 03.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1450 Hi all, I have just joined the Hunter Owners after recently purchasing a 1989 Hunter 30. I would
Should I buy another boat or save for cruising??? Bigjer40 at 9:05am 03.14.14 Ask All Sailors 58/7277 :confused: Should I buy another boat??? Hello fellow sailors. I respect and appreciate all of you
LED Lights - Again! rpwillia at 8:32am 03.14.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2537 Just kind of goofing around on the side and saw the LED lighting selector on SBO. Pretty nice, but c
Width of Winged Keel WoodyB at 5:42am 03.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 Greetings, I just purchased a 1989 Hunter 30 with a winged keel. Unfortunately the boat is in the wa
changing zincs on prop shaft? centerline at 10:00pm 03.13.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1949 as many zincs as ive changed on my boats over the years, this actually embarrasses me to ask such a
How to fix a through-hull, well, hole... Piotr at 8:27pm 03.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2052 I'm getting ready to remove an old paddle-wheel from my transom (likely a knotmeter one). The PO att
Simpson Lawrence 900 Nodak7 at 7:30pm 03.13.14 Big Boats 10/3303 We have a Simpson Lawrence Anchorman 900 Windlass on our Hunter 41DS. It has begun to slip and I was
Sand ? slowdog at 6:59pm 03.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1599 Have you ever tried sand sailing ? A found a sand sailer on eBay looks like it might be fun , I live
Hunter 260 Window Replacement c22sailor at 6:55pm 03.13.14 Smaller Boats 10/3617 I am considering purchasing a 1994 H260. One of the issues the boat has is a broken window on the p
Jib Sheet Cam Cleat Installation HELP (3) iSaint at 6:43pm 03.13.14 Catalina 22 10/11461 I'm replacing my old stainless cam cleats with a couple of Harkin 150s after (forward of) my winches
Wanted: Montego 19 Sails and rudder abenater at 6:14pm 03.13.14 Parts Search 0/1444 Looking for sails and rudder for a Montego 19 project boat. Any help would be appreciated.
Catalina 2016 rendezvous roche harbor may 5-8 LeoLambert310 at 5:39pm 03.13.14 Catalina 310 17/2834 We have reserved 25 slips at Telegraph Harbour Marina on Thetis Island for July 11 and 12, 2014

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Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 3:08pm 07.28.23 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
Hunter 49 Rudder Question artboas at 2:39pm 07.28.23 We pulled our boat out of the water today for bottom paint. I noticed that above the rudder there i
Hunter 38 Cowl Vent (1) artboas at 2:33pm 07.28.23 yes a bit pricey at $219. But in boat unit terms it was only .2 boat units so a virtual bargain.
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Sunbird22358 at 2:30pm 07.28.23 The only "red flag" that I see is why the heck is one of the port shrouds connected to the spinnaker
Sail numbers for a Widgeon Sunbird22358 at 2:13pm 07.28.23 Mine were self-stick, peel and apply.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 1:57pm 07.28.23 So the water was coming from the weep hole? per John there are 4 weep holes. He was amazed how mu
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 1:48pm 07.28.23 Thanks Dave. I have a shout out to a local Yanmar repair guy to see if he can come by and confirm.
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jon hansen at 1:47pm 07.28.23 https://www.blue-water-marine.com/detroit/yanmar_boat_diesel_motor_repairs_detroit.htm prolly walki
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 1:39pm 07.28.23 Here's where I'm at. Have approx. 1200 miles on engine. Checked the Morse MV throttle control. V
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue ggrizzard at 1:21pm 07.28.23 :plus:On the fuel return line or at one of other five fuel line connections. Some re-ins
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 1:07pm 07.28.23 Here's where I'm at. Have approx. 1200 miles on engine. Checked the Morse MV throttle control. Ve
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Ralph Johnstone at 12:55pm 07.28.23 WOW ! ! ! ! That's one big leak. You've "GOT" to be able to see the fuel leaking from the engine
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 12:53pm 07.28.23 Did you ever find the source of your leak?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 12:51pm 07.28.23 His issue is the Sherwood G65 water pump Lip Seal. I helped his search and found one for $25. Li
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue kloudie1 at 12:48pm 07.28.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 12:45pm 07.28.23 His issue is the Sherwood G65 water pump Lip Seal. I helped his search and found one for $25. Li
What about our Medicine? dlochner at 12:44pm 07.28.23 If your physician is reluctant to issue a year long script (4 90 supplies) you can ask about a Telem
Wind sensor error fix needed Techstyle at 11:19am 07.28.23 Depending on how old your instruments and system in general will depend whether SOG or STW is used,
87 hunter 34 value dlochner at 11:10am 07.28.23 The numbers in the JD Powers database seem to be a good starting place for the asking price. How a
Wind sensor error fix needed smokey73 at 11:07am 07.28.23 Help me understand why Speed through the Water (STW)is used for the calculation of true vs apparent

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