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Starter jackfcarney at 7:12am 10.14.13 Big Boats 2/944 I have a 1998 Hunter 450 CC. I have a loose electrical connection on the starter. I can touch it w
leak into stuffing box newboatowner at 6:41am 10.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1337 Hope every had a safe and enjoyable summer. I have confronted a problem that I cannot, for the life
Fresh water tank vent (1) MickP at 6:01am 10.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1045 Hello, I am after more advice i am afraid. Being a newcomer to the pleasures of boat ownership, this
How to change portlight acrylic? (1) Ritdog at 5:50am 10.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/783 Has anybody successfully changed the acrylic in a portlight? I can manage to get them out of the hu
Mast track mounting in cabin? gundaddy at 5:01am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1995
Is the table removable? Knot Flying at 4:08am 10.14.13 Smaller Boats 8/2239 Does anyone know if the dining table in the Hunter 26 is removable? The table is very large, but the
Storage Sailing Poodles at 12:33am 10.14.13 Big Boats 0/779 I am sailing the "pond" next year and am trying to work out the storage issue, food etc. and bits an
San Diego C-22 Fleet CaptDon01 at 11:00pm 10.13.13 Catalina 22 0/748 We'll be appling to the National Catalina-22 Association for a C-22 Fleet here in San Diego. If you
New Sail Recommondations for Islander 28 revir92 at 8:10pm 10.13.13 Islander 0/2557 Z
Cockpit locker water in O'Day 22 Pianobob at 8:00pm 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1074 Hi, I'm a new and novice sailboat owner. I just bought a 1978 O'Day 22. The boat seems to be in g
Peason Hawk 16 rebuild (2) abramoff at 7:47pm 10.13.13 Pearson 15/3891 Pearson Hawk 16 rebuild I have recently been rebuilding a Pearson Hawk 16, serial # 201. I plan on
Water system Dave Fran at 7:43pm 10.13.13 Lancer 2/1486 Can someone tell us where the water heater is located on a Lancer 36? Only thing we see is a small
Deck paint Lost Parent at 5:55pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1511 Anybody ever use Krylon or automotive spray paint in a can for deck paint
Broke my mast foot jblersch at 5:37pm 10.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1146 While lowering my mast yesterday for winter storage, the mast foot of my 240 snapped where the pin i
Sail Trim Topics Don Guillette at 4:07pm 10.13.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5471 I've trawled through the many sites for the past few days but can't find any subject of interest for
Bronze paint for boot stripe IH82BL8 at 3:56pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3541 I'm looking for a paint for my boot stripe that neither WM nor Jamestown seem to have. I want a boo
Bilge odor Hunter 31, 1984 steve1366 at 3:35pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/3476 Does anyone have any pics of the holes people drilled into the bilge area to drain water from the li
Boat Meals Roger Long at 3:01pm 10.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4452 Four Points asked for the recipe to this un-named dish I served him on the leg from Milford to Croto
Is some hull flexing normal? We2Sail12113 at 3:00pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1037 I'd like to know if some sections of the H27 hull is normal to flex easily? When I say flex, I me
Water in Bilge that won't drain WallyLake at 2:23pm 10.13.13 Day Sailers 1/1819 I recently purchased an O'Day DaysailerII. Upon removing the bilge inspection overs I noticed a fa

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I was so close ... Crazy Dave Condon at 7:29am 05.24.23 As a dealer, I would say OOPS as I did tha too. One reason why I am Crazy dave
Seacock Mystery silasl at 7:29am 05.24.23 Ok the good news is the former owner got back to me and reports both holes are sealed from the outsi
Stuffing box- dumb question? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:19am 05.24.23 Unfortunately, given the lack of response from the OP, it appears that their boat has sunk from a ru
Seacock Mystery Don S/V ILLusion at 7:17am 05.24.23
Sidewall fabric upgrade twodzusfittings at 7:05am 05.24.23 I had know idea what you meant by Herculon. So I googled it and then I found a list that discusses w
Tabernacle design patbratton at 6:54am 05.24.23 I never noticed the tabernacle on the pictures of the SunCat. I can appreciate you wanting to be ab
Seacock Mystery BarryL at 6:52am 05.24.23 Hi, Since water isn't gushing in, the valves are either closed, or the hole has been patched or plu
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. stickinthemud57 at 6:48am 05.24.23 My problem has mainly centered around lack of robustness of replacement LED lamps. Twice now I have
Seacock Mystery Ward H at 6:35am 05.24.23 If both were in fact open, wouldn't water be pouring into the boat? I agree with others. Don't touch
Seacock Mystery silasl at 6:15am 05.24.23 Both compartments are connected to the bilge so a tiny amount of water sloshes around. It has not ch
Seacock Mystery sailcapt340 at 6:14am 05.24.23 You should leave them as is, especially as you are in the water. Also, I would advise you to get a s
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... sailcapt340 at 6:07am 05.24.23 Good advice from all. I did get the 655 for the thicker application. Given the gaps and roundness
Refrigerator and freezer volume on Legacy 94, 40.5? fero at 5:44am 05.24.23 It looks that your frige and freezer are low on freon. Each compressor draws around 5A running, but
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 5:02am 05.24.23 That looks like a pretty scary situation! The one on the right looks like it could be leaking, unle
Stuffing box- dumb question? TimFromLI at 5:00am 05.24.23 After the repair, there may be some initial spray until the new seal seats but there should never be
Sleeping on 22 new design shemandr at 4:55am 05.24.23 We had the Froli system on our Hunter and thought it added comfort to the cushions on which my hip b
Engine Alinement RoyS at 4:50am 05.24.23 I think you should take another look at your strut. Struts are easily damaged by your prop snagging
Circuit panel wiring question. jviss at 4:43am 05.24.23 I love this topic, because I love electrical things and equipment. I completely replace the panel i
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... dLj at 3:45am 05.24.23 I"d get the Gflex 655 - that's the thickened version. They also have the Gflex 650, but that's prett
Engine Alinement Screen Saver at 1:09am 05.24.23 Firstly, Like everyone else here, I highly doubt Hunter put this in the wrong place, but strange th

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