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Jamming Furling Main Sail Viktor Eysselein at 4:52pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1786 i have major issues with my furling mainsail - it folds over when furling in and out and jams. I ha
Trailer for Beneteau First 285 fuzzy at 4:19pm 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/994 I need assistance finding a trailer for my Beneteau First 285, wing keel. I sail out of Lake Tahoe a
can some tell me the manufacture of a grill pcjrusso at 4:01pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/927 Yes I should have taken picture. Its a rectangular stainless grill which uses 1 lb propane tank. It
Close hauled in a 30 colinhulse at 3:57pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/10996 I spent the day on lake St.Clair trying everything to get closer to the east wind that was blowing a
raymarine C80....M92650S Navicula at 3:56pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1728 I have a raymarine C80 and I also have a Raymarine Radar (model 92650s)....I need a cable to connect
Turnbuckles and Cotter Pins Roger Long at 1:08pm 06.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4752 I would have posted this here if I had thought of it. Just in case you missed it in the other forum
Anyone replace the steaming light on O'day 25? Ward H at 12:29pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/66735 Looking for a replacement steaming light for my O'day 25. LED preferred. Any suggestions?
Lewmar Opening Ports Beneteau 321 at 11:45am 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1872 We have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanus 321 (new to us) Does anyone know the size or where to acquire the "O
Removing unneeded cleats YVRguy at 11:29am 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1227 My H34 has cleats on both sides of the cockpit that are unnecessary as far as I can tell. They are
Need advice from 26X owners Kermit at 11:13am 06.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2587 I am going to look at a 2000 MacGregor 26X this coming Tuesday. My first mate and I own a 1986 Hunte
Trash Can for hunter 33, 33.5 (1) meirgerner at 9:49am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1339 I need a new Trash Bin for our Hunter 33.5. Any idea/recommendation where I can buy one? Sizes of t
H34 Galley Redesign (2) zds at 7:28am 06.09.13 Big Boats 3/2317 Attached is a photo from a 1980s-era Hunter 34 where the owner did a pretty incredible redesign of t
controls cherub78 at 7:19am 06.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/751 Hi everyone. Another inquiry. On my 78hunter27 my throttle and trans control are on the bottom an
h25 sink faucet Db421 at 6:56am 06.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1127 I have two original faucets for the h25, both have a small rubber ball inside that serve as a check
In need of 2 replacement stanchions (2) Winward_Saylor at 6:52am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1125 Two of our stanchions were damaged over the past winter. I have heard that they are no longer made.
Crittenden Skipper II issue vtsailguy at 6:50am 06.09.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10521 I love this head. If you ever get a chance, buy one. Never seems to clog, I swear it would pump a sm
Honda BF5 Prop Pitch Dougo at 6:44am 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4770 I'm running a Honda 5hp 4-stroke with the stock prop (7 1/2 pitch) on my h23. Toying with the idea
47 Ocean eckenroth at 6:16am 06.09.13 Bavaria 15/10195 Would like to share info with other 47 Ocean owners. I've had mine 8 yrs.
fuel cap replacement SBinNSB at 5:49am 06.09.13 Catalina 310 8/2491 After a great 8 day sail here in NW FL our final stop before returning to the slip was the fuel dock
Conversion to AGM John R at 5:24am 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1165 Several years ago, I went from lead acid batteries to AGM's. Since then I've read that if you make t

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2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower drm1 at 3:16pm 07.21.22 Answering m nks Ralph. No wiring diagram unfortunately
Sanitize/Clean Tally Ho at 2:58pm 07.21.22
Tips for moving the boat forward on the trailer brockangelo at 2:56pm 07.21.22 Not sure if it would help, but hosing down the bunks would probably loosen that part up if you need
mac 25 keel lifting cable bolt size ? whudatt at 2:33pm 07.21.22 Hello all, just in case someone with a m25 needs this info, the keel lifting bolt that attaches the
Leaking Hull help bayfieldboater at 2:30pm 07.21.22 It certainly would be nice if you learned some of the sailing terms. When I read your question I th
Potter 15 stuck Centerboard, help! capta at 2:04pm 07.21.22 I'd pull the board and check that it isn't "swollen" in the middle, maybe by water intrusion or dela
Leaking Hull help capta at 1:56pm 07.21.22 It certainly would be nice if you learned some of the sailing terms. When I read your question I tho
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 1:06pm 07.21.22 Guys, this worked out great. The trick of doing a temporary repair with super glue so you can infla
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Will Gilmore at 12:59pm 07.21.22 It appears that I'm collecting boats I imagine a fair number of folks can relate: Cruising through
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Alan Gomes at 12:53pm 07.21.22 Actually there is some welding in a rotomolded tank: the female threaded tank fittings are spinweld
Sanitize/Clean Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:50pm 07.21.22 I didn't include any mention of the water heater in the instructions for recommissioning his 20 gal
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:44pm 07.21.22 Y'll might enjoy a brief intro to PE (polyethylene) tank mfring: Actually there is some welding in
It appears that I'm collecting boats. dmax at 12:26pm 07.21.22 Excellent find - looks like it will clean up real nice.
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Bob S at 11:48am 07.21.22 how to make DIY, never corroding Titanium fitting. I'd be curious!
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 11:46am 07.21.22 Finally a subject I know something about and can help . The bulkheads aren't that hard to replace. F
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) fox9988 at 11:30am 07.21.22 I used a heat gun. Worked great.
Leaking Hull help bayfieldboater at 10:51am 07.21.22 rgranger thank you so much for your reply ! There are so many great ideas in here and we will attemp
Leaking Hull help bayfieldboater at 10:49am 07.21.22 There are sometimes voids in full keel boats that are not obvious from the outside or even when ins
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower JamesG161 at 10:49am 07.21.22 Does your normal pigtail plug into a 50 Amp Shore power? My 2-30 amp pigtail goes to a 50 amp shore
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Tim22 at 10:37am 07.21.22 One factor to consider about tanks -- a rotomolded tank should last for the lifetime of the boat, o

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