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Leaking Cabin MemphisRon at 2:56pm 08.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1393 I am considering buying a 1984 MacGregor 25 but I have an issue. The boat has not been sailed for a
H36 Interior Light Fixture (1) HernandoBeacher at 1:09pm 08.17.13 Big Boats 2/1092 I have have a loose electrical connection inside the swiveling halogen fixture on my 2009 H36. I ha
Windlass troubles on a 1995 Catalina 320 paiscool at 12:51pm 08.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1653 I discovered a my battery was draining on my 320 and after further investigation I discovered it was
Track End-Stop John Murphy at 11:12am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/873 Please, Can anyone tell me where to get a traveler, track-end stop ( Hunter # HW 0331; Harken # 632
Current Battery Costs Birtwistle at 10:27am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2066 Could some explain to me why battery prices seem to have soared, at least since I last bought which
Cabin sole water stains John Murphy at 10:20am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1212 Please, My restepped mast leaked water over time onto my cabin sole floor. Resulting in a discolorat
Cabin Light bulb replacement?? John Murphy at 10:17am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1302 Please, The "cabin light" style at the forward base of my helm doesn't come on. Is there a bulb rep
Am I the only one fred1diver at 9:41am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/941 Am I the only one who sails an Olympic Dolphin 23 on the site? I'd like to get to know your experie
Overheatng Charge Controller Blane at 9:10am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1006 I have a MPPT Blue Sky charge contollor hooked up to a 250 watt panel and it gets so hot I can hardl
Cleaing oil off an engine David W at 9:03am 08.17.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/3147 Well I'm embarrassed to say that after topping off the oil in my antique 2QM15 I forgot to replace t
Caliber 28 prop question 31seahorse at 7:52am 08.17.13 Other Sailboats 3/4806 Hello Members, Recently (under two weeks ago) we purchased a Caliber 28 that is equipped with a po
120 v/ac buss bars..... woodster at 7:48am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/814 ....are theses bars connected electrically or are they isolated? ...i have gotten confused about t
Try to Repairyself or Let the Pro do it. (6) marc.moore01 at 7:10am 08.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2122 I figure I'd put the Question to the Group I have a 1979 O'Day 25" I was wondering if I should Attem
Insurance Claim reworb at 5:05am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3182 I posted this in an older thread however the title of that thread has one believe it is more of an
Power for entertainment radio/CD player smokey73 at 4:47am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/896 1994 Hunter 40.5 When I got the boat last year the entertainment radio/CD player was not there but
1984 H27 stuffing box Bigjer40 at 10:31pm 08.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2387 I have been tolerating this leaky box since I bought her a year and a half ago. Has anyone replaced
LED Bulb for Halogen fixtures Jon Bastien at 8:01pm 08.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1386 Hi everyone, I had a "find" at my local Home Despot that I thought I'd share with y'all. If yo
Bad Wood Underneath Supporting Mast billpaul at 4:50pm 08.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/960 I have a 1980 30' Hunter -recently purchased. Had the local boat yard do a bottom job and replaced t
Anyone ever see anything like this? (2) Bigjer40 at 4:39pm 08.16.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4075 So I have had my 1984 Hunter 27 for a year and a half. Last week when I was getting ready to wash he
Hunter 376/386 anchor hawse tomfoolery at 3:39pm 08.16.13 Big Boats 7/2349 I am curious, the 376/386 vintage Hunters don't use an open anchor rode bin but a hawse pipe which c

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I was so close ... Timm R Oday25 at 9:21am 05.24.23 I was so close part two.. I very carefully tied a messenger line to the coax cable at the base of th
Installing additional bunks on a trailer (1) sbrogden at 9:08am 05.24.23 Here's the boat on the trailer.
Sidewall fabric upgrade (3) LaDonaMina at 8:14am 05.24.23 On my Hunter the sidewall fabric was a dingy gray carpet that over the years got wet, held mold and
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 8:13am 05.24.23 Second @rgranger Rob, advise where Santana was built for me please. Dave Newport Beach CA http
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 8:02am 05.24.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I am awaiting the delivery of the male (boat side) plug an
Possible SmartPlug problem Sailm8 at 7:57am 05.24.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I am awaiting the delivery of the male (boat side) plug and
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 7:48am 05.24.23 Ok the good news is the former owner got back to me and reports both holes are sealed from the outs
Santana 21 design info needed Crazy Dave Condon at 7:45am 05.24.23 Second @rgranger contacting Dwyer but is under new ownership. The mast head gave it away for me.
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 7:45am 05.24.23 ya I haven't been a fan of the v berth as of yet. The froli system I got (v-berth large) seems modul
Seacock Mystery (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:40am 05.24.23 216024 Something is blocking the internals of the valve which is why nothing is coming through. I'
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch (1) eherlihy at 7:34am 05.24.23 The through hulls for the bilge pump, cockpit drains (scuppers), propane locker, head sink drain, an
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 05.24.23 Can you post a picture of the trailer?
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

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