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Oil Leak buddybear at 6:30am 03.16.23 Catalina 310 9/1474 Every time I run my engine M25XPB I get a puddle of oil on top of the secondary spin on fuel filter.
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Cederholm at 5:45am 03.16.23 Ask All Sailors 8/2105
Hunter 340 console (pedestal) removal (1) floridahunter340 at 5:20am 03.16.23 Big Boats 2/752 My first post, bought 1999 H340 last year. It has Edson CDi geared steering inside fiberglass cockpi
Keel hoisting line Oday192 (1986) replacement tuna boat captain at 2:20pm 03.15.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/869 Not currently having a problem but would like to replace the keel hoisting line before the season st
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) (3) bonkle at 11:43am 03.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3738 I'm researching but need an answer asap as it's at the yard right now. There's 2 pics of the raw ste
Mast step (4) JoMa at 10:38am 03.15.23 Big Boats 3/966 Need some help. I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter 386(sold as Hunter Legend in the UK). The boat s
Macerators lehighsail at 10:33am 03.15.23 Ask All Sailors 26/2839 My 3 year old Jabsco 18590-2092 which got very little use stopped working at the end of last season
Enclosure for a halyard electric winch (4) jimlieder at 7:22am 03.15.23 Ask All Sailors 4/536 I recently installed a electric halyard winch on the cabin top on my NONSUCH 30 and the next step is
Halyards and Such Mike8074 at 11:21pm 03.14.23 Catalina 275 12/2184 Hey Team, I finally got my new to me Catalina 275 from the boatyard. Overall I love the boat, but
Outboard for a Widgeon? BVLew at 6:59pm 03.14.23 Day Sailers 5/1333 I'm the proud new owner of a 1982 (or so) Widgeon. Though sailing is the point, I've had a couple of
Life Lines tailboom at 5:02pm 03.14.23 Catalina 22 5/1215
Location to install solar vent in Catalina 250 cabintop telder at 2:20pm 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 2/418
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dkinzer at 1:43pm 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 29/5193 One of my seacocks is slightly stiff to operate. I've put light oil on the valve stem and let it sit
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 11:57am 03.14.23 Smaller Boats 7/1833 Good afternoon, @tomoncapeced just joined the forum but advises there is a waiting period before h
Thomas Crown Affair; Best movie Sailing Scene. Muttondressedaslamb at 7:32am 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 6/3560 A couple of weeks ago, I viewed the 1999 remake of the Thomas Crown Affair on DVD. The sailing scen
Life Raft Storage Nauti Laopo at 7:30am 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 4/741 I have a Hunter 42 Passage. The previous owner had the life raft stored right in front of the dodger
Going to Try This Again. :-) (1) doc_cj at 6:24am 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 4/602 Joined back in 2017 while living near Myrtle Beach and sailing a Hunter 27. Eventually moved away fr
Club racing the Hunter 18 CurtisC at 9:06pm 03.13.23 Smaller Boats 1/830 Is anyone club racing the Hunter 18 and if so what Portsmouth or PHRF handicap are you using? To co
Ball Valve and thru-hull Hunter Legend 43 ivieto at 8:07pm 03.13.23 Ask All Sailors 1/357 Hi, I want to replace the two valves that discharge the macerators, even to replace the thru-hull i
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 7:22pm 03.13.23 Smaller Boats 12/1614 Newbie - Just purchased a 1994 with only a sea trial with the previous owners. Is it possible to tr

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Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 SycloneDriver at 12:18pm 05.18.25 Any chance your friend has a manual I could buy or get copies of? He does not. That's apparently
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 11:43am 05.18.25 It is a beautiful place. The closest place would be CR though I've heard rumors someone might come
Is this boat bottom okay? jssailem at 10:53am 05.18.25 are these immediate concerns Yes! The raw fiberglass opens up the possibility of water intrusion
Is this boat bottom okay? dlochner at 10:51am 05.18.25 The photos are a little hard to see as they are so small. In general, if you can individual glass
Mystic 30 help (3) Mystic sv at 9:46am 05.18.25 Welcome to the forum. Congrats on finding a piece of sailboat history. There were 24 Mystic 30 boat
Mystic 30 help Mystic sv at 9:43am 05.18.25 Thank you
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 jssailem at 9:33am 05.18.25 When you said you would have to travel for a multi-day sail, I went to your avatar and discovered yo
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location (1) knotimpossible at 8:33am 05.18.25 Well, turns out we couldn't drill out the plugs without removing the oven, so we chose the option of
Changing masthead bulb (1) CrispyCringle at 8:15am 05.18.25 Im pretty sure thats a Perko masthead light. According to the instalation manual, it takes a festoon
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 8:08am 05.18.25 I used to own one of these. The keel bolts have nuts on the inside. On ours, these had rusted pre
Compass Glare Hood Joe at 7:43am 05.18.25 Search "compass binnacle functions" Housing: .Opens in new tab The binnacle provides a protective
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD thinwater at 7:05am 05.18.25 I would plan on four days. That's a long run for a small boat. Additionally, a good four-day window
Hunter 45cc AC Issue artboas at 6:43am 05.18.25
Changing masthead bulb Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 05.18.25 Call thr forum store on this site and ask Al or Mike how to do this as they are former Hunter employ
Hunter 27-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 05.18.25 Look for Hunter 27 with mfg of year of the boat under boat info on this site. In addition, this fo
What to use to seal windows Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 05.18.25 Dow 795 was and still is the sealant preferred by the marine industry
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 05.18.25 @dlochner gsve you good advice. I suggest waiting till good weather comes back and allow 6 days to
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 colemj at 5:43am 05.18.25 I used to own one of these. The keel bolts have nuts on the inside. On ours, these had rusted pret
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD flyingwaspsailing at 4:37am 05.18.25 Thank you so much for this insightful answer. This is very helpful in planning this passage out!
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 east coaster at 4:13am 05.18.25 PC blaster is available in Canada at home depot, Canadian tire, home hardware, princess auto, any au

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