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Looking for a chain locker latch larrydynamic at 12:02pm 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1000 I have a 2000 Hunter Passage 450 and the anchor chain locker is missing the latch. The holes for th
What is this? (1) Manureva at 11:57am 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1344 Anyone know what is this thing?
roller furling rudym at 11:23am 08.05.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/6311 I have a 1983 S 2 9.2C that I bought last Fall. The Genova is rigged with a roller furling. This i
Engine Smoking on Catalina 30 sailaway123 at 11:14am 08.05.13 Catalina 30 4/1986 I had an issue with my boat (1984 Catalina 30 Diesel engine) this weekend. As I was motoring back
Mast Raising System Help caseyblacklab at 9:11am 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1846 I have a 2000 Hunter 212. I was told by the previous owner that it has a Hunter mast raisning system
belts and stretch Mark Nooney at 7:55am 08.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 14/2325 HI all I replaced my belts on a yanmar 2GMF. After about 15 hours the over heat alarm sounded. I che
Universal M18 in a Catalina 30 underpowered John rolka at 7:38am 08.05.13 Catalina 30 26/6351 This is my first season with a Catalina 30 with a Universal M18. I initially was looking for a M20
O'Day 19 - Hoisting Gib Dede7157 at 7:34am 08.05.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/952 Ok.. another newbie question.. (and please pardon my possible lack of proper terminology) Our jib
That " boat smell" Fred7825 at 7:30am 08.05.13 Big Boats 6/1678 I spray the bilge with bleach, rinse with water, follow up with a mildew protector. I am not able to
Batterys Alansails at 6:14am 08.05.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/6946 Maine, I have 2- 4D Batterys AGM and I was wondering after I read someone comment that they have Blu
Blown Battery Fuse- Overcharging AGM 4D (1) Schatzi at 6:13am 08.05.13 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3177 Maine: A couple of years ago, I had the Promariner battery charger go up and replaced it with a new
Nina Rescue Effort lavidanueva at 6:03am 08.05.13 Sails Call Lounge 0/7823 I am a volunteer with Equusearch and the families looking for their loved ones on the Nina. They de
Steering Cable Tension Concerto at 5:28am 08.05.13 Catalina 310 2/1935 During the survey of "Concerto In Sea" last April, my surveyor pointed out a little slack in the ste
Mostly Weekend Boat jhorner at 5:11am 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 I'm considering buying a boat to serve as weekend quarters for one - two people on the Gulf coast. I
Does an oven make sense on a small boat? SoSound at 8:59pm 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 34/5000 Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades... And while I'm upgrading the LPG system, I notice that the stove/ove
Doing Max hull speed on Lake Michigan sweet Freedom37 at 8:20pm 08.04.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1826 We went out on Lake Michigan this weekend and with tw o old sails reached Max hull speed, what fun.
410 mast supports william adams at 7:52pm 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1741 I am seriously trying to determine why some years of this model (410), specifically 2001->2003 have
Check your Yanmar Thermostat! PGIJon at 7:06pm 08.04.13 Big Boats 2/1434 After a great day sailing, while motoring back, the cabin started filling with what appeared to be s
Where to find a Teak Grab Rail? marich at 6:55pm 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1005 Could one of you please tell me where to get a replacement 113" teak Grab Rail for my 1977 Hunter 27
Chicken wing with a 356?? How to? Jimongee at 6:38pm 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1230 We are sailing on Lake MI tomorrow. We have 70 miles to cover with a 15 kt wind direct on the stern

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Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 (1) Ken13559 at 7:55pm 04.27.23 Yes you can change to Snake River(still in business?) type using conductive strip outside your plast
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? jigray3 at 7:51pm 04.27.23
De-winterization Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 04.27.23
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 04.27.23 It seems like whenever I do a job, I always find one or two more! It's strictly a function of how
Progress report on the 26 O'day! sailme88 at 6:29pm 04.27.23 Great job on the painting... Rudy @ D&R Marine is the O'day guru should you need any parts.. Loca
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 04.27.23 Outboards are usually lower maintenance anyways
How close is too close to shore? MikeHoncho at 5:42pm 04.27.23
Keel material Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 04.27.23 probably beyond repair. What issues does it have? Perhaps they're not as bad as you think
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) sydneybadger at 5:20pm 04.27.23 Update: I was able to do as @Ralph Johnstone suggested in #6, which was to disconnect the other end
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Screen Saver at 5:15pm 04.27.23 dlochner, James: Yep on on the water permanently living last 15 years. Certainly forecasting here do
Glue to attach handle to hatch Mechone at 5:07pm 04.27.23 I have lewmar hatches and they are bolted not glued
Advice on interior paneling repair Calif. Ted at 4:12pm 04.27.23 The plastic trim ring inside the port is a "crimp" (?) fit, you can see on the end one of the tabs h
WINCH DRUM Calif. Ted at 4:03pm 04.27.23 Minney's is having a 25% off sale on flat tops. FLAT TOP SHEET WINCHES ADDITIONAL 25% DISCOUNT ALL O
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 3:46pm 04.27.23 I'll check my pictures to see if I spliced it. Stay tuned, I'll try to check tomorrow.
Keel crack jaysweet at 3:13pm 04.27.23 Just a follow up on this. It was easy enough just to scrape away the paint in the spine of the fin
St. Lucia Hollyberry at 3:10pm 04.27.23 Tell me more about the boat boy culture you've experienced, especially if it was at St Lucia or Mar
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:42pm 04.27.23 https://www.quantumsails.com/getattachment/Resources-and-Expertise/Articles/Custom-Sail-Graphics-Are
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam baycloud at 2:30pm 04.27.23 but the thing is, I don't see how to plug it into the bottom tray* of the fridge. I could splice th*
WINCH DRUM kloudie1 at 2:29pm 04.27.23 A good machinist should be able to knurl the drum. Knurling was a skill that was part of the test th
Glue to attach handle to hatch dlochner at 2:11pm 04.27.23 Yep, talk to Hatchmasters.

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