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New boat and first chainplate repair! Firefly_L28 at 4:57am 08.15.13 Lancer 6/2718 Hey guys, I picked up 1978 Lancer 28 for a song two weeks ago. It had been sitting in a slip for a
Hunter Ham Net bornin59ca at 3:50am 08.15.13 SSB and Ham Operators 1/13099 Just a thought but has anyone thought about starting a Hunter Ham Net??? Cheers, Doug
polycarbonate or acrylic fixed ports ljcraigie at 8:14pm 08.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1264 I am needing to replace a 7 ft fixed port on my hunter 280. Is the original polycarbonate (ie LEXAN
need to know slide size usafvet1966 at 8:10pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/910 what size slide does a mast on a Pearson 28 take? Its a 1976. i recently purchased this boat witho
Fiberglassing Philip R. at 5:34pm 08.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2532 Rebuilding a 25. Stripped inside down to fiberglass. Building walls and fiberglassing edges to side.
Hinged seat bumpers (3) Akapeterc at 4:42pm 08.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1055 Can somebody post a photo of the bumpers that go into the rear seat on Hunter 44 please
Catalina 36 MKii prop shaft removal ? hwy1sail at 3:51pm 08.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3773 Can anyone tell me if the rudder has to be dropped to remove or re-install the prop shaft on a Catal
looking at buying a MK1 dan8152 at 3:20pm 08.14.13 Catalina 30 13/3458 Ok been looking in my area and there are quite a few mark ones. All are listed in around 20K asking
Fuel Can to fit propane locker Michael Meyer at 3:19pm 08.14.13 Catalina 310 2/1300 New Owner here.... Has anyone found a fuel can (for the dinghy motor) that fits in one of the pro
Can You Identify This Sailboat? (2) Steve Lee at 2:28pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1926 A friend wants to buy this 30' sailboat and get me to do the necessary repairs. We have no informati
Yamaha 36 dodger (6) Rising Sun at 2:11pm 08.14.13 Yamaha 5/6829 I finally did it. For years I've been trying to figure out how have a "hard" (or as close to it) dod
Lets see your solar setup Jared1048 at 1:56pm 08.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/2501 Im starting to put more time into figuring out how Im going to do my solar setup. From my researc
changing point and condenser on 2 hp evinrude newsailor72 at 1:27pm 08.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/13571 bought a used 1981 2 hp evinrude that had been sitting for a number of yrs. I changed the plug and
12v Cabin lighting wufibugs at 12:47pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2563 This thread raises 2 issues, one general to this ilk of Hunters and perhaps other boats as well, and
Keel lenght & retraction Lunasea8219 at 11:59am 08.14.13 Grampian 0/7024 Hello fellow Grampian owners. I just purchased the 23' hull#73. I have a buddy that has a trailer an
Temperature Gauge Cat36Amoore at 11:08am 08.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 21/11566 New to a Universal 5411. Concerned with over heating the engine. The instrument panel does not hav
Passage 450 Jib Furling/Reefing Line? Bowedtoothdoc at 9:58am 08.14.13 Big Boats 5/1277 Just curious if anyone has made any modifications for Jib furling that would make it easier to reef
Toe Rail Corrosion & bent bolts windcat at 9:32am 08.14.13 Catalina 30 11/3961 We are removing and resealing the toe rail on our 1978 Catalina, hull # 959, due to leaking issues.
Raymarine SPX-5 Wheel - Omitted functionality Skipper at 8:59am 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 41/6840 I used to have a tiller-steered boat, and had a Simrad TP-22 AP. The TP-22 was capable of resuming t
Replacement aft holding tank Hunter 40' Legend bornin59ca at 8:29am 08.14.13 Big Boats 4/1942 Hello again: I am looking for information on a replacement aft holding tank for my 1988 Hunter 40 Le

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) (5) McPhee at 7:24pm 06.13.23 Hi again, gang! I'm having some trouble with the installation. Thanks in advance for continuing with
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 7:14pm 06.13.23
Should I switch to hank on? Gene Neill at 7:09pm 06.13.23 You might want sail your boat for awhile with the rig you have before you decide to change it. Tr
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 6:52pm 06.13.23 I used Harley Davidson leather conditioner & dressing on the leather gear on my motorcycle, for the
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? (1) Tom J at 6:47pm 06.13.23 4. I'm trying to figure out an affordable way to keep my dinghy out of the water. Has any one use t
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 6:42pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 6:26pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing NYSail at 5:33pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:32pm 06.13.23 Ya know how some things get under your skin? My current one is with the Schaefer blocks people. I h
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Tally Ho at 5:29pm 06.13.23 The three bolts clamp the Rudder limit plate to the Rudder shaft. So yes I think those will adjust
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. (1) Tally Ho at 5:24pm 06.13.23 I wonder if the vendor has a template to use to determine the type/size you need? When I ordered a
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Afraal at 5:10pm 06.13.23 Thank you Stu J!
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:06pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 4:55pm 06.13.23 The Schaefer series 3 cheek block is $41 on Amazon, BTW, so only about 30% more than Garhauer, not
Mast step WI Rigger at 4:50pm 06.13.23 What pictures do you want? I checked the side to side plumb of the mast with the main sheet. The mas
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:22pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Maine Sail for his excellent tutorial on Balmar regulator programming! The cheat
Schafer Outrageous Pricing capta at 4:17pm 06.13.23 I find it interesting when folks say that "marine" gear is so expensive. It is an incredibly small m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:53pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Scott T-Bird , who sent me a Balmar MC614 regulator! Wow. Very generous. So, re
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Scott T-Bird at 3:39pm 06.13.23 You had a block that lasted 37 years and you are complaining about price gouging? Think how long th
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 2:47pm 06.13.23 Nice job! Sweet... I bet it can double as a seat as well. Cool Nice job! I stopped referring

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