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Thinking of buying a hunter 25.5 SunCzarina at 7:05am 07.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4370 Hi everyone, I was hoping for some friendly advice on this boat I'm looking at. It's a 1985 25.5,
Creaky Floor boards Fred7825 at 7:01am 07.01.13 Big Boats 7/2060 The floor boards down below on my 426 DS are creaky. Anyone know how to minimize this? Gasket? Rubbe
painting aluminum Paul In Boston at 7:01am 07.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/841 So time has come to refinish the outer aluminum frames on the window of my C22. I have them all rem
Kudos for Starbrite lifetime warranty Tim R. at 6:44am 07.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/861 I have the standard 3'-6' Extend-a-brush handle that no longer locks. I just called Starbrite and a
P303 Stuffing Box High Temperature jrezab at 6:16am 07.01.13 Pearson 5/2724 Are any P303 owners experiencing high temperature of their stuffing box when under power? I have a
H40.5 Windlass Brian R at 5:35am 07.01.13 Big Boats 3/988 I have replaced the electric motor on our H40.5 anchorman windlass after it died. Got the replaceme
Alternator Mike Mc at 5:18am 07.01.13 Catalina 310 6/1563 Looks like i will have to replace the original Mando 50. Is it easily available or is there a generi
Best strategy shopping for a 260? Starshooter at 5:09am 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/1314 Hello all, I am seriously shopping for a 1999-2005 Hunter 260 near Florida. I continue to chec
List to port fatpanda at 4:32am 07.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1163 I have taken ownership of my 376 after two weeks on the slip having bottom redone, shaft re keyed an
Refridge fan keeps running tburn21 at 10:53pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1739 I have an Oceanis 36.1 and the refrigerator fan won't shut off. Its never run constantly before? E
Great Winter's Day Sail (2) esterhazyinoz at 10:13pm 06.30.13 Day Sailers 0/847 Perfect sailing weather yesterday, 73 degrees F and 8 knots of steady Northerly breeze. The best di
Attn Hunter 49 / 50 owners. Shore power potential problem artboas at 9:57pm 06.30.13 Big Boats 3/1139 This is a memo to owners of the following boats: Hunter 49, 50 CC, 50AC with isolation transformers
New rigging for mac 26d 90 medkid134 at 9:22pm 06.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/6461 hello all I was sailing my new to me Mac 26d 1990 and got demast due to the turn buckles
Racing an Oceanis 373 rbccapecod at 9:05pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3863 I am in my 2nd season trying to race my 2004 Beneteau 373 (39 HP) around the buoys at my Club on Cap
B311 Stern rail engine mount dcslider at 6:45pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1463 The stern rail on my 311 is curved all the way around, and it looks like the standard auxiliary engi
frames for sealed port lights on 85 Hunter Tony Angel at 6:29pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/848 In the mid 80s Hunter installed a mid-ship 24"x 8" sealed cabin port on many of their boats. These
P23 first sail Sat., new anchor Sunday... DAVA390 at 6:19pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 2/822 The crack in the hull is repaired, hatch cover installed in the quarterberth where the access hole w
Yanmar 2gm overheat alarm jmce1587 at 5:27pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/11400 My engine thermostat Alarm light/alarm buzzer sounded today shortly after departing slip. The engin
Battery connection for bilge pump Ross Gard at 5:26pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/868 My batteries for the bilge pump are just under floor, sitting on bottom of bilge. So if water comes
Water on board Tsprosty at 5:12pm 06.30.13 Smaller Boats 3/1088 I have had 86 hunter 23 for 5 years now, and in years past I would get a small amount of water in th

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Knock off that racket! Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 03.06.23 Zip ties with the tails left long is one trick. That would minimize weight aloft better than PVC. I
Leveling a boat on land Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 03.06.23 I believe the reference point is the boat sitting at rest in the water. On a still day with no move
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 9:14am 03.06.23 If you can use gravity as a "reference" I think it would work. I was trying to avoid referencing a
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. twalker H260 at 9:12am 03.06.23 Touch base with Peggie via a private message with your specific questions/concerns in that regard.
Raymarine Axiom karellen at 9:02am 03.06.23
Leveling a boat on land Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 03.06.23 Or... since laser light is visible you can use one of those kitty toy pen laser lights and a large
Bene First 42 open sea? (1) jssailem at 8:42am 03.06.23 Try using a large socket with extension and a torque wrench they are tight - or rusted/corroded froz
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 8:38am 03.06.23 I would suggest using a laser tape measure that can read angles Or... since laser light is visibl
Chainplates (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 03.06.23 I just resealed mine this weekend without having to remove the chainplate. I agree that Bed-IT is th
Hunter 386 Salon Table (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:32am 03.06.23 Quite the elaborate process when compared to my '99 H-310. From the date on the drawing : ave a co
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 03.06.23 I've used some formaldehyde based garbage that stung the eyes when opened, Odorlos and West Marine E
Leveling a boat on land Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 03.06.23 As soon as you step on, or move about the boat, it will no longer be level. Tires and suspension com
Mast Light watertight connector (under the deck in dinette) - Oceanis 31 (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:02am 03.06.23
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:56am 03.06.23 Thanks again for the reply ! in regards to the M22 & the M25 both masts are 28ft long so I suspect t
Bene First 42 open sea? (1) AndrejSail at 7:50am 03.06.23 Thank you all for quick replies! TallyHo, I tried to check the tightness of bolts, bur did not make
Drinking water filter jssailem at 7:40am 03.06.23 I was exploring the Guzzle H2O Stealth unit built here in Oregon. They were at the Boat show display
Mast Light watertight connector (under the deck in dinette) - Oceanis 31 Caboteur at 7:35am 03.06.23
Engine oil drain hose adapter jonelli at 7:30am 03.06.23 Nice! How was the access to change the washers? Just reached right in with a wrench? I can bare
Drinking water filter jssailem at 7:29am 03.06.23 Larry. Any issues with the ACUVA unit leaving the system off for periods of time? I saw there was a
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Hans Baart at 7:11am 03.06.23 TWalker, Thanks for the diagram. Yes not much detail. I was hoping to find out how the toilet discha

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