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Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/579 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1676 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2158 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1492 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3807 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2946 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/933 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1879 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4034 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1133 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1888 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1080 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1192 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1110 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2183 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
Tiller Handle Length and Other Questions... amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13 Sirius 21/22 6/9409 Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
1983 Hunter Check list > generational issues-what to check HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1256 I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
why don't people sail. (1) campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 35/6103 I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are
Sold Mariner, now looking for daysailer mjp83 at 7:54pm 05.19.13 Day Sailers 2/1148 So I reluctantly sold my beautiful Mariner! Two main reasons: lake is too small i had her docked i
2012 H33 water heater olegedelman at 7:12pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/673 Fellow sailors, i have a 2012 H33. My water heater sprang a leak and for the first time i noticed:

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How close is too close to shore? (1) David in Sandusky at 3:32am 04.28.23 In Marianne Cove in Baie Fine in the North Channel of Lake Huron, we anchored about 10 feet from the
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 2:44am 04.28.23 The best forecasts, for Tropical Storms, is less than 30 hours. Sorry @Screen Saver , I meant Land
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Screen Saver at 11:54pm 04.27.23 Did you note that they have not graded 2022? Jim... Yes I did see that, I guess I assumed it just
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 10:57pm 04.27.23 That said I note as is expected when trying to make things look good: careful words have been chose
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 9:42pm 04.27.23 what would be the best glue to reattach the handle to the hatch? I had handles on both of the
De-winterization Bob S at 7:58pm 04.27.23 I have pretty much the same routine as Tally Ho Same here but I run the diesel on the hard before
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.

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