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Damn that CNG seadoggie at 4:55pm 04.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1017 "New" owner here. Does the male end of the CNG regulator that goes into the tank require a rubber ga
need manual 20 oday michaelknowles at 2:59pm 04.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/803 Hello. I need a manual for my oday 20. My title says 1975 but the last two digits on the hull id num
KBW10 Transmission for Yanmar 2gm15 Replace, rebuild or new Ternang at 2:56pm 04.25.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/4078 Motor sailed 1980 Hunter under time restraints from Fla to Mobile Bay with trans in forward. God and
Journey on the ICW JustDucky at 2:48pm 04.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/724 If anyone is interested, my wife, firstmate, admerial and best friend has been keeping a blog of our
Sliding hatch door 45cc 1brianduffy45CC at 1:53pm 04.25.13 Big Boats 1/717 Need instructions and part #'s for sliding hatch door.
Adding cleats to an internal halyard mast???? LoveTwoSail at 1:10pm 04.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1056 What is the best, or smartest way to add cleats to an internal halyard mast? None of our other b
10# Aluminum Propane Tank (may have propane in it!) for sale Skip Gundlach at 1:09pm 04.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 0/9 I couldn't find a marketplace/for-sale area... 10# Aluminum Propane Tank (may have propane in it!
Pirate Ship For Sale kloudie1 at 1:01pm 04.25.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3354 Maybe on a bayou, but certainly not out in waves! http://gulfport.craigslist.org/boa/3730171827.ht
o'day 20 port side cockpit hole Sastevenson at 12:26pm 04.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1215 Okay all of you o'day 20 owners here's a quick question. I am inquiring as to what went in the 4
G26 rudder repair while in water? clmartin0721 at 11:11am 04.25.13 Ask All Sailors 5/3116 Hello all, I need to repair the rudder bushings of my Grampian G26. I wanted to remove the rudder
Outboard Motor Stand? RonRock at 9:27am 04.25.13 Ask All Sailors 13/9965 I have a 9.9 Yamaha that I need to have a stand for storage and portability. Anybody have any good i
Bottom Primer saculmot at 8:36am 04.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/6686 I'm getting ready to do a bottom job on my trailer sailor that has a few blisters. Grinding and fill
replace sole on 30 ft hunter rsrl at 6:55am 04.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/761 need to repace sole on 30 ft hunter, how hard is it to remove couches and tables
28.5 Headsail Halyard (1) Warren Milberg at 6:28am 04.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1359 Well, finally got the boat launched and had my first sail of the season. I'm about 3 weeks late this
Electric head backing up Persy at 6:00am 04.25.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4228 I have a Raritan SeaEra electric head on my boat. The bowl flushes completely empty, but after 5-10
Mast float for my Hunter 170 Whinestopper at 4:30am 04.25.13 Day Sailers 4/3674 Just mounted a new mast float on my 170 and I am eager to test its effectiveness. Past three years
Beneteau 57 rudder play 224 at 4:22am 04.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1470 How much movement or "play" is acceptable in my B57 rudder when moved while on the hard? I have been
catalina 16.5 capri sailordave09 at 8:18pm 04.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/16803 Does anyone own a 16.5 ?
Spinnaker halyard 35.5 Barquito at 7:29pm 04.24.13 Big Boats 1/679 I want to run a halyard for an asymetrical spinnaker on a 92 Hunter 35.5. The manual calls for 7/16.
Chicago launch ramps dlandersson at 6:51pm 04.24.13 Trailer Sailors 3/1793 There was a discussion last summer about launch ramps in the Chicago area, with one person pointing

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keel help JBP-PA at 6:15am 04.16.23 Dlj's advice about Ospho or another rust converter is important. Remaining rust will continue and w
Dried cetol jnorten at 6:10am 04.16.23 The gentle heat method is a great idea as that's how I remove older layers from my teak. I get a fe
keel help dLj at 5:57am 04.16.23 What I'd add to your advice, is after grinding the keel to bright white, treat with five layers of
Rust on Keel I need Help. dLj at 5:50am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (thi
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 5:34am 04.16.23 Sounds like a float switch with a medium resistance short. The pump runs all the time but slowly d
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 5:09am 04.16.23 This is the answer to the question of what is the raw water pump on the Kohler 9.5 kw generator: My
New sail advice needed NYSail at 4:00am 04.16.23
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 3:30am 04.16.23 Nice. Thanks!
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 3:28am 04.16.23 Thanks Gene and everyone else who answered my questions about washing and pushing my new old toy. I
Boom Vang danstanford at 3:20am 04.16.23 Wasn't the premise that ADDING a vang would be adding a safety device? Not having a vang would remov
Anchor Locker solutions DinghySailor at 9:43pm 04.15.23 The windlass should not be used to secure the anchor chain, whether the anchor is on the bottom or
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? JoeWhite at 9:16pm 04.15.23 View this link with images. This is how I did it pretty much raise and lower by myself. http://mei19
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains (1) LaDonaMina at 8:57pm 04.15.23 My wife made these and the interior had no curtains. I think she did a great job. The v-birth curtai
New sail advice needed CarlN at 8:46pm 04.15.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 8:41pm 04.15.23 How much does that Genny weigh? 470 pounds. The next video will shows I was 4 inches too high in
keel help Sailfanatic at 7:43pm 04.15.23 You need to get down to solid metal if you hope to seal up the area and stop further rust. What eve
Anchor Locker solutions (2) dlochner at 7:41pm 04.15.23 Let's back up to basics. The windlass should not be used to secure the anchor chain, whether the a
Rust on Keel I need Help. Sailfanatic at 7:38pm 04.15.23 I have prepped two iron keels in the past and found the only way to control rust is to coat with fiv
New sail advice needed Tally Ho at 7:38pm 04.15.23 I needed a new head sail over the winter. I got quotes from several on-line sources, and got a quote
Rust on Keel I need Help. shemandr at 7:24pm 04.15.23 Most of the keel looks good. It's mainly the junction between the wings and the keel or close to th

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