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what brand windlass for 356 Jimongee at 10:22pm 04.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3087 Hello all, After several bottles of Ibuprofen I realize it's time to purchase a windlass. Today I a
Keel Turning Ball Help jroddy at 8:15pm 04.12.13 Catalina 22 5/1815 My newest '76 C22 is difficult to crank keel up or down. You can do it but it seems to hang.. Could
Re-Bedding Pedestal rpwillia at 7:58pm 04.12.13 Catalina 310 0/818 Anyone done this? Anything special I need to be aware of? I think mine may be leaking.
looking for someone in pensacola fl allen-deckard at 7:48pm 04.12.13 Catalina 22 7/1059 Me and wife want to take a sailing trip next year with our 22. Last year we went to Pensacola witho
Engine Commissioning bobcat30 at 6:55pm 04.12.13 Catalina 30 6/1596 Can anyone point me to a site where I can read about changing fuel filters on the Universal M 25 XP?
Interior Paint Color Kevinbilly at 5:55pm 04.12.13 Catalina 22 4/996 I have c22. Does anyone know a paint code. I need to do some touchup. Its a off color white. What'
Cockpit seat hatches Lost Parent at 5:55pm 04.12.13 Catalina 30 3/1285 Has any body replaced the dumb little hinges on there cockpit seat hatches with a long stainless pia
Head scratcher from this weekend's boat show in Oakland (1) Phil Herring at 5:31pm 04.12.13 Ask All Sailors 15/1986 Note, it does not fly.
What is this junk on my hull (2) Skippy at 5:22pm 04.12.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1858 So I was getting my boat ready for summer and i noticed these tiny raised bumps on my hull. they're
VC-17 Stormydog at 2:54pm 04.12.13 Catalina 30 4/1568 Hello all, this is a two part question. First one is applying a VC-17 to the bottom of our boat.
Rudder improvement papamills at 1:27pm 04.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1409 1999 Mac 26X, twin retractable rudders, 48"L X 9" tappered to 8", poor control at low speed, no bite
Solar mast head lights Blane at 12:22pm 04.12.13 Big Boats 11/7271 WE are all trying to save power on the hook. Has anyone tried a solar light on the mast head? If so
Hunter 34 Stern Tube Jacques C at 11:38am 04.12.13 Big Boats 19/5336 I have discovered that the propeller shaft has worn through the bottom of the bronze stern tube. So
Oday 28 bottom work? Dragon Fly at 11:31am 04.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/953 Ahoy ! spring bottom painting scraping and general cleaning: what tools needed? a rotary
Barrier Coat - Catalina 380 - 2001 bob_kowalski at 9:42am 04.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1362 I bought this boat in 2008 and it had a fresh coat of ablative bottom paint. I sail on the Chesapeak
Planning to replace hatch slider rails this weekend Brian S at 8:59am 04.12.13 Day Sailers 4/1241 Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? I got new sliders from D'R. As near as I can tell, th
spring bottom painting Dragon Fly at 8:53am 04.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/816 Hey all sailors; 28' oday on the hard and about to sand and paint bottom; wash scrub/clean decks and
Electrical Panel Ideas for C-27 caguy at 8:37am 04.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1204 I want to move the electrical panel and switch to a drier and more convenient location. Where have
Cable lock for outboard suggestions? kito at 7:29am 04.12.13 Catalina 22 8/2211 I am not sure if I will be in a wet slip or keep it at the marina on the trailer with mast up this y
Engine assembly issue pullark at 7:01am 04.12.13 Catalina 30 2/980 Hi All, I have a Beta 28 hp diesel . This the same motor as the M25XPB (but with different add-ons s

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larger trailer sailor (1) Grumps at 11:58am 03.20.23 I ran across this thread and saw my boat. I bought her a couple years ago as a project: the topside
35s5 studs (4) Hollyberry at 11:55am 03.20.23 You'll need to disconnect the shrouds - use halyards to secure the mast temporaily. Undo the turnbuc
wood jssailem at 10:59am 03.20.23 YOu may get lucky by calling the SBO Sales and asking the Hunter experts that are part of the team.
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux (2) jssailem at 10:54am 03.20.23 When I first installed my prop I was in awe of the pretty bling I was sharing with my boat. I resear
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux Blitz at 10:49am 03.20.23 I generally have not liked the zinc sprays made by Pettit (Prop Coat Barnacle Buster) or others sinc
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Maxcromic at 10:44am 03.20.23 Thank you very much Gentlemen. Centerboard is not stuck if freely moves within its bracket. now I un
wood LloydB at 10:42am 03.20.23 One place to try is marlow-hunter.com. Another place to check if you just have a small damaged area
New Gages H280 jssailem at 10:22am 03.20.23 Clever idea @LloydB
Winch sizes jssailem at 10:21am 03.20.23 Welcome Back Nicole. How are you and Craig getting along. Still have the Islander two home program g
New Gages H280 LloydB at 10:14am 03.20.23 Take your shop vac and blow about 25 feet of yarn into that tube then go look for the yarn where you
New Gages H280 jssailem at 9:57am 03.20.23 When working on a boat that presents mysteries, I revert to SWAG'ing. You went down the tube into a
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows OS2Dude at 9:49am 03.20.23 Has anyone successfully removed, refurbished and reinstalled their Catalina 30 windows? Yes. It is
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan (1) jssailem at 9:48am 03.20.23 Paul. I know you said your engine is a 25 hp Kubota. Looks a loot like you have a Perkins 3.152.
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank GeorgeC at 9:43am 03.20.23 waterking2.....I have a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Universal Model 20 (5416) 16 hp engine and mine did not
New Gages H280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 03.20.23 Anxiously awaiting the next chapter :clap:.
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite Alan K at 9:15am 03.20.23 A door not fitting can also indicate a shift in the hull shape - something to look for when examini
Anchors HomeyD at 9:10am 03.20.23 Now I like this idea. Need to figure out how it will respong to salt water.
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 bmadan at 8:59am 03.20.23 I have a 361 beneteau and I'm pretty sure the leak is behind the shower. Any one have a suggestion o
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan PaulK at 8:26am 03.20.23 Before you take the transmission off, make sure the problem isn't in the control cable. We had ours
Anchors dmax at 8:24am 03.20.23 An alternative to a permanent system is one of these: Worx POWER SHARE 20-Volt 320 PSI 0.53 GPM Hydr

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