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Stanchion bases: 1990's design now available (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/846 This fits boats of the 290 306 310 320 326 340 356 380 386 410 420 426 450 460 era. They've bee
Stanchion help needed: 1980's boats (3) Phil Herring at 12:09pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2750 We've made some good progress on those aluminum stanchion bases that have been so problematic. We
Max Prop for 411 smason241 at 11:44am 02.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1793 Any recommendations for size and pitch for Max Prop with Westerbeke 44A? PYI recommends 3 blade18x11
Keel structural issues paytman at 11:03am 02.04.13 Pearson 9/5487 Hi, long time reader, first time poster. I have the deep fin keel version of the P36-2; and the stru
anchor locker problem iwillmott at 10:43am 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/957 I cleaned out my anchor locker and found big pieces of styrofoam in the bottom that looked like they
DSC advantages, details + AIS Skipper at 10:06am 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 28/7260 Howdy, Have just installed the Standard Horizon GX2150. Question: If you have registered your M
Rewiring Catalina harness brazenarticle at 9:53am 02.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 16/8883 Hello MaineSail - I appreciate all your advice, hope you have a minute to weigh in on this question
Reverse polarity MrBillG at 8:41am 02.04.13 Catalina 30 14/6487 Hi there I just had a diver clean my hull and he found heavy deposit on the prop and shaft. He sai
roll boat over on side sdugwyler at 6:51am 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1002 I have a 22' Macgregor. Trying to repair bottom and asking if I can roll boat over on it's side? Afr
Shower pump drain does not pump out fully sscales at 6:13am 02.04.13 Big Boats 2/1422 On my 2005 Catalina $00 the aft shower does not fully pump out the water that remains in the recesse
Anyone any idea what this is? (1) MickP at 5:38am 02.04.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1648 I found it in a drawer in our recently acquired boat
Sail cleaning and check Cmp1110 at 3:51am 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1344 Does anyone know the rough cost if sail cleaning for a hunter 28.5?? Getting ready to go to north in
3m 4200 at 1/2 price of West Marine Endurance2010 at 11:01pm 02.03.13 Big Boats 4/2427 I have been using a lot of sealant recently: 3m silicone and 3m 4200. I just ordered some from Gra
Battery, Wiring, Charging 4 O'day 22 David S at 10:54pm 02.03.13 Trailer Sailors 11/6293 I just did a search on this topic and there is a million post :eek: Maine Sail on 01/31/2012 did a
Mainsail girth measurements Hunter 340 DonC3222 at 9:56pm 02.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/878 Hello, I am trying to properly fill out my PHRF renewal application, and cannot find the measurem
Asymmetric on a furler jonmartin at 6:37pm 02.03.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3195 I am collecting the parts to fly an asymmetric spinnaker with a wire or rope luff from a furler on m
Meet SBO: Phil (2) Bly Berken at 5:22pm 02.03.13 Ask All Sailors 35/6331 This is final installment in our series about people you're likely to reach on the phone when you ca
H 35.5 LectraSan ? Stretch at 3:54pm 02.03.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5216 Anyone get this to work in a 35.5, the tank location is much more than 6 ft away and there is really
Top Marlow Hunter Dealer in the World ! Stretch at 3:13pm 02.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/877 Specialty Yachts, Vancouver, congratulations Lawrence, Ian, John and Bruce. As this award has a serv
Update on butyl tape for hatch (1) serenisea at 3:04pm 02.03.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2881 Hi Maine Sail, I took out the hatch, and will attach a picture of the underside of it with the but

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Weather forecast... mermike at 6:39pm 04.10.23 Boise hit 80 today, and will cool off just in time for our return. The trip back from Hope Island wa
Weather forecast... Hayden Watson at 6:38pm 04.10.23 You're Killin' me Smalls! I got my new sails on 3/28 and got them on the boat just before dark. The
Hull/deck Leaks jssailem at 6:32pm 04.10.23 With all the rain you have ben having this winter. It is no wonder water has found the areas weakene
Spreader blocks location jssailem at 6:25pm 04.10.23 I attached my lazy-jack blocks to the sides of the mast beneath the spreaders. I drop the lazy-jack
AITA? Racing situation that came up Davidasailor26 at 6:12pm 04.10.23 Your situation kind of looks like this in real time. https://youtube.com/shorts/_MXKWOIuuZQ?feature
Weather forecast... jssailem at 6:11pm 04.10.23 Our lawn is soaked. We have had over 1" of rain in the past 24 hours. Temps in the low 40's all day.
Potential first boat for me? stevenhagberg at 5:47pm 04.10.23 It might be worth it to travel a little and maybe expand your budget. You can see how easy it is to
Potential first boat for me? stevenhagberg at 5:34pm 04.10.23 Its really hard to value a boat with just pictures. if there are no soft spots in the deck and wit
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising thinwater at 5:29pm 04.10.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up Hayden Watson at 5:29pm 04.10.23 Your situation kind of looks like this in real time. https://youtube.com/shorts/_MXKWOIuuZQ?feature
Weather forecast... Tally Ho at 5:03pm 04.10.23
Spreader blocks location Tally Ho at 4:34pm 04.10.23
Hull/deck Leaks stickinthemud57 at 4:33pm 04.10.23 3M Marine Sealant is the go-to product for this sort of thing. In my experience, sealing leaks is
Best technique to lube control cables? fred1diver at 4:18pm 04.10.23 I will look into it tomorrow, just need to empty the lazarette to have access
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Crazy Dave Condon at 3:11pm 04.10.23 Photo of the damage to the hull How do you know the tank lid is damaged? Any photos of that
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel (1) JamesG161 at 3:11pm 04.10.23 The keel is the big mystery now The boat yard repaired mine with heat and some pounding.
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task GeorgeC at 2:59pm 04.10.23 Hansen Marine Engineering in Marblehead, Ma, 800-343-0480, is a Westerbek & Universal engine dealer.
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 04.10.23 I have not been able to open the inspection cap of the tank, it was really tight and I didn't want
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 2:43pm 04.10.23 Ditto on what Smokey 73 said. Had to replace my keel on an 87 Legend 37. I was paying for it myse
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel DStegs49 at 2:28pm 04.10.23 Ditto on what Smokey 73 said. Had to replace my keel on an 87 Legend 37. I was paying for it mysel

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