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Kevlar hull - Real world crusing experiences jcwelch at 4:44pm 09.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1040 I have an 09 33. I really like the stainless steel arch and the idea of having Kevlar reinforcing i
traveller override on cabin top winch drazlou at 4:35pm 09.25.12 Catalina 30 37/4390 This is my first season with a 1994 C30, MKII. It has the flat traveller and the line from the the t
kicker motor shadowthecat at 4:35pm 09.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1116 I have a 1977 27ft hunter with a sb8 that has been giving me all kinds of problems.I know I'll get i
oday 25 height for transport quote Johnkent at 2:33pm 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 9/2957 I'm looking into having an oday 25 transported from RI to VA and in order to get a quote , I need th
Battery H 49 Blueshedar at 1:13pm 09.25.12 Big Boats 3/1066 i, I,m an Italian Hunter owner of a 50 sail boat. I have a problem with the charger of the batterie
Adding cleats on H240 fwalburg at 12:34pm 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/1213 I'm adding four cleats, two per side on my 1998 H240. About two feet aft of the bow there is good a
60Hp ford diesel rmoran2sail at 11:42am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 9/7232 I recently purchased a 1980 37ft Beneteau Evasion with a 60Hp Ford Fenwick diesel. Beneteau has no m
Aft Cabin Leak Nan340 at 11:04am 09.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1377 We have rain water leaking into our aft cabin. It only occurs during very heavy rains. Not sure wher
480 Watts of Solar for the Endeavour... (8) Sumner at 10:47am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4008 After installing solar on the Mac.... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/outside-33
Legend 336 emergency tiller mike thornton at 10:22am 09.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/851 Hi guys can somebody tell me where the emergency tiller fits on a legend 336
replacing the gaskets in the portlights keven at 9:41am 09.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4949 Beneteau351 window are leaking at the gasket....I have the gaskets from Lewmar but need help on remo
Pressure Water System on 28' Oday shozbot at 9:08am 09.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1348 Just bought this boat and new that hot ' cold water system wasn't working. Am trying to diagnose the
how do you store clothes on your small boat? Stantheman at 9:06am 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 12/7073 Outfitting our new to us 25' Hunter 1982 Cherubini and we need some proven ideas on how to pack clot
Stovetop oven merlinuxo at 8:21am 09.25.12 Trailer Sailors 8/2948 Thought this might be of interest to our trailerable (sailboats, of course!) chefs: http://www.rei.c
Taught myself a lesson BobM at 7:54am 09.25.12 S2 2/1312 I was out for about five hours yesterday. It was quite gusty and i was on several downwind runs whe
Origo pot/pan holders or stove fiddles centerline at 7:38am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4128 for anyone interested in getting a set of potholder/fiddles.... I have searched for a set of potho
Venture 21 Outboard - Long or Short DavyBones at 6:03am 09.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2377 Hey all, I finally made my purchase and picked up a 1973' Venture 21, and as the seller stated, I'm
E33 folding pad eye in cockpit GreggL at 4:09am 09.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2228 There seems to be two selden folding pad eyes on the interior of my swim platform in the cockpit. Ar
looking for name and source for a special cleat carltonmoore at 7:42pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1930 Hi everyone. First time posting for me. I'm trying to find the name of a special cleat that is on
Bottom cleaning... BlueRunner at 7:41pm 09.24.12 Day Sailers 7/3876 I just hauled my '08 Hunter 170 out of the lake and the bottom looks very slimy. Anyone use a power

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swing keel spacer bearing dLj at 6:44pm 05.23.22 I'd buy a piece of this and make the part. https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene/slippery-uhmw
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) jssailem at 6:22pm 05.23.22 Looking at your images it appears the concern is the diameter of the flange is an issue. You said th
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:19pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your q
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:12pm 05.23.22 A couple pieces of schedule 160 3/8 PVC might work or maybe even just a stack of washers an inch an
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water jssailem at 6:00pm 05.23.22 @smokey73 is correct. In the US when in no discharge zones (pretty much the entire Puget Sound) the
Dirty Fuel (2) jssailem at 5:54pm 05.23.22 exhausting changing the fuel filters What type of fuel filter system are you using? FWIW... I have
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 5:07pm 05.23.22 I was under the impression that the holding tank overboard discharge valve was required to be "secur
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 5:00pm 05.23.22 I haven't really looked into how people rig up a harness line for walking around the boat, but woul
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 4:41pm 05.23.22 Surprised to hear that but maybe they haven't recovered yet. Despite that, visit Cumberland Island
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Billleathen at 4:11pm 05.23.22 Thanks
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:54pm 05.23.22 Brownell also makes these great hydraulic trailers for launching and retrieving boats. least I find
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) Tally Ho at 3:51pm 05.23.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Tally Ho at 3:35pm 05.23.22 Thank you all. We got it working/figured out with your help!!! What was the answer? Inquiring m
Dirty Fuel SycloneDriver at 3:20pm 05.23.22 That's a lot of polishing! What are your symptoms? What are your fuel filters collecting? What is y
Off to the darkside... capta at 3:12pm 05.23.22 We just picked up a 17.1 Mako center console. I checked the transom by violently shaking the outboar
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Tally Ho at 3:09pm 05.23.22
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:06pm 05.23.22 You should have no problem with St. Mary's GA. They were devastated by one of the hurricanes a few
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help dLj at 2:59pm 05.23.22 Hello all. I recently purchased a boat roughly 450 nautical miles from where her future home is. I
swing keel spacer bearing dLj at 2:20pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your qu
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 2:08pm 05.23.22 Trudesign thru hulls and eliminate the concern about corrosion and exercising. That's an opinion.

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