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Hatch Boards pagas at 5:45pm 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2184 Does anyone have the hatch board drawings? 1974 Catalina 27 Thanks
Meet SBO: Karisa (1) Phil Herring at 5:20pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3851 We're going to sneak in a little feature here about the people you're likely to talk to when you cal
MKIII stern rail drazlou at 5:15pm 01.06.13 Catalina 30 2/1300 I have a late model (1994) MKII C30. The port side stern rail was damaged in super storm Sandy. Cata
mayday! need a scrap of dacron! Piotr at 5:09pm 01.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/972 I need one or two pieces (scraps) of dacron about 4 inches wide and a foot long. Can anybody help?
2 Stroke Inline Fuel Filter FourPoints at 5:01pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/14031 What fuel filter would you suggest for my Tohatsu 8hp 2 Stroke? I am converting away from the 3 gal
Wiring schematics Oceanics 350 Hanskuck at 3:41pm 01.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3396 I am looking for a wiring schematic for our Oceanics 350. Is there a PDF file available to Download?
Cloudy Roger Long at 3:33pm 01.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5975 It was a dull, flat day, pregnant with unfulfilled rain although I was glad of only a few sprinkling
40.5 Legend Owners Manual aadams1 at 3:02pm 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1084 Hi - My husband are in the process of closing on a 1993 40.5 Hunter Legend. We're looking for an el
replace hatch arms bugsboat at 2:06pm 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/1444 Hi everyone! Happy New Year. I am trying to replace the arms for our 1995 Hunter 37.5 opening hatc
42 Passage main water tank replacement The Artful Dodger II at 1:17pm 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1022 I am interested in speaking with anyone who might have had anything to do with repairing or replacin
76Reinell interior retrofit sailingonu at 12:02pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 I have a 1976 Reinell 2210! Anyone out there have one of these boats? I have taken the old carpet of
Raw water mixing elbow blocked mikewhite7314 at 9:54am 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6003 I have a yanmar 3gm 30f engine and the raw water system is blocked. I was getting water through to t
Butyl tape question serenisea at 9:47am 01.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/7457 I have a stubborn hatch that continues to leak even though I re-bedded it twice (with Life Caulk).
Main sail only actnuts at 8:06am 01.06.13 Day Sailers 5/2701 My jib is removed for stitching so...... Anyone sail with just the main? 10-15 knot winds, 2-3 foo
Off to Aruba Doc_holiday at 6:31am 01.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/886 I just love this "one happy island", I just wish I had the boat there. My dream is to retire there a
Hunter 28.5 stanchions thetone at 6:12am 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1810 The stantions on my 28.5 are damaged. I need to get them off but the bolts wont turn. I am thinking
Cat 350 Replacement engine gauge cluster nybor at 5:15am 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/3061 hello. I recently purchased a 2006 boat and am cleaner her up. I want to replace the M-35 engine clu
Crazy idea here! Joel H. at 4:36am 01.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2850 The questions are: Has it been done? Could it work? Here goes.... Running a hank-on headsail up a b
hard rubber rub rail restoration Mark Maulden at 10:14pm 01.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2628 The S2 has a black rub rail at the hull/deck join. At least I think it's hard rubber. Maybe it's a
Lake Barkley tgrass462 at 9:57pm 01.05.13 Smaller Boats 3/4057 We just returned from a trip to Kentucky - looking at lake front property. Initially we confined ou

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Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:47am 03.10.23 Most likely there isn't an access hatch....boat builders are pretty stingy with 'em 'cuz they they a
does anyone can tell me what is that for? capta at 10:46am 03.10.23 My first big boat, a center cockpit Westerly with 4 cylinder Mercedes engine, had a strange syphon
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini Nauti Laopo at 10:44am 03.10.23 It may sound silly but when I use to do Landscaping years ago and we would seed the customers lawns
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 Terry Cox at 10:37am 03.10.23
To lead lines aft or not? Scott T-Bird at 10:32am 03.10.23 This is truly one of those questions that doesn't yield universal answers! I used to think all line
does anyone can tell me what is that for? dlochner at 10:23am 03.10.23 Benny, you're being just a little vague to the OP... Hunter Bum: REPLACE ALL HOSE CLAMPS! And wh
does anyone can tell me what is that for? ggrizzard at 9:55am 03.10.23 Benny, you're being just a little vague to the OP... Hunter Bum: REPLACE ALL HOSE CLAMPS!
To lead lines aft or not? Terry Cox at 9:50am 03.10.23 Since I solo sail, all sail trim lines lead to the cockpit; main/genoa/asym halyards, two main reefs
Paint for motor mounts (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 9:46am 03.10.23 I'm also planning on using aluminum to replace the plastic star board shims.
Paint for motor mounts Rjm st.petersburg at 9:41am 03.10.23 I've owned the boat 2 years. There was minimal maintenance history, so I guessed these have never be
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season BigEasy at 9:25am 03.10.23 Note: The 2023 forecast is Mid April. Read this AM that LaNina is petering out this spring to
does anyone can tell me what is that for? justsomeguy at 9:16am 03.10.23 Be honest... After reading a smart @$$ comment like that... How many of you went back and counted h
Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? matts997 at 9:15am 03.10.23 Hi Peggie. In the H280 the holding tank sits behind the aft sleeping mattress, beneath the cockpit
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 9:14am 03.10.23 Two very active seniors (Jacob, age 92, and Mariam, age 89), living in 'The Villages' in Florida, ar
Paint for motor mounts (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06am 03.10.23 If the epoxy paint will adhere to the cold galvanize, wouldn't that be the way to go? Cold galvan
Paint for motor mounts Rjm st.petersburg at 8:36am 03.10.23 No brass fittings, I was going to use a brass BRUSH in place of Emory cloth. This is not going to be
Paint for motor mounts (1) Calif. Ted at 8:32am 03.10.23 I use Rustoleum gloss black and primer, I've only tried the cold galvanizing spray on an anchor and
Paint for motor mounts (1) JamesG161 at 8:31am 03.10.23 If that's a carbon steel plate, i would buy cold galvanizing spray paint and paint with that first.
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 8:21am 03.10.23
To lead lines aft or not? thinwater at 8:08am 03.10.23 I've had both. Hoisting at the mast is physically much easier, because you have you weight on the

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