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volvo penta parts Monty VM at 8:36pm 01.08.13 Big Boats 2/997 where do you buy your parts? I am used to volvo prices but was SHOCKED at $400 for a pulley on the w
honeymoon island alallen1 at 7:22pm 01.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1465 I am curious about honeymoon island south of tarpon springs. is there an anchorage, dock, etc??? i h
Bummer Brian D at 6:43pm 01.08.13 SSB and Ham Operators 12/10241 Well, so much for HF. I was experimenting with random lengths at home before going to the boat. But
Queen For A Day - Free 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Skip Gundlach at 4:55pm 01.08.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/32952 Queen For A Day - Free 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Those of you of a certain age may recall a TV s
How to detect source of odor from rotor molded holding tank discovery at 4:16pm 01.08.13 Big Boats 2/972 Trying to determine where a odor is originating from my forward holding tank. We have owned the boat
Northbound in January. (3) Chris Patterson at 4:05pm 01.08.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5452 Hmm. It was a quiet morning in Southport for awhile. The clouds cleared, and a beautiful Winter day
Grind, grind, grind Roger Long at 3:57pm 01.08.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1328 Don't worry, I'm having fun in my own perverse way. I want to take full advantage of this weather w
Woman Dead as Sailboat Runs Aground Stretch at 3:20pm 01.08.13 Sails Call Lounge 3/7247 Union Bay Courtney, B.C. Man and woman pulled from water. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-
Flexible latches on Hunter lockers kwiggy at 2:31pm 01.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/982 Hi, I am having some problems trying to get the flexible latches for the stern lockers on my Hunter
Diesel deck filler Jalepeno at 1:58pm 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/990
4JHE Cooling Jacket Sailgunner at 1:44pm 01.08.13 Big Boats 4/991 Just a FYI for those of you with a 4JH2E engine. Mine was overheating and I did everything possible
Plastic Shackles for Sail Slugs Substitute tomgrigsby at 1:39pm 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3562 The plastic shackles on my main keep breaking. Lost 4 the last time out. A fellow sailor suggested
Haida 26 (2) RubyJean at 1:37pm 01.08.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/28905 How offten do you see these in the PNW?
Stern Perch Seats for Hunter 28 Sando42 at 1:31pm 01.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1364 Has anybody installed a set of stern perch seats on a Hunter 28ft, 1992 model? I am looking at buyi
drunken sailor dlewis812 at 11:44am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4070 http://www.dailypilot.com/ocnow/tn-cpt-0111-sailboat-aground-20130111,0,2842155.story?track=rss
How to Remove galley drawers Windcatcher at 11:40am 01.08.13 Big Boats 10/3528 I have a 1984, 34 ft Hunter. I would like to remove the galley drawers located to the left of the s
Hunter 25.5 Electrical Schematic JKCMBOAT at 11:05am 01.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/3933 Last winter we set our sights to restoring our newly acquired 1984 Hunter 25.5 to a safe and comfort
Automatic Bilge Pump Bill Roughton at 10:34am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1800 I'm looking for a recommendation for an automatic bilge pump to install on my O'Day 27. Anyone have
Needed info for a part brownfamily at 10:12am 01.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/724 I have a Mac Ben 21 at the bottom of my mast I have a part that looks like an eye hook and also one
Shaft spin on Atomic 4 RubyJean at 9:43am 01.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3729 Hi all, I recently bought a O Day 27 in great shape. My question is that I'm changing the folding pr

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Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. FastOlson at 6:32am 03.20.23 Very Common problem on many boats. Unless you are obsessive about privacy, just remove the door. Aft
Keel of Hunter 460 henri at 5:49am 03.20.23 Thank you
Winch sizes dlochner at 4:43am 03.20.23 Usually the winch size is on the top of the winch with the manufacturer's name. For the most part Le
Solo mast stepping/unstepping Timm R Oday25 at 4:35am 03.20.23 Are you referring to the temporary baby stays that keep the gin pole centered ?
Solo mast stepping/unstepping jmczzz at 2:06am 03.20.23 I do find an active link to a 26's manual. but thanks anyway. jimmy
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 1:15am 03.20.23 All hoses below water line now have double clamps set 180 degrees apart. Thanks for the catch! Gl
Blower issues? artboas at 1:14am 03.20.23
Blower issues? artboas at 1:11am 03.20.23 We had the same problem with the blower. A new relay fixed it. But Art is right. There is one of th
Keel of Hunter 460 JamesG161 at 11:17pm 03.19.23 My 1998 H430 is Lead/Antimony
Keel of Hunter 460 Mikem at 10:32pm 03.19.23 My 2003 466 is lead.
Blower issues? Georgedoyle at 10:02pm 03.19.23 We had the same problem with the blower. A new relay fixed it. But Art is right. There is one of tho
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 9:47pm 03.19.23 Ralph, Got an electrician's fish tape ? Yes I do and an 8' fish pole. I also have nylon pull line.
New Gages H280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 03.19.23 1) Got an electrician's fish tape ? 2) No ? Crimp a bunch of coat hangers together so they behave l
Solo mast stepping/unstepping rgranger at 8:46pm 03.19.23
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux (2) rgranger at 8:40pm 03.19.23 https://mobileimages.lowes.com/productimages/894d3100-d43b-4f08-abc6-0c76e9578037/00758792.jpg?size=
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux Rich Stidger at 7:54pm 03.19.23 I wire brush my stainless steel prop and then wipe with acetone. Then directly spray the zinc coatin
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Rich Stidger at 7:49pm 03.19.23 Having used both brands, I like Presta products over 3M. Presta is sold by auto paint finishing sho
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux Blitz at 7:41pm 03.19.23 @Rich Stidger -well there's that or propspeed. I'm in your camp. I use zinc spray too, works as wel
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:10pm 03.19.23 everything is original. Hoses are in good shape, nothing compromised. I was referring to the ends wh
Bronze Prop coatings; Interlux Captain Larry-DH at 7:01pm 03.19.23 @Rich Stidger -well there's that or propspeed. I'm in your camp. I use zinc spray too, works as wel

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