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Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) TRS80sailor at 1:53pm 10.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1521 What would you use to paint the underside of the seat (that you flip when you access the sugar scoop
Advice on instruments (1) Cederholm at 1:13pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 33/3028 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1980 Catalina 30 for coastal cruising in and around Long Island sound.
I bought it, now for the cribs... (1) HeelBoy at 12:21pm 10.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1451
IN Boom Main Sail Furling Albern at 10:19am 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/2075 Anyone have experience installing in boom furling on their catalina 315 Mine has in mast furling n
Invest 93L --> Tropical Storm Karl (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 10.11.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/1305 Popped up this morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Looking like a Rain event since a lot of V
Beneteau 311 swing, center board version comments beny235 at 6:45am 10.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/684 We are very interested to hear your comments on the sailing performance of this boat, on all points
Where can I find taller stanchions ? xavpil at 5:05am 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1005
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? adamv at 8:36pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 7/884 Through an unfortunate combination of maintanence failures (leaky stuffing box + corroded off altern
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 7:43pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2198 i just bought a used Catalina 27 and the dual engine controllers confuses me. I get that the longest
Sea water filling holding tank tadd5181 at 6:50pm 10.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/803 I own a 2000 Hunter 420. Recently the rear holding tank guage has show full when it should not be f
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Fender Source Tom L at 6:46pm 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/699 The fenders on my trailer for my Hunter 23.5 have rusted out and are starting to crumble. The trail
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 2:39pm 10.10.22 Big Boats 12/1153 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the steering gear cover just behind the helm is held down by coarse threaded sc
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 1:42pm 10.10.22 Catalina 30 24/3196 Hi all, excited to join the group here. After restoring and enjoying a Catalina 27 for many years I
Boat damaged by IAN (3) dave_and_dd at 1:08pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1799 Well, in spite of damage, we were VERY lucky in IAN. I'm in Port Charlotte and were pretty much hit
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 10.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 60/10853 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and th
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy cryptotech at 7:18am 10.10.22 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1337
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Banooma at 6:44am 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/583 I am planning to drain the water heater tank and bypass it for winterizing before the boat is hauled
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 4:44am 10.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/2903 Am in the process of selling a smaller sailboat and looking for a larger (38 to 40 foot) boat. For
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 (2) Richardd at 4:28am 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 5/877 Hi All, I have noticed hole in my keel of Hunter 25 2008 ( Shoal Keel) pictures attached, is that
Hunter 40 Series Davits (1) mpearce at 7:51pm 10.09.22 Big Boats 1/920

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Cabin leak Mike Oldak at 2:15pm 03.08.25 We had a leak in our rear cabin. It turned out to be leaking through the chrome footing piece at the
1984 Hunter colors kloudie1 at 2:05pm 03.08.25 Interesting.. My panels are a kind of fiberboard and the visible surface is a bit more white than th
1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 2:04pm 03.08.25 I was thinking about that option but got sidetracked by formica. I just ordered 4 yards from Sailri
Roadside assistance dlochner at 2:02pm 03.08.25 As I understand Roadside Assistance that BoatUS offers it is for the trailer, not the boat. And age
Roadside assistance Urban Hermit at 12:46pm 03.08.25 Do I understand correctly that someone won't offer roadside assistance to a boat because it is too o
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 12:45pm 03.08.25
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? jssailem at 12:41pm 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 12:38pm 03.08.25 I brushed the sheilding cable and copper inner core wires with flux, The shielding cable does not
VHF SWR results... sailcapt340 at 12:10pm 03.08.25
engine shaft length Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 03.08.25 When you really need it to make way against headwinds and waves on the nose the propeller coming ou
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 11:44am 03.08.25 Ok...yeah after watching that video, I can see why i'm having issues. Time to get serious and do the
VHF SWR results... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:30am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... (10) sailcapt340 at 11:24am 03.08.25 You have a good iron, capable of 850F +. I think you would have better results with better solder a
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? Johann at 11:07am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 11:05am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 11:01am 03.08.25 @sailcapt340 nice video. Fun to have all the tools and work space to do a sweet-neat electronics wir
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 10:44am 03.08.25 After assembly, give the coax a good push-pull test at each connector and make sure it does not mov
1984 Hunter colors Claude L.-Auger at 9:32am 03.08.25 Hi Mike, Several years ago I had the same problem on my 34. Rather than paint and try to match the c
VHF SWR results... (2) sailcapt340 at 9:10am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... Mark Maulden at 8:53am 03.08.25 After assembly, give the coax a good push-pull test at each connector and make sure it does not move

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