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Poly on my teak handrails...how bad is that? Jared1048 at 2:49pm 10.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/1827 I got a little crazy with the sander and did my handrails, slat boards and cockpit seats then applie
SoCal Hunter Rendez-mini-vous (5) Rick D at 2:06pm 10.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/762 In September, Gary ' Tina on 'Rumb Runner', Bob ' Greg on Cariblue and Rick ' Marlyn on Attitude Adj
Leavin the sump pump on GreggL at 1:49pm 10.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1935 My (e)33 has a sump pump dedicated to the shower and head sink drains. Can I leave this on all the t
Winch: Barlow 25 Member 66616 at 1:20pm 10.08.12 Bigger Boats 2/3411 O'Day 34/35 Primary Jib Winches: My 1985 O'Day 35 has Barlow 25 winches which are no longer made no
Anchor Washdown Hunter 38 (1) Rob38 at 12:30pm 10.08.12 Big Boats 2/1273 I just finished installing a Johnson 5.2 washdown in my Hunter 38 ESCAPE KEY. All went well. After l
Rough starting 3GM30F Levin at 11:32am 10.08.12 Engines and Propulsion 16/9538 Hello all... So I have been having some problems with my Yanmar 3GM30F on my Hunter 340. Basically
1988 Hunter 28.5 Sail in Reverse linecreek at 11:07am 10.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1021 Ok, I know that there is a bulletin out from Yanmar to sail in Neutral, but the previous owner (I bo
md17c white smoke / steam? sisutl at 10:15am 10.08.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/4081 hello all 1st post here. the last time i ran the engine i noticed excessive wht smoke or steam whic
Loose footed main Geoff K at 10:03am 10.08.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/6401 I Searched for a pro and con discussion of lose foot main sail but didn't find one. If there is one
Head Faucet gczenis at 7:45am 10.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1110 I am trying to get at the filter screen on the faucet in the head on my 2006 Catalina 34 and I canno
272 whisker pole Cabasa 83 at 7:41am 10.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1264 The snap end hooks to the job sheet and the hook end to the mast? Tried it last night hook fitted bu
376 main sail jam fixed! Thanks all jander31 at 7:28am 10.08.12 Big Boats 0/822 To several of you who offered me advice on how to unfurl my jammed mainsail, it is now ok. I had a
Winter cover for a H31 Keith13315 at 6:56am 10.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1331 I have an H31 1984 and would like to make a winter cover. I am getting tired of shrink wraping it (I
Time for a new Main Sail H33CRich at 6:11am 10.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1983 I am about to fork out some dough on a new mainsail. The current main ripped during a hoist this ye
Early Balboa manufacturing balboa20#6 at 1:27am 10.08.12 Balboa 2/2189 Where was the manufacturing factory of the first few years of Balboa 20's?
Valve adjustment today David W at 11:19pm 10.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/2428 On our 2QM15. First time since we bought her in 2004. Yes, I'm a bad owner. Clearances were a bit t
tachometer on 2gm 20 diesel mister c at 8:00pm 10.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1212 i have a 28.5 hunter with 2gm20 diesel with a tachometer that works sometimes and where is located
Raw water vaccu flush conversion sailthebay at 7:53pm 10.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/683 My vacuu flush heads draw from my fresh water tanks. How can I convert to drawing from raw water in
Outboard hoist for Hunter 420 sailthebay at 7:43pm 10.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1446 Looking for suggestions for a outboard motor hoist for a Hunter 420 center cockpit
Windlass recommendation for Hunter 35.5 galliob at 6:49pm 10.07.12 Big Boats 6/3344 We have a 1990 Legend 35.5 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any recommendations? T

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New Instruments Marmalade at 8:02pm 11.09.22 I can't really think of a good reason to have two chartplotters. Not to discredit @BarryL, but I
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home BigEasy at 7:30pm 11.09.22 We're expecting (little) Hurricane Nicole this morning in central Florida. Do you find yourselves t
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater dlochner at 7:28pm 11.09.22 I ran it on the bench and took some photos with the Flir, will upload one tomorrow. I had some unex
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 7:26pm 11.09.22 A few years ago I removed VC 17 from my boat. It was a bear to remove in some areas. Where the paint
Its funny Friday! (1) WayneH at 6:49pm 11.09.22 210773
Help! Engine problem :( SycloneDriver at 6:49pm 11.09.22 Interesting. I don't see that from the pictures but should be easy to check. One side of the gear
Its funny Friday! (3) JamesG161 at 6:03pm 11.09.22 210770 ______ 210771 :pimp::pimp:
Do not lick this Toad! Kermit at 5:59pm 11.09.22 Please stop Licking frogs or toads!!! More to fear than Tongue Warts! ke you sick if you handle t
Help! Engine problem :( Tally Ho at 5:34pm 11.09.22 Is this a new boat to the OP? Did someone change the pump recently? Seems strange that it worked u
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 5:19pm 11.09.22 An Old Man says "where is the power man... Give me an electric windlass... let's get out of here."
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 5:06pm 11.09.22 Please @mermike - there are a bunch of folks that would love to see any photos or descriptions of y
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home jssailem at 4:51pm 11.09.22 There is an excellent book about wind... " And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind " A natural history oof
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 4:49pm 11.09.22 Inquiring minds want to know........ How did all those people already know what dog poop tasted lik
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home SailingLoto at 4:21pm 11.09.22 Hahaha... my wife complains that I talk about wind all the time... My boss is always amazed by
What is the proper response? rpwillia at 4:14pm 11.09.22 Thank you all for your responses. I actually feel a little bit smarter.
Its funny Friday! JamesG161 at 4:07pm 11.09.22 HOW TO SELL TOOTHBRUSHES The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited. The
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Sanitation hose recommendation requested Hello Below at 3:48pm 11.09.22
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) kappykaplan at 3:43pm 11.09.22 Safety Supervisor and Captain.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (5) JamesG161 at 3:21pm 11.09.22 We had many helpers and extra brain power to design the hoist inside the boat. This was the concept

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